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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

"Countries heavily reliant on US aid see a 10.5% increase in maternal mortality following a switch from a Democratic to a Republican administration—about 44.7 additional deaths per 100 000 live births." gh.bmj.com/content/11/3...

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US Presidential Party switches are mirrored in global maternal mortality

In this observational study, we provide estimates of the impact on the maternal mortality ratio of swings in US aid for family planning and reproductive health driven by changes in the implementation ...

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Krutham @krutham.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Basel is nudging risks too far onto shareholder shoulders for socially useful bank activities such as financing infrastructure, writes @stheobald.bsky.social. Visit www.krutham.com/insights/stuart-theobald-shift-risk-from-shareholders-to-stimulate-infrastructure-lending/ to read more.

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STUART THEOBALD: Shift risk from shareholders to stimulate infrastructure lending - Krutham

STUART THEOBALD: Shift risk from shareholders to stimulate infrastructure lending

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Krutham @krutham.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Krutham’s executive chairperson, Dr @stheobald.bsky.social, will speak at the #AfricaImpactSummit in Accra, Ghana. Join the continent’s leading voices working to transform systems and scale capital for real change. Register: africaimpactsummit.org #AfricaImpactSummit #ImpactInvesting

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Phil Williams @philinvestigates.com · 05/06/2025

DELETED: Trump administration deleted a webpage summarizing evidence that “undocumented immigrants are arrested at less than half the rate of native-born U.S. citizens for violent and drug crimes and a quarter the rate of native-born citizens for property crimes.” 1/2

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Krutham @krutham.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

@stheobald.bsky.social, chair of Krutham and convenor of the Financial Sector Competitiveness Taskforce, addressed the Operation Phumelela Lekgotla with an overview of reform proposals from the workstreams. To learn more about Operation Phumelela, visit operationphumelela.org.za

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Krutham @krutham.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Like any reality TV series that has run too long, the Trump administration’s approach is becoming formulaic and predictable, writes @stheobald.bsky.social. Visit www.krutham.com/insights/stu... to read more.

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STUART THEOBALD: Life after the reality show: where does SA go from here? - Krutham

STUART THEOBALD: Life after the reality show: where does SA go from here?

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Krutham @krutham.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Banks must be solvent and they must be regulated appropriately, writes @stheobald.bsky.social. Read more at www.krutham.com/insights/stuart-theobald-the-sorry-saga-of-trying-to-fix-state-owned-banks/

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STUART THEOBALD: The sorry saga of trying to fix state-owned banks - Krutham

STUART THEOBALD: The sorry saga of trying to fix state-owned banks

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work. snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...

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Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow

Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing

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Stuart Theobald @stheobald.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Looking forward to hearing how this is someone else's fault...

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John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com · 11/04/2025

NEW 🧵 The number of people travelling from Europe to the US in recent weeks has plummeted by as much as 35%, as travellers have cancelled plans in response to Trump’s policies and rhetoric, and horror stories from the border. Story: www.ft.com/content/6dc1...

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Stuart Theobald @stheobald.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Anyone want to explain game theory to the white house?

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Stuart Theobald @stheobald.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Which is worse Trussonomics or Trumponomics?

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 01/04/2025

Trump's 3/27 executive order targets the Smithsonian for advancing "the view that race is not a biological reality but a social construct." Trump argues that the exhibit's statement, below, is unscientific. He's wrong. As a biology professor and population geneticist, I agree with every word of it.

“Race does not provide an accurate representation of human biological variation,” the statement reads. “Humans are not divided biologically into distinct continental types or racial genetic clusters. Instead, the Western concept of race must be understood as a classification system that emerged from, and in support of, European colonialism, oppression, and discrimination.”

“It thus does not have its roots in biological reality, but in policies of discrimination,” the statement says. “Because of that, over the last five centuries, race has become a social reality that structures societies and how we experience the world. In this regard, race is real, as is racism, and both have real biological consequences.”

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Stuart Theobald @stheobald.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

The similarities to Zuma's destruction of Sars are astounding...

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The Analyst @militaryanalyst.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

SHELLEY RECOGNISED HOW TYRANTS COME AND GO IN JUST A FEW WORDS FROM 1817,

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Stuart Theobald @stheobald.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

On which side of this picture do you reckon you'd find more of the refugees Donald Trump is welcoming from South Africa? www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/w...

