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I know there is a lot of "we are in a Constitutional crisis now" but IMHO the crisis began when Musk illegally and unconstitutionally vaporized USAID and sent millions of children to their deaths.
April 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I know there is a lot of "we are in a Constitutional crisis now" but IMHO the crisis began when Musk illegally and unconstitutionally vaporized USAID and sent millions of children to their deaths.
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SCOOP: An unsigned agreement between the US DOGE Service (USDS) and the Department of Labor (DOL), obtained by WIRED, calls for the DOL to reimburse the USDS up to $1.3 million for work done by four DOGE affiliates, or “a slightly different number,” over an 18-month period.
US DOGE Service Agreement With Department of Labor Shows $1.3 Million Fee—and Details Its Mission
The unsigned agreement between the US DOGE Service and the Department of Labor provides significant insight into DOGE's work with federal agencies.
www.wired.com
April 9, 2025 at 7:18 PM
SCOOP: An unsigned agreement between the US DOGE Service (USDS) and the Department of Labor (DOL), obtained by WIRED, calls for the DOL to reimburse the USDS up to $1.3 million for work done by four DOGE affiliates, or “a slightly different number,” over an 18-month period.
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We have destroyed USAID so that the person who owns this yacht with a helicopter and a smaller boat friend can have a tax break
March 31, 2025 at 4:58 PM
We have destroyed USAID so that the person who owns this yacht with a helicopter and a smaller boat friend can have a tax break
I have a theory that Marco Rubio is being blackmailed. What else can explain it.
March 13, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I have a theory that Marco Rubio is being blackmailed. What else can explain it.
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Rubio doesn’t have a single word of thanks for USAID staff who saved the lives of millions & now find their own livelihoods shattered.
He only thanks the henchman of DOGE. An outrage.
These USAID staff were visibly upset leaving the Washington HQ for the last time recently, applauded by onlookers.
He only thanks the henchman of DOGE. An outrage.
These USAID staff were visibly upset leaving the Washington HQ for the last time recently, applauded by onlookers.
March 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Rubio doesn’t have a single word of thanks for USAID staff who saved the lives of millions & now find their own livelihoods shattered.
He only thanks the henchman of DOGE. An outrage.
These USAID staff were visibly upset leaving the Washington HQ for the last time recently, applauded by onlookers.
He only thanks the henchman of DOGE. An outrage.
These USAID staff were visibly upset leaving the Washington HQ for the last time recently, applauded by onlookers.
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I like to think my biggest influence in the party right now is creating a permission structure for Democrats to drop F bombs LOL
March 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I like to think my biggest influence in the party right now is creating a permission structure for Democrats to drop F bombs LOL
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The work of USAID made me proud to be an American.
March 10, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The work of USAID made me proud to be an American.
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By the time our Supreme Court considers USAid frozen funds, the agency will be eviscerated. Money disappeared. #AmericanCarnage
Cruelty — and Corruption — is the Point.
USAID workers will be given 15 minutes to clear their workspaces as the agency gets dismantled
Cruelty — and Corruption — is the Point.
USAID workers will be given 15 minutes to clear their workspaces as the agency gets dismantled
USAID workers will be given 15 minutes to clear their workspaces as the agency gets dismantled
Thousands of U.S. Agency for International Development workers who've been fired or placed on leave as part of the Trump administration’s dismantling of the agency are being given a brief window Thursday and Friday to clear out their workspaces.
apnews.com
February 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
By the time our Supreme Court considers USAid frozen funds, the agency will be eviscerated. Money disappeared. #AmericanCarnage
Cruelty — and Corruption — is the Point.
USAID workers will be given 15 minutes to clear their workspaces as the agency gets dismantled
Cruelty — and Corruption — is the Point.
USAID workers will be given 15 minutes to clear their workspaces as the agency gets dismantled
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Bangladesh Contradicts Trump: USAID Did Not Fund Political Projects
Full Story- indiawest.com/bangladesh-c...
#headlines #breakingnews #trendingnews #viralnews #indiawest #news #Bangladesh #USAID #Trump #PoliticalProjects #ForeignAid #GlobalPolitics #DevelopmentAssistance
Full Story- indiawest.com/bangladesh-c...
#headlines #breakingnews #trendingnews #viralnews #indiawest #news #Bangladesh #USAID #Trump #PoliticalProjects #ForeignAid #GlobalPolitics #DevelopmentAssistance
Bangladesh Contradicts Trump: USAID Did Not Fund Political Projects - IndiaWest Journal News
Bangladesh Contradicts Trump: USAID Did Not Fund Political Projects.
indiawest.com
February 27, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Bangladesh Contradicts Trump: USAID Did Not Fund Political Projects
Full Story- indiawest.com/bangladesh-c...
#headlines #breakingnews #trendingnews #viralnews #indiawest #news #Bangladesh #USAID #Trump #PoliticalProjects #ForeignAid #GlobalPolitics #DevelopmentAssistance
Full Story- indiawest.com/bangladesh-c...
#headlines #breakingnews #trendingnews #viralnews #indiawest #news #Bangladesh #USAID #Trump #PoliticalProjects #ForeignAid #GlobalPolitics #DevelopmentAssistance
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I heart Tina Smith.
February 25, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I heart Tina Smith.
