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Crypto Altruists @cryptoaltruists.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

How does aid reach people when banks collapse or borders close? 🌍 UNHCR uses blockchain for Ukrainian refugees. Afghanistan's HesabPay serves 51K families. Myanmar built a $500M digital economy. We document the real cases. 👇 www.cryptoaltruists.com/blog/how-blo...

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How Blockchain Is Transforming Disaster Relief: Real-World Stories of Aid Without Borders

Discover how blockchain is transforming disaster relief worldwide. From UNHCR’s stablecoin payments to Ukrainian refugees, to Afghanistan’s HesabPay reaching 51,000+ families, to Myanmar’s digital…

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Sara Johnstone @regensolarpunk.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Great piece in the @nytimes.com on how meaningful humanitarian innovation is emerging in Afghanistan. This is what “crypto for good” actually looks like. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/w...

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An Unlikely Source of Crypto Innovation: Afghanistan

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Sara Johnstone @regensolarpunk.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

2026 humanitarian trends: - Escalating wars - Climate chaos --> displacement - Forced migration at scale - Rising Islamophobia - Weakening governance - Shrinking independent media - Erosion of aid & rights - Normalized drone warfare A sobering but necessary read from @newhumanitarian.bsky.social

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Ten humanitarian trends to keep an eye on in 2026

Here are some of the key factors and themes likely to worsen lives for millions in crisis hotspots over the coming year.

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Sara Johnstone @regensolarpunk.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Genocide hasn’t ended, it’s been rebranded. International law is being ignored in real time. A sobering analysis from Chris Hedges: chrishedges.substack.com/p/rebranding...

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Rebranding Genocide

The Genocide in Gaza has not stopped. It has been rebranded. And that is enough of a linguistic subterfuge to get the world to ignore it.

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Sara Johnstone @regensolarpunk.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

📣 Some key reminders this week as governments & refugees gather in Geneva for the Global #RefugeeForum Progress Review. 🔴 "Conflict and division are fueling global displacement." 🔵 "Refugees are being targeted." 🔴 “Solidarity saves lives.” 🔵 "Inclusion is the way forward." Thx @unhcr.org

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High Commissioner’s opening speech at the Global Refugee Forum Progress Review 2025 | UNHCR

Consigliere federale – caro Ignazio, Chère Zakia, Distinguished delegates, Colleagues and friends,

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 12/12/2025

Israel has killed 249 journalists in the last 2 years. That's more than were killed in WWII & the Vietnam War put together. A Vermonter, Dylan Collins, was wounded in one of these attacks, which killed another reporter. This war against journalists must be investigated & ended.

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Israel’s war against journalists must end | Video by Dylan Collins

YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders

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Sara Johnstone @regensolarpunk.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

“A growing ecological movement sees the solution in bioregionalism: the idea of reorganizing social and economic life around the natural boundaries of the ecosystems that host and sustain us.” Recommended read by @dougbierend.bsky.social for @noemamag.com www.noemamag.com/inside-the-p...

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Inside Bioregionalism’s Tech-Driven Revival | NOEMA

As the climate crisis deepens, an old green dream is returning — with new tools and technologies.

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Sara Johnstone @regensolarpunk.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Astonishing numbers, and even more so that we accept them as normal.

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Sara Johnstone @regensolarpunk.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

I recently wrapped up a builder residency outside Buenos Aires, where long convos with friends from @hypercerts.org nudged me towards trying @bsky.app. I support the decentralized approach + appreciate how it gives users control over their data. So here I am! Excited to join the BlueSky community!

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