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#HealthForAll

For everyone. Everywhere.

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With you, for you.
WHO remains committed to health for all.

January 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM

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WHO comments on United States announcement of intent to withdraw bit.ly/4hrbeJ7

WHO comments on United States announcement of intent to withdraw

The World Health Organization regrets the announcement that the United States of America intends to withdraw from the Organization.
WHO plays a crucial role in protecting the health and security of the world’s people, including Americans, by addressing the root causes of disease, building stronger health systems, and detecting, preventing and responding to health emergencies, including disease outbreaks, often in dangerous places where others cannot go.

The United States was a founding member of WHO in 1948 and has participated in shaping and governing WHO’s work ever since, alongside 193 other Member States, including through its active participation in the World Health Assembly and Executive Board. For over seven decades, WHO and the USA have saved countless lives and protected Americans and all people from health threats. Together, we ended smallpox, and together we have brought polio to the brink of eradication. American institutions have contributed to and benefited from membership in WHO.

With the participation of the United States and other Member States, WHO has over the past 7 years implemented the largest set of reforms in its history, to transform our accountability, cost-effectiveness, and impact in countries. This work continues.

We hope the United States will reconsider and we look forward to engaging in constructive dialogue to maintain the partnership between the USA and WHO, for the benefit of the health and well-being of millions of people around the globe.

January 21, 2025 at 10:38 AM

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Bree ⚔️🥀

@queenofswords95.bsky.social

Lempkin Institute has declared a “Red Flag” Genocide warning for the US. No, you read that right. I just seen it. #unitedstates #winterboots #cutewinterboots

January 24, 2025 at 5:12 AM

jobothehobo.bsky.social

@jobothehobo.bsky.social

𝕷𝖚𝖈𝖗𝖊𝖙𝖎𝖆 𝕷𝖔𝖛𝖊🖤 𝕷𝖚𝖝𝖚𝖗𝖞 𝔇𝖔𝖒𝖒𝖊 @lucretia-love.bsky.social · Jan 24

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Thought I'd share with the rest of #booksky

#cutewinterboots #TikTok #

Ban book list

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January 24, 2025 at 7:32 PM

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Chet Faliszek

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It’s interesting to see this grow as they use the phrase/hashtag cute winter boots to organize and elevate content on a platform that is depressing the virality of similar content.

Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · Jan 23

People on TikTok are reporting ICE raids happening in small cities in various states.

To get past algorithmic censorship, they’re writing down the information on paper and holding up and shuffling through the handwritten signs as they talk about pretend subjects like shopping, food, and animals.

Screenshot of a young person holding up a sign that says “BREAKING: ICE IN KENTUCKY”

The algorithm-facing comment says, “Had to share these cute winter boots I just got!”

January 24, 2025 at 9:47 AM

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Leah McElrath

@leahmcelrath.bsky.social

People on TikTok are reporting ICE raids happening in small cities in various states.

To get past algorithmic censorship, they’re writing down the information on paper and holding up and shuffling through the handwritten signs as they talk about pretend subjects like shopping, food, and animals.

January 23, 2025 at 11:31 PM

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

@aoc.bsky.social

One thing about me is that I will fight Nazis until I’m six feet in the ground.

January 24, 2025 at 1:24 AM

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Adam Schwarz

@adamjschwarz.bsky.social

Lee Jae-myung, Leader of South Korea's Democratic Party, live-streamed himself scaling the walls of the National Assembly to bypass military barricades so that he could vote to overturn the President's martial law.