Andrew Walker

nomadic yeasayer | nascent scholar | wooer of whimsy & whisky | devotee of #anthropology, social #epidemiology, sustainable #globalhealth #policy & #humanrights

[Andrew Walker @walkitalk]

As Mark Twain once wrote: “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” History ebbs & flows, and this visionary speech by Chaplin in ‘The Great Dictator’ could not be more timely at this profound & perilous crossroads in our History #VoteHarrisWalz2024 #SaveourDemocracy

[Norm Eisen @NormEisen]

Headed into arbitration today w/@KarenAttiah who was fired by the Washington Post for speaking plainly about political violence & now fighting back

A LANDMARK battle well worth having, for press freedom & every journalist who refuses to be silenced
-TN
https://t.co/PQMb1GMH3o

[Acyn @Acyn]

Kelly: What are the American people getting out of this conflict with Iran right now? Iran wasn’t about to develop a nuclear weapon. Their enrichment went up because Donald Trump tore up the JCPOA. So this conflict is of Donald Trump’s doing and making.

[Jeremy Konyndyk @JeremyKonyndyk]

DOGE didn't make a dent in the deficit, but it did bring back screwworm and enable a historically large new Ebola outbreak, so it's not like they didn't achieve *anything*

[Dina Arévalo @PhotogDina]

For those wondering how bad the New World screwworm could possibly be, I encourage you to look at these infestation photos from the @USDA. Fair warning, though: they are absolute nightmare fuel: https://t.co/jkvZ4oPrOI

[Dr. Tom Frieden @DrTomFrieden]

With Ebola, time is lives. The United States reportedly learned about the outbreak in DRC nine days after WHO did, because we walked away from that partnership. Although not perfect, WHO is essential. The stronger WHO is, the safer we are, as I told @NickKristof. https://t.co/VKXBi5avrM

[CSPAN @cspan]

.@RepDelBene: "You failed to impose basic safeguards that left millions of Americans personal data vulnerable to unauthorized access and abuse…do you take responsibility for that?"

Secretary Bessent: "I will take responsibility. It was read only; they had no ability to edit."

[GenXGirl @GenXGirl1994]

House Armed Services Committee votes against Rep. Moulton’s Amendment to cut the $1 Trillion Department of War budget. Recorded vote was “postponed” by Chairman Mike Rogers.

Ro Khanna said the $1 Trillion Department of War budget is 66% of all discretionary spending.

[Ryan Grim @ryangrim]

Hamawy served as a combat surgeon in Iraq, which we invaded based on lies told by Ari Fleischer. Hamawy told me yesterday that on heavy days of battle he’d operate on as many as 30-40 American servicemembers, triaging where he had to.

Ari bears significant responsibility for every single one of those maimed men and women that Hamawy worked to save.

Now to have the balls to link him to Al Qaeda is not remotely the most shameful thing he’s done in his life, but it has to be in the top ten.

[Mike Young @micyoung75]

Hotez: Ebola won't become a global pandemic. The transmission dynamics don't support it. That's the accurate and reassuring answer.

The harder one: it's already among the three largest outbreaks in history, detected late, with no approved vaccine or treatment, after the US dismantled the early-warning infrastructure built for exactly this scenario.

[Nicholas Nehamas @NickNehamas]

NEW: Staff at an ICE facility in Louisiana mistreated immigrants, including one incident where an officer stabbed an inmate in the hand with a pen, the Homeland Security inspector general found. The watchdog's report provides a rare and candid look inside an ICE detention center.

[Prof Michael E. Mann @MichaelEMann]

So honored to share this award with my good friend and #ScienceUnderSiege co-author @PeterHotez. We will be speaking, along with our friend @BillNye and numerous other luminaries, at #CSICon26 Friday Jun 12 in Buffalo NY, courtesy of @Center4Inquiry: https://t.co/3ItGvywMN9
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[Assal Rad @AssalRad]

Israel is forcibly expelling a religious group from a geographic area through violence. That’s the definition of ethnic cleansing.

[ProPublica @propublica]

The DOJ has dropped 23,000 criminal cases — including hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime and drugs — while prosecuting 32,000 new immigration cases in just the first six months of Trump’s second term.
https://t.co/F92hGp0SSO

[Tommy Vietor @TVietor08]

Congratulations to @turek4iowa on his win tonight. Josh is one of the grittiest and most determined people you will ever meet. Watch this video to learn about his story. Iowa has several hugely consequential election this cycle and Josh could use your help to win.

[Ron Filipkowski @RonFilipkowski]

History will be very kind to Pelley. Not so much to CBS News.

[Reuters @Reuters]

Healthcare officials in the US, including former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials, warned Congress against adopting a proposed policy to treat Americans exposed to Ebola in Kenya or countries in the European Union https://t.co/1GPamEgNgt

[Andrew Walker @walkitalk]

@bariweiss @TheFP You’re an utterly pathetic Propagandist & a deeply unethical disgrace to the fundamental pillars of Journalism, undermining/silencing excellent journalists & actively eroding free speech, while serving as a biased stooge & sycophantic mouthpiece for America’s first Fascist POTUS!

[Tommy Vietor @TVietor08]

BRUTAL indictment of @bariweiss by Scott Pelley:
"For my part, new management has instructed me to inject falsehoods and bias into a politically sensitive story. I’ve been told to include assertions that are unverified." Then it gets worse...

[Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari @RepYassAnsari]

Todd Blanche was Donald Trump’s personal attorney. And last week, Pam Bondi made clear that he’s been the one handling the release of the Epstein Files. The astounding levels of corruption and cover up will be studied in history books one day.

And Republicans in Congress are enabling every part of it. Chairman James Comer has effectively shut down the Oversight Committee. He refuses to hold real hearing to avoid new subpoenas, and refuses to ensure Trump administration officials testify under oath.

Then we learned Howard Lutnick - the Trump commerce secretary who was granted an interview behind close doors and has been caught lying about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein - gave the Republican campaign arm $5 million. Because of course he did.

And Speaker Mike Johnson keeps cancelling House votes and sending members home instead of allowing Congress to do its job and investigate the most egregious cover up in American history.

[MeidasTouch @MeidasTouch]

Probably the dumbest thing one could say about insurance: