Tired Aid Worker
@tiredaidworker.bsky.social
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The international humanitarian system in a nutshell:
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2026...
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2026...
The Kyiv cat colony: A cautionary tale for the entire aid sector
What used to be a “throw some fish stew in the alley and see who shows up” situation transformed into an overengineered, logframe-driven operation.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org
January 10, 2026 at 4:25 PM
The international humanitarian system in a nutshell:
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2026...
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2026...
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Two people were shot and wounded by federal agents in East Portland on Thursday, according to Portland police.
The two people who were shot have been taken to local hospitals.
Read more here https://www.opb.org/article/2026/01/08/portland-shooting-federal-agents/
The two people who were shot have been taken to local hospitals.
Read more here https://www.opb.org/article/2026/01/08/portland-shooting-federal-agents/
January 9, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Two people were shot and wounded by federal agents in East Portland on Thursday, according to Portland police.
The two people who were shot have been taken to local hospitals.
Read more here https://www.opb.org/article/2026/01/08/portland-shooting-federal-agents/
The two people who were shot have been taken to local hospitals.
Read more here https://www.opb.org/article/2026/01/08/portland-shooting-federal-agents/
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BREAKING: Once again ICE agents have shot at a moving vehicle contrary to their SOPs.
At this point one feels like any person on American soil could be forgiven for being terrified of ICE agents and wanting to get away from them as quickly as possible.
At this point one feels like any person on American soil could be forgiven for being terrified of ICE agents and wanting to get away from them as quickly as possible.
Federal Agents Shoot 2 During Traffic Stop in Portland, Ore.
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:27 AM
BREAKING: Once again ICE agents have shot at a moving vehicle contrary to their SOPs.
At this point one feels like any person on American soil could be forgiven for being terrified of ICE agents and wanting to get away from them as quickly as possible.
At this point one feels like any person on American soil could be forgiven for being terrified of ICE agents and wanting to get away from them as quickly as possible.
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Five years ago today, Donald Trump urged his supporters to attack Congress and the Capitol over a proven lie. More than 140 police officers were injured.
Trump then pardoned the attackers.
He betrayed his oath and his country, and we won't ever forget it.
Trump then pardoned the attackers.
He betrayed his oath and his country, and we won't ever forget it.
January 6, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Five years ago today, Donald Trump urged his supporters to attack Congress and the Capitol over a proven lie. More than 140 police officers were injured.
Trump then pardoned the attackers.
He betrayed his oath and his country, and we won't ever forget it.
Trump then pardoned the attackers.
He betrayed his oath and his country, and we won't ever forget it.
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And on this kind of garbage hang the fates of nations
January 5, 2026 at 4:07 AM
And on this kind of garbage hang the fates of nations
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Basic income is the most effective core policy to save the people, save the country, and save the market economy in a future society where jobs are disappearing and polarization is severe
Lee Jae-myung
President, South Korea
Lee Jae-myung
President, South Korea
December 22, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Basic income is the most effective core policy to save the people, save the country, and save the market economy in a future society where jobs are disappearing and polarization is severe
Lee Jae-myung
President, South Korea
Lee Jae-myung
President, South Korea
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There hasn’t been enough appreciation for how thoroughly BENNIE THOMPSON humiliated FBI official GLASHEEN after he tried to sell the lie that ANTIFA is the top domestic terror threat.
The claim collapsed because it’s a cover.
Check my latest…
open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...
The claim collapsed because it’s a cover.
Check my latest…
open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...
December 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
There hasn’t been enough appreciation for how thoroughly BENNIE THOMPSON humiliated FBI official GLASHEEN after he tried to sell the lie that ANTIFA is the top domestic terror threat.
The claim collapsed because it’s a cover.
Check my latest…
open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...
The claim collapsed because it’s a cover.
Check my latest…
open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...
