@SenMarkKelly I’m from California, but I have donated to your campaign. Please vote no against this mega budget. We have to suffer a little while to shut down the madness and get back our democracy of the
@SenAdamSchiff Senator chef I left you multiple messages. Please shut it down. Do not vote Yes on this bill to keep open government - we may have to temporarily suffer to get back on democracy. GOP and maga madness can not stand
@SenAlexPadilla left a voicemail for you today. Do not vote. Yes, let them own. This madness shut down the government. We will suffer a little while to get back our democracy.
This week, I met with some Alaskan USAID employees. They not only informed me of the confusing and callous handling of personnel matters by OPM and DOGE, but they also painted an incredibly troubling picture of what the world looks like without humanitarian assistance from the United States. Although I support measures to find inefficiencies within the agency, USAID’s mission to keep people healthy and safe in even the most remote corners of the world should not be eliminated.
Dr. Peter Kerndt, an Alaskan physician who has dedicated his career to treating tuberculosis in Alaska and around the world, shared with me, “America is great, because America is good.” It is imperative we not lose sight of that.
6/ But why? Why hand a victory to terrorists and China and Russia? Why kill babies intentionally?
Who benefits when Trump is so soft on our enemies? Maybe billionaires like Musk who make $ in China? Maybe someone buying all that secret Trump meme coin?
It all feels so corrupt.
5/ But Trump isn't satisfied just to close programs and fire staff. He is now planning to ELIMINATE THE ENTIRE AGENCY. Maybe this weekend.
a. That would be illegal. He cannot unilaterally close a federal agency. Another assault on the Constitution.
b. Another gift to China!
4/ And China will fill the void. As developing countries will now ONLY be able to rely on China for help, they will cut more deals with Beijing to give them control of ports, critical mineral deposits, etc.
U.S. power will shrink. U.S. jobs will be lost.
3/ The immediate consequences of this are cataclysmic. Malnourished babies who depend on U.S. aid will die. Anti-terrorism programs will shut down and our most deadly enemies will get stronger. Diseases that threaten the U.S. will go unabated and reach our shores faster.
2/ Over the last week, 50% of the Global Health Bureau and 60% of the Humanitarian Assistance Bureau have been fired. Aid programs everywhere have been closed. The U.S. is in full retreat from the world.
Dystopian. No good reason for it.
1/ Let me explain why the total destruction of USAID - happening as we speak - matters so much.
China - where Musk makes his money - wants USAID destroyed. So does Russia. Trump and Musk are doing the bidding of Beijing and Moscow. Why?
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