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Because the U.S. brought Agent Orange to Vietnam, the cleanup program is more akin to restitution than charity. The project is why the U.S. has “an extraordinary relationship” with “a country that should by all rights hate us,” one official said.
Trump Halted an Agent Orange Cleanup. That Puts Hundreds of Thousands at Risk for Poisoning.
Diplomats in Vietnam warned Washington that halting USAID’s efforts to clean up the massive deposit of postwar pesticides would be a catastrophe for public health and relations with a key strategic…
propub.li
March 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Because the U.S. brought Agent Orange to Vietnam, the cleanup program is more akin to restitution than charity. The project is why the U.S. has “an extraordinary relationship” with “a country that should by all rights hate us,” one official said.
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NEW: When Marco Rubio abruptly halted foreign aid, cleanup crews in Vietnam were forced to abandon one of the largest chemical spills in the world for weeks.
Left exposed: open pits of soil contaminated with dioxin, the deadly byproduct of Agent Orange.
Left exposed: open pits of soil contaminated with dioxin, the deadly byproduct of Agent Orange.
Trump Halted an Agent Orange Cleanup. That Puts Hundreds of Thousands at Risk for Poisoning.
Diplomats in Vietnam warned Washington that halting USAID’s efforts to clean up the massive deposit of postwar pesticides would be a catastrophe for public health and relations with a key strategic partner in Asia.
propub.li
March 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
NEW: When Marco Rubio abruptly halted foreign aid, cleanup crews in Vietnam were forced to abandon one of the largest chemical spills in the world for weeks.
Left exposed: open pits of soil contaminated with dioxin, the deadly byproduct of Agent Orange.
Left exposed: open pits of soil contaminated with dioxin, the deadly byproduct of Agent Orange.
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What an utter disgrace.
"Toward the end of the November dinner, Trump raised the matter of the lawsuit, the people said. The president signaled that the litigation had to be resolved before Zuckerberg could be “brought into the tent,” one of the people said."
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Exclusive | Meta to Pay $25 Million to Settle 2021 Trump Lawsuit
The president had sued the social-media company after his accounts were suspended.
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January 29, 2025 at 10:06 PM
What an utter disgrace.
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The January 6 pardons are turning out great.
January 28, 2025 at 12:41 AM
The January 6 pardons are turning out great.
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Anticipating that this administration would delete the government information website Reproductive Rights, the cofounders of TheSkimm bought the web address reproductiverightsdotgov.com and reposted the information.
ReproductiveRights.Gov Vanished, So We Brought It Back
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reproductiverightsdotgov.com
January 23, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Anticipating that this administration would delete the government information website Reproductive Rights, the cofounders of TheSkimm bought the web address reproductiverightsdotgov.com and reposted the information.
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Gotta love the British press.
January 22, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Gotta love the British press.
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#ReproductiveRights .gov and all #lgbtq resources have officially been scrubbed from government websites
January 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
#ReproductiveRights .gov and all #lgbtq resources have officially been scrubbed from government websites