Duke Burbridge

@burbridgeduke.bsky.social

Former peacebuilder. Father of kind kids, son & grandson of fierce women, student of marginalized geniuses. Pro-immigrant. Mostly focused on Tigray. Board advisor for @hpn4tigray.bsky.social

These 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.

Navy mulls new name for USNS Harvey Milk and ships named for civil rights leaders

The Navy is considering renaming naval ship named for gay rights leader Harvey Milk and others named for prominent Americans.

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The 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 #السودان

The environmental costs of the war in Sudan - CEOBS

CEOBS has been helping UNEP monitor the environmental consequences of the war in Sudan since 2023, here's what we have found.

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The 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.

The end of Western values

The 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.

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