Joeva Rock
@joevarock
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anthropologist thinking about food & agriculture, changing climates, and the politics of development
Brooklyn, NY
Joined July 2009
I've started the (likely slow) transition over to BlueSky. Same handle there. Nothing can replace the Twitter of Old, but this new iteration isn't it.
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In a WhatsApp chat with Trump officials, Marc Andreesen advocated for the destruction of the NSF: “Raze it to the ground and start over.”.
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Trump Seeks to Cut Basic Scientific Research by Roughly One-Third, Report Shows
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"There are other ways that governments can raise money for development[. ]: plugging holes like illicit financial flows; runaway debt service; under-taxing the wealthy; taxing only a small portion of residents; and the flight of local capital to friendlier places"
All Protocol Observed . Welcome to Issue 205 of The Continent. Even before USAID went “into the wood chipper,” rich countries were already retreating from aid. Now some want to tap pensions to fill the gap. Get your copy here:
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The State Department's "rebranding initiative" is unsurprisingly dishonest and misleading, given that a majority of the logos included in this tweet are not US programs.
Today marks the first day of the State Department's America First foreign assistance rebranding initiative, led by @SecRubio. Consistent branding will ensure contributions made by the the United States will be immediately recognized as American. "The redesign is very simple,
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Aid cuts spark a rethink of African food systems rooted in agroecology.
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In an essay outlining why she is resigning from the NSF and Library of Congress, Alondra Nelson writes that "DOGE [has] by fiat the authority to give thumbs up or down to [NSF] grant applications".
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The Department of Education has cancelled 2025 Fulbright-Hays grants. Devastating news for students and faculty alike!.
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Bill Gates announces the closure of the Gates Foundation on December 31, 2045. The GF was never designed to be like the Rockefeller or Ford Foundation, both of which have lasted long beyond their founders. This is one of the things that makes the GF particularly complex.
We have an opportunity to save more lives around the world than ever before—and I want to do even more to help. That's why I'm giving away virtually all of my wealth through the Gates Foundation over the next 20 years.
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"Yes, African states must build independent systems. But the real issue isn’t just the loss of money, it’s the legacy that money has left behind. For decades, foreign aid . depoliticized poverty and institutionalized dependency." .
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RT @WilliamGMoseley: One of Rachel Schurman's final articles posthumously published today & the final piece of a great @NSF funded collabor….
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Matthew Schnurr, Ann Kingiri, and myself ⬇️.
What will we eat in the future—and who gets to decide? From lab-grown meat to agroecology, the politics of food in Africa are being shaped by tech dreams, corporate agendas, and grassroots resistance.
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@GEAP_3 @rbeznerkerr @elementascience @UnivofGh As part of our special issue on gene editing and the future of food, @sheilanrao has a new paper out in which she examines crop biofortification efforts through a feminist lens. The paper, and the entire issue, is open-access:
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RT @maxdkozlov: Per source, NIH has been instructed to hold off from issuing ALL awards to Harvard, Cornell, Columbia, Brown, and Northwest….
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RT @amowreader: We're tracking international student visa revocations across the country, follow our data updates here:. .
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"The US is closing on a deal with the Democratic Republic of Congo that would see American companies take more control of critical mineral assets in return for greater backing for the embattled Kinshasa government.".
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A new video from the Guardian takes a critical look at the last twenty years of efforts to bring a "new" Green Revolution to Africa.
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RT @CAPE_AAG: Congratulations to our 2025 award winners! Susanna Hecht, Tianna Bruno, Youjin Chung, Andrea Marston, Lazar Conforti, Juan Fe….
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Last week I had the joy of attending #SfAA2025 and receiving the 2024 Margaret Mead Award. It was wonderful to be in community and think collectively about the role of anthropology during these dark times. My many thanks again to @SfAAnthro & @AmericanAnthro for this honor.
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"Less than two months in, Trump’s USDA is bulldozing efforts that help small farms and food producers sell healthy food directly to schools, food banks, and their local communities.".
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