Pattie Gross
@pattiegross.bsky.social
Independent Consultant with 20+ years of experience designing, implementing, and monitoring international development projects. International Public Health Specialist on global health issues. Opinions are my own.
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Sitting GOP governors, however, are much less eager to discuss the president's aggressive push to deploy federalized troops in cities and states run by Democrats.
Former Republican governors air concerns about Trump's National Guard moves
Sitting GOP governors, however, are much less eager to discuss the president's aggressive push to deploy federalized troops in cities and states run by Democrats.
nbcnews.to
October 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Sitting GOP governors, however, are much less eager to discuss the president's aggressive push to deploy federalized troops in cities and states run by Democrats.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted “no one has died” as a result of U.S. foreign aid cuts. In Myanmar, the grieving father of a 2-year-old boy who died after their food rations were cut calls such claims a lie.
Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.
bit.ly
October 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
📰 New on Substack: The Price of Compassion
When disaster strikes, who helps—and at what cost? Fallout from USAID’s closure, the role of faith, and the misconceptions.
🔗 Read more: open.substack.com/pub/kemenigi...
#USAID #HumanitarianAid #FaithBasedAid #ForeignPolicy #Substack
When disaster strikes, who helps—and at what cost? Fallout from USAID’s closure, the role of faith, and the misconceptions.
🔗 Read more: open.substack.com/pub/kemenigi...
#USAID #HumanitarianAid #FaithBasedAid #ForeignPolicy #Substack
The Price of Compassion : Counting the Cost of Ending USAID
From shoeboxes to child sponsorships—why private Christian giving can't replace public global aid.
open.substack.com
July 2, 2025 at 2:47 PM
📰 New on Substack: The Price of Compassion
When disaster strikes, who helps—and at what cost? Fallout from USAID’s closure, the role of faith, and the misconceptions.
🔗 Read more: open.substack.com/pub/kemenigi...
#USAID #HumanitarianAid #FaithBasedAid #ForeignPolicy #Substack
When disaster strikes, who helps—and at what cost? Fallout from USAID’s closure, the role of faith, and the misconceptions.
🔗 Read more: open.substack.com/pub/kemenigi...
#USAID #HumanitarianAid #FaithBasedAid #ForeignPolicy #Substack
Protest at Peace Corps Headquarters tomorrow (Sat) at 9:00 am). www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
U.S. Peace Corps says Musk's DOGE has arrived at its HQ
Members of Elon Musk's cost-cutting team arrived at Peace Corps headquarters in Washington, the agency told Reuters, a signal it could become the latest U.S. government agency to face job cuts.
www.reuters.com
April 5, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Protest at Peace Corps Headquarters tomorrow (Sat) at 9:00 am). www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
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February 28, 2025
February 28, 2025
Today, President Donald Trump ambushed Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky in an attack that seemed designed to give the White House an excuse for siding with Russia in its war on Ukraine.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
March 1, 2025 at 9:26 AM
February 28, 2025
It happened in Somalia, where nearly 1 million children were receiving treatment for severe malnutrition and across 24 countries, where programs working to prevent tuberculosis were canceled. www.devex.com/news/god-ble...
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March 1, 2025 at 11:31 AM
It happened in Somalia, where nearly 1 million children were receiving treatment for severe malnutrition and across 24 countries, where programs working to prevent tuberculosis were canceled. www.devex.com/news/god-ble...
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Whenever you welcome guests, treat them with kindness, grace and respect. Simple as that.
February 28, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Whenever you welcome guests, treat them with kindness, grace and respect. Simple as that.
“We have anywhere between 15 and 30 infants and children in these stabilization centers at a time, and if they do not have care, within about a four- to eight-hour period, they will die,” Jocelyn Wyatt, CEO of Alight, tells Elissa. www.devex.com/news/devex-n...
March 1, 2025 at 11:24 AM
“We have anywhere between 15 and 30 infants and children in these stabilization centers at a time, and if they do not have care, within about a four- to eight-hour period, they will die,” Jocelyn Wyatt, CEO of Alight, tells Elissa. www.devex.com/news/devex-n...
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U.S. senators and House members rallied outside the U.S. Agency for International Development in Washington, D.C., vowing to fight Elon Musk's actions at the agency.
Members of Congress refused entry to USAID agency shuttered by Trump administration • Source New Mexico
Democratic members of Congress were denied entry Monday to the U.S. Agency for International Development after Elon Musk worked to close it.
buff.ly
February 3, 2025 at 10:58 PM
U.S. senators and House members rallied outside the U.S. Agency for International Development in Washington, D.C., vowing to fight Elon Musk's actions at the agency.
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We worked for months with USAID to build an $85,000,000 project to end TB in two regions of the Philippines.
The project is funded by private money, the Philippine government, and matching USAID funds.
