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Saved - February 2, 2025 at 2:02 AM

@elonmusk - Elon Musk

The level of corruption and waste is unreal! https://t.co/XVCxRhROlg

@RandPaul - Rand Paul

Abolish USAID and all foreign aid.

Saved - February 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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USAID seems to spend our money like a child with a credit card. We funded $20 million for Sesame Street in Iraq, $56 million for tourism in Egypt and Tunisia, $40 million for schools in Jordan, $11 million to advise Vietnam on trash burning, and $27 million for reintegration gift bags for deported Central Americans, all while American families struggle.

@WesleyHuntTX - Wesley Hunt

USAID… Like a child with YOUR credit card. Here’s what YOU funded: 🚨 $20 MILLION for a Sesame Street in Iraq 🚨 $56 MILLION to boost tourism in Egypt & Tunisia 🚨 $40 MILLION to build schools in Jordan 🚨 $11 MILLION to tell Vietnam to stop burning trash 🚨$27 MILLION FOR REINTEGRATION GIFT BAGS FOR DEPORTED CENTRAL AMERICANS All while, our borders were open and American families are hurting. Stories - @BreitbartNews.

Saved - February 3, 2025 at 8:56 PM

@nicksortor - Nick Sortor

🚨 Karoline Leavitt just RIPPED USAID for wasting taxpayer dollars ➡️ $2.5M to promote DEI in Serbia ➡️ $70K for a DEI musical in Ireland ➡️ $47K for a transgender opera in Columbia ➡️ $32K for a trans comic book in Peru WHY ARE WE PAYING FOR THIS CRAP? https://t.co/0fYUE6HvRn

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USAID has allocated significant funds for various projects, including $1.5 million for DEI initiatives in Serbia, $70,000 for a DEI musical in Ireland, $47,000 for a transgender opera in Colombia, and $32,000 for a transgender comic book in Peru. Many American taxpayers are concerned about these expenditures, believing they do not reflect their priorities. President Trump has tasked Elon Musk with addressing issues of fraud, waste, and abuse within the federal government.
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Speaker 0: You're watching live coverage. Through USAID over the past several years, these are some of the insane priorities that that organization has been spending money on. $1,500,000 to advance d I DEI in Serbia's workplaces, 70,000 for a production of a DEI musical and I'm DEI musical in Ireland. 47,000 for a transgender opera in Colombia. 32,000 for a transgender comic book in Peru. I don't know about you, but as an American tax payer, I don't want my dollars going towards this crap, and I know the American people don't either. And that's exactly what Elon Musk has been tasked by president Trump to do. To get the fraud, waste, and abuse out of our federal government. I don't have a tax Speaker 1: and and and the public audience, but it was important to the folks in the media to understand why, say, Hennepin County, which is our biggest county in Minnesota, that's
Saved - February 4, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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I've been highlighting the reckless spending of USAID, from funding Moroccan pottery classes to extravagant trips for models during the Ukraine conflict. They've wasted millions on tourism promotions in Lebanon, despite safety warnings, and funneled nearly $1 million into coronavirus research at the Wuhan Institute. Their efforts in Afghanistan to reduce opium cultivation backfired, and over $9 million meant for Syrian aid ended up with terrorists. It's time for accountability and transparency in how taxpayer dollars are spent.

@SenJoniErnst - Joni Ernst

🧵From funneling tax dollars to risky research in Wuhan to sending Ukrainians to Paris Fashion Week, USAID is one of the worst offenders of waste in Washington… all around the world. 🌎 This is why @POTUS, @DOGE, and @elonmusk are ending the nonsense. 👇

@SenJoniErnst - Joni Ernst

Despite the fact that Moroccans have been making pottery for thousands of years, USAID spent more than $2 million for Moroccan pottery classes and promotion. The idea clearly wasn't fully formed, because the translator they hired didn't even speak English.

@SenJoniErnst - Joni Ernst

USAID spends money like it’s going out of fashion, literally.  Trade assistance to Ukraine paid for models and designers to take trips to New York City, London Fashion Week, Paris Fashion Week, and South by Southwest in Austin.

@SenJoniErnst - Joni Ernst

Vacations were top of mind clearly for USAID. The agency spent $2 million promoting tourism to Lebanon, a nation the State Department warns against traveling to “due to crime, terrorism, civil unrest, kidnapping, unexploded landmines, and the risk of armed conflict.”

@SenJoniErnst - Joni Ernst

If you think that is bad, it gets much worse. USAID funneled nearly $1 million into batty research on coronaviruses at China’s infamous Wuhan Institute of Virology, which the CIA admits was the likely source of COVID-19.

@SenJoniErnst - Joni Ernst

During the height of the war in Afghanistan, USAID spent millions of dollars to help Afghans grow crops instead of opium. The results: opium poppy cultivation across the country nearly doubled, according to the UN.

@SenJoniErnst - Joni Ernst

USAID asked, “Can you tell me how to get how to get to Sesame Street?” and ended up in Iraq. USAID authorized a whopping $20 million to create a Sesame Street in Iraq.

@SenJoniErnst - Joni Ernst

USAID has long been a reckless, out-of-control, unaccountable rogue agency.

@SenJoniErnst - Joni Ernst

More than $9 million of USAID’s “humanitarian aid” intended to feed civilians in Syria ended up in the hands of violent terrorists, including an affiliate of Al Qaeda in Iraq.

@SenJoniErnst - Joni Ernst

USAID has failed to put the American people first and routinely tried to cloak its actions in secrecy. Those days are over. @DOGE is making the agency accountable to taxpayers for every cent of tax dollars being sent overseas to stop the wasteful and dangerous spending.

Saved - February 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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I revealed that USAID has been plagued by corruption, with billions disappearing and projects failing nearly half the time, yet funding continued. Trump and Elon took action to freeze funds and expose the misuse of money by contractors and bureaucrats. The agency's audits lacked real oversight, making accountability nearly impossible. Now, there’s an outcry from the left about the closure of USAID, but if it truly helped people, why was it so mired in corruption?

@MarioNawfal - Mario Nawfal

🇺🇸USAID CORRUPTION REVEALED—ELON PULLS THE PLUG For years, billions vanished into USAID with almost zero accountability, funding projects that failed nearly half the time. Yet, the money kept flowing. Trump and Elon finally shut it down, freezing funds and exposing a cash pipeline for contractors, bureaucrats, and political favors. The agency’s own audits were a joke, making real oversight impossible by design. Now, the left is screaming about USAID’s closure—but if it actually helped people, why was it drowning in corruption? Source: Washington Times

@elonmusk - Elon Musk

All @DOGE did was check to see which federal organizations were violating the @POTUS executive orders the most. Turned out to be USAID, so that became our focus.

Saved - February 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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I’ve uncovered significant concerns regarding USAID, which many now view as a major fraud operation. Investigations reveal mismanagement and corruption, such as $1.14 billion spent in Haiti without results, $74 million in Cuba disappearing, and millions wasted in Afghanistan on nonexistent health projects. Additional funds have been allocated to questionable initiatives worldwide, including $40 million to a Wuhan scientist linked to COVID-19. The evidence suggests that much of the funding is misappropriated, fueling outrage and calls for accountability from leaders like Trump and Musk.

