Bruno Abarca
@brunoabarca.bsky.social
Public health in humanitarian aid and international cooperation for development. Working at Action Against Hunger (Spain HQ) and the GWU Milken Institute School of Public Health. Opinions are my own. https://saludeverywhere.com/en/
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Bruno Abarca
@brunoabarca.bsky.social
· Nov 14
It's about time I do a list with my favorite starter packs, lists and feeds, in case it helps others! 🧵
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This is MAGA ideological imperialism.
It's disguised as a "free speech" crusade. In reality, the Trump admin seeks to coerce Europe into deregulating digital environments to enable unimpeded extremist content that radicalises voters into supporting far-right populists.
www.ft.com/content/f869...
It's disguised as a "free speech" crusade. In reality, the Trump admin seeks to coerce Europe into deregulating digital environments to enable unimpeded extremist content that radicalises voters into supporting far-right populists.
www.ft.com/content/f869...
US government to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities in Europe
State department grants to spread ‘American values’ are part of Washington’s 250th anniversary celebrations
www.ft.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:55 PM
This is MAGA ideological imperialism.
It's disguised as a "free speech" crusade. In reality, the Trump admin seeks to coerce Europe into deregulating digital environments to enable unimpeded extremist content that radicalises voters into supporting far-right populists.
www.ft.com/content/f869...
It's disguised as a "free speech" crusade. In reality, the Trump admin seeks to coerce Europe into deregulating digital environments to enable unimpeded extremist content that radicalises voters into supporting far-right populists.
www.ft.com/content/f869...
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España no es una empresa que puedas comprar. Ni nuestro pueblo una red que intoxicar.
Lo que odias es que un gobierno democrático ponga límites a los oligarcas tecnológicos como tú.
Lo que odias es que un gobierno democrático ponga límites a los oligarcas tecnológicos como tú.
February 6, 2026 at 7:27 PM
España no es una empresa que puedas comprar. Ni nuestro pueblo una red que intoxicar.
Lo que odias es que un gobierno democrático ponga límites a los oligarcas tecnológicos como tú.
Lo que odias es que un gobierno democrático ponga límites a los oligarcas tecnológicos como tú.
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Hot off the press!
Ten ways to build a new narrative for humanitarianism
Patrick Gathara and I have an opinion piece in the The New Humanitarian
LinkedIn post: www.linkedin.com/posts/ben-ph...
New Humanitarian article: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2026...
Ten ways to build a new narrative for humanitarianism
Patrick Gathara and I have an opinion piece in the The New Humanitarian
LinkedIn post: www.linkedin.com/posts/ben-ph...
New Humanitarian article: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2026...
Ten ways to build a new narrative for humanitarianism | Ben Phillips
Hot off the press!
Ten ways to build a new narrative for humanitarianism
https://lnkd.in/ey5K3MDu
Patrick Gathara and I have an opinion piece in the The New Humanitarian
We wrote to challenge hum...
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February 5, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Hot off the press!
Ten ways to build a new narrative for humanitarianism
Patrick Gathara and I have an opinion piece in the The New Humanitarian
LinkedIn post: www.linkedin.com/posts/ben-ph...
New Humanitarian article: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2026...
Ten ways to build a new narrative for humanitarianism
Patrick Gathara and I have an opinion piece in the The New Humanitarian
LinkedIn post: www.linkedin.com/posts/ben-ph...
New Humanitarian article: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2026...
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NEW article by me!
We can now visualize pathogens down to atoms; design vaccines in weeks; manufacture them in microbial factories; engineer them more precise than ever before.
We're living through a golden age of vaccine development, but only if we continue to invest in them.
We can now visualize pathogens down to atoms; design vaccines in weeks; manufacture them in microbial factories; engineer them more precise than ever before.
We're living through a golden age of vaccine development, but only if we continue to invest in them.
The golden age of vaccine development - Works in Progress Magazine
The first vaccine was a lucky accident. Now we can design new vaccines in weeks, atom by atom.
worksinprogress.co
January 7, 2026 at 3:20 PM
NEW article by me!
We can now visualize pathogens down to atoms; design vaccines in weeks; manufacture them in microbial factories; engineer them more precise than ever before.
We're living through a golden age of vaccine development, but only if we continue to invest in them.
