Musk's assault on USAID -- which has been one of most important tools of U.S. foreign policy (in addition to saving countless lives) since JFK -- is also being openly cheered on by the Putin regime. - ThreadSky

davidrlurie.bsky.social • 78 days ago

Musk's assault on USAID -- which has been one of most important tools of U.S. foreign policy (in addition to saving countless lives) since JFK -- is also being openly cheered on by the Putin regime.

Reposted from Aaron Rupar

Murphy: "Let's not pull any punches about why this is happening. Elon Musk makes billions off of his business with China. And China is cheering at this action today. There is no question that the billionaire class trying to take over our govt right now is doing it based on self-interest."

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dmb1984.bsky.social•78 days ago

GQP should stop closing their ears and eyes. If Putin likes it, it is bad. Duh

lesliead717.bsky.social•78 days ago

thank you Chris for fighting back. get the rest of the Dems on board!!!

sharonpalmerhamm.bsky.social•78 days ago

I want to see the fire and brimstone of the Democrats like Murphy. It is an orator style so called Christian conservatives could respond to.

halfpint.bsky.social•78 days ago

Exactly

jennieber.bsky.social•78 days ago

did they gain access to the building?

chefinthevineyard.bsky.social•78 days ago

"On the road from the City of Skepticism, I had to pass through the Valley of Ambiguity." Adam Smith

cremationladyfl.bsky.social•78 days ago

Love seeing the group behind you with a bunch of signs. Its a start

noxah.bsky.social•78 days ago

US is loosing influence in the world at a super rapid pace.
Ofc Putin and Xi are cheering.

bpwhitecurl.bsky.social•78 days ago

And if so many legislators weren’t all about money we would have a resistance
SCOTUS said money is more important than democracy
Why we are here

fvlib.bsky.social•78 days ago

Musk hates USAID because the agency was a fighter against apartheid back when Elmo's father was exploiting the system to get rich.

clear-eye.bsky.social•78 days ago

Thank you for speaking up @chrismurphyct.bsky.social We need to be loud and I'm proud you are my Senator.

cmlanna.bsky.social•78 days ago

Trying? Succeeded.

aearnur.bsky.social•78 days ago

USAID has been funding subversion of sovereign nations through organisations such as the National Endowment for Democracy and without doubt many other entities who are cut outs of the CIA.

The end of this pernicious organisation (USAID) is a matter for rejoicing, not mourning or wailing in agony.

jwolf.bsky.social•78 days ago

USAID also helped end apartheid in South Africa. Elon's super angry about that.

dcirish91.bsky.social•78 days ago

Exactly, with Elon it’s always the racism

joshdsw.bsky.social•73 days ago

DT EO on South Africa supporting return of properties to Afrikaner’s. Gee, why would he give a shit about that? He doesn’t. Now he’s being played by Musk’s parents! They fled at the fall of apartheid. That’s how Elon became our problem. Spawn of racist cast offs.

usasunder.bsky.social•78 days ago

The ONLY Democrat who is showing up to defend Americans. He has been more of a leader than entire Democrat congress.

jesekah.bsky.social•78 days ago

Raskin from MD was at the press conference and I think about 4 other Dem Congress people went into USAID. It's going to take more, but at least it's something.

astill73.bsky.social•78 days ago

📌

noreen900.bsky.social•78 days ago

Absolutely sickened by this.

starave.bsky.social•78 days ago

Keep going Senator Murphy!

janepor00325520.bsky.social•78 days ago

I think the putin regime is laughing and backslapping a lot.

bdetterules.bsky.social•78 days ago

They should be outside the treasury, that is where Musk can drain money into his & Trump own pockets.

okguy.bsky.social•78 days ago

Finally, Democrats have woken out of there coma from the election. It’s a garden hose to put out a forest fire, but it’s a start and you can’t get to second without stepping on first. Let me be very clear, they heard our voices! It’s called the opposition party for a reason! Oppose! Oppose! Oppose!

ettinger.bsky.social•77 days ago

It was ORDERED by Putin, and Shitler and Titler happily carried out his INSTRUCTIONS.

luke418.bsky.social•78 days ago

I've seen hand-painted rocks on African roads- "THANKS to the US" - for the aid that helped people to build, with their own bare hands, a rough farm to market road. USAID serves not only their needs but also our own need as Americans to be true to values we claim to hold.

lpbart.bsky.social•78 days ago

I’d Rather Be Woke than Broke…Stop and Repeal!

panicatthedogpark.bsky.social•78 days ago

And racism. And malignant narcissism. And arrogance. And misogyny.

yeahmybad.bsky.social•78 days ago

All of this has been planned for DECADES.

create-a-scene.bsky.social•78 days ago

While we all were distracted HR55 was introduced to repeal the National Voter Registration Act of 1993. NVRA

interdimensional.bsky.social•78 days ago

ratokn.bsky.social•77 days ago

We have to stop them. This is our country’s worst nightmare. The takeover of the United States. What about our constitution? We need police to arrest these criminals and put them in jail.

