I promise Claude is more measured than some of my group chats.
08.03.2026 11:58
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I promise Claude is more measured than some of my group chats.
my friend Josh Martin is launching the Peace Per Dollar Initiative, attempting to determine what conflict reduction interventions are effective and cost-effective: cega.berkeley.edu/article/how-...
seriously Labour do you WANT me to join the lib dems
We are HIRING! 1Day Sooner is hiring a Policy Lead to drive the policy agenda of our Clinical Trial Abundance (CTA) program. If this looks like you, please APPLY: 1daysooner.org/jobs/
Op ed in march 3 FT
In today’s FT: @aveek18.bsky.social making the case for lead screening in the UK
Great piece by @aveek18.bsky.social in the FT:
"On lead, Britain is the laggard of the developed world"
www.ft.com/content/bbd5...
sorry to tell you, but I have also never smoked a cigarette and I am not cool
We had an officer in my PhD cohort. He was smart and more importantly, had good taste in movies. He… did complain once we were all Democrats, but I think he gained from the experience & vice versa.
Also known bastion of woke [checks notes] the council on foreign relations???
it is such a joy to be there for people you care about
like, you’re worried about being a burden? shut the fuck up, I’m on my way with soup.
Here's a briefing @leecrawfurd.bsky.social @lgilbert.co and I have written for @smfthinktank.bsky.social explaining the issue: www.smf.co.uk/publications...
MPs and peers call for all UK children to be screened for lead
www.ft.com/content/ee60...
About 170,000 UK children are exposed to clinically significant levels of lead. Only about 250 of them will receive any intervention to reduce that exposure.
Six MPs and a Lord have signed an open letter suggesting we change that: www.ft.com/content/ee60...
The UK is terrifyingly ignorant when it comes to the problem of lead exposure. I've described it as a "don't ask, don't tell strategy".
So it's great to have got politicians, scientists, policy researchers and to endorse the call for a national child screening program
www.ft.com/content/ee60...
Cat stretched on a rug
pls consider this cat
tortoiseshell cat in a man’s lap
problems with being a long-distance daughter: my parents have a new kitten and I won’t get to meet her for MONTHS
gotta get a fairytale witch in here
Jasmin Tendo Mpoza is a very special Malengo student: it turned out her high school degree was ineligible for university admission in Germany, and so she got a new one, remotely and studying by herself in Uganda. She is now getting a BA in International Business at Hochschule Anhalt, Germany.
🆕 Can AI take off in Africa?
Today on Ideas in Development, Rose Mutiso (African Tech Futures Lab) joins @deenamousa.com & I to discuss the need for an energy and digital infrastructure revolution on the continent + how to make it happen.
Listen now @voxdev.bsky.social: voxdev.org/topic/techno...
will you be doing a book tour/events?
sometimes I wonder if every powerful man has harassed women and it’s just that I don’t know about all of them
turns out having a mother who is a physical therapist specializing in hands, elbows, and shoulders is very useful
she can provide free consults for when my friends have RSI
(the free consult usually consists of "stop doing the thing that hurts")
HUGE. A victory for more than a quarter million Haitians with Temporary Protected Status. A significant majority of them entered the United States legally and have never been out of status since.
Even the Trump admin isn't saying Haiti is a safe country for them to go back to.
So much of classic political science research is woefully underpowered.
I'm glad we're slowly coming to our senses.
A white man and woman stand on a mountain in ski gear
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Does the American melting pot still melt? Yeah, pretty much:
New on Substack, a literature review on immigrant assimilation in the US: www.laurenpolicy.com/p/cultural-a...
"half of the children interviewed under the age of 12 reported having experienced physical, emotional and sexual violence in school." new @cgdev.org research from @gsmarrelli.bsky.social in the Malawian media
www.zodiakmalawi.com/national-new...
I truly don’t understand how people without cats live.
What do you mean, no one is lying in wait for you to give them attention the second you open your eyes in the morning?
A bouquet of flowers in a farfalle vase
is the English winter getting you down? Really recommend a truly ludicrous vase.