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Commonwealth Club World Affairs @cwclub.bsky.social · 20h

What? A #plague outbreak in Russia? Get an in-depth look at the worst that could happen, and who's working hard to make sure that doesn't happen, in this recent program featuring Annie Jacobsen with Quentin Hardy Watch: youtu.be/X75NT5V6mQ0?...

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Annie Jacobsen: Biological War

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Commonwealth Club World Affairs @cwclub.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Tonight @cwclub.bsky.social in SF: • 5:30 PM PDT / @miriampawel.bsky.social: The Making & Remaking of the UC • 6 PM PDT / After H.R. 1: Medicaid Cuts & the Future of Health-Care Access in SF With Nancy Pelosi, Dr. Susan Ehrlich & Kim Meredith Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events

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Commonwealth Club World Affairs @cwclub.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Today at @cwclub.bsky.social: • 12 PM PDT online / Annie Jacobsen: Biological War • 5 PM PDT in San Francisco & online / Humanities West presents the 800th Anniversary of Francis of Assisi’s Death Details & tickets: www.commonwealthclub.org/events

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Commonwealth Club World Affairs @cwclub.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

IN 1 WEEK: Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi joins Dr. Susan Ehrlich in conversation with Kim Meredith for a talk about "After H.R. 1: Medicaid Cuts and the Future of Health Care Access in San Francisco" Tue, Oct 6 / 6:00 PM PDT in S.F. Details & tickets: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...

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Commonwealth Club World Affairs @cwclub.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Tonight at @cwclub.bsky.social: • 5:30 PM / Women Empowering Women #3: Creating Financial Abundance • 6 PM / Sharon Weinberger: How Big Tech Is Fueling the Future of War • 6:30 PM / The Ten Amendments: Updating America’s Operating System Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events

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Commonwealth Club World Affairs @cwclub.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

THIS WEEK at @cwclub.bsky.social, meet Sharon Weinberger, Mark Shaw, Annie Jacobsen, Kamini Ramani, Davide Rondoni, Yamini Rangan & more! Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events

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Commonwealth Club World Affairs @cwclub.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Tonight at @cwclub.bsky.social in SF: • 6pm / Assessing the Threats to Voting Rights in the Midterm Elections With Stanford's @persily.bsky.social, @motherjones.coms' @ariberman.bsky.social & moderator @saradinatale.bsky.social (@sfchronicle.com) Tickets: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...

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Commonwealth Club World Affairs @cwclub.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Today at @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco: • 12 PM PDT / Walter Isaacson: The Greatest Sentence Ever Written • 5:30 PM PDT / @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social on The Battle of Titans: Saudi Arabia vs. Iran Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events

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Commonwealth Club World Affairs @cwclub.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Last week, @nytimes.com columnist Carlos Lozada, author of THE WASHINGTON BOOK, talked with @sfchronicle.com sr. politics writer @joegarofoli.bsky.social at @cwclub.bsky.social in downtown San Francisco. Photos by Ed Ritger

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Steven Saum @swamiriver.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

“We hold these truths to be self-evident…” Join me in San Francisco or online for a conversation with @walteri.bsky.social at @cwclub.bsky.social on Tuesday at noon Pacific. We'll talk ideas and ideals that have shaped the nation. And bring your questions! www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...

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Walter Isaacson: The Greatest Sentence Ever Written

In celebration of America’s 250th anniversary, bestselling biographer Walter Isaacson has taken a fascinating deep dive into the creation of one of history’s most powerful sentences: “We hold these tr...

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Commonwealth Club World Affairs @cwclub.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Today at @cwclub.bsky.social: • 12 PM PDT / Emily Wilson, Translator of The Iliad and The Odyssey: Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea • 5:30 PM PDT / Rightsizing for Your Next Chapter • 6 PM PDT / @frankfukuyama.bsky.social: In the Realm of the Last Man Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events

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Commonwealth Club World Affairs @cwclub.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Trust the election system? Don't miss Nate @persily.bsky.social & @motherjones.coms' @ariberman.bsky.social: "Assessing the Threats to Voting Rights in the Midterm Elections." Moderator: @saradinatale.bsky.social of the @sfchronicle.com Details & tickets: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...

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Commonwealth Club World Affairs @cwclub.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Thanks @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social & @danpfeiffer.bsky.social for a great conversation at @cwclub.bsky.social in SF last night. @thebulwark.com publisher Longwell is author of HOW TO EAT AN ELEPHANT (@stmartinspress.bsky.social); Pfeiffer co-hosts @podsaveamerica.crooked.com Photos: Ed Ritger

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Commonwealth Club World Affairs @cwclub.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

COMING SOON: @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social reveals "The Battle of Titans: Saudi Arabia vs. Iran" Tue, Sep 22 / 5:30 PM PDT in San Francisco Details & tickets: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...