We can now visualize pathogens down to atoms; design vaccines in weeks; manufacture them in microbial factories; engineer them more precise than ever before.
We're living through a golden age of vaccine development, but only if we continue to invest in them.
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📺Mar Espinar (PSOE) lee respuestas del PP a la edil de Móstoles que denunció acoso publicadas por EL PAÍS: "No se dignó reunirse con ella, sí con su acosador. A ella le envió a sus secuaces para explicarle que mejor la boquita cerrada" social.elpais.com/pb0hq
February 5, 2026 at 10:39 AM
📺Mar Espinar (PSOE) lee respuestas del PP a la edil de Móstoles que denunció acoso publicadas por EL PAÍS: "No se dignó reunirse con ella, sí con su acosador. A ella le envió a sus secuaces para explicarle que mejor la boquita cerrada" social.elpais.com/pb0hq
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Soudan du Sud : l’hôpital #MSF à Lankien, a été touché par une frappe aérienne menée par les forces du gouvernement sud-soudanais dans la nuit du 3 février. L’attaque a détruit l’entrepôt principal de l’hôpital.
www.msf.fr/communiques-...
www.msf.fr/communiques-...
Soudan du Sud : les forces gouvernementales ont bombardé l’hôpital de MSF à Lankien, dans l’État de Jonglei
L’hôpital de Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) à Lankien, dans l’État de Jonglei, au Soudan du Sud, a été touché par une frappe aérienne menée par les forces du gouvernement sud-soudanais dans la nuit du...
www.msf.fr
February 5, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Soudan du Sud : l’hôpital #MSF à Lankien, a été touché par une frappe aérienne menée par les forces du gouvernement sud-soudanais dans la nuit du 3 février. L’attaque a détruit l’entrepôt principal de l’hôpital.
www.msf.fr/communiques-...
www.msf.fr/communiques-...
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I believe this number is shocking, but also a huge underestimate. Diseases and conditions hardly show liniair growth in their impact. Take Malaria. One season of missed community interventions can make it radically expand. There are also major cuts in health workforce and training. #globalhealth
Global #AidCuts could lead to at least 9.4 million additional deaths by 2030, if the current funding trend continues. About 2.5 million of those deaths are projected to be children under the age of 5.😱
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#GlobalHealth #ChildMortality #Under5Deaths #PreventChildDeaths
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#GlobalHealth #ChildMortality #Under5Deaths #PreventChildDeaths
Impact of two decades of humanitarian and development assistance and the projected mortality consequences of current defunding to 2030: retrospective evaluation and forecasting analysis
ODA funding has played a decisive role in reducing preventable mortality across LMICs
over the past two decades, and the abrupt withdrawal of this support threatens to
cause millions of avoidable deat...
www.thelancet.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:42 AM
I believe this number is shocking, but also a huge underestimate. Diseases and conditions hardly show liniair growth in their impact. Take Malaria. One season of missed community interventions can make it radically expand. There are also major cuts in health workforce and training. #globalhealth
A este ritmo, en unos años, nuestros hijos van a flipar cuando les contemos que antes los países destinaban una pequeñita cantidad de sus fondos públicos a aliviar el sufrimiento en emergencias humanitarias... Les parecerá ciencia ficción.
February 4, 2026 at 11:18 PM
A este ritmo, en unos años, nuestros hijos van a flipar cuando les contemos que antes los países destinaban una pequeñita cantidad de sus fondos públicos a aliviar el sufrimiento en emergencias humanitarias... Les parecerá ciencia ficción.
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Under new policy, Canadian foreign aid must now be profitable to Canada says Minister Randeep Sarai.
How will that help people in need of shelter, facing atrocities, or needing protection from disease?
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... #cdnpoli
How will that help people in need of shelter, facing atrocities, or needing protection from disease?
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... #cdnpoli
Ottawa to focus foreign aid efforts on building ‘mutual prosperity’ with trading partners, MP says
Comments come as the federal government moves to slash $2.7-billion from the foreign aid budget over four years
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Under new policy, Canadian foreign aid must now be profitable to Canada says Minister Randeep Sarai.
How will that help people in need of shelter, facing atrocities, or needing protection from disease?
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... #cdnpoli
How will that help people in need of shelter, facing atrocities, or needing protection from disease?
