Micah Johnson
@micahj.bsky.social
Husband and new dad, using data to help end poverty around the world.
Interested in development economics, climate finance, GIS, ⚽, 🚲
Interested in development economics, climate finance, GIS, ⚽, 🚲
The End of Development Cooperation? url:https://www.cgdev.org/publication/end-development-cooperation?utm_source=weekly&utm_medium=cgd_email&utm_campaign=weekly_20250722
August 4, 2025 at 11:06 PM
The End of Development Cooperation? url:https://www.cgdev.org/publication/end-development-cooperation?utm_source=weekly&utm_medium=cgd_email&utm_campaign=weekly_20250722
The disparity in minutes played by #USMNT players since the last World Cup is stark. Reyna has only played the equivalent of 36 games in the last three years. His club situation is... not good.
July 1, 2025 at 11:55 PM
The disparity in minutes played by #USMNT players since the last World Cup is stark. Reyna has only played the equivalent of 36 games in the last three years. His club situation is... not good.
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Measles cases in 25 US jurisdictions rise to 800 in 2025, CDC says reut.rs/3EB0lq8
April 18, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Measles cases in 25 US jurisdictions rise to 800 in 2025, CDC says reut.rs/3EB0lq8
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NEW: Elon Musk said tonight he's spoken with President Trump on the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and "he agreed" that "we should shut it down."
Musk says Trump has agreed to "shut" USAID down
His comments follow reports that DOGE representatives visited USAID's D.C. HQ and accessed classified spaces and American citizens' data.
www.axios.com
February 3, 2025 at 6:16 AM
NEW: Elon Musk said tonight he's spoken with President Trump on the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and "he agreed" that "we should shut it down."
In a further blow to the perpetually volatile region and at-risk people in North Kivu, DRC, the M23 rebels have taken control of the city of Goma.
There will be more displacement and uncertainty in this region.
#drc #congo
apnews.com/article/cong...
There will be more displacement and uncertainty in this region.
#drc #congo
apnews.com/article/cong...
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claim major Congolese city, which Congo calls a 'declaration of war'
The United Nations described a mass panic among its 2 million people and Congo’s government said the rebel advance was a “declaration of war."
apnews.com
January 27, 2025 at 4:50 PM
In a further blow to the perpetually volatile region and at-risk people in North Kivu, DRC, the M23 rebels have taken control of the city of Goma.
There will be more displacement and uncertainty in this region.
#drc #congo
apnews.com/article/cong...
There will be more displacement and uncertainty in this region.
#drc #congo
apnews.com/article/cong...
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Long-Standing “Sensitive Areas” Policy Overturned
The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday that churches will no longer be shielded from immigration enforcement actions.
bit.ly/40PbJXQ
The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday that churches will no longer be shielded from immigration enforcement actions.
bit.ly/40PbJXQ
January 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Long-Standing “Sensitive Areas” Policy Overturned
The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday that churches will no longer be shielded from immigration enforcement actions.
bit.ly/40PbJXQ
The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday that churches will no longer be shielded from immigration enforcement actions.
bit.ly/40PbJXQ
The Kyiv Independent is reporting that USAID has not received a waiver for programs in Ukraine.
USAID is running large projects through contractors in energy, governance reform, and agriculture, not to many humanitarian aid through several NGOs.
kyivindependent.com/suspilne-was...
USAID is running large projects through contractors in energy, governance reform, and agriculture, not to many humanitarian aid through several NGOs.
kyivindependent.com/suspilne-was...
Washington orders USAID to suspend projects and funding in Ukraine, Suspilne reports
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), one of the largest official aid agencies in the world, has been told to stop projects in Ukraine following a 90-day foreign aid freeze imposed by...
kyivindependent.com
January 27, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The Kyiv Independent is reporting that USAID has not received a waiver for programs in Ukraine.
USAID is running large projects through contractors in energy, governance reform, and agriculture, not to many humanitarian aid through several NGOs.
kyivindependent.com/suspilne-was...
USAID is running large projects through contractors in energy, governance reform, and agriculture, not to many humanitarian aid through several NGOs.
kyivindependent.com/suspilne-was...
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This isn’t just legally dubious. It’s clearly illegal. Career SES enjoy civil service protections. They can’t be fired without cause.
This is not about performance or merit: people are being fired from their jobs using legally dubious means because their are assumed to not be loyal enough to Trump.
Of course, this will never be framed as cancel culture by the people who spent years warning about it.
www.govexec.com/workforce/20...
Of course, this will never be framed as cancel culture by the people who spent years warning about it.
www.govexec.com/workforce/20...
Ousted career execs at DOJ are considering options after being given vague rationale for firings
The dismissals came just hours after Trump's inauguration and raises questions of the president's legal authorities.
www.govexec.com
January 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
This isn’t just legally dubious. It’s clearly illegal. Career SES enjoy civil service protections. They can’t be fired without cause.
Top 10 Grant Recipients at USAID in FY2024:
1. CRS
2. FHI 360
3. RTI
4. Mercy Corps
5. Save the Children
6. Jhpiego
7. CEPPS
8. CARE
9. World Vision
10. JSI
Source: Devex
#USAID #foreignassistance
1. CRS
2. FHI 360
3. RTI
4. Mercy Corps
5. Save the Children
6. Jhpiego
7. CEPPS
8. CARE
9. World Vision
10. JSI
Source: Devex
#USAID #foreignassistance
January 6, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Top 10 Grant Recipients at USAID in FY2024:
1. CRS
2. FHI 360
3. RTI
4. Mercy Corps
5. Save the Children
6. Jhpiego
7. CEPPS
8. CARE
9. World Vision
10. JSI
Source: Devex
#USAID #foreignassistance
1. CRS
2. FHI 360
3. RTI
4. Mercy Corps
5. Save the Children
6. Jhpiego
7. CEPPS
8. CARE
9. World Vision
10. JSI
Source: Devex
#USAID #foreignassistance
OCHA reports that only 2,205 aid trucks entered Gaza in December. Before the war that number was 15,000.
