Autumn Lerner
@autumnlerner.bsky.social
Global citizen and communicator focused on things that matter to people and planet. Dancing keeps me going. Sr. Director at rani - Resilience Action Network International - views are my own.
Terrible terrible news.
July 17, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Terrible terrible news.
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@stephanienolen.bsky.social's piece on the destruction of the South African biomedical research effort by the Trump Administration is a must-read. Please circulate. This is a disaster for South Africa AND the world. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/h...
South Africa Built a Medical Research Powerhouse. Trump Cuts Have Demolished It.
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June 17, 2025 at 10:27 AM
@stephanienolen.bsky.social's piece on the destruction of the South African biomedical research effort by the Trump Administration is a must-read. Please circulate. This is a disaster for South Africa AND the world. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/h...
A great day for multilateralism. 🌍 Now the work begins to turn promises into reality!
We celebrate @who.int Member States' historic decision to adopt the #PandemicAgreement at #WHA78—standing strong for equity and multilateral action in challenging times. Now, let’s keep momentum, fight disinfo, secure funding, and turn promises into reality. pandemicactionnetwork.org/news/celebra...
Celebrating the Adoption of the Pandemic Agreement— Joint Statement | Pandemic Action Network
Join statement on adopting a final pandemic agreement
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May 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
A great day for multilateralism. 🌍 Now the work begins to turn promises into reality!
"The world’s “creepy-crawlies” are responsible for some of the most consequential pharmaceutical breakthroughs of the past century... We can’t study animals if there are no animals left to study." Great piece from @conservationdoc.bsky.social on this #EarthDay www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Contributor: Save the Earth's 'creepy-crawlies.' Some of them just might save us
1 in 5 reptile species is nearly extinct, and countless leads will die with them. ACE inhibitors, now being used for 30 million people, came from a pit viper.
www.latimes.com
April 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
"The world’s “creepy-crawlies” are responsible for some of the most consequential pharmaceutical breakthroughs of the past century... We can’t study animals if there are no animals left to study." Great piece from @conservationdoc.bsky.social on this #EarthDay www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
A lot happens in 5 years! I'm so proud of Team PAN and the opportunity to work with our network of brilliant partners around the world. 💙 From 2020 to 2025, much has changed, but our work together, as a network of advocates, is more important than ever. 🌟
Today marks 5️⃣ years since Pandemic Action Network was launched! 🌟 Reflections from our Executive Director & Co-Founder @eloisetodd.bsky.social.
THANK YOU to PAN partners from around the world for 5 years of impact!
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THANK YOU to PAN partners from around the world for 5 years of impact!
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🪩 🎂 Today marks 5️⃣ years since Pandemic Action Network was launched!… | Eloise Todd
🪩 🎂 Today marks 5️⃣ years since Pandemic Action Network was launched! 🪅
..Fast-forward to 22 April 2025, 🌏 Earth day: a day which is (sadly) set to become challenging for political reasons, with th...
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April 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
A lot happens in 5 years! I'm so proud of Team PAN and the opportunity to work with our network of brilliant partners around the world. 💙 From 2020 to 2025, much has changed, but our work together, as a network of advocates, is more important than ever. 🌟
In a time of great division and nationalist ugliness, the historic achievement of consensus on the pandemic agreement is a win for multilateralism. Truly warmed my heart to hear the words of commitment and solidarity from Member State negotiators from around the world. #TogetherWeAchieveMore. 💚
HISTORIC MILESTONE! After three years of negotiations, we have #INB13 CONSENSUS on the pandemic agreement text, paving the way to submit the agreement to #WHA78.
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More from @who.int hq_who_departmentofcommunications.cmail19.com/t/d-e-sdtkjd...
April 16, 2025 at 3:08 AM
In a time of great division and nationalist ugliness, the historic achievement of consensus on the pandemic agreement is a win for multilateralism. Truly warmed my heart to hear the words of commitment and solidarity from Member State negotiators from around the world. #TogetherWeAchieveMore. 💚
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🗓️Today in Geneva is the final week of #PandemicTreaty negotiations.
💉Today's focus is Pathogen Access & Benefit Sharing (art 12), which remains unresolved after three years of discussion.
🤷🏽What goes in the main document, and what will be negotiated later in an Annex?
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💉Today's focus is Pathogen Access & Benefit Sharing (art 12), which remains unresolved after three years of discussion.
🤷🏽What goes in the main document, and what will be negotiated later in an Annex?
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April 7, 2025 at 9:26 AM
🗓️Today in Geneva is the final week of #PandemicTreaty negotiations.
💉Today's focus is Pathogen Access & Benefit Sharing (art 12), which remains unresolved after three years of discussion.
