Judge Nichols still has a stay in place, he reinstated 500 employees on administrative leave. He temporarily blocked the plan to put 2,200 of the agency’s roughly 10,000 employees onto paid leave, which means they have to stop working.
Nichols asked why they fired the IG’s who root out corruption?
Where has he been? Hasn’t he read any news lately, does he not talk to people. Trump is on a rampage, torching anything good, out to ruin peoples lives no matter who they voted for, putting the world on edge. He has the codes to nuclear missiles for gods sake…. SMH. Wake up judges
Judge Nichols: “I will be entering tonight sometime between now and midnight a limited- very limited - TRO that will be directed at the placement of the 2,200 or 2,700 employees on administrative leave, and then the accelerated removal of people from their countries.”
But laws dont matter - they will be ignored. Russian oligarchs had the decency to wait until the country collapsed before looting - looting first this time round.
They removed the sign on the building yesterday. It is being taken apart while waiting for courts to decide. Trump/Elon will ignore any court privately, while Karoline is publicly claiming to follow it. Trump's AG/FBI will not enforce courts, if they want to keep their jobs. Elon ignores the courts
Yes, a judge told them to stop but they’re ketamine cowboys who are having super magic happy funtime so they think the judge is an illusion and no cop can touch them. They’re so messed up on designer crack that life sentences for treason - a charge the orange menace can’t pardon - aren’t real
But they aren't real if nobody is actually enforcing them. Say Elon Musk is condemned to jail or deportation for treason, what's the next step? I kinda doubt he will just give up all the power he has stolen and meekly accept the sentence.
Right about now there are Generals discussing the fate of the Republic and what their sworn responsibilities are.
I don’t have an army and it looks like that’s what it will take.
There’s several groups trying to get additional lawsuits together. However many orgs don’t want to be named plaintiffs because they still hope they may get their funding back. The EO against funding nonprofits & another gutting universities may have shifted that.
They’re not closing it - just effectively doing do by leaving hardly any staff and changing its reporting structure. That avoids any Congress backlash- not that this Congress anyway.
This is just the latest thing his talking heads tell us 77M people voted for despite it never being mentioned.
People need to stop repeating this. One, judges don’t take kindly to their orders being ignored and two, why does no one remember that like 6 people in his first term were found guilty of crimes and jailed.
Just finished watching your video on YouTube on the topic and it's gotten me down a little rabbit hole! Loved your take on it and I'm also interested in how this situation plays out.
I've asked elsewhere, but has anyone set up a site that just inverts whatever success metrics USAID tracks? We know that their programs save n lives per year; it should be trivial to just put up a ticker of lives *not* saved since the stop order, etc.
That's only about the individual Government employees.
I'd like to know why no lawsuit from Dems in Congress about the Unconstitutionality of dissolving an entire agency, established by Congress, and budgeted by Congress, whole?
I mean...Boehner and the House SUED Obama over the ACA.
I just despair that it’s the workers and unions having to file this instead of Democratic leadership, or even god forbid a republican with a sense of duty
I don't know, but maybe lawsuits started by the people most directly affected might be more impactful. Isn't there something in the law about needing to have standing to file a lawsuit?
The workers have standing because they are directly injured. This helps the lawsuit survive a motion to dismiss. This is not a criticism of Democratic leadership. But if they can also figure out a standing argument, or join the case as additional plaintiffs, the more the merrier.
I would argue that @lincolnproject.us might count, but not sure if they are actually republicans or just conservatives who left their party when it got weird.
No that’s not how standing works, at all. Otherwise Congress would have standing to sue for every law they don’t like the way the executive interprets.
If democrats in congress tried to sue the courts would just dismiss the case because it is congresses job to oversee these departments through congress itself.
I mean. A large amount of this technofuedalism were experiencing is due to Obama. Trump and Elon took advantage of it, but Obama was already paving for this. Arguably Bush and Clinton before him as well.
Maybe the farmers in Texas might rise up and say my wheat is riding in the fields. They’re gonna try to save money but then gonna have to bail out the farmers again because they’re stupid ass pre-ejaculation move by Elon Musk? His wife said he was a two second man.🧐🤣
USAID has hardly ever been a neutral NGO—it’s a tool of U.S. foreign policy, often coordinating with the CIA. While individual USAID employees have good intentions, its core function was policy enforcement. It's almost like a negative military intervention.
