.@elonmusk says that no one can name a person who died from his aid cuts. In fact, I've met the kids who are dying, and I've talked to the families who lost children. In my columns, I've cited many, many names of people who have died because of Musk's aid cuts. A few examples:
*Yamah Freeman was a 23-year-old woman who died in childbirth because Musk cut funding for the diesel for ambulances in her part of Liberia. She couldn't get to a hospital and died as people were carrying her there. I talked to her parents and sister in their village.
*Gbessey Kiadu, age 1, died of malaria because of his cuts to malaria medication in Liberia. I talked to his mom in her village.
*Ibrahim Koroma, an infant, died of AIDS in Sierra Leone after he interrupted HIV supplies. I talked to health workers who cared for him.
*Achol Deng was an 8-year-old girl with HIV in South Sudan who died when Musk cut funding for the health care worker who provided her medicines. I talked to the healthcare workers.
I could go on and on. In almost every village you go to in South Sudan, Uganda, Liberia, Sierra Leone or other countries I reported in, you find people dying because of aid cuts. I challenge Musk: Come with me on a reporting trip, and we'll talk to these moms and dads, and you'll see the dying children themselves. I think if you see the kids whose lives are at stake, maybe you'll change your mind.
SERIOUS QUESTION: When did “if you work full-time, you should be able to comfortably afford shelter, food, and the basics” become an extreme leftist belief ??
@Trevornoah Hats off to the Iranian team. They played and represented with absolute class and composure despite the obvious mistreatment from day 1. They can go back home with their heads held high.
@Tom_Suozzi If we lose in 2026 and beyond it’ll be because of you and this clown car of ppl ostracizing a large part of the coalition that we need to win.
@NewsWire_US Their vitriol is always targeted towards progressives more than the Republicans who are in real time wrecking this country. Unserious ppl.
“The last people who have any right to lecture us about electability are the establishment who lost to Donald Trump twice. I don’t want to hear it. If you had anything to do with those campaigns, please sit down or exit stage left.”
I mean, @RoKhanna has a point.
AOC: For me, I have made very clear that one of my priorities in a leader determination is securing public housing financing for New York City. And Leader Jeffries has made his prioritization for the residents of public housing very clear. And for that reason, I will be supporting Hakeem Jeffries for leader.
I’ve been thinking about for a bit now but just RSVPed to attend my local DSA general meeting to learn more. The messaging from Democratic leadership this week was exactly the shove I needed.