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Eric Hansen
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Director of external relations at Partners In Health. Liker of new music.
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New episode! Articles of Interest is back. And at last, diving into school uniforms.
open.substack.com/pub/articles...
School Uniforms
They're not just for Catholics
open.substack.com
June 18, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Alums of Outside magazine are donating a complete collection of back issues to the Outdoor Recreation Archive at Utah State in Logan, UT.

We need to get them from Santa Fe to Logan. If you or anybody you know is planning a trip from NM to UT, please contact me. And please RT.
April 30, 2025 at 10:57 PM
these are some good comments, bsky
April 20, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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As the U.S. Government endeavors to make tuberculosis great again, please consider preordering a signed copy of my book about our deadliest infection, its long history, and why in the 75 years since TB became curable, we've allowed over 150,000,000 people to die of the disease. everythingistb.com
March 10, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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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
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
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Thank you! I love the way as-told-tos can make things so achingly real.

"I dropped to the floor. I just started crying. My boss was crying on the phone with me and asked if I had questions or needed clarifications. My mind was really fuzzy, so I couldn’t respond or ask questions."
February 22, 2025 at 5:51 AM
"There's something happening here. What it is ain't exactly clear, but a good guess is that we're now seeing the next stage in the evolution of a new American oligarchy."

@pkrugman.bsky.social writing presciently on responses to...the chicks www.nytimes.com/2003/03/25/o...
Opinion | Channels Of Influence (Published 2003)
Paul Krugman Op-Ed column says pro-war rallies are being promoted by key players in radio industry, with close links to Bush administration; cites recent CD-smashing rally in Louisiana, in which 33,00...
www.nytimes.com
February 22, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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New at @searchlightnm.bsky.social: we talked to three young public lands employees in this state who got fired by DOGE last week, to get an in-depth feeling for the kinds of people who got axed & whether the decisions involved were at all thought out. (Answer: no.) searchlightnm.org?p=99493&prev...
Wipeout: New Mexicans talk about what mass firings mean for the future of public lands | Searchlight New Mexico
Searchlight connected with three abruptly terminated federal employees, who offer deep insights on the meaning of the purge that just happened.
searchlightnm.org
February 21, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Please read this by @jeremykonyndyk.bsky.social and others in the NYT about the damage being done by the 90 day US foreign assistance freeze.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/o...

(out of paywall version here: www.refugeesinternational.org/new-york-tim...)
Opinion | ‘We Are Seeing Complete Destruction’: The Damage Done by the U.S.A.I.D. Freeze
Testimonials from around the world show that Trump’s foreign aid funding freeze has been damaging and chaotic.
www.nytimes.com
February 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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On the 3rd anniversary of Dr Paul Farmer's death, several leaders reflect on his lessons for dealing with the ongoing crisis in global health & development

Paul Farmer’s Moral Clarity Offers Hope, Amidst Chaos And Darkness

www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...
Paul Farmer’s Moral Clarity Offers Hope, Amidst Chaos And Darkness
On the 3rd anniversary of Dr Paul Farmer's death, several leaders reflect on his lessons for dealing with the ongoing crisis in global health and development
www.forbes.com
February 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM