Katharine Wright
@wrightkatharine.bsky.social
Freelance ethics consultant - global health, research ethics & climate and health. Interests include ethics, human rights, politics and anything to do with saxophones. Accidental dog owner.
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Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
January 25, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
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Christ on a bike. Linking MP pay to GDP? If we link it to anything I suggest linking it to changes in median healthy life expectancy of the population.
January 25, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Christ on a bike. Linking MP pay to GDP? If we link it to anything I suggest linking it to changes in median healthy life expectancy of the population.
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My friend Sara posted this about the superb care her father received from with Alex Pretti
Absolutely heartbreaking
Absolutely heartbreaking
January 25, 2026 at 4:19 PM
My friend Sara posted this about the superb care her father received from with Alex Pretti
Absolutely heartbreaking
Absolutely heartbreaking
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Is everyone okay after the Traitors final?
Faith in humanity was restored. One man faced a choice: £95k or to keep his word and share it with one other person. Big love, Stephen.
#TheTraitors #TheTraitorsUK
Faith in humanity was restored. One man faced a choice: £95k or to keep his word and share it with one other person. Big love, Stephen.
#TheTraitors #TheTraitorsUK
January 24, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Is everyone okay after the Traitors final?
Faith in humanity was restored. One man faced a choice: £95k or to keep his word and share it with one other person. Big love, Stephen.
#TheTraitors #TheTraitorsUK
Faith in humanity was restored. One man faced a choice: £95k or to keep his word and share it with one other person. Big love, Stephen.
#TheTraitors #TheTraitorsUK
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One of the most beautiful documents ever created: the leaflet that everyone received when Britain's NHS was launched (1948)
"Everyone—rich or poor, man, woman or child—can use it... There are no charges, except for a few special items...it will relieve your money worries in time of illness”
"Everyone—rich or poor, man, woman or child—can use it... There are no charges, except for a few special items...it will relieve your money worries in time of illness”
January 23, 2026 at 6:37 PM
One of the most beautiful documents ever created: the leaflet that everyone received when Britain's NHS was launched (1948)
"Everyone—rich or poor, man, woman or child—can use it... There are no charges, except for a few special items...it will relieve your money worries in time of illness”
"Everyone—rich or poor, man, woman or child—can use it... There are no charges, except for a few special items...it will relieve your money worries in time of illness”
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"Ultimately, the project secured funding from the South African Medical Research Council and the Gates Foundation. It's about a twentieth of the original USAID grant and none of it is from the U.S. government."
The near death -- and last-minute reprieve -- of a trial for an HIV vaccine
A trial was about to launch for a vaccine that would ward off the HIV virus. It would be an incredible breakthrough. Then it looked as if it would be over before it started.
www.npr.org
January 18, 2026 at 2:54 AM
"Ultimately, the project secured funding from the South African Medical Research Council and the Gates Foundation. It's about a twentieth of the original USAID grant and none of it is from the U.S. government."
Great article by @shobitap.org - making the scientific and social as well as ethical case for humility and respect in the scientific enterprise.
This is a terrific article - inclusive science and innovation
Public trust in science and technology is a serious, growing problem, especially now. Instead of trying to solve it with better communication, we should adopt a more inclusive approach to innovation that takes low-tech, incremental, and system-wide solutions seriously. My new piece @science.org 👇🏽🧵
January 23, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Great article by @shobitap.org - making the scientific and social as well as ethical case for humility and respect in the scientific enterprise.
Read the whole thread - a real source of hope and inspiration in a dark time
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 7:12 AM
Read the whole thread - a real source of hope and inspiration in a dark time
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Once again after an hour long racist rant full of lies by the US president the Times writes another of its “ say what you like about Trump but…’ editorials. If the paper ever had a moral compass it’s lost it
January 22, 2026 at 6:38 AM
Once again after an hour long racist rant full of lies by the US president the Times writes another of its “ say what you like about Trump but…’ editorials. If the paper ever had a moral compass it’s lost it
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Trump has crossed all lines: it is time to cut off his global credit card
January 21, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Trump has crossed all lines: it is time to cut off his global credit card
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Word of the day: kafkaesliue
January 20, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Word of the day: kafkaesliue
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Here is one you may want to bookmark.
It is the full transcript of PM Carney's special address to Davos 2026.
Thanks to Kody Blois, "Member of Parliament for Kings-Hants. Parliamentary Secretary to Prime Minister Mark Carney. Proud Nova Scotian".
Nobel 🪙
www.weforum.org/stories/2026...
It is the full transcript of PM Carney's special address to Davos 2026.
Thanks to Kody Blois, "Member of Parliament for Kings-Hants. Parliamentary Secretary to Prime Minister Mark Carney. Proud Nova Scotian".
Nobel 🪙
www.weforum.org/stories/2026...
Davos 2026: Special address by Mark Carney, PM of Canada
Canadian PM Mark Carney stressed the end of the rules-based international order and urged middle powers to act together to counter the great power rivalry.
www.weforum.org
January 21, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Here is one you may want to bookmark.
It is the full transcript of PM Carney's special address to Davos 2026.
Thanks to Kody Blois, "Member of Parliament for Kings-Hants. Parliamentary Secretary to Prime Minister Mark Carney. Proud Nova Scotian".
