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Jeremy Youde @jeremyyoude.bsky.social · 5d

Portland Half Marathon today. Ideal running conditions, great crowds, lots of love—hardly a war zone.

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Jeremy Youde @jeremyyoude.bsky.social · 13d

Also, get yourself a favorite band that sticks with its trans homies.

Jeremy Youde @jeremyyoude.bsky.social · 13d

There is much wrong with the world, but there’s still The Hold Steady live.

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Jeremy Youde @jeremyyoude.bsky.social · 17d

I'm glad that there finally is a strategy, but it just reminds us all how much devastation has been done to the global health sector and how hard it will be to rebuild the trust that the US generated over the past 30+ years in global health. /fin

Jeremy Youde @jeremyyoude.bsky.social · 17d

Finally, a strategy like this shows just how important institutions are--and how neglected they are in this strategy. We need a strong CDC, WHO, and other institutions to make something like this feasible, and those get little attention (and no restoration of resources) in this strategy.

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Jeremy Youde @jeremyyoude.bsky.social · 17d

Fourth, there's a sense of "everything old is new again" in this strategy. What's to suggest that these approaches will work any better this time, especially under an administration that has been actively hostile toward global health programs?

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Jeremy Youde @jeremyyoude.bsky.social · 17d

Third, how do you square everything in this plan with the realities of completely gutting the funding and staffing for global health in the US government over the past nine months?

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Jeremy Youde @jeremyyoude.bsky.social · 17d

Second, reaching agreements with individual states by April 2026? That seems....optimistic. What sort of groundwork has been laid? The Trump Administration's past promises of lots of agreements in a short amount of time haven't exactly borne fruit.

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Jeremy Youde @jeremyyoude.bsky.social · 17d

First, it's striking how the focus on bilateral agreements and not engaging with international organizations mirrors much of the approach that China has taken to global health.

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Jeremy Youde @jeremyyoude.bsky.social · 17d

The Trump Administration finally released its global health strategy. A few initial thoughts from me....

www.npr.org/sections/goa...

What's in -- and what's missing -- in the new U.S. strategy for global health

After months of aid cuts, the State Department has released a 35-page document detailing how it plans to roll out global health assistance. Here's what it says — and what the reaction is.

www.npr.org

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Jeremy Youde @jeremyyoude.bsky.social · Apr 10

Very much looking forward to this conversation during these fraught times. Join us!

International Studies Association @isanet.bsky.social · Apr 9

#Education is changing fast. #Tech advances, #Policy shifts, and #Donor priorities are reshaping the landscape. Join our panel of #Deans and #Administrators for a #VirtualPanel discussing what’s next for the future of #HigherEd: buff.ly/Cu87RW1

Jeremy Youde @jeremyyoude.bsky.social · Mar 27

Mike Jordan and Martha Bennett talking about the challenges and opportunities in Portland local government. Love this connection between PSU and the city!

Jeremy Youde @jeremyyoude.bsky.social · Mar 11

So grateful to Doug for his generosity and his ongoing dedication to the Hatfield School!

www.pdx.edu/hatfield-sch...

Emeritus faculty Doug Morgan donates $1 million to strengthen the Hatfield School of Government | Portland State University

www.pdx.edu

Jeremy Youde @jeremyyoude.bsky.social · Mar 4

The best part of #ISA2025! Thanks for the run and the great chat about politics, research, and live music!

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Feb 16

soon enough, the mere presence of black and latino students on campus will be illegal racial discrimination against white students www.insidehighered.com/news/diversi...

Trump admin threatens to rescind federal funds over DEI

In a sweeping and unprecedented letter issued over the weekend, the Office for Civil Rights declared race-based scholarships, cultural centers and even graduation ceremonies illegal.

www.insidehighered.com

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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · Feb 16

Keith Haring died of AIDS aged 31 on 16 Feb 1990.
One of his last works, Unfinished Painting, was deliberately incomplete, reflecting the devastating, unquantifiable loss to the arts due to AIDS.
#LGBTplusHistoryMonth

A square canvas. Only the top corner is filled with Harings distinctive figures, rendered in Lavender, the rest is blank.

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Jeremy Youde @jeremyyoude.bsky.social · Feb 14

Good thing we’ve wiped out all infectious diseases and no new ones ever spring up….oh, wait.

Jeremy Faust, MD @jeremyfaust.bsky.social · Feb 14

Major news:

Entire first-year class of the Epidemic Intelligence Service must be out by 5pm, sources say.

Also: a major CDC contractor "just let go." Others may follow.

This is an attack on our ability to detect outbreaks.

More, with quotes from CDC officials:
open.substack.com/pub/insideme...

News: Half of CDC "disease detectives" terminated. DOGE takes aim at US disease surveillance.

Entire first-year class of the Epidemic Intelligence Service must be out by 5 p.m., sources say. Also: a major CDC contractor "just let go," and others may follow.

open.substack.com

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Jeremy Youde @jeremyyoude.bsky.social · Feb 6

"Abandoning this leadership position undermines trust in the U.S., on global health and many other issues, and those effects will linger long after Trump is out of office."

Check out my latest piece on Trump gutting global health programs in Democracy in Exile

dawnmena.org/trumps-gutti...

Trump’s Gutting of Foreign Aid Is a Threat to Global Health

In its chaotic first few weeks, one of the new Trump administration’s many targets has been global health.

dawnmena.org

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Jeremy Youde @jeremyyoude.bsky.social · Jan 27

Happy second birthday, Lenny Leonard!

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Jeremy Youde @jeremyyoude.bsky.social · Jan 21

Because of course he did. Shortsighted doesn’t even begin to describe this situation. You can’t make something better if you aren’t even at the table.

Trump Withdraws U.S. from World Health Organization

Public health experts say U.S. withdrawal from the W.H.O. would undermine the nation’s standing as a global health leader and make it harder to fight the next pandemic.

www.nytimes.com

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Jeremy Youde @jeremyyoude.bsky.social · Dec 22

Happy 3rd birthday, Carl Carlson!

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Jeremy Youde @jeremyyoude.bsky.social · Dec 22

Never change, #Duluth

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Jeremy Youde @jeremyyoude.bsky.social · Dec 18

Listening to @daveholmes.bsky.social’s best of 2024 playlist and officially deciding to turn all music discovery responsibility over to him. Seriously good stuff, my friends. music.apple.com/us/playlist/...

Best of 2024 by dave holmes on Apple Music

Playlist · 25 Songs

music.apple.com

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Jeremy Youde @jeremyyoude.bsky.social · Dec 2

The least believable part of “Wicked” was when everyone started clapping when the dean entered the room.

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Jeremy Youde @jeremyyoude.bsky.social · Dec 1

Cool, cool, cool. What could possibly go wrong?

US membership in the World Health Organization is on the line with Trump’s return

If the U.S. withdraws from the global health body, as Trump attempted to do in his first term, the WHO could lose its top government donor.

www.politico.com

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