@bennyjohnson - Benny Johnson

🚨USAID EXPOSED: The Single Largest Criminal Fraud Operation in Human History The public’s outrage over USAID corruption is now at scale and mainstream. USAID has been fully exposed as a left-wing money laundering criminal organization. Here’s what our researchers were able to find when looking into their expenditures and why President Trump and Elon Musk must shut it down: - Haiti: Post-2010 earthquake, $1.14 billion was spent on a port and power plant project promoted by President Bill Clinton. The project never built anything. - Cuba: A 2006 audit showed $74 million in “democracy promotion” funds vanished without oversight. - Afghanistan: Millions squandered on health scams; hospitals never built. - Nigeria: Chemonics, a major USAID contractor, was linked to a subcontractor's overbilling scandal. Hundreds of millions lost. - COVID 19 Funding: USAID sent over $40MILLION in taxpayer money to a scientist located in Wuhan to do gain of function mutations. This directly led to the creation and release of COVID-19 - $2.5 MILLION to DEI in Serbia - $70,000 onan Irish DEI musical - $47,000 on transgender operas in Colombia - $32,000 on a trans comic book in Peru - Iraq: $20M for an Iraqi version of Sesame Street to promote LGBTQ Agenda - Egypt & Tunisia: $56M for “tourism” - Jordan: $40M for “schools” - Vietnam: $11M to fight “trash burning” - Central America: $27M for deportee gift bags. - Trump Lawfare: $27M to fund left wing prosecutions of populist political opponents around the globe, including Donald Trump. Patently illegal. And countless billions more. Here’s the thing: The majority of this money never went to the “projects” they claim to be promoting. It’s just pure money laundering from your tax dollars into deep state left wing activists. USAID is likely the largest fraud operation in human history. Trump and Elon are ending it. Watch who cries the hardest about it — they’re the true criminals.

Saved - February 5, 2025 at 6:11 AM

@elonmusk - Elon Musk

Your tax dollars should be spent on America or the government should just tax you less

@SenJoniErnst - Joni Ernst

🧵From funneling tax dollars to risky research in Wuhan to sending Ukrainians to Paris Fashion Week, USAID is one of the worst offenders of waste in Washington… all around the world. 🌎 This is why @POTUS, @DOGE, and @elonmusk are ending the nonsense. 👇

Saved - February 4, 2025 at 10:23 PM

@RepNancyMace - Rep. Nancy Mace

Smells like money laundering.

@libsoftiktok - Libs of TikTok

The U.S. spent $43 million on a gas station in Afghanistan that had no customers. https://t.co/fbVopeQeaW

Saved - February 5, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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I shared some outrageous examples of USAID mismanaging taxpayer dollars. This reflects how Democrats prefer to spend our money. It's madness! House Republicans are committed to collaborating with the Trump Administration to cut wasteful spending and ineffective policies.

@SpeakerJohnson - Speaker Mike Johnson

Here are just a few outrageous examples of how USAID mismanages our precious taxpayer dollars. THIS is how Democrats want the government to spend your money. It’s madness! House Republicans will work with the Trump Administration to eliminate wasteful spending and policies that do not serve America’s interests.

Saved - February 5, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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I believe Trump is correct in stating that USAID has functioned as a slush fund for the radical left, wasting taxpayer dollars on projects that benefit bureaucrats and global elites rather than those in need. USAID has prioritized influence and kickbacks over genuine aid, with millions funneled into DEI programs and leftist initiatives. With Trump and Musk revealing this corruption, the left is understandably alarmed, fearing the loss of their financial schemes. This is just the start of a necessary reckoning, and I advocate for accountability for all involved.

@TorstenProchnow - Torsten Prochnow

Trump is right—USAID has been nothing more than a slush fund for the radical left, funneling billions of taxpayer dollars into waste, fraud, and corruption. Thanks to Elon Musk and his team, the scale of this disaster is finally being exposed. Hundreds of millions have been spent on absurd projects that serve no real purpose other than lining the pockets of bureaucrats and globalist elites. USAID wasn’t about aid—it was about influence, control, and kickbacks. Millions were poured into DEI programs overseas, leftist activism, and “climate initiatives” that had nothing to do with helping people. The real beneficiaries? The corrupt officials and NGOs that turned USAID into their personal cash machine. This was never about foreign aid—it was about political power. Now, with Trump and Musk dismantling this racket, the left is panicking. The same people who screamed about “protecting democracy” are the ones who looted the system for years. They don’t fear losing USAID because of “humanitarian concerns”—they fear losing their ability to launder money and push radical policies worldwide. This is just the beginning. Trump isn’t just exposing corruption—he’s cutting it off at the root. The swamp is being drained, and every official involved in this fraud needs to be investigated, indicted, and held accountable. No exceptions.

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I'm Elon Musk. There have been many ideas discussed, but some are too extreme. The fraud uncovered in USAID is alarming, with millions spent on questionable groups. It raises concerns about kickbacks from government funds. The Los Angeles to San Francisco train project is poorly managed, with massive budget overruns. It would have been cheaper to provide limousine services for all passengers. The project has been scaled down and now serves locations far from the major cities. This situation is unprecedented, and we will initiate a thorough investigation into these financial discrepancies. It's unacceptable that such mismanagement has occurred.
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Speaker 0: It doesn't seem to work. I'm Elon Musk. I'm Elon Musk. How often are you talking to him? And have there been ideas that he's brought to you that you said, oh, no. Wait a minute. This is going a little too far. Oh, many ideas. But look, he's done a great job. Look at all the fraud that he's found in this, USAID. It's a disaster what the people, radical left lunatics. They have things that nobody would have been believed. The whole thing with a hundred million spent on, you know what? With money going to all sorts of groups that shouldn't deserve to get any money with the money. I'd like to see what the kickbacks are. How much money has been kicked back? Who would spend that kind of money to some of the things that you read about and I read about and I see every night on the news and every morning when I read the papers? Who would spend money for that? I would say this, the people that get all that money, are they kicking it back to the people that gave it from government? No. That's, to me, very, very corrupt. The real question is how much of a kickback has there been? And one of the things I want to investigate, rapidly because I've never seen anything to this extent. The train that's being built between Los Angeles and San Francisco is the worst managed project I think I've ever seen, and I've seen some of the worst. Billions and billions, hundreds of billions of dollars over budget. In fact, I read where you could take every single person that was gonna go on the train and get the finest limousine service in the world and take them back and forth with limousines, and you'd have hundreds of billions of dollars left over. It is the worst thing, and we're gonna start an investigation of that because it's not possible. I built for a living, and I built on time, on budget. It's impossible that something could cost that much. And now it's not even going to San Francisco, and it's not going to Los Angeles. It's they made it much shorter. So now it's at little places way away from San Francisco and way away from Los Angeles. No. We're gonna start a big investigation on that because it's I've never seen anything like it. Nobody has ever seen anything like it. The worst overruns that there have ever been in the history of our country, and it wasn't even necessary. I would have said, you don't buy it. You take an airplane. Of course, $2. Of course, you're nothing. You take an airplane. But this got started, and if you have to, you drive. You can drive. Are there other agents? They have hundreds of billions of dollars of cost overruns, and it's not even the same project. It's much shorter. It's way outside of San Francisco and way outside of Los Angeles. So we're gonna be looking
Saved - February 8, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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I discussed the controversial activities of USAID, highlighting various expenditures like $20 million for Iraqi Sesame Street and millions for projects in Afghanistan that remain unused. I pointed out issues such as misallocated humanitarian aid to al Qaeda and funding for bat research in Wuhan. I argued that USAID operates as a deep state entity, involved in subversive activities and linked to political figures like Hunter Biden and the Clinton Foundation. I concluded that it appears to function as a financial support system for open borders initiatives.

@KanekoaTheGreat - KanekoaTheGreat

Jesse Watters: USAID Is A $40 Billion Deep State Social Justice Slush Fund -$20M for Iraqi Sesame Street -$2M for Moroccan pottery classes -$11M to tell Vietnam stop burning trash -$27M to give gift bags to illegals -$330M to help Afghanis grow crops -$300M on unused Afghani power plant -$200M on unused Afghani dam -$250M on unused Afghani road "We gave Syrians nine mil for humanitarian aid, but someone messed up and it went to al Qaeda. We gave millions for bat research in Wuhan. USAID was funding fashion week in Paris. USAID is a $40 billion deep state social justice slush fund." "USAID is an American intelligence cutout. They've been caught staging coup after coup across Latin America, funding paramilitary groups, and getting kicked out of countries for subversive activities. The deeper we investigated USA ID, the more it looks like a dark money Democrat super PAC." "Burisma got a contract with USAID through Hunter. The Clinton Foundation worked arm in arm with USAID in Haiti, and a billion dollars disappeared. USAID was pouring billions into the hands of open borders groups. We were literally funding the invasion and buying them gift bags as they left."

