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Sam Sellers

@samsellers.bsky.social
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Climate & health; SRHR; biodiversity conservation

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Sam Sellers @samsellers.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
@guruspod.bsky.social did a follow-up/reunion episode on COVID origins with @kgandersen.bsky.social, @eddieholmes.bsky.social, and Michael Worobey. As someone who has followed this debate with dismay, I had a few reflections on the episode.
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New Security Beat @newsecuritybeat.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
“Rules alone guarantee mediocrity.” Former USAID staffer Sam Seller argues the development sector's bureaucracy can stifle good judgment at a time when adaptability and relying on experience is more important than ever. New on #NSB: 🔗 www.newsecuritybeat.org/2026/03/why-...
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Why Good Development Requires Wisdom, Not Just Rules
Development practitioners enter the field hoping to make the world a better place. Yet, too often, they become jaded and cynical over time. The bureaucratic processes that shape the mechanics of [...]
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Sam Sellers @samsellers.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
DHS in memoriam www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/h...
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Trump Administration Ends Global Health Research Program
The Demographic and Health Surveys were the only sources of reliable information in many countries on metrics such as mortality, nutrition and education.
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Sam Sellers @samsellers.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Sharing this wonderful piece from my former USAID colleague Apoorva, which beautifully discusses the importance of USAID's population data work for advancing global development. www.linkedin.com/pulse/love-l...
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A Love Letter to Demography and Global Development
Like thousands of brilliant, compassionate, and hard-working USAID and development colleagues, I have watched in anger and despair as our life-saving/affirming work and global partnerships have collap...
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
NEW: Census.gov has been down for many users since around 5 p.m. ET. I've asked the Census Bureau's public information office what is causing the bureau's website not to load and when they expect it to come back online...
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Erin Sikorsky @erinsikorsky.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
The USAID-led Famine Early Warning System (FEWSNet) is "currently unavailable." This is the preeminent global early warning tool for acute food insecurity and has traditionally had bipartisan support in Congress. static.fews.net
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The FEWS NET Website, the FEWS NET Learning Platform, and the FEWS NET Data Warehouse and Data Explorer are currently unavailable.
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