Daniel D. Reidpath
@dreidpath.bsky.social
Global Health/Health Systems Researcher • Epidemiologist • Equity Advocate
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We have to steal your land to keep it safe from others who might steal your land.
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‘Unacceptable’ for Greenland not to be in US hands, says Trump
US president’s comments come hours before high-stakes talks between Denmark, Greenland and US
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January 14, 2026 at 5:23 PM
We have to steal your land to keep it safe from others who might steal your land.
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"feigning civilian status to fool adversaries into dropping their guard, then attacking and killing them. That is a war crime called “perfidy.”"
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U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
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January 13, 2026 at 12:14 AM
"feigning civilian status to fool adversaries into dropping their guard, then attacking and killing them. That is a war crime called “perfidy.”"
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If Donald Trump thinks outlawing discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin was bad for white people, the white people he knows suck.
He really needs to widen his circle.
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He really needs to widen his circle.
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Trump Says Civil Rights Led to White People Being ‘Very Badly Treated’
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January 12, 2026 at 6:00 AM
If Donald Trump thinks outlawing discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin was bad for white people, the white people he knows suck.
He really needs to widen his circle.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/u...
He really needs to widen his circle.
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I worked closely with ChatGPT using a corpus of "decolonising global health" articles that have appeared in high-impact global health journals. Here is the synthesised advice.
The road to success is only 800-1,000 words away.
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The road to success is only 800-1,000 words away.
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January 11, 2026 at 4:26 PM
I worked closely with ChatGPT using a corpus of "decolonising global health" articles that have appeared in high-impact global health journals. Here is the synthesised advice.
The road to success is only 800-1,000 words away.
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The road to success is only 800-1,000 words away.
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Will this give the US pause or are Trump's ambitions too great?
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UK and Nato allies boosting Arctic defence as Trump ramps up Greenland pressure
The Government has played down reports British troops could be sent to Greenland as part of a Nato mission.
www.independent.co.uk
January 11, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Will this give the US pause or are Trump's ambitions too great?
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I imagine there wasn't enough room and they wanted to prioritise other career highlights like the bone spurs, the rape, the bankruptcies, and the fraud.
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Smithsonian Removes Label Noting Trump Impeachments
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January 11, 2026 at 8:46 AM
I imagine there wasn't enough room and they wanted to prioritise other career highlights like the bone spurs, the rape, the bankruptcies, and the fraud.
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Claude.ai thinks Donald Trump is unbelievably awful.
I had pasted an article into Claude on Trump's latest views about the limits of his power, Venezuela, and Greenland.
In the "thinking process", you can see Claude's absolute incredulity. Then it checks the web. Then you get the OMG(!) moment
I had pasted an article into Claude on Trump's latest views about the limits of his power, Venezuela, and Greenland.
In the "thinking process", you can see Claude's absolute incredulity. Then it checks the web. Then you get the OMG(!) moment
Claude
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Claude.ai
January 10, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Claude.ai thinks Donald Trump is unbelievably awful.
I had pasted an article into Claude on Trump's latest views about the limits of his power, Venezuela, and Greenland.
In the "thinking process", you can see Claude's absolute incredulity. Then it checks the web. Then you get the OMG(!) moment
I had pasted an article into Claude on Trump's latest views about the limits of his power, Venezuela, and Greenland.
In the "thinking process", you can see Claude's absolute incredulity. Then it checks the web. Then you get the OMG(!) moment
"Trump’s attack on Venezuela suggests expansionism is under way but some argue it is simply standard US foreign policy stripped of hypocrisy"
The hypocrisy was infuriating but important. It said, "we still agree with the values".
Now ... There are no values.
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The hypocrisy was infuriating but important. It said, "we still agree with the values".
Now ... There are no values.
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Trump’s territorial ambition: new imperialism or a case of the emperor’s new clothes?
Trump’s attack on Venezuela suggests expansionism is under way but some argue it is simply standard US foreign policy stripped of hypocrisy
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 9:50 AM
"Trump’s attack on Venezuela suggests expansionism is under way but some argue it is simply standard US foreign policy stripped of hypocrisy"
The hypocrisy was infuriating but important. It said, "we still agree with the values".
Now ... There are no values.
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
The hypocrisy was infuriating but important. It said, "we still agree with the values".
Now ... There are no values.
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Trump says the US has to take Greenland or Russia will, and the US will not have Russia as a neighbour.
I hope he knows that the distance between the closest Russian and US territory is about 4 km. Big Diomede (Russia) and Little Diomede (US).
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I hope he knows that the distance between the closest Russian and US territory is about 4 km. Big Diomede (Russia) and Little Diomede (US).