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Democrats are defending questionable spending priorities, including $1.5 million for DEI initiatives in Serbia, $20 million for Iraqi Sesame Street, and millions on projects in Afghanistan that failed, like a dam that was never used. USAID has been criticized for funding programs that seem wasteful or ineffective, such as a million dollars for bat research in Wuhan and support for Fashion Week in Paris. Allegations suggest that USAID operates like a dark money entity, with ties to various foundations and questionable contracts, including one involving Hunter Biden. Billions have been funneled into open borders groups, effectively funding illegal immigration.
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Speaker 0: This is what Democrats are fighting to save. Speaker 1: These are some of the insane priorities that that organization has been spending money on. $1,500,000 to advance d I DEI in Serbia's workplaces, 70,000 DEI musical in Ireland, Forty Seven Thousand for a transgender opera in Colombia, Thirty Two Thousand for a transgender comic book in Peru. I don't know about you, but as an American taxpayer, I don't want my dollars going towards this crap, and I know the American people don't either. And that's exactly what Elon Musk has been tasked by president Trump to do, to get the fraud, waste, and abuse out of our federal government. Speaker 0: We can keep going. $20,000,000 for Iraqi Sesame Street, $2,000,000 for Moroccan pottery classes. 11,000,000 to tell Vietnam to stop burning trash. 27,000,000 to give gift bags to illegals before we deport them. Millions to help Afghanis grow crops instead of opium. That program was such a success that opium production doubled. We also gave Afghanistan Three Hundred Million to build diesel fuel power plants, but they couldn't use them because diesel was too expensive. 200,000,000 on a dam that was too unsafe to ever be used. We could've used that dam in California. Two hundred and fifty million on a road that was never used. We literally built a road to nowhere. Oh, and we gave Syrians nine mil for humanitarian aid, but someone messed up and it went to Al Qaeda. A million for bat research in Wuhan. That equates to a million dollars for each dead American. USAID was funding Fashion Week in Paris. France isn't even paying its NATO dues, and we're paying for their Fashion Week. USAID's a $40,000,000,000 deep state social justice slush fund, and the president says it's a little fishy. Speaker 2: Elon Musk, how often are you talking to him? And have there been ideas ideas that he's brought to you that you said, oh, no. Wait a minute. This is going a little too far. Speaker 3: Well, many ideas, but look, he's done a great job. Look at all the fraud that he's found in this, USAID. It's a disaster what the people radical left lunatics. They have things that nobody would have even believed that the whole thing with a hundred million spent on you know what? With money going to all sorts of groups that shouldn't deserve to get any money with the money. I'd like to see what the kickbacks are. How much money has been kicked back? Who would spend that kind of money? Speaker 0: USAID is an American intelligence cutout. They've been caught staging coup after crew across Latin America, funding paramilitary groups, and getting kicked out of countries for subversive activities. The deeper we investigated USAID, the more it looks like a dark money Democrat Super PAC. And if you take all of the executives from USAID, the Clinton Foundation, the Gates Foundation, the World Bank, the WHO, you get a Venn diagram that would tickle Kamala Harris. Burisma got a contract with USAID through Hunter. It was so shady that the Obama White House was like, nice try, and canceled it. Hunter's firm was repping clients who were trying to cash in on USAID disaster relief in Haiti. And by the way, the Clinton Foundation worked arm and arm with USAID in Haiti, and a billion dollars disappeared and Haiti is still Haiti. USAID was pouring billions into the hands of open borders groups. We were literally funding the invasion and buying them gift bags as they left.
Saved - February 5, 2025 at 5:26 PM

@RepMTG - Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸

⚠️DID YOU KNOW?⚠️ USAID sent $70 BILLION (with a B) of your hard-earned tax dollars to fund abortions and woke Democrat gender ideology in foreign countries. https://t.co/3kZx3TkieJ

Saved - February 6, 2025 at 10:44 PM

@elonmusk - Elon Musk

Yes

@RepThomasMassie - Thomas Massie

I just cosponsored @RepGregSteube's bill to abolish the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). USAID sends billions of American tax dollars overseas. When it spends at home, it's subsidizing subscriptions to left-leaning outlets like @politico. End USAID. https://t.co/8RV4kBGiEp

Saved - February 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM

@libsoftiktok - Libs of TikTok

USAID funneled money to BLM which was responsible for burning this police station to the ground. Our tax dollars paid for this: https://t.co/XydzdPBNNO

Saved - May 30, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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I’ve been looking into International Relief and Development, now Blumont, which has significantly profited from taxpayer money, primarily through USAID. Despite its nonprofit label, it has a troubling history of financial mismanagement, including excessive executive pay and questionable spending on lavish events. Former USAID employees frequently transition to IRD, raising concerns about conflicts of interest. Reports suggest that IRD's projects in Iraq and Afghanistan often lacked oversight and accountability, leading to allegations of fraud and ineffective use of funds. This situation reflects broader issues in humanitarian aid, where bureaucratic interests may overshadow genuine public benefit.

@JoshWalkos - Champagne Joshi

🧵 Another contractor who’ve made their money from taxpayers that’s little known to the public is International Relief and Development, now Blumont. By 2011 over 80% of its $500 million annual budget was sourced from USAID, becoming one of their largest “nonprofit” contractors.

@JoshWalkos - Champagne Joshi

However, beneath its philanthropic facade lies a history of financial mismanagement and exorbitant executive compensation. A WaPo investigation found that between 2008 and 21012 Dr. Arthur B. Keys Jr., IRD’s founder and CEO, along with his wife, Jasna Basaric-Keys, who served as COO, reportedly pocketed a combined $4.4 million in salary and bonuses. Definitely no conflicts of interest there.🙄 Source: https://archive.is/757Zb

@JoshWalkos - Champagne Joshi

In 2015, revelations emerged that IRD had billed the U.S. government a staggering $1.1 million for staff parties and retreats at exclusive resorts. Source: https://archive.is/s3kDg

@JoshWalkos - Champagne Joshi

IRD routinely hired individuals who previously worked for USAID, including former acting administrator Alonzo Fulgham. By 2014, at least 19 former USAID employees had joined IRD, some of whom were previously responsible for overseeing the organization. “Former USAID employees are not supposed to take part in programs in which they had responsibilities at the agency, and IRD said, like other contractors say, that these former staffers were hired for their “expertise,” not their “connections,” but that’s pretty hard to imagine, especially when some of those going through the revolving door were high-level USAID administrators.”

@JoshWalkos - Champagne Joshi

Employees who left IRD were asked to sign confidentiality agreements stipulating that they could be sued for making disparaging remarks about the organization. Such practices potentially violate whistleblower protections and hinder transparency. Source: https://www.devex.com/news/us-afghanistan-watchdog-looks-into-ird-confidentiality-agreements-83435/amp

@JoshWalkos - Champagne Joshi

Their financial transformation is staggering. IRD’s annual revenue ballooned from a modest $1.2 million to an eye-watering $706 million. Over the years, the nonprofit amassed $1.9 billion in grants and cooperative agreements—mostly from one source: USAID.

