Olga Jonas
oj21330.bsky.social
Olga Jonas
@oj21330.bsky.social
Geert’s latest novel is being published and will be launched on Thursday, May 15 at the @athenaeum.nl bookstore in #Amsterdam.
Earlier books: www.geertvanderkolk.com (bilingual site)
May 11, 2025 at 12:31 PM
#DOGE is ‘privatizing’ valuable government #data - the Trump administration is surrendering a goldmine for free. theconversation.com/doge-threat-...
DOGE threat: How government data would give an AI company extraordinary power
As DOGE taps into sensitive federal agency data repositories, many people fear what could happen to the data. One little-discussed but hugely consequential possibility: fueling Elon Musk’s xAI company...
theconversation.com
March 7, 2025 at 7:23 AM
💯% agree. Thank you, Prof. Snyder!
Here I react to the shameful behavior of American leaders and media toward the Ukrainian president. No doubt there were more, but I saw five failures on our side: of hospitality, decency, democracy, strategy, and independence. Please watch and share.
snyder.substack.com/p/five-failu...
Five Failures in the Oval Office (video)
America hurt itself badly today.
snyder.substack.com
March 2, 2025 at 7:07 PM
#OneHealth approach is required to reduce #pandemic and #AMR risks. See @data.ft.com article and letter:
January 18, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Good piece on need to implement #OneHealth approaches in 2025, from @CSIS 👇🏻.

According to @WBG_IDA (2012), #OneHealth approach to #pandemic risk reduction is #efficient &effective - and far more so than governments’ practices to date.
Same results for ⬇️risk of #AMR.
The United States continues to fall short in managing the threat of bird flu. While the risk of widespread H5N1 human-to-human transmission currently appears low, enhanced response measures are needed.

Read more from the CSIS Global Health Policy Center: https://cs.is/4fsursq
The United States Needs to Step Up Its Response to Bird Flu
The United States continues to fall short in managing the threat of bird flu. Although the risk of widespread H5N1 human-to-human transmission currently appears low, enhanced response measures are…
features.csis.org
January 1, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Outbreaks are inevitable, but pandemics (and panzootics) are optional. Core veterinary and human public-health capacities are required to detect contagion early, diagnose it correctly, and control it effectively.

By far the highest ROI, using #OneHealth approaches ⬇️
December 3, 2024 at 10:18 PM