Duke Burbridge @burbridgeduke.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Will have some analysis on this tomorrow if anyone is interested. #Oromia 001
Reposted by Duke BurbridgeRefugees @refugees.skyfleet.blue · 27/10/2025World: Capacity-sharing with Organizations led by Forcibly Displaced and Stateless Persons: A Practical Tipsheet #Refugeesreliefweb.intWorld: Capacity-sharing with Organizations led by Forcibly Displaced and Stateless Persons: A Practical Tipsheet 011
Reposted by Duke BurbridgeRefugees @refugees.skyfleet.blue · 27/10/2025After fleeing violence, refugees in Ethiopia struggle with hunger #Refugeesreliefweb.intAfter fleeing violence, refugees in Ethiopia struggle with hunger 011
Reposted by Duke BurbridgeRefugees @refugees.skyfleet.blue · 24/10/2025WFP Uganda Country Brief, September 2025 #Refugeesreliefweb.intWFP Uganda Country Brief, September 2025 011
Reposted by Duke BurbridgeRefugees @refugees.skyfleet.blue · 24/10/2025Cross border Household Multisector Survey Kenya and Somalia (June, 2025) #Refugeesreliefweb.intCross border Household Multisector Survey Kenya and Somalia (June, 2025) 011
Reposted by Duke BurbridgeRefugees @refugees.skyfleet.blue · 23/10/2025Attacks on Health Care in Sudan, 01-14 October 2025 #Refugeesreliefweb.intAttacks on Health Care in Sudan, 01-14 October 2025 011
Reposted by Duke BurbridgeSaul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 22/10/202596% of households in Gaza don't have enough water to meet basic needs. 04529
Reposted by Duke BurbridgeRefugees @refugees.skyfleet.blue · 22/10/2025oPt: UNRWA Situation Report #193 on the Humanitarian Crisis in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem [EN/AR] #Refugeesreliefweb.intoPt: UNRWA Situation Report #193 on the Humanitarian Crisis in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem [EN/AR] 021
Reposted by Duke BurbridgeRefugees @refugees.skyfleet.blue · 22/10/2025Research Terms of Reference - Piloting Longitudinal Monitoring of Displacement Intentions - SYR 2413 Syria (September 2025, V1) #Refugeesreliefweb.intResearch Terms of Reference - Piloting Longitudinal Monitoring of Displacement Intentions - SYR 2413 Syria (September 2025, V1) 001
Reposted by Duke BurbridgeRefugees @refugees.skyfleet.blue · 22/10/2025oPt: As the Gaza ceasefire hangs in the balance, IRC scales up humanitarian response and calls for sustained peace efforts #Refugeesreliefweb.intoPt: As the Gaza ceasefire hangs in the balance, IRC scales up humanitarian response and calls for sustained peace efforts 011
Reposted by Duke BurbridgeRefugees @refugees.skyfleet.blue · 20/10/2025German media bias falsely inflates crime by foreigners #Refugeesinfomigrants.netGerman media bias falsely inflates crime by foreigners 042
Reposted by Duke BurbridgeRefugees @refugees.skyfleet.blue · 17/10/2025Nigeria: Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) Emergency Tracking Tool (ETT) - Summary of Movements in Borno State, Dashboard: 490 (6 - 12 October 2025) #Refugeesreliefweb.intNigeria: Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) Emergency Tracking Tool (ETT) - Summary of Movements in Borno State, Dashboard: 490 (6 - 12 October 2025) 011
Reposted by Duke BurbridgeDuke Burbridge @burbridgeduke.bsky.social · 03/06/2025NEW REPORT 🧵 Displacement & Survival in Tigray Today @hpn4tigray.bsky.social released the second report of our series. The first looked at displacement trends. This looks at how people are surviving. The primary source of data comes from IOM-DTM IDP site assessments. /1 mailchi.mp/hpn4tigray/i...mailchi.mpDisplacement & Survival in Tigray (Part 2)Duke Burbridge's analysis for HPN4Tigray 162
Reposted by Duke BurbridgeMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 26/06/2025Difficult to overstate how much blood RFK and Trump will have on their hands in the coming years. Difficult to overstate how many innocent kids will die as a result of the people who cast votes for Trump last November. 14151701473
