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They are currently in the process of tearing down USAID, which provides money to other countries to help with things like disease eradication. https://apnews.c
by novia 2y ago
They are currently in the process of tearing down USAID, which provides money to other countries to help with things like disease eradication.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-musk-usaid-c0c7799be0b2fa7cad4c806565985fe2 https://apnews.com/article/trump-musk-usaid-c0c7799be0b2fa7c...
- watwut 2y ago[flagged]
- 9dev 2y agoWhich sounds kind of useful, considering these diseases a) carry over to the USA, b) diminish the buying power of those the USA exports goods to, and c) helps these countries to improve their economies, leading to a bigger market for American products. Does the Republican Party have any humans with brains left, or is it all slime molds now??
- bitsage 2y agoEmergency and humanitarian aid will remain. I’m sure all the political and cultural funding is gone though. For instance, Pepfar is still running. https://www.state.gov/emergency-humanitarian-waiver-to-foreign-assistance-pause/ https://www.state.gov/emergency-humanitarian-waiver-to-forei...
- deleted 2y ago[deleted]
- nomdep 2y agoUSAID mission is not about “aid”, is what finances overthrowing/influencing foreign governments: https://x.com/iammurphycolet/status/1886407439047614962 https://x.com/iammurphycolet/status/1886407439047614962
- olleromam91 2y agoYou could also call this "defending against anti-american expansion". Which seems like a thing foreign adversaries would love for the US to stop doing, if only they had a few folks on the inside to help them...
- arandomusername 2y agoSo now we are pro imperialism? This stuff is also what breeds hate against US world wide. People are tired of foreign government mendling in their country.
- leovingi 2y agoDon't forget funding Sesame Street in Iraq to the tune of $20M