@JoshWalkos - Champagne Joshi

But there’s more to the story. Former government auditors and ex-employees claim that in the perilous war zones of Baghdad and Kabul, IRD managed hundreds of millions in taxpayer funds with “little meaningful oversight” from USAID. Source: https://www.brookings.edu/articles/four-ways-usaid-must-reform-its-procurement-practices-the-tip-of-the-iceberg/

Four Ways USAID Must Reform its Procurement Practices; the Tip of the Iceberg Recently, the Washington Post published two articles about leading USAID contractor International Relief and Development (IRD) that capture the dysfunctional character of how the U.S. Government implements international development policy through outside contractors.  In this post Steven Koltai recommends four ways to improve to improve U.S. development policy. brookings.edu

@JoshWalkos - Champagne Joshi

John E. Bennett, a former State Department official who led a reconstruction team in Baghdad, bluntly put it: “IRD is a nonprofit in name only.” In his view, the organization was designed to chase USAID dollars more than to help communities in crisis. Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2014/05/05/fps-situation-report-is-the-cia-pulling-out-of-afg-a-nonprofit-profits-big-time-fixing-uclass-a-secret-arms-cache-in-texas-troops-dont-got-milk-and-a-bit-more/

FP's Situation Report: Is the CIA pulling out of Afg?; A nonprofit profits big time; Fixing UCLASS; A secret arms cache in Texas?; Troops don't got milk; and a bit more. foreignpolicy.com

@JoshWalkos - Champagne Joshi

In Iraq, where IRD’s trash-collection project—intended to win “hearts and minds”—became a scandal. Audits alleged that cash meant for cleaning up neighborhoods was, in some cases, funneled to insurgents. Source: https://www.stripes.com/news/report-usaid-halts-iraq-job-funding-1.93619

Report: USAID halts Iraq job funding stripes.com

@JoshWalkos - Champagne Joshi

In Afghanistan, IRD’s involvement wasn’t any cleaner. One agricultural program started as a $60 million initiative to boost wheat production and morphed within three years into a $470 million project its impact on stability as murky as the program’s financial trails. “The cooperative agreement was broadened at the urging of the military and Richard C. Holbrooke, the then-special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan. It was transformed from one that funded a program that helped farmers grow wheat into one that bought farm tools and paid numerous laborers for a series of small jobs, including the clearing of canals, to help stabilize the southern Helmand and Kandahar provinces of Afghanistan.” USAID news releases lauded the program as an alternative to food handouts and said it was stabilizing those provinces in Afghanistan. But auditors criticized the project, and Eikenberry said it spent too much money and had questionable impact. “Once the decision was made, we threw efficiency out the window,” he recalled. “Some of the districts were awash in cash. The projects were not properly scaled, and they were overly ambitious.” Sources: https://archive.is/757Zb https://2012-2017.usaid.gov/node/50906

@JoshWalkos - Champagne Joshi

Then came the road-building project: a $317 million effort in southeastern Afghanistan designed to connect villages and create jobs. With 900 miles of road planned, the project became mired in delays, security challenges, and allegations of “kickbacks and bribery.” “Three years and nearly $270 million later, less than 100 miles of gravel road have been completed, according to American officials. More than 125 people were killed and 250 others were wounded in insurgent attacks aimed at derailing the project, USAID said. The agency shut down the road-building effort in December.” Source: https://archive.is/FokRX

@JoshWalkos - Champagne Joshi

One can’t help but see IRD as a microcosm of a larger problem: the transformation of humanitarian endeavors into sprawling bureaucratic projects where accountability is elusive and self-interest often trumps the public good. A 2024 congressional research service report states: “Of the $181.5 billion in foreign assistance obligations for projects by USAID from FY2013 to 2022, NGOs implemented $109.8 billion (60%).” So over a period of 9 years your taxes were used to enrich “non-profit’s” most of which are in your country. All with abysmal oversight with rampant fraud and abuse. Let me repeat that: $181.5 billion in 9 years. Just take a moment and think about how that money could have been spent to help fix the immense problems this country faces instead of being given to an Aid-Industrial-Complex used for statecraft and personal enrichment. CRS Report: https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R48150?utm_source=perplexity

Saved - February 11, 2025 at 11:06 AM

@RealAlexJones - Alex Jones

Learn the Dark Truth About USAID Tax Dollar Waste - It's NOT What You Think! Tune in for more breaking news here: https://t.co/UmBYj7eHGc https://t.co/mToO6qdIwi

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To understand Elon Musk's impact on the federal government, look at his actions at Twitter. He reduced expenses, leading to lower tax revenue needs. Increased profitability at Twitter suggests similar potential for the government, allowing for debt reduction and increased service provision. However, this isn't just about money; it's about the direction of funds. Government spending allegedly fuels discord and supports destructive activities, funding organizations that promote censorship and unrest. Infowars claims to offer truthful reporting, contrasting with other media outlets. They emphasize the importance of supporting independent media to counter globalist influence, urging viewers to purchase products and become VIP members to help sustain their broadcasts.
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Speaker 0: If you wanna understand what Elon Musk is doing now to the federal government, all you have to do is look at what he did at Speaker 1: So now let's think about it. He cut the expenses at Twitter, which would mean he would cut the expenses for the federal government, meaning they would require less tax revenue from you and I. He then made Twitter much more profitable. If he makes the federal government much more profitable, that means more access to pay off our debts and then more access to provide services for the American people. Twitter has greatly benefited from Elon Musk, and our federal government will do the same. The less expenses our government has, the less tax revenue they need to collect from you and I. The less tax revenue you and I pay, the more money we get to keep in our pockets. And the more profitable the government is, the more they can reinvest back into the American people rather than just paying debts. Do not listen to these news outlets. Elon and Doge are doing exactly what we need. Speaker 2: That's all very true, but I I do wanna remind you that this conspiracy is a lot bigger than money. If it was just about the money, then you'd see all sorts of different activities being funded and and, you know, charities being created to exploit the American people and and capture American tax dollars. All of the money always goes strictly towards deconstructionist activity, activity sowing discord and discontent. USAID helped the Dems steal the twenty twenty election by funding the Wuhan lab that created COVID, the ultimate excuse for illegal election tampering. They paid for the gain of function research in the Wuhan lab. They paid for or they they, you know, were one of the main catalysts for in funding the organizations that promoted censorship based in part on COVID nineteen, wanting to stop misinformation because it's not just about information. It's a health issue. And what if they stop people from taking the vaccine? People could die. So, you know, words are violence in this case. They funded Black Lives Matter, which destroyed the country over 2020. It's like everything in our country that all of these problems fabricated from thin air, they all seem to spawn from the government and are funded in one way or another by USAID or any of the other massive slush funds illegally tapped on a continual basis for our destruction. It's not about the money. It's never about the money. Never has been about the money. It's about what the money is going towards and how it's being used. Speaker 3: While other networks lie to you about what's happening now, Infowars tells you the truth about what's happening next. Infowars.com/show. Go to the alexjonesstore.com. Get the very best supplements, the highest quality like ultimate turmeric, ultimate sea moss, and and so many other game changing formulas that you will love and that will blow you away. Then the widest selection of of patriot t shirts and hoodies and sweaters and ball caps, and we're just adding more and more. It is the biggest selection. Over 400 different designs. We are winning, ladies and gentlemen, but Infowars is recognized as the tip of the spear in the fight against the globalist. Elon's kicking their ass. Trump's kicking their ass because you've supported them. But please don't forget about Infowars because in this fight, Elon and Trump, what they're doing is way larger and just incredible and amazing. But you look then below that, and we are the most effective. We are now reaching the most people of any of the shows out there. And not just the Patriot broadcast. We're reaching over a hundred million people a day conservatively, and that's because you stood with us and you supported us. But these new viewers, these new listeners, they're not going to the AlexJonesstore.com, and they're not getting product. It is the hardcore viewers and listeners like you, the patriots that helped launch this whole thing that are keeping us on the air. You're not the Johnny come latelies. You're the people that understand how important it is to support independent patriot, pro human, anti globalist media that are enemies of humanity. So get great products. At the same time, keep us on air at v alex jones store dot com. I wanna thank you all for your past support, and I wanna encourage you now to take action. Become a VIP. It's $30 a month. Cancel anytime. Get $40 to spend in the store each month. Special deals, special sales, special offers. Become a VIP if you're gonna buy anything because you make money on your first purchase when you do it. Again, thank you so much. Check out the showstore.com today, and I thank you for keeping us on the air.
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I believe USAID is deeply corrupt, having funneled vast amounts of taxpayer money to various controversial causes. They've allocated hundreds of millions to Soros-linked nonprofits and supported initiatives in countries like Afghanistan, Yemen, and Syria. Notably, funds went to electric vehicles in Vietnam, a transgender clinic in India, and LGBTQ advocacy in multiple countries. USAID has also financed media organizations and projects that align with political agendas. This is just the beginning of exposing what I see as a network of money laundering agencies.

