Rebecca
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Jeff Bezos of Amazon had a 50 million dollar wedding in Venice surrounded by billionaires, celebs, and the elite but the true threat to American workers and democracy is Zohran Mamdani and AOC, who want affordable housing, health care, and higher wages.
June 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Jeff Bezos of Amazon had a 50 million dollar wedding in Venice surrounded by billionaires, celebs, and the elite but the true threat to American workers and democracy is Zohran Mamdani and AOC, who want affordable housing, health care, and higher wages.
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Wow who could’ve guessed that this would happen
It’s almost as if USAID was a pillar of American soft power and influence in the world
It’s almost as if it was entirely predictable that America’s adversaries would work to fill the void left by USAID’s destruction
It’s almost as if USAID was a pillar of American soft power and influence in the world
It’s almost as if it was entirely predictable that America’s adversaries would work to fill the void left by USAID’s destruction
April 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Wow who could’ve guessed that this would happen
It’s almost as if USAID was a pillar of American soft power and influence in the world
It’s almost as if it was entirely predictable that America’s adversaries would work to fill the void left by USAID’s destruction
It’s almost as if USAID was a pillar of American soft power and influence in the world
It’s almost as if it was entirely predictable that America’s adversaries would work to fill the void left by USAID’s destruction
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Hundreds of US diplomats decry dismantling of USAid in letter to Rubio
Hundreds of US diplomats decry dismantling of USAid in letter to Rubio
Officials say slashing of US Department for International Development leaves power vacuum for adversaries
Hundreds of diplomats at the state department and US Agency for International Development have written to the secretary of state, Marco Rubio,…
www.theguardian.com
March 5, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Hundreds of US diplomats decry dismantling of USAid in letter to Rubio
This is horrific
Armed men in Sudan have raped hundreds of children, including some as young as 1, UNICEF investigators said in a new report, as a civil war there nears its third year.
Hundreds of Children Are Among the Rape Victims of Sudan’s War, U.N. Says
A report issued by UNICEF investigators described horrific abuses, affecting children as young as 1 year old, in the civil war in Sudan.
www.nytimes.com
March 5, 2025 at 11:15 PM
This is horrific
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Hundreds of USAID workers who had been fired or placed on leave returned to their offices on Thursday to retrieve personal belongings. They were given just 15 minutes each to clear out their old desks.
Stunned U.S.A.I.D. Workers Return to Clean Out Their Desks
Democrats said a review mandated by executive order was “not a serious effort or attempt at reform.”
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Hundreds of USAID workers who had been fired or placed on leave returned to their offices on Thursday to retrieve personal belongings. They were given just 15 minutes each to clear out their old desks.
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Elon Musk said DOGE made a mistake by cutting USAID’s Ebola prevention but it had been “restored.”
That’s not true, current and former officials told me and @johnphudson.bsky.social.
“There have been no efforts to ‘turn on’” Ebola prevention, said Nidhi Bouri, who oversaw team until January.
That’s not true, current and former officials told me and @johnphudson.bsky.social.
“There have been no efforts to ‘turn on’” Ebola prevention, said Nidhi Bouri, who oversaw team until January.
Musk claims DOGE ‘restored’ Ebola prevention effort. Officials disagree.
USAID’s initiatives to fight Ebola and other diseases have been gutted, current and former agency officials said.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 26, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Elon Musk said DOGE made a mistake by cutting USAID’s Ebola prevention but it had been “restored.”
That’s not true, current and former officials told me and @johnphudson.bsky.social.
“There have been no efforts to ‘turn on’” Ebola prevention, said Nidhi Bouri, who oversaw team until January.
That’s not true, current and former officials told me and @johnphudson.bsky.social.
“There have been no efforts to ‘turn on’” Ebola prevention, said Nidhi Bouri, who oversaw team until January.
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Never forgive, never forget
U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World
Here are some of the 5,800 contracts the Trump administration formally canceled this week in a wave of terse emails.
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Never forgive, never forget
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Tesla lost enough value today that it could have fully funded USAID for a year.
February 28, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Tesla lost enough value today that it could have fully funded USAID for a year.
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Per Dr Atul Gawande, ex USAID: “All malaria supplies protecting 53 million people, mostly children, including bed nets, diagnostics, preventive drugs, and treatments – terminated.”
There are no words that sufficiently describe this level of cruelty and sadism.
There are no words that sufficiently describe this level of cruelty and sadism.
February 28, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Per Dr Atul Gawande, ex USAID: “All malaria supplies protecting 53 million people, mostly children, including bed nets, diagnostics, preventive drugs, and treatments – terminated.”
There are no words that sufficiently describe this level of cruelty and sadism.
There are no words that sufficiently describe this level of cruelty and sadism.
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I ran Britain’s army. I know what it needs. Don’t cut aid to fund defence | Richard Dannatt
I ran Britain’s army. I know what it needs. Don’t cut aid to fund defence | Richard Dannatt
History shows targeted aid reduces the burden on the military. Labour is risking the very security we are trying to ensure, says Gen Lord Dannatt, former chief of the general staff
www.theguardian.com
February 28, 2025 at 5:21 AM
I ran Britain’s army. I know what it needs. Don’t cut aid to fund defence | Richard Dannatt
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Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts.
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
February 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts.
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
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This is evil. Pure evil.
February 26, 2025 at 10:20 PM
This is evil. Pure evil.
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The Trump administration said Sunday that it was placing all but a fraction of staffers at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave worldwide and eliminating 2,000 U.S.-based staff positions.
