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The right job for someone⬇️:
Legal Research Fellow - Infectious Disease Innovation Governance (IDIG)
Screenshot of the "job summary" and "key responsibilities" sections from the job posting in the quoted post.
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I'm hiring a Legal Research Fellow!

dal.peopleadmin.ca/postings/19632

CC @roojinhabibi.org @drximebena.bsky.social @elstorreele.bsky.social @cmorten.bsky.social @gregggonsalves.bsky.social @reshmagar.bsky.social @hollylynchez.bsky.social @akapczynski.bsky.social @fatimahassan.bsky.social
Research Fellow
Working in close collaboration with the Chair in Applied Public Health, the Infectious Disease Innovation Governance (IDIG) Research Fellow will play a leading role in a variety of research and capaci...
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aljazeera.com
Flights grounded, public transport disrupted as 80,000 people take to the streets of the Belgian capital.
Tens of thousands rally in Brussels to protest austerity plans
Flights grounded, public transport disrupted as 80,000 people take to the streets of the Belgian capital.
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Reposted by Els Torreele, Nathan P. Kalmoe

washingtonpost.com
He supported America’s war, escaped Afghanistan and started a family in the U.S.

Then ICE arrested him.

If he is deported, he expects the Taliban to kill him.
America saved him from the Taliban. Trump wants to send him back.
He supported America’s war, escaped Afghanistan and started a family in the U.S. Then ICE arrested him. If he is deported, he expects the Taliban to kill him.
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by Els Torreele

elstorreele.bsky.social
👇 @nickdearden.bsky.social @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Big pharma is at war with the UK, and the government can’t back down now | Nick Dearden
The industry has always wanted the NHS to pay more for its drugs; now it is pulling research and investment out of Britain, says director of Global Justice Now Nick Dearden
www.theguardian.com
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Videos taken by eye witnesses of federal agent encounters with immigrants in Chicago and elsewhere have shown increasingly tense incidents. Immigrant advocates and observers say they're indicative of a larger trend of aggression among federal immigration officers.
Tackles, projectiles and gunfire: Many fear ICE tactics are growing more violent
Videos taken by eye witnesses of federal agent encounters with immigrants in Chicago and elsewhere have shown increasingly tense incidents. Immigrant advocates and observers say they're indicative of a larger trend of aggression among federal immigration officers.
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by Els Torreele

elstorreele.bsky.social
I can’t agree more - also his analysis on health innovation uncritically worships the US, ignoring that they have among the worse health indicators among OECD countries. See my blog on what Europe should do instead
www.friendsofeurope.org/insights/cri...
Reclaiming medicines and health innovation for our health - Friends of Europe
www.friendsofeurope.org
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stollmeyer.bsky.social
It’s time to stop worshipping Mario Draghi as the leading advocate of European technological sovereignty: his conclusions are deeply flawed.

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It’s Time to Stop Worshipping Mario Draghi | TechPolicy.Press
Mario Draghi is steering Europe toward tech sovereignty. But his vision for industrial reform may repeat old and costly mistakes, writes William Burns.
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mvandenbroeke.bsky.social
"Het tegengif voor het fascisme: morele moed.

Fascisme krijgt ruimte door een hardnekkige misvatting: dat jij het niet kunt stoppen. Dat klopt niet. Gezamenlijk kunnen we ons weren tegen de woede en het wantrouwen die onze democratie overspoelen. "

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Tien manieren om je te verzetten tegen fascisme
Fascisme krijgt ruimte door een hardnekkige misvatting: dat jij het niet kunt stoppen. Dat klopt niet. Gezamenlijk kunnen we ons weren tegen de woede en het wantrouwen die onze democratie overspoelen....
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Reposted by Els Torreele, Peter Thorne, Du Toit , and 3 more

rtakver.bsky.social
OpenAI *really* isn't hiding its intention to power the AI boom with fossil fuels.

New from me @desmog.com

www.desmog.com/2025/10/13/o...
OpenAI’s New Energy Chief Is a Trump Administration Natural Gas Evangelist
The ChatGPT creator hired John McCarrick, a gas-loving former Trump energy official, to guide how the company will source huge quantities of power for its colossal supercomputers.
www.desmog.com
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aljazeera.com
Many African nations now spend more servicing external debt than funding healthcare and education.
Urgent debt relief demanded for Africa amid public sector crisis
Many African nations now spend more servicing external debt than funding healthcare and education.
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by Els Torreele

elstorreele.bsky.social
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
cyrilpedia.bsky.social
Thiago Carvalho @cyrilpedia.bsky.social · 3d
'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 ...
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cyrilpedia.bsky.social
'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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charleskeener.bsky.social
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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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luckytran.com
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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charleskeener.bsky.social
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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...
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Reposted by Els Torreele, Stephen D. Murphy, Richard M. Carpiano

angierasmussen.bsky.social
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-...
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by Els Torreele

elstorreele.bsky.social
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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angierasmussen.bsky.social
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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ANTIFA:
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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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davidgura.bsky.social
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.bsky.social
Revolutionary Che Guevara was executed on this day in 1967.

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by Timnit Gebru — Reposted by Els Torreele, Fabián Muniesa, Timnit Gebru

timnitgebru.bsky.social
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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Reposted by Els Torreele, Philip Nel

markjacob.bsky.social
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.
No Kings
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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by Lea Ypi — Reposted by Els Torreele, Jonathan Portes, Tom Shakespeare , and 2 more

leaypi.bsky.social
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
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collectivehealth.bsky.social
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
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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thetnholler.bsky.social
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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theguardian.com
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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