Tim Hirschel-Burns
@timhirschelburns.bsky.social
Working @gdp-center.bsky.social for a global economy that advances development and addresses climate change. Past: Oxfam, Yale Law, Benin. Views my own. Subscribe to my Substack: timhirschelburns.substack.com
It is stuff like this that blows to smithereens any idea that Trump's foreign policy is about America First isolationism.
It's white internationalism
It's white internationalism
It's not just that the United States has stopped trying to promote liberal democratic ideas internationally. It's that the United States is actively trying to promote the contrary. It's trying to turn more countries into Hungary.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
U.S. to Press Europe and Other Allies on ‘Mass Migration,’ Document Says
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:32 AM
It is stuff like this that blows to smithereens any idea that Trump's foreign policy is about America First isolationism.
It's white internationalism
It's white internationalism
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We have said consistently that the Guard should not be here. It is unsafe for both members of the Guard and communities.
Our deepest condolences go to the two West Virginia families who will now spend this season mourning the loss of loved ones who died while deployed unnecessarily.
Our deepest condolences go to the two West Virginia families who will now spend this season mourning the loss of loved ones who died while deployed unnecessarily.
NEW: The governor of West Virginia says that two members of the state National Guard shot today in DC have died.
November 26, 2025 at 8:59 PM
We have said consistently that the Guard should not be here. It is unsafe for both members of the Guard and communities.
Our deepest condolences go to the two West Virginia families who will now spend this season mourning the loss of loved ones who died while deployed unnecessarily.
Our deepest condolences go to the two West Virginia families who will now spend this season mourning the loss of loved ones who died while deployed unnecessarily.
We need much more finance flowing to developing countries—according to leading estimates, 1-2% of developed countries' GDP and 3-5% of developing countries' GDP.
The good news: large-scale finance to developing countries has happened before and worked
The good news: large-scale finance to developing countries has happened before and worked
November 25, 2025 at 10:03 PM
We need much more finance flowing to developing countries—according to leading estimates, 1-2% of developed countries' GDP and 3-5% of developing countries' GDP.
The good news: large-scale finance to developing countries has happened before and worked
The good news: large-scale finance to developing countries has happened before and worked
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This is heartbreakingly cruel and hypocritical. The same admin that has redefined refugee status to cover white South Africans is now going to drown thousands of refugees already approved for their status in red tape, potentially even seeking to strip some of their status and deport them.
Trump Admin planning a rule to re-decide whether *every* refugee who entered under Biden meets their criteria for a refugee. That’s 230,000 people! And no appeals!
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:46 AM
This is heartbreakingly cruel and hypocritical. The same admin that has redefined refugee status to cover white South Africans is now going to drown thousands of refugees already approved for their status in red tape, potentially even seeking to strip some of their status and deport them.
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Colombia wants to make the Amazon fossil-free. But there’s a major problem: ISDS.
Great piece by @timhirschelburns.bsky.social in the Colombian press.
Scrap corporate courts
www.lasillavacia.com/red-de-exper...
Great piece by @timhirschelburns.bsky.social in the Colombian press.
Scrap corporate courts
www.lasillavacia.com/red-de-exper...
Para proteger la Amazonía, Colombia debe salir del arbitraje inversionista-Estado
Esta columna fue escrita por los columnistas invitados Tim Hirschel-Burns y Fiorella Paredes. La semana pasada, durante la COP30, la ministra de Ambiente, Irene Vélez, declaró la sección de la Amazoní...
www.lasillavacia.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Colombia wants to make the Amazon fossil-free. But there’s a major problem: ISDS.
Great piece by @timhirschelburns.bsky.social in the Colombian press.
Scrap corporate courts
www.lasillavacia.com/red-de-exper...
Great piece by @timhirschelburns.bsky.social in the Colombian press.
Scrap corporate courts
www.lasillavacia.com/red-de-exper...
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Difficult to overstate how profound a failure DOGE was. Spending in FY2025 was not only than in FY2024 – but higher than it was projected to be when Trump first took office.*
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Difficult to overstate how profound a failure DOGE was. Spending in FY2025 was not only than in FY2024 – but higher than it was projected to be when Trump first took office.*
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
Internet scams are going to get worse and honestly it’s just a sad situation.
