David Jekel
@davidjekel.bsky.social
Mathematics poastdoc from US at University of Copenhagen. Personal account/opinions. Posts often about current events, sometimes math & education. Leftist, anti-war, anti-colonialism, food & housing for all.
Who on this website has actual knowledge and expertise about Somaliland? (Not a rhetorical question, I actually want to hear from people who know)
December 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Who on this website has actual knowledge and expertise about Somaliland? (Not a rhetorical question, I actually want to hear from people who know)
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Israel-Turkey rivalry all over map:
• Israel recognizes Somaliland
• Netanyahu trilateral w Greece, Cyprus
• Turkey left out from latest Gaza talks
• Turkey deploying radars in Syria: JP
• Israel arming Syrian Druze; trying to block F-35s for Turkey www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
• Israel recognizes Somaliland
• Netanyahu trilateral w Greece, Cyprus
• Turkey left out from latest Gaza talks
• Turkey deploying radars in Syria: JP
• Israel arming Syrian Druze; trying to block F-35s for Turkey www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
Israel becomes first country to recognize Somaliland in slight to Turkey
As Somaliland wins diplomatic recognition from Israel, the move could upset Turkey’s interests in Somalia and the Horn of Africa.
www.al-monitor.com
December 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Israel-Turkey rivalry all over map:
• Israel recognizes Somaliland
• Netanyahu trilateral w Greece, Cyprus
• Turkey left out from latest Gaza talks
• Turkey deploying radars in Syria: JP
• Israel arming Syrian Druze; trying to block F-35s for Turkey www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
• Israel recognizes Somaliland
• Netanyahu trilateral w Greece, Cyprus
• Turkey left out from latest Gaza talks
• Turkey deploying radars in Syria: JP
• Israel arming Syrian Druze; trying to block F-35s for Turkey www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
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Reports out of Gaza that IDF special forces kidnapped an Islamic Jihad terrorist from the heart of Gaza City, a man with direct knowledge of the burial site of the last Israeli hostage in Gaza, Master Sgt. Rani Gvili.
- Guy Azriel reports
apnews.com/article/isra...
- Guy Azriel reports
apnews.com/article/isra...
The last hostage in Gaza was captured while fighting to save a kibbutz
An Israeli police officer killed during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that triggered the country's war with Hamas is the last hostage whose remains are still in Gaza.
apnews.com
December 28, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Reports out of Gaza that IDF special forces kidnapped an Islamic Jihad terrorist from the heart of Gaza City, a man with direct knowledge of the burial site of the last Israeli hostage in Gaza, Master Sgt. Rani Gvili.
- Guy Azriel reports
apnews.com/article/isra...
- Guy Azriel reports
apnews.com/article/isra...
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"Native Americans have some of the highest risk factors for developing Alzheimer's. A 2024 NIH study found that 54 percent of older American Indians now have some degree of cognitive impairment, a significantly higher rate compared to the general population."
December 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
"Native Americans have some of the highest risk factors for developing Alzheimer's. A 2024 NIH study found that 54 percent of older American Indians now have some degree of cognitive impairment, a significantly higher rate compared to the general population."
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In 1977, American physicist John H. Van Vleck won the Nobel prize for his work on magnetism. In his Nobel lecture, amid a discussion of rare earth elements, one sentence leaps out:
"Miss Frank and I made the relevant calculations."
Who was Amelia Frank?
theconversation.com/who-was-amel...
"Miss Frank and I made the relevant calculations."
Who was Amelia Frank?
theconversation.com/who-was-amel...
Who was Amelia Frank? The life of a forgotten physicist
In the 1930s, this quantum mechanical pioneer faced obstacles that still confront women in physics today.
theconversation.com
December 27, 2025 at 5:46 PM
In 1977, American physicist John H. Van Vleck won the Nobel prize for his work on magnetism. In his Nobel lecture, amid a discussion of rare earth elements, one sentence leaps out:
"Miss Frank and I made the relevant calculations."
Who was Amelia Frank?
theconversation.com/who-was-amel...
"Miss Frank and I made the relevant calculations."