Nobel 🪙
www.weforum.org/stories/2026...
It is the full transcript of PM Carney's special address to Davos 2026.
Thanks to Kody Blois, "Member of Parliament for Kings-Hants. Parliamentary Secretary to Prime Minister Mark Carney. Proud Nova Scotian".
Nobel 🪙
www.weforum.org/stories/2026...
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It’s worth reading every word of PM Carney’s speech to see that we live in a new world. www.weforum.org/stories/2026...
Davos 2026: Special address by Mark Carney, PM of Canada
Canadian PM Mark Carney stressed the end of the rules-based international order and urged middle powers to act together to counter the great power rivalry.
www.weforum.org
January 21, 2026 at 6:45 AM
It’s worth reading every word of PM Carney’s speech to see that we live in a new world. www.weforum.org/stories/2026...
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After one day of unity over Trump the Mail, the Telegraph, Times and Badenoch have decided the Chagos are more important than the destruction of the western alliance and backed the insane ramblings of a rogue president who was fine with the deal last year. We see you #collaborators
Choosing sides between a rogue president bent on destroying the Western alliance and UK and EU governments finally standing up to him shouldn’t be difficult for mainstream political parties or news organisations. So come on Telegraph, Times, Badenoch and yes you Farage if you want to be PM…
January 21, 2026 at 6:21 AM
After one day of unity over Trump the Mail, the Telegraph, Times and Badenoch have decided the Chagos are more important than the destruction of the western alliance and backed the insane ramblings of a rogue president who was fine with the deal last year. We see you #collaborators
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And allied service members died!
on the evening of 9/11 i worked in the operations center at the state department helping field incoming calls & cables. ally after ally promised support under the north atlantic charter. trump is shredding the bonds that make that kind of support natural.
FWIW, the one and only time Article 5 has formally been invoked was following 9/11 -- by NATO and on behalf of the United States, without it having to make any request.
January 20, 2026 at 8:59 PM
And allied service members died!
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ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
January 19, 2026 at 5:41 AM
ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
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If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
January 12, 2026 at 9:36 PM
If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
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Every time the Trump regime uses the words "funded protesters" and "outside agitators" news outlets need to cut to this photo from last week.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
January 18, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Every time the Trump regime uses the words "funded protesters" and "outside agitators" news outlets need to cut to this photo from last week.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
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Two young Sudanese men are walking the length of Britain to raise funds for primary schools for displaced children in Sudan | Mohamed Nasreldin
Former Lord Mayor welcomes the Long Walk for Sudan to Newcastle
Two young Sudanese men are walking the length of Britain to raise funds for primary schools for displaced children in Sudan
northeastbylines.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 6:44 AM
Two young Sudanese men are walking the length of Britain to raise funds for primary schools for displaced children in Sudan | Mohamed Nasreldin
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This is a start. Basically, put your glasses on and read the small print. Most mass produced brands are dodgy in one way or other.
January 17, 2026 at 6:52 PM
This is a start. Basically, put your glasses on and read the small print. Most mass produced brands are dodgy in one way or other.
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This is pretty much the only post anyone should need to understand that Farage is a traitor, a conman and a populist simpleton who must *never* be given power.
January 18, 2026 at 9:08 AM
This is pretty much the only post anyone should need to understand that Farage is a traitor, a conman and a populist simpleton who must *never* be given power.
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It's extraordinary but ultimately correct that Macron is draws a parallel between Greenland & Ukraine, essentially putting Trump in the same camp as Putin - an aggressor and violator of national sovereignty & international law.
The US under Trump is now being called out as a rogue state by Europe.
The US under Trump is now being called out as a rogue state by Europe.
January 17, 2026 at 8:59 PM
It's extraordinary but ultimately correct that Macron is draws a parallel between Greenland & Ukraine, essentially putting Trump in the same camp as Putin - an aggressor and violator of national sovereignty & international law.
The US under Trump is now being called out as a rogue state by Europe.
The US under Trump is now being called out as a rogue state by Europe.
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It will not surprise you to learn that Toby Youngs 'Free Speech Union' has obtained a High Court injunction banning the publication of a list of its donors open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
Who funds the Free Speech Union?
Toby Young’s outfit went to court to hide its donors. Today we reveal that funders include US anti-abortion groups, Brexit politicians and Tufton Street insiders.
open.substack.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:45 AM
It will not surprise you to learn that Toby Youngs 'Free Speech Union' has obtained a High Court injunction banning the publication of a list of its donors open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
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When people talk about reasons to leave X, the fact that the owner is a mass murderer doesn't get mentioned enough. The Grok porn stuff is foul. The naked white nationalism is foul. This is worse.
Too few people are talking about the blood on Elon Musk's hands.
When DOGE slashed foreign aid, it wasn't just numbers on a screen. It was insulin, food, and antibiotics being ripped away from the world's poorest children.
Musk is responsible for the death of thousands
When DOGE slashed foreign aid, it wasn't just numbers on a screen. It was insulin, food, and antibiotics being ripped away from the world's poorest children.
Musk is responsible for the death of thousands
January 17, 2026 at 4:18 PM
When people talk about reasons to leave X, the fact that the owner is a mass murderer doesn't get mentioned enough. The Grok porn stuff is foul. The naked white nationalism is foul. This is worse.