Talia Tee
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❗If you read one thing today about US foreign policy. Read this.❗
Many lives are at stake
Former Assistant Administrator for USAID Asia, Michael Schiffer details potential irreversible effects of Secretary Rubio’s shock “stop-work order” on US #ForeignAid
And how it exceeds Trump Executive Order.
Many lives are at stake
Former Assistant Administrator for USAID Asia, Michael Schiffer details potential irreversible effects of Secretary Rubio’s shock “stop-work order” on US #ForeignAid
And how it exceeds Trump Executive Order.
Stop-Work Order on US Foreign Aid Puts China First and America Last
President Trump and Secretary of State Rubio's 90-day halt endangers health, economic and other programs, leaving gaps for China to fill.
www.justsecurity.org
January 27, 2025 at 1:36 PM
❗If you read one thing today about US foreign policy. Read this.❗
Many lives are at stake
Former Assistant Administrator for USAID Asia, Michael Schiffer details potential irreversible effects of Secretary Rubio’s shock “stop-work order” on US #ForeignAid
And how it exceeds Trump Executive Order.
Many lives are at stake
Former Assistant Administrator for USAID Asia, Michael Schiffer details potential irreversible effects of Secretary Rubio’s shock “stop-work order” on US #ForeignAid
And how it exceeds Trump Executive Order.
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Here's what we import from Colombia that will get socked with 25%/50% tariffs if imposed . . .
January 26, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Here's what we import from Colombia that will get socked with 25%/50% tariffs if imposed . . .
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Important to realize scope of what's happening and how different it is from headlines:
-Not just getting rid of post-2020 DEI practices, setting up an attack on post-1965 civil rights law and practices
-Not just cracking down on illegal immigration, expelling legal immigrants and blocking refugees
-Not just getting rid of post-2020 DEI practices, setting up an attack on post-1965 civil rights law and practices
-Not just cracking down on illegal immigration, expelling legal immigrants and blocking refugees
January 26, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Important to realize scope of what's happening and how different it is from headlines:
-Not just getting rid of post-2020 DEI practices, setting up an attack on post-1965 civil rights law and practices
-Not just cracking down on illegal immigration, expelling legal immigrants and blocking refugees
-Not just getting rid of post-2020 DEI practices, setting up an attack on post-1965 civil rights law and practices
-Not just cracking down on illegal immigration, expelling legal immigrants and blocking refugees
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Trump's immigration crackdown is not about law & order. He has a vendetta against immigrants who followed the law, too
His EOs threaten to punish legal immigrants by doubling their taxes (invoking a never-used 1934 law); expatriating their kids; and blocking them from the US entirely
wapo.st/4hkbEB6
His EOs threaten to punish legal immigrants by doubling their taxes (invoking a never-used 1934 law); expatriating their kids; and blocking them from the US entirely
wapo.st/4hkbEB6
Opinion | Trump’s anti-immigrant vendetta starts with those here legally
He’s not just going after foreigners who break the law.
wapo.st
January 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Trump's immigration crackdown is not about law & order. He has a vendetta against immigrants who followed the law, too
His EOs threaten to punish legal immigrants by doubling their taxes (invoking a never-used 1934 law); expatriating their kids; and blocking them from the US entirely
wapo.st/4hkbEB6
His EOs threaten to punish legal immigrants by doubling their taxes (invoking a never-used 1934 law); expatriating their kids; and blocking them from the US entirely
wapo.st/4hkbEB6
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Definitely unprecedented.
"a pause on all foreign assistance “means a complete halt,” and that "every program will be thoroughly scrutinized.”
“It is important to emphasize that it is no longer business as usual..."
"a pause on all foreign assistance “means a complete halt,” and that "every program will be thoroughly scrutinized.”
“It is important to emphasize that it is no longer business as usual..."
In a Saturday memo, USAID staffers were given more details on the "complete halt" in foreign assistance and told "every program will be thoroughly scrutinized.” www.devex.com/news/scoop-u...
Scoop: USAID tells staffers 'every program will be thoroughly scrutinized'
The latest in a series of memos sent to USAID staffers dictates how the agency will implement U.S. President Donald Trump's “America First” agenda.
www.devex.com
January 26, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Definitely unprecedented.
"a pause on all foreign assistance “means a complete halt,” and that "every program will be thoroughly scrutinized.”
“It is important to emphasize that it is no longer business as usual..."
"a pause on all foreign assistance “means a complete halt,” and that "every program will be thoroughly scrutinized.”
“It is important to emphasize that it is no longer business as usual..."
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This is becoming absurd—federal employees are now being told to remove pronouns from their email signatures. We will always stand by our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, no matter how many things we’re asked to delete or change. Inclusivity is at the core of who we are.
January 26, 2025 at 1:24 PM
This is becoming absurd—federal employees are now being told to remove pronouns from their email signatures. We will always stand by our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, no matter how many things we’re asked to delete or change. Inclusivity is at the core of who we are.
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The fact that we're even asking this as a poll question represents an intellectual and moral failure of epic proportions.
"The US has a right to expand its territory in the western hemisphere"
Disagree: 52%
Agree: 21%
Ipsos / Jan 21, 2025 / n=1077
Disagree: 52%
Agree: 21%
Ipsos / Jan 21, 2025 / n=1077
January 26, 2025 at 3:58 AM
The fact that we're even asking this as a poll question represents an intellectual and moral failure of epic proportions.
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Preparing mass layoffs of civil servants in order to replace them with loyalists is another move from the authoritarian playbook
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
‘I am terrified’: Workers describe the dark mood inside federal agencies
“I would love to leave, but I don't know where I'd go," said one staffer.
www.politico.com
January 26, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Preparing mass layoffs of civil servants in order to replace them with loyalists is another move from the authoritarian playbook
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
A global stop work order was issued yesterday on USAID and State Department grants and contracts worldwide.
www.devex.com/news/exclusi...
www.devex.com/news/exclusi...
Exclusive: State Department issues stop-work order on US aid
The memo puts a pause on new foreign aid spending, as well as a stop-work order for existing grants and contracts.
www.devex.com
January 25, 2025 at 7:40 AM
A global stop work order was issued yesterday on USAID and State Department grants and contracts worldwide.
www.devex.com/news/exclusi...
www.devex.com/news/exclusi...