A simplified summary can be:
* Support U.S. interests (oppose China, Russia, Iran, etc.) → Get USAID funding.
* Defy U.S. interests → Lose funding.
* Oppose the U.S. → Face sanctions or military action.
Cutting USAID strengthens China, Russia, and Iran.
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The only entity that really has standing is Congress. The workers may get protections, but unless the Congress takes action to stop the dissolution of USAID, nothing can stop it.
This is exactly what all the partisan hacks want. Can’t be impeached if you have the house and the senate. And chances of the Trump appointed judges stopping any crazy bills the repubs pass is probably close to zero.
No and yes. They are spineless but they're also mercenary. I think he's promised them some things to go along with it, bc why would they go along with him trampling on the constitution? They're whores and we should investigate them and follow the money.
Every single day until he left. How many judges had to issue restraining orders against the biden admin for clear illegal actions? So far the trump admin has 9 in effect.
1500 violent rioters. The only reason biden had to do anything of that is because trump promised to politically prosecuted them. Trump promised vengeance.
If those people broke the law they should be prosecuted. If all the indictments of Trump were not political persecution, then political persecution cannot happen. Joe pardoned Hunter not for the tax evasion and gun form, but for 11 years to cover their Ukraine activities.
Thats just stupid. Like monumentally stupid. Is that why thousands of maga people got arrested and charged. If she did it, why did trump pardon them after trump told them to go to the capital.
As always, proving that a Democrat can't argue their point. Telling us Kamala is a real candidate. That's why your party is where it is. Shoving it down people's throats is a losing formula...
The problem I see with suit on USAID is that it was created by an Executive Order. It was placed at that time under State. This seems to be where it is now. He can't impound their funding, though, and I don't believe he can fire employees without notice and cause.
He’s done everything else, what makes you think he won’t just take the money and …say…. Put his likeness on Mount Rushmore, or have a statue of himself erected somewhere like Mara lago the size of Lady Liberty. He is absolutely insane along with Musk and over half of congress and the senate
I mean… a construction project on Mount Rushmore seems more of a net positive for foreign nations than funneling more funds to Eco Health Alliance. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
If you dont follow Sharon McMahon already you totally should. Her main platform is Instagram with @ sharonsaysso. Incredible source for neutral analysis if what goes on and clear explanations of why or how these sort of things can or can't happen, etc. I think she did a big write up on this
Hi! I don’t have much about legal challenges yet, but @jsplaceholder.bsky.social has been compiling state by state data of the USAID projects impacted.
I think this is part of President Trumps plan to force this stuff into the courts. To get it to the Supreme Court so they can judge if it is constitutional or to be able to give the power back to the states. So we, the people, have the power.
Remember, President Trump won the popular vote.
I'm afraid we have only "concepts of" the rule of law at this point. I'm certain there are challenges but lack faith in any positive outcome. Honestly, the "law" hasn't been working for regular folks for quite some time.
Artists and real US patriots should start immediately fundraising for these innocent children who have been abandoned. Bill gates says at least 100 THOUSANDS will die quickly. We need a live aid concert that mix humanitarian relief peace and democracy. WHO will be the bob Geldorf of our time ?
Federal judge, Carl Nichols, GRANTS the plaintiffs' request for a temporary restraining order (TRO) of the planned administrative leave for thousands of USAID employees.
That agency is gone forever unless the courts or even Congress step in, and I absolutely believe that regardless of what Marco Rubio said about that agency being under the state department .
That's great, saving money already bill Clinton started this idea, Obama teased as well, finally Trump is doing what they only talked about. Democrats ideas matched with Republicans determination, we all make a great team 🇺🇸
I don't doubt judges putting out orders to block Trump policy.
The problem is that much of the power of government lies with who has the guns, and if the purged FBI, CIA, DoD, etc all bow down to Trump they can do whatever they want.
It is why Andrew Jackson was correct in "Let them enforce it."
Litigation against a hostile government take over and dismemberment seems unlikely to be the level of action required at this moment. Or, at least, more is needed. At best, courts are slow, and things are moving extremely quickly.
The only level of action that would be fast enough is full armed uprising. And honestly, I don’t understand why you can’t just go to the cops, show them the laws on the books that are being broken, and tell them to start arresting.