@ivan_8848 - Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil

USAID is an edless pit of corruption: https://t.co/qRoNXBpqbL -USAID funneled hundreds of millions of dollars to Soros-linked nonprofits -The American taxpayers are giving money to Afghanistan,Yeman and Syria. -USAID has 10,000 people employees, and every year they give away $40 billion -USAID gave money from US taxpayers to support electric vehicles in Vietnam. -USAID gave money from US to a transgender clinic in India. -USAID gave $1.5 million to a Serbian LGBTQ group -USAID spent $164 million to support radical organizations around the world -They gave $122 million of that to groups aligned with foreign terrorist organizations -USAID has given millions of dollars to quote organizations in Gaza controlled by Hamas -$2 million USAID gave money for sex changes in Guatemala -$20 million to produce a new Sesame Street show in Iraq -$4.5 million of taxpayer money to combat misinformation in Kazakhstan -$7.9 million of taxpayer money to a project that would teach Sri Lankan journalists to avoid binary gendered language. (The USAID took 8 million bucks and gave it to a bunch of journalists in Sri Lanka to teach them how to avoid binary gendered language) -USAID gave $1.5 million to promote LGBT advocacy in Jamaica -They gave $1.5 million to rebuild the Cuban media ecosystem -They gave $1.5 million for quote, art for inclusion of people with disabilities in Belarus -Another $3.9 million for LGBT causes in Macedonia - $8.3 million for equity and inclusion education in Nepal -USAID, gifted in 2016, $310 million of taxpayer money to start a Palestinian cement factory project. -USAID's biggest contract recepient of over $17 billion over years CHEMONICS connected to the Clintons, Podesta. -USAID funneled money to BLM -USAID funded Epoch Times -USAID funded Politico -USAID funded the BBC -USAID funded gain of function -USAID has given over $2,000,000,000 to GAVI, the front organization for Bill Gates -UK taxpayers were charged £100 MILLION for USAID -USAID funded 707 Media organizations, 279 "NGO" media outlets, and 6,200 propagandists. Including nine out of ten media outlets in Ukraine. -USAID paid Hollywood stars to travel to Ukraine. -USAID and the CIA secretly worked to impeach Donald Trump from office in 2019 -USAID were spending $40 billion dollars a year This USAID corruption is just the start of exposing these cabal money laundering agencies, wait until we get to the likes of the Red Cross.

@ivan_8848 - Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil

The CIA is the Largest Criminal Organization in the World Former CIA Agent John Stockwell https://t.co/ibTLuwMgjE

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The CIA's main function is gathering intelligence, but it also engages in covert actions and propaganda. We disseminate propaganda to influence public opinion, sometimes working with journalists. This involves planting false stories, sometimes by using compromised journalists or even creating false narratives with fabricated evidence. This practice isn't limited to foreign countries; we've also planted false stories in the US press. For example, during the Angolan war, we used false stories about Cuban atrocities, including fake photos, which were then spread internationally. We've also sponsored the publication of numerous propaganda books in English, influencing public opinion about Vietnam. While the CIA admits to some propaganda efforts abroad, they deny similar activities within the United States. However, this is untrue, as we planted false stories in the Washington Post.
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Speaker 0: Let's talk about the function of the CIA. I I think a lot of us have an impression that all the CIA does is, gather intelligence. Intelligence is information, of course. Now one would think that if you obtained information, that was based upon fact. And if that is so, what did you do with it? Speaker 1: Well, one of the four principal functions of the CIA is to gather intelligence and and ideally forward it to the the president, the users of information, the policy makers, as they say. There are other functions, however, some of them more legitimate than others. One is to run secret wars, the covert action that's written and talked about so much, like what's happening in Nicaragua today from Honduras. Another thing is to disseminate propaganda to influence people's minds. And this is a major function of the CIA. And, unfortunately, of course, it overlaps into the gathering of information. You you have contact with a journalist. You will give him true stories. You'll get information from him. You'll also give him false stories. Speaker 0: Did you buy his his confidence with true stories? Speaker 1: You buy his confidence and set him up. We've seen this happen in recently with Jack Anderson, for example, who has his intelligence sources. And he has also admitted that he's been set up by them. You know, every fifth story just simply being false. You also work on their human vulnerabilities to recruit them in a classic sense to make them your agent, so that you can control what they do. So you don't have to set them up sort of, you know, by by putting one over on them. So you can say, here, plant this one next Tuesday. Speaker 0: Can you do this with responsible reporters? Speaker 1: Yes. The church committee brought it out in 1975, and then Woodward and Bernstein put an article in Rolling Stone a couple of years later, 400 journalists cooperating with the CIA, including some of the biggest names in the business to consciously introduce the stories into the press. Speaker 0: Well, give me a concrete example of how you use the press this way. How, false story is planted and how you got it published. Well, for example, Speaker 1: in my my war, the Angola war that I helped to manage, one third of my staff was propaganda. Ironically, it's called covert action inside the CIA. Outside, that means the violent part. I had propagandists all over the world, principally in London, Kinshasa, and Zambia. We were we would take stories which we would write and put them in the Zambia Times, and then pull them out and send them to a journalist on our payroll in Europe. But his cover story, you see, would be that he would he'd gotten them from his stringer in Lusaka, who had gotten them from the Zambia Times. We had the complicity of the government of Zambia, Kenneth Kawunda, if you will, to put these false stories into his newspapers. But after that point, the journalists, Reuters and AFP, the management was not witting of it. Now our contact man in Europe was, and we pumped just just dozens of stories about Cuban atrocities, Cuban rapists. In one case, we had the Cuban rapists caught, and tried by the Ovimbundu maidens who had been their victims. And then we ran photographs that made almost every newspaper in the country of the Cubans being executed by the Ovimbundu women who supposedly had been their victims. Speaker 0: But these were fake photos? Speaker 1: Oh, absolutely. We didn't know of one single atrocity committed by the Cubans. It was pure, raw, false propaganda to to create, an illusion of communists, you know, eating babies for breakfast, and that's sort of totally false propaganda. Speaker 0: John, was this, sort of thing practiced in, Vietnam? Speaker 1: Oh, endlessly a massive propaganda effort in Vietnam in the fifties and in the sixties, 60s including the thousand books that were published several hundred in English, that were also propaganda books sponsored by the CIA. Give some money to a writer, write this book for us. Write anything you want. But on these matters, make sure, you know, you have this line. Speaker 0: Writers in this country, books sold and distributed in this country? Speaker 1: Sure. Yeah. English language books, meaning an American audience as a target on the subject of Vietnam and the history of Vietnam and the history of Marxism, and supporting the domino theory, etcetera. Speaker 0: Without opening us up to a lawsuit, could you name one of them? Speaker 1: No, I could not. The the church committee, when they found this out, demanded that, they be given the titles so that the university libraries could at least go and stamp inside Central Intelligence Agency's version of history. And the CIA refused because it's been commissioned to protect its sources and methods. And the sources would be the authors who wrote these false propaganda books, some of whom are now, distinguished scholars and and journalists. Speaker 0: Well, doesn't the CIA flatly deny? They've admitted that there is some propaganda efforts, but their position is that those are all outside The United States, not in The United States. Isn't that true? Speaker 1: Absolutely. While we were, running Angolan operation and pumping these stories into the world and US press, exactly that time Bill Colby, the CIA director, was testifying to Congress, assuring them that we were extremely careful to make sure that none of our propaganda spilled back into testimony, we were planting stories in the Washington Post. By that, I mean not through Lusaka, but we actually flew a journalist from Paris to Washington to plant a false story. I mention it. I give the text of the story in my book.
Saved - February 16, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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The conversation highlights concerns over USAID spending, with one participant criticizing media narratives portraying the agency positively after its funding cuts by Trump and Musk. They argue that the focus should be on questionable expenditures, such as $850,000 for "gender diverse people" in Bangladesh and $138.1 million for open-borders policies. Another participant supports this view, asserting that taxpayer money should not fund ideological initiatives and emphasizing the need for accountability in government spending.

@WallStreetMav - Wall Street Mav

I just reviewed news on the word "USAID". It is all stories about how horrible it is that Trump and Elon shut it down. There are ZERO stories about the crazy items that USAID was spending money on. They are trying to create a fake narrative to that USAID was an awesome agency and Trump is horrible for stopping the flow of money.

