A lawsuit is being filed tonight on behalf of AFSA and AFGE against Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, Scott Bessent, USAID, the State Department and the Department of Treasury for shutting down USAID, "causing a global humanitarian crisis, and costing thousands of American jobs." - ThreadSky

newsguy.bsky.social • 25 days ago

A lawsuit is being filed tonight on behalf of AFSA and AFGE against Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, Scott Bessent, USAID, the State Department and the Department of Treasury for shutting down USAID, "causing a global humanitarian crisis, and costing thousands of American jobs."

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newsguy.bsky.social•25 days ago

The Trump administration's action is an "unlawful seizure of this agency," says Robin Thurston, legal director of Democracy Forward, discussing the lawsuit in response to the USAID shutdown.

newsguy.bsky.social•25 days ago

"This is a real crisis to our Constitutional system" by eliminating a Congressionally-mandated agency at the behest of a billionaire, adds Thurston in a call with reporters.

newsguy.bsky.social•25 days ago

All but 294 of 10,000+ USAID staff tomorrow to be furloughed and put on administrative leave ahead of what is anticipated to be a RIF, confirms USAID's Randy Chester, who is on the AFSA board of governors.

newsguy.bsky.social•25 days ago

Eliminating USAID "makes Americans less safe at home and abroad," says Skye Perryman, president of Democracy Forward.

newsguy.bsky.social•25 days ago

Here's the AFSA/AFGE complaint filed tonight asking for injunctive relief for the "series of unconstitutional and illegal actions taken by President Donald Trump and his administration that have systematically dismantled" USAID. https://www.citizen.org/wp-content/uploads/01-1.pdf

newsguy.bsky.social•25 days ago

(Full disclosure: I served on the AFSA board of governors for 8 years representing the foreign service officers under USAGM, including VOA, and remain a member of the union.)

davideo360.bsky.social•25 days ago

backntheday.bsky.social•25 days ago

Claiming that it is shutdown is false and misleading.
Layoffs-yes, but shutdown, no. Although it needs to.

joel.klebanoff.com•25 days ago

Is it possible to successfully sue someone in the United States for being a horribly evil ghoul?

herrenloserhund.bsky.social•25 days ago

At least, it is possible to get in office and government being a christian fundamentalist.

So why not sue these freaks for being the horribly evil ghouls they are?

mkwasnik.bsky.social•25 days ago

Sometimes. See Alex Jones.

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