Daniel D. Reidpath
@dreidpath.bsky.social
Global Health/Health Systems Researcher • Epidemiologist • Equity Advocate
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I have been shocked at how quickly people have been to propose systems that simply accept the decline of the UN rather than fight for it.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Guardian editorial.
The Guardian view on the future of the UN: more embattled, but more necessary, than ever | Editorial
Editorial: As the secretary general, António Guterres, prepares to step down, the general assembly is highlighting the scale of the organisation’s challenges
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2026 at 5:46 AM
I have been shocked at how quickly people have been to propose systems that simply accept the decline of the UN rather than fight for it.
Instead of expressing disappointment... Respond appropriately...
Commonwealth Criminal Code Act 1995, Part 10.7
Up to 10 years imprisonment.
If that law doesn't work, pass or amend legislation so that it does.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Commonwealth Criminal Code Act 1995, Part 10.7
Up to 10 years imprisonment.
If that law doesn't work, pass or amend legislation so that it does.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Albanese says OpenAI hacked Medicare and told Australia months later via email to generic inbox
Prime minister says he told Sam Altman he was disappointed it had taken OpenAI ‘way too long’ to disclose breach
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2026 at 5:33 AM
Instead of expressing disappointment... Respond appropriately...
Commonwealth Criminal Code Act 1995, Part 10.7
Up to 10 years imprisonment.
If that law doesn't work, pass or amend legislation so that it does.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Commonwealth Criminal Code Act 1995, Part 10.7
Up to 10 years imprisonment.
If that law doesn't work, pass or amend legislation so that it does.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
"National security"
Two words used by authoritarians to build ballrooms and arches, authorise extra-judicial murder, and gag the press.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Two words used by authoritarians to build ballrooms and arches, authorise extra-judicial murder, and gag the press.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Trump tells judge media ban is necessary to protect national security
Ahead of a court hearing, the administration cited reports about the White House ballroom and the Iran war to defend its ban against CNN, MS NOW and Politico.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 23, 2026 at 10:43 AM
"National security"
Two words used by authoritarians to build ballrooms and arches, authorise extra-judicial murder, and gag the press.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Two words used by authoritarians to build ballrooms and arches, authorise extra-judicial murder, and gag the press.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Guterres was often criticised for his almost exclusive focus on climate when there were urgent present dangers.
Balancing current urgent need against devastating future effects is an extraordinary challenge.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
Balancing current urgent need against devastating future effects is an extraordinary challenge.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
Fears mount that next UN chief will downgrade climate action
Experts say some of António Guterres’s possible successors could be ‘disastrous’ for efforts to tackle crisis
www.theguardian.com
September 23, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Guterres was often criticised for his almost exclusive focus on climate when there were urgent present dangers.
Balancing current urgent need against devastating future effects is an extraordinary challenge.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
Balancing current urgent need against devastating future effects is an extraordinary challenge.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
Donald Trump stood in front of the UN General Assembly and openly mused about committing war crimes.
And like sheep they listened.
It's the polite thing to do.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
And like sheep they listened.
It's the polite thing to do.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump warns U.N. he might ‘annihilate’ Iran as war overshadows diplomacy
The president signed an agreement on Greenland after a speech in which he said domestic politics won’t sway his Iran policy.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 22, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Donald Trump stood in front of the UN General Assembly and openly mused about committing war crimes.
And like sheep they listened.
It's the polite thing to do.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
And like sheep they listened.
It's the polite thing to do.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Fake news that's also good for the environment.
The fact that 50% of the power comes from rooftop solar panels is very telling, because that was a massive individual response to a carrot (subsidies) without recourse to a stick.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The fact that 50% of the power comes from rooftop solar panels is very telling, because that was a massive individual response to a carrot (subsidies) without recourse to a stick.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Solar and wind generation meet record 80% of power demand on Australia’s national grid
Rooftop solar alone generates more than half of all power used, as clear sunny days and low demand drive record-breaking surge
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Fake news that's also good for the environment.
The fact that 50% of the power comes from rooftop solar panels is very telling, because that was a massive individual response to a carrot (subsidies) without recourse to a stick.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The fact that 50% of the power comes from rooftop solar panels is very telling, because that was a massive individual response to a carrot (subsidies) without recourse to a stick.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
September 21, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Australia has always had a complicated relationship with human rights, from its treatment of refugees to it's knee-jerk defence of Israel even while Israel is committing crimes against humanity.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
Diplomats reveal how Australia withdrew from sanctions talks at 11th hour
European diplomats say they were surprised and disappointed that Australia baulked at joining a UK-led move to impose trade sanctions on West Bank Israeli businesses.
www.abc.net.au
September 19, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Australia has always had a complicated relationship with human rights, from its treatment of refugees to it's knee-jerk defence of Israel even while Israel is committing crimes against humanity.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
This is incredibly sad.
