The Last Mile with USAID

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Bernie followed me through USAID, Congo, the pandemic, and years of constant movement. This essay is about him, my mother, public service, and the cost of being far from home when the people and animals you love need you most.

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Bernie followed me through USAID, Congo, the pandemic, and years of constant movement. This essay is about him, my mother, public service, and the cost of being far from home when the people and animals you love need you most.

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Rubio’s dismantling of USAID leaves an opening for China. These photos, taken in Serbia on the highway from Belgrade’s IKEA, show Beijing’s pitch: “CHINA AID FOR SHARED FUTURE.” America retreats. China advertises.

Dying in detention by ICE. A memorial was set up Hawthorne Park, Medford Oregon.

Now hiring the people we fired. After USAID was dismantled, State is recruiting foreign aid experts. Even career officers the government fired must pass a test the program didn’t require in 2024. Institutional arson followed by a help-wanted sign.

Now hiring the people we fired. After USAID was dismantled, State is recruiting foreign aid experts. Even career officers the government fired must pass a test the program didn’t require in 2024. Institutional arson followed by a help-wanted sign.

The first Americans weren't made citizens until 1924, after thousands had already fought for this country in World War I. They are still here: neighbors, veterans, teachers. Doing better means learning their history and seeing them as Americans, not mascots.

USAID dismantling will forever be one of Rubio’s greatest failures.

The devastation continues.

Musk is doing everything he can to shut this down before it reaches your eyes. On behalf of all those who lost their careers or their lives because of Musk, please share.

No speech, title, or presidential ambition can scrub that death toll from Rubio’s legacy. In this upcoming election, from local races to national contests, voting against anyone running as a Republican reminds the entire party that its power has limits.

A good read.

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Agree!

Rubio broke the machinery. Now GAO says State lacks complete and accurate award data, comprehensive workforce data, and documented guidance for consistent foreign assistance decisions. The promised efficiency produced administrative chaos. It is a shit show.

Worth reading. Former USAID leaders did not defend the status quo. They wanted fewer priorities, more flexibility, less bureaucracy, and stronger accountability. But they also warned against destroying the expertise and field relationships reform depended on.

Failed foreign policy under Marco Rubio.

This is very sad indeed.

Billionaires area never ending problem.

Where political hacks gets get a chance.

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