If you have billions of ppl in developing countries who don’t have opportunities to make a decent living but do have access to the internet, some are going to use that to degrade themselves + others, to all our detriment
If you have billions of ppl in developing countries who don’t have opportunities to make a decent living but do have access to the internet, some are going to use that to degrade themselves + others, to all our detriment
I had a popular account with a valuable audience and my Twitter payout was $80 a month-ish, to the point where I disabled monetization instead of uploading my ID. Payouts are only material if you live in a developing country, so “guy in Nigeria posting right-wing Amerislop” has taken over the site.
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Internet scams are going to get worse and honestly it’s just a sad situation.
If you have billions of ppl in developing countries who don’t have opportunities to make a decent living but do have access to the internet, some are going to use that to degrade themselves + others, to all our detriment
If you have billions of ppl in developing countries who don’t have opportunities to make a decent living but do have access to the internet, some are going to use that to degrade themselves + others, to all our detriment
This is the weekend to remind you that earlier this year Prime put out a thriller called “G20” where crypto terrorists take over the summit in South Africa and US President Viola Davis fights them off.
Somehow never made it into the zeitgeist…
Somehow never made it into the zeitgeist…
November 23, 2025 at 2:46 PM
This is the weekend to remind you that earlier this year Prime put out a thriller called “G20” where crypto terrorists take over the summit in South Africa and US President Viola Davis fights them off.
Somehow never made it into the zeitgeist…
Somehow never made it into the zeitgeist…
Getting tired of these 1-0 NWSL final defeats 😢
November 23, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Getting tired of these 1-0 NWSL final defeats 😢
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An important contrast from @polgreen.bsky.social, calling into question basic assumptions driving the US foreign policy establishment.
But instead of self-reflection, we’ve mostly seen denial, defensiveness, and compensatory fantasies of geopolitical bloc formation.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o...
But instead of self-reflection, we’ve mostly seen denial, defensiveness, and compensatory fantasies of geopolitical bloc formation.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o...
November 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
An important contrast from @polgreen.bsky.social, calling into question basic assumptions driving the US foreign policy establishment.
But instead of self-reflection, we’ve mostly seen denial, defensiveness, and compensatory fantasies of geopolitical bloc formation.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o...
But instead of self-reflection, we’ve mostly seen denial, defensiveness, and compensatory fantasies of geopolitical bloc formation.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o...
*Stephen Miller looking at 5-year-old child*
You illiterate scum
You illiterate scum
November 20, 2025 at 2:02 AM
*Stephen Miller looking at 5-year-old child*
You illiterate scum
You illiterate scum
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Great essay from @timhirschelburns.bsky.social: constant invocations of the Third World show that MAGA’s aim of race and class hierarchy is as much a global as a domestic project.
Any genuine alternative to Trump politics needs to confront this head-on.
timhirschelburns.substack.com/p/why-maga-c...
Any genuine alternative to Trump politics needs to confront this head-on.
timhirschelburns.substack.com/p/why-maga-c...
Why MAGA Can't Stop Saying "Third World"
Don’t look up works best when you can convince people they need to be looking down
timhirschelburns.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Great essay from @timhirschelburns.bsky.social: constant invocations of the Third World show that MAGA’s aim of race and class hierarchy is as much a global as a domestic project.
Any genuine alternative to Trump politics needs to confront this head-on.
timhirschelburns.substack.com/p/why-maga-c...
Any genuine alternative to Trump politics needs to confront this head-on.
timhirschelburns.substack.com/p/why-maga-c...
“Food, doctors, and everything else are desperately needed”
November 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
“Food, doctors, and everything else are desperately needed”
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Yes, if only we had an agency that could provide "food, doctors, and everything else that are desperately needed" in Sudan.
Trump is now turning his attention to Sudan. We’ll see if the warring factions there want to play his games.
November 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Yes, if only we had an agency that could provide "food, doctors, and everything else that are desperately needed" in Sudan.
