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♦️He's straight-up stealing the headquarters of the US Institute of Peace.
He'll use it to house his "Board of Peace"-- a collection of lawless autocrats (Putin, MBS, Orban, Lukashenko, Erdoğan, etc) who've promised to pay him $1 Billion each.
Corruption x Corruption x Corruption
He'll use it to house his "Board of Peace"-- a collection of lawless autocrats (Putin, MBS, Orban, Lukashenko, Erdoğan, etc) who've promised to pay him $1 Billion each.
Corruption x Corruption x Corruption
New Scooplet from me: The State Department is poised to take over a building DOGE seized from the US Institute of Peace, former staffers claim—possibly for Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace.” @wired.com
www.wired.com/story/trump-...
www.wired.com/story/trump-...
Trump Admin's Plans for $500 Million USIP Building May Violate Court Order, Say Former Workers
The State Department is poised to take over a building DOGE seized from the US Institute of Peace, former staffers claim—possibly for Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace.”
www.wired.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:42 PM
♦️He's straight-up stealing the headquarters of the US Institute of Peace.
He'll use it to house his "Board of Peace"-- a collection of lawless autocrats (Putin, MBS, Orban, Lukashenko, Erdoğan, etc) who've promised to pay him $1 Billion each.
Corruption x Corruption x Corruption
He'll use it to house his "Board of Peace"-- a collection of lawless autocrats (Putin, MBS, Orban, Lukashenko, Erdoğan, etc) who've promised to pay him $1 Billion each.
Corruption x Corruption x Corruption
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1st meeting Trump's Board of Peace on 19 Feb. in DC to raise $ for reconstruction of Gaza, while the genocide continues unabated in Gaza. Meeting at US Institute of Peace, now known as Trump's institute, after the facility was seized by admins. last yr & almost all of the staff was fired. So typical
February 12, 2026 at 3:30 PM
1st meeting Trump's Board of Peace on 19 Feb. in DC to raise $ for reconstruction of Gaza, while the genocide continues unabated in Gaza. Meeting at US Institute of Peace, now known as Trump's institute, after the facility was seized by admins. last yr & almost all of the staff was fired. So typical
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Then we dug into the story of one under-covered office: USIP. We discovered how DOGE had blown up a sensitive mission in Afghanistan – not realizing the initiative was meant to be kept secret – resulting in the family of a US ally being kidnapped by the Taliban
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
DOGE Targeted Him on Social Media. Then the Taliban Took His Family.
Afghan scholar Mohammad Halimi, who fled the Taliban in 2021, had worked to help U.S. diplomats understand his homeland. Then DOGE put his family’s lives at risk by exposing his sensitive work for a…
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February 2, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Then we dug into the story of one under-covered office: USIP. We discovered how DOGE had blown up a sensitive mission in Afghanistan – not realizing the initiative was meant to be kept secret – resulting in the family of a US ally being kidnapped by the Taliban
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
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USIP lawyers warn Trump administration’s 10-year deal breaks court orders www.devex.com/news/usip-la...
USIP lawyers warn Trump administration’s 10-year deal breaks court orders
The warning came amidst reports that hundreds of State Department staff may be moving into the U.S. Institute of Peace building, which is largely expected to house Trump's Board of Peace.
www.devex.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:26 PM
USIP lawyers warn Trump administration’s 10-year deal breaks court orders www.devex.com/news/usip-la...
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“They're acting under the stay as though they have a license to use the building, to use money, to treat the building any way they want,” says George Foote, counsel for former USIP leadership and staff. “A stay is not permission for the loser of a case to hijack the property of the winning party.”
New Scooplet from me: The State Department is poised to take over a building DOGE seized from the US Institute of Peace, former staffers claim—possibly for Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace.” @wired.com
www.wired.com/story/trump-...
www.wired.com/story/trump-...
Trump Admin's Plans for $500 Million USIP Building May Violate Court Order, Say Former Workers
The State Department is poised to take over a building DOGE seized from the US Institute of Peace, former staffers claim—possibly for Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace.”
www.wired.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:20 PM
“They're acting under the stay as though they have a license to use the building, to use money, to treat the building any way they want,” says George Foote, counsel for former USIP leadership and staff. “A stay is not permission for the loser of a case to hijack the property of the winning party.”
