Closing USAID

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Curing AIDS was never their goal. It’s a cash cow. Just ask Tony.

Pretty sure that almost any doctor that is working in public health could be making so much money doling out ozempic and giving Brazilian butt lifts most people who choose to help The most poor and marginalized fight diseases that require extremely expensive drugs.

And what are you doing to make the world a better place Little keyboard warrior?

Ozempic? Just heard today that it makes food stay in the stomach forever. Nice, huh? Solve one disaster while you create another disaster. Welcome to the AMA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bombshell:

Now it's coming out that the REAL reason Elon Musk is trying to kill USAID is because USAID was investigating corruption involving Musk-owned companies and foreign equipment sales.

The USAID pages talking about it were some of the first to get taken down. Musk is trying to hide his corruption and to exact revenge on those who were about to expose it.

What exactly is USAID doing conducting investigations of this sort?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Curing AIDS was never their goal. It’s a cash cow. Just ask Tony.

Pretty sure that almost any doctor that is working in public health could be making so much money doling out ozempic and giving Brazilian butt lifts most people who choose to help The most poor and marginalized fight diseases that require extremely expensive drugs.

And what are you doing to make the world a better place Little keyboard warrior?

Ozempic? Just heard today that it makes food stay in the stomach forever. Nice, huh? Solve one disaster while you create another disaster. Welcome to the AMA.

No, Ozempic does not make food stay in your stomach forever. Wherever you heard that, whatever site you read that on, turn it off and stop going there, because it's false and is obviously not a good source of info.

Honestly, I think 99% of the problems in this country right now go back to people being exposed to too much bad info and lacking the critical thinking skills and the discipline to check and verify before trusting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bombshell:

Now it's coming out that the REAL reason Elon Musk is trying to kill USAID is because USAID was investigating corruption involving Musk-owned companies and foreign equipment sales.

The USAID pages talking about it were some of the first to get taken down. Musk is trying to hide his corruption and to exact revenge on those who were about to expose it.

What exactly is USAID doing conducting investigations of this sort?

One reason why USAID might be investigating the illegal sale of equipment by a U.S. company overseas to ensure compliance with U.S. laws and regulations, prevent misuse of funds, and protect the integrity of its programs. Such investigations typically aim to uncover any fraudulent activities, corruption, or violations of export controls and sanctions. Ensuring that U.S. aid and resources are used appropriately and ethically is crucial for maintaining trust and effectiveness in international development efforts. Sounds like they stumbled ont some corrupt activity by Musk, perhaps evading sanctions, and started investigating. And Musk abused government power to target them and shut it down.

[Anonymous]

Pete Marocco has ordered everyone back to the US by Friday.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/usaid-missions-overseas-ordered-shutdown-by-friday/

Will this stand?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pete Marocco has ordered everyone back to the US by Friday.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/usaid-missions-overseas-ordered-shutdown-by-friday/

Will this stand?

The good programs will likely continue. This should have been cleaned up long, long ago. We've known that a lot of the money in some of these extremely poor countries often does not get where it is intended. And, it appears much of the dollars have been going to contractors here in the US.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bombshell:

Now it's coming out that the REAL reason Elon Musk is trying to kill USAID is because USAID was investigating corruption involving Musk-owned companies and foreign equipment sales.

The USAID pages talking about it were some of the first to get taken down. Musk is trying to hide his corruption and to exact revenge on those who were about to expose it.

What exactly is USAID doing conducting investigations of this sort?

Why don’t you just ask someone who works there….oh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pete Marocco has ordered everyone back to the US by Friday.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/usaid-missions-overseas-ordered-shutdown-by-friday/

Will this stand?

The good programs will likely continue. This should have been cleaned up long, long ago. We've known that a lot of the money in some of these extremely poor countries often does not get where it is intended. And, it appears much of the dollars have been going to contractors here in the US.

Neither Trump, Musk, Rubio, nor Marocoo are going to "clean up" USAID. They are shutting it down, closing programs. Finis.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hope the people here simping for Musk are at least getting paid well by him. Hate to think you're being this stupid for free...

Right. How’s his $25.5 billion from the tax payer pocket working out for him?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bombshell:

Now it's coming out that the REAL reason Elon Musk is trying to kill USAID is because USAID was investigating corruption involving Musk-owned companies and foreign equipment sales.

The USAID pages talking about it were some of the first to get taken down. Musk is trying to hide his corruption and to exact revenge on those who were about to expose it.

What exactly is USAID doing conducting investigations of this sort?

There was a whole of government move to harass Elon Musk with investigations after he bought Twitter and shut down its censorship of conservatives.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bombshell:

Now it's coming out that the REAL reason Elon Musk is trying to kill USAID is because USAID was investigating corruption involving Musk-owned companies and foreign equipment sales.

