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Osku Leigh

@osku1.bsky.social

For better or worse, a full-time ruminator. Very slow runner. One foot in front of the other.

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Michael Clemens@mclem.org · last wk.

Incredible. When E—n M—k & his crew obliterated USAID in a weekend, they deleted a vast trove of publicly-funded knowledge: the Development Experience Clearinghouse. A Canadian high school student (!) happened to have downloaded the entire thing for a project. AidData has now posted it for all.

Before reimagining development data, remember what we’ve learned

Why we’re publishing a free, searchable, and ungated archive featuring a quarter-century of USAID evaluation reports.

aiddata.org

Ignacio Sanchez Prado@isanchezprado.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A great little book showing the ways in which Massive Attack’s debut Blue Lines emerged out of anti-Thatcherite subcultures embracing multiculturalism in Bristol, a lineage out of hip hop that is not US but driven by the Afro-Caribbean diaspora and the creative interracial alliances of the time.

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Mediapart@mediapart.fr · 4mo ago

Avec « Black Bricolage », Johny Pitts poursuit à la Maison européenne de la photographie sa quête identitaire initiée depuis 2010 autour du concept d’afropéanité. Un voyage doux et inquiet à travers les diasporas noires d’Europe. Par Ludovic Lamant

Le photographe Johny Pitts expose son « Europe noire » à Paris

Avec « Black Bricolage », Johny Pitts poursuit à la Maison européenne de la photographie sa quête identitaire initiée depuis 2010 autour du concept d’afropéanité. Un voyage doux et inquiet à travers les diasporas noires d’Europe.

l.mediapart.fr

Blaft Publications@blaft.bsky.social · 4mo ago

This unlikely trend is continuing! Sending another box to Prague today, packing for Warsaw tomorrow. Na zdraví! Dzięki!

India Street LetteringGujarati Pulp FictionAnti-Caste SFThings We Found During the Autopsy
Blaft Publications@blaft.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Weird but welcome trend from the first two weeks of 2026: a bunch of orders from Eastern Europe. What is driving the Czechs', Poles', and Bulgarians' sudden interest in Indian ghostlore, Gujarati pulp fiction, and anti-caste SF? Who knows, but we hope they enjoy! Děkuju Dziękuję благодаря ви!

Politis@politis.fr · 5mo ago

🎶 Le splendide troisième album de l’autrice-compositrice-interprète libanaise Yasmine Hamdan, publié après un long silence discographique, est irrigué par une sourde mélancolie et pourtant traversé par une puissante force de vie. 🖋️ Jérôme Provençal

Yasmine Hamdan, une voix qui transporte

Le splendide troisième album de l’autrice-compositrice-interprète libanaise Yasmine Hamdan, publié après un long silence discographique, est irrigué par une sourde mélancolie et pourtant traversé par…

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD@madhupai.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Everytime I teach global health these days, young people express their dismay at the state of the world and the pathetic leadership we see in most places They invariably ask me, "What can we do??" These days, I go prepared with this list (slide below that anyone is welcome to use)

A slide showing that students can do about the state of the world these days: •Peaceful protests (but only one of many ways) •Write letters (or call) to your elected leaders and reps •Vote in local, provincial and national elections •Run for office •Write op-eds or letters in media •Post on social media & follow inspiring people •Get involved in your local community, volunteer for NGOs •Donate money (even tiny $) to good causes •Take courses •Read, read, and read more (especially history) •Listen to podcasts, watch inspiring films •Do art, poetry, theatre, film, dance, sing – joy is resistance •Go outdoors & reconnect with nature •Rest when you need to - rest is resistance