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Of all the abjectly insane things this administration is doing — and there are so many things — this is far and away the most dangerous! #trump #USAID #democracy #trumpisafascist
HAPPENING NOW: A federal judge who ordered the unfreezing of USAID contract spending is voicing frustration as a Trump administration lawyer repeatedly refuses to say whether they have actually taken any steps to implement his 12-day-old order.
February 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Of all the abjectly insane things this administration is doing — and there are so many things — this is far and away the most dangerous! #trump #USAID #democracy #trumpisafascist
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The 21% who want USAID eliminated gives a solid baseline for the proportion of Americans who will support any antidemocratic endeavor these clowns come up with. That's just signaling complete fealty to Trump. Almost none of them had heard of the agency 6 months ago.
25% of U.S. adults say the "Department" of Government Efficiency (DOGE) should be eliminated, the highest percentage for any department d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/ec...
February 26, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The 21% who want USAID eliminated gives a solid baseline for the proportion of Americans who will support any antidemocratic endeavor these clowns come up with. That's just signaling complete fealty to Trump. Almost none of them had heard of the agency 6 months ago.
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Musk says USAID is a criminal organization. This man doesn't seem like a criminal.👇
“You’re terminated because…?”
Fired federal employees are telling their stories—no deep state, just career public servants tossed aside.
DOGE’s mass firings aren’t about efficiency—they’re gutting expertise, wrecking lives, and calling it “reform.”
Fired federal employees are telling their stories—no deep state, just career public servants tossed aside.
DOGE’s mass firings aren’t about efficiency—they’re gutting expertise, wrecking lives, and calling it “reform.”
February 26, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Musk says USAID is a criminal organization. This man doesn't seem like a criminal.👇
More than one person has inferred to me that the pain many of us are feeling due to the federal cuts and freezes is a pain for a greater good and in time things will be better. I'm struggling how to respond to these people without losing my cool.
February 24, 2025 at 3:28 AM
More than one person has inferred to me that the pain many of us are feeling due to the federal cuts and freezes is a pain for a greater good and in time things will be better. I'm struggling how to respond to these people without losing my cool.
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It took ten years, but the NYT finally got there
February 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
It took ten years, but the NYT finally got there
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WATCH: USAID workers fired by Trump/Musk get applause and appreciation on their way out
February 24, 2025 at 2:37 AM
WATCH: USAID workers fired by Trump/Musk get applause and appreciation on their way out
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It’s not just probationary employees being terminated.
Also, I talked to an employee who was at CDC for 4.5 years, notified they were probationary and let go.
+Probationary isn’t like private-sector probation for performance. It just means they don’t have the same legal protections for their jobs.
Also, I talked to an employee who was at CDC for 4.5 years, notified they were probationary and let go.
+Probationary isn’t like private-sector probation for performance. It just means they don’t have the same legal protections for their jobs.
So.
It has officially happened. I have been officially let go from my position at CDC. I wasn’t a probationary employee. I had stellar performance reviews every year.
I’ll be ok. But please understand that many worked HARD to get into these positions and were doing great public health work.
It has officially happened. I have been officially let go from my position at CDC. I wasn’t a probationary employee. I had stellar performance reviews every year.
I’ll be ok. But please understand that many worked HARD to get into these positions and were doing great public health work.
February 21, 2025 at 9:49 PM
It’s not just probationary employees being terminated.
Also, I talked to an employee who was at CDC for 4.5 years, notified they were probationary and let go.
+Probationary isn’t like private-sector probation for performance. It just means they don’t have the same legal protections for their jobs.
Also, I talked to an employee who was at CDC for 4.5 years, notified they were probationary and let go.
+Probationary isn’t like private-sector probation for performance. It just means they don’t have the same legal protections for their jobs.
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Jeffrey Gettleman writing about USAID cuts for NYT:
February 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Jeffrey Gettleman writing about USAID cuts for NYT:
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BREAKING: USAID contractors/aid recipients say Secretary Rubio and USAID leader Peter Marocco should be held in civil contempt for violating a court order to lift spending freeze.
February 19, 2025 at 9:17 PM
BREAKING: USAID contractors/aid recipients say Secretary Rubio and USAID leader Peter Marocco should be held in civil contempt for violating a court order to lift spending freeze.
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Marco Rubio's family fled an oppressive fascist regime in Cuba, not unlike the one he's now serving as secretary of state and acting administrator of USAID.
February 19, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Marco Rubio's family fled an oppressive fascist regime in Cuba, not unlike the one he's now serving as secretary of state and acting administrator of USAID.
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Because the GAO doesn’t tweet out made up bullshit.
Here’s the GAO page on their oversight of USAID, with reports and recommendations grounded in reality.
www.gao.gov/agencies/u.s...
Here’s the GAO page on their oversight of USAID, with reports and recommendations grounded in reality.
www.gao.gov/agencies/u.s...
U.S. Agency for International Development
www.gao.gov
February 19, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Because the GAO doesn’t tweet out made up bullshit.
Here’s the GAO page on their oversight of USAID, with reports and recommendations grounded in reality.
www.gao.gov/agencies/u.s...
Here’s the GAO page on their oversight of USAID, with reports and recommendations grounded in reality.
www.gao.gov/agencies/u.s...