Shannon Kowalski
@sbkowalski.bsky.social
SRHR, HIV and gender global policy wonk. Independent consultant.
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no I’m not surprised, just imagining (among other things) an opposition party that took this population seriously and devoted itself over the many years it would take to make this country actually livable for them
"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S.
The percentage of younger women in the U.S. who express a desire to migrate permanently has surged in the past decade.
news.gallup.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:36 PM
no I’m not surprised, just imagining (among other things) an opposition party that took this population seriously and devoted itself over the many years it would take to make this country actually livable for them
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Kind of crazy that evidence is mounting that the world is run by a group of rapists, pedophiles, and men convinced of women’s inmate natural inferiority, and the pundit class is trying to convince us that the real social crisis is that men are victimized and lonely because women have too many jobs.
You just know that “Did Women Ruin the Workplace?” bit would have done NUMBERS in this little clique
Something absolutely perfect about Larry Summers riffing about the scourge of woke cancel culture being unfair to predatory men in a friendly email to his pal JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
November 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Kind of crazy that evidence is mounting that the world is run by a group of rapists, pedophiles, and men convinced of women’s inmate natural inferiority, and the pundit class is trying to convince us that the real social crisis is that men are victimized and lonely because women have too many jobs.
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Join us and @fcaaids.bsky.social TODAY at 10:00am ET ⬇️
HIV advocacy is powerful — yet underfunded. On Nov. 12, join FCAA’s Marvell Terry II and an expert panel as they discuss how funders can invest in advocacy as a tool for change. Register: www.fcaaids.org/events/from-...
November 12, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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Super interesting study that shows significant impacts of cash transfer programs on sexual, reproductive and child health outcomes.
New in @thelancet.com: a follow-up to our @nature.com paper on cash transfers and mortality in low- and middle-income countries.
This studies explores *why* cash transfers reduce death, tracing effects on determinants of survival.
free access 🔗: kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...
This studies explores *why* cash transfers reduce death, tracing effects on determinants of survival.
free access 🔗: kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...
November 11, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Super interesting study that shows significant impacts of cash transfer programs on sexual, reproductive and child health outcomes.
Disappointing.
NEW: UK confirms 15% cut to the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria for its next funding round, a decision aid agenices say will result in hundreds of thousands of otherwise avoidable deaths.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
UK cuts contribution to Aids, tuberculosis and malaria fund by £150m
Campaigners say 15% cut, which is smaller than had been feared, is serious setback in efforts to combat the diseases
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Disappointing.
This.
How would this work for people who don't have employer-sponsored FSAs (many of us)? A lot of people are in the ACA market BECAUSE they don't have employer-sponsored health insurance
November 10, 2025 at 12:06 AM
This.
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The Clash’s Paul Simonon, running into some young street musicians, will make your day. 💕 🎸
@theclash.com @faroutmagazine.co.uk
@theclash.com @faroutmagazine.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 12:12 AM
The Clash’s Paul Simonon, running into some young street musicians, will make your day. 💕 🎸
@theclash.com @faroutmagazine.co.uk
@theclash.com @faroutmagazine.co.uk
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If this is true and U.K. Government really is planning to cut its contribution to the Global Fund, at a time when Trump’s action will cause deaths on a massive scale, it is moral bankruptcy.
@friendseurope.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
@friendseurope.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Cutting aid for disease fund would be moral failure, Labour MPs tell Starmer
UK expected to reduce contribution to Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria by 20%
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:50 AM
If this is true and U.K. Government really is planning to cut its contribution to the Global Fund, at a time when Trump’s action will cause deaths on a massive scale, it is moral bankruptcy.
@friendseurope.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
@friendseurope.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Rina is an incredible and important leader in the global feminist movement. We became friends advocating together for development justice and gender equality during the negotiations on the SDGs more than a decade ago. Please join me in supporting her in this fight if you can.
Donate to Support Rina's Fight Against Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer, organized by Kate Lappin
Dear friends, family, and comrades in solidarity,
We are writin… Kate Lappin needs your support for Support Rina's Fight Against Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer
www.gofundme.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Rina is an incredible and important leader in the global feminist movement. We became friends advocating together for development justice and gender equality during the negotiations on the SDGs more than a decade ago. Please join me in supporting her in this fight if you can.