#humanitarian
www.cnn.com/2025/01/04/m...
#humanitarian
www.cnn.com/2025/01/04/m...
Israel considering limiting humanitarian aid to Gaza after Trump’s inauguration | CNN
Israel is considering limiting humanitarian aid to Gaza after Donald Trump comes into office later this month in a bid to deprive Hamas of resources, according to an Israeli official familiar with the...
www.cnn.com
January 6, 2025 at 2:21 PM
OCHA reports that only 2,205 aid trucks entered Gaza in December. Before the war that number was 15,000.
#humanitarian
www.cnn.com/2025/01/04/m...
#humanitarian
www.cnn.com/2025/01/04/m...
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As record snowfall blankets the US this week, it’s a good time to remember that (a) winter is the season that is warming fastest and (b) warmer air holds more water vapor – which means more water vapor for storms to sweep up and dump as rain, or snow!
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnMJ...
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnMJ...
January 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
As record snowfall blankets the US this week, it’s a good time to remember that (a) winter is the season that is warming fastest and (b) warmer air holds more water vapor – which means more water vapor for storms to sweep up and dump as rain, or snow!
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnMJ...
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnMJ...
President Musk wants to be PM Musk too.
Elon Musk hijacked British politics this week with a stream of at least 60 X posts since Tuesday attacking Prime Minister Keir Starmer, defending an anti-Islam campaigner and endorsing the far-right Reform Party.
Musk rocks U.K. politics with attacks on PM and support for far right
Musk spoke to Axios about speculation he'd donate to Nigel Farage's Reform Party.
www.axios.com
January 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
President Musk wants to be PM Musk too.
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Happy new year to most of the world! HT @theworldinmaps
January 3, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Happy new year to most of the world! HT @theworldinmaps
John Sopko, Special Investigator General for #Afghanistan Reconstruction has a piece in the NYT on the forthcoming final report for #SIGAR 's work overseeing the billions that the US government has spent on military and aid in Afghanistan.
(Paywall) Quotes to follow
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/o...
(Paywall) Quotes to follow
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/o...
Opinion | I Audited the Afghan Reconstruction. It Was Doomed From the Start.
Greed and self-delusion kept the money flowing, and hid the truth from the public.
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
John Sopko, Special Investigator General for #Afghanistan Reconstruction has a piece in the NYT on the forthcoming final report for #SIGAR 's work overseeing the billions that the US government has spent on military and aid in Afghanistan.
(Paywall) Quotes to follow
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/o...
(Paywall) Quotes to follow
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/o...
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has released a detailed report detailing IDF actions against the Palestinian people and against their own staff.
MSF staff have been subject to 41 attacks by the IDF, killing 8 humanitarians.
#msf #idf #gaza #israel #palestine
www.msf.org/msf-report-e...
MSF staff have been subject to 41 attacks by the IDF, killing 8 humanitarians.
#msf #idf #gaza #israel #palestine
www.msf.org/msf-report-e...
MSF report exposes Israel’s campaign of total destruction | MSF
A new MSF report finds that amid continued attacks, siege, and blockade, Israel is destroying conditions of life in Gaza, Palestine.
www.msf.org
December 19, 2024 at 11:25 PM
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has released a detailed report detailing IDF actions against the Palestinian people and against their own staff.
MSF staff have been subject to 41 attacks by the IDF, killing 8 humanitarians.
#msf #idf #gaza #israel #palestine
www.msf.org/msf-report-e...
MSF staff have been subject to 41 attacks by the IDF, killing 8 humanitarians.
#msf #idf #gaza #israel #palestine
www.msf.org/msf-report-e...
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The Norwegian flag is the Swiss Army knife of flags: It contains six other flags!
November 26, 2024 at 9:27 AM
The Norwegian flag is the Swiss Army knife of flags: It contains six other flags!
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Being scammed may be more than just bad luck. A study found that older adults with thinning of the brain’s entorhinal cortex were more vulnerable to financial exploitation, potentially signaling early #Alzheimer's changes https://buff.ly/3CGwUlo
(Laura Fenton and Duke Han @uscdornsife.bsky.social)
(Laura Fenton and Duke Han @uscdornsife.bsky.social)
Vulnerability to financial scams in aging adults could be an early indicator of Alzheimer’s disease, new research shows
Adults who self-reported higher vulnerability toward financial exploitation showed lower thickness in a brain region that is affected early in Alzheimer’s disease.
buff.ly
November 24, 2024 at 2:02 AM
Being scammed may be more than just bad luck. A study found that older adults with thinning of the brain’s entorhinal cortex were more vulnerable to financial exploitation, potentially signaling early #Alzheimer's changes https://buff.ly/3CGwUlo
(Laura Fenton and Duke Han @uscdornsife.bsky.social)
(Laura Fenton and Duke Han @uscdornsife.bsky.social)
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Kudos to the Packard Foundation for this on allowing higher indirect costs. Not going to get a TED talk out of this, but it's really important.
www.packard.org/insights/per...
www.packard.org/insights/per...
Philanthropy Begins at Home: Our Commitment to California Communities
We're working to create resilient and healthy communities in California where everyone can thrive.
www.packard.org
February 6, 2024 at 12:11 AM
Kudos to the Packard Foundation for this on allowing higher indirect costs. Not going to get a TED talk out of this, but it's really important.
www.packard.org/insights/per...
www.packard.org/insights/per...