I confess I don’t understand what’s so tough about condemning Nazism and tolerance of Nazism. If you’re an American politician and you find it difficult, you’re in the wrong line of work.

I am stating the obvious but in times likes these the obvious needs to be stated.

My power’s really low, so this may be the last image I can send. Don’t worry about me though: my time here has been both productive and serene. If I can keep talking to my mission team, I will – but I’ll be signing off here soon. Thanks for staying with me.

Personally don’t know anyone more deserving…

Putin had no qualms about sending bombs and missiles to kill Ukrainians during their Christmas and New Year's celebrations, but now he wants to unilaterally declare some kind of a pretend ceasefire to honor the Orthodox holidays. Cynical, revolting, theatrical hypocrisy.

BREAKING: The South Carolina Supreme Court just struck down the state's 6-week abortion ban, restoring access in the state up to 22 weeks of pregnancy.

Hang on, the weekend is nearly here

so in a post-covid world, are we now allowed to say to strangers: please move the fuck away from me as you’re coughing?

Average list price for a unit of insulin: Australia: $6.94 UK: $7.52 France: $9.08 Germany: $11 Canada: $12 Japan: $14.40 US: $98.70 Isn't it time America hold Big Pharma accountable for its extortion?

You’re probably hearing a lot about the abortion pill lately so let me explain: It’s a safe, effective way to end a pregnancy in the privacy of your own home. You deserve that access: to privacy, to autonomy, to freedom.

“Not since Germany in the '30s have I witnessed antisemitism, no longer lurking but standing proud with hands on hips like Hitler and Mussolini — kind of daring us to defy it. I’ve never experienced this in my entire life. Especially in this country.” — Steven Spielberg #Colbert

President Biden coaxed President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea to sing Don McLean’s “American Pie” during a state dinner on Wednesday. Yoon did not look like he needed much convincing. nyti.ms/449Riog

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Each year more than 1 in 10 women worldwide who want to avoid pregnancy experience an unintended one. Jonathan Marc Bearak Leontine Alkema et al introduce a new indicator to better capture women’s ability to avoid unintended pregnancy. #SFPjournal #specialissue onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/si…

@mushfiq_econ We have been through this with the Economic & Political Weekly for a paper published as a working paper by our institution. So how will this affect the discipline? a. We stop sharing preliminary work in public interest. b. stop supporting journals that adopt this policy.

#poptwitter & #demography friends - come join us for the first event of our new IUSSP panel on #FP Measurement. We'll be diving into our current demand-side family planning measures and their limitations. Part 2 in June will explore new measurement directions!

it’s been almost a YEAR since this JWST image of the carina nebula was released and I am still not over it

I'm SO proud of the orcas that have started fighting back. Can't believe this. We deserve to have our boats rammed frankly

This has been a significant event for calling out misaligned incentives (and sometimes outright corruption) in US public works projects. They can happen much faster. Media and voters should hold decision-makers to account for expensive and slow taxpayer projects.