🤷🏽What goes in the main document, and what will be negotiated later in an Annex?
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💉Today's focus is Pathogen Access & Benefit Sharing (art 12), which remains unresolved after three years of discussion.
🤷🏽What goes in the main document, and what will be negotiated later in an Annex?
🧵
For those reflecting on the life and films of Val Kilmer, I encourage you to watch his documentary, Val. www.imdb.com/title/tt1473...
Val (2021) ⭐ 7.5 | Documentary, Biography
1h 49m | R
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April 2, 2025 at 8:02 PM
For those reflecting on the life and films of Val Kilmer, I encourage you to watch his documentary, Val. www.imdb.com/title/tt1473...
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March 20 is International Happiness Day — a day that the United Nations had dedicated to the celebration of joy. We asked photographers around the world to share a picture that can bring bliss.
Can you look at these 9 photos and not smile on International Day of Happiness?
March 20 is International Happiness Day — a day that the United Nations had dedicated to the celebration of joy. We asked photographers around the world to share a picture that can bring bliss.
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March 20, 2025 at 6:21 PM
March 20 is International Happiness Day — a day that the United Nations had dedicated to the celebration of joy. We asked photographers around the world to share a picture that can bring bliss.
On a lighter note, some fun insights that researchers gleaned from our time locked down five years ago. via @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
15 Lessons Scientists Learned About Us When the World Stood Still
The pandemic gave researchers a rare opportunity to study human behavior. Their work offers lessons about loneliness, remote work, high heels and more.
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March 11, 2025 at 4:28 PM
On a lighter note, some fun insights that researchers gleaned from our time locked down five years ago. via @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
A lot has happened in five years. Today, we are grappling with a world wrought by the COVID era. "We cannot afford to succumb to a culture of fear and we must not lose sight of the practical and the possible... We need collective action now more than ever."
Today marks FIVE YEARS since @who.int declared #COVID19 a "pandemic". As we grapple with the long-term impacts of COVID and a time of rising threats, PAN's Exec. Director @eloisetodd.bsky.social shares 5️⃣ reflections that are begging for action. www.pandemicactionnetwork.org/news/five-re...
Five Reflections Five Years On | Pandemic Action Network
Five years since lockdown, here are five reflections that are begging for action.
www.pandemicactionnetwork.org
March 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
A lot has happened in five years. Today, we are grappling with a world wrought by the COVID era. "We cannot afford to succumb to a culture of fear and we must not lose sight of the practical and the possible... We need collective action now more than ever."
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Here is a gift link.
But if you can, PLEASE support good journalism!
A senior editor, fact checker, copy editor and many other eyes looked at this piece. Good journalism takes a LOT of work and resources.
Always always grateful to @beccarosen.bsky.social
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But if you can, PLEASE support good journalism!
A senior editor, fact checker, copy editor and many other eyes looked at this piece. Good journalism takes a LOT of work and resources.
Always always grateful to @beccarosen.bsky.social
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The Diseases Are Coming
Elon Musk’s slash-and-burn government tear will have lasting effects on global health.
www.theatlantic.com
March 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Here is a gift link.
But if you can, PLEASE support good journalism!
A senior editor, fact checker, copy editor and many other eyes looked at this piece. Good journalism takes a LOT of work and resources.
Always always grateful to @beccarosen.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
But if you can, PLEASE support good journalism!
A senior editor, fact checker, copy editor and many other eyes looked at this piece. Good journalism takes a LOT of work and resources.
Always always grateful to @beccarosen.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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“Covid may feel as if it’s behind us. But we’re living in the branch of history it created. And its contours are only now coming into view.”
Weekend read as we mark 5️⃣ YEARS since the world locked down. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Weekend read as we mark 5️⃣ YEARS since the world locked down. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | How Covid Remade America
It feels as if the pandemic is behind us. But we’re living in the world it made.
www.nytimes.com
March 7, 2025 at 9:35 PM
“Covid may feel as if it’s behind us. But we’re living in the branch of history it created. And its contours are only now coming into view.”
Weekend read as we mark 5️⃣ YEARS since the world locked down. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Weekend read as we mark 5️⃣ YEARS since the world locked down. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The pacifist in me is so tired of all the literal war mongering and war language used in our political discourse-"shock &awe" "a war on spending". It's exhausting. The pendulum must swing in the other direction. Sadly it will likely take people experiencing conflict to do away war speak. Just STOP.
a koala is eating leaves from a tree branch
ALT: a koala is eating leaves from a tree branch
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March 5, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The pacifist in me is so tired of all the literal war mongering and war language used in our political discourse-"shock &awe" "a war on spending". It's exhausting. The pendulum must swing in the other direction. Sadly it will likely take people experiencing conflict to do away war speak. Just STOP.