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... #cdnpoli
Today I published the page that, so far, has been the most difficult for me to write on Salud Everywhere. In it, I have tried to analyze the 1994 Rwanda crisis and the impact it had on the humanitarian system.
saludeverywhere.com/en/humanitar...
saludeverywhere.com/en/humanitar...
Humanitarian reform after the 1994 Rwanda crisis - Salud everywhere
The genocide and major humanitarian crisis in Rwanda in 1994 marked a turning point in the history of humanitarian action.
saludeverywhere.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Today I published the page that, so far, has been the most difficult for me to write on Salud Everywhere. In it, I have tried to analyze the 1994 Rwanda crisis and the impact it had on the humanitarian system.
saludeverywhere.com/en/humanitar...
saludeverywhere.com/en/humanitar...
There is fierce competition for the Darwin Award...
February 1, 2026 at 7:44 PM
There is fierce competition for the Darwin Award...
In the process of building a new website page about the changes in the humanitarian system that occurred after the 1994 Rwanda crisis, I took the opportunity to update the page on minimum humanitarian standards a bit. saludeverywhere.com/en/humanitar...
Minimum humanitarian standards and the Sphere project - Salud everywhere
Sphere and other frameworks set minimum standards for humanitarian response in emergencies, disasters, and conflicts.
saludeverywhere.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:24 PM
In the process of building a new website page about the changes in the humanitarian system that occurred after the 1994 Rwanda crisis, I took the opportunity to update the page on minimum humanitarian standards a bit. saludeverywhere.com/en/humanitar...
Yesterday evening, I finished updating the Salud everywhere page on humanitarian financing. It took me some time, but it was absolutely necessary after the shift everything has taken in 2025. saludeverywhere.com/en/humanitar...
Humanitarian financing - Salud everywhere
Humanitarian financing defines the scope and ethics of the response, but is insufficient, especially after the 2025 drastic cuts.
saludeverywhere.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Yesterday evening, I finished updating the Salud everywhere page on humanitarian financing. It took me some time, but it was absolutely necessary after the shift everything has taken in 2025. saludeverywhere.com/en/humanitar...
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The claim: Donald Trump claimed that troops from NATO “stayed a little back, a little off the frontlines” of Afghanistan.
The Fact: More than a thousand non-US service members were killed in the conflict. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
The Fact: More than a thousand non-US service members were killed in the conflict. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump claims Nato troops ‘stayed a little off the frontlines’ in Afghanistan
President again disparages allies and tells Fox News he is ‘not sure’ Nato would come to US’s defence
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:51 PM
The claim: Donald Trump claimed that troops from NATO “stayed a little back, a little off the frontlines” of Afghanistan.
The Fact: More than a thousand non-US service members were killed in the conflict. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
The Fact: More than a thousand non-US service members were killed in the conflict. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trade is trade. Aid is aid. Both can, not just coexist, but even support each other.
January 22, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Trade is trade. Aid is aid. Both can, not just coexist, but even support each other.
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NEW | Wind and solar generated more power than fossil fuels in the EU for the FIRST time ever.
🌪️ and ☀️ made up a RECORD 30% of 🇪🇺 electricity, up from 20% just five years ago.
https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/european-electricity-review-2026/
🌪️ and ☀️ made up a RECORD 30% of 🇪🇺 electricity, up from 20% just five years ago.
https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/european-electricity-review-2026/
January 22, 2026 at 7:01 AM
NEW | Wind and solar generated more power than fossil fuels in the EU for the FIRST time ever.
🌪️ and ☀️ made up a RECORD 30% of 🇪🇺 electricity, up from 20% just five years ago.
https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/european-electricity-review-2026/
🌪️ and ☀️ made up a RECORD 30% of 🇪🇺 electricity, up from 20% just five years ago.
https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/european-electricity-review-2026/
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Trump on NATO:
"The problem with NATO is that we'll be there for them 100% but I'm not sure that they'd be there for us, if we gave them the call".
We did get the call on 9/11. 26 NATO members sent troops to defend the US. Hundreds died doing so. It was the only time Article 5 has been activated.
"The problem with NATO is that we'll be there for them 100% but I'm not sure that they'd be there for us, if we gave them the call".
