Sasha Gordon

American living abroad

[Tim Brannigan @tim_brannigan]

This US doctor has had enough of the ‘tributes’. He makes his point powerfully and impressively.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Here’s a useful overview of the likely scenarios that the world will be facing in the coming months while managing this pandemic. So much depends on our ability to make good decisions going forward along with our ability to remain resilient. https://t.co/uYpP1KfOUs

[Nadwa Dawsari @Ndawsari]

Total #Curfew doesn’t seem to be working in Jordan. The government closed grocery stores & bakeries indefinitely. Today, it sent bread trucks. This was supposed to be door to door selling of bread but people r impatient & this was the result! #COVID19

[Nadwa Dawsari @Ndawsari]

#Yemen's medical air bridge offers rare glimpse of hope - BBC News https://t.co/ecexAf5OTH

[Nadwa Dawsari @Ndawsari]

Another reason why money should go into Yemeni organisations instead of INGOs. This can't happen overnight because of capacity issues but donors need to establish funding streams to gradually achieve that.
Donors need to invest building capacity of Yemeni NGOs as part of funding

[Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, MBE now on Blue Sky @sanambna]

No mention of #womenpeacebuilders #WPBs? They were/are the heart & soul of bringing this agenda to life. @whatthewomensay & #WASL heading into #WPS2020 with a call to action to #StandWithWomenPeacebuilders.
https://t.co/0w0tvm8xRe
@milucina @munaluqman @Rajaa_Altalli @hazalamin

[Kawkab Al-Thaibani @Kawkab]

Who said war means only direct killing?! Cutting people's salaries can be an execution sentence for many Yemenis with small income. This photo is for a man who bursted with tears while protesting for salaries after 6 months with no pay in #Taiz.

[Sasha Gordon @ahcgordon]

brilliance

[Karl Sharro @KarlreMarks]

A thread on the historic roots of why it's difficult for the UK and the EU to agree a deal. European culture is notoriously averse to compromise, largely because of the legacy of the warring tribes that historically dominated this region of the world.

[Karl Sharro @KarlreMarks]

Chatterji developed his thesis after an amazing discovery, he observed that the map of ancient European tribes and modern football club support are almost identical, pointing to historical patterns of continuity of affiliation (HPCA). It was a turning point for the field.

[Hillary Clinton @HillaryClinton]

We should not nuke hurricanes.

[Fatima Alasrar @YemeniFatima]

Happy #NationalDogDay2019! With Leela, AKA the Distracter in Chief, who just turned one a couple of days ago. Leela hates it when I write or tweet...she recently started to shut down my laptop and sit on it everytime I start to type!

#NationalDogsDay

[Jeremy Slevin @jeremyslevin]

This is just incredible to see on national television.

[NowThis Impact @nowthisimpact]

This school sends students to yoga class instead of detention, and the results are incredible

[ARK @ARKUpdate]

“We see the online world as an amplification of the offline world, so we don’t distinguish them” [when designing alternative narratives interventions] - Stephanie Hankey from @Info_Activism at @Googleorg #SafetyImpactChallenge with @ISDglobal and @AshokaUK

[Women4Yemen Network @Women4Yemen]

Important read relevant to Yemeni women-led grassroots groups.

[CNN @CNN]

Food meant for hungry families in war-ravaged Yemen is being taken by Iran-backed Houthis at a greater scale than previously known. @kileycnn has more on this special CNN investigation.

Warning: This video contains graphic images. https://t.co/meudH7NDPE

[Moneer Al-Omari | منير العُمري @Yemen24]

'Abuse' is not a proper word to describe the #Houthi looting of relief aid meant for the most vulnerable people in #Yemen. The volume of aid being stolen by Houthi militia is way far beyond what you can ever imagine. They are professional #thieves.
https://t.co/3BbFP2w0RT

[Sasha Gordon @ahcgordon]

@YemeniFatima @OSE_Yemen Exactly, he has explicitly said that as long as the battle for Hodeida was prevented, that counts as a modest success for the peace process.

[Fatima Alasrar @YemeniFatima]

1. #Yemen's parliament is planning to issue a statement asking the internationally recognized gov't to boycott UN Special Envoy & demand replacing him. Mistrust in the UN Envoy has been building up, the UN should not look the other way; minimizing this discontent is risky;