michaelmara.bsky.social•78 days ago

Another step toward the US losing influence in countries looking for assistance and support. Russia and especially China will fill the vacuum. Smooth move from these clowns…

joshdsw.bsky.social•73 days ago

Major hit to Ukraine aid. Major. Europe will need to save its own, will soon forget 70+ years of US direct and indirect support. It will revert, sadly, into nationalistic rivalries.

jeremybender.bsky.social•78 days ago

Elmo and Putin ARE butt buddies

kimberlybos.bsky.social•78 days ago

Has anyone look at the flag on the DHS site - 9 stars which i believe was used during the Confederacy

shotze3.bsky.social•78 days ago

One can assume these were discussed in their phone conversations.

transdogdad.bsky.social•78 days ago

On Feb 5th there will be protests at all 50 State Capitols. This Wed. Let's do this.

saddlebagface.bsky.social•78 days ago

Time to put the billionaire oligarchs in their place. The world would be just fine without them.

thesocialprophet.substack.com•78 days ago

Read the latest, including a new memo (this afternoon) from Secretary of State Marco Rubio authorizing Peter W. Marocco to begin the potential reorganization and merging of USAID into the Department of State.

https://bsky.app/profile/thesocialprophet.substack.com/post/3lhcgplt2bs26

happyharley.bsky.social•78 days ago

Cool, now do something.

coravill.bsky.social•78 days ago

Stop talking dems start doing!! I'm tired of talks..

kmc71662.bsky.social•78 days ago

Thank you @chrismurphyct.bsky.social and @raskin.house.gov!! Now go take care of the Treasury and let your useless, tone deaf GOP counterparts know they had better wake up- we will not let this go!!

kccab.bsky.social•78 days ago

Schumer should stop schmoozing long enough to put Shatz or Murphy in charge.

bucks-county-lib.bsky.social•78 days ago

Also cheered by China and BRICS. If USAID is dissolved, poorer countries will have no alternative to China.

weiners.bsky.social•78 days ago

Will someone in the senate or our congress do anything to stop this railroading of our democracy!

burnett922.bsky.social•78 days ago

Glad to see Senator Murphy out with the people. We need this kind of presence by his colleagues. Keep it up Sen. Murphy.

fvlib.bsky.social•78 days ago

Murphy gets it. Sadly too many of his D colleagues still do not.

arriadna.bsky.social•73 days ago

Many of his colleagues live in purple states.

happycat11.bsky.social•78 days ago

Edolf is anti-American.

aliana11.bsky.social•78 days ago

Is this the Senator that said that Harris lost because people don’t want handouts?

algalhi.bsky.social•78 days ago

Yay! Thank you, Democrats, for publicizing what Trump and Musk are doing!

teabelly.bsky.social•78 days ago

He’s a contractor with contracts with us and our enemies!

marlalove.bsky.social•78 days ago

F* Elon has a grudge against USAID because of their role in ending Apartheid in South Africa. https://adst.org/2021/06/american-peoples-foreign-policy-usaids-role-in-apartheid-south-africa/

lynnc1955.bsky.social•78 days ago

After all they spent 100M$ on condoms for Hamas. president musk is finding all kinds of fraud

kimjo68.bsky.social•78 days ago

100M on condoms would be well over 3 billion condoms. Sounds about right, lol. Who in the hell believes this crap?!

lynnc1955.bsky.social•78 days ago

77 million people

doestahr.bsky.social•78 days ago

5 minutes after Midnight on the apocalypse clock.

mmorrin41.bsky.social•78 days ago

“Self interest” isn’t nearly strong enough. Musk is a wannabe NAZI who is in the process of both subverting our constitutional govt and once again ripping off the poorest of the poor and the American taxpayer.

imgine.bsky.social•78 days ago

The current White House Press Corps and Mainstream Media are not so far and will most likely will never hold this Admiration accoutable. We need media to speck truth to power and put Country before themselves or party.
Help Dems take back the House and Senate, call, text, email, peaceful protest. 💙

dmooney9.bsky.social•78 days ago

China will step in and fill that gap and you won't even see it. It'll happen so fast.

jamesburrell2.bsky.social•78 days ago

Yeah, they are launching a US sovereign wealth fund by "leveraging the assets of the United States" and using those funds to buy (insert their friend's stock here) 🤦

ravenna321.bsky.social•78 days ago

Sounds like this is a fait accompli, the coup completed right under our noses and out in the open. Turns out Trump's just a patsy. Musk probably hates him and is laughing behind his back. And all the way to the bank. Congrats, MAGA, you've sold out your own country.

arriadna.bsky.social•73 days ago

MAGA will end up suffering the most.

followmal.bsky.social•78 days ago

📌

marmaladekid.bsky.social•78 days ago

USAID is a bipartisan thing, this is not military aid or general aid this is inherently lifesaving aid, it's shocking that Musk is targeting it, tends to reinforce the view that he is far more of a "villian" then some sort of humanitarian.

silverado88.bsky.social•78 days ago

A non us born individual with their hands plunged into the the works and vaults of the nation formerly known as the United States of America. What a disturbing sh#tshow.