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Seen yesterday on a public bus in Heidelberg, Germany.
March 5, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Seen yesterday on a public bus in Heidelberg, Germany.
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NEW: @kff.org poll on the Trump administration's dismantling of USAID and cutting foreign aid. Majority say it will lead to more humanitarian and health crises (less than half say it will alleviate domestic fiscal issues).
March 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM
NEW: @kff.org poll on the Trump administration's dismantling of USAID and cutting foreign aid. Majority say it will lead to more humanitarian and health crises (less than half say it will alleviate domestic fiscal issues).
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NEW @kff.org poll finds that two-thirds of U.S. adults say spending money on improving health in developing countries protects Americans by preventing the spread of diseases. www.kff.org/global-healt...
March 4, 2025 at 9:07 PM
NEW @kff.org poll finds that two-thirds of U.S. adults say spending money on improving health in developing countries protects Americans by preventing the spread of diseases. www.kff.org/global-healt...
Slava Ukraini.
February 28, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Slava Ukraini.
Bright spot in a world of bad news. www.ndtv.com/world-news/k...
Kyrgyzstan Swaps Contested Land With Tajikistan To End Decades-Long Dispute
Kyrgyzstan announced Thursday it would exchange territories disputed with Tajikistan since the fall of the Soviet Union, ending a decades-long spat between the Central Asian neighbours.
www.ndtv.com
February 28, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Bright spot in a world of bad news. www.ndtv.com/world-news/k...
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Between 2/18 and 2/26 Secretary Rubio "made a final decision with respect to each award, on an individualized basis," to terminate 8,644 State and USAID awards.
That's about one award every minute and 20 seconds.
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That's about one award every minute and 20 seconds.
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February 26, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Between 2/18 and 2/26 Secretary Rubio "made a final decision with respect to each award, on an individualized basis," to terminate 8,644 State and USAID awards.
That's about one award every minute and 20 seconds.
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That's about one award every minute and 20 seconds.
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Unlike the earlier 90-day freeze, it would appear that this is permanent. There are non-USAID sources of funding to PEPFAR (e.g. CDC) but those may be gutted too. In addition, there are other non-AIDS related cuts (the Bulwark article mentions one cutting water aid to Congolese refugee camps).
February 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Unlike the earlier 90-day freeze, it would appear that this is permanent. There are non-USAID sources of funding to PEPFAR (e.g. CDC) but those may be gutted too. In addition, there are other non-AIDS related cuts (the Bulwark article mentions one cutting water aid to Congolese refugee camps).
“I was the only person really doing the work that I was doing,” said one fellow whose was validating tests for accuracy & effectiveness during critical health threats. “Now I’m not there to do it, so I hope somebody can pick that up.”
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CDC firings include key lab safety jobs
CDC staff cuts by the Trump administration eliminated several employees responsible for improving lab safety and testing for health threats — including mpox and H5N1 bird flu.
www.politico.com
February 27, 2025 at 8:17 PM
“I was the only person really doing the work that I was doing,” said one fellow whose was validating tests for accuracy & effectiveness during critical health threats. “Now I’m not there to do it, so I hope somebody can pick that up.”
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Another great issue of Playbook is out. It's an unsettling time (to say the least!), this is @panaction.bsky.social's effort to make sense of all the news. Take a skim for key priorities and actions in global health security.
In the latest @panaction.bsky.social Playbook: Paradigm shifts in defense spending, U.S. + U.K. aid, #G20 multilateralism ↪️ Playing with pandemic fire 🔥 Africa vaccine and finance sovereignty 🌍 What's next for the pandemic agreement ⁉️ Latest on #H5N1 #mpox & more! mailchi.mp/pandemicacti...
February 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Another great issue of Playbook is out. It's an unsettling time (to say the least!), this is @panaction.bsky.social's effort to make sense of all the news. Take a skim for key priorities and actions in global health security.
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About 20 protestors were arrested yesterday. They were pressing Congress to release funding for HIV that saves lives & curbs the epidemic.
“What we are demanding of Congress is that they stop behaving like doormats," said @asia-ilse.bsky.social
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“What we are demanding of Congress is that they stop behaving like doormats," said @asia-ilse.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Fired USAid workers and HIV activists hold ‘die-in’ to protest Trump and Musk
Dozens of demonstrators lie down in government office building to warn against dismantling foreign aid agency
www.theguardian.com
February 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
About 20 protestors were arrested yesterday. They were pressing Congress to release funding for HIV that saves lives & curbs the epidemic.
“What we are demanding of Congress is that they stop behaving like doormats," said @asia-ilse.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
“What we are demanding of Congress is that they stop behaving like doormats," said @asia-ilse.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...