I think police get off on applying the most force to the most minor suspicions. They’re on an endless power trip. If I show up with proof of lawbreaking, I’d expect them to be delighted to drag out those snot-nosed young DOGE employees in cuffs. But not Elon, ofc. Too rich. Affluenza.
Expected 5 million children will die and 400,000 women, data was unclear for men but based on lives saved. Yep. 5 million children. When are we going to call this what it is? (Oh that's every 10 years not total)
I live in GA Hank. Not a single Atlanta area news network is saying anything about this. NPR isn’t saying anything either. Posting about it on social media is getting blocked. When are the Annunaki going to rescue us?
They did (currently being directed by Rubio). There is a court order to delay the firings of all but 300. There's an article of one of them that wasn't fired watching those who did.
Point taken, but the really important ones have gone his way. 14th Amendment, immunity, ... Let's just say, when it mattered they had his back. And here we are.
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If a GOP-controlled government shirks its role as the initial check and balance, what legal implications does that have? Who holds them accountable? I’m still trying to understand how our system is supposed to work. #LegalQuestions #ChecksAndBalances
I think at least 3 judges have stopped the termination of the employees and supposedly restarted the payments, but I'm not sure if there's independent oversight to enforce the order. The dissolution is clearly illegal.
Why are you ok with them breaking the law over and over? There are legal ways to go about doing audits. The executive branch does not have all encompassing power. You learn that in third grade ffs. Look at the tax plan info released yesterday. More tax cuts for rich and they need money to pay them.
This hasn’t anything to do with tax cuts. Are you you serious? 230,000 a month for coffee in a dept where the majority of people work from home? If this isn’t money laundering and fraud it is fiscal negligence. Why are you protecting the criminals?
Why are you so stupid should be the question. You are using fake facts to prove a bs point. And it 100% has to do with tax cuts. They expire in April and the rich want them extended, but funny how shitstain could only do that if he finds 4 trillion dollars. Wonder where he will get that from..
You have so much anger. I don’t understand. You want to call people names rather than being mad that millions of dollars are spent in ridiculous projects. That doesn’t make sense at all.
There is so much anger because you are screaming about waste and ridiculous projects yet you can't even name one of the fucking projects. There is so much anger because, unlike you, we understand what the agency does. So unless you are ready to do some actual research, please STFU.
They aren’t breaking the law. They have been employed and have security clearance. You need to revisit what power the executive branch has. The President has the power to create Doge. They have been hired for a specific job. They are legal and constitutional.
Funny how you want to pretend you know more that a judge that has sat on the bench for 20 years. Amazing how that works. Go back to twitler. Why are you all so desperate to engage with people you hate. Pathetic
I don’t hate anyone and my knowledge came from watching a panel of judges and attorneys hashing out this very topic. Don’t be mad at me- it’s the legal opinion of a panel of professionals.
We need a multitude of lawsuits to slow down this autocracy to save our democracy so please tag or contact all media, attorney's, prosecutors, law makers and law enforcement, etc., on every single post, so they drown in a myriad of coup information that is illegally taking place in our country now!
Legal challenges may slow things down, but the public got to see the illegal spending, and we're disgusted and demand that it stops. Stonewalling is over. The cat's out of the bag!
It will happen just like ALL the Libtard storylines happen. Find a judge to block. Then we find a judge to unblock . back to block then up to SCOTUS for the win...
USAID is responsible for about $2 billion in U.S. Agriculture commodity purchases annually for humanitarian food aid. Reuters reports that the U.S. has already stopped purchases for foreign food aid programs.
Surely you realize after the recent global pandemic that keeping the world healthy is jot only the moral and right thing to do, it also helps keep us healthy... right? What does your Bible teach about your neighbor, I can't remember?
Not yet, a judge blocked it last I saw but no further news (that I saw). I know you don't usually do political stuff, but given current events this one might be relevant.
I'm really disappointed at all the people just giving up and saying the law/systems have no power. If we accept the situation and don't do anything, you're right, it sure doesn't have any power. Show up at protests. Call your reps. Share news about people fighting. Don't take this lying down
I'm concerned that this MAGAt madness isn't limited to the Executive Branch. The Legislative & Judicial branches may be second guessing whether or not the US Constitution (which has worked well for 250) years is suddenly worse than wolves running hen houses!