It could provide a blueprint for eliminating TB worldwide--except it's...not happening.
The project is funded by private money, the Philippine government, and matching USAID funds.
It could provide a blueprint for eliminating TB worldwide--except it's...not happening.
February 3, 2025 at 10:13 PM
We worked for months with USAID to build an $85,000,000 project to end TB in two regions of the Philippines.
The project is funded by private money, the Philippine government, and matching USAID funds.
It could provide a blueprint for eliminating TB worldwide--except it's...not happening.
The project is funded by private money, the Philippine government, and matching USAID funds.
It could provide a blueprint for eliminating TB worldwide--except it's...not happening.
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The guy overseeing USAID was identified two years ago as a Jan. 6 participant who entered the Capitol through a broken window.
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Marco Rubio empowers State Department official Pete Marocco to run USAID
Marocco held several national security positions during the first Trump administration, including at USAID, where he tried to consolidate power and slash funding.
www.nbcnews.com
February 4, 2025 at 12:22 AM
The guy overseeing USAID was identified two years ago as a Jan. 6 participant who entered the Capitol through a broken window.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
🚨 In DC or know someone who is? Get to #USAID HQ NOW! 🚨 Join Reps & Sen. Van Hollen at 1 PM to demand an end to this illegal shutdown. Watch live: www.c-span.org/event/news-c...
February 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
🚨 In DC or know someone who is? Get to #USAID HQ NOW! 🚨 Join Reps & Sen. Van Hollen at 1 PM to demand an end to this illegal shutdown. Watch live: www.c-span.org/event/news-c...
⚠️ USAID forced to close HQ amid Trump transition chaos—critical aid operations are at risk. Millions rely on programs for health, stability, and security.
🛑 Speak out. Demand action. Contact your reps and make noise before more damage is done. #SaveUSAID #ForeignAidMatters #HumanitarianCrisis
🛑 Speak out. Demand action. Contact your reps and make noise before more damage is done. #SaveUSAID #ForeignAidMatters #HumanitarianCrisis
February 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
⚠️ USAID forced to close HQ amid Trump transition chaos—critical aid operations are at risk. Millions rely on programs for health, stability, and security.
🛑 Speak out. Demand action. Contact your reps and make noise before more damage is done. #SaveUSAID #ForeignAidMatters #HumanitarianCrisis
🛑 Speak out. Demand action. Contact your reps and make noise before more damage is done. #SaveUSAID #ForeignAidMatters #HumanitarianCrisis
🚨 USAID Funds = U.S. Security 🚨
USAID aid freeze is a gift to China & extremist groups. USAID funding:
🔹 Counters China’s global expansion
🔹 Reduces migration to the U.S. border
🔹 Prevents violent extremism in North Africa
Cutting aid weakens America.
#USAID #ActNow #NationalSecurity
USAID aid freeze is a gift to China & extremist groups. USAID funding:
🔹 Counters China’s global expansion
🔹 Reduces migration to the U.S. border
🔹 Prevents violent extremism in North Africa
Cutting aid weakens America.
#USAID #ActNow #NationalSecurity
January 29, 2025 at 3:59 PM
🚨 USAID Funds = U.S. Security 🚨
USAID aid freeze is a gift to China & extremist groups. USAID funding:
🔹 Counters China’s global expansion
🔹 Reduces migration to the U.S. border
🔹 Prevents violent extremism in North Africa
Cutting aid weakens America.
#USAID #ActNow #NationalSecurity
USAID aid freeze is a gift to China & extremist groups. USAID funding:
🔹 Counters China’s global expansion
🔹 Reduces migration to the U.S. border
🔹 Prevents violent extremism in North Africa
Cutting aid weakens America.
#USAID #ActNow #NationalSecurity
🚨 Foreign aid is on hold, and lives are at risk! 🚨 cutting off lifesaving medical aid, clean water, and food. @swiftalison.bsky.social @melindagates.bsky.social, @billclinton.bsky.social, @selenagomez22.bsky.social —this is your moment. 📢 Share this.
#WomenLead #FundUSAID #SaveLives
#WomenLead #FundUSAID #SaveLives
January 29, 2025 at 3:31 PM
🚨 Foreign aid is on hold, and lives are at risk! 🚨 cutting off lifesaving medical aid, clean water, and food. @swiftalison.bsky.social @melindagates.bsky.social, @billclinton.bsky.social, @selenagomez22.bsky.social —this is your moment. 📢 Share this.
#WomenLead #FundUSAID #SaveLives
#WomenLead #FundUSAID #SaveLives
📢 URGENT: USAID funding is on hold—lives are at risk! The stop-work order disrupts life-saving programs for education, clean water, maternal health, and disease prevention.
Tell your representatives to reverse this order!
📞 Call. 📧 Email. 📝 Demand action! #FundUSAID #SaveLives #ForeignAidMatters
Tell your representatives to reverse this order!
