Katy Kydd

@katykydd.bsky.social

Personal acct of Director @GFAdvocates. Co-founder of 3 humans, reckless crafter & hopeless addict of Cdn politics.

IMO, the lead is buried in the last post in this thread about Musk and Tesla's business supports from govt funding, with Bezos quoted as saying something like Musk's real superpower is getting government money. Invest in supports for business =yes from Musk. But for people? No way.

Fiona "Fi" Webster 🌎🌍🌏@fiona-webster22.bsky.social · 2y ago

1/ Over the years, Musk & his businesses have received at least $38 billion in government contracts, loans, subsidies & tax credits, often at critical moments. That money helped seed the growth that made him the world’s richest person. The payments stretch back more than 20 years.

That’s why we’re funding short-term, high-impact projects that can drive policy action at scale by making the impacts of climate change more visible.    Learn more about the call and apply by 30 April ⤵️  wellcome.org/grant-fundin...

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The aim of this scheme is to make the impacts of climate change on physical and mental health visible to drive urgent climate policy action at scale.

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On a day when we announced 6 bn for businesses impacted by the tariff war with the US, am so grateful and...yes...PROUD to see my country continuing to lead on global efforts towards better health for all. It is, as always, a political choice to do the right things. Elbows up, indeed. #ForOurFuture

Results Canada@resultscanada.bsky.social · 2y ago

Thank you Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for meeting us following the announcement of a transformative investment of $675 million for global immunization efforts 🌍💉 | #ForOurFuture #cdnpoli

If you wonder how bad it really is...it's really THIS bad. US engagement in the world is rarely altruistic or neutral, but it has been a critical partner and the biggest donor. Hundreds of thousands of people are immediately affected and as many will die if other donors & govts don't step up. Now.

Atul Gawande@agawande.bsky.social · 2y ago

Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts. Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵

The first batch of a generic version of dolutegravir (DTG), an antiretroviral drug used to treat HIV, arrived in Colombia on Thursday as part of a compulsory license, marking a significant milestone for the Colombian government in prioritizing patients over the profits of pharmaceutical companies.

Major Win: First Batch of Dolutegravir Arrives in Colombia Under a Compulsory License - Make Medicines Affordable

The first batch of generic version of dolutegravir (DTG), an antiretroviral drug used to treat HIV,  arrived in Colombia on Thursday as part of a compulsory license, marking a significant milestone fo...

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🚨Major victory🚨Judge just issued temp restraining order reversing the aid freeze at #USAID, State, and rest of USG. huge. Clear win, judge says programs must be reopened during the review… as we’ve been arguing judge agrees it is contrary to law on multiple levels. bravo to…

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