Trump administration moves ahead with firing 2,000 USAID workers, with thousands more put on leave
The Trump administration said Sunday that it was placing all but a fraction of staffers at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave worldwide and eliminating 2,000 U.S.-based staff…
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February 24, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The Trump administration said Sunday that it was placing all but a fraction of staffers at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave worldwide and eliminating 2,000 U.S.-based staff positions.
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Read this measured but heartbreaking account of the disastrous Musk/Trump destruction of USAID and what its devastation portends for the world and our nation’s indispensable role in relieving global suffering
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-human-...
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-human-...
The Human Faces of the USAID Shutdown
The agency’s sudden closure is a betrayal both of the hardworking civil servants who carried out its mission and the people around the world whose good it served.
www.thebulwark.com
February 21, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Read this measured but heartbreaking account of the disastrous Musk/Trump destruction of USAID and what its devastation portends for the world and our nation’s indispensable role in relieving global suffering
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-human-...
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-human-...
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I don't think the Dems can stop the firings. But why aren't they proposing legislation that assures those that took the buyout get paid , and that all that are fired, get at least a year severance and health benefits? And any one with a health condition is covered the entire time they are sick?
February 20, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I don't think the Dems can stop the firings. But why aren't they proposing legislation that assures those that took the buyout get paid , and that all that are fired, get at least a year severance and health benefits? And any one with a health condition is covered the entire time they are sick?
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A judge said the Trump administration made a "mess" of plans for overseas USAID workers by contradicting a “crystal clear” understanding about how they would be treated.
Judge says Trump administration made a ‘mess’ of plans for overseas USAID workers
The judge said the Trump administration’s latest statement contradicted a “crystal clear” understanding about how overseas government workers would be treated.
www.politico.com
February 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM
A judge said the Trump administration made a "mess" of plans for overseas USAID workers by contradicting a “crystal clear” understanding about how they would be treated.
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NEW: A federal judge said the Trump administration had made a "mess" of plans for USAID workers overseas after seeming to contradict itself on whether those workers were given a "choice" to remain abroad.
He's demanding more details by tomorrow.
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
He's demanding more details by tomorrow.
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
February 19, 2025 at 7:08 PM
NEW: A federal judge said the Trump administration had made a "mess" of plans for USAID workers overseas after seeming to contradict itself on whether those workers were given a "choice" to remain abroad.
He's demanding more details by tomorrow.
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
He's demanding more details by tomorrow.
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
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JUST IN: Another medical horror story in an affidavit from a USAID employee stationed overseas. Says his pregnant wife was not medevac-ed for emergency health care because of directives from DC. Took intervention of a U.S. senator to reverse — but was too late. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
February 18, 2025 at 1:40 AM
JUST IN: Another medical horror story in an affidavit from a USAID employee stationed overseas. Says his pregnant wife was not medevac-ed for emergency health care because of directives from DC. Took intervention of a U.S. senator to reverse — but was too late. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
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On Monday, USAID's IG warned that Trump's agency cuts have made it harder to root out fraud and abuse — and that nearly $500M in food was about to spoil due to Trump's foreign aid freeze.
On Tuesday, Trump fired him.
So much for transparency.
On Tuesday, Trump fired him.
So much for transparency.
USAID IG fired day after report critical of impacts of Trump administration’s dismantling of the agency | CNN Politics
The inspector general of the US Agency for International Development was fired on Tuesday, a day after his office released a report critical of the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the agency, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.
www.cnn.com
February 12, 2025 at 7:45 PM
On Monday, USAID's IG warned that Trump's agency cuts have made it harder to root out fraud and abuse — and that nearly $500M in food was about to spoil due to Trump's foreign aid freeze.
On Tuesday, Trump fired him.
So much for transparency.
On Tuesday, Trump fired him.
So much for transparency.
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USAID’s inspector general—presumably operating from a remote base in the mountains—has just released a report on the staggering effect of the Trump Administration’s assault on the agency. oig.usaid.gov/sites/defaul...
oig.usaid.gov
February 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
USAID’s inspector general—presumably operating from a remote base in the mountains—has just released a report on the staggering effect of the Trump Administration’s assault on the agency. oig.usaid.gov/sites/defaul...
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When Musk's minions forced their way into USAID's servers, they made themselves "super administrators" meaning they had access to workers' Social Security numbers, credit histories, and home addresses.
They may have well broken the law.
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
They may have well broken the law.
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
February 9, 2025 at 7:55 PM
When Musk's minions forced their way into USAID's servers, they made themselves "super administrators" meaning they had access to workers' Social Security numbers, credit histories, and home addresses.
They may have well broken the law.
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
They may have well broken the law.
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
Let's talk about Trump and farmers finding out about USAID....
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February 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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The Judge's order blocking Trump from putting 2,200 USAID workers on administrative leave and reinstating the 500 that were already on administrative leave. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/judge-nich...
Judge Nichols' Order Blocking Trump From Gutting USAID
It's been a minute since I wrote about a court order, but this one is really good
www.muellershewrote.com
February 8, 2025 at 5:52 AM
The Judge's order blocking Trump from putting 2,200 USAID workers on administrative leave and reinstating the 500 that were already on administrative leave. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/judge-nich...
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NEW: The New York Times has obtained a copy of a cable written to Sec. of State Marco Rubio from the US ambassador to Mozambique, Peter Vrooman, saying the severe cuts to USAID workers will lead to a "major vulnerability" in Africa. @nytimes.com story: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
February 8, 2025 at 5:29 AM
NEW: The New York Times has obtained a copy of a cable written to Sec. of State Marco Rubio from the US ambassador to Mozambique, Peter Vrooman, saying the severe cuts to USAID workers will lead to a "major vulnerability" in Africa. @nytimes.com story: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
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