Reposted by Duke BurbridgeSenator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 03/06/2025These ships honor giants of American history — people like Marylanders Thurgood Marshall and Harriet Tubman, who helped forge a stronger, more powerful nation and made us a global example of freedom in action. This is repulsive.cbsnews.comNavy mulls new name for USNS Harvey Milk and ships named for civil rights leadersThe Navy is considering renaming naval ship named for gay rights leader Harvey Milk and others named for prominent Americans. 1271700446
Reposted by Duke BurbridgeThe Fletcher School @fletcherschool.bsky.social · 03/06/2025Professor Alex de Waal of @worldpeacefdtn.bsky.social spoke on the use of starvation as a weapon of war. Listen to the interview on CBC. www.cbc.ca/radio/frontb...cbc.caWhen hunger is a weapon | CBC RadioWe’re joined by an authority on ‘starvation crimes’ to understand why the weaponization of food during wartime continues, and why it’s difficult to prosecute. 043
Duke Burbridge @burbridgeduke.bsky.social · 03/06/2025NEW REPORT 🧵 Displacement & Survival in Tigray Today @hpn4tigray.bsky.social released the second report of our series. The first looked at displacement trends. This looks at how people are surviving. The primary source of data comes from IOM-DTM IDP site assessments. /1 mailchi.mp/hpn4tigray/i...mailchi.mpDisplacement & Survival in Tigray (Part 2)Duke Burbridge's analysis for HPN4Tigray 162
Reposted by Duke BurbridgeConflict and Environment Observatory @ceobs.org · 21/05/2025The war in #Sudan has profoundly impacted its environment but these consequences have received little attention. Our new overview details key incidents and trends that pose risks to Sudan’s people and ecosystems. ceobs.org/the-environm... 🧵⬇️1/7 #السودانceobs.orgThe environmental costs of the war in Sudan - CEOBSCEOBS has been helping UNEP monitor the environmental consequences of the war in Sudan since 2023, here's what we have found. 21512
Reposted by Duke BurbridgeLaurent Bonnefoy @laurentbonnefoy.bsky.social · 21/05/2025In the meantime in Yemen. "Almost five months into 2025, the Yemen Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan is less than 10 per cent funded, preventing critical aid delivery to millions of people across the country" www.nrc.no/news/2025/ma...nrc.no116 aid organisations call for immediate action to pull Yemen back from the brink of catastrophe 012
Reposted by Duke BurbridgeRift Valley Institute @rvinews.bsky.social · 21/05/2025NEW REPORT | MINOR DEMARCATIONS MICRO-DAMS—MAJOR DRAMA? @jowedekind.bsky.social and Kedir Jamal examine how admin changes, micro-dams and regional rivalries in the Oromia–Somali borderlands risk reigniting conflict and unsettling fragile peace. Read more: bit.ly/4mm7WtI #Ethiopia 045
Reposted by Duke BurbridgeWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 20/05/2025You'll be shocked to learn that mainstream media, amid its frenzied coverage of that Biden book and cancer diagnosis, is missing the story that matters most to Americans A vengeful Trump has shot down Biden's cancer 'moonshot,' with funding down 31%. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...inquirer.comThe Joe Biden cancer story that matters most | Will Bunch NewsletterPlus, why are Democrats aiding Trump’s crypto scam? 241412598
Duke Burbridge @burbridgeduke.bsky.social · 20/05/2025Long overdue progress toward justice for the people of #Tigray. legalactionworldwide.org/accountabili... 030
Reposted by Duke BurbridgeAl Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 04/05/2025Ship hit by two drones near Malta on Friday; NGO blames Israel for attack.bit.lyNGO in talks with Malta to repair Gaza-bound aid ship ‘attacked by Israel’Ship hit by two drones near Malta on Friday; NGO blames Israel for attack. 516064
Duke Burbridge @burbridgeduke.bsky.social · 30/04/2025I invite everyone to read the first of @HPN4Tigray’s “Displacement and Survival in Tigray” series, which will focus on the conditions of and facing people who are still displaced in Tigray more than two years after the Pretoria Agreement. Summary Thread (1/9) mailchi.mp/hpn4tigray/i... 120
