Anonymous
01/31/2025 21:56
Subject: USAID to be eliminated??
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:No sympathy here. USAID was a major grift joke and most of the aid money ended up in pockets of local corrupt leaders and tribal chiefs. Add to that a very ideological bureaucracy.
I think foreign aid is important but it's worthwhile disbanding and rebuilding a donor agency from scratch. Not sure if the existing model can survive.
Not you again. Don't you have a dog to kick or kid to yell at?
I’m not the PP but our acquaintance lost their job as a contractor from the EO.
They bragged for years about their travel all over the world to “educate” the locals on support distribution. But they openly joked by the time they “trained” someone in country and aid arrived (if ever) whomever they “trained” was long gone - so they got to go back 2-3 times to train (or not) to the same country and typically they planned stops on their way of places to visit.
I am not saying there was not some good being done; but maybe 1 out 20 dollars spent was of value from what I heard.
Then Congress should shut it down. This is about more than just the agency, it's about the U.S. straying from being a country of laws and separation of powers and moving to banana republic status.
+1
We have a constitution, laws, and checks and balances. DT is operating as if none of those matter. Get rid of waste, but within the bounds of the law of our country.
Anonymous
01/31/2025 21:52
Subject: USAID to be eliminated??
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:No sympathy here. USAID was a major grift joke and most of the aid money ended up in pockets of local corrupt leaders and tribal chiefs. Add to that a very ideological bureaucracy.
I think foreign aid is important but it's worthwhile disbanding and rebuilding a donor agency from scratch. Not sure if the existing model can survive.
Not you again. Don't you have a dog to kick or kid to yell at?
I’m not the PP but our acquaintance lost their job as a contractor from the EO.
They bragged for years about their travel all over the world to “educate” the locals on support distribution. But they openly joked by the time they “trained” someone in country and aid arrived (if ever) whomever they “trained” was long gone - so they got to go back 2-3 times to train (or not) to the same country and typically they planned stops on their way of places to visit.
I am not saying there was not some good being done; but maybe 1 out 20 dollars spent was of value from what I heard.
Then Congress should shut it down. This is about more than just the agency, it's about the U.S. straying from being a country of laws and separation of powers and moving to banana republic status.
Anonymous
01/31/2025 21:49
Subject: USAID to be eliminated??
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:No sympathy here. USAID was a major grift joke and most of the aid money ended up in pockets of local corrupt leaders and tribal chiefs. Add to that a very ideological bureaucracy.
I think foreign aid is important but it's worthwhile disbanding and rebuilding a donor agency from scratch. Not sure if the existing model can survive.
Not you again. Don't you have a dog to kick or kid to yell at?
I’m not the PP but our acquaintance lost their job as a contractor from the EO.
They bragged for years about their travel all over the world to “educate” the locals on support distribution. But they openly joked by the time they “trained” someone in country and aid arrived (if ever) whomever they “trained” was long gone - so they got to go back 2-3 times to train (or not) to the same country and typically they planned stops on their way of places to visit.
I am not saying there was not some good being done; but maybe 1 out 20 dollars spent was of value from what I heard.
Anonymous
01/31/2025 21:37
Subject: USAID to be eliminated??
Has anyone been fired on here?
Anonymous
01/31/2025 21:30
Subject: USAID to be eliminated??
Anonymous wrote:No sympathy here. USAID was a major grift joke and most of the aid money ended up in pockets of local corrupt leaders and tribal chiefs. Add to that a very ideological bureaucracy.
I think foreign aid is important but it's worthwhile disbanding and rebuilding a donor agency from scratch. Not sure if the existing model can survive.
Not you again. Don't you have a dog to kick or kid to yell at?
Anonymous
01/31/2025 21:16
Subject: USAID to be eliminated??
No sympathy here. USAID was a major grift joke and most of the aid money ended up in pockets of local corrupt leaders and tribal chiefs. Add to that a very ideological bureaucracy.
I think foreign aid is important but it's worthwhile disbanding and rebuilding a donor agency from scratch. Not sure if the existing model can survive.
I think foreign aid is important but it's worthwhile disbanding and rebuilding a donor agency from scratch. Not sure if the existing model can survive.
Anonymous
01/31/2025 21:12
Subject: USAID to be eliminated??
Anonymous wrote:https://x.com/ChrisMurphyCT/status/1885477974817870028
Where the F are our cowardly members of Congress??
Supporting Trump. Afraid for their own hides.
Anonymous
01/31/2025 21:11
Subject: USAID to be eliminated??
Anonymous wrote:I don't think people are getting it - simply saying something is unconstitutional Trump is a despot isn't going to cut it.
The Democrats in Congress are going to have to get their lawyers to say - this is against the law and we are urging all USAID employees to report to work.
Those Inspector Generals that were fired? They should have shown up to work and filed for an injunction.
One bad @ss woman inspector showed up and was escorted out. But, Trumpsters in Congress think it’s fine and Dems in Congress are fighting, but there’s too much. Stopping Elon is most important.
Anonymous
01/31/2025 21:09
Subject: USAID to be eliminated??
Welcome to Weimar.
Anonymous
01/31/2025 21:00
Subject: USAID to be eliminated??
Anonymous wrote:I don't think people are getting it - simply saying something is unconstitutional Trump is a despot isn't going to cut it.
The Democrats in Congress are going to have to get their lawyers to say - this is against the law and we are urging all USAID employees to report to work.
Those Inspector Generals that were fired? They should have shown up to work and filed for an injunction.
Preach. Democratic politicians have no ability to communicate and inspire. They're asleep at the wheel. And I'm stunned more of those being fired aren't filing for injunctions.
Anonymous
01/31/2025 20:44
Subject: USAID to be eliminated??
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I don't think people are getting it - simply saying something is unconstitutional Trump is a despot isn't going to cut it.
The Democrats in Congress are going to have to get their lawyers to say - this is against the law and we are urging all USAID employees to report to work.
Those Inspector Generals that were fired? They should have shown up to work and filed for an injunction.
The one IG did show up and was physically removed from her office by security.
Good for her for at least trying to stand up.
Anonymous
01/31/2025 20:35
Subject: USAID to be eliminated??
Anonymous wrote:I don't think people are getting it - simply saying something is unconstitutional Trump is a despot isn't going to cut it.
The Democrats in Congress are going to have to get their lawyers to say - this is against the law and we are urging all USAID employees to report to work.
Those Inspector Generals that were fired? They should have shown up to work and filed for an injunction.
The one IG did show up and was physically removed from her office by security.
Anonymous
01/31/2025 20:35
Subject: USAID to be eliminated??
Fascism happening right in front of our eyes. That is not an exaggeration.
Anonymous
01/31/2025 20:34
Subject: USAID to be eliminated??
I don't think people are getting it - simply saying something is unconstitutional Trump is a despot isn't going to cut it.
The Democrats in Congress are going to have to get their lawyers to say - this is against the law and we are urging all USAID employees to report to work.
Those Inspector Generals that were fired? They should have shown up to work and filed for an injunction.
The Democrats in Congress are going to have to get their lawyers to say - this is against the law and we are urging all USAID employees to report to work.
Those Inspector Generals that were fired? They should have shown up to work and filed for an injunction.
Anonymous
01/31/2025 20:17
Subject: USAID to be eliminated??
https://x.com/ChrisMurphyCT/status/1885477974817870028
Where the F are our cowardly members of Congress??
Where the F are our cowardly members of Congress??