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The stakes: Trump’s anti-climate agenda could result in 1.3m more deaths globally, analysis finds
- Fallout from increased emissions linked to president’s ‘America First’ policies expected to most affect those in poor, hot countries
#COP30 #climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Fallout from increased emissions linked to president’s ‘America First’ policies expected to most affect those in poor, hot countries
#COP30 #climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Trump’s anti-climate agenda could result in 1.3m more deaths globally, analysis finds
Fallout from increased emissions linked to president’s ‘America First’ policies expected to most affect those in poor, hot countries
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The stakes: Trump’s anti-climate agenda could result in 1.3m more deaths globally, analysis finds
- Fallout from increased emissions linked to president’s ‘America First’ policies expected to most affect those in poor, hot countries
#COP30 #climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Fallout from increased emissions linked to president’s ‘America First’ policies expected to most affect those in poor, hot countries
#COP30 #climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Meet a surprisingly influential woman you’ve likely never heard of. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/q... @pantheonbooks.bsky.social @drashleydfarmer.bsky.social @timhirschelburns.bsky.social #booksky
Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore | Washington Independent Review of Books
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November 19, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Meet a surprisingly influential woman you’ve likely never heard of. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/q... @pantheonbooks.bsky.social @drashleydfarmer.bsky.social @timhirschelburns.bsky.social #booksky
Haiti in the World Cup for the first time since 1974 🇭🇹 🇭🇹 🇭🇹
And this despite having to play their “home” games outside of Haiti. You love to see it
And this despite having to play their “home” games outside of Haiti. You love to see it
November 19, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Haiti in the World Cup for the first time since 1974 🇭🇹 🇭🇹 🇭🇹
And this despite having to play their “home” games outside of Haiti. You love to see it
And this despite having to play their “home” games outside of Haiti. You love to see it
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Scotland [4] - 2 Denmark - K. McLean 90+8'
It's done! No Playoff! Straight through! And WHAT A GOAL TO FINISH IT OFF!!!!
It's done! No Playoff! Straight through! And WHAT A GOAL TO FINISH IT OFF!!!!
November 18, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Scotland [4] - 2 Denmark - K. McLean 90+8'
It's done! No Playoff! Straight through! And WHAT A GOAL TO FINISH IT OFF!!!!
It's done! No Playoff! Straight through! And WHAT A GOAL TO FINISH IT OFF!!!!
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Would love to see someone from the moderate, Majority Dem faction really address and wrestle with the political effects of what Labour has been up to.
Latest YouGov government approval ratings, 15-17 November 2025
Approve: 11% (-2 from 8-10 Nov)
Disapprove: 69% (-1)
Net: -58 (-1)
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
Approve: 11% (-2 from 8-10 Nov)
Disapprove: 69% (-1)
Net: -58 (-1)
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
November 18, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Would love to see someone from the moderate, Majority Dem faction really address and wrestle with the political effects of what Labour has been up to.
This is the population of Sweden, Denmark, and Norway combined
November 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
This is the population of Sweden, Denmark, and Norway combined
New Substack today timhirschelburns.substack.com/p/why-maga-c...
November 18, 2025 at 2:16 AM
New Substack today timhirschelburns.substack.com/p/why-maga-c...
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Fighting a ghost while simultaneously feeding it. Till it haunts him out of office.
Starmer’s anti-asylum policies show how utterly clueless he is about the right-wing media’s role in politics.
He’s trying to fix a “problem” contrived by Farage, GB News and The Telegraph. He’ll never win, because ultimately he’s fighting a ghost – he’s fighting something that doesn’t really exist
He’s trying to fix a “problem” contrived by Farage, GB News and The Telegraph. He’ll never win, because ultimately he’s fighting a ghost – he’s fighting something that doesn’t really exist
November 17, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Fighting a ghost while simultaneously feeding it. Till it haunts him out of office.
If you pay attention, you'll have noticed that MAGA can't stop saying "Third World."
It's not just bc of that little rush they crave from uttering slurs (though that’s part of it).
It's part of something more profound, something even anti-MAGA ppl miss
timhirschelburns.substack.com/p/why-maga-c...
It's not just bc of that little rush they crave from uttering slurs (though that’s part of it).
It's part of something more profound, something even anti-MAGA ppl miss
timhirschelburns.substack.com/p/why-maga-c...
Why MAGA Can't Stop Saying "Third World"
Don’t look up works best when you can convince people they need to be looking down
timhirschelburns.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:42 PM
If you pay attention, you'll have noticed that MAGA can't stop saying "Third World."
It's not just bc of that little rush they crave from uttering slurs (though that’s part of it).
It's part of something more profound, something even anti-MAGA ppl miss
timhirschelburns.substack.com/p/why-maga-c...
It's not just bc of that little rush they crave from uttering slurs (though that’s part of it).
It's part of something more profound, something even anti-MAGA ppl miss
timhirschelburns.substack.com/p/why-maga-c...
Wow I didn't realize the bishops' immigration statement was the first they had put out on *any* subject since 2013 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
November 17, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Wow I didn't realize the bishops' immigration statement was the first they had put out on *any* subject since 2013 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...