@BurbridgeDuke

Former peacebuilder. Father of kind kids, son & grandson of fierce women, student of marginalized geniuses. #EndTigraySiege | Free 🇵🇸

 Arlington, VA
Joined April 2020
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This is the heartbreaking reality from my perspective in Mekelle. The drought and the war are converging on the people of #Tigray. A humanitarian pause is urgently needed to protect innocent civilian lives. thenewhumanitarian.org/analy…

Tigray faces a double catastrophe: War and worsening hunger

Close to four million Tigrayans were already gripped by humanitarian disaster even before hostilities resumed last month.

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Very smart choice. Congratulations!
Pan African Agenda
@Panafricagenda1h
We're proud to introduce Dr. Makda Maru, CEO and Director for Research and Partnerships at PAAI. An academic and practitioner, she has spent over fifteen years in peace and security, gender, and peacebuilding. Welcome!
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Imagine being a parent in Yechila right now. Sometime today or tomorrow, you will have to walk five hours for clean water, past hostile soldiers, past UXO, and hope that you make it back to your family alive. Please pray for the brave families in Yechila.
Yirga Alemu
@RTigrai20235h
Today an explosive taken from depot detonated in Yechila town killing many people and injuring many others. unexploded explosives remain in the area and people are taking them to their homes, putting lives and properties at serious danger.
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Through crisis, REST continues standing with communities across Tigray. Read our latest newsletter on the 2026 drought response, recovery, resilience, WASH, health, and more: canva.link/9vfc28mkr7u0iry #Tigray #HumanitarianResponse #Resilience #WASH #Health

Relief Society of Tigray (REST) Q3 2026

Check out this A4 designed by Eden .

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Samrawit Silva@SamruXoxoOct 25
Something to note about Natna’s #Ashenda program- natnacf.org intentionally sourced everything in #Tigray, from the dressmakers to the hair braiders to the shops for the pads, so your sponsorship also supported local business owners ❤️✨
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The malnutrition rate in Yechila for pregnant and lactating women is 89%. More than one in every five children under five there are acutely malnourished. People have to walk five hours for water. Stop bombing #Tigray.
Yonas Nigussie@YonigussieOct 24
Evidence of ENDF Willfully Targeting Tigray Civilians Video from Yechila, Central #Tigray, shows the aftermath of a drone strike that destroyed a warehouse belonging to a fishery association. This is a commercial facility and stood in a territory already controlled by the #ENDF.
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The workforce participation rate for Somali Americans is 8 percentage points higher than White Non-Hispanics and they make half the median salary. The hardest working Americans are being attacked by an administration of influencers. Our greatness cannot not endure this rot.
Aaron Rupar
@atruparOct 24
Trump: "Somalia -- 98% of the people here now from Somalia don't work. They don't have to work because they steal so much. They all have a Mercedes Benz. Low IQ and they live better than you do."
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Again. The sitting president went on tv and made up several lies to slander actual Americans today and these people are outraged over the Cheesecake Factory.
Steve Guest
@SteveGuestOct 24
99.9% of the U.S. would consider The Cheesecake Factory to be high class dining. Only an elitist like Barack Obama would invoke the Factory— home of delicious cuisine— to ridicule someone.
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Amazing how many people were triggered by this and not triggered by the actual sitting president attacking Americans from Somalia.
Matt Whitlock
@MattWhitlockOct 24
Classic Obama snobbery. Cheesecake Factory is a great option for people who can’t afford a private chef at their Martha’s Vineyard estate.
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How far do we have to go back to find a sitting president talking like this about American citizens?
Aaron Rupar
@atruparOct 24
Trump: "Somalia -- 98% of the people here now from Somalia don't work. They don't have to work because they steal so much. They all have a Mercedes Benz. Low IQ and they live better than you do."
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Jesus are you guys really doing this with @MuniraMustaffa? I left the CVE field six years ago and she was already a giant back then. I’m embarrassed for who ever is attacking her credibility.
M@MuniraMustaffaOct 25
Heard through the grapevines that the certain someone is trying to leverage media to disqualify my expertise by painting me as a mere Joanna Public. If my lack of PhD bothers you so much, here's my acceptance letter to King's College London for a competitive PhD programme. Happy?
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Great job guys.
RELIEF SOCIETY OF TIGRAY (REST)@ReliefTigrayOct 24
Changing conditions delayed emergency food aid, but trucks are now heading to Axum, with deliveries to other woredas to follow for displaced families. We thank the people and Government of the United States and CRS Ethiopia for supporting this life-saving assistance.
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Changing conditions delayed emergency food aid, but trucks are now heading to Axum, with deliveries to other woredas to follow for displaced families. We thank the people and Government of the United States and CRS Ethiopia for supporting this life-saving assistance.
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Nafisa Eltahir@nafisaeltahirOct 23
🚨Just as some #Sudan farmers try to plant after fighting moves on, El Nino is pummeling them with the worst drought in decades. WFP projects more than 1mln people will enter severe hunger as a result, and is unlikely to be able to help them. Our story: reuters.com/world/new-famine…

New famine risk haunts war-torn Sudan with El Niño-driven drought

After more than three years of war, a lull in fighting raised hopes that a good harvest would ease hunger in Sudan. Instead, El Niño has delivered a damaging drought and, in some areas, led to the...

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Qualitative vs Quantitative Data
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It’s butt naked. MW can be in charge of things like “brass tacks” and “lo and behold.” Butt naked belongs to the people. Stay in your lane, Merriam.
Merriam-Webster
@MerriamWebsterOct 23
We acknowledge that no one has the bandwidth for this, but if it helps: -It’s ‘sleight of hand’ -It’s ‘bated breath’ -It’s ‘lo and behold’ -It's 'buck naked' -It’s ‘brass tacks’ -It’s ‘free rein’ -It’s ‘toe the line'
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Haftom W@imhaftomOct 23
“#Tigray: The War the World Is Ignoring, and the Women It’s Destroying.” A powerful documentary highlighting sexual violence against Tigrayan women and the ongoing fears as fighting resumes. Survivors deserve justice, dignity, and protection. Their stories must never be forgotten. Link: youtu.be/vBgOvxjWCWA #Ethiopia #Eritrea #TigrayGenocide
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Segen Y.@segenyanOct 23
Can the caretakers of Tigray please please 🙏 plead and make your priority the drought soon to be a famine … we need to collectively do something about it ! Humanitarian support should be #1 action point!
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Dylan Williams@dylanotesOct 22
The next UN Secretary-General must defend international institutions and norms against the forces of autocracy and corruption. @CIPolicy explains why Lana Nusseibeh, the public face of the UAE's denials of arming a genocide in Sudan, is the wrong choice: internationalpolicy.org/publ…
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Joanne M Hodges@hodgesjoanneOct 22
Zalambessa, Tigray. Gebrehiwot says, “People are worried because we know what war means for this area. We have already suffered enough & nobody wants to see things reach that point again.”aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/2…

Tigray resumes daily life amid fears of wider war

Mekelle’s reopening offers little relief as instability and economic hardship persist.

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Addis Standard
@addisstandardOct 22
#Daily_Brief: WHO delivers more than 71 tonnes of medical supplies to conflict-affected northern #Ethiopia Addis Abeba — The World Health Organization (#WHO) has delivered more than 71 metric tonnes of medical supplies to Ethiopia’s #Afar, #Amhara and #Tigray regions to support emergency health services amid ongoing hostilities and displacement, according to the #UN health agency. addisstandard.com/brief/n-60…
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