The orange man said it himself, he doesn’t want any Palestinians left in Gaza and wants to turn it into a riviera of the ME.
The people of Gaza cannot be armed more than they already are, the United States of Israel will just make life more miserable for the civilians so that they eventually either end up dying or end up in countries like Syria (where they just got rid of Assad after a decade).
No wonder they’ve also withdrawn from the UN rights council.
With Iran as the chair, what do you expect?
It’s a total farce
If Trump can end UNRWA once and for all that will be a big plus
Too bad his team is busy doing a slow rugpull on people with his shitty memecoins.
Early days, very early days I should say
Yea it’'s going to drop another 75% when they release another 60% of the tokens in 2 months time.
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US Aid paid Angelina jolie alone $20 million , Ben Stiller, Sean Penn visits where all paid by millions just to visit Zelensky. Not to mention the private jet and accommodation.
So it’s all a sham.
Georgia elections coup took place the same time US Aid was sent. Georgia is a country bordering Russia.
If you search US aid on X, you will find evidence of every country having protest or election interference the same time US sent the USAID.
Musk is making powerfull enemies unlike Trump he doesn’t have secret service to protect him.
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[HEADING=2]USAID staff will be put on leave starting on Friday[/HEADING]
Thousands of employees at the US Agency for International Development (USAID) will be placed on leave from Friday night, the agency says.
A USAID statement said the order would affect all “direct-hire personnel” except those on “mission-critical functions, core leadership and specially designated programs”.
It’s unclear exactly which jobs are affected. The statement, posted on the agency’s website, said employees would be notified by Thursday afternoon.
The Trump administration has said USAID is wasting money and needs to align with the president’s policy priorities. Agency staff, backed by Democratic lawmakers, have protested over the cuts, saying they will put lives in danger and hamper national security.
President Donald Trump’s earlier decision to freeze foreign assistance has upended the global aid system, with effects already felt in multiple countries.
The agency, which provides humanitarian aid to more than 100 countries, employs 10,000 people worldwide. Two-thirds of those people work overseas, according to the Congressional Research Service.
USAID, founded in 1961, has a budget of around $40bn (£32.25bn) per year, amounting to roughly 0.6% of federal spending, according to official figures.
In a statement on its website on Tuesday, USAID said it would work with the US Department of State to arrange and pay for return travel for personnel posted outside the US within 30 days.
Those employees who are part of the exceptions will be told by 15:00 EDT (20:00 GMT) on Thursday, it said.
The statement concluded with the message: “Thank you for your service.”
Given that some USAID staff work in active conflict zones, it was not immediately clear how they would be withdrawn.
The measures are part of a string of cuts that Trump has enacted since returning to office last month through co-ordination with Elon Musk’s unofficial Department of Government Efficiency.
Among the countries affected by the aid freeze is Haiti. The United Nations said Tuesday that it had been notified by the US that it was freezing $13.3m in aid destined for the country.
But on Wednesday the US state department issued a waiver exempting $40.7m of foreign assistance for Haiti’s national police and the UN-backed international security support mission.
Earlier this week, the White House put out a statement listing a number of projects that it called evidence of “waste and abuse”, including a grant of $1.5m to an LGBTQ group in Serbia and $2.5m for electric vehicles in Vietnam.
However critics have called the moves to close the agency an illegitimate power grab spearheaded by Musk, an unelected billionaire.
Earlier this week, Trump’s top diplomat, Marco Rubio, became the acting head of USAID as part of its reported merger into the state department.
Closing USAID altogether would require an act of Congress.
On Tuesday, many USAID staffers received an email notifying them they had been placed on paid administrative leave.
The email, obtained by BBC News, told employees they must remain “available” by telephone and email during business hours, but were not allowed to enter USAID buildings.
Musk, the CEO of Tesla and Space X, has suggested USAID should be shut down entirely, as it is “beyond repair”.
Many have cautioned that closing the agency’s doors would have devastating effects on vulnerable populations across the world.
USAID’s activities range from providing prosthetic limbs to soldiers injured in Ukraine, to clearing landmines and containing the spread of Ebola in Africa.
An HIV patient in Nigeria told the BBC that she and others are worried that free anti-retroviral drugs, funded by USAID, would be cut off.
“I am really scared about what the future holds given all that is going on in America,” she said. "I got my last set of HIV drugs in November and I am supposed to go back in April… but I don’t know what would happen by then.
“These free drugs are really important for me and most of us (HIV patients) would be in trouble if it is affected,” she said.
Democrats in Washington DC have been particularly critical of changes to the agency, calling them “illegal” and “unconstitutional”.
“[USAID is] a foreign policy tool with bipartisan origins that is critical in this dangerous global environment,” New Jersey Democratic Senator Andy Kim, who previously worked at USAID, wrote on social media.
“Gutting it means gutting our ability to compete and keep America safe.”
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BBC isn’t happy,
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Not BBC but some charity that BBC supports called BBC Media action.
This is so satisfying.
Can we audit their money trail?
Secret service is the bigger risk ..
Kanye west is pushing the overton window on X. Just go to his profile and see his posts from the last hour.
USAID was responsible for the coup in Bangladesh. Since USAID is received by both democrat and republicans. Mike Benz says that it was Republican side that was responsible for the coup in Bangladesh.
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^ignore this clown. Goes by the name ‘ye’ these days.
He cites as source the grayzone whch is Max Blumenthals media org. I’m ok with the these guys for pro Russian news but not pro China. So they would have an interest to blame the US here over say China
Similar tactics used in anti Bibi protests in Tel Aviv. Israelis blame Soros. Left funded orgs working to topple a right wing government.
In Bangladesh the reverse is happening. A right funded US org (IRI) allegedly has successfully toppled a left leaning government ostensibly for being illegitimate. And this happened with a democrat in office.
Good news for India. Hasina or not.
:hilarious:
IRI’s job was to counterbalance against Indian efforts to support Hasina which they could not since Hasina won back in Jan '24.
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Good read, how young coders in DOGE including a Indian origin, outsmarted the bureaucrats. The deepstate wasn’t prepared for this.
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The Deep State is ridden of its existence for good.
You and half of twitter and the owner of the site too dawg. Saying this shit aint shocking anymore lmao.
This team is removing decades of rot, no wonder a lot of people who benefited from the free money are angry.
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Using USAID funds which resulted in ousting Sheik Hasina now turning into extreme Nationalism by erasing Mujibur Rehman Legacy by setting 600 monuments on fire.
The struggle of Bangladesh is far from over, but it is clear: the fight for the nation’s soul continues. in fact, right now Bangladesh is also searching for its nationalism, and its national identity, both of which have been compromised as sections within the country are now embracing Pakistanis who despised them so much that they could not bear the thought of their country being led by a Bengali and not a Punjabi.
More about Akash Bobba from UC Berkeley
[Indian-origin member of Elon Musk’s DOGE, Akash Bobba gets called ‘little boy’ by Open AI employee. Former classmates react](’
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Looks like one of the DOGE guys ran an anti Indian racist account. He resigned but now Elon bought him back.
The petition to bring him back was started by JD VANCE! The guy with the Indian wife! I guess he had to virtue signal that he is not offended.
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