“We’ve given up everything to serve our country overseas,” one evacuated USAID employee recalled thinking, “and we’re being maligned by the richest asshole in the world.” https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/02/donald-trump-elon-musk-doge-war-on-usaid/ Must-read reporting from @timothypmurphy.bsky.social and @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social
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Elon Musk and Doge want SSI and Medicaid programs to be eliminated completely. Musk says it's a state issue instead of a Federal one.
But, red states do not have enough money for this. Red states are heavily subsidized by blue states.
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