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Commonwealth Club World Affairs @cwclub.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Our Sept. 10 program with Ben Davis & Garry Tan is SOLD OUT. Thank you to everyone who got your tickets! Don't miss any of our future programs—get your tickets early: www.commonwealthclub.org/events

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Commonwealth Club World Affairs @cwclub.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Last week before a sold-out audience, @rbreich.bsky.social, author of COMING UP SHORT: A MEMOIR OF MY AMERICA, spoke with award-winning TV host @wkamaubell.bsky.social @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco about the impact of Reich's generation during his lifetime. Photos by Ed Ritger

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Commonwealth Club World Affairs @cwclub.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

THIS WEEK @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco: See @skyeperryman.bsky.social, @kinseyinstitute.bsky.social's @drjustingarcia.bsky.social, Kevin Adler, Ben Davis & Garry Tan and more! Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events

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Commonwealth Club World Affairs @cwclub.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Yesterday @pelosi.house.gov said of Joshua Wong, "The most horrible form of torture that the Chinese government inflicts on these prisoners is to tell them: 'Nobody remembers you or why you are here.' We want to be sure that they know we remember them." Wong in 2020: youtu.be/m63fO5Mrbtw?...

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Hong Kong, China And The United States: Live With Joshua Wong

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Commonwealth Club World Affairs @cwclub.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Journalist and activist Gloria Steinem passed away yesterday at the age of 92. In 2002, she spoke to @cwclub.bsky.social in Silicon Valley about "Feminism In the 21st Century," Tiffany Schlain was our moderator. You can hear it all: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/archi...

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Commonwealth Club World Affairs @cwclub.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Today at @cwclub.bsky.social: • 3pm PDT online / @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social, Translator of The Odyssey • 6pm PDT in SF / @rbreich.bsky.social (sold out) • 6:30pm PDT in Lafayette / Little-Known (& Shocking) Revelations About the Character & Conduct of US Presidents commonwealthclub.org/events

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Commonwealth Club World Affairs @cwclub.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

We took a deep-dive into the history and meaning of Homer's tale recently when @philcousineau.bsky.social joined us for a talk with Valerie Andrews about his book, THE WISDOM OF THE ODYSSEY. Photos by @vitahewitt.bsky.social

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Commonwealth Club World Affairs @cwclub.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Make September count: See @rbreich.bsky.social, @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social, @danpfeiffer.bsky.social, Francis Fukuyama, Tim Anaya, Dana Bash, @skyeperryman.bsky.social, @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social, Orville Schell, Walter Isaacson, Garry Tan, Ben Davis & more! www.commonwealthclub.org/events

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Commonwealth Club World Affairs @cwclub.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

This week at @cwclub.bsky.social, see @rbreich.bsky.social, Orville Schell, @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social, Frederica von Stade, Gerald S. Henig and more. Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events

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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 28/08/2026

The @wajali.bsky.social fan club showed up in force at the @cwclub.bsky.social. Little-known secret: Wajahat has the magical power to launch your book straight to the NYT bestseller list. Seriously: He has tirelessly championed my book and—boom!—here we are. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMM6...

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Gil Durán and Wajahat Ali: The Rise of "The Nerd Reich”

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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Join me @cwclub.bsky.social on Sep 22 at 5:30PM PST, for a deep-dive military-geopolitical program on the regional cold and hot wars b/w #SaudiArabia #Iran, at the heart of which the United States is a linchpin of the conflict and the solution to ending it. www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...

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The Battle of Titans: Saudi Arabia vs. Iran

Join us this evening for a deep-dive military and geopolitical program analyzing the decades-long regional cold and hot wars, proxy conflicts, and strategic power struggles for dominance in the Middle...

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Commonwealth Club World Affairs @cwclub.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

IN 3 WEEKS! @nytimes.com columnist Carlos Lozada joins @sfchronicle.com Senior Political Writer @joegarofoli.bsky.social for a discussion about America becoming "a dangerous nation" Thu, Sep 17 / 6:00 PM PDT in downtown San Francisco Details & tickets: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...

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Commonwealth Club World Affairs @cwclub.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Dolly Parton was a legend, one we're sad to say never graced the @cwclub.bsky.social stage. But hear fellow legend @lindaronstadtmusic.bsky.social discuss Parton's talent & artistry in our 2014 program with moderator Barbara Marshman Parton memory at 49:53: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/archi...

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Commonwealth Club World Affairs @cwclub.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

THIS WEEK! See @gilduran.com and Wajahat Ali, learn about the long history of "The Odyssey," and hear about support systems for area families. Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events

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Commonwealth Club World Affairs @cwclub.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

ANOTHER SOLD-OUT PROGRAM: Our Sept 2 event in San Francisco with @rbreich.bsky.social in conversation with @wkamaubell.bsky.social is sold out of in-person tickets; online-only tickets are still available: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...

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Commonwealth Club World Affairs @cwclub.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

See the famed translator of THE ODYSSEY and THE ILIAD in our special online-only program Sept. 2 with @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social, in conversation with George Hammond. Details & tickets: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...

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Commonwealth Club World Affairs @cwclub.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

SOLD OUT! Our Aug. 25 program with @philcousineau.bsky.social & Valerie Andrews on 'The Odyssey' is sold out. If you weren't able to get tickets, don't miss our Sept. 9 online-only program with 'Odyssey' translator @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...

