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David

@dabetge

Digital for Development? Policy advice, governance & sustainability research, writing, (sometimes) practice.
Project Lead @TMG_think

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Crisis makes radical ideas relevant. Radical ideas inspire social movements. Social movements amplify crisis. How can this dynamic 'Disruption Nexus' be harnessed to bring about transformative change? Check out this insightful new essay by Roman Krznaric aeon.co/essays/what-tu…

Crisis makes radical ideas relevant.
Radical ideas inspire social movements.
Social movements amplify crisis.
How can this dynamic 'Disruption Nexus' be harnessed to bring about transformative change? Check out this insightful new essay by <a href="/romankrznaric/">Roman Krznaric</a> aeon.co/essays/what-tu…
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Following floods in 1953, with almost 2,000 dead, the Dutch government built an ambitious flood-defence system called the Delta Works. Cost was equivalent of 20% of GDP at the time. No government today is doing anything close in response to climate crisis! aeon.co/essays/what-tu…

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"Everywhere this war has reached, we are seeing mass starvation." Our Horn of Africa Project Director @AlanBoswell was live on Al Jazeera English to talk about the devastating civil war in #Sudan and the need for a concerted diplomatic effort to end civilian suffering.

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🟢Zusammen mit Hamburger Edition und unseren Gästen Klaus Neumann und @pg_poutrus_icke wollen wir uns der Migrationsdebatte auf einer historischen Ebene nähern und diskutieren, was wir aus der Geschichte über aktuelle Diskurse lernen können. Zur Anmeldung⤵️calendar.boell.de/de/event/blume…

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Statt in das Schienennetz investiert die Deutsche Bahn Personenverkehr in Online Sicherheit. Das hat den doppelt positiven Effekt, dass wegen des absurden/zwielichtigen Verfahrens gleich viel weniger Leute Bahn fahren und so die Schiene entlastet wird 👏🏾 Genial! Fehlt noch das neue #Deutschlandticket

Statt in das Schienennetz investiert die <a href="/DB_Bahn/">Deutsche Bahn Personenverkehr</a> in Online Sicherheit. Das hat den doppelt positiven Effekt, dass wegen des absurden/zwielichtigen Verfahrens gleich viel weniger Leute Bahn fahren und so die Schiene entlastet wird 👏🏾 Genial! Fehlt noch das neue #Deutschlandticket
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"Kamala Harris is not interested in crusading from the outside; her mission is to reform the system from within." This is the secret to understanding Kamala Harris. Check out Jamilah King's 2018 profile on the prospective Democratic nominee. motherjones.com/politics/2018/…

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If a system is fundamentally flawed, reform might not be the answer. ‚Time and time again, we saw examples where international humanitarian organisations relied on the labour, risk-taking, access, and knowledge of local actors – all while maintaining their subordination.‘

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As a Christian, I’m infuriated the Olympics mocked The Last Supper by replacing The Lord and his Apostles with people Jesus would’ve told us to love and respect.

As a Christian, I’m infuriated the Olympics mocked The Last Supper by replacing The Lord and his Apostles with people Jesus would’ve told us to love and respect.