Brandon White

External Relations @ UNHCR | Former Army Civil Affairs, Congress, and other stuff. TWEETS ARE MY OWN

"𝘐𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘪 𝘯𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘮"

[Brandon White @BWhiteofficial]

Global First Responders: What UNHCR does when emergencies strike https://t.co/taV0rfu4e5

[Barham Salih @BarhamSalih]

Deeply saddened by the earthquake that has struck Caracas.

I stand in solidarity with all those affected by the loss of loved ones, injuries, and damage to homes and communities.

UNHCR stands ready to support response efforts in coordination with the authorities and partners.

[Brandon White @BWhiteofficial]

Phenomenal reporting from Myanmar.

The War Forgotten by the World Is an Apocalypse Now https://t.co/84VUQZLnpo via @NYTimes

[Matthew Zeitlin @MattZeitlin]

People have really taken the europoor meme way too literally, there are lots of affluent Europeans with lots of vacation time

[UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency @Refugees]

In Ethiopia’s Gambella region, High Commissioner @BarhamSalih met some of the 450,000 South Sudanese refugees hosted here.

With resources strained, thousands of new arrivals expected from renewed conflict in South Sudan need lifesaving aid now, while seeking lasting solutions.

[Brandon White @BWhiteofficial]

AI

[James Rapien @JamesRapien]

If you saw these photos in January, what would your reaction have been?

[LanceMcAlister @LanceMcAlister]

I don’t know about you, but I needed this #Reds off day.

I’m tired of watching this team and saying “what was that?” I’m flat worn out by this organization.

With the exception of late inning heroics on Tuesday night, the Reds appeared a combination of dazed, tired, disinterested and lacking energy vs a woeful Kansas City team.

The slivers of moments offered like Tuesday night simply aren’t enough. Hell, the slivers of moments offered since 1995 aren’t enough.

This is a franchise that has not won more than 83 games in a season since winning 90 in 2013. Butler math makes that 13 years ago. This franchise not only hasn’t won a single home playoff game in the existence of GABP, it hasn’t won a playoff series since 1995.

This organization is broken. It’s been broken. And I have zero confidence in anyone being capable of fixing it, Not ownership. Not the President of Baseball Operations. And I didn’t figure to say this, but not the Hall-of-Fame manager to be.

This organization continues to spin the wheel of transactions. Cycling guys up and down, onto the roster, off the roster, into the lineup, out of the lineup. They DFA’d three pitchers inside of 24 hours this week.

Exactly what kind of organization building is Nick Krall doing when the answer is Yunior Marte? Stop it. Yesterday, Triple-A Louisville pitchers walked 14 batters and allowed 18 runs. Low-A Daytona is 19-34 and has been outscored by 90 runs. Please, stop it.

Meanwhile, Terry Francona continues trying to force square pegs into round holes, and appears unwilling to uproot the flag of loyalty he’s planted for too many players.

But this truly is a ‘team’ effort. While this roster no doubt lacks enough MLB talent. There is no question multiple players are simply not holding up their end of this.

As for injuries, the Reds can get in line. Every team in MLB is hurt. The week started with 255 MLB players on the IL, and 13 teams had more IL players than the Reds.

What’s most galling is that all of this appears to be acceptable to the organization. I continue to wait for someone, from the front office up, to come out and publicly declare what is happening as 'unacceptable'....and that the fans deserve better.

Last week, Brewers manager Pat Murphy said of a poor outing by rookie pitcher Brandon Sproat: "We're not going to tolerate too many duds like this, that's for sure. If he's not going to step up — we're trying to win. We're not rebuilding."

So refreshing.

Guardians GM Mike Chernoff recently told MLB Radio that he won’t use the MLB economic system as an excuse: “Whatever the system is, we have to find a way around it. We have to do things differently. We have to find a way to win. We’ve made the playoffs 7 of the last 10 years, with a World Series appearance, and an ALCS.

What a concept.

People often asked me, ‘How do the Rays and Brewers find ways to win?’ Survey says: Because they know what they are doing.

The model for the Reds is driven by hope. Hope to stay healthy. Hope to eliminate the peaks and valley’s. Hope to get to the .500 range. Hope to grab the sixth and final playoff spot each season.

I need a nap.

Wake me up when the Reds decide to get serious about winning.

[Brandon White @BWhiteofficial]

UNHCR appalled by attacks on aid operations and rising civilian toll in Ukraine https://t.co/h2KolsvDxm

[Brandon White @BWhiteofficial]

Yes, dealing with humans is one of the downsides of being a human

[UNHCR Ukraine @UNHCRUkraine]

UNHCR strongly condemns the🇷🇺attack on Dnipro🇺🇦, which hit a UNHCR-contracted warehouse.
Humanitarian aid, incl shelter & relief items, were destroyed.
We're working w/ partners to urgently replenish stocks & secure alternative storage. #NOTATARGET
More: https://t.co/Oaa9sAoxKw

[Brandon White @BWhiteofficial]

The world has 6 months to avert major food crisis, says UN as Hormuz struggle drags on https://t.co/Iqafv14mpi

[Brandon White @BWhiteofficial]

What the End of Aid Looks Like https://t.co/T5JKNcZeeC

[Brandon White @BWhiteofficial]

Statement by UNHCR Representative on deadly attack on Dnipro, destroying humanitarian aid in UNHCR’s warehouse https://t.co/fxhgW8L6ZQ

[Jan Egeland @NRC_Egeland]

We are only weeks away from horrific starvation in Somalia:
People in Burhakaba district in the Bay region could face life-threatening hunger by June unless there is urgent scale up of the emergency response.

This is entirely preventable. With additional funding, humanitarian partners can scale up lifesaving assistance immediately.

In Somalia 6 million people are facing crisis levels of hunger. Over half a million people have been forced to flee by drought impacts this year alone.

Right now, communities in parts of Bay and Bakool in South Central Somalia are among those facing the highest risk of severe hunger in the coming months.

NRC has helped over 400,000 people in Somalia this year.

We are, with partners, ready to prevent the hunger crisis in Somalia from worsening if the international community acts now.

[Brandon White @BWhiteofficial]

“There are different categories of starvation. We are only able to reach those who are really on the verge of, if you don’t give them something now, they will not be there tomorrow. Literally, it’s who dies first, and who dies next.”

https://t.co/Va5XUmFEQO

[Ryan Evans @EvansRyan202]

I pity those who go prospecting for geopolitical insights from techbro podcasts like @theallinpod. It's like learning seamanship from a guy who once rented a jet ski in Cabo.

[Brandon White @BWhiteofficial]

The humanitarian catastrophe the world continues to overlook https://t.co/pPS3xjOYmA

[Brandon White @BWhiteofficial]

"“The worst part is having to go through all of that without having committed any crime, simply for going to another country to ask for safety and protection.”

Latin American nationals deported by the US to Congo face an uncertain future https://t.co/6QJrJvfDXi

[Brandon White @BWhiteofficial]

Somalia is in a deadly drought again. Most humanitarian aid isn't there this time https://t.co/PFLAFXSy2t

[Brandon White @BWhiteofficial]

Uganda's open-door refugee policy under strain as regional conflicts intensify https://t.co/6SXxfwr7TG

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

A bit of uncut frustration, pride and anger at the end of a week in Somalia.

We need to fight back.