I'm concerned about a lot of things. What we cannot do is obey in advance. The collective voices of everyone saying "we will not accept this" may be enough to push some of those who are wobbling to do the right thing (constituent opinion does matter to some people, i have heard it)
I should be more specific. I heard from my Attorney General's office just yesterday that they are keeping careful track of and appreciate opinions being submitted in regard to recent events. They also work for their constituents. These systems have as much power as we give them
This works IF they're ALL only responding to the demands of their constituents. What we DON'T know, what I can't prove one way or the other, is whether or not some, many, or all Senators and Representatives are compromised and corrupted by Big Money. Even if it's only a few, that's too many.
I'm from Missouri. I've heard that anyone who is able to get through to Senator Josh Hawley's office gets treated rudely and hung up on. What are we supposed to do if the people who got voted in don't work for us? I didn't vote for him for good reason, and he's proving my vote right everyday.
I'm from Mo too, I stopped calling and emailing Josh Hawley. He is a literal monster. He enjoys denying us our rights and isn't worried about getting our vote. But we can still take action m got on your city counsel meetings. See what is happening at your school board. Work on a local level.
Now, I'm not going to go and befriend somebody who's a huge mega person with a giant Trump flag. But my neighbor across the street who I know voted for Trump but has always been kind to me, I can talk to him.
I'm organizing a neighborhood BBQ to "get to know your neighbors." We all want there to be something we can do like pick up the phone and boom we made a difference but everything is much slower than that. We don't change minds by arguing on the Internet we chang minds by becoming friends.
Overwhelm with letters and protest en mass outside the building. Get other lawmakers involved who are supposed to act as their checks and balances. States have an executive, legislative, and judicial heirarchy too.
For the same amount of money as Americans spend on bottled water every year, we can help lift people out of poverty around the world, improve their health, reduce ignorance, strengthen democracy, protect the environment, and engender goodwill towards America and her generous people.
it isn’t your money. you are free to give all of yours away. if you want to reduce ignorance you should read the constitution - since you seem to be opposed to the guy who won for the 3rd time in a row from doing what he said he would do.
Good on you for complying with the official government narrative. Your trust politicians is appreciated. MeanwhileMusk, beloved by all, doesn't have USAID investigating Starlink anymore. No conflict of interest there... Move along, nothing to see.
They are 100% politicians. They make political decisions. And if you want to mince words, I'll reword it for you: They were looking into the contracts, especially after finding a Russian drone that was downed had access to Starlink. Not anymore. Convenient for Musk. Other than that, great answer.
They are decidedly not politicians. And they make no decisions. They make recommendations. Using your metric, every lobbyist that helps write legislation is a politician. They're not.
Yes. Two federal unions have filed lawsuits, arguing that dismantling USAID without Congressional authorization violates the Constitution and federal law. They claim the actions have caused a global humanitarian crisis and jeopardized U.S. national security
With the possible exception of MSN, National mainstream media is lame. There’s scant coverage, and what they have looks back (late) on events, not current and forward. Lots of normalizing. “Both sides” treatment. No reflection of crisis or urgency. Tamed and captured!
Hank, my fellow beloved Hoosier, it doesn't matter what reporting happens or rulings against DOGE. They already have the information they need and access to pay or not pay. It's over. What's next?!
So many quitters. I can’t image would our ancestors would think given how much they had to fight for. Here it’s been two weeks and people give up. Sad.
What’s particularly nuts is USAID grantees and contractors are too afraid to sue when THEY SHOULD!! So many org’s have already completed work on projects that what, they’re just never going to get paid out for now? Straight out of Tr*mp & Elon’s playbook 🙄
By who? The democrat party is literally dying before our eyes. They have historically low approval ratings, no leader, no plan, and half of them are running scared from what Doge is uncovering at USAID. It's mind blowing, and they haven't even started on Medicaid... or the Pentagon. This is the end.
Good question.The order forcing employees onto administrative leave was enjoined but as far as the actual dismantling of the agency itself,I haven't seen anything.It's terrifying that Elonald are slashing&burning everything in their path.Even if this is stopped, USAID may turn out to be a total loss
In the case of USAID staff they were locked out of their email and security notifications, and told that if they didn’t evacuate the military would be sent to escort them home. So it’s not on them for complying.