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„The headquarters had been ‚essentially abandoned for many weeks’ before USIP regained control. He said that DOGE had failed to ‚maintain and secure the building,‘ including ‚evidence of rats and roaches‘.”
techcrunch.com/2025/05/30/d...
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DOGE left United States Institute of Peace office with water damage, rats, and roaches | TechCrunch
The chief executive of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) says Elon Musk's DOGE left the nonprofit's Washington, D.C., headquarters in disarray.
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February 1, 2026 at 10:12 PM
„The headquarters had been ‚essentially abandoned for many weeks’ before USIP regained control. He said that DOGE had failed to ‚maintain and secure the building,‘ including ‚evidence of rats and roaches‘.”
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29 Jan 2026
"Lawyers for former U.S. Institute of Peace staff say the organization’s acting president has signed a 10-year deal with the State Department — a move they argue would violate a judge’s order limiting changes to the embattled institution."
www.devex.com/news/usip-la...
"Lawyers for former U.S. Institute of Peace staff say the organization’s acting president has signed a 10-year deal with the State Department — a move they argue would violate a judge’s order limiting changes to the embattled institution."
www.devex.com/news/usip-la...
USIP lawyers warn Trump administration’s 10-year deal breaks court orders
The warning came amidst reports that hundreds of State Department staff may be moving into the U.S. Institute of Peace building, which is largely expected to house Trump's Board of Peace.
www.devex.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:57 PM
29 Jan 2026
"Lawyers for former U.S. Institute of Peace staff say the organization’s acting president has signed a 10-year deal with the State Department — a move they argue would violate a judge’s order limiting changes to the embattled institution."
www.devex.com/news/usip-la...
"Lawyers for former U.S. Institute of Peace staff say the organization’s acting president has signed a 10-year deal with the State Department — a move they argue would violate a judge’s order limiting changes to the embattled institution."
www.devex.com/news/usip-la...
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"The president’s fingerprints can be detected throughout the city: He has deployed camouflage-clad troops on local streets, wrested control of public golf courses, and slapped his name atop the U.S. Institute of Peace building and the Kennedy Center."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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White House fences off park as Trump begins new building project
Officials said Lafayette Square, the public park next to the White House, will be improved as part of Trump’s America 250 celebration.
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January 23, 2026 at 12:01 PM
"The president’s fingerprints can be detected throughout the city: He has deployed camouflage-clad troops on local streets, wrested control of public golf courses, and slapped his name atop the U.S. Institute of Peace building and the Kennedy Center."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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and per implications: when you slash USAid and the US Institute of Peace first, and MONTHS later ‘invade’ Venezuela, guised as a narcoterrorOp, you lack the two elements you traditionally used for geostrategic thinking.
January 17, 2026 at 9:37 AM
and per implications: when you slash USAid and the US Institute of Peace first, and MONTHS later ‘invade’ Venezuela, guised as a narcoterrorOp, you lack the two elements you traditionally used for geostrategic thinking.
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What has DOGE accomplished over the past year? Very little! They cut down USAID and got rid of the US Institute for Peace, but otherwise it was mostly just political theater. Every line of the federal budget (and every office) is there b/c some powerful legislator or interest group wants it there:
January 17, 2026 at 2:05 PM
What has DOGE accomplished over the past year? Very little! They cut down USAID and got rid of the US Institute for Peace, but otherwise it was mostly just political theater. Every line of the federal budget (and every office) is there b/c some powerful legislator or interest group wants it there:
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What the hell is the “Board of Peace”? Trump already dismantled the Institute of Peace early in his administration. So dumb and an obvious grift.
January 18, 2026 at 1:46 AM
What the hell is the “Board of Peace”? Trump already dismantled the Institute of Peace early in his administration. So dumb and an obvious grift.
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As the first year of his second term wraps up, his Republican administration and allies have put his name on the U.S. Institute of Peace, the Kennedy Center performing arts venue and a new class of battleships that's yet to be built.
www.local10.com/news/politic...
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January 19, 2026 at 4:51 PM
As the first year of his second term wraps up, his Republican administration and allies have put his name on the U.S. Institute of Peace, the Kennedy Center performing arts venue and a new class of battleships that's yet to be built.
www.local10.com/news/politic...
www.local10.com/news/politic...