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Commonwealth Club World Affairs @cwclub.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

It's about 610 days since @schiff.senate.gov took office, but yesterday was the very first day of @hannahcwiley.bsky.social's new role as @sfchronicle.com's Washington, D.C., reporter. Wiley interviewed Sen. Schiff at @cwclub.bsky.social in SF about corruption & affordability. Photos: Ed Rritger

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Commonwealth Club World Affairs @cwclub.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Next month, we welcome back to our stage @frankfukuyama.bsky.social, who will discuss his personal history as political history. He'll be in conversation with Tim Anaya. Wed, Sep 16 / 6 p.m. PDT in downtown San Francisco Details & tickets: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...

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Commonwealth Club World Affairs @cwclub.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Have you seen "The Odyssey"? Have you read it? Learn more about this 3,000-year-old tale when @philcousineau.bsky.social and Valerie Andrews join us in-person August 25 in San Francisco. Details & tickets: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...

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Commonwealth Club World Affairs @cwclub.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

NEXT WEEK! See a screening of "Ninety-Two: The Silent Revolt No One Saw Coming" and hear from @tarajayefrank.bsky.social, Dr. Jade D. Singleton, Dr. LaShannon Spencer and Robert Melton. Thu, Aug 13 / 6:00 PM PDT in downtown San Francisco Details & tickets: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...

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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Join my upcoming program @cwclub.bsky.social: A conversation with U.C. Berkeley's @severinborenstein.bsky.social to discuss how the U.S.-Iran conflict & disruptions in the Strait of #Hormuz impact global oil, gas, and #energy security including in the U.S.: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...

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The U.S.-Iran Conflict and Energy Markets

In this program, we explore how the U.S.-Iran conflict and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz impact global oil, gas, and energy security, including in the United States, analyzing maritime blockages...

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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Please join my program @cwclub.bsky.social in conversation with author Geneive Abdo, to discuss her latest #book, "The Shi'a in the Modern Arab World," and a chapter therein I have authored, “Regional Consequentialism and the Role of the Iranian Marja’iyat”: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...

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The Shi'a in the Arab World and Iran

The program examines the Arab Shi'a communities and Iran's political influence, transnational connections, geopolitics, and what it means for the Middle East, U.S. foreign policy and the U.S.-Iran con...

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Commonwealth Club World Affairs @cwclub.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Take out your calendar! Coming this week @cwclub.bsky.social: Annie Jacobsen, Matt Biggar, @jessewegman.bsky.social, @jeremylent.bsky.social, Mercedes de la Vega, Tammy Nicastro, @emilysneff.bsky.social, & George Hammond Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events

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Commonwealth Club World Affairs @cwclub.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Tonight at @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco: • 5:30 PM PDT / @rashadrobinson.bsky.social: From Presence to Power Details & Tickets: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...

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Commonwealth Club World Affairs @cwclub.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Last night, @benwikler.bsky.social, author of THIS IS THE PLAN: HOW TO END AMERICA’S MELTDOWN AND SAVE DEMOCRACY, was interviewed by actor/activist @bradleywhitford.bsky.social, after introduction by Speaker Emerita @pelosi.house.gov See more events: www.commonwealthclub.org/events @wwnorton.com

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Commonwealth Club World Affairs @cwclub.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

This week at @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco: @benwikler.bsky.social, @bradleywhitford.bsky.social, @rashadrobinson.bsky.social, Pria Anand and more Details & tickets at commonwealthclub.org/events

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Commonwealth Club World Affairs @cwclub.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

SOLD OUT! Our program tomorrow night with @benwikler.bsky.social & @bradleywhitford.bsky.social is sold out of in-person tickets. But online-only tickets are still available: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...

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Commonwealth Club World Affairs @cwclub.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Tonight at @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco: • 6 PM PDT / DJ DiDonna: The Transformative Power of Sabbaticals Details & tickets: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...

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Gladstone Institutes @gladstoneinst.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

What if AI could do more than analyze data—what if it could design and run scientific experiments? Join Gladstone's Steve Finkbeiner at @cwclub.bsky.social for a conversation about the AI-powered "thinking microscope" and how it's changing the future of biomedical research.

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Giving Scientists Superpowers: How an AI-Powered “Thinking Microscope” Is Fast-Tracking Medical Breakthroughs

Gladstone’s Steven Finkbeiner shares how Gladstone’s AI-powered microscope is racing to cure neurodegenerative disease.

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Commonwealth Club World Affairs @cwclub.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

For a steady feed of speakers and ideas and solutions and information, subscribe to our podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts. On Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

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Commonwealth Club World Affairs @cwclub.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

SOLD OUT! Our 7.29 program with REGIME CHANGE co-author @jonathanswan.bsky.social in conversation with Chase Neil is sold out of in-person tickets; however, online-only tickets are still available: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...

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Commonwealth Club World Affairs @cwclub.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

This week at @cwclub.bsky.social: induction cooking, @nolanhigdon.bsky.social, dinner & dialogue, DJ Didonna Details & tickets at commonwealthclub.org/events

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