Daniel D. Reidpath
@dreidpath.bsky.social
Global Health/Health Systems Researcher • Epidemiologist • Equity Advocate
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I hope a "Multi-polar world" is one that allows a diversity of views. And the people of Taiwan are left alone to forge their own future.
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China’s Xi Jinping raises future of Taiwan in call with Donald Trump
China claims Taiwan as part of its territory and Xi told Trump that its return was an ‘integral part of the post-war international order’
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November 25, 2025 at 5:43 AM
I hope a "Multi-polar world" is one that allows a diversity of views. And the people of Taiwan are left alone to forge their own future.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
"...after an apparent admission by the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, that the text [of the peace plan] was originally drafted by Moscow."
This far worse than my previous posts. The US is literally peddling Russia's draft of future European security.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
This far worse than my previous posts. The US is literally peddling Russia's draft of future European security.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Trump says Ukraine has ‘zero gratitude’ for peace plan amid international talks
US president appears to roll back from demand Zelenskyy sign by Thursday amid claims Russia authored the text
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:08 PM
"...after an apparent admission by the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, that the text [of the peace plan] was originally drafted by Moscow."
This far worse than my previous posts. The US is literally peddling Russia's draft of future European security.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
This far worse than my previous posts. The US is literally peddling Russia's draft of future European security.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
The unspoken (out loud) challenge for NATO is that the US is no longer overly interested in the defence of European member states.
If the US-Russia deal on Ukraine happens, Europe is less secure. So, the US is now acting against NATO interests for very short term goals.
www.dw.com/en/lithuania...
If the US-Russia deal on Ukraine happens, Europe is less secure. So, the US is now acting against NATO interests for very short term goals.
www.dw.com/en/lithuania...
Lithuania's Foreign Minister: Russia wants NATO destroyed – DW – 11/19/2025
Deterring Russia is a shared responsibility of all NATO allies, Lithuania's Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys told DW. But he sees less enthusiasm among the alliance's members than at the beginning of ...
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November 23, 2025 at 8:54 AM
The unspoken (out loud) challenge for NATO is that the US is no longer overly interested in the defence of European member states.
If the US-Russia deal on Ukraine happens, Europe is less secure. So, the US is now acting against NATO interests for very short term goals.
www.dw.com/en/lithuania...
If the US-Russia deal on Ukraine happens, Europe is less secure. So, the US is now acting against NATO interests for very short term goals.
www.dw.com/en/lithuania...
It is very sad to see US CDC foresake science for fealty.
I'm not sure regaining global scientific trust will be so easy.
www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
I'm not sure regaining global scientific trust will be so easy.
www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
Autism and Vaccines
Answers to common questions about vaccine safety and autism.
www.cdc.gov
November 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
It is very sad to see US CDC foresake science for fealty.
I'm not sure regaining global scientific trust will be so easy.
www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
I'm not sure regaining global scientific trust will be so easy.
www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
It's funny how effect follows cause.
Wealthy countries deprioritise aid and you get an aid crisis.
New Headline:
Selfish Wealthy Countries Create Aid Crisis
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Wealthy countries deprioritise aid and you get an aid crisis.
New Headline:
Selfish Wealthy Countries Create Aid Crisis
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Global aid crisis dire as winter nears for millions in need – DW – 11/15/2025
Millions of refugees in camps and informal settings around the world will feel the loss of billions in aid funding as winter approaches. Many will be forced to ration and could face death, insiders to...
www.dw.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:31 AM
It's funny how effect follows cause.
Wealthy countries deprioritise aid and you get an aid crisis.
New Headline:
Selfish Wealthy Countries Create Aid Crisis
www.dw.com/en/unhcr-fao...
Wealthy countries deprioritise aid and you get an aid crisis.
New Headline:
Selfish Wealthy Countries Create Aid Crisis
www.dw.com/en/unhcr-fao...
It seems to me that European governments are going to have to do far, far more to support Ukraine today or regret it tomorrow.
They are leaving Ukraine to slowly exanguinate because the prospect of escalation is so frightening.
[And it is frightening]
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
They are leaving Ukraine to slowly exanguinate because the prospect of escalation is so frightening.
[And it is frightening]
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Russian attacks on Kyiv ‘calculated and wicked’, says Zelenskyy
Pictures posted on social media showed different sites in flames and residents gathering in rubble-strewn streets outside apartment buildings
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:29 PM
It seems to me that European governments are going to have to do far, far more to support Ukraine today or regret it tomorrow.
They are leaving Ukraine to slowly exanguinate because the prospect of escalation is so frightening.