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Emergency expert pushes messaging rethink after Hong Kong fire tragedy
Emergency expert pushes messaging rethink after Hong Kong fire tragedy
A crowd-safety researcher says urging people to stay calm and wait for instructions during emergencies has delayed evacuations and cost lives.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Emergency expert pushes messaging rethink after Hong Kong fire tragedy
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It's good—very good, and very important—that district courts keep issuing these 100-page rulings upholding the law. It must be incredibly dispiriting to see them overturned in a two-page, lawless, unsigned order, but please, keep them coming. They expose SCOTUS' corruption like nothing else.
December 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
It's good—very good, and very important—that district courts keep issuing these 100-page rulings upholding the law. It must be incredibly dispiriting to see them overturned in a two-page, lawless, unsigned order, but please, keep them coming. They expose SCOTUS' corruption like nothing else.
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This is the story tonight. Every Dem who was in that room should be telling us what they saw.
Himes: "What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service ... any American who sees the video that I saw will see the US military attacking shipwrecked sailors."
December 4, 2025 at 10:37 PM
This is the story tonight. Every Dem who was in that room should be telling us what they saw.
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Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
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"a single person of this demographic may have committed a crime, therefore we must punish the entire demographic" is a policy response you may recognize from fascist governments dedicated to ethnic cleansing elsewhere.
November 27, 2025 at 5:52 AM
"a single person of this demographic may have committed a crime, therefore we must punish the entire demographic" is a policy response you may recognize from fascist governments dedicated to ethnic cleansing elsewhere.
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The durian is the world’s most divisive fruit - people either love or hate it. Notorious for its strong smell, its rich, sweet and creamy flavour has fuelled a booming industry across Southeast Asia. Pailin Wedel explains how to pick the perfect durian. aje.io/durian
November 22, 2025 at 1:24 AM
The durian is the world’s most divisive fruit - people either love or hate it. Notorious for its strong smell, its rich, sweet and creamy flavour has fuelled a booming industry across Southeast Asia. Pailin Wedel explains how to pick the perfect durian. aje.io/durian
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To “my students and to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
I Set A Trap To Catch My Students Cheating With AI. The Results Were Shocking.
"Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."
www.huffpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:22 AM
To “my students and to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
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Crow: "It just tells us everything that we need to know that reminding people to obey the law, reminding people to obey the Constitution, is somehow criminal in Trumpworld and should be responded to with death threats. It's very, very telling."
November 20, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Crow: "It just tells us everything that we need to know that reminding people to obey the law, reminding people to obey the Constitution, is somehow criminal in Trumpworld and should be responded to with death threats. It's very, very telling."
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Abortion is supported by 3 out of 4 Mainers, but a popular network of clinics that provides it alongside primary care has been shut out of Medicaid by the Trump administration, which also targeted Planned Parenthood. n.pr/48jMkt4
How 'defund Planned Parenthood' came to threaten primary care in rural Maine
Abortion is supported by 3 out of 4 Mainers, but a popular network of clinics that provides it alongside primary care has been shut out of Medicaid by the Trump administration, which also targeted Planned Parenthood.
n.pr
November 18, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Abortion is supported by 3 out of 4 Mainers, but a popular network of clinics that provides it alongside primary care has been shut out of Medicaid by the Trump administration, which also targeted Planned Parenthood. n.pr/48jMkt4
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Anyone who believes that the Senators who voted for the non-deal did so without Schumer’s consent while he votes no for show is gullible & naive. You either do this with a plan and exit strategy or you don’t do it at all. There is a disconnect between Dem voters & Sen leadership.
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Anyone who believes that the Senators who voted for the non-deal did so without Schumer’s consent while he votes no for show is gullible & naive. You either do this with a plan and exit strategy or you don’t do it at all. There is a disconnect between Dem voters & Sen leadership.
