Bill Gelfeld

Scholar. Bombast. Brother. Former aid worker. Goof ball. Blue Devil.

[Bill Gelfeld @BillGelfeld]

I just wrote a new op-ed on the mutual outrage of the pro-Israel and pro-Palestine camps and the ways in which it might be channeled in a positive direction. Please check it out if you're interested.

https://t.co/HND7UYgWJv

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I was really torn in writing this post, but I can't ignore the horrors inflicted by the Israeli Government in Gaza. My heart is with grieving Israelis, just as it is with grieving Gazans. That's why I believe There Has to Be a Better Way:

https://t.co/bRE7gozWH4

[Bill Gelfeld @BillGelfeld]

This will be my last tweet until Twitter is sold or substantially reformed. This platform is increasingly a joke and troll farm, as evidenced by this story. It's sad, this platform was once very useful.

https://t.co/XrugyO6jXB

[Bill Gelfeld @BillGelfeld]

As usual, a very nuanced, human take by Nick Kristof on the Israel-Hamas crisis:
https://t.co/Lzio5VbQyr

[Bill Gelfeld @BillGelfeld]

Here's an op-ed I wrote recommending that Israel learn from the US' failures after 9/11:

https://t.co/2FTsANRg3X

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This is not to take away from the full blame and scorn that Hamas deserves for the depravity of their attacks. But a recognition also that Netanyahu's self-interested and incompetent governance is at the root of why this tragedy unfolded the way it did.
https://t.co/PQzVJQsYvl

[Bill Gelfeld @BillGelfeld]

As if we needed any more evidence that Elon Musk sucks. This platform grows more useless by the day.

https://t.co/TCO9XKjAvi

[Bill Gelfeld @BillGelfeld]

A really cool way that visual technology is helping the Gallaudet football team:

https://t.co/2PC2jrOaKR

[Bill Gelfeld @BillGelfeld]

Repressive governments usually engender an exodus of talent. It's wise for developed countries to take advantage of this highly-skilled labor pool. Xi Jinping is slowly but steadily crippling the entrepreneurship and dynamism that fueled China's growth.
https://t.co/7OO4ShazOI

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Some really excellent points here by Peter Beinart that brokering a Saudi-Israeli accord, under their current extremist governments, supports the agendas of repressive regimes and stokes anti-American sentiment.

https://t.co/y37DYxqh8V

[Crazie Talk @crazietalker]

“THESE NERDS HAVE BEEN OUT HERE SINCE 4 AM” lol

[Bill Gelfeld @BillGelfeld]

A very well-reasoned argument why liberty must triumph over popular sovereignty in the Israeli Supreme Court case specifically and if liberal democracy is to prevail over populist and illiberal goals more broadly.

https://t.co/kzMaRrLYZY

[Bill Gelfeld @BillGelfeld]

The WFP does difficult but vital work in feeding many of the world's poorest countries. The US should double its current annual contribution to the WFP (which is well below historic levels) given the levels of hunger and climate disaster.

https://t.co/lZ0HQQNIma

[Bill Gelfeld @BillGelfeld]

I understand the temptation for Ecuador, Mexico, Colombia, or other such countries with security issues to take the quick and easy Bukele/El Salvador route. But the damage to democracy and human rights is real and enduring.

https://t.co/6qYCpCV5Tl

[Bill Gelfeld @BillGelfeld]

Very sad and alarming that Wagner and Russia are sinking their claws ever deeper into not just the security arena in the Central African Republic but also politics and business.

https://t.co/WGzO9hWLC4

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A disturbing report that a considerable part of the supply chain for Tesla's EVs (and other companies as well) comes from forced labor in Xinjiang. Not a great look for these companies to fuel ethnic cleansing by the CCP:

https://t.co/K3oXnaKM9X

[Bill Gelfeld @BillGelfeld]

I disagree with Mitt Romney on most policy issues, but I do think that he is a person of principle and is rare in not kowtowing to the extremist MAGA wing of the Republican Party.

https://t.co/FGnpi5XLKE

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While the author perhaps paints a rosier picture of the Allende regime than was the case, the defense of democracy--including not forgetting the abuses of dictatorship--remains essential in our fight against authoritarianism to protect our democracies.

https://t.co/7v6R3OvgvV

[Bill Gelfeld @BillGelfeld]

A really in-depth, telling story about the ways in which Duke has fallen behind other elite schools in enrolling low-income students. Do better Duke.

https://t.co/QuhncWlntm

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Fantastic that Mexico is headed in the right direction, while the US continues to go in reverse:

https://t.co/MmRcQ92RSR