We did get the call on 9/11. 26 NATO members sent troops to defend the US. Hundreds died doing so. It was the only time Article 5 has been activated.
January 21, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Trump on NATO:
"The problem with NATO is that we'll be there for them 100% but I'm not sure that they'd be there for us, if we gave them the call".
We did get the call on 9/11. 26 NATO members sent troops to defend the US. Hundreds died doing so. It was the only time Article 5 has been activated.
"The problem with NATO is that we'll be there for them 100% but I'm not sure that they'd be there for us, if we gave them the call".
We did get the call on 9/11. 26 NATO members sent troops to defend the US. Hundreds died doing so. It was the only time Article 5 has been activated.
This chart is devastating. Americans collectively spent more on their Halloween candy in 2025 than their government did on life-saving humanitarian aid. www.cfr.org/articles/gre...
January 21, 2026 at 10:17 PM
This chart is devastating. Americans collectively spent more on their Halloween candy in 2025 than their government did on life-saving humanitarian aid. www.cfr.org/articles/gre...
Next time you're thinking of putting an authoritarian rich fascist in power, just don't.
January 20, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Next time you're thinking of putting an authoritarian rich fascist in power, just don't.
A mí tampoco me han dado un Nóbel de la Paz y no voy por ahí amenazando con invadir groenlandias.
January 19, 2026 at 10:36 PM
A mí tampoco me han dado un Nóbel de la Paz y no voy por ahí amenazando con invadir groenlandias.
I will take this into account next term...
If you're hoping to show students evidence to support your tech rules/interactive pedagogical approach, here's what I use. Decidedly not comprehensive, but makes the key points.
January 19, 2026 at 10:14 PM
I will take this into account next term...
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“The report shows that really we are not just talking about some money that buys luxury goods of consumption, but it's really money that buys politics, elections, that buys judges, that influence politics,“ Chiara Putaturo from Oxfam told EUobserver.
Rich people are a threat for democracy, Oxfam finds
Rich people are a threat for democracy, Oxfam finds
Total billionaire wealth in the EU reached €2.4 trillion by late November, exceeding Italy's entire GDP of €2.2 trillion and approaching France's €2.9 trillion economy, a new Oxfam report found.
euobserver.com
January 19, 2026 at 10:34 AM
“The report shows that really we are not just talking about some money that buys luxury goods of consumption, but it's really money that buys politics, elections, that buys judges, that influence politics,“ Chiara Putaturo from Oxfam told EUobserver.
Today I updated Salud everywhere's Introduction to Health Systems with Karl Blanchet and colleagues' conceptual framework on resilient health systems. saludeverywhere.com/en/health-in...
Introduction to health systems - Salud everywhere
Let us understand what health systems are, what functions and elements they have, how they are related, and how we can help strengthen them.
saludeverywhere.com
January 19, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Today I updated Salud everywhere's Introduction to Health Systems with Karl Blanchet and colleagues' conceptual framework on resilient health systems. saludeverywhere.com/en/health-in...
Yesterday I interviewed Francisco Rey about the report “Humanitarian Action in 2024-25”, published by IECAH and @msfespana.bsky.social. We discussed the financial crisis, its impact, sector adjustments, and key elements such as localization and humanitarian principles.
English subtitles available.
English subtitles available.
Entrevista a Francisco Rey (IECAH)
YouTube video by Salud Everywhere | Media
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December 23, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Yesterday I interviewed Francisco Rey about the report “Humanitarian Action in 2024-25”, published by IECAH and @msfespana.bsky.social. We discussed the financial crisis, its impact, sector adjustments, and key elements such as localization and humanitarian principles.
English subtitles available.
English subtitles available.
Ayer entrevisté a Francisco Rey acerca del informe "La acción humanitaria en 2024-25", publicado por el IECAH y @msfespana.bsky.social Hablamos de crisis financiera, su impacto, reajustes del sector y maneras de articular elementos clave como la localización o los principios humanitarios.
Entrevista a Francisco Rey (IECAH)
YouTube video by Salud Everywhere | Media
www.youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Ayer entrevisté a Francisco Rey acerca del informe "La acción humanitaria en 2024-25", publicado por el IECAH y @msfespana.bsky.social Hablamos de crisis financiera, su impacto, reajustes del sector y maneras de articular elementos clave como la localización o los principios humanitarios.