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Els Torreele

@elstorreele.bsky.social

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Interested in Shifting Powers towards Health Equity, Economic Justice, post-Finance Capitalism, Climate Justice, Equitable Access to Medicines and Vaccines, and a better future for all of us. Founding Director of æqua.

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Els Torreele @elstorreele.bsky.social · Jul 4

👇 Podcast: Reflecting on the deadly impact of US global health funding cuts incl stopping people's #AccessToMedicines, I talk about the root causes of #access dependency and why pharmaceutical self-reliance for public health purpose is a strategic priority.

open.spotify.com/episode/64o8...

Rethinking Global Health, Aid Funding and HIV Response

Make Medicines Affordable · Episode

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Els Torreele @elstorreele.bsky.social · 19h

And if we all just stopped buying from Amazon? It’s not that difficult and frankly, the ecological and social dumping price we pay for a the supposed ‘convenience’ of buying anything from anywhere from our sofa is not worth it

Thiago Carvalho @cyrilpedia.bsky.social · 19h

'You can think of Prime as a form of soft lock-in, Amazon binding you to its platform with a silken ribbon. But Amazon’s also got some iron chains in its toolbox. All the audiobooks and movies, and most of the ebooks and emagazines, you buy from Amazon are permanently locked to its platform.'

Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish?

Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products? The author and activist behind the term ‘enshittification’ explains what’s gone wrong with the internet – and ...

www.theguardian.com

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Thiago Carvalho @cyrilpedia.bsky.social · 19h

'You can think of Prime as a form of soft lock-in, Amazon binding you to its platform with a silken ribbon. But Amazon’s also got some iron chains in its toolbox. All the audiobooks and movies, and most of the ebooks and emagazines, you buy from Amazon are permanently locked to its platform.'

Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish?

Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products? The author and activist behind the term ‘enshittification’ explains what’s gone wrong with the internet – and ...

www.theguardian.com

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 1d

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Francesca Albanese Wins ‘Lay Down Your Arms’ Award - PopularResistance.Org

Lay Down Your Arms awards its annual prize to the United Nations special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories – as the person who, in accordance with Alfred Nobel’s will, has “done the m...

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 1d

There’s a March for Health and Science being organized in DC for Wednesday, November 5.

MARCH FOR HEALTH & SCIENCE
Washington DC, November 5@4PM

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 1d

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Israeli Occupation Continues Illegal Detention And Deportation Of Flotilla Volunteers - PopularResistance.Org

The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) confirms that Israel continues to illegally imprison and abuse many international human rights defenders at Ktzi’ot Prison in the Naqab (Negev) desert. This follo...

popularresistance.org

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 1d

For more information about the Friday night massacre at CDC, I wrote up an analysis of who got terminated and what that means for public health.

Grateful to @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social for supporting and amplifying. We are in really terrible trouble.

rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/the-death-...

Els Torreele @elstorreele.bsky.social · 1d

An idea whose time has come - and a spark of hope in these dark times: creating a monetary commons and take back the power from private bankers to serve the public interest @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social @diem25.bsky.social www.yanisvaroufakis.eu/2025/10/10/2...

A Trust Fund for Everyone: How to create a Monetary Commons that socialises money and funds a basic dividend without new taxes or debt - Yanis Varoufakis

At a time Donald Trump, Big Tech and Wall Street deploy stablecoins to privatise the dollar, usurping the decentralising power of blockchain to enrich themselves at everyone else’s expense, here is an...

www.yanisvaroufakis.eu

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 2d

I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.

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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 3d

ANTIFA:

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 3d

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I Spent Five Days in Israel’s Desert Prison

I joined a flotilla to deliver aid to Gaza. After Israeli forces seized our ship, I spent five days inside al-Naqab prison, witnessing the cruelty of Israel’s detention regime.

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David Gura @davidgura.bsky.social · 3d

Secretary Scott Bessent says the U.S. has “directly purchased Argentine pesos,” and the Treasury Department has “finalized a $20 billion currency swap framework with Argentina’s central bank.”

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Maryjka @maryjka.bsky.social · 3d

Revolutionary Che Guevara was executed on this day in 1967.

RiP.

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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.bsky.social · 3d

This isn't a "why can't we all get along" kumbaya moment. Its a moment to understand all the ways in which the people who created OpenAI, Anthropic etc claiming that their machine god will bring utopia, are the actual "existential risks" to humanity.

Raising billions of dollars to "save humanity."

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 3d

If you love your country, you must find a way to get to a No Kings protest on Saturday, Oct. 18. Go to this link to find an event near you. Bring your family and friends.
These protests are an upper, not a downer. They're proof positive that many of us are determined to defend our democracy.

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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Lea Ypi @leaypi.bsky.social · 4d

no words

Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead

Every name on a list compiled by health authorities in Gaza of the child victims of Israel’s offensive

www.theguardian.com

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Collective for the Political Determinants of Health @collectivehealth.bsky.social · 4d

Join the Collective Conversation!

🗓️3pm CEST, 14th October | Online

Collective member Aloysius Ssennyonjo delves into the governance and policy challenges of achieving sustainable urban mobility under SDG 11 - and the consequences for health.

Sign up here www.globe.uio.no/english/rese...

