Straight up made me laugh 😂

That makes no sense.

In a just world, they would be.

We’re not supposed to talk about this

Have no fear, Big Balls is on it.

We still haven’t found the 297 years from the Middle Ages.

You should limit interactions for your own mental health. This will be unpopular among the more strident hardliners, and I cannot presume to know your situation. Some, if not most of Trump supporters are woefully misinformed. Cutting them off can make them more defensive and further entrenched.

As time progresses, the cognitive dissonance they are experiencing will become overwhelming and they will need a place to land. We cannot confront this with tough love. Eventually some of them will see Trump for what he is, and only with patience and compassion can we bring them over. The time to take sides will come, and we will need everyone who is willing to help.

… like he was injected with methamphetamine and rabies… projection again

Great community. Subscribed.

The visual helped.

Feeding my dog from the table.

Not the EPA, not the Dept. of Education, but NASA, the place they’ve been cutting the funding for 40 years. It really is the Nerd Reich.

From Wkipedia:

USAID has faced criticism including its use of non-career contracts, instead of government employees, financial conflicts of interest, allegations of covert political operations, undue influence on UN Security Council votes through aid, requirements for NGO partners to oppose prostitution, and claims of involvement in forced sterilizations in the 1990s.

It’s on Wikipedia in the Political Operations Abroad section.

Everything that pierces my cognitive dissonant bubble is bullshit.

I don’t disagree, but that doesn’t absolve USAID for it’s problems.

All news is biased. Multiple seemingly contradictory things can be true. Trump can be targeting USAID to cut government spending while enriching himself and oligarchs. USAID did provide humanitarian relief to people around the world who will be affected by its absence. And USAID has been a front for subversive foreign policy since it’s inception:

From 2010 to 2012, the agency operated ZunZuneo, a social media site similar to Twitter in an attempt to instigate uprisings against the Cuban government. Its involvement was concealed in order to ensure mission success.

SpinScore gave this Guardian article an F. It gave Truthout a D minus. Don’t depend on AI to due your critical thinking for you.

$60 billion is quite a lot for a country with no nationalized healthcare.