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NYT published harrowing moment-by-moment account of how #Trump & #DOGE rapidly descended on, destroyed US Agency for International Development (USAID) within days of #Trump assuming office. A cascade of White House edicts, #firings, #contract cancellations, #spending freezes sent shockwaves throughout the world, crushing, in just days, the vital work of #USAID staffers, contractors on programs, including #food aid, #disease prevention and treatment, #democracy promotion. nytimes.com/2025/06/22/us/poli

Within two weeks of President Trump’s return to the White House, U.S.A.I.D. was on the cusp of oblivion.
The New York Times · Missteps, Confusion and ‘Viral Waste’: The 14 Days That Doomed U.S.A.I.D.Von Christopher Flavelle
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@terra #DOGE was a failure if you accept the public justifications as real, but they were always just a smokescreen. The goal of breaking anything in government that benefited marginalized people, encouraged knowledge or independent thought, or protected the environment was achieved in a stunningly brief time.

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…The Times investigation found that #Musk’s #DOGE first approached #USAID as a source of useful anecdotes of what it called “viral waste” — government spending that seemed foolish, & could be exploited to support the case for cuts.

When employees raised concerns about demands that they viewed as dangerous or #unlawful, the #Trump admin branded their actions as “insubordination” — then used that charge to justify dismantling the agency.

#SoftPower#law#judiciary
click.actionnetwork.orgElon Musk Is Gone. Now, Congress must Shut Down DOGE For Good. Elon Musk may have walked out of D.C., but the damage he caused is still unfolding, and the machine he built to do it, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is still running. This is a rolling disaster that gutted humanitarian aid, fired scientists, collapsed oversight, and left chaos in its wake. DOGE promised a trillion dollars in savings. Instead, it inflated numbers, lied about canceled contracts, and at best, delivered a fraction of what it claimed. Even its defenders admit the math doesn’t add up. Watchdogs say it may end up costing more than it saved. All the while, Musk’s own companies cashed in on contracts handed out by agencies he controlled. And now, people are dying. Cuts to USAID halted vital food and vaccine programs across the globe. A federal judge says DOGE’s shutdown of foreign aid likely violates the Constitution. Musk is no longer in charge, but DOGE is still out there, leaderless, unaccountable, and dangerous. It continues to make decisions, cancel programs, and destabilize the very systems it was supposed to improve. This is our window. Congress can shut it down. But they need public pressure to act. Tell Congress: Shut down DOGE now. Before more lives are lost, before more damage is done, and before this fake agency leaves permanent scars on the country.

“Judge "invalidated a policy NSF adopted in May that limited the ability of universities to be reimbursed for administrative and facility costs that indirectly support grant-funded research, ruling that it was 'arbitrary and capricious.'"

This is another blow to the #TrumpRegime.
#NSF #Science #Health #DOGE #USPol usnews.com/news/politics/artic

I fucking hate Nazis, AND this 14 year old kid is a victim of online sadism which frankly arises from and is heavily bolstered by MAGA. The FBI & the cynical prosecutor are trying to use this as a commercial for JTTF type bullshit.

this 14 year old kid needs community, conviviality, & intervention; not being demonized & institutionalized by pigs & press.

oregonlive · Judge: No evidence Oregon teen took ‘substantial step’ in mall shooting plotVon Maxine Bernstein | The Oregonian/OregonLive
#Nazis#nazi#pdx