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“We are witnessing one of the worst and most costly foreign policy blunders in U.S. history.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/o...
Opinion | Samantha Power: Killing U.S.A.I.D. Is a Win for Autocrats Everywhere (Gift Article)
The attacks on the agency are cruel and counterproductive.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2025 at 3:43 AM
“We are witnessing one of the worst and most costly foreign policy blunders in U.S. history.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/o...
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The rush to destroy things like USAID and other agencies before lawsuits can stop them is to make it moot. When our stupidly slow judicial system finally moves to stop them it will be far too late. If all 10,000 USAID employees are home and projects abandoned it’s done. It’s evil.
February 5, 2025 at 4:33 AM
The rush to destroy things like USAID and other agencies before lawsuits can stop them is to make it moot. When our stupidly slow judicial system finally moves to stop them it will be far too late. If all 10,000 USAID employees are home and projects abandoned it’s done. It’s evil.
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These are the clowns Congress refuses to stop.
February 3, 2025 at 1:41 PM
These are the clowns Congress refuses to stop.
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The places we’re pulling foreign aide dollars from now are the places we’ll be forced to send American soldiers to risk their lives in ten years.
Freezing foreign aide and closing the refugee program is WAY beyond “prioritizing Americans” and much more like saying “only Americans count as humans.”
And don’t tell me we can’t afford those programs when we’re about to cut taxes for the wealthy and raise them on workers.
And don’t tell me we can’t afford those programs when we’re about to cut taxes for the wealthy and raise them on workers.
February 3, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The places we’re pulling foreign aide dollars from now are the places we’ll be forced to send American soldiers to risk their lives in ten years.
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We need a group of lawyers who are willing to take every lawsuit from every fired federal employee to the max. Bury this admin in lawsuits
February 3, 2025 at 12:59 AM
We need a group of lawyers who are willing to take every lawsuit from every fired federal employee to the max. Bury this admin in lawsuits
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This is going to cause prices to go up in Wisconsin—no question.
Wisconsinites will pay the price for this Trump Tax from the gas pump to the grocery store. Working families are already worried about keeping up with rising costs, and this will only make it worse.
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-t...
Wisconsinites will pay the price for this Trump Tax from the gas pump to the grocery store. Working families are already worried about keeping up with rising costs, and this will only make it worse.
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-t...
Trump tariffs on Canada and Mexico could drive up the cost of these products
The White House levied new import duties on its three closest trading partners.
www.cbsnews.com
February 2, 2025 at 2:28 AM
This is going to cause prices to go up in Wisconsin—no question.
Wisconsinites will pay the price for this Trump Tax from the gas pump to the grocery store. Working families are already worried about keeping up with rising costs, and this will only make it worse.
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-t...
Wisconsinites will pay the price for this Trump Tax from the gas pump to the grocery store. Working families are already worried about keeping up with rising costs, and this will only make it worse.
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-t...
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Over the last nine days, the house has been out of session while the Democracy is sold for parts.
Would have been nice had the Democrat come back on their own and sued, yelled, stood up, etc. Anything but stayed home
Would have been nice had the Democrat come back on their own and sued, yelled, stood up, etc. Anything but stayed home
February 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Over the last nine days, the house has been out of session while the Democracy is sold for parts.
Would have been nice had the Democrat come back on their own and sued, yelled, stood up, etc. Anything but stayed home
Would have been nice had the Democrat come back on their own and sued, yelled, stood up, etc. Anything but stayed home
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So the world's richest man spends a fortune backing Trump and is given the go-ahead to...
-Run an "efficiency" agency despite having billions in govt contracts
-Replace civil servants with his own cronies
-Gain access to sensitive Treasury payment systems
See the problem?
-Run an "efficiency" agency despite having billions in govt contracts
-Replace civil servants with his own cronies
-Gain access to sensitive Treasury payment systems
See the problem?
February 2, 2025 at 6:49 PM
So the world's richest man spends a fortune backing Trump and is given the go-ahead to...
-Run an "efficiency" agency despite having billions in govt contracts
-Replace civil servants with his own cronies
-Gain access to sensitive Treasury payment systems
See the problem?
-Run an "efficiency" agency despite having billions in govt contracts
-Replace civil servants with his own cronies
-Gain access to sensitive Treasury payment systems
See the problem?
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Under the Trump administration, the U.S. agency that funds aid projects has faced layoffs, a stop action order for most aid efforts and a disruption of its website. Now Elon Musk says it should 'die.'
Why does Musk want USAID 'to die'? And why did its website disappear?
Under the Trump administration, the U.S. agency that funds aid projects has faced layoffs, a stop action order for most aid efforts and a disruption of its website. Now Elon Musk says it should 'die.'
www.npr.org
February 2, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Under the Trump administration, the U.S. agency that funds aid projects has faced layoffs, a stop action order for most aid efforts and a disruption of its website. Now Elon Musk says it should 'die.'
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Freezing foreign aide and closing the refugee program is WAY beyond “prioritizing Americans” and much more like saying “only Americans count as humans.”
And don’t tell me we can’t afford those programs when we’re about to cut taxes for the wealthy and raise them on workers.
And don’t tell me we can’t afford those programs when we’re about to cut taxes for the wealthy and raise them on workers.
February 2, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Freezing foreign aide and closing the refugee program is WAY beyond “prioritizing Americans” and much more like saying “only Americans count as humans.”
And don’t tell me we can’t afford those programs when we’re about to cut taxes for the wealthy and raise them on workers.
And don’t tell me we can’t afford those programs when we’re about to cut taxes for the wealthy and raise them on workers.
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Dear Mexico, Canada, Panama, and Europe:
100 percent tariffs on Tesla.
100 percent tariffs on Tesla.
February 2, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Dear Mexico, Canada, Panama, and Europe:
100 percent tariffs on Tesla.
100 percent tariffs on Tesla.
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Musk’s allies were granted access to the U.S. Treasury payment system.
Treasury stays silent.
White House stays silent.
Why the secrecy? Time for an explanation and full transparency.
Treasury stays silent.
White House stays silent.
Why the secrecy? Time for an explanation and full transparency.
February 2, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Musk’s allies were granted access to the U.S. Treasury payment system.
Treasury stays silent.
White House stays silent.
Why the secrecy? Time for an explanation and full transparency.
Treasury stays silent.
White House stays silent.
Why the secrecy? Time for an explanation and full transparency.