The USAID pages talking about it were some of the first to get taken down. Musk is trying to hide his corruption and to exact revenge on those who were about to expose it.

What exactly is USAID doing conducting investigations of this sort?

CIA would know.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope the people here simping for Musk are at least getting paid well by him. Hate to think you're being this stupid for free...

Right. How’s his $25.5 billion from the tax payer pocket working out for him?

If you are going to go to war with Russia, then you have to have an alternative means of getting your astronauts down from the International Space Station.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pete Marocco has ordered everyone back to the US by Friday.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/usaid-missions-overseas-ordered-shutdown-by-friday/

Will this stand?

The good programs will likely continue. This should have been cleaned up long, long ago. We've known that a lot of the money in some of these extremely poor countries often does not get where it is intended. And, it appears much of the dollars have been going to contractors here in the US.

Neither Trump, Musk, Rubio, nor Marocoo are going to "clean up" USAID. They are shutting it down, closing programs. Finis.

It's the only solution. The corruption, fraud, waste and abuse of the tax payer by democrats through USAID is too widespread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our good friends worked for USAID - never knew it as they were contractors and I just assumed NGO, state department or foreign service.

Anyway; they got fired - it totally sucks.

But, really; if I have known these people for years but never even heard of the federal agency they were contractors for why is everyone freaking out?

Foreign aid will always be a part of US national security- and I am sure it will resume…but in the scheme of things this is not really an issue.

Potentially firing thousands of FBI agents seems a lot more serious.

Your good friends just got fired, but because they never told you the acronym of their funding source your response is “meh, guess it didn’t matter anyway.”

I am one of those people losing their jobs due to the foreign aid freeze. My work saved babies. Now it is gone and babies will die. Is that enough for you to feel more than “meh” for them? How about for me?

Friend my a$$.

DP. It is always terrible when friends are laid off. But this is not a thing that only affects federal workers! On the contrary, many of my private sector friends have been laid off multiple times in recent years. It is stressful and awful.

Exactly.

If you think this is primarily about layoffs, you're mistaken. This is about the shredding of the constitution and our governmental norms. Signed, someone who was laid off in 2009 and isn't an idiot.

Your claim of indignation for " violation of the US Constitution and norms" sounds awfully sanctimonious given that everyone down at USAID in the DC offices CHOSE to keep collecting a paycheck all during 2023/2024 while Blinken violated the Leahy law by continuing to send weapons to Israel while they sniper shot toddlers, starved 100,000's of children and dropped mega bombs on women and children cowering in tent villages....

Yes, that was you ... cashing your pay check every two weeks for 24 months, while your employer knew that Israel was deliberately using starvation as a weapon of war and that continuing to send the weapons violated US law - not to mention the " humanitarian beliefs and values" you now claim Trump/ Mush are attacking by shutting down USAID.

You continued to go to work every day al smug in your Virtue signaling - you went along to get along and now you want want people to defend your " right " to that continued gravy train.

Many Dept of State and USAIS employees are 2nd/ 3rd generation US Gov't Brats/ Nepo babies and are exactly why Americas resources have been sent overseas for decades- it's your culture--- well it's up

If you want to help disadvantaged people get ahead, look for a teaching job in SE DC

I'm the poster who you are replying to. I never worked for USAID or our federal government. In fact, I lobbied to get the Leahy law passed! I met Senator Leahy and let him know directly how much I appreciated his work. But, thanks for the lecture! I've fought for democracy for many years.

And I care about ours. Clearly you don't. Either you are not American or you just don't get why this situation is not business as usual.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Curing AIDS was never their goal. It’s a cash cow. Just ask Tony.

Pretty sure that almost any doctor that is working in public health could be making so much money doling out ozempic and giving Brazilian butt lifts most people who choose to help The most poor and marginalized fight diseases that require extremely expensive drugs.

And what are you doing to make the world a better place Little keyboard warrior?

Ozempic? Just heard today that it makes food stay in the stomach forever. Nice, huh? Solve one disaster while you create another disaster. Welcome to the AMA.

No, Ozempic does not make food stay in your stomach forever. Wherever you heard that, whatever site you read that on, turn it off and stop going there, because it's false and is obviously not a good source of info.

Honestly, I think 99% of the problems in this country right now go back to people being exposed to too much bad info and lacking the critical thinking skills and the discipline to check and verify before trusting.

Kind of like during Covid when we were all told that the vaccine prevented illness. And when people trusted the government officials who told them that otherwise healthy kids/college students needed the Covid vaccine in order to attend school even though there was ZERO scientific data to back that up?

Yeah, lots of bad information out there and some of it comes from the US government.