richardd @richardd

Sacramento, CA Joined June 2008

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richardd @richardd

a year ago

How the quiet war against press freedom could come to America wapo.st/3ZfmRNg

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will ross @willintune

4 years ago

Extraordinary reporting from Mariupol. It's a sad, extremely harrowing read but so important that the truth is told. apnews.com/article/russia…

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The New York Times @nytimes

4 years ago

#gutless

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The New York Times @nytimes

4 years ago

Breaking News: The Biden administration will keep its cap on refugee admissions at the low level set by the Trump White House, walking back an earlier pledge. nyti.ms/3eadvJw

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Susan Glasser @sbg1

5 years ago

Here it is, my last Letter from Trump’s Washington in ⁦@NewYorker:⁩ An Obituary for a Failed Presidency newyorker.com/news/letter-fr…

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DOOM @MFDOOM

5 years ago

With heavy hearts, we share these words from MF DOOM’s family. instagram.com/p/CJefkDalNYo/…

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Odion Jude Ighalo @ighalojude

5 years ago

Well said.

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richardd @richardd

5 years ago

The hummingbird in our garden has a cough #AirQuality

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richardd @richardd

5 years ago

Exciting career news to share. I now sharpen pencils and locate lost pieces of paper for two stay-at-home elementary school students.

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BREAKING: United States sanctions ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda and another court official giving effect to a sweeping executive order issued in June by Trump. Marks a shameful new low for US commitments to justice for victims of the worst crimes. bit.ly/34YHdOz

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richardd @richardd

5 years ago

Lebanon is no stranger to disaster – but this is like nothing we've ever seen | Kim Ghattas theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

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World Politics Review @WPReview

6 years ago

Sudan has a once-in-a-generation chance to put decades of conflict, predatory government and economic misrule behind it, @CSISAfrica’s Richard Downie writes. wpr.vu/KwXX50xFe5X

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richardd @richardd

6 years ago

Happy to contribute a chapter on Kenya to new @CSIS book Faith in the Balance, looking at ways African states manage religious relations: csis.org/analysis/faith…

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richardd @richardd

6 years ago

US and other western nations need to help Sudan's transition and appreciate the constraints its civilian leaders are under. Making security sector reform a condition of economic/political aid is not realistic: apnews.com/8aa3491116f64a…

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CSIS Africa Program @CSISAfrica

6 years ago

What we're reading: CSIS Africa Senior Associate @richardd breaks down a few of the challenges the new Sudanese government is facing in uniting a divided country. Read the @WPReview piece here: bit.ly/WPRSudan

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World Politics Review @WPReview

6 years ago

The civilians who helped end the repressive regime of Sudan’s longtime president, Omar al-Bashir, are discovering that exercising power is often more difficult than attaining it. ow.ly/H0Bb50x2Owa

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richardd @richardd

6 years ago

Fascinating reflections from @AmbassadorRice on #PodSaveTheWorld describing her time in charge of Africa policy in late 90s. I never realized she served Abiola his final drink....

Crooked Media @CrookedMedia

6 years ago

Fascinating reflections from @AmbassadorRice on #PodSaveTheWorld describing her time in charge of Africa policy in late 90s. I never realized she served Abiola his final drink....

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richardd @richardd

6 years ago

Possibly the lead today, rather than Trump's strategically-placed racist tweet? Opening statement of Ambassador William B. Taylor washingtonpost.com/context/openin…

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Crisis Group @CrisisGroup

6 years ago

#Sudan’s post-Bashir transition holds the best hope of cementing civilian rule, as well as navigating economic stagnation, a corrupt and fragmented security establishment, insurgencies and political polarisation. A thread ⇩ bit.ly/Africa281