A most important, usually hidden story in Black American history: The first EMTs. Most people haven't heard about them until The Pitt paid homage to them.
FAIL @nytimes.com! They PAVED THE WAY.
NOT "helped"
#FreedomHouse
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“… #FreedomHouse warned of #RepressivePower of #ArtificialIntelligence predicting “ #AI-assistedDisinformation campaigns will skyrocket as malicious actors develop additional ways to bypass #safeguards & exploit #open-source
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interest that includes #influenceOperations against entire populations”
I am ALWAYS grateful for moments of enlightenment. Had NO idea about #FreedomHouse before watching this episode of The Pitt. #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistory #WorldHistory
The latest issue of China Dissent Monitor reports that protest activity in China increased significantly in 2025
freedomhouse.org/report/china-dissent-mon...
#China #ChinaProtests #HumanRights #FreedomHouse
How old were you when you heard about #FreedomHouse? I was today old. Celebrate all our gains #BlackHistoryMonth. Pittsburgh PA first emergency ambulance created by 25 black persons.
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Freedom House in Pittsburgh, founded in 1967 by 25 Black men and women, became the U.S.’s first ambulance service, pioneering field EKGs, intubation, and defibrillation, shaping modern EMS and serving underserved communities.
#FreedomHouse #EMSHistory #Paramedics #BlackHistoryMonth
In 1967, a group of dedicated, hardworking young Black men developed a new branch of mobile emergency services that has since saved countless lives in the US and around the world. #BlackSky #bhm #freedomhouse lestercraven.substack.com/p/black-trai...
#Trump’s #BoardOfPeace isn’t a peace project. It’s a coalition of illiberal regimes. Using #freedomhouse (FIW 2025), only 3 of 26 members are Free; 10 are Partly Free; 13 are Not Free. Median score: 32/100. That’s not peacekeeping, it’s executive dealmaking with human rights optional.
I await the Freedom House “Freedom in the World 2026” report covering the 2025 calendar year.
Freedom House’s 2025 report (covered calendar year 2024) was a precursor to what we experienced in 2025 in the U.S.
Of course, Trump cut needed funding to #FreedomHouse.
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#books #booklist #bookstagram #booktalk #booktok #greatbooks #greatbooksguide #recommendedreading
#gideonrachman #freedomhouse
#freedom #democracy
🔍 For over 50 years, #FreedomHouse has been democracy's watchdog. Their annual "Freedom in the World" report assesses political rights & civil liberties in 195+ countries. Each nation receives a score from 1-100 and is classified as Free, Partly Free, or Not Free. #Statekraft #ComingSoon
Very interesting that #ViktorOrban, a #Hungarian dictator is at the #WhiteHouse by an invitation by #Trump.
Read this #America by #FreedomHouse. Looks like #Trump is using #Orban’s playbook to remove #Democracy. #NoKings #BlueCrew #ProudBlue #Pinks #uspoli
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The latest China Dissent Monitor is out now. It notes a persistent increase in dissent events and an increase in protests related to schools and education.
freedomhouse.org/report/china-dissent-mon...
#China #ChinaProtests #HumanRights #FreedomHouse
DICTATORSHIP COUNTRIES
(select list 2024)
🇳🇴 #Norway 9.81
🇨🇦 #Canada 8.69
🇬🇧 #UK 8.3
🇫🇷 #France 7.99
🇺🇸 #USA 7.85
per worldpopulationreview.com/country-rank...
SEE ALSO #FreedomHouse InterActive Map (best viewed in browser) freedomhouse.org/explore-the-... 🔚 #Democracy #UN #cdnPoli #canPoli #Dictatorship
Finally got to watch #ThePitt.
Shout out to the episode on historic #FreedomHouse in #Pittsburgh
FIRST mobile medics in the US
ALL KINDS of medical breakthroughs
THEY WERE BLACK!
You would not have ambulance services if not for Freedom House
#BlackHistory IS #AmericanHistory
American Sirens book
I know I’m late to this but the #FreedomHouse storyline on #ThePitt was beautiful. Well done!
Such an amazing story #AmericanSirens
Freedom House's China Dissent Monitor has documented more than 10,000 protest actions over three years
"The insights that CDM gains into protest actions often shed light on broader trends within China: for example, the recent increase in demonstrations against unscrupulous residential property […]
How has this man's story not been made into a movie? He survived the Nazis, basically invented CPR, invented modern emergency medical services, AND created the first ICU in the US... #PeterSafar #medicalhistory #EMS #CPR #ICU #FreedomHouse
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#FreedomHouse identified over a dozen regimes conducting transnational repression in Germany alone. But here’s the deeper problem: our systems are not designed to protect. 4/8
Freedom House has relaunched its China Dissent Monitor. The project was on hold due to budget cuts by the Trump government. It now has funds to operate for 60 days. It provides data and reports on protest and dissent activities in China
https://freedomhouse.org/report/china-dissent-monitor […]
@silvermansecurity.bsky.social @beyerstein.bsky.social @aravosis.bsky.social @johngcole.bsky.social #FreedomHouse #RussianWarCrimes #CrimesAgainstHumanity #Crimea #WarInUkraine 🌻💢
Me parece de risa ver #ONG,s supuestamente dedicadas a "medir" la #libertad, cuando "su" definición particular pareciera solo afectar los #derechos de esa #derecha #libertaria y #terrorista
Es cuestión p.e. de ver la lista de premiados por la #freedomhouse... no se si es para reír o llorar
Photo of people in a crowd holding signs and protesting. Text says, 2025 Beacon Award Recipient, The government and civil society of Taiwan
Freedom House awarded its 2025 Beacon Award to the government and civil society of Taiwan for their "steadfast efforts to protect their own vibrant democracy, and to support the global struggle for freedom, in the face of escalating pressure from the Chinese […]
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Book cover of "American Sirens by Kevin Hazzard" with a photo of a black paramedic in an ambulance
Happy Indie Bookstore Day!
Did you know that modern paramedicine came from one of Pittsburgh's predominantly black neighborhoods in the 1960s? Ask your local indie bookstore if they have Kevin Hazzard's "American Sirens".
#indiebookstoreday #FreedomHouse #PeterSafar #EMS #Pittsburgh #ThePitt
The #corruption speaks for itself.
There will be only one method to reconcile the damage Trump is doing to America.
#satisfaction
#trump
#tariffs
#freedomhouse
#insidertrading
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Infographic about Taiwan's ranking in Freedom House's Freedom in the World 2025 report. It shows that Taiwan has a score of 94/100 with 38/40 for political rights and 56/60 for civil liberties. Taiwan's overall status is free.
"Taiwan’s vibrant and competitive democratic system has allowed for regular peaceful transfers of power since 2000, and protections for civil liberties are generally robust. Ongoing concerns include inadequate safeguards against the exploitation of migrant […]
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Agree. I am looking forward to the next @hrw.org #FreedomHouse and @rsf.org reports on the state of human rights in the US. At this point, given this big mess, America has lost any remaining bit of moral ground it had and cannot lecture anybody on anything anymore. Way to empower State. #Resist
📊 Freedom House reveals that about 200 sq km of Armenian land remains occupied as of 2025.
⚠️ The report documents Azerbaijan's systematic displacement of ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh, raising serious human rights concerns.
#FreedomHouse #…