Reposted by Duke BurbridgeHealth Professionals Network for Tigray @hpn4tigray.bsky.social · 30/04/2025🚨 Urgent 38,775 babies & 15,729 seniors disappeared from Tigray IDP sites in just 4 months. Data gaps or deeper crisis? @burbridgeduke.bsky.social's analysis for @hpn4tigray.bsky.social reveals hidden realities of displacement. Read now & subscribe ⤵️ mailchi.mp/hpn4tigray/i... #TigrayCrisis #idpsmailchi.mpDisplacement & Survival in Tigray (Part 1) — An HPN4Tigray Report by Duke BurbridgeData gaps or crisis? 011
Reposted by Duke BurbridgeHealth Professionals Network for Tigray @hpn4tigray.bsky.social · 16/04/2025🎉We’re halfway to our goal thanks to YOU! In less than a week, we see who won the raffle for the stunning "Mother" print by the incredible artist, Gelila Reda. Please give and share so others can have the opportunity to #BeTheLifeline by supporting urgent care. 💝 givebutter.com/today 111
Reposted by Duke BurbridgeThe New Humanitarian @newhumanitarian.bsky.social · 14/04/2025The term “Western values” – like its counterpart “African values” – has in fact always been more wineskin than wine. Rather than a codification of particular values, it is a framework for legitimating and justifying actions by Western (or African) states.buff.lyThe end of Western valuesThe selective moralising of the Western-led global order has been exposed for the lie it always was. It’s time to return to real values. 081
Reposted by Duke BurbridgeRift Valley Institute @rvinews.bsky.social · 11/04/2025‘It’s a rare opportunity to bring together academic heavyweights and subject experts for a week of joint reflection.’ Dereje Feyissa , past course teacher, on what makes RVI’s field course training unique. Register: bit.ly/3RoODBP 033
Reposted by Duke BurbridgeThe Independent @the-independent.com · 08/04/2025New report shows it’s largely officials and organizations demanding books be banned - not parentsindependent.co.ukReport shows it’s largely officials and orgs demanding book bans - not parentsOnly 16 percent of book challenges came from parents themselves 210123
Duke Burbridge @burbridgeduke.bsky.social · 01/04/2025Hey everyone, my organization is holding a fundraiser to sustain our programs for genocide survivors in #Tigray. We are a volunteer-based organization that gets doctors and nutritional support to women and children. Please help us reach our goal. 🙏 givebutter.com/today 012
Reposted by Duke BurbridgeTheFurLeft @fitsum.bsky.social · 25/03/2025For those trying to leave X behind, there is a subreddit for our community. There is a decent number of users but could use some more. @burbridgeduke.bsky.social could use your help please to spread the word. www.reddit.com/r/Tigray/s/v...reddit.comClick "Join" for discussions, pictures or anything related to Tigray or Tigrayans.A subreddit dedicated to Tigray. 062
Duke Burbridge @burbridgeduke.bsky.social · 13/03/2025@hpn4tigray.bsky.social co-president on @npr.org’s Morning Edition talking about the impact of US aid cuts in Africa. one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5316...one.npr.org🔊 Listen Now: Aid workers in Africa discuss the consequences of U.S. cuts to foreign aid programsMorning Edition on NPR One | 7:01 001
Duke Burbridge @burbridgeduke.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Food aid in Tigray is stopped. "Aid agencies in Ethiopia had to apply to USAID for waivers to continue handing out U.S. grain. These have been secured, but USAID’s payments system is still not functioning." apnews.com/article/ethi...apnews.com'We will just die in silence': US aid cuts hit Ethiopia's fragile Tigray regionAid agencies distributing U.S. food aid in Ethiopia's war-affected Tigray region say they have had to stop feeding millions of people because of the Trump administration's restrictions on foreign aid. 001
Reposted by Duke BurbridgeDuke Burbridge @burbridgeduke.bsky.social · 07/02/2025It's worth noting that when dipshit took office, we were beating China, Russia, and international terrorist networks by a lot. 001