It is how an authoritarian system turns you from a voice of dissent into a weapon of the state.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
It is how an authoritarian system turns you from a voice of dissent into a weapon of the state.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
‘My fear was too great’: the Pussy Riot member recruited by Russian spies to inform on fellow activists
Exclusive: In her first media interview since fleeing Russia, Rita Flores describes her three years of being run by the FSB
www.theguardian.com
September 19, 2026 at 7:03 AM
This is incredibly sad.
It is how an authoritarian system turns you from a voice of dissent into a weapon of the state.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
It is how an authoritarian system turns you from a voice of dissent into a weapon of the state.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
If you own a vicious dog, you are criminally and civilly liable for it's actions.
It's time to hold the CEO's of AI companies similarly accountable. I'm sure finding ways to muzzle the AI agents will suddenly seem neither too difficult nor too burdensome.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
It's time to hold the CEO's of AI companies similarly accountable. I'm sure finding ways to muzzle the AI agents will suddenly seem neither too difficult nor too burdensome.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Google says its Gemini AI model hacked three other companies
Disclosure comes after OpenAI and Anthropic hacks amid fears that tech firms unable to control powerful AI models
www.theguardian.com
September 19, 2026 at 6:37 AM
If you own a vicious dog, you are criminally and civilly liable for it's actions.
It's time to hold the CEO's of AI companies similarly accountable. I'm sure finding ways to muzzle the AI agents will suddenly seem neither too difficult nor too burdensome.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
It's time to hold the CEO's of AI companies similarly accountable. I'm sure finding ways to muzzle the AI agents will suddenly seem neither too difficult nor too burdensome.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Donald Trump blames Ukraine for record US diesel prices
The US president is blaming Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries for soaring diesel prices. He has even publicly told President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to stop the attacks. What should the world ma...
www.dw.com
September 14, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Reposted by Daniel D. Reidpath
#HealthForAll
For everyone. Everywhere.
For everyone. Everywhere.
September 12, 2026 at 8:00 AM
#HealthForAll
For everyone. Everywhere.
For everyone. Everywhere.
China loves a rules-based order until it rules against China.
It then becomes a bilateral bully in much the same way that other great powers have done.
chinaglobalsouth.com/analysis/pan...
It then becomes a bilateral bully in much the same way that other great powers have done.
chinaglobalsouth.com/analysis/pan...
How Panama’s Port Dispute With China Escalated Into a Diplomatic Crisis
The situation between Panama and China is rapidly evolving into a diplomatic crisis. After Panama’s Supreme Court ruled to remove Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison from the ports of Balboa and Cristóbal, t...
chinaglobalsouth.com
September 10, 2026 at 2:35 PM
China loves a rules-based order until it rules against China.
It then becomes a bilateral bully in much the same way that other great powers have done.
chinaglobalsouth.com/analysis/pan...
It then becomes a bilateral bully in much the same way that other great powers have done.
chinaglobalsouth.com/analysis/pan...
It sounds like many, many warrants of arrest should be issued for war crimes.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
Secret systems used by Israel in mass killings of Gaza civilians revealed in new film
Testimony from Israeli military insiders involved in surveillance and remote killings features in documentary produced by the Guardian
www.theguardian.com
September 10, 2026 at 2:26 PM
It sounds like many, many warrants of arrest should be issued for war crimes.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
Ummm.... the global system didn't "crumble", the US blew it up.
And the consequences of that were entirely foreseeable and avoidable.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
And the consequences of that were entirely foreseeable and avoidable.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Tens of millions of people fail to get humanitarian aid as global system crumbles
Funding cuts in 2025 left women, children, older and displaced people hard hit, with 64m fewer people receiving aid
www.theguardian.com
September 10, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Ummm.... the global system didn't "crumble", the US blew it up.
And the consequences of that were entirely foreseeable and avoidable.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
And the consequences of that were entirely foreseeable and avoidable.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon has quit the AI company, saying those building the technology "earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade".
Humans themselves suffer from "the alignment problem". It isn't limited to AI.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
Humans themselves suffer from "the alignment problem". It isn't limited to AI.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
Anthropic researcher says some developers believe AI 'could kill us all'
A researcher for AI developer Anthropic has quit the company and is one of a growing number of AI experts to call on the industry to slow down.
www.abc.net.au
September 9, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon has quit the AI company, saying those building the technology "earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade".
Humans themselves suffer from "the alignment problem". It isn't limited to AI.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
Humans themselves suffer from "the alignment problem". It isn't limited to AI.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
"Mexico and Canada, as well as Greenland, Iceland, Cuba, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic, The Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands and other parts of the Antilles archipelago."
