Eric G. Postel
@ericpostel.bsky.social
Economic development, bicycling and music. Former member of the Obama and Biden Administrations @ USAID. Views are my own.
DAI’s Local Content Masterclass is coming to London for the first time.
As the global economy shifts, local content has never been more important. Governments and businesses are rethinking supply chains, accelerating energy transitions, and seeking to generate more local value
As the global economy shifts, local content has never been more important. Governments and businesses are rethinking supply chains, accelerating energy transitions, and seeking to generate more local value
January 19, 2026 at 9:52 PM
DAI’s Local Content Masterclass is coming to London for the first time.
As the global economy shifts, local content has never been more important. Governments and businesses are rethinking supply chains, accelerating energy transitions, and seeking to generate more local value
As the global economy shifts, local content has never been more important. Governments and businesses are rethinking supply chains, accelerating energy transitions, and seeking to generate more local value
I have owned these maps for 50 years. It's great folks are rallying to get major organizations to use them. Please sign the petition. chng.it/z7HyBWZLpZ
We Can Make an Impact.
#CorrectTheMap to Show Africa’s True Size
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August 19, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I have owned these maps for 50 years. It's great folks are rallying to get major organizations to use them. Please sign the petition. chng.it/z7HyBWZLpZ
Bill Gates is correct: #USAID staff are heroic! Shame on you @elonnmusk.bsky.social
May 9, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Bill Gates is correct: #USAID staff are heroic! Shame on you @elonnmusk.bsky.social
A good overview of a bunch of research on immigration and deportation policies...https://sanford.duke.edu/story/immigrants-built-america-can-we-keep-building-without-them-podcast/
But I'm biased. 😊
But I'm biased. 😊
April 18, 2025 at 8:28 PM
A good overview of a bunch of research on immigration and deportation policies...https://sanford.duke.edu/story/immigrants-built-america-can-we-keep-building-without-them-podcast/
But I'm biased. 😊
But I'm biased. 😊
Yet another example of the stupid actions being taken by @elonmusk and @POTUS .... They are cancelling the lease of the USGS office in #Anchorage where experts monitor potential volcanic eruptions that could threaten the city and Pacific flight routes
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
After decades of quiet, this Alaska volcano could be ready to blow
Scientists warn that the Alaska volcano Mount Spurr is likely to erupt soon, showering ash on Anchorage and potentially disrupting air travel.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 16, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Yet another example of the stupid actions being taken by @elonmusk and @POTUS .... They are cancelling the lease of the USGS office in #Anchorage where experts monitor potential volcanic eruptions that could threaten the city and Pacific flight routes
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Here is a story from a good friend which illustrates how Donald Trump is going to be bad for business. My friend owns a steel fabrication business in Ontario, Canada. They are part of a specialized supply chain for large infra-structure projects in Canada, Europe, Asia and South America.
March 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Here is a story from a good friend which illustrates how Donald Trump is going to be bad for business. My friend owns a steel fabrication business in Ontario, Canada. They are part of a specialized supply chain for large infra-structure projects in Canada, Europe, Asia and South America.
March 4, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Wonderful!!
#USAID’s Office of General Counsel leaves behind some advice for Rubio and the shadow Secretary, Pete Marocco. #USAIDForever
March 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Wonderful!!
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Must watch: GOP Senator Roger Marshall stands up and flees his own town hall meeting today after being asked why Republicans think it’s acceptable for DOGE to be firing Veterans.
This is a very rural, very conservative town.
This is a very rural, very conservative town.
March 1, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Must watch: GOP Senator Roger Marshall stands up and flees his own town hall meeting today after being asked why Republicans think it’s acceptable for DOGE to be firing Veterans.
This is a very rural, very conservative town.
This is a very rural, very conservative town.
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To summarize:
-They stopped almost all USAID work
-Then they conceded that some programs actually saved lives & granted waivers for those
-Then they promised a “careful” 90 day review of everything
-Then they cancelled 90% anyway within just weeks, including many they had just deemed life-saving
-They stopped almost all USAID work
-Then they conceded that some programs actually saved lives & granted waivers for those
-Then they promised a “careful” 90 day review of everything
-Then they cancelled 90% anyway within just weeks, including many they had just deemed life-saving
March 1, 2025 at 11:34 PM
To summarize:
-They stopped almost all USAID work
-Then they conceded that some programs actually saved lives & granted waivers for those
-Then they promised a “careful” 90 day review of everything
-Then they cancelled 90% anyway within just weeks, including many they had just deemed life-saving
-They stopped almost all USAID work
-Then they conceded that some programs actually saved lives & granted waivers for those
-Then they promised a “careful” 90 day review of everything
-Then they cancelled 90% anyway within just weeks, including many they had just deemed life-saving
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NEW: When the Trump Admin abruptly cancelled almost all USAID programs, it also refused to pay $2bln the U.S. govt owes **for work that’s been done.**
One of the cut-off programs in Syria couldn’t afford security and was robbed by masked men.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
One of the cut-off programs in Syria couldn’t afford security and was robbed by masked men.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
March 1, 2025 at 11:31 PM
NEW: When the Trump Admin abruptly cancelled almost all USAID programs, it also refused to pay $2bln the U.S. govt owes **for work that’s been done.**
One of the cut-off programs in Syria couldn’t afford security and was robbed by masked men.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
One of the cut-off programs in Syria couldn’t afford security and was robbed by masked men.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Shame on the Administration and Lindsey Graham
February 28, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Shame on the Administration and Lindsey Graham
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I showed up at USAID today where the Trump admin forced staff to vacate all belongings from the building in 15 min. Thanks to all who showed up in solidarity on this tough day. This is where I got my start two decades ago, and I won’t stop fighting for our public servants.