Who was Amelia Frank?
theconversation.com/who-was-amel...
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Even with bipartisan approval, the U.S. is withholding billions in funding for PEPFAR and the Global Fund, lifesaving programs that strengthen health systems worldwide.
Congress approved the funds. Now they must be released.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4p3Jc9M?form=FUNETGJVZGW
Congress approved the funds. Now they must be released.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4p3Jc9M?form=FUNETGJVZGW
Approved Funding Sits in Banks While Patients Suffer
The U.S. government is withholding billions of dollars from two major programs--PEPFAR and the Global Fund--despite funding being Congressionally approved and promised.
bit.ly
December 28, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Even with bipartisan approval, the U.S. is withholding billions in funding for PEPFAR and the Global Fund, lifesaving programs that strengthen health systems worldwide.
Congress approved the funds. Now they must be released.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4p3Jc9M?form=FUNETGJVZGW
Congress approved the funds. Now they must be released.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4p3Jc9M?form=FUNETGJVZGW
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It is inaccurate to the point of dishonest to use the phrase "self deport" to describe people detained in horrendous conditions agreeing to be removed from the country
A WBEZ and Sun-Times analysis shows detainees initially booked at Broadview were nearly twice as likely as detainees nationwide to self-deport. Legal experts said inhumane conditions, coercion and a lack of legal counsel were contributing factors.
Broadview detainees during Operation Midway Blitz were self-deporting at alarming rates, analysis finds
chicago.suntimes.com
December 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM
It is inaccurate to the point of dishonest to use the phrase "self deport" to describe people detained in horrendous conditions agreeing to be removed from the country
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🥳 Guinea and Kenya eliminated sleeping sickness.
🥳 Niger became the first African country to eliminate river blindness.
🥳 Georgia, Suriname and Timor-Leste were certified malaria-free.
🥳 Brazil eliminated mother-to-child transmission of #HIV.
🔗 bit.ly/49wdcpl
🥳 Niger became the first African country to eliminate river blindness.
🥳 Georgia, Suriname and Timor-Leste were certified malaria-free.
🥳 Brazil eliminated mother-to-child transmission of #HIV.
🔗 bit.ly/49wdcpl
Stronger together - milestones that mattered in 2025
Each year WHO takes stock of key moments in health and science over the past 12 months. Here is our review of a 2025 marked by immense achievements and profound challenges for global health.
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December 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
🥳 Guinea and Kenya eliminated sleeping sickness.
🥳 Niger became the first African country to eliminate river blindness.
🥳 Georgia, Suriname and Timor-Leste were certified malaria-free.
🥳 Brazil eliminated mother-to-child transmission of #HIV.
🔗 bit.ly/49wdcpl
🥳 Niger became the first African country to eliminate river blindness.
🥳 Georgia, Suriname and Timor-Leste were certified malaria-free.
🥳 Brazil eliminated mother-to-child transmission of #HIV.
🔗 bit.ly/49wdcpl
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✅ 2025: Victories for disease control! The world scored major victories for disease control and elimination.
🥳 Maldives became the first country to achieve “triple elimination” of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B.
🥳 Burundi, Egypt and Fiji eliminated trachoma.
🥳 Maldives became the first country to achieve “triple elimination” of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B.
🥳 Burundi, Egypt and Fiji eliminated trachoma.
December 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
✅ 2025: Victories for disease control! The world scored major victories for disease control and elimination.
🥳 Maldives became the first country to achieve “triple elimination” of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B.
🥳 Burundi, Egypt and Fiji eliminated trachoma.
🥳 Maldives became the first country to achieve “triple elimination” of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B.
🥳 Burundi, Egypt and Fiji eliminated trachoma.
A bit strange for the Trump FDA to ask for Denmark’s public health policies. Are you saying you want a lot of regular medical care to be state-funded? Are you advocating for 40% personal income tax to fund social services? If not, then shut up about the slightly different vaccine schedules.
December 28, 2025 at 5:58 PM
A bit strange for the Trump FDA to ask for Denmark’s public health policies. Are you saying you want a lot of regular medical care to be state-funded? Are you advocating for 40% personal income tax to fund social services? If not, then shut up about the slightly different vaccine schedules.