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Unconscionable.
UK to put 250,000 lives at risk from HIV, TB and malaria with aid cuts
Exclusive: The UK is expected to pledge £850m to the the Global Fund to Fight Aids, TB and Malaria – a cut of 15 per cent – despite previous assurances to protect funding
www.the-independent.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Unconscionable.
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Last year we got a tip about a children's pastor who'd managed to stay in ministry for decades even as allegations of sex abuse trailed him across four states.
I kept pulling thread and found something far bigger: a 50-year pattern of abuse and cover-up in the largest Pentecostal denomination 🧵 1/
I kept pulling thread and found something far bigger: a 50-year pattern of abuse and cover-up in the largest Pentecostal denomination 🧵 1/
October 30, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Last year we got a tip about a children's pastor who'd managed to stay in ministry for decades even as allegations of sex abuse trailed him across four states.
I kept pulling thread and found something far bigger: a 50-year pattern of abuse and cover-up in the largest Pentecostal denomination 🧵 1/
I kept pulling thread and found something far bigger: a 50-year pattern of abuse and cover-up in the largest Pentecostal denomination 🧵 1/
As a survivor, it's my duty to mark World Stroke Day by reminding you all that while face drooping, arm weakness and speech trouble are critical signs, you may also be having a stroke if you have a sudden severe headache, nausea and vomiting, dizziness, and/or numbness or tingling. #ActFAST
October 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
As a survivor, it's my duty to mark World Stroke Day by reminding you all that while face drooping, arm weakness and speech trouble are critical signs, you may also be having a stroke if you have a sudden severe headache, nausea and vomiting, dizziness, and/or numbness or tingling. #ActFAST
The decisions that almost half of families with kids are facing are absolutely wrenching...
Survey: Nearly Half of [U.S.] Families with Young Kids Struggling to Meet Basic Needs www.the74million.org/zero2eight/s...
Survey: Nearly Half of Families with Young Kids Struggling to Meet Basic Needs
New Stanford data shows a record-high percentage of families facing economic hardships that could worsen with the ongoing government shutdown.
www.the74million.org
October 27, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The decisions that almost half of families with kids are facing are absolutely wrenching...
The thing that you need to understand about Milei's victory is that Argentina is in deep economic crisis, a third of the population is living in poverty, and Trump promised an economic bailout if, and only if, Milei won.
Milei’s moment? Election triumph hands libertarian shot at reform on.ft.com/48Qudfa
Milei’s moment? Election triumph hands libertarian shot at reform
Firebrand economist must build alliances to push through structural change in Argentina, analysts say
on.ft.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The thing that you need to understand about Milei's victory is that Argentina is in deep economic crisis, a third of the population is living in poverty, and Trump promised an economic bailout if, and only if, Milei won.
I love this so much.
And now for something totally unexpected: some good news!
Turns out you can make big, big strides in protecting kids from malaria using the lowest possible, cuddliest piece of technology. (open link) www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/h...
Turns out you can make big, big strides in protecting kids from malaria using the lowest possible, cuddliest piece of technology. (open link) www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/h...
In Fight Against Malaria, an Unexpected — and Snuggly — Shield
www.nytimes.com
October 26, 2025 at 7:54 AM
I love this so much.
Wouldn't it be better if instead of funneling slush money to Trump, billionaires and corporations just paid their fair share of taxes?
New: The Pentagon confirms to CNN it will funnel $130M from an anonymous Trump “friend” toward military pay.
Asked about the donor’s identity and any foreign or domestic entanglements, the WH referred questions to DoD. DoD then referred questions back to the WH
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
Asked about the donor’s identity and any foreign or domestic entanglements, the WH referred questions to DoD. DoD then referred questions back to the WH
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
Pentagon to use $130 million donation from anonymous Trump ‘friend’ to pay military members | CNN Politics
The Trump administration plans to funnel a $130 million donation from an anonymous ally of President Donald Trump toward paying military service members during the government shutdown, the Defense Dep...
www.cnn.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Wouldn't it be better if instead of funneling slush money to Trump, billionaires and corporations just paid their fair share of taxes?
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Forty-one aid organizations accuse Israel of 'arbitrarily' rejecting aid shipments into famine-struck Gaza.
