"Even if the appeals process for some or all of them were to conclude that the administration acted unconstitutionally, that does not mean USAID is coming back. The workers are fired; the grants have been ended; the damage is done."
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I say it need to have an infusion of money to reconstitute it. Say, from upping the taxes on the billionaires and thereby ditching the 'Demagogue's Dream' (or, Donnie's quest).
This is why what we need right now are those with an eye for opportunities in chaos.
The end of a status quo presents opportunities. We can’t go back, but we can make the future work for more people. We can strangle fascism in its crib.
rogue elements are now running the country, with no one to stop them.
it’s only a matter of time before a colossal failure or a major act of terrorism exposes the incompetence of this so-called government. Whatever happens, it will undoubtedly go down in history as a catastrophic moment!
We have to come to terms with the fact that if we win on this in the courts, which don't get me wrong, it's a worthy effort, the absolute minimum time to restore any program is 2027 but more likely 2029.
Agree. It's just that getting it functioning again has to be seen as a long term goal and not get disheartened in the interim. It's definitely not something we can restore any time soon. We just have to win for the future. It's so incredibly sad the lives that will be damaged and lost.
Our involvement in the world community is close to an end. We must regroup and focus on the social services and health care for the marginalized. This is going to get a lot uglier become we see a change.
Private donations to these agencies are also down and the current atmosphere is a definite influence on this, like 9/11 was in the aftermath.
That affects the programs that were not funded by USAID as well.
These people on the front lines for aid are heroes. Some have lost their lives.
Now this?
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The end of a status quo presents opportunities. We can’t go back, but we can make the future work for more people. We can strangle fascism in its crib.
The US attacked commercially all the other countries in the world but ONE, Russia. We won't forget this.
it’s only a matter of time before a colossal failure or a major act of terrorism exposes the incompetence of this so-called government. Whatever happens, it will undoubtedly go down in history as a catastrophic moment!
That’s why they have acted with lightning speed doing all of this destruction in the first few months of the Trump presidency.
They knew it would be hard for a court to reverse their vandalism once it was done.
That affects the programs that were not funded by USAID as well.
These people on the front lines for aid are heroes. Some have lost their lives.
Now this?