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Stuart Theobald @stheobald.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Trump's actions don't surprise me as much as the cowardice of universities' response.

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Joe Beda @h.olysh.it · 08/03/2025

More of this! We all know this won’t pass but this is a line in the sand and a great talking point. /cc @shasti.bsky.social

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Nick Hedley @nickhedley.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

As a South African, I can confirm that this is a load of absolute shit. A right wing South African group went to the US to tell Trump this, and he believed them and passed on the lie.

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Stuart Theobald @stheobald.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

The one thing despots usually know is don't f*ck with the students. Even Jacob Zuma knew to keep them sweet by signing cheques the state couldn't afford. Angry students can be a big political problem. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/u...

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As Trump Goes After Universities, Students Are Now on the Chopping Block (Gift Article)

Uncertainty about how much money colleges and universities stand to lose has led some schools to reduce the number of doctoral students, in some cases reneging on offers.

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Stuart Theobald @stheobald.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Look at all this free speech going on here...

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Stuart Theobald @stheobald.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

I wonder if GD Vance realises that the two "random countries" of Britain and France respectively have economies that are 67% and 51% bigger than Russia's.

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Krutham @krutham.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Krutham’s recent report unpacks the good and bad ideas from Parliament’s banking sector hearings. From financial inclusion to regulatory reforms, we explore what works and what doesn’t. Read the full report: www.krutham.com/insights/tho... Analysts: @stheobald.bsky.social, Tinashe Kambadza

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Nick Hedley @nickhedley.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Among other disasters, a USAID-funded project in South Africa that helped keep orphaned children on their HIV medication has been forced to close. Trump and Musk are killing people. groundup.org.za/article/usai...

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US funding cut ends vital HIV programme for orphans

In some parts of the country HIV testing was dependent on US money, so testing has just stopped

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country. This Friday, where will you be? standupforscience2025.org

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STAND UP FOR SCIENCE

March 7, 2025. Washington DC and nationwide. Because science is for everyone.

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Stuart Theobald @stheobald.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Do all those American firms throwing away their once-cherished values in great shows of fealty to Trump realise that four years is a very short time (many long-term incentive schemes won't even have vested). And when retribution comes, it will be very expensive.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Zelenskyy's character can be judge more directly by how he treats others and whether you think he's protected his country. From what I've seen, he has treated Americans with respect. His attire is to remind people he's at war, not unlike Churchill wearing a siren suit to the White House in 1942.

Winston Churchill at the White House wearing a one-piece garment known as a siren suit.

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Stuart Theobald @stheobald.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

So who'll give me odds on Tesla going into the internal combustion engine market?

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Stuart Theobald @stheobald.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

The damage to US reputation will be enormous. This is the biggest violation of medical ethics since Tuskagee. It is not just terminating - it is abandoning people, sometimes in the middle of medical trials.

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Nick Hedley @nickhedley.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

South Africa has one of the world's dirtiest power grids - it's dominated by old coal plants built during the Apartheid era (and some new but problematic coal plants). But things are starting to change. December was the best month ever for solar (12% of the mix). That sent coal's share down to 77%.

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Stuart Theobald @stheobald.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Yes, regulation is essential. We must not kid ourselves that market forces solve for sustainability alone. Markets are shaped by rules that govern them. Good regulation can lead to good social and environmental outcomes.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Every time I think thing can’t get worse, the appointees can’t get worse, Trump says ‘hold my beer.’ I am stunned, even by Trump standards, that Dan Bongino, a man even Fox got rid of, is now the new deputy director of the FBI. We are so effed.

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Stuart Theobald @stheobald.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

This reminds me of when Zuma appointed Menzi Simelane to head of the NPA...

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Stuart Theobald @stheobald.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

My dear Americans, we too were in denial when when had a Putin sycophant kleptocratic president. We too thought it can't be that bad, that our institutions would contain him. Well, six years after him we are still repairing the damage. The criminal justice system is the hardest to repair.

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Politics In The Wild @politicsinthewild.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Around 35% of SpaceX’s revenue comes directly from the federal govt. Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.

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Stuart Theobald @stheobald.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Interested to see how the Americans apply their refugee status for Afrikaners. How will they tell? Perhaps they can dust off the SA Population Registration Act of 1950. The courts later offered these tests:

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Stuart Theobald @stheobald.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Shem not a good day for $tsla shareholders.

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