Hunger crisis in Gaza is ‘catastrophic’ despite ceasefire, WHO chief says
Forty-one aid organizations accuse Israel of 'arbitrarily' rejecting aid shipments into famine-struck Gaza.
bit.ly
October 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Forty-one aid organizations accuse Israel of 'arbitrarily' rejecting aid shipments into famine-struck Gaza.
De Croo is a champion for SRHR and gender equality, which is needed now when they are so under attack. But my hope is that in this role he becomes a staunch advocate for reform of the global financial, trade and debt systems that drive inequality and undermine progress on gender equality and SHRR.
U.N. Secretary General António Guterres taps Alexander De Croo to run U.N.'s premier development agency
UN picks former Belgian prime minister to lead UNDP
UN picks former Belgian prime minister to lead UNDP
www.devex.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
De Croo is a champion for SRHR and gender equality, which is needed now when they are so under attack. But my hope is that in this role he becomes a staunch advocate for reform of the global financial, trade and debt systems that drive inequality and undermine progress on gender equality and SHRR.
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What a huge indictment of all of us!!! MY GOD.
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Three small children ran through dust and gunfire, dodging rubber bullets to escape armed agents from ICE, FBI, DEA, and ATF. “I didn’t get caught,” one boy said. “Nobody got handcuffs on me.” No child should have to run from men with guns in America. But in Idaho, they did.
Three small children ran through dust and gunfire, dodging rubber bullets to escape armed agents from ICE, FBI, DEA, and ATF. “I didn’t get caught,” one boy said. “Nobody got handcuffs on me.” No child should have to run from men with guns in America. But in Idaho, they did.
October 21, 2025 at 11:37 PM
What a huge indictment of all of us!!! MY GOD.
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This is a win for women's rights in Japan, easing access to essential reproductive healthcare. Over 90 countries now have the morning after pill available without the need for prescription 🎉
October 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This is a win for women's rights in Japan, easing access to essential reproductive healthcare. Over 90 countries now have the morning after pill available without the need for prescription 🎉
Forcing women to go through highly invasive procedures for pregnancies that are not viable.… 🤦♀️
Wisconsin Gop lawmakers have proposed bill 546, a bill that would grant fetal personhood and allow only c-sections or inductions to treat ectopic, anembryonic, or molar pregnancies "so long as the physician conducting them makes reasonable medical efforts to save both parent and unborn child"
#Pinks
#Pinks
October 20, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Forcing women to go through highly invasive procedures for pregnancies that are not viable.… 🤦♀️
One of the many reasons why I am vegan....
How is Cheese Made?
Does that sound like a delicious process to you? 🫕
Cheese is one of the number one reasons people cite for not being able to go vegan. But when you put it like George Monbiot does, it starts to sound a whole lot less appealing 🧀
Does that sound like a delicious process to you? 🫕
Cheese is one of the number one reasons people cite for not being able to go vegan. But when you put it like George Monbiot does, it starts to sound a whole lot less appealing 🧀
October 20, 2025 at 6:36 PM
One of the many reasons why I am vegan....
Conscientious objection does not belong in medical care.
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
October 20, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Conscientious objection does not belong in medical care.
I really want to know the rationale for dismantling the CDC. Because not having nationwide capacity to respond to disease outbreaks just seems like you are setting up the country for something catastrophic…
October 11, 2025 at 8:02 AM
I really want to know the rationale for dismantling the CDC. Because not having nationwide capacity to respond to disease outbreaks just seems like you are setting up the country for something catastrophic…
CIFF has been an incredibly important donor for SRHR and feminist organizations. Them pulling out of funding US-based groups now, at a time when other major donors have also scaled back, is a major blow. It is understandable. But this will hurt.
A major UK philanthropy is ending funding to US NGOs because it’s too risky. This has happened before in authoritarian counties like Hungary and India. It’s a new low for the US though www.devex.com/news/major-f...
Major foundation pauses grants to US, citing unclear policy changes
In a move likely to rattle global NGOs, one of the world’s largest foundations halts U.S. funding over policy uncertainty.
www.devex.com
October 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
CIFF has been an incredibly important donor for SRHR and feminist organizations. Them pulling out of funding US-based groups now, at a time when other major donors have also scaled back, is a major blow. It is understandable. But this will hurt.