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Today, USAID shuts down. Experts say this could lead to 14 million deaths by 2030—including 4.5 million babies and children under 5. Let’s not forget, Trump recently let a warehouse full of food aid rot rather than feed the hungry. This isn’t America first. It’s America heartless.

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Seems they could just give it to the govts of those countries to use/redistribute. Or foster US entrepreneurial capitalistism by just opening the warehouse doors with a sign that says "FREE FOOD"-- both seem better than letting it all rot 🤷

This is a tragedy that will have horrible generational impacts. The felon has destroyed our nation's place in civil society by cruelly targeting the most vulnerable. USAID was America's heart shared with the world.

The world doesn't hate all Americans though. The rest of the world knows it's MAGA doing this, and not the majority of Americans. But it will take the majority of decent Americans to remove this dicktater and his Nazi regime from your country. It will only be done by force, as it was in the 1940's.

Wasn't it like 4 warehouses full of food that was bought and paid for. It just had to be given out. I don't know about you, but my parents were raised poor on farms and they never wasted anything. I was taught early on not to waste and use every last drop. It made me nuts how wasteful it was.

Also, consider the damage to our American principles. US AID was Amers. devoting their lives to helping others. They proved that, far more than making bombs and enriching a few, the USA was the indispensable nation because it deployed its power in the service of humanity.

Riding on the Metro from Hands Off, I met a young woman -everyone's now appears young to me - whose career was ending wit the end of USAID. She had worked hard to become an expert (PhD ) in how agriculture in Africa can overcome climate change and feed their populations. -->

--> Within the context of the defining promise of America, Trump has not made America great. We are returning to when "America" referred only to a place. Trump is trying to Make America Great British Again.

They are currently covering parts of aid that USAID covered. Also the EU has pledged more too, but there needs to be more wealthy countries stepping up.

Helping poorer countries reduces crime, and reduces illegal immigration. The GOP has no ability to see beyond their noses. They are playing checkers…no strategy, no understanding of the interconnectivity of policy and action.

I imagine all those ppl who think the earth is overpopulated are happy thinking that 14 million is a good start. Adds to that those will die bc of lack of vaccines, heat, flooding, & other natural disasters, they’re going to be overjoyed. (Sorry-my snarkiness)

Well said. Trump is all about the 1%, and the Chinese are more than happy to step in and fill the void created by the disappearance of US aid. The way things are going many more people in our country may very well be in a position to need additional aid very soon.

All the blood on Trump and his regime’s hands. Republicans in Congress get this tied around their neck too. They don’t care when people die, it seems they’re almost flaunting it now. Bureaucratic serial killers.

bsky.app/profile/this... TAL did a good episode recently on what the shutdown means to some of the real people affected by it.

This American Life@thisamericanlife.org

When USAID suddenly stopped all foreign assistance without warning or a transition plan, it sent people all over the world scrambling. Especially those relying on daily medicine. We talked to two families navigating the fallout.

Republicans want everyone dead who didn't personally pay them. You didn't pay them enough not to GAF about killing you off. That's why the starvation & reduction in healthcare, it sets the poor off to die sooner which is the perfect economic plan to never have you get any money. YOU'RE STILL DEAD. 😡

This is the goal of donald and whoever he is conspiring with, let those weak, sick and, in need, just die. They want a strong slave labor force. They don't want to care of the elderly, disabled or any in need. Convince me I am wrong.

Trump did this and needs to be given the credit for this. Musk was the tool that trump used to get the job done so there was a patsie. Musk knew better and is just as culpable. This is heinous, but what he is doing to America is really no different. There will be people starving here very soon.