Katherine Hirschfeld

Medical anthropologist, writing on political economy of corruption and emerging infectious disease. Author of Gangster-States. Palgrave 2015.

[Center for a Free Cuba @cubacenter]

CubaBrief: How Havana’s economic reform package reinforces the dictatorship, and regime elites. https://t.co/eXnTvSSC14 1/

[Mother Jones @MotherJones]

The Trump administration has taken steps to make sure that the United States is a safe space for money launderers, drug cartels, and international financial rogues. https://t.co/jiT31SEoUK

[Katherine Hirschfeld @TKHirschfeld]

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[POLITICO @politico]

US has the troops in place to attack Cuba https://t.co/DitJYQWWdI

[Katherine Hirschfeld @TKHirschfeld]

If anyone wants to know more of the backstory behind today’s Cuba news I strongly recommend this documentary about the arrest and execution
General Ochoa in 1989.

You will see the full dystopian splendor of the Cuban regime
https://t.co/xHSDgIIAOS

[Ricardo Herrero @ric23]

The Secretive Conglomerate That Controls Cuba’s Economy https://t.co/utndwUJkjq via @NYTimes

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

Anti-corruption work in Guatemala is getting harder, in part because its advocates can no longer count on support from the United States https://t.co/YfAgvpOAFP

[Katherine Hirschfeld @TKHirschfeld]

Brilliant analysis

[Alex_TVzla @at_tvzla]

Corruption in Venezuela is so extreme that it’s hard to visualize—so let’s visualize it.

[Giovanni Staunovo🛢 @staunovo]

The world has burned through oil inventories at a record speed as the Iran war throttles flows from the Persian Gulf, eating into the very buffer that protects against supply shocks.

The rapidly shrinking stockpiles mean that the risk of even more extreme price spikes and shortages is getting ever-closer, leaving governments and industries with fewer options to cushion the impact of the loss of more than a billion barrels of supply, two months into the near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The sharp depletion will also mean the market stays vulnerable for longer to future disruptions even after the conflict ends.
#oott https://t.co/xzErXQN2CC

[🇩🇴🇩🇴Juárez Víctor Castillo Semán🇩🇴🇩🇴 @jvcs57]

Penetrante análisis histórico y geopolítico del amigo Pedro Delgado Malagón sobre las causas del pemanentente inducido e irremisible colapso social, político y económico del fallido estado de Haití .

Analiza, convincentemente, cómo el hipócrita “respeto” a la ficción de su nominal y hueca “soberanía política” (que pocas veces ha existido en los hechos) ha sido permanente pasto para el caos y del reinado del Crimen, y también, cómo esto ha impedido que se implementen las necesarias soluciones internacionales, desde fuera, a sus terribles e insolubles problemas, o servido de excusa para la indolente e irresponsable inacción internacional frente a éstos.

[Small Wars Journal @smallwars]

“The Grievance Economy”

AI-driven layoffs + no guardrails = a grievance engine.

As displacements mount, algorithms are amplifying distrust faster than institutions can respond.

Dr. Frederick Gregory and Wesley Winkler explain this mechanism—and the stakes.

#AI

https://t.co/LcmTFsHbgD

[Gabe Garfield @WxGabe]

Gorgeous storm near Shidler, OK

7:19 p CT

[InSight Crime @InSightCrime]

🇻🇪 | The US is opening up to Venezuelan gold, but risks importing gold produced by organized criminal groups. Learn more here: https://t.co/6U2YIeTc6Z

[Katherine Hirschfeld @TKHirschfeld]

Really appreciate hearing this Cuban doctor’s point of view.

[Cubanet 🇨🇺 @CubanetNoticias]

🚨 “El sistema de salud en Cuba está en colapso total.”
El doctor Roberto Serrano analiza la crisis desde la isla y propone soluciones para reconstruirlo.
@cubasiglo21

[Ilya Lozovsky @ichbinilya]

It looks like the Corporate Transparency Act is on the way out.

This is a law that, among other things, required companies in the United States to report their beneficial owners to the Treasury Department — really important for enabling law enforcement to identify criminals and corrupt actors hiding behind shell companies!

The law was passed in a bipartisan vote in 2020, during Trump's first term. Now he, and Republicans, have turned against it. He already ordered Treasury to stop collecting the info earlier this year. This will be the nail in the coffin.

It's important to note that, by international standards, this is not an onerous requirement at all. Some countries require this information to be available to the public! Though there's a lot of room for improvement everywhere.

https://t.co/CUUtWf6GpC

[Chikwe Ihekweazu @Chikwe_I]

Rapid urbanization & climate change are increasing the risk of yellow fever outbreaks in cities.

Join our online #OneHealth event to hear about innovative prevention strategies, including vaccinating monkeys.

📅 30 March – 3 PM CET

Register 👇🏿
https://t.co/0YAI6yOOQ8

[Brian Winter @BrazilBrian]

One of the best, and only, voices from the ground in Cuba. I admire her tone of irony and restraint

[Rafael Prieto-Curiel @rafaelprietoc]

This week, @Nature published an article on how I use mathematical models to study what is otherwise very hard to measure: the scale and dynamics of cartels.

How a mathematician is cracking open Mexico's powerful drug cartels.
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https://t.co/0Rdg0s8HIp

[60 Minutes @60Minutes]

After nine years of reporting, 60 Minutes has uncovered new information about a device that may be linked to Havana Syndrome, mysterious brain injuries reported by U.S. government and military officials. 60 Minutes has new details about what sources say is a weapon built by a foreign adversary. Sunday. https://t.co/o3HSfJAt5B

[Katherine Hirschfeld @TKHirschfeld]

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[First Squawk @FirstSquawk]

Trump: "Maybe we'll have a friendly takeover of Cuba. We could very well end up having a friendly takeover of Cuba-fox news

[Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum]

Here's the documentary that 1.1 million Hungarians have watched over the past week. It investigates the damage that Viktor Orban's regime has done to health, education and public transportation in Hungary.

With English subtitles:
https://t.co/MswF1wk8qR