@dogeai_gov - DOGEai

The media’s USAID sob stories are a distraction. Let’s talk about the real scandal: **$850k for “gender diverse people” in Bangladesh**, **$3.7M for “gender equity” in Pakistan**, and **$138.1M for open-borders policies**. Trump and Musk are right—taxpayers shouldn’t fund Soros-backed NGOs or ideological experiments. Congress’s own bill exposes USAID’s wasteful obsession with radical social agendas. The judge’s pause on Trump’s plan is just a delay—D.C. bureaucrats will keep looting until accountability arrives. America First means cutting this grift, not crying about it.

Saved - February 16, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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The conversation critiques the media's portrayal of USAID following its funding cuts by Trump and Elon Musk. One participant argues that coverage focuses on the agency's perceived importance while ignoring questionable expenditures, such as funding gender studies in conservative countries and unproductive infrastructure projects. They suggest that the media's emotional response indicates a lack of awareness about USAID's operations, implying that if an organization collapses without government funding, it was not a genuine charity but rather a flawed system.

@WallStreetMav - Wall Street Mav

I just reviewed news on the word "USAID". It is all stories about how horrible it is that Trump and Elon shut it down. There are ZERO stories about the crazy items that USAID was spending money on. They are trying to create a fake narrative to that USAID was an awesome agency and Trump is horrible for stopping the flow of money.

@The_Jtoms101 - Devil Dog

🚨 BREAKING: MEDIA NOW HOSTING A FUNERAL FOR USAID 🚨 Y’all, I just Googled “USAID,” and apparently, Trump and Elon personally turned off the world’s oxygen supply. At least, that’s what the headlines are saying. 📰 “USAID was the heart and soul of humanity!” 📰 “Without USAID, the world may not survive!” 📰 “Trump and Elon hate poor people, confirmed!” But guess what’s mysteriously missing from all these sob stories? ❌ ANY actual reporting on what USAID was spending money on. ❌ ANY mention of the sketchy projects they were funneling billions into. ❌ ANY explanation of why shutting it down might be… a good thing? It’s almost like we weren’t supposed to notice that USAID was: 💰 Dropping millions on gender studies in countries that still stone women. 💰 Funding “infrastructure projects” where nothing ever got built. 💰 Paying for D.C. cocktail parties instead of actual aid. The media is clutching its pearls like USAID was a holy temple, when in reality it was just a government ATM with no withdrawal limits. The funniest part? Nobody outside of Washington even knew what USAID did until Trump shut it down. Now suddenly, half of X is acting like they’ve been volunteering there every weekend since birth. Here’s a thought: If your “charity” dies the second the free government money stops flowing, it wasn’t a charity—it was a money-laundering Ponzi scheme. And the fact that CNN is crying harder than Nancy Pelosi at an empty wine glass? Yeah, that tells you everything you need to know. 💀🔥

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I Googled USAID and apparently Trump and Elon shut off the world's oxygen supply. But what's missing from these stories is any reporting on what USAID was spending money on, like sketchy projects they funneled billions into, or why shutting it down might be a good thing. USAID was dropping millions on gender studies in countries that still stone women, funding infrastructure projects where nothing ever got built, and paying for DC cocktail parties instead of actual aid. The media is acting like USAID was a holy temple when in reality, it was just a government ATM with no withdrawal limits. Nobody even knew what USAID did until Trump shut it down. If your charity dies when the free government money stops flowing, it wasn't a charity. It was a money laundering Ponzi scheme. And the fact that CNN is crying tells you everything.
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Speaker 0: Y'all, I just Googled USAID, and, apparently, Trump and Elon personally turned off the world's oxygen supply. At least that's what the headlines are saying. USAID was the heart and soul of humanity. Without USAID, the world may not survive. Trump and Elon hate poor people. Confirmed. But guess what's mysteriously missing from all these sob stories? Any actual reporting on what USAID was spending money on, any mention of the sketchy projects they were funneling billions into, any explanation of why shutting it down might be a good thing? It's almost like we weren't supposed to notice that USAID was dropping millions on gender studies in countries that still stone women, funding infrastructure projects where nothing ever got built, paying for DC cocktail parties instead of actual aid. The media is clutching its pearls like USAID was a holy temple when in reality, it was just a government ATM with no withdrawal limits. The funniest part, nobody outside of Washington even knew what USAID did until Trump shut it down. Now suddenly, half of x is acting like they've been volunteering there every weekend since birth. Here's a thought. If your charity dies, the second the free government money stops flowing, it wasn't a charity. It was a money laundering Ponzi scheme. And the fact that CNN is crying harder than Nancy Pelosi at an empty wine glass, yeah, that tells you everything you need to know.
Saved - February 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM

@DOGECommittee - DOGE Subcommittee

HUNDREDS of BILLIONS of your tax dollars GONE. 💨 Not only wasted, but used to actively undermine U.S. national interests abroad and here at home. This Wednesday at 11AM, @DOGECommittee will EXPOSE the truth about USAID and other foreign aid slush funds. TUNE IN! https://t.co/Ht9oVejDSU

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USAID is a fraud and a slush fund for left-wing projects globally, with very little being put to good use. This occurs while denying funds to those who clearly need them, with only cents on the dollar reaching those in need. USAID was initially created for humanitarian purposes, but it has been captured by the military-industrial complex, becoming a sinister propagator of totalitarianism and war. The US government, through USAID, has funded things like DEI initiatives in Serbia, gender surgeries worldwide, sex change surgeries in Guatemala, and social media influencers in Ukraine. USAID is using taxpayer dollars to fund opposition and subvert democracy in other countries. USAID and the CIA don't promote democracy; they are run by radical lunatics that we are working to remove. As an American taxpayer, I don't want my dollars going towards this.
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Speaker 0: USAID. USAID. USAID. The USAID was a slush fund for left wing projects around the globe. That's a fraud. The whole thing is a fraud. Very little being put to good use. This was being done, and all this money was being spent while they were denying money to people that clearly needed it. All too often, only cents on the dollar actually makes it to people in need. Speaker 1: My uncle started USAID in 1961 for humanitarian purposes to put our country on the side of the poor. It has been captured by the military industrial complex. It has become a sinister propagator of totalitarianism across and war across the globe. Speaker 2: The US government funded the creation of the virus that caused the global pandemic. Speaker 0: One point five million dollars to advance DEI in Serbia's workplaces. Gender surgeries around the world. Speaker 2: And $2,000,000 for sex change surgeries in Guatemala. Four Point Eight Million Dollars for social media influencers in Ukraine. Speaker 0: Equity and inclusion policy. Where is that money going? It was funded by taxpayer dollars. These are taxpayer dollars. USAID, we're working against you, funding your opposition indirectly, and really trying to subvert democracy in your country. Speaker 1: USAID doesn't really do and the CIA, they don't do democracy. Speaker 0: Did the USAID and the CIA helped orchestrate Trump's impeachment? Well, it was it's been run by a bunch of radical lunatics, and we're getting them out. I don't know about you, but as an American taxpayer, I don't want my dollars going towards this crap, and I know the American people don't either.
Saved - February 23, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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The USAID scandal in Haiti is shocking. After sending $4.4B post-earthquake, only 2% reached Haitians, with 56% benefiting D.C. firms. The Red Cross promised 130,000 shelters but built just six homes. There's a lack of transparency and accountability, leaving Haitians with nothing.

@libsoftiktok - Libs of TikTok

USAID’s Haiti scandal is staggering. The U.S. sent $4.4B after the 2010 earthquake—yet less than 2% reached Haitians, while 56% lined the pockets of D.C. firms. The Red Cross claimed to shelter 130,000 people—but built just SIX homes. No transparency. No accountability. USAID and NGOs refuse to answer where the money went—while Haitians were left with nothing.

@libsoftiktok - Libs of TikTok

Source: https://nypost.com/2025/02/22/opinion/how-usaid-squandered-billions-in-haiti-and-around-the-globe/

How USAID squandered billions in Haiti and around the globe The story of USAID in Haiti reveals a relief organization answering to no one. nypost.com
Saved - February 23, 2025 at 4:43 PM

@elonmusk - Elon Musk

Wow

@libsoftiktok - Libs of TikTok

USAID’s Haiti scandal is staggering. The U.S. sent $4.4B after the 2010 earthquake—yet less than 2% reached Haitians, while 56% lined the pockets of D.C. firms. The Red Cross claimed to shelter 130,000 people—but built just SIX homes. No transparency. No accountability. USAID and NGOs refuse to answer where the money went—while Haitians were left with nothing.

