Jim Della-Giacoma

Ex @nyuCIC @PeaceOpsCIC @CrisisGroup @SSRC_org @NDI @UNPeacekeeping @UNDPPA @reuters @afp @australian @AAPnewswire @honi_soit @2ser #fragility #conflict #Asia

[Jim Della-Giacoma @jimdella]

Between 1986 & 1997 hundreds of clandestine Timorese independence movement members broke into embassies in Jakarta. This piece looks back on my reporting on these embassy break-ins, & their importance as a form of protest against the occupation and as a pathway to asylum.

[New Mandala @newmandala]

NEW: "With practice, it became a well-oiled machine: a pre-dawn break-in could lead to an evening KLM flight"—@jimdella on how embassy break-ins became a protest tactic of the underground Timorese independence movement, and asylum pathway for many members https://t.co/Da6ulyxNGF

[Asian Development Bank @ADB_HQ]

Countries classified as fragile and conflict-affected situations (FCAS) and small island developing states (SIDS) in Asia and the Pacific are susceptible to drivers of fragility such as weak governance, climate change, and civil unrest.

ADB works with governments and the private sector to tailor solutions that strengthen resilience and address roots of vulnerabilities.

More in the FCAS and SIDS annual report: https://t.co/bZ3uzQKQJk

[Jim Della-Giacoma @jimdella]

@COcanalNPS just south of the Dragan Bend Boat Ramp.

[Jim Della-Giacoma @jimdella]

@dashdashado Such extreme rhetoric in a discussion about county planning is inappropriate as it trivializes these serious crimes against humanity and seeks to demonize anyone who has a different view and the county officials working in good faith to make our county a better place to live.

[Development Asia @DevelopmentAsia]

ADB has published its Fragile & Conflict-Affected Situations (FCAS) & Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Approach 2022 Annual Report.
The report highlights ADB's work in these contexts in 2022.
https://t.co/sge9DEBe3d

[Jim Della-Giacoma @jimdella]

@GordonPeake And a library! You should make sure they stock your books!

[Councilmember Will Jawando @CMJawando]

Today, the Planning, Housing & Parks (PHP) Committee discussed housing segregation. For 79 years, racial covenants in the county limited/prevented Black residents & others from owning land or buying homes. @montgomeryplans Segregation Mapping Project details the use of covenants.

[Sunanda Creagh @sunanda_creagh]

Penalties, passes, and a touch of politics: the Women's World Cup is about to kick off https://t.co/qqgkK5cD4A via @ConversationEDU

[Sunanda Creagh @sunanda_creagh]

‘Gorgeous goal getters’: 1970s media coverage of ‘soccerettes’ was filled with patronising sleaze https://t.co/vygmjO2O30 via @ConversationEDU

[ADB Publications @adbpublications]

In 2022, ADB’s support to its most fragile and vulnerable developing member countries and small island developing states reached $1.5 billion, or 9% of its total commitments. Much of this support focused on public sector management, energy, and transport, among others.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

In Opinion

"The Supreme Court now is this country’s ultimate political prize," Linda Greenhouse writes.

"That conclusion is as unavoidable as it is frightening." https://t.co/xKRXRnLvfl

[tim ritchie @timritchie]

A classic Sydney dawn -
Harbour Bridge silhouette
Crepuscular rays
Burnt orange and blue sky

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

"With let-them-eat-cake obliviousness, today, the majority pulls the ripcord and announces 'colorblindness for all' by legal fiat. But deeming race irrelevant in law does not make it so in life."

Ketanji Brown Jackson's dissent: https://t.co/kgzo6iofkS

[Samantha Crompvoets @SCrompvoets]

It has been surreal. Sadly we see it often - votes over values, and cheap shots at the expense of our national identity. #auspol https://t.co/FYipaM34dJ

[Jim Della-Giacoma @jimdella]

So happy to have a fan boy moment with @EstherCinDC at the @Wolf_Trap Out & About Festival AND go home with a @wamu885 @DCist beer cozy (aka stubby holder) with my spirit animal. #critternotvarmint

[Jim Della-Giacoma @jimdella]

@GordonPeake And where is this?