[And it is frightening]
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
They are leaving Ukraine to slowly exanguinate because the prospect of escalation is so frightening.
[And it is frightening]
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
There is little to celebrate here.
Renewables are growing fast—but mostly to meet new demand.
The existing fossil system, and its CO₂ output, remain largely untouched.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Renewables are growing fast—but mostly to meet new demand.
The existing fossil system, and its CO₂ output, remain largely untouched.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Supply boom in cheaper renewables will seal end of fossil fuel era, says IEA
Watchdog’s flagship report says rise in low-carbon electricity will make transition ‘inevitable’, despite Trump’s calls to carry on drilling
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:57 AM
There is little to celebrate here.
Renewables are growing fast—but mostly to meet new demand.
The existing fossil system, and its CO₂ output, remain largely untouched.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Renewables are growing fast—but mostly to meet new demand.
The existing fossil system, and its CO₂ output, remain largely untouched.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
A President cannot commit a crime and can pardon those who commit a crime on his behalf.
And thus, the great circle of modern political life in the US is complete.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
And thus, the great circle of modern political life in the US is complete.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Trump Pardons Giuliani and Others Involved in Effort to Overturn 2020 Election
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
A President cannot commit a crime and can pardon those who commit a crime on his behalf.
And thus, the great circle of modern political life in the US is complete.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
And thus, the great circle of modern political life in the US is complete.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
When brutal dictators are annointed National Heros, watch carefully for any backsliding of democracy.
"Fury" sounds like exactly the right kind of response from the Indonesian people.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
"Fury" sounds like exactly the right kind of response from the Indonesian people.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Fury as Indonesia declares late authoritarian ruler Suharto a national hero
Suharto presided over a period marked by rampant corruption, nepotism, censorship and allegations of mass human rights abuses
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November 10, 2025 at 7:36 AM
When brutal dictators are annointed National Heros, watch carefully for any backsliding of democracy.
"Fury" sounds like exactly the right kind of response from the Indonesian people.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
"Fury" sounds like exactly the right kind of response from the Indonesian people.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
“Epistemic injustice” and “decolonising” now signal virtue more than insight—confusing truth with power and treating coloniality as the only power that matters.
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Decolonising Epistemic Injustice in Global Health
In global health, few phrases have the cachet of “epistemic injustice” and “decolonisation.” They signal a speaker’s virtue and righteousness, and to question them risks being branded oppressive.
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November 9, 2025 at 11:25 AM
“Epistemic injustice” and “decolonising” now signal virtue more than insight—confusing truth with power and treating coloniality as the only power that matters.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/decolo...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/decolo...
Now the world has been fixed--poverty eradicated and human rights respected everywhere--Canada has joined many other wealth nations in cutting aid.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Budget's $2.7B cut to foreign aid leaves international development in limbo, say NGOs | CBC News
Canada is being accused of retreating from its role as an international development leader after the Liberal government’s budget announced it will cut $2.7 billion in foreign aid over the next four ye...
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November 9, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Now the world has been fixed--poverty eradicated and human rights respected everywhere--Canada has joined many other wealth nations in cutting aid.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
People were "dumfounded" by the administration's cruelty?!?!? Really? Where had they been living for the past 9 months?
Withholding food benefits is cruel! And for the Trump administration, it's just another Tuesday.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Withholding food benefits is cruel! And for the Trump administration, it's just another Tuesday.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Americans ‘dumbfounded by cruelty’ of Trump officials slashing Snap benefits
Those among the 42 million enrolled in the program worry that cutoff of the benefit will send their lives into a tailspin
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:24 AM
People were "dumfounded" by the administration's cruelty?!?!? Really? Where had they been living for the past 9 months?
Withholding food benefits is cruel! And for the Trump administration, it's just another Tuesday.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Withholding food benefits is cruel! And for the Trump administration, it's just another Tuesday.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
A nicely considered piece by Steven Schwartz.
The greatest of follies is to imagine that we can remain wise while ceasing to learn. —Francis Bacon
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The greatest of follies is to imagine that we can remain wise while ceasing to learn. —Francis Bacon
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Getting dumber: the reverse Flynn effect and the politics of denial
For decades, humanity appeared to be getting smarter. Then, inconveniently, it wasn’t. IQs are now sliding backwards, and instead of asking why, we’ve decided to pretend intelligence doesn't matter.
substack.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:42 AM
A nicely considered piece by Steven Schwartz.
The greatest of follies is to imagine that we can remain wise while ceasing to learn. —Francis Bacon
substack.com/home/post/p-...
The greatest of follies is to imagine that we can remain wise while ceasing to learn. —Francis Bacon
substack.com/home/post/p-...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
This is insanity.