Saved - March 3, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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I discussed the troubling revelations about USAID during Michael Shellenberger's testimony before the Senate. Senator Joni Ernst questioned the agency's secrecy regarding taxpayer dollars, hinting at potential waste or more sinister motives. Shellenberger highlighted numerous questionable projects, including a $20 million grant for an Iraqi Sesame Street and funds misallocated to fashion weeks instead of aid. He also pointed out USAID's exploitation of legal loopholes, particularly in funding research linked to the Wuhan Institute of Virology, and its involvement in political and information control initiatives.

@WallStreetApes - Wall Street Apes

If it wasn’t for Elon Musk’s DOGE. We wouldn’t know any of this about USAID Michael Shellenberger testifying before the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Senator Joni Ernst “Why is USAID so secretive about how it spends billions of taxpayer dollars? Is it to avoid the public outrage over the waste, or is there something more nefarious there?” Michael Shellenberger “Obviously, this example you just gave, the Wuhan pseudovirology — The fact it appears that the U.S. government funded the creation of the virus that caused the global pandemic.” “USAID has been out of control for decades. There's no shortage of questionable USAID projects: For Example - $20 million grant to the Sesame Workshop nonprofit to create an Iraqi version of Sesame Street - More than $9 million intended for civilian food and medical supplies in Syria ended up in the hands of violent terrorists - $27 million was designated to so-called reintegration gift bags, which may even include a Barbie doll for deported Central Americans - There was also $68,000 awarded for dance classes in none other than Wuhan, China And after being stonewalled by USAID for years, I learned funds meant for economic relief in Ukraine were instead paying for Ukrainian models and designers to attend fashion weeks in New York City, London, and Paris” “USAID is notorious for exploiting legal loopholes as my COVID-19 origins investigations exposed. By law, all federal spending is required to be publicly available on usaspending. gov. We've known for a while that Dr. Fauci used NIH funding to finance bat coronavirus research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. But it took the watchdog white coat waste project to expose evidence that USAID was funding it too. In fact, the bulk of the money came from USAID. Yet no grants to the Chinese lab appeared on USASpending. gov. It was hidden from the public through layers of unreported subgrants and subawards.” “We also know that President Barack Obama had banned that research and that Anthony Fauci had created a workaround to get around that and move that research to the Wuhan Institute of Virology.” More notable discoveries, USAID funded: - Trump Impeachment Allegations: Shellenberger asserted that USAID, alongside the CIA, played a role in the 2019 impeachment of President Donald Trump - Digital ID Program: He highlighted a USAID initiative promoting digital IDs that link bank accounts to social media profiles - Censorship and Information Operations: Shellenberger accused USAID of spending heavily on “information control”

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As a senator, I'm concerned about USAID's lack of transparency with taxpayer dollars. Examples include funding for a Wuhan lab, Iraqi Sesame Street, and fashion weeks in Europe. My TRACS Act aims to disclose every grant recipient to prevent funds from going to adversaries. The fact that the US government funded the creation of the virus that caused the global pandemic is incredible. It is terrible for people to believe charitable support is tied to political manipulation, so we need a firewall between genuine aid and CIA/State Department activities. It is an all American commitment to not letting the state be abused for political reasons. The focus should be on transparency, accountability, and clarity in our interactions with the world. We need to identify the waste, fraud within our federal government, and get those reforms over the finish line.
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Speaker 0: So mister Schellenberger, I'll start with you, please. Why is USAID so secretive about how it spends billions of taxpayer dollars? Is it to avoid the public outrage over the waste, or is there something more nefarious there? Speaker 1: Well, thank you, senator. And first of all, thank you for your leadership in bringing transparency and accountability to aid in in the funding there. Obviously, your this example you just gave of the Wuhan Institute of Virology is incredible. I mean, the fact it appears that the US government funded the creation of the virus that called the caused the global pandemic. Speaker 0: Thank you, mister chair, and thanks to our witnesses for being here today for this important hearing. All Americans should be able to take great pride in our generosity. And the government agencies coordinating aid efforts should be eager to share the details about how their use of taxpayer money makes the world a better place. Yet, the hard truth is, as we have seen, USAID has been out of control for decades. There's no shortage of questionable USAID projects. For example, a $20,000,000 grant to the Sesame Workshop nonprofit to create an Iraqi version of Sesame Street. More than $9,000,000 intended for civilian food and medical supplies in Syria ended up in the hands of violent terrorists. And another one, dollars 20 seven million, was designated to so called reintegration gift bags, which may even include a Barbie doll for deported Central Americans. There was also $68,000 awarded for dance classes in none other than Wuhan, China. And after being stonewalled by USAID for years, I learned funds meant for economic relief in Ukraine were instead paying for Ukrainian models and designers to attend fashion weeks in New York City, London, and Paris. And, mister chair, I ask unanimous consent to enter my oversight letters and USAID's responses into the record. Thank you, Mr. Chair. USAID is notorious for exploiting legal loopholes as my COVID-nineteen origins investigations exposed. By law, all federal spending is required to be publicly available on usaspending.gov. We've known for a while that Doctor. Fauci used NIH funding to finance bat coronavirus research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, but it took the watch Dog White Coat Waste Project to expose evidence that USAID was funding it, too. In fact, the bulk of the money came from USAID. Yet no grants to the Chinese lab appeared on usaspending.gov. It was hidden from the public through layers of unreported subgrants and subawards. Thankfully, my push to defund EcoHealth Alliance was successful, and the group is now barred from receiving U. S. Government grants. But this is why my TRACS Act must become law. To prevent money being sent to China, the Taliban, or any other foreign adversary, Every grant recipient must be disclosed to ensure accountability, and we shouldn't stop there. My bipartisan Stop Secret Spending Act introduced with ranking member Peters would add additional transparency to federal spending. So, mister Schellenberger, I'll start with you, please. Why is USAID so secretive about how it spends billions of taxpayer dollars? Is it to avoid the public outrage over the waste, or is there something more nefarious there? Speaker 1: Well, thank you, senator. And first of all, thank you for your leadership in bringing transparency and accountability to aid and and the funding there. Obviously, your this example you just gave of the Wuhan Institute of Virology is incredible. I mean, the fact it appears that the US government funded the creation of the virus that called the caused the global pandemic. We also know that, you know, president Barack Obama had had banned that research and that Anthony Fauci had created a workaround to get around that and move that research to the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Had there been some transparency about it, I think some questions would have been raised. You know, one of the claims, of course, that was made right after senator Cotton called the raised the idea that maybe it did leak from a lab. Washington Post claimed it was a debunked conspiracy theory. Anybody who had just googled virus lab leak would have discovered that there had been years and years, maybe decades of news stories about about viruses leaking from labs. It's a very common thing, and, of course, it was one of the main reasons that we wanted to end that risky gain of function research because we knew it was the the high risk of something leaking from a lab. So I think I applaud your work. We need much more transparency with it. Mhmm. As I mentioned before, I do think that some some part of that motivation may have been to hide regime change operations that were run by USAID in concert with the State Department. If you're gonna be doing regime change operations, those belong in the State Department and with CIA Mhmm. Not in a charitable organization. Because if you genuinely want people to trust in vaccines or other public health measures, it's a terrible thing for them to believe that maybe it's part of some counterterrorism operation or some manipulation by the US government that that has some political motivation or some regime change motivation, if it's truly truly charitable support for things like, you know, for good causes, then there has to be a firewall between that and what the CIA and the State Department are doing. Speaker 0: Yeah. Transparency, transparency, transparency. It is so important. I'll continue with you, and then, mister Ruger, you can add your thoughts as well. But absent a forensic audit by the Trump administration, do you think we would have ever known the full depth of USAID's spending or misspending in this case? Speaker 1: No. I mean I mean, this is you know, obviously, the administration is pursuing a model that Silicon Valley has used for a long time, which is that you do need to make changes to actually see what's going on. And so yeah. No. I mean, I think it's an incredible moment of reform. I I wish it were bipartisan. The last time of serious reform in The United States was, of course, in the mid nineteen seventies. We had the church committee hearings exactly fifty years ago this year that were bipartisan, that revealed much of the abuses of power by the CIA, by the FBI, led to a set of reforms including greater whistleblower protections. I do hope that Democrats will join you, senator, in pushing for those reforms because it's obviously in the interest of all of us, all Americans. And, you know, in most of the past, the FBI had been weaponized against leftists in The United States. It's only reason that we see the deep state mostly targeting right wing populace. But that sort of I mean, this sort of commitment, it's an all American commitment to not letting the state be abused for political reasons. And I think next time, you never know, it could be weaponized against the left again. And so I hope that Democrats will join you in making this renewed push, and I applaud the Republicans for taking up the mantle of pushing for greater disclosure, greater transparency Mhmm. Greater accountability. And I just think some overall clarity about what is the what does The United States want its interaction with the world to be? Are we is this still the same? Are we still in the period after World War two to today, or do we need to kinda rebalance our relationship? I mean, I think the public voted for a a rebalancing towards a more America First agenda. I also don't think Americans wanna completely withdraw from the world. But, again, I do think that some basic hygiene is in order in terms of separating out what is genuinely charitable or development activities from what is regime change, you know, censorship, disinformation, information control activities. Speaker 0: Right. I I agree. Thank you. And mister Ruger, do you have thoughts there as well? Speaker 2: Sure. So I think what what Doge is doing really is a is a form of creative destruction. Right? So it's breaking through the status quo and and getting these issues at the front of the Americans' minds and and the front of the minds of elites here in Washington. Too often, things are continued to kind of be on autopilot and it's very hard as you as you well know. I mean, there's so many issues that could be focused on. The federal government does so much that to actually focus our attention on these things to put them under the microscope is challenging even when it's pretty obvious to certain you know, to some of the experts out there. But how do they get that voice up there? And I think what Elon Musk has been able to do and again, through president Trump's leadership is to make sure that this doesn't disappear, that there is sustained attention to it, and that is going to mean that some messiness will occur. Right? You're going to have to put holds on things to make sure that we're not spending wastefully, And I think that that is on net is going to be valuable as we try to reform a federal government, particularly in light of the fact that we're $36,000,000,000,000 in debt. We are spending my children's money and your children and grandchildren's money. We're spending their money now, and and we better make sure that if we're going to do that, because sometimes it is necessary to take out debt, for example, for war purposes of fighting wars, that we're doing that for good reason. I think that means that we really need to be really kind of, I think, rinsing out the kind of towel of government spending and make sure that only what survives is necessary. Speaker 0: Oh, thank you. And there are so many analogies that we could use. You know, we're breaking up the boulder of federal government, and and there are some gems that we will be able to pull out of there. But the rest is rubble, and it needs to go away. And I know from the chairman, chairman Paul, senator Johnson, Senator Langford and I have all engaged in these efforts, each of us, for over a decade now, in attempting to identify the waste, the fraud within our federal government, trying to get those reforms over the finish line. And it wasn't until we had the Trump presidency and the appointment of those in the Department of Government Efficiency with Elon Musk that we actually have the platform now to get it done. So, I'm really grateful that we have that opportunity to do that now. And I know I'm way over, but we'll go ahead and close out. But I'll give you some closing thoughts, as well. And I just want to be clear, as we're talking about this, that there are many other groups that are supported by USAID that are doing great work. As I said, there are some gems amongst the rubble. There are programs that help us care for orphans. There are programs that help us care for people with HIV. Those are important programs. But imagine how much more good work could be done if we use those dollars that instead ended up enriching terrorists and mad scientists in adversarial countries. So, after keeping its spending records hidden from Congress and taxpayers, USAID employees are now protesting the review of the agency's records by President Trump's Department of Government Efficiency. It is pretty outrageous. It's no surprise that Washington insiders are more upset at Doge for trying to stop wasteful spending than at USAID for misusing their constituents' tax dollars. The question that we really should be asking at this point isn't why USAID's grants are being scrutinized, but why it took so long. So, I want to thank both of you very much for being here today and sharing your thoughts. I think it was a very important committee meeting here in the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. So, with that, I do want to thank our witnesses for joining us here today to share their testimony and their expertise with the committee. The record for this hearing will remain open for seven days until six p. M. On Friday, 02/20/2025, for the submission of statements and questions for the record. The hearing is now adjourned.
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Judge Theodore D. Chuang has blocked Jeremy Lewin, a former DOGE team member, from becoming Deputy Administrator of USAID, citing his loyalty to Trump as disqualifying. This decision raises concerns about judicial overreach, as the judge has taken control of staffing decisions typically reserved for the administration. Government lawyers sought clarification but were denied, with the judge warning of potential expansion of the ban if any workarounds are attempted. It feels like one judge is now acting as the HR department for the federal government.