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canadaboatgaza.bsky.social @canadaboatgaza.bsky.social · 4d

Canadians #FreedomFlotilla volunteers on 'Conscience' have been illegally abducted by Israel.
youtube.com/shorts/TtlDz...
#EndGazaBlockade

🆘 Canadians #FreedomFlotilla volunteers on 'Conscience' have been illegally abducted by Israel.

YouTube video by CanadaBoatGaza

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5d

CNN: “An older couple making $85K/year will see their yearly insurance premiums jump from $7K to $25,000 — 30% of their income.” 😳#TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax

This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 5d

Two years after 7 October and the kidnap of my parents, hate is in fashion. For all our sakes, we need compassion | Sharone Lifschitz

Two years after 7 October and the kidnap of my parents, hate is in fashion. For all our sakes, we need compassion | Sharone Lifschitz

So many were killed – yet on her release, my mother said ‘shalom’ to her captors. Let’s learn from that moment of grace, says Sharone Lifschitz, London-based film-maker and academic

www.theguardian.com

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 6d

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As Israeli Forces Seize Final Sumud Boat, Another Flotilla Sails Toward Gaza | Common Dreams

As Israeli forces captured the last remaining vessel from the Global Sumud Flotilla that aimed to break Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip and deliver humanitarian aid, another group of boats was h...

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 6d

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Thunberg Confirms Abuse by Israeli Abductors, But Urges World to Focus on Gaza Genocide | Common Dreams

"This genocide and other genocides are being enabled and fueled by our own governments, our institutions, our media, and companies. It is our responsibility to end that complicity."

www.commondreams.org

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 6d

The Resistance to Trump and MAGA's Authoritarian Agenda is Growing

From boycotts to protests to community organizing, the majority, including many judges, are increasingly finding creative ways to resist Donald Trump's authoritarian agenda.

thelefthook.substack.com/p/the-resist...

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JAMA @jama.com · 6d

💬 Viewpoint: Mifepristone is frequently mislabeled solely as the "abortion pill," overshadowing its critical and diverse medical uses in managing various pregnancy-related complications and beyond.

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A JAMA Network webpage features a viewpoint article titled "The Clinical Indications for Mifepristone Go Beyond Abortion" by Jessica Chen, MD. Published online August 28, 2025.

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Prof Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social · 6d

Lancet editorial asks ‘why do racism& discrimination matter to science &medicine?’ and gives reasons. But do we even need to justify? They matter because we’re humans. Needing to justify is kind of part of the problem of silence. Resisting them is everybody’s lane.
www.the-lancet.com/journals/lan...

The far-right and health: an evolving political crisis

Across Europe and North America, racism, xenophobia, and far-right nationalism have become normalised in public and political discourse, leading many people to feel anxiety and fear of violence, discr...

www.thelancet.com

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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 6d

On this week’s cover of The Lancet, a new letter: “Gaza’s healthocide: medical societies must not stay silent”.

Read the letter and more in our latest issue: tinyurl.com/5n85x448

Cover of The Lancet's Oct 4, 2025 issue. Cover quote reads: "Most medical and surgical societies worldwide have remained silent or issued vague statements about Gaza's healthocide [...] Staying silent while pretending to be neutral is, in effect, a form of complicity."

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 7d

Earlier this year, Dr. Jane Goodall sat down for an interview for Brad Falchuk’s new Netflix series, Famous Last Words.

The premise of the series is to interview people on the condition that the interview not air until the subject has passed away.

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RichardJR @electricbluesfan.bsky.social · 7d

1/11
😔 THE WEST IS LOST 😔

A new essay argues the West's foundational belief in perpetual progress is collapsing. It is being replaced by a pervasive, multi-faceted experience of loss that is reshaping our politics and our future.

By sociologist Andreas Reckwitz for the NYT
#Philosophy #Politics

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Kerry Cullinan @kerrycullinan.bsky.social · 8d

#Israel justifies bombing #Gaza hospitals by claiming they're 'shielding' Hamas. Instead of #IDF proving this, they're turning the law on its head, trying to make people in the field disprove this, says @msf.ca
making it impossible to keep facilities safe.

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'Ban All Attacks On Hospitals To Prevent Genocide' - Health Policy Watch

All attacks on hospitals should be banned and the exceptions in international humanitarian law (IHL) that enable aggressors to justify bombing hospitals – by,

healthpolicy-watch.news

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Kristof Decoster @kristofdecoster.bsky.social · 8d

via Le Monde: www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...

Thomas Piketty: 'If Europe does not urgently give up its love of free trade, it risks an unprecedented social and industrial disaster'

COLUMN. Europe should impose tariffs as a sort of tax on the CO₂ generated by the transportation of goods and to counter the damaging effects of Chinese dumping, writes the French economist.

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Oxfam GB @oxfamgb.bsky.social · 8d

Thousands of civilians killed.
Food, water, and aid weaponised.
Gaza reduced to rubble.
These are red lines, which the Israeli gvmt continues to cross.
The UK gvmt must take action now to avoid complicity in these atrocities. SHARE to amplify. #RedLineForGaza
Credit: khadijadraws

Red ink line drawing says, "Israel has no red line." Drawings include buildings, a tent, a military drop, pastries, body armor, and maps of Syria, Iran, Lebanon, and Palestine. A sailboat and a globe are also depicted. @khadija.draws