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
Trump 'claims' more than a dozen nations in controversial map
Iceland becomes the latest nation embroiled in a diplomatic row with the United States after Donald Trump shares a map showing the Nordic nation as American territory.
www.abc.net.au
September 9, 2026 at 4:45 PM
"Mexico and Canada, as well as Greenland, Iceland, Cuba, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic, The Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands and other parts of the Antilles archipelago."
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
"Why should [they] be suffered to swarm into our Settlements, and by herding together establish their Language and Manners to the Exclusion of ours?"
Benjamin Franklin's comment on German migration to the US.
Does Saxony-Anhalt appreciate irony?
www.dw.com/en/germany-f...
Benjamin Franklin's comment on German migration to the US.
Does Saxony-Anhalt appreciate irony?
www.dw.com/en/germany-f...
Germany: From emigration to immigration destination
Migration is a sensitive topic in Germany, with public debate dominated by the fear of uncontrolled immigration. But over two centuries, millions of Germans emigrated in search of a better life.
www.dw.com
September 6, 2026 at 9:45 AM
"Why should [they] be suffered to swarm into our Settlements, and by herding together establish their Language and Manners to the Exclusion of ours?"
Benjamin Franklin's comment on German migration to the US.
Does Saxony-Anhalt appreciate irony?
www.dw.com/en/germany-f...
Benjamin Franklin's comment on German migration to the US.
Does Saxony-Anhalt appreciate irony?
www.dw.com/en/germany-f...
Tissot's theorem: no flat projection can preserve area, shape, and distance all at once.
The question is, what distortion doesn't offend your sensibilities (or your needs)?
The best corrective is to look at a globe. I just can't fit it in my pocket.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
The question is, what distortion doesn't offend your sensibilities (or your needs)?
The best corrective is to look at a globe. I just can't fit it in my pocket.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
UN to vote on adopting new world map that shows Africa’s true scale
Togo-sponsored resolution calls to phase out traditional map that depicts continent as similar size to Greenland
www.theguardian.com
September 4, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Tissot's theorem: no flat projection can preserve area, shape, and distance all at once.
The question is, what distortion doesn't offend your sensibilities (or your needs)?
The best corrective is to look at a globe. I just can't fit it in my pocket.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
The question is, what distortion doesn't offend your sensibilities (or your needs)?
The best corrective is to look at a globe. I just can't fit it in my pocket.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
Here is a very clear statement from @pascaleallotey.bsky.social about why sexual health is a right. It isn't a special category, it's just health.
youtu.be/gu1dnUF72as
youtu.be/gu1dnUF72as
World sexual and reproductive health month welcome
YouTube video by HRP
youtu.be
September 1, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Here is a very clear statement from @pascaleallotey.bsky.social about why sexual health is a right. It isn't a special category, it's just health.
youtu.be/gu1dnUF72as
youtu.be/gu1dnUF72as
This is simply absurd!
This is like the gun manufacturers announcing that every violent criminal will soon be given automatic weapons and it is your responsibility to prepare for that moment.
openai.com/collective-c...
This is like the gun manufacturers announcing that every violent criminal will soon be given automatic weapons and it is your responsibility to prepare for that moment.
openai.com/collective-c...
A call for collective action on cyber defense
Industry, government, and AI leaders call for collective action to strengthen cyber defenses and protect the critical infrastructure we all depend on.
openai.com
August 29, 2026 at 7:46 AM
This is simply absurd!
This is like the gun manufacturers announcing that every violent criminal will soon be given automatic weapons and it is your responsibility to prepare for that moment.
openai.com/collective-c...
This is like the gun manufacturers announcing that every violent criminal will soon be given automatic weapons and it is your responsibility to prepare for that moment.
openai.com/collective-c...
This is a textbook example of the social construction of disability.
The environment is institutionally reconstructed to prevent a group engaging in daily activities of life that they were perfectly capable of doing.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
The environment is institutionally reconstructed to prevent a group engaging in daily activities of life that they were perfectly capable of doing.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
Older Australians losing independence as everyday services go online
The digital divide means the responsibility is falling to loved ones, neighbours, and retirement village staff to bridge the gap for older Australians.
www.abc.net.au
August 26, 2026 at 5:23 PM
This is a textbook example of the social construction of disability.
The environment is institutionally reconstructed to prevent a group engaging in daily activities of life that they were perfectly capable of doing.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
The environment is institutionally reconstructed to prevent a group engaging in daily activities of life that they were perfectly capable of doing.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
We will very soon exceed global temperatures that have occured since the start of human settlements 10K-12K years ago.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
World’s oceans hit hottest temperature on record in August
Average sea surface temperature outside polar regions was 21.1C on Saturday, latest data finds
www.theguardian.com
August 25, 2026 at 5:20 AM
We will very soon exceed global temperatures that have occured since the start of human settlements 10K-12K years ago.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...