William Pate II
wepate.bsky.social
William Pate II
@wepate.bsky.social
Quantitative evaluator, applied statistician. Washington, DC area.
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What Happens When Civil Society Asks for Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning — Even When Donors Don’t

medium.com/@florcig/wha...

Original en castellano : escueladeactivistas.org/project/mel/
What Happens When Civil Society Asks for MEL — Even When Donors Don’t
When local organizations seek learning support on their own terms, funders can learn a great deal about the systems we’ve built.
medium.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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Want some GOOD news, for once? This article will leave you feeling happy end positive about the future
The future of solar power is bright, finds @tinymaddie.bsky.social

*Solar panels are cheap, and getting cheaper
*Batteries are good, and getting better
*Economic case for solar will overwhelm political apathy

In short, we're going to run the world on sunshine

www.newscientist.com/article/2500...
Solar energy is going to power the world much sooner than you think
Solar electricity is growing rapidly, but can it really dominate the global energy system? Here is what it will take for us to power the planet on sunshine
www.newscientist.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:14 AM
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The New York City mayor's race has been the main focus of many voters. But there are also other races to pay attention to. With early voting starting Saturday, here's what New Yorkers should know. nyti.ms/3JcbMXR
October 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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MAHA: We’re deeply concerned about chronic diseases, but please don’t try to track their prevalence.
Ugh... This study has existed for decades, providing valuable health data for all sorts of topics and publications. This is just more awful news. 🛟😷 Sociology medsky
CDC team running top survey on health and nutrition is laid off
NHANES has collected data on eating patterns, diabetes, and other common diseases for decades. The CDC team that runs it has been fired.
www.statnews.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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Here's the truth about the shutdown...
October 14, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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A really nice 15 min talk on Scientific understanding by Henk de Regt. Really worth watching for those practicing scientists who like me haven't had the time to read his book yet www.youtube.com/watch?v=SY1v...
October 14, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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In Opinion

Two Democratic candidates for governor — one in Virginia, one in New Jersey — stand as an emerging model of leader that confounds partisan molds, Michelle Cottle writes. “It is one Democrats hope will help their party shed its loser status in November, then keep gaining traction.”
Opinion | The Rise of the Democratic National Security Mom
The Democratic Party is counting on a new type of leader to counteract Trump.
nyti.ms
August 27, 2025 at 9:30 PM