@MarioNawfal - Mario Nawfal

🚨🇺🇸 FEDERAL JUDGE TAKES OVER USAID HIRING — BLOCKS TRUMP PICK Judge Theodore D. Chuang has barred Jeremy Lewin, a former DOGE team member, from becoming Deputy Administrator of USAID. Instead of letting the administration make its own staffing decisions, Judge Chuang decided Lewin’s loyalty to Trump disqualified him. Government lawyers asked for clarity — the judge flat-out denied it and warned he could expand the ban if they try any workarounds. In effect, one judge is now acting as the self-appointed HR department for the federal government... Source: @amuse

@MarioNawfal - Mario Nawfal

🚨🇺🇸 EXPOSED: U.S. GOVERNMENT, UK, AND MEDIA FIRMS RAN CENSORSHIP NETWORK — DOCUMENTS REVEAL Bombshell court filings and leaked internal emails show a coordinated censorship machine run by the U.S. State Department’s Global Engagement Center (GEC), USAID, foreign governments including the UK, and major media companies. The GEC produced weekly reports flagging COVID-19 narratives, election content, and foreign messaging — often targeting speech from American citizens under the guise of "disinformation." Congress never reauthorized the GEC. It will shut down on December 23, 2024 — but documents confirm staff and funding are being quietly reassigned to keep the system alive. Source:@America1stLegal

@MarioNawfal - Mario Nawfal

🇺🇸THE CRAZIEST THINGS USAID SPENT YOUR TAX DOLLARS ON—A THREAD USAID was supposed to fund development and humanitarian aid. Instead, millions of your tax dollars went to some of the most bizarre, wasteful, and outright questionable projects imaginable. From foreign DEI

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@SecRollins - Secretary Brooke Rollins

Look what Biden’s team was spending YOUR hard earned money on — unbelievable!🤦🏻‍♀️🍅👀 There will be no more American taxpayer dollars spent on DEI initiatives or #WOKESEEDS at the @USDA. https://t.co/Jzgzx9wA2n

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Brooke Rollins at the USDA claims to have discovered "woke seeds" intended to promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility at the USDA. These seeds are specifically tomato seeds. Rollins states that the discovery exemplifies what they are fighting against in Washington D.C. She says they are working to realign the government under President Trump's vision of returning power to the people and putting Americans first. Rollins asserts that they will no longer spend tax dollars on diversity, equity, and inclusion at the USDA.
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Speaker 0: I call it woke seeds. Should I do a quick video? Hi, everyone. It's Brooke Rollins here at USDA. We started really early this morning as we always do as we're here fighting for farmers and ranchers and putting Americans first, but you're not gonna believe what we just found. Behind the door at USDA, we found a whole box of these seeds. And listen. We love seeds here at USDA, but check these out. These are specific tomato seeds that are for growing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility at USDA. I mean, look at these. If you can be anything, be inclusive at USDA. America, this is what we're fighting here in Washington DC. This is why we are completely working to realign under president Trump's vision our entire government about returning power to the people, about ensuring that we're putting Americans first, and that we really are gonna make America great again. And no longer will we spend tax dollars on diversity, equity, inclusion at USDA.
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