South Korea's theatre of operations doesn't require nuclear submarines. For the cost they could develop a much stronger diesel-electric fleet, which better suits their needs.
This is a $ premium paid to the US for maintaining an untidy ally
This is insanity.
South Korea's theatre of operations doesn't require nuclear submarines. For the cost they could develop a much stronger diesel-electric fleet, which better suits their needs.
This is a $ premium paid to the US for maintaining an untidy ally
Trump gives South Korea permission to build nuclear-powered submarine
Trump’s decision to allow South Korea to build a nuclear-powered submarine will admit Seoul to a small club of nations possessing such vessels
www.theguardian.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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This is insanity.
South Korea's theatre of operations doesn't require nuclear submarines. For the cost they could develop a much stronger diesel-electric fleet, which better suits their needs.
This is a $ premium paid to the US for maintaining an untidy ally
This is insanity.
South Korea's theatre of operations doesn't require nuclear submarines. For the cost they could develop a much stronger diesel-electric fleet, which better suits their needs.
This is a $ premium paid to the US for maintaining an untidy ally
Israeli Strikes in Gaza Kill at Least 100, Local Health Officials Say
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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And Peter Thiel--another Billionaire--says the antichrist is coming.
When the Billionaires disagree I feel all a-flutter.
And Peter Thiel--another Billionaire--says the antichrist is coming.
When the Billionaires disagree I feel all a-flutter.
Bill Gates says climate crisis won’t cause ‘humanity’s demise’ in call to shift focus to ‘improving lives’
Billionaire’s statement comes a day after UN said humanity missed 1.5C climate target and warned of devastation
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October 29, 2025 at 6:14 AM
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And Peter Thiel--another Billionaire--says the antichrist is coming.
When the Billionaires disagree I feel all a-flutter.
And Peter Thiel--another Billionaire--says the antichrist is coming.
When the Billionaires disagree I feel all a-flutter.
This sounds like a very positive message for health in Africa.
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healthpolicy-watch.news/african-publ...
African Public Health Conference Calls For 'Health Sovereignty’ And Prioritizing Primary Care Ahead Of G20 - Health Policy Watch
DURBAN, South Africa — The “Durban Promise”, the ambitious outcome document of the Conference of Public Health In Africa 2025 will be on the menu when
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October 27, 2025 at 6:17 PM
This sounds like a very positive message for health in Africa.
healthpolicy-watch.news/african-publ...
healthpolicy-watch.news/african-publ...
An excellent piece by Lazardi, explaining why pre- and re-distributive policies are both needed to achieve an egalitarian society, which requires a functional technocratic state.
Sadly, the left has joined the right in despising it.
jacobin.com/2025/10/pred...
Sadly, the left has joined the right in despising it.
jacobin.com/2025/10/pred...
Predistributive Measures Are Essential to Reducing Inequality
The welfare state is essential for keeping the nonworking population out of poverty. But we shouldn’t discount the role of predistributive measures like strong unions and minimum wage laws in reducing...
jacobin.com
October 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
An excellent piece by Lazardi, explaining why pre- and re-distributive policies are both needed to achieve an egalitarian society, which requires a functional technocratic state.
Sadly, the left has joined the right in despising it.
jacobin.com/2025/10/pred...
Sadly, the left has joined the right in despising it.
jacobin.com/2025/10/pred...
“He’s gonna get a third term,” Bannon said. “Trump is gonna be president in ’28, and people just sort of need to get accommodated with that.”
And that's how any great democracy works...through "divine will"
www.trtafrika.com/english/arti...
And that's how any great democracy works...through "divine will"
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TRT Afrika - Former aide says Trump will seek third term despite constitutional limit
Bannon calls Trump an “instrument of divine will” and suggested a strategy exists to bypass the 22nd Amendment’s two-term restriction — though legal experts say such a move is impossible.
www.trtafrika.com
October 25, 2025 at 12:26 PM
“He’s gonna get a third term,” Bannon said. “Trump is gonna be president in ’28, and people just sort of need to get accommodated with that.”
And that's how any great democracy works...through "divine will"
www.trtafrika.com/english/arti...
And that's how any great democracy works...through "divine will"
www.trtafrika.com/english/arti...
It recalls Milton Friedman's great book, "Capitalism and Sleazedom"
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Amazon strategised about keeping its datacentres’ full water use secret, leaked document shows
Executives at world’s biggest datacenter owner grappled with disclosing information about water used to help power facilities
www.theguardian.com
October 25, 2025 at 11:13 AM
It recalls Milton Friedman's great book, "Capitalism and Sleazedom"
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...