🧵Aid, Trade, & Shade: China’s USAID Ambitions
The suspension of USAID has created a vacuum that China appears to be filling with state-controlled development, aid, educational programs, and influence campaigns.
infoepi.org/posts/2025/...
The post that got me kicked off Facebook. When I posted and discussed this feature in the Times about Careless People by former Facebook Global Policy director Sarah Wynn-Williams, with quotes from it, Facebook instantly pulled the plug on my page. A must read. www.thetimes.com/article/11d5...
Wonderful swims last weekend, still water both days, no wind, fog lingering at the edges of the lake; truly atmospheric. Seems much more comfortable, having endured 5’C & below in recent weeks, every extra degree feels like a huge leap, worth at least an extra five minutes immersed. Roll on spring!
Congrats - go for it! I started 11 months ago but only when a friend had signed up to an Ironman triathlon and I said I would help them swim regularly outside … grab a friend - group to keep swimming 🏊
What about a two hour window of yoga and lake swimming? Kent - Sevenoaks area, TriSwim - watch for Penshurst dates …
Sevenoaks - weekend lake swim at under 4’C
Definitely- calm and good water, look at TriSwim www who have bookings Sat n Sun 08:00 to 09:30 this time of year, and big bonus is you do not have to pay a “training fee” to use their space ..
Hi 👋; Bromley / Kent borders - question do you swim in BPP ? If so have you tried Chipstead Sailing Lake at Sevenoaks yet ?
It seems the corporation hath protested far too much … #thameswater
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
#openwaterswimming #pollution #dirtywater
Wonderful canal boat spotted on the Thames (at Battersea) this week.
It is clean, non polluted water that we want. Whoever is in Govt can and should be held responsible. The best time for action was yesterday, the second best is today. We want clean water, clean rivers and seas, and fair (not inflated) water costs!
I just started using C-skin 3mm neoprene gloves, they go on a treat. I was using the regular thin Zone3 gloves with long wrists, but I couldn’t get their heat-tech ones on. I use C-skin 4mm neoprene socks / boots, which are absolutely wonderful 😀
The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 20
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💙📚 #Books
#BookChallenge #reading
Weekend #openwater #swimming 7.1’C windy but safer with lifeguards by #TriSwim at #Chipstead #coldwaterswim #lakeswim
The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 19
#BookSky
💙📚 #Books
#BookChallenge #reading
The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 18
#BookSky
💙📚 #Books
#BookChallenge #reading
The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 17
#BookSky
💙📚 #Books
#BookChallenge #reading
The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 16
#BookSky
💙📚 #Books
#BookChallenge #reading
The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 15
#BookSky
💙📚 #Books
#BookChallenge #reading
The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 14
#BookSky
💙📚 #Books
#BookChallenge #reading
The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 13
#BookSky
💙📚 #Books
#BookChallenge #reading
When you get back from your early morning #lakeswim and realise that what you thought was #frontcrawl was actually doodling !!
#openwaterswimming #coldwaterswimming #swimmer #triswim
The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 12
#BookSky
💙📚 #Books
#BookChallenge #reading
The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 11
#BookSky
💙📚 #Books
#BookChallenge #reading
The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 10
#BookSky 💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge
… it is fascinating and scary in one … a big thing to take away is ‘generational memory’ ; what your grandparents knew as a good catch was already considerably smaller then their own grandparents knowledge’ . Good luck !
The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 9
#BookSky 💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge
The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 8
#BookSky 💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge
The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 7
#BookSky 💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge
