Annoyed by Big Recipe in general but today in particular the @NytRecipe whitewashing of this traditional Chinese dish of dan dan noodles (dan dan mien). This is like titling a recipe for cacio e pepe “cheese and pepper noodles”

Big news: British Columbia is the first Canadian province to end immigration detention in provincial jails! This is an enormous win for refugees and migrants and is the result of tireless efforts by rights holders, advocates, Human Rights Watch Canada and AmnestyCanada. news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2022P…

#Monkeypox is a #PHEIC ~ Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has taken the unprecedented step of diverging from recommendation of EC and using power he holds to declare. This is big news for governance of infectious disease and for role of @who in health emergencies

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Madhu’s speech at the International AIDS Conference just shook global health at the core. Three excerpts here. 1) Global health structures are racist; and this is not a bug, it is a feature.

Powerful editorial on immigration detention by the Toronto Star today: "provinces should cease incarcerating individuals on behalf of the Canada Border Services Agency". This practice is inhumane and casts a huge shadow Canada's human rights commitments. It must end. thestar.com/opinion/2022/0…

“For too long, the [AAPI] community has been covered by white journalists as if it’s a foreign country. I didn’t know seeing someone like Wagner take on this position would feel so important until I saw the show teaser.” #alexwagnertonight

Thank you to activists across Canada for this huge win! Nova Scotia becomes the 2nd province in #Canada to end the brutal and racist practice of holding immigration detainees in provincial jails. Who will be 3rd? amnesty.ca/news/uncategor…

Ketty Nivyabandi This is so amazing. Ending the detention of immigration detainees in provincial jails is the most significant human rights victory in Canada in 2022. Inhumane, unjust and, yes, racist. Congrats to AmnestyCanada and all groups that have led this campaign.

When I’ve interviewed healthcare workers & others about burnout, there are basically 3 roads they take. 1) Double down on duty and mission. 2) Find community. 3) Step away. I’ve done the first for as long as I can. I’m now doing the third to focus on the second. 3/

How to do a media interview while being carried away by police for protest. 10/10, no notes.

For spooky season, a real estate nightmare: read my brilliant friend Natalie Wong’s piece on a scam that targets homebuyers—through intercepting wire transfers for down payments. 💸💸💸bloomberg.com/news/features/…

Biden's declaration last month that “the pandemic is over” wiped more than $10bn off the value of Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers, undermining the chance of breakthroughs at a time when low uptake of boosters and waning immunity are pushing up infections. ft.com/content/263fce…

11 years since I was thrown into the deep end. Lessons learnt: 1) A democratic institution where only 1/3 of representatives are women is a broken one 2) Experience, age, and status =/ competence 3) If you’re not using your power to help others, you’re doing it wrong

In 2013, arrested from a protest, a boy found himself a political prisoner at 17. I never imagined that, after 6 years in prison, I'd read my journey in The New York Times I urge you to remember the 10s of thousands in Egyptian prisons—my story is but one story. nytimes.com/2023/03/17/wor…

After weeks of single-handedly filibustering a bill in the Nebraska legislature that would ban gender-affirming therapies for minors, this Senator has pushed it to debate + garnered nat’l attention. This is what happens when legislators do their jobs. apnews.com/article/filibu…

Five years ago, I wrote about Stormy Daniels for Maclean’s Magazine: “Stormy Daniels is a sign of the times—and an avatar for women everywhere who have waited years for a moment when they will be able to tell their stories, and be believed.” macleans.ca/opinion/how-st…

NEW from Renée Rigdon & amy o'kruk: Maps show the extreme population density in Gaza cnn.com/2023/10/11/mid…