Opinion | The Venezuela I Know

Many are celebrating the ouster of a brutal dictator, but the Maduro regime may survive the loss of Maduro.

The New York Times

#KristofImpactInitiatives
#NicholasKristof (Pulitzer Prize winner)

Reputable charities.

Link:
https://kristofimpact.org/masc/

> Elon Musk probably has a net worth greater than that of the poorest billion people on Earth. Just since Donald Trump’s election, Musk’s personal net worth has grown by far more than the entire annual budget of U.S.A.I.D., which in any case accounts for less than 1 percent of the federal budget.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/opinion/usaid-spending-trump-musk.html
#NicholasKristof on #ElonMusk in #uspol on #USAID
Opinion | The World’s Richest Men Take On the World’s Poorest Children

I’ve seen U.S.A.I.D. operate around the world, and it’s not woke — it’s lifesaving.

The New York Times
Opinion | How Biden Has Gotten in the Way of Fighting Starvation in Gaza

Israel and the U.S. have made a boogeyman out of the U.N. group that’s providing critical services in Gaza.

The New York Times

#LloydDoggett, a Texas Democrat, has called for President #JoeBiden to withdraw from the #2024 election, citing concerns over Biden's performance and the need for a stronger candidate to face #Trump. Democrats like #AndrewYang and journalist #NicholasKristof echo this sentiment, suggesting that Biden's debate performance indicates a need for new leadership within the party. They propose potential replacements such as Governor #GretchenWhitmer and Senator #SherrodBrown.

https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-withdraw-election-2024-lloyd-doggett-1920286

House Democrat Calls on Biden to Drop Out of Election

Rep. Doggett said Biden "failed to effectively defend his many accomplishments and expose Trump's many lies" in the recent debate.

Newsweek

I hope that what is happening in South Korea is not a harbinger of things to come elsewhere.

Opinion | Less Marriage, Less Sex, Less Agreement - The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/29/opinion/marriage-sex-gender-divide.html

#Marriage #Sex #Gender #NicholasKristof

Opinion | Less Marriage, Less Sex, Less Agreement

Bonds between men and women may be eroding when we need them most.

The New York Times
Very good opinion piece by Nicholas Kristof which talks about how both Hamas and Israel are to blame for the current situation in Gaza and how the oppression of Palestinians is the breeding ground for terrorism. https://dh.uy/ristifaza #gaza #Palestine #hamas #NicholasKristof
Opinion | What Does Destroying Gaza Solve?

Killing civilians doesn’t end extremism. It feeds it.

The New York Times
Harvard grads, VC, IT charities and the World Bank are fixing education in Africa. Squeezing money out of some of the most impoverished areas in the world, what could go wrong?
https://theintercept.com/2023/03/23/bridge-schools-africa-kenya-education/
/HT @timnitGebru #BridgeInternationalAcademies #BIA #NicholasKristof #Davos #WorldBank #ChanZuckerbergEducation #GatesFrontier in #Africa, #Kenya
>Bernard's mother never got his sweater back.
The #VC believers are such cheapskates, disgusting! #VentureCapital
Two Harvard Grads Saw Big Profits in African Education. Children Paid the Price.

An aggressive startup set out to disrupt African education. Now it’s plagued by a sexual abuse investigation.

The Intercept
Pornhub, Exploitation, and the Casualties of an Anti-Sex Crusade

Netflix's Money Shot: The Pornhub Story is about so much more than the changing face of a tube site.

Jezebel