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A judge will decide whether to allow the transfer in court tomorrow. Read the full story, from @brbarrett.bsky.social and @hudsongiles.bsky.social: www.wired.com/story/doge-t...
DOGE Is Trying to Gift Itself a $500 Million Building, Court Filings Show
The documents reveal a DOGE affiliate is attempting to transfer the headquarters of an independent think tank, the United States Institute of Peace, to the government at no cost.
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April 1, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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Most Americans have no idea how much goodwill is generated by USAID around the world. That goodwill keeps Americans safer. The budget is minuscule compared to others and 97% must be spent on American products.

My dad was a civil engineer with USAID & I lived in 3rd World countries until age 17.
March 29, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Barre Seid donated 1.6 billion. He handed it off to Leonard Leo. Leo acts like an investment banker for the right.

www.propublica.org/article/dark...
How a Secretive Billionaire Handed His Fortune to the Architect of the Right-Wing Takeover of the Courts
In the largest known political advocacy donation in U.S. history, industrialist Barre Seid funded a new group run by Federalist Society co-chair Leonard Leo, who guided Trump’s Supreme Court picks and...
www.propublica.org
March 18, 2025 at 10:38 PM