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The Trump administration fired most of the board of the U.S. Institute of Peace and sent its new leader into the Washington headquarters of the independent organization on Monday, in its latest effort targeting agencies tied to foreign assistance work.
January 20, 2026 at 7:19 AM
The Trump administration fired most of the board of the U.S. Institute of Peace and sent its new leader into the Washington headquarters of the independent organization on Monday, in its latest effort targeting agencies tied to foreign assistance work.
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There is still a court case ongoing so whatever corrupt organization they created here is not the Institute of Peace…..
www.pbs.org/newshour/amp...
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Judge blocks Trump administration from shutting peace institute that sought to end violent conflicts
A judge said that because the removal of the board by the administration was illegal, all subsequent actions are null and void, including the firing of the staff and the transfer of the headquarters t...
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January 20, 2026 at 1:56 PM
There is still a court case ongoing so whatever corrupt organization they created here is not the Institute of Peace…..
www.pbs.org/newshour/amp...
www.pbs.org/newshour/amp...
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You kinda have to listen to this.
Episode of “On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti” detailing the hostile takeover of U.S. Institute For Peace, an independent NPO, by DOGE.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
Episode of “On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti” detailing the hostile takeover of U.S. Institute For Peace, an independent NPO, by DOGE.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
January 21, 2026 at 3:44 PM
You kinda have to listen to this.
Episode of “On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti” detailing the hostile takeover of U.S. Institute For Peace, an independent NPO, by DOGE.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
Episode of “On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti” detailing the hostile takeover of U.S. Institute For Peace, an independent NPO, by DOGE.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
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I’m not a very stable genius, but it seems to me that this week’s global destabilization of the First World order is solid evidence that the Trump “Institute of Peace” takeover is working out about as well as his many other failed ventures
www.npr.org/2025/12/04/g...
www.npr.org/2025/12/04/g...
Trump is fighting the Institute of Peace in court. Now, his name is on the building
The Trump administration has renamed the U.S. Institute of Peace after President Donald Trump, despite an ongoing fight over the institute's control.
www.npr.org
January 22, 2026 at 11:53 AM
I’m not a very stable genius, but it seems to me that this week’s global destabilization of the First World order is solid evidence that the Trump “Institute of Peace” takeover is working out about as well as his many other failed ventures
www.npr.org/2025/12/04/g...
www.npr.org/2025/12/04/g...
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Can anyone explain what the $20 million for the U.S. Institute of Peace in FY26 appropriations will be funding?
January 22, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Can anyone explain what the $20 million for the U.S. Institute of Peace in FY26 appropriations will be funding?
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Executives are mostly cowards. Powell though is a professional who has my respect. The good people at the USIP who were cut down by DOGE as well. I hope that a better more just supreme court can reestablish the indepence of these organizations.
January 14, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Executives are mostly cowards. Powell though is a professional who has my respect. The good people at the USIP who were cut down by DOGE as well. I hope that a better more just supreme court can reestablish the indepence of these organizations.
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No - we are saying it’s another pillar that will fall due to lack of recognition and planning.
He couldn’t obliterate federal agencies, but did. He couldn’t steal the USIP building but did. He couldn’t take the Kennedy Center and slap his name on it but did. He can’t receive a 400mm jet but did.
He couldn’t obliterate federal agencies, but did. He couldn’t steal the USIP building but did. He couldn’t take the Kennedy Center and slap his name on it but did. He can’t receive a 400mm jet but did.
January 15, 2026 at 5:06 PM
No - we are saying it’s another pillar that will fall due to lack of recognition and planning.
He couldn’t obliterate federal agencies, but did. He couldn’t steal the USIP building but did. He couldn’t take the Kennedy Center and slap his name on it but did. He can’t receive a 400mm jet but did.
He couldn’t obliterate federal agencies, but did. He couldn’t steal the USIP building but did. He couldn’t take the Kennedy Center and slap his name on it but did. He can’t receive a 400mm jet but did.