📞 Call. 📧 Email. 📝 Demand action! #FundUSAID #SaveLives #ForeignAidMatters
January 29, 2025 at 3:13 PM
📢 URGENT: USAID funding is on hold—lives are at risk! The stop-work order disrupts life-saving programs for education, clean water, maternal health, and disease prevention.
Tell your representatives to reverse this order!
📞 Call. 📧 Email. 📝 Demand action! #FundUSAID #SaveLives #ForeignAidMatters
Tell your representatives to reverse this order!
📞 Call. 📧 Email. 📝 Demand action! #FundUSAID #SaveLives #ForeignAidMatters
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The Trump admin’s stop-work order freezes life-saving aid for women & children globally. Let’s unite & fund what they won't and provide emergency stopgap funding. @MelindaGates @chelseaclinton @selenagomez @taylorswift13 @Michelle Obama #womenfundchange #MNCH #womensupportingwomen #globalhealth
January 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The Trump admin’s stop-work order freezes life-saving aid for women & children globally. Let’s unite & fund what they won't and provide emergency stopgap funding. @MelindaGates @chelseaclinton @selenagomez @taylorswift13 @Michelle Obama #womenfundchange #MNCH #womensupportingwomen #globalhealth
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The Trump admin just halted all USAID funding for 85 days—meds, nutrition, clean water & security programs are now in jeopardy. We need women-led funding to step in. Will you? @MelindaGates @chelseaclinton @selenagomez @taylorswift13 #WomenFundChange #FundWomenSaveLives
January 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The Trump admin just halted all USAID funding for 85 days—meds, nutrition, clean water & security programs are now in jeopardy. We need women-led funding to step in. Will you? @MelindaGates @chelseaclinton @selenagomez @taylorswift13 #WomenFundChange #FundWomenSaveLives
We can save lives now. Write your legislators and contact women influencers. #womenfindsolutions #globalhealth #USAID #signalboost
🔹 The Trump admin paused aid. We press play.
Life-saving meds, food & health services can’t wait. We call on women leaders to step up & fund these critical programs. Powerful women can prevent catastrophe. #WomenFundSolutions
Life-saving meds, food & health services can’t wait. We call on women leaders to step up & fund these critical programs. Powerful women can prevent catastrophe. #WomenFundSolutions
January 28, 2025 at 11:49 PM
We can save lives now. Write your legislators and contact women influencers. #womenfindsolutions #globalhealth #USAID #signalboost
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🔹 They blocked the aid. We unlock the future.
Trump’s stop-work order puts vulnerable women & children in crisis. But we don’t wait—we act. If we unite, we can bridge the gap & save lives. Who’s with us? #WomenRise
Trump’s stop-work order puts vulnerable women & children in crisis. But we don’t wait—we act. If we unite, we can bridge the gap & save lives. Who’s with us? #WomenRise
January 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
🔹 They blocked the aid. We unlock the future.
Trump’s stop-work order puts vulnerable women & children in crisis. But we don’t wait—we act. If we unite, we can bridge the gap & save lives. Who’s with us? #WomenRise
Trump’s stop-work order puts vulnerable women & children in crisis. But we don’t wait—we act. If we unite, we can bridge the gap & save lives. Who’s with us? #WomenRise
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NEW: My staff has confirmed reports that Medicaid portals are down in all 50 states following last night's federal funding freeze. This is a blatant attempt to rip away health care from millions of Americans overnight and will get people killed.
Illinois shut out of Medicaid after Trump administration halts federal grants and loans chicago.suntimes.com/politics/don...
Illinois shut out of Medicaid after Trump administration halts federal grants and loans
The Trump administration's federal freeze has shut Illinois out of Medicaid, according to Gov. JB. Pritzker's office. The government-funded health insurance program covered about 3.9 million people in...
chicago.suntimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
NEW: My staff has confirmed reports that Medicaid portals are down in all 50 states following last night's federal funding freeze. This is a blatant attempt to rip away health care from millions of Americans overnight and will get people killed.
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In his parting message @jimacosta.bsky.social said we should all post:
I will not give into the lies.
I will not give into the fear.
We understand the assignment, Jim. And fuck @cnn.com.
I will not give into the lies.
I will not give into the fear.
We understand the assignment, Jim. And fuck @cnn.com.
January 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
In his parting message @jimacosta.bsky.social said we should all post:
I will not give into the lies.
I will not give into the fear.
We understand the assignment, Jim. And fuck @cnn.com.
I will not give into the lies.
I will not give into the fear.
We understand the assignment, Jim. And fuck @cnn.com.
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"Post it on your social media." Thank you, Mr. Acosta.
Today’s show was my last at CNN. My closing message: It’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant… don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hope.
January 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
"Post it on your social media." Thank you, Mr. Acosta.