David E. Hoffman (@thedeadhandbook) 's Twitter Profile
David E. Hoffman

@thedeadhandbook

The Oligarchs (‘02) The Dead Hand (‘09) The Billion Dollar Spy (‘15) Give Me Liberty (‘22) + “Annals of Autocracy” wapo.st/3K8LVNd

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Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH (@jennifernuzzo) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I am disheartened that several CDC webpages are currently down. I hope this is just a temporary pause. Infectious diseases don't take breaks. The American taxpayers who paid for these data deserve the ability to access the lifesaving information derived from these data.

I am disheartened that several CDC webpages are currently down. I hope this is just a temporary pause. Infectious diseases don't take breaks. The American taxpayers who paid for these data deserve the ability to access the lifesaving information derived from these data.
Michael McFaul (@mcfaul) 's Twitter Profile Photo

China has a massive foreign aid program to win influence in the developing world. We have been way behind. Compare BRI budgets a to USAID. And now we are threatening to not even try to compete

Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Reporter: "Do you have any reaction to the new Time magazine cover that has Elon Musk sitting behind your Resolute Desk?” Trump: “No. Is Time magazine still in business? I didn’t even know that.”

Reporter: "Do you have any reaction to the new Time magazine cover that has Elon Musk sitting behind your Resolute Desk?”

Trump: “No. Is Time magazine still in business? I didn’t even know that.”
Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A reminder: Vladimir Putin could end the war in Ukraine right now, just by ordering his soldiers to go home. No need for treaties or negotiations.

Katelyn Jetelina (@dr_kkjetelina) 's Twitter Profile Photo

You know Kate Winslet in Contagion? Where she runs into a hot zone, risking her life, so Americans could be safer? She was an EIS officer. That’s who was just fired at CDC today. EIS officers. And many, many more public servants fighting every day for your health.

Javier Corrales (@jcorrales2011) 's Twitter Profile Photo

All my life I have studied democratization and autocratization. My 1st field trip was to newly democratic Argentina. I then added autocracies to my portfolio: Cuba, Ven, etc. I think I can recognize the stages of transition to authoritarianism. Here are the boxes checked off.

Steve Rosenberg (@bbcstever) 's Twitter Profile Photo

One Russian newspaper today sums up how Moscow views the last few days: “Dumbfounded Europe, kneed by America just below the belt, is still struggling to get its breath back.” #ReadingRussia

Luis Viera (@councilmanviera) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This week an amazing man and Cuban freedom fighter should have turned 73 years old. 73 years ago, Oswaldo Paya was born. He was a Cuban freedom fighter who knew that every single day that he spoke out, his life was at risk. But he spoke out and he spoke for millions.

This week an amazing man and Cuban freedom fighter should have turned 73 years old.

73 years ago, Oswaldo Paya was born.  He was a Cuban freedom fighter who knew that every single day that he spoke out, his life was at risk. But he spoke out and he spoke for millions.
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya (@tsihanouskaya) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It has been two years since I last heard any news about my husband Siarhei. Two years of incommunicado detention. For all this time, I've been feeling constant anxiety and fear. Every day, I am tormented by questions that no one can answer. ‘How is he feeling today?’ ‘Is he

It has been two years since I last heard any news about my husband Siarhei. Two years of incommunicado detention. For all this time, I've been feeling constant anxiety and fear. Every day, I am tormented by questions that no one can answer. ‘How is he feeling today?’ ‘Is he
Craig Spencer MD MPH (@craig_a_spencer) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thousands of the best experts at FDA, NIH, and all across HHS are being terminated right now. These are the people who make sure the medications you and your children take are safe. These are the people who perform and oversee research on cancer, infant health, and so so so

David E. Hoffman (@thedeadhandbook) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This is a tragedy of the first order—a self-inflicted wound on an institution that represents the best of our democracy and civil society. Do you think there is anything like it in Moscow or Beijing?

Human Rights Foundation (HRF) (@hrf) 's Twitter Profile Photo

HRF strongly condemns the Cuban regime’s revocation of the conditional release of human rights activist and UNPACU leader José Daniel Ferrer. Just three months after being released from prison, Ferrer was re-arrested for organizing humanitarian aid and providing food to those in need

David E. Hoffman (@thedeadhandbook) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Hector Palacios, a leader of long struggle against the Castro dictatorship, has passed away in Miami. He was one of the original founders of Todos Unidos and a friend of Oswaldo Payá.

The Intellectualist (@highbrow_nobrow) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨The Los Angeles Police Department has issued a public statement confirming that all protests across the city have remained peaceful and concluded without incident. The LAPD commends participants for exercising their First Amendment rights responsibly and thanks organizers and

🚨The Los Angeles Police Department has issued a public statement confirming that all protests across the city have remained peaceful and concluded without incident. 

The LAPD commends participants for exercising their First Amendment rights responsibly and thanks organizers and
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya (@tsihanouskaya) 's Twitter Profile Photo

My husband Siarhei is free! It’s hard to describe the joy in my heart. Thank you, 🇺🇸 President Donald J. Trump, Gen. Keith Kellogg, @JohnPCoale, DAS Christopher W. Smith, Department of State & our 🇪🇺 allies, for all your efforts. We’re not done. 1150 political prisoners remain behind bars. All must be released.

Hans Kristensen (also on Bluesky) (@nukestrat) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Honored to publish, with Jon Wolfsthal and Matt Korda, the latest article of our The Next Nuclear Age series in the The Washington Post. This one is about the trend of more countries debating whether to acquire nuclear weapons. washingtonpost.com/opinions/inter…