My Scenic Byway
@myscenicbyway.bsky.social
Mojave Desert dweller. Career in U.S. foreign assistance/international development/clean energy.
Trump, Musk and Republicans in Congress are gutting services, raising prices, and racing towards slashing Medicaid, Social Security, and other life-saving programs. It’s time to fight back. app.sosha.ai/s/x6r9PTu9
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March 15, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Trump, Musk and Republicans in Congress are gutting services, raising prices, and racing towards slashing Medicaid, Social Security, and other life-saving programs. It’s time to fight back. app.sosha.ai/s/x6r9PTu9
Tonight on 60 Minutes. A story about Dismantling USAID.
February 16, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Tonight on 60 Minutes. A story about Dismantling USAID.
Great read!
Democracy is Crumbling. Is Anybody Doing Anything?
Yes. And You Can Too.
open.substack.com
February 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Great read!
Impact of the stop/pause of foreign assistance and the closure of USAID.
February 5, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Impact of the stop/pause of foreign assistance and the closure of USAID.
I hope somebody is calculating the cost to America in Musk demanding the immediate destruction of USAID. The costs and logistics to recall 6000+ people + families from overseas in 30 days. Office space/housing leases + payments to release thousands of local staff. Nightmare.
February 5, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I hope somebody is calculating the cost to America in Musk demanding the immediate destruction of USAID. The costs and logistics to recall 6000+ people + families from overseas in 30 days. Office space/housing leases + payments to release thousands of local staff. Nightmare.
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NEW from NBC’s Vaughn Hillyard:
“This week, USAID officials removed the artwork [of the agency’s various global missions] from the walls of USAID offices because…[officials] would be evaluating what appeared on the walls to ensure it aligned with the new administration’s ‘America First’ mission.”
“This week, USAID officials removed the artwork [of the agency’s various global missions] from the walls of USAID offices because…[officials] would be evaluating what appeared on the walls to ensure it aligned with the new administration’s ‘America First’ mission.”
January 31, 2025 at 4:23 PM
NEW from NBC’s Vaughn Hillyard:
“This week, USAID officials removed the artwork [of the agency’s various global missions] from the walls of USAID offices because…[officials] would be evaluating what appeared on the walls to ensure it aligned with the new administration’s ‘America First’ mission.”
“This week, USAID officials removed the artwork [of the agency’s various global missions] from the walls of USAID offices because…[officials] would be evaluating what appeared on the walls to ensure it aligned with the new administration’s ‘America First’ mission.”
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The USAID website is offline. www.usaid.gov
www.usaid.gov
February 1, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The USAID website is offline. www.usaid.gov
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A Guardian journalist reporting that Trump is about to claim the authority to shut down an entire federal agency:
February 1, 2025 at 1:34 AM
A Guardian journalist reporting that Trump is about to claim the authority to shut down an entire federal agency:
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My @newyorker.com piece on the ongoing, likely unconstitutional funding freeze at USAID now imperiling millions: “This is not a pause. It is a destruction.”
USAID is also where the Administration is testing out its playbook for eviscerating other agencies.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
USAID is also where the Administration is testing out its playbook for eviscerating other agencies.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
Behind the Chaotic Attempt to Freeze Federal Assistance
The potential for devastation is made plain by another order, concerning the crucial work of U.S.A.I.D.
www.newyorker.com
January 31, 2025 at 3:04 PM
My @newyorker.com piece on the ongoing, likely unconstitutional funding freeze at USAID now imperiling millions: “This is not a pause. It is a destruction.”
USAID is also where the Administration is testing out its playbook for eviscerating other agencies.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
USAID is also where the Administration is testing out its playbook for eviscerating other agencies.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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Very concerning news about the future of USAID from Sen Murphy below:
February 1, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Very concerning news about the future of USAID from Sen Murphy below:
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people don't get how many holes the State Department and USAID spend their fingers plugged into
predicting right now the geopolitics of 2028 are going to look a lot worse than that of 2024, primarily because of US deciding to entirely evaporate out of its position in being instrumental in world aid
January 31, 2025 at 4:48 PM
people don't get how many holes the State Department and USAID spend their fingers plugged into
We are so screwed. 😭😩
Why I'm quitting the Washington Post
Democracy can't function without a free press
open.substack.com
January 5, 2025 at 10:07 PM
We are so screwed. 😭😩
Wow. This posted by our next President. How shameful. The President of our great country would act a fool, a clown? This is what you want our children to see and emulate? It’s very sad.
President-elect Donald Trump mocks former NJ Gov. Chris Christie with scathing AI-generated McDonald’s drones image
President-elect Donald Trump ridiculed former New Jersey Gov. Christie’s appetite as the source of the sudden drone sightings.
nypost.com
December 15, 2024 at 10:50 PM
Wow. This posted by our next President. How shameful. The President of our great country would act a fool, a clown? This is what you want our children to see and emulate? It’s very sad.
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