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"I would simply walk past ICE and vote" okay and what if they
USIP your polling place or roll up and abduct you, what then
USIP your polling place or roll up and abduct you, what then
January 15, 2026 at 10:45 PM
"I would simply walk past ICE and vote" okay and what if they
USIP your polling place or roll up and abduct you, what then
USIP your polling place or roll up and abduct you, what then
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Mandated by Congress?! As if that means anything to the Trump administration. Just ask USIP, the Wilson Center, and every other Congressionally mandated and funded institution or program that has been trashed.
📌URGENT: Trump's regime is trying to turn Stars & Stripes into state-run media.
I was the ME of S&S.
It's MANDATED BY CONGRESS to be an editorially independent paper that reports ON the troops FOR the troops.
So I type this with precision: The draft-dodging, America-attacking slob can KISS MY ASS.
I was the ME of S&S.
It's MANDATED BY CONGRESS to be an editorially independent paper that reports ON the troops FOR the troops.
So I type this with precision: The draft-dodging, America-attacking slob can KISS MY ASS.
Pentagon says it will ‘refocus’ Stars and Stripes content
The Pentagon suggested it would take over editorial decision making for Stars and Stripes, which has long retained independence under a congressional mandate.
www.stripes.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:28 AM
Mandated by Congress?! As if that means anything to the Trump administration. Just ask USIP, the Wilson Center, and every other Congressionally mandated and funded institution or program that has been trashed.
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Yep. The GOP will exact punishment and by the time a court rules against them (e.g. USIP) it’s done.
The Dems will spend two years gathering information in hearings or at best file an executive order on the last day of a lame duck presidency to be immediately reversed.
The Dems will spend two years gathering information in hearings or at best file an executive order on the last day of a lame duck presidency to be immediately reversed.
that the major corps are clearly vastly more worried about the right than the left in terms of enforcement is a problem we are going to have to rectify
January 8, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Yep. The GOP will exact punishment and by the time a court rules against them (e.g. USIP) it’s done.
The Dems will spend two years gathering information in hearings or at best file an executive order on the last day of a lame duck presidency to be immediately reversed.
The Dems will spend two years gathering information in hearings or at best file an executive order on the last day of a lame duck presidency to be immediately reversed.
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This is not the US decision.
It is the Trump administration decision.
It is hard to know at this point if this decision will be even more damaging and lethal than the USAID Trump/DOGE cuts and USIP destruction. However, we do know that it will be at least as immoral and unAmerican.
It is the Trump administration decision.
It is hard to know at this point if this decision will be even more damaging and lethal than the USAID Trump/DOGE cuts and USIP destruction. However, we do know that it will be at least as immoral and unAmerican.
UN: “Secretary-General Guterres regrets the announcement regarding the United States' decision to withdraw from a number of UN entities.
The United Nations has a responsibility to deliver for those who depend on us.
We will continue to carry out our mandates with determination.”
The United Nations has a responsibility to deliver for those who depend on us.
We will continue to carry out our mandates with determination.”
January 9, 2026 at 4:17 AM
This is not the US decision.
It is the Trump administration decision.
It is hard to know at this point if this decision will be even more damaging and lethal than the USAID Trump/DOGE cuts and USIP destruction. However, we do know that it will be at least as immoral and unAmerican.
It is the Trump administration decision.
It is hard to know at this point if this decision will be even more damaging and lethal than the USAID Trump/DOGE cuts and USIP destruction. However, we do know that it will be at least as immoral and unAmerican.
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It’s worth mentioning that this also comes after a year of the U.S. gutting support for the UN, sanctioning ICC judges, withdrawing from international agreements, collapsing international aid by breaking down USAID, and damaging any work for peace i.e. through USIP.
Colombian president Gustavo Petro has requested urgent meetings in the UN and the Organization of American States (OAS) - only question is to what extent these multilatreal organizations even matter in a world where the US has shown no regard for the rules based international order.
January 3, 2026 at 10:58 AM
It’s worth mentioning that this also comes after a year of the U.S. gutting support for the UN, sanctioning ICC judges, withdrawing from international agreements, collapsing international aid by breaking down USAID, and damaging any work for peace i.e. through USIP.
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The Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace declined to comment. 🙄
So much for “no new wars under Trump”
January 3, 2026 at 7:28 AM
The Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace declined to comment. 🙄