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Mohammadi Omid ist ein politisch aktiver, iranischer Graffiti-Künstler. Vor etwa zwei Jahren floh er vor politischer Verfolgung nach Wien. Jetzt soll er abgeschoben werden.
Wien: Graffiti-Künstler soll trotz Notlage in den Iran abgeschoben werden
Mohammadi Omid ist ein politisch aktiver, iranischer Graffiti-Künstler. Vor etwa zwei Jahren floh er vor politischer Verfolgung nach Wien. Jetzt soll er abgeschoben werden. MeinBezirk sprach mit dem K...
www.meinbezirk.at
December 28, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Mohammadi Omid ist ein politisch aktiver, iranischer Graffiti-Künstler. Vor etwa zwei Jahren floh er vor politischer Verfolgung nach Wien. Jetzt soll er abgeschoben werden.
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I've recently acquired a macro lens attachment for my phone. Still working out how to use it but it's fun! Happy #Invertefest from some bug friends!
December 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I've recently acquired a macro lens attachment for my phone. Still working out how to use it but it's fun! Happy #Invertefest from some bug friends!
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today, the junta in Myanmar is staging the most ridiculous scam of an election since Assad. meanwhile a series of pdf operations across the country have hir military and junta targets and government violence and repression is only increasing
December 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
today, the junta in Myanmar is staging the most ridiculous scam of an election since Assad. meanwhile a series of pdf operations across the country have hir military and junta targets and government violence and repression is only increasing
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I didn’t think I could go back to writing things down after drafting on a computer for years. I’m surprised at how much fun I’m having with it. I really look forward to my notebook time (unscheduled).
Tell me, does writing by hand have a place in your creative process?
Tell me, does writing by hand have a place in your creative process?
December 27, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I didn’t think I could go back to writing things down after drafting on a computer for years. I’m surprised at how much fun I’m having with it. I really look forward to my notebook time (unscheduled).
Tell me, does writing by hand have a place in your creative process?
Tell me, does writing by hand have a place in your creative process?
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Hi friends 👋🏾 coming to ask for help for a Sudanese refugee family in dire straits.
I’m raising $200 to help them make it until next payday. Whatever you can help with would be so greatly appreciated 🥺
paypal.me/BSonblast
Ven: BSonblast
#KeepEyesOnSudan #mutualaid
I’m raising $200 to help them make it until next payday. Whatever you can help with would be so greatly appreciated 🥺
paypal.me/BSonblast
Ven: BSonblast
#KeepEyesOnSudan #mutualaid
Pay Sara Elhassan using PayPal.Me
Go to paypal.me/BSonblast and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.
paypal.me
December 28, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Hi friends 👋🏾 coming to ask for help for a Sudanese refugee family in dire straits.
I’m raising $200 to help them make it until next payday. Whatever you can help with would be so greatly appreciated 🥺
paypal.me/BSonblast
Ven: BSonblast
#KeepEyesOnSudan #mutualaid
I’m raising $200 to help them make it until next payday. Whatever you can help with would be so greatly appreciated 🥺
paypal.me/BSonblast
Ven: BSonblast
#KeepEyesOnSudan #mutualaid
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Albina Abu Safiya, the imprisoned doctor’s wife, pleaded last week: “Save my husband before it is too late. His only ‘crime’ was saving the wounded and tending to the wounds of children.”
www.commondreams.org/news/free-dr...
www.commondreams.org/news/free-dr...
'Free Them All': One Year After Dr. Abu Safiya Abducted, Israel Urged to Release Gaza Health Workers | Common Dreams
"We won't forget him nor the 360+ health workers Israel has abducted from Gaza since October 2023," said CodePink.
www.commondreams.org
December 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Albina Abu Safiya, the imprisoned doctor’s wife, pleaded last week: “Save my husband before it is too late. His only ‘crime’ was saving the wounded and tending to the wounds of children.”
www.commondreams.org/news/free-dr...
www.commondreams.org/news/free-dr...