Reposted by Duke BurbridgeThe New Humanitarian @newhumanitarian.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Ten years after the start of Yemen’s civil war, which has caused catastrophic humanitarian conditions in the country, millions of Yemenis are being driven further into hunger and severe poverty by the swiftly collapsing currency.buff.lyTen years on, Yemen’s economic war is raging more than everRecent attempts to shore up the Yemeni riyal have failed to stop its drastic fall in the government-controlled south. 041
Reposted by Duke BurbridgeThe New Humanitarian @newhumanitarian.bsky.social · 10/03/2025Whether or not Tigray’s negotiators could have secured a better deal, the main sticking point now driving the TPLF apart is the failure to return home nearly one million displaced people – a key part of the peace deal.buff.lyA power struggle in Tigray risks Ethiopia’s peace dealAs Tigray’s political leaders squabble, progress has stalled on key points of the peace agreement, including the return of a million displaced people. 073
Reposted by Duke BurbridgeThe New Humanitarian @newhumanitarian.bsky.social · 06/01/2025Follow our reporters and editors to stay updated on global humanitarian crises and emergencies. go.bsky.app/VVZtDyz 34624
Reposted by Duke BurbridgeHaters_gonna_hate (Princess Kim K) @princesskim.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Why doesn’t anyone want to foster this pup? For Gods sake! She’s going to die! Doesn’t anyone care? I’m absolutely terrified for her! She is going to be killed! My heart is breaking! 21513
Reposted by Duke BurbridgeJoël Glasman @glasmanjo.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Some people think that the demise of USAID is good news. Wasn't USAID a tool of US imperialism? A prominent proponent of this line of thinking is Patrick Gathara, a senior editor at @newhumanitarian.bsky.social His argument is ill-informed and wrong. 2114
Reposted by Duke BurbridgeChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 27/02/2025UNDERSTAND THE ASSIGNMENT: tomorrow, February 28th, is the Economic Blackout. I ain’t buying shit. Plan ahead, but if you must buy essentials, use cash and support local businesses only. No corporate chains! 37888453560
Reposted by Duke BurbridgeMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Per Dr Atul Gawande, ex USAID: “All malaria supplies protecting 53 million people, mostly children, including bed nets, diagnostics, preventive drugs, and treatments – terminated.” There are no words that sufficiently describe this level of cruelty and sadism. 11323760713705
Duke Burbridge @burbridgeduke.bsky.social · 28/02/2025We cannot ever forget what this administration has done already. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comHarsh findings on Trump’s aid freeze kept secret by USAID watchdogTwo reports showing dire impacts on Africa and Gaza have not been released in fear of Trump’s wrath, official says. 010
Duke Burbridge @burbridgeduke.bsky.social · 24/02/2025Our great shame. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...theguardian.com‘The impact has been devastating’: how USAid freeze sent shockwaves through EthiopiaEthiopia was the largest recipient of US aid assistance in sub-Saharan Africa before Donald Trump froze funding last month. From food and health to support for refugees and sexual abuse survivors, we ... 021
Duke Burbridge @burbridgeduke.bsky.social · 22/02/2025If you are from or in Tigray and I’m not following you please comment on this post so I can follow you. ❤️💛 000
Reposted by Duke BurbridgeReuters @reuters.com · 19/02/2025LIVE: Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen leads a rally against DOGE cuts to NIH youtube.com/live/yN9vjY9...youtube.comLIVE: Democratic Senator Van Hollen leads a rally against DOGE cuts to NIHYouTube video by Reuters 26759152
Reposted by Duke Burbridge🌈Dr. Frizzle @swilua.bsky.social · 19/02/2025subscribe to my website! most of the nonfiction is free, but the fiction and all the nonfiction with secrets will be paywalled lol I may have to flee the country, but I will tell you stories for $2, I am not precious! KerryCOran.comkerrycoran.comKerry C. ÒranAuthor Kerry C. Oran's writing is at once fantastic and bound to the sensuousness of the everyday, blurring the boundaries between the natural, the human, and the magical. 0375