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submitted 4 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

Summary

Elon Musk announced the closure of USAID during a DOGE update on X, calling it “a ball of worms” and “beyond repair.”

The decision follows reports of internal conflicts over DOGE’s involvement in restricted areas. Trump backed the move, criticizing USAID leadership.

An internal email instructed non-essential staff to stay home. The Trump administration pressures USAID to align with its America First agenda.

Critics see Musk’s remarks as informal and conspiracy-driven.

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[-] withabeard@lemmy.world 118 points 4 months ago

The party that wants to ban abortion to "save the children" has just condemned, quite literally millions of, children around the world to slow and agonising deaths from entirely treatable illnesses.

[-] TheObviousSolution@kbin.melroy.org 43 points 4 months ago

They actually mean just unborn American children, everyone else is a savage to them.

[-] BeanGoblin 28 points 4 months ago

And by American you of course mean white and cishet. The only people they think are people.

[-] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 15 points 4 months ago

Which, hard to tell while unborn, but it doesn't matter because it's really about controlling women.

[-] Zachariah@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

"save the ~~children~~ fetuses"

[-] Rhaedas@fedia.io 9 points 4 months ago

Not even about the fetus. It's about control.

[-] tabris@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

Specifically, control of women, their bodies and their freedom.

[-] pfm@scribe.disroot.org 3 points 4 months ago

Of course it's not about the children. Children can go to work at Macdonald's. 🤷

[-] Sanctus@lemmy.world 91 points 4 months ago

An unelected official is seizing control of our government departments and transforming them how he sees fit. Where have I seen this before? Hmmmm

[-] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 90 points 4 months ago

Who is this guy anyway?

Serious question for America. Maybe if you write it down it’ll stick.

[-] FiremanEdsRevenge@lemmy.world 158 points 4 months ago

An illegal nazi immigrant edge lord from Africa with daddy issues.

[-] Nougat@fedia.io 35 points 4 months ago

This is the most accurate description I have heard to date.

[-] Natanael@slrpnk.net 16 points 4 months ago

He wanted to be a war lord but all he's got is a dull edge

[-] superkret@feddit.org 7 points 4 months ago

Also, currently the most powerful person in the world.

[-] Ledivin@lemmy.world 24 points 4 months ago

The one that bought the country

[-] Bo7a@lemmy.ca 79 points 4 months ago

Everything is always beyond repair to this fuckstick. I think he may just be horrible at everything.

[-] dovah@lemmy.world 40 points 4 months ago

"Repairability" of anything is often correlated with skill level. Everything is beyond repair if you don't know what you're doing.

[-] pahlimur@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Never thought of repairability this way. Weirdly helped with some anxiety I've been having recently. Thank you random internet person.

[-] dovah@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

You got it!

[-] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

Very great way to put it. Applies in so many contexts. I see the exact same kind of thing at work - some seagull manager cannot understand an existing thing, but wants to effect some kind of change, often will insist on replacing it.

By the time the impact of their stupid decision starts to hit, they'll be long gone...probably being paid even more extravagantly...

[-] grue@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

And also if you hate it and want an excuse to throw it out.

[-] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 27 points 4 months ago

Um, I know we are beyond any kind of laws and norms here, but in their fictional universe/head canon, how can an agency that is not a real government agency shut down a real agency?

[-] grue@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

By being more willing to inflict violence than the people trying to defend it.

[-] AA5B@lemmy.world 19 points 4 months ago

It’s the supercharger team issue all over again - if someone has the gall to say no, throw a tantrum and fire them all. We’ll see if anyone wants to be hired back

The supercharger team was a long term dominance item that would be key to the business so you don’t shut them down during high growth. In this case it’s probably as simple as someone taking their responsibilities to the government and country seriously. Access to confidential data is not a good place to shortcut your process

[-] someguy3@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I laughed at the ball of worms. He's talking as if he did a deep technical analysis over the past *cough* 1 day to come to this logical unbiased conclusion. The man was on a mission without regard to anything to burn it down since who knows when.

[-] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Warm up the guillotines, boys.

Nationalize everything Musk owns

[-] lack@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Times like these I wish @elonjet did more than track that effer's plane

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