It's the wrong thing to do, getting rid of AID....on Scott Simon's, Morning Edition, he spoke with McFarland, who indicated that Donald J.Trump, should use this .
I heard a story recently about an USAID employee working overseas being locked out of their official email account, and subsequently realising that their gov't issued phone's emergency button had been deleted.
Legal challenges are all well and good, leaving your own people twisting in the wind...
They have documents of USAID spending money on $2 million for sex changes in Guatemala, $6 million to fund tourism in Egypt, $20 million on a new Sesame Street show in Iraq, $4.5 million to combat disinformation in Kazakhstan, $1.5 million to advance D.E.I. in Serbia’s workplaces, Just to name a few
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Nichols asked why they fired the IG’s who root out corruption?
https://www.justsecurity.org/107087/tracker-litigation-legal-challenges-trump-administration/
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdd9p8g405no.amp
https://democracyforward.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/AFSA-et-al-v.-Trump-et-al.pdf
But laws dont matter - they will be ignored. Russian oligarchs had the decency to wait until the country collapsed before looting - looting first this time round.
I don’t have an army and it looks like that’s what it will take.
This is just the latest thing his talking heads tell us 77M people voted for despite it never being mentioned.
That didn’t even stop them to remove the lettering from the building.
Congress doesn’t act, FOTUS is owned by Musk, it would need massive public pressure or a military counter coup to stop this.
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Seems within @hankgreen.bsky.social's skillset.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-sued-by-government-workers-over-slashing-usaid-2025-02-07/
I'd like to know why no lawsuit from Dems in Congress about the Unconstitutionality of dissolving an entire agency, established by Congress, and budgeted by Congress, whole?
I mean...Boehner and the House SUED Obama over the ACA.
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* Support U.S. interests (oppose China, Russia, Iran, etc.) → Get USAID funding.
* Defy U.S. interests → Lose funding.
* Oppose the U.S. → Face sanctions or military action.
Cutting USAID strengthens China, Russia, and Iran.
https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/can-musk-be-stopped
Except Hunter, all Biden family members, J6 committee members, Fauci.
And then you talk about the rule of law and say things like nobody's above the law...unless they're Democrats.
The grift is over and you all are going to padded cells screaming like maniacs.
Remember, President Trump won the popular vote.
https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/02/federal-unions-sue-trump-over-usaid-dismantling-cite-devastating-humanitarian-impact/
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25515230-afsavtrumpcomp020625/
JUST IN:
Federal judge, Carl Nichols, GRANTS the plaintiffs' request for a temporary restraining order (TRO) of the planned administrative leave for thousands of USAID employees.
https://www.justsecurity.org/107087/tracker-legal-challenges-trump-administration-actions/
Trump’s mob.
They're G O N E
The functions and mission will go under the State Dept
I suspect in the coming weeks we will see Trump and his cronies begin to publicly and blatantly ignore Court decisions.
The problem is that much of the power of government lies with who has the guns, and if the purged FBI, CIA, DoD, etc all bow down to Trump they can do whatever they want.
It is why Andrew Jackson was correct in "Let them enforce it."
https://sites.google.com/view/emergencyfundingprojectusaid/home
Legal challenges no longer matter.
Musk, his minions, psycho Trump, and the new project 2025 nut job in charge of the budget all gotta go.
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The 4th estate is broken.
NPR sucks dick.
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I'm concerned that this MAGAt madness isn't limited to the Executive Branch. The Legislative & Judicial branches may be second guessing whether or not the US Constitution (which has worked well for 250) years is suddenly worse than wolves running hen houses!
2. Musk and his team are not politicians.
Other than that, great post.
That is war, literally no different than time traveling redcoats landing on our coast again, which makes his actions treason.
Fuck deporting him, I want us to follow the Constitution. Full trial & appropriate sentencing.
Follow independents.
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BUT
Ivanka..... USAID
You were in charge of USAID
WTH is up with daddy-o???
Looks like Ivy is eating well ...
Nutritious food and clean water🤔
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https://bsky.app/profile/thetnholler.bsky.social/post/3lhm7wqz7q22k
I don't understand why these government agencies are complying with rogue directives AT ALL.
If they were locked out of email, who specifically was giving these orders at each location?
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Legal challenges are all well and good, leaving your own people twisting in the wind...