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Trump threatens Greenland and Iran at meeting with oil bosses on Venezuela – US politics live
‘We are going to do something on Greenland whether they like it or not,’ president told press during panel
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January 9, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Trump says the US has to take Greenland or Russia will, and the US will not have Russia as a neighbour.
I hope he knows that the distance between the closest Russian and US territory is about 4 km. Big Diomede (Russia) and Little Diomede (US).
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
I hope he knows that the distance between the closest Russian and US territory is about 4 km. Big Diomede (Russia) and Little Diomede (US).
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Maybe Donnie can make himself a Nobel Peace Prize out of playdoh.
Know one will guess it isn't real because he has brought so much peace to the world.
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Know one will guess it isn't real because he has brought so much peace to the world.
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After Machado Offers Her Nobel, Trump Says It Would Be an ‘Honor’ to Accept It
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January 9, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Maybe Donnie can make himself a Nobel Peace Prize out of playdoh.
Know one will guess it isn't real because he has brought so much peace to the world.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/w...
Know one will guess it isn't real because he has brought so much peace to the world.
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President Trump made clear that he would be the arbiter of any limits to his authorities, not international law or treaties."
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President Trump made clear that he would be the arbiter of any limits to his authorities, not international law or treaties."
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Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by ‘My Own Morality’
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January 9, 2026 at 12:02 AM
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President Trump made clear that he would be the arbiter of any limits to his authorities, not international law or treaties."
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President Trump made clear that he would be the arbiter of any limits to his authorities, not international law or treaties."
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Welcome (!) to the new US colony of Little Venice
"Oversight" was historically used by US governments to describe the colonial management of the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Pacific island territories.
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"Oversight" was historically used by US governments to describe the colonial management of the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Pacific island territories.
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Trump Says U.S. Oversight of Venezuela Could Last for Years
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Welcome (!) to the new US colony of Little Venice
"Oversight" was historically used by US governments to describe the colonial management of the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Pacific island territories.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
"Oversight" was historically used by US governments to describe the colonial management of the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Pacific island territories.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
Outrage?
I yawned and fell back asleep.
This has just another day in 2026, and he has so many "firsts" to complete before January 20.
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I yawned and fell back asleep.
This has just another day in 2026, and he has so many "firsts" to complete before January 20.
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Outrage as Trump withdraws from key UN climate treaty along with dozens of international organisations
Experts decry move to leave UNFCCC as ‘embarrassing’ as president orders withdrawal from 66 international groups
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January 8, 2026 at 7:29 AM
Outrage?
I yawned and fell back asleep.
This has just another day in 2026, and he has so many "firsts" to complete before January 20.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
I yawned and fell back asleep.
This has just another day in 2026, and he has so many "firsts" to complete before January 20.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
The US President was democratically elected, winning the popular vote and the Electoral College.
He was the people's choice.
Where does culpability lie for his actions?
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He was the people's choice.
Where does culpability lie for his actions?
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The crimes of the leader | Papyrus Walk
When is an entire nation guilty of the crimes of its leader? In the aftermath of World War II, there was considerable discussion about the collective responsibility of the German people for the horrif...
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January 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM
The US President was democratically elected, winning the popular vote and the Electoral College.
He was the people's choice.
Where does culpability lie for his actions?
www.papyruswalk.com/2026/01/the-...
He was the people's choice.
Where does culpability lie for his actions?
www.papyruswalk.com/2026/01/the-...
Reposted by Daniel D. Reidpath
Andrew Harmer kicking off the New Year in style. andrewharmer.org/2026/01/06/t... Totally agree re Trump & co. Food for thought for all ongoing 'reimagine Global health' exercises.
The global health community needs to wake up and fight back against the Trump administration. – andrewharmer.org
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January 6, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Andrew Harmer kicking off the New Year in style. andrewharmer.org/2026/01/06/t... Totally agree re Trump & co. Food for thought for all ongoing 'reimagine Global health' exercises.
How do we jolt the US back to democracy and the rule of law?
Violence masquerading as policy is the very definition of a civilisation in decline
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Violence masquerading as policy is the very definition of a civilisation in decline
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‘A warning not an insult’: US doubles down on criticism of Europe
Forecast of Europe’s ‘civilisational erasure’ was part of call for pro-growth reform, says Trump official
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January 6, 2026 at 1:08 PM
How do we jolt the US back to democracy and the rule of law?
Violence masquerading as policy is the very definition of a civilisation in decline
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Violence masquerading as policy is the very definition of a civilisation in decline
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Under the cover of US lawlessness, China threatens Taiwan.