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I’d argue that being disabled makes me an insightful disability reporter.
I’m just going to say this (not diving back into an argument or attacking anyone):
The idea that journalists cannot accurately or fully report on topics they have strong feelings about is silly.
The idea that journalists cannot accurately or fully report on topics they have strong feelings about is silly.
December 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I’d argue that being disabled makes me an insightful disability reporter.
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Last $30 to help; very reachable target. Can you?
Im writing to you today with aheavy heart🥺.My father is suffering from asevere viral infection and has great difficulty breathing.He desperately needs medication.Seeing my father gasping for breath the hardest thing Ive ever experienced💔
Ineed treatment for my father😭😭🙏
chuffed.org/project/161883
Ineed treatment for my father😭😭🙏
chuffed.org/project/161883
December 28, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Last $30 to help; very reachable target. Can you?
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this fellow has broken loose from somewhere; he’s talking about something and somebody we don’t know
December 27, 2025 at 9:47 PM
this fellow has broken loose from somewhere; he’s talking about something and somebody we don’t know
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One of the most incredible shots I've ever gotten, in Yellowstone. This coyote walked over a ridge in the blowing snow and posed for me, with a small grin on its face, the snowfalkes like stars in the background.
The desolation and beauty of life and nature is grounding, and so good for the soul.
The desolation and beauty of life and nature is grounding, and so good for the soul.
December 28, 2025 at 2:03 AM
One of the most incredible shots I've ever gotten, in Yellowstone. This coyote walked over a ridge in the blowing snow and posed for me, with a small grin on its face, the snowfalkes like stars in the background.
The desolation and beauty of life and nature is grounding, and so good for the soul.
The desolation and beauty of life and nature is grounding, and so good for the soul.
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In like 2022 I wrote about how climate change would make landslides worse
December 28, 2025 at 4:41 AM
In like 2022 I wrote about how climate change would make landslides worse
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Imagine it being easier to just pay the 8 billion dollars and it won't affect you in the slightest. Man what have we done lol
Zuckerberg settles $8 billion lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica scandal, avoids testifying www.france24.com/en/americas/... @carolecadwalla.bsky.social
Zuckerberg settles $8 billion lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica scandal, avoids testifying
Mark Zuckerberg and current and former Meta executives agreed on Thursday to settle a $8 billion shareholder lawsuit alleging the company’s directors failed to prevent billions of dollars in fines and...
www.france24.com
December 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Imagine it being easier to just pay the 8 billion dollars and it won't affect you in the slightest. Man what have we done lol
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Pretty sure the only reason the dude is still in prison is they got him on state charges which means that a Trump pardon wouldn't do shit.
Same reason Trump hasn't pardoned the officer convicted of killing George Floyd.
Same reason Trump hasn't pardoned the officer convicted of killing George Floyd.
December 28, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Pretty sure the only reason the dude is still in prison is they got him on state charges which means that a Trump pardon wouldn't do shit.
Same reason Trump hasn't pardoned the officer convicted of killing George Floyd.
Same reason Trump hasn't pardoned the officer convicted of killing George Floyd.
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During the Charlottesville protests a person ran over and killed a protester, Heather Heyer, and GOP legislators responded by trying to pass regulations to make it legal for people to do this.
December 28, 2025 at 4:30 AM
During the Charlottesville protests a person ran over and killed a protester, Heather Heyer, and GOP legislators responded by trying to pass regulations to make it legal for people to do this.
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People not in the US routinely downplay the degree to which law enforcement in this country is willing to kill us.
In grad school I referenced this analysis that found that cops in the US kill more people than "criminals" do in other countries. And that's routine.
In grad school I referenced this analysis that found that cops in the US kill more people than "criminals" do in other countries. And that's routine.
December 28, 2025 at 4:28 AM
People not in the US routinely downplay the degree to which law enforcement in this country is willing to kill us.
In grad school I referenced this analysis that found that cops in the US kill more people than "criminals" do in other countries. And that's routine.
In grad school I referenced this analysis that found that cops in the US kill more people than "criminals" do in other countries. And that's routine.