Spidey
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Right now, the U.S. is withholding over $4 billion in promised funding for PEPFAR and the Global Fund—initiatives PIH Co-founder Dr. Paul Farmer helped shape.
These delays put millions of lives at risk and threaten decades of global health progress.
Follow the thread to learn more 👇
These delays put millions of lives at risk and threaten decades of global health progress.
Follow the thread to learn more 👇
September 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Right now, the U.S. is withholding over $4 billion in promised funding for PEPFAR and the Global Fund—initiatives PIH Co-founder Dr. Paul Farmer helped shape.
These delays put millions of lives at risk and threaten decades of global health progress.
Follow the thread to learn more 👇
These delays put millions of lives at risk and threaten decades of global health progress.
Follow the thread to learn more 👇
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The hypocrisy from Trump's FCC Chair is staggering but unsurprising.
It should be clear by now that to MAGA, protecting freedom of speech was always secondary to wielding the power to punish anyone who questions this regime.
It should be clear by now that to MAGA, protecting freedom of speech was always secondary to wielding the power to punish anyone who questions this regime.
September 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The hypocrisy from Trump's FCC Chair is staggering but unsurprising.
It should be clear by now that to MAGA, protecting freedom of speech was always secondary to wielding the power to punish anyone who questions this regime.
It should be clear by now that to MAGA, protecting freedom of speech was always secondary to wielding the power to punish anyone who questions this regime.
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Over $2B in global health funding is at risk of expiring Sept 30—never reaching the communities that need it most.
Help prevent a $2 Billion Loss in Global Health Funding!
Tell your Members of Congress: Don’t let lifesaving funds go to waste: https://bit.ly/4lMgQPE
Help prevent a $2 Billion Loss in Global Health Funding!
Tell your Members of Congress: Don’t let lifesaving funds go to waste: https://bit.ly/4lMgQPE
September 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Over $2B in global health funding is at risk of expiring Sept 30—never reaching the communities that need it most.
Help prevent a $2 Billion Loss in Global Health Funding!
Tell your Members of Congress: Don’t let lifesaving funds go to waste: https://bit.ly/4lMgQPE
Help prevent a $2 Billion Loss in Global Health Funding!
Tell your Members of Congress: Don’t let lifesaving funds go to waste: https://bit.ly/4lMgQPE
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The Wall Street Journal just published the photo of the birthday letter from Trump to Epstein.
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
September 8, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The Wall Street Journal just published the photo of the birthday letter from Trump to Epstein.
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
I hope that justice comes swiftly
One was beaten unconscious. Others were covered in bruises, struggling to walk or vomiting blood. Another said he’d been sexually assaulted.
These are the stories of 16 former detainees who were deported to El Salvador’s mega prison.
These are the stories of 16 former detainees who were deported to El Salvador’s mega prison.
‘Welcome to hell’: Inside the megaprison where the U.S. deported migrants
Interviews with 16 former detainees of El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center offer the most complete view yet of conditions inside the notorious prison.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 2, 2025 at 2:18 AM
I hope that justice comes swiftly
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✍️ New article: "The world left its fight against tuberculosis unfinished — how can we complete the job?"
July 28, 2025 at 4:28 PM
✍️ New article: "The world left its fight against tuberculosis unfinished — how can we complete the job?"
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This is a travesty & a nightmare. The US was a founder of @gavi.org. It lowers global vaccine costs, has vaccinated 1B children, & averted 19M deaths. This pull out will cost 100s of thousands of children's lives a year - and RFK Jr will be personally responsible.
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
RFK Jr. says US won’t donate to global vaccine effort
Kennedy ripped into Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, in a video address at its pledging summit.
www.politico.com
June 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
This is a travesty & a nightmare. The US was a founder of @gavi.org. It lowers global vaccine costs, has vaccinated 1B children, & averted 19M deaths. This pull out will cost 100s of thousands of children's lives a year - and RFK Jr will be personally responsible.
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
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A reminder that Andrew Cuomo used ChatGPT to write his housing plan hellgatenyc.com/andrew-cuomo...
Andrew Cuomo Used ChatGPT for His Housing Plan
The Democratic mayoral frontrunner's "Addressing New York's Housing Crisis" features garbled text and a citation from ChatGPT.
hellgatenyc.com
June 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
A reminder that Andrew Cuomo used ChatGPT to write his housing plan hellgatenyc.com/andrew-cuomo...