If you do not condemn one, you can hardly condemn the other.
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If you do not condemn one, you can hardly condemn the other.
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Beijing warns of war risk if Taiwan ruling party rebrands cross-strait ties law
Proposed changes show that William Lai Ching-te’s administration and party are ‘peace destroyers, crisis creators and war instigator’.
www.scmp.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Under the cover of US lawlessness, China threatens Taiwan.
If you do not condemn one, you can hardly condemn the other.
www.scmp.com/news/china/p...
If you do not condemn one, you can hardly condemn the other.
www.scmp.com/news/china/p...
Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the prime minister of Greece wrote on social media that “this is not the time to comment on the legality of the recent [US] actions [in Venezuela]”.
If not now, when? And if not members of the UN Security Council, who?
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If not now, when? And if not members of the UN Security Council, who?
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European leaders appear torn in face of new world order after Venezuela attack
Leaders try to focus on what comes next, as backing for ejection of Maduro mingles uncomfortably with voicing of support for international law
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January 5, 2026 at 8:06 AM
Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the prime minister of Greece wrote on social media that “this is not the time to comment on the legality of the recent [US] actions [in Venezuela]”.
If not now, when? And if not members of the UN Security Council, who?
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
If not now, when? And if not members of the UN Security Council, who?
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
I don't rule out an unprovoked attack against a European ally says Trump.
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US ‘has no right’ to take over Greenland, Danish PM says after renewed Trump threats
Mette Frederiksen responds to president amid febrile atmosphere after US actions in Venezuela
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January 5, 2026 at 12:23 AM
I don't rule out an unprovoked attack against a European ally says Trump.
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And now I'm going to breathe....
January 4, 2026 at 10:54 AM
And now I'm going to breathe....
Without UN or Congressional authority... "U.S. President Donald Trump may well have shredded what little is left of international norms and opened the way to new acts of aggression from U.S. rivals China and Russia on the world stage"
foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/03/t...
foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/03/t...
Trump Sets a Devastating Precedent in Venezuela
Will Russia and China now assume they can do the same in Europe and Asia?
foreignpolicy.com
January 4, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Without UN or Congressional authority... "U.S. President Donald Trump may well have shredded what little is left of international norms and opened the way to new acts of aggression from U.S. rivals China and Russia on the world stage"
foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/03/t...
foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/03/t...
Like the UK, Australian Prime Ministers are loathe to condemn the US, no matter how outrageous the conduct.
It's another "tickle tummy" country.
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It's another "tickle tummy" country.
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Albanese calls for ‘peaceful, democratic transition’ of power in Venezuela after US capture of Nicolás Maduro
Australian prime minister says government has ‘long held concerns about the situation’ in South American country
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Like the UK, Australian Prime Ministers are loathe to condemn the US, no matter how outrageous the conduct.
It's another "tickle tummy" country.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
It's another "tickle tummy" country.
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UK Prime Ministers usually play the role of "tickle tummy"--rolling over on their backs for the US.
Disappointing but unsurprising, which pretty much defines Keir Starmer's tenure at Number 10.
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Disappointing but unsurprising, which pretty much defines Keir Starmer's tenure at Number 10.
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Keir Starmer refuses to condemn US attack on Venezuela as Maduro is jailed in New York – live
President Nicolás Maduro is expected to make an initial appearance in Manhattan federal court on Monday after capture by US forces
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 10:25 AM
UK Prime Ministers usually play the role of "tickle tummy"--rolling over on their backs for the US.
Disappointing but unsurprising, which pretty much defines Keir Starmer's tenure at Number 10.
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Disappointing but unsurprising, which pretty much defines Keir Starmer's tenure at Number 10.
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU
"Congratulations, President @realDonaldTrump for your bold and historic leadership on behalf of freedom and justice. I salute your decisive resolve and the brilliant action of your brave soldiers."
Says it all.
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"Congratulations, President @realDonaldTrump for your bold and historic leadership on behalf of freedom and justice. I salute your decisive resolve and the brilliant action of your brave soldiers."
Says it all.
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World reacts to US strikes on Venezuela
Following are reactions to Saturday's U.S. strikes on Venezuela.
www.reuters.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:00 PM
ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU
"Congratulations, President @realDonaldTrump for your bold and historic leadership on behalf of freedom and justice. I salute your decisive resolve and the brilliant action of your brave soldiers."
Says it all.
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
"Congratulations, President @realDonaldTrump for your bold and historic leadership on behalf of freedom and justice. I salute your decisive resolve and the brilliant action of your brave soldiers."
Says it all.
www.reuters.com/world/americ...