February 28, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I showed up at USAID today where the Trump admin forced staff to vacate all belongings from the building in 15 min. Thanks to all who showed up in solidarity on this tough day. This is where I got my start two decades ago, and I won’t stop fighting for our public servants.
Thanks to the thousands of employees who worked so tirelessly to try to solve some of the hardest challenges the planet and our country face. Starting with the Marshall Plan onward till today you helped give America a great reputation in a lot of places
USAID staff have two days to clean out their offices at the agency’s former headquarters in DC.
People are gathering on the sidewalk in the rain to show their support, applauding workers as they pass by.
People are gathering on the sidewalk in the rain to show their support, applauding workers as they pass by.
February 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Thanks to the thousands of employees who worked so tirelessly to try to solve some of the hardest challenges the planet and our country face. Starting with the Marshall Plan onward till today you helped give America a great reputation in a lot of places
If "the United States would also commit to supporting Ukraine’s future economic development," then the Trump Administration will need #USAID @usaidstopwork.bsky.social and the #USDFC to do that! But of course #elonmusk hasn't done his homework to know that
Breaking News: Ukraine agreed to turn over the revenue from some of its minerals to the U.S., a Ukrainian official said, after an intense pressure campaign from President Trump that included insults and threats.
U.S. and Ukraine Agree to Minerals Deal, Officials Say
President Trump, who had insisted he wanted “payback” for past military aid to Kyiv, suggested President Volodymyr Zelensky would visit Washington this week to sign a deal, which he called a “very big...
www.nytimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 11:23 PM
If "the United States would also commit to supporting Ukraine’s future economic development," then the Trump Administration will need #USAID @usaidstopwork.bsky.social and the #USDFC to do that! But of course #elonmusk hasn't done his homework to know that
Very pleased to discuss the blitzkrieg attack on the entire international development ecosystem of the United States yesterday at the Center for Development Economics at Williams College. Did you know that 94% of all #USAID spending in the last six years was audited and only 0.3% had issues?
February 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Very pleased to discuss the blitzkrieg attack on the entire international development ecosystem of the United States yesterday at the Center for Development Economics at Williams College. Did you know that 94% of all #USAID spending in the last six years was audited and only 0.3% had issues?
So true! Vance’s Munich Disgrace www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/o...
Opinion | Vance’s Munich Disgrace
The vice president’s speech was a monument of arrogance based on a foundation of hypocrisy.
www.nytimes.com
February 19, 2025 at 3:40 AM
So true! Vance’s Munich Disgrace www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/o...
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The biggest line item on the site of Musk’s cost-cutting team appears to include an error.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...
DOGE Claimed It Saved $8 Billion in One Contract. It Was Actually $8 Million.
The biggest single line item on the website of Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team appears to include an error.
www.nytimes.com
February 19, 2025 at 1:25 AM
The biggest line item on the site of Musk’s cost-cutting team appears to include an error.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...
Elon Musk needs to do his homework before opening his mouth. Yesterday in the Oval Office he mentioned the net worths reported on USG Ethics filings by senior USAID officials and speculated that given the modest USG salaries, they could have only gotten that net worth via corruption. WRONG
February 12, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Elon Musk needs to do his homework before opening his mouth. Yesterday in the Oval Office he mentioned the net worths reported on USG Ethics filings by senior USAID officials and speculated that given the modest USG salaries, they could have only gotten that net worth via corruption. WRONG
The blitzkrieg is almost complete. The #USAID name is coming off the building, staff are being recalled from around the world, programs are being abruptly cancelled leaving millions at risk, and the PRC is joyous over this folly.
February 7, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The blitzkrieg is almost complete. The #USAID name is coming off the building, staff are being recalled from around the world, programs are being abruptly cancelled leaving millions at risk, and the PRC is joyous over this folly.
A friend of mine in Toronto was in a grocery store yesterday and overheard a mother tell her daughter to put the blueberries from California back on the shelf and find the ones from Chile because she didn't want to purchase American made items. American farmers can thank POTUS for that
February 5, 2025 at 3:27 PM
A friend of mine in Toronto was in a grocery store yesterday and overheard a mother tell her daughter to put the blueberries from California back on the shelf and find the ones from Chile because she didn't want to purchase American made items. American farmers can thank POTUS for that
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Food deserts "didn’t materialize around the country for no reason," Stacy Mitchell writes. "Something happened. That something was a specific federal policy change in the 1980s."
The Great Grocery Squeeze
How a federal policy change in the 1980s created the modern food desert
www.theatlantic.com
December 1, 2024 at 5:48 PM
Food deserts "didn’t materialize around the country for no reason," Stacy Mitchell writes. "Something happened. That something was a specific federal policy change in the 1980s."