Elliot Hannon

Writer/Producer: @Slate, @NPR & @TIME. Previously, India.

[Elliot Hannon @elliothannon]

Driving to Nova Scotia I was sure it was my destiny to win a million dollars. I did write this though. @NewYorker http://t.co/3UCOCpW3lQ

[Eric Randolph @EricWRandolph]

Mingling with the supporters of the Islamic Republic https://t.co/poj8xbePxx

[Eric Randolph @EricWRandolph]

Some years ago I interviewed Massoumeh Ebtekar, "Screaming Mary", spox for US embassy hostagetakers in 1979. The self-delusion was fascinating. I recount the meeting on my blog and discuss how the poisoning of relations with the US was not inevitable.
https://t.co/8ewiYRcstr

[Sadiq Khan @SadiqKhan]

Proud to say London is the @NBA’s second home 🏀

Basketball is the fastest-growing sport in our city - that's why I’m investing £1.5m to improve facilities and create more opportunities for young Londoners ⬇️

[Susanna Lehtimaki @Sulehti]

📄What does “independent” oversight in global health mean?

In our new paper with @nschwalbe @brianwahl and @elliothannon we show how independence is often claimed yet compromised, and introduce OPEN framework to assess operational independence.
🔗 https://t.co/UhLBxYtBm4

[Simon Kuper @KuperSimon]

This looks so much like American troops in Iraq 20 years ago

[Nina Schwalbe, PhD @nschwalbe]

📢The fourth meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG4) to develop Pathogen Access and Benefits Sharing (PABS) Annex for the #pandemictreaty kicked off today.

🕰️The meeting runs from 1 to 5 December.

🚪Stakeholders will be left out of the room (again).

🧵

[The Associated Press @AP]

Pope Leo XIV encouraged international news agencies on Thursday to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation, as he strongly backed a free, independent and objective press. He praised reporters on the ground in Gaza and Ukraine.

[Mehboob Jeelani @JeelaniReports]

So much for clean AI, and this: "Unable to plug into Mexico’s limited electric grid, Microsoft uses gas generators in at least one of its data centers....other companies may follow in its footsteps." https://t.co/OrC1YeDLs5

[Nina Schwalbe, PhD @nschwalbe]

💪Given the US withdrawal from the pandemic agreement negotiating process, Spark Street submitted a statement, asserting the importance of completing the process as a rebuttal to the current effort to dismantle institutions that promote and preserve health.

[Tessa Wick @tessawick]

Confused about why losing USAID matters so much? Take it from @LindseyGrahamSC — the agency is “a force for good, creating a great impression for our country, improving the lives of others, which is good foreign policy, good national security.”

[Ishaan Tharoor @ishaantharoor]

“This is cowardice, a moment of darkness that will leave democracy as a casualty. Donald Trump will celebrate this as an invitation to further intimidate The Post’s owner, Jeff Bezos (and other media owners),” @PostBaron said. “History will mark a disturbing chapter of spinelessness at an institution famed for courage.”
https://t.co/mQl1BezTie

[Elliot Hannon @elliothannon]

@missanabeem Ahh, back when you were just a young Jedi making your way in murica.

[Elliot Hannon @elliothannon]

@drewkelso_oms @WashWizards Amazing! Congrats man. Really happy for the OMS crew.

[Spider Stacy @spiderstacy]

‘O Captain! My Captain! Our fearful trip is done..’

[Nina Schwalbe, PhD @nschwalbe]

@GlobalHealthBMJ ⚠️Independent monitoring should:

✅review states’ adherence to legal obligations
✅triangulate self-reporting and peer review
✅be politically, financially, technically, and operationally independent of countries, WHO, and donors

🚨Read our analysis 👇🏼
https://t.co/zbiuiRHde4

[Barbara Bulc @barbarabulc]

Our joint comment in @TheLancet is out
#WorldMentalHealthDay!
«Why cities matter for adolescent mental health and wellbeing»
https://t.co/FgFTeUENkw
With @elliothannon @Sweetbert_M_A @beinginitiative @GermannStefan @FondationBotnar @PattieGonsalves
@Gimelendez @SangathIndia

[Tim Wigmore @timwig]

First time in Dharamsala - doesn’t disappoint

[Zack Bornstein @ZackBornstein]

Struggling to figure out how 8 billionaires who want to replace workers with robots are losing the narrative to 10,000 professional storytellers and the 150,000 hottest people in the world

[Financial Times @FT]

We cannot give up on the global pandemic treaty https://t.co/TLUgUV4sgA | opinion

[ProPublica @propublica]

Roth IRAs were intended to help average working Americans save, but IRS records show Thiel and other ultrawealthy investors have used them to amass vast untaxed fortunes. https://t.co/krtArsD8gk