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Snapshot of tonight:
•Mamdani wins NYC Mayor
•CA passes Prop 50 Redistricting
•Maine votes NO on voter ID laws, YES on red flag laws
•VA Dems Sweep statewides & pick up 10+ seats in House
•Cincy reelects Mayor Pureval, beats JD Vance’s brother 78-21
Embrace victory tonight. Get to work tomorrow.❤️✊🏽
•Mamdani wins NYC Mayor
•CA passes Prop 50 Redistricting
•Maine votes NO on voter ID laws, YES on red flag laws
•VA Dems Sweep statewides & pick up 10+ seats in House
•Cincy reelects Mayor Pureval, beats JD Vance’s brother 78-21
Embrace victory tonight. Get to work tomorrow.❤️✊🏽
November 5, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Snapshot of tonight:
•Mamdani wins NYC Mayor
•CA passes Prop 50 Redistricting
•Maine votes NO on voter ID laws, YES on red flag laws
•VA Dems Sweep statewides & pick up 10+ seats in House
•Cincy reelects Mayor Pureval, beats JD Vance’s brother 78-21
Embrace victory tonight. Get to work tomorrow.❤️✊🏽
•Mamdani wins NYC Mayor
•CA passes Prop 50 Redistricting
•Maine votes NO on voter ID laws, YES on red flag laws
•VA Dems Sweep statewides & pick up 10+ seats in House
•Cincy reelects Mayor Pureval, beats JD Vance’s brother 78-21
Embrace victory tonight. Get to work tomorrow.❤️✊🏽
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Here's another bit of conventional wisdom Zohran completely blew away: His speech was at well above a 10th-grade level. It was complex, erudite, punctuated by deep and fluent references. You don't have to condescend to voters with baby talk! Part of re-establishing norms is speaking like an adult.
November 5, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Here's another bit of conventional wisdom Zohran completely blew away: His speech was at well above a 10th-grade level. It was complex, erudite, punctuated by deep and fluent references. You don't have to condescend to voters with baby talk! Part of re-establishing norms is speaking like an adult.
❤️ Zohran Mamdani wins NYC mayoral race www.npr.org/2025/11/04/n...
Mamdani wins New York City mayoral race, in a historic victory for progressives
Mamdani, a democratic socialist and state assemblymember, will make history as the first Muslim and South Asian person — as well as the youngest in over a century — to serve as New York City mayor.
www.npr.org
November 5, 2025 at 5:35 AM
❤️ Zohran Mamdani wins NYC mayoral race www.npr.org/2025/11/04/n...
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I see that CBS chose not to air this part. It probably explains much of what they did decide to air.
November 3, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I see that CBS chose not to air this part. It probably explains much of what they did decide to air.
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Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
October 27, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
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Money, muscles and anxiety: why the manosphere clicked with young men – a visual deep dive
Money, muscles and anxiety: why the manosphere clicked with young men – a visual deep dive
The manosphere is known for misogyny, but that’s not the only thing that influencers in this space offer. Young men explain the allure and the problems of the manosphere in their own words
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Money, muscles and anxiety: why the manosphere clicked with young men – a visual deep dive
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"Every tyrant tries to convince the public that support for them is all but universal and opposition is both dangerous and futile. Trump will keep saying that. But after No Kings, it will be even harder to believe than it was before." — @paulwaldman.bsky.social
No Kings was a huge success. Just look at Trump's response.
Turnout was enormous. There was no violence. And the wannabe king is triggered.
www.publicnotice.co
October 20, 2025 at 9:02 PM
"Every tyrant tries to convince the public that support for them is all but universal and opposition is both dangerous and futile. Trump will keep saying that. But after No Kings, it will be even harder to believe than it was before." — @paulwaldman.bsky.social
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This morning, I’m at the CSCW conference in a session on “Activism in a Time if Data.” Most of the papers seem to assume activism for “good,” ending with design recs for supporting activism. As far as I can tell, none of the papers center right wing activism. Seems like we have a massive blind spot.
October 21, 2025 at 9:25 AM
This morning, I’m at the CSCW conference in a session on “Activism in a Time if Data.” Most of the papers seem to assume activism for “good,” ending with design recs for supporting activism. As far as I can tell, none of the papers center right wing activism. Seems like we have a massive blind spot.