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“They don’t view an honest discussion of policy as something they need to slow down and do.” We’re digging into the Trump team’s logic, or lack-there-of, with @petebuttigieg.bsky.social.

Friends and former USAID global public health professionals have launched an emergency campaign to support high-impact local HIV organizations with stop gap funding. Please consider supporting to directly help them continue HIV services in the near term while they plan for the future. 🧵1

China is smarter than we are. They have been slowly gaining influence in Africa for years by investing there. We just invited them to replace our global influence and goodwill.

Oh no. . .

Are all government accounts on X just troll accounts now? This is from the official House Foreign Affairs Committee—the same committee responsible for foreign aid, global HIV/AIDS policy, security assistance, and national security. This is how they choose to represent themselves.

Srsly if you're not following @friendsofusaid.bsky.social on Instagram yet here's an example of why you should

At least someone is helping malourished children. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

RIP USAID — all remaining 900 employees will be fired.

Friends, it's been a confusing week for all of us at #USAID as DOGE and the braintrust at State/F defy court orders, demonstrate total incompetence in handling complex systems, and issue orders that sound like they're from a Monty Python sketch. But it's not funny- here's our latest update 🧵 1/

Hear, Hear! @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and @jvl.bsky.social lay out the hypocrisy, stupidity, and criminality:

You have to manifest it first ?

What a wonderful idea…👇 Let’s. Do. This. ✨

Friendly reminder to use your library card. Even if you don’t have time to read, rent a free audio book to keep them going. If you don’t already have one, get a library card. 😊

COURAGEOUS Nicholas Enrich (of the few remaining at USAID) was put on admin leave. Why? He answered HONESTLY how many will DIE because of dismantling USAID. Musk took nutrition packets out of the mouths of children & left medicine and mosquito nets rotting in warehouses. While Rubio watched.

He’s doing it for free? Nope. Follow the money and see where it goes. Elon Musk is spearheading the overhaul of the $42 billion broadband program—directly benefiting himself and Starlink.

Gov. DeSantis wants to lessen Floridians' access to direct democracy by further limiting the citizen initiative process. You read that right.

“We’re actively weakening the entire global infrastructure we built to keep us safe from these threats.” Read the lightly edited and condensed Q&A here:

STILL SO ANGRY ABOUT FRIDAY EVEN THOUGH I’VE HAD MY SAY!

Exactly #traitortrump #impeachtrump

Stand up for USAID! We are better than this! DO SOMETHING PLEASE! Starving babies & oppressed women have no voice! RX and food should NOT be rotting on loading docks. @schumer.senate.gov , @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social , @kenmartin.bsky.social, @housedemocrats.bsky.social , @majoritypac.bsky.social

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