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$1.5 million to advance DEI in Serbia's workplaces.
$70,000 for a production of a DEI musical in Ireland.
$47,000 for a transgender opera in Colombia.
$32,000 for a transgender comic book in Peru.
That was just the tip of the iceberg.



As much as $10 million was used by an al Qaeda-linked group for meals.
$78,000 to a non-profit linked to designated terrorist organizations including Pakistan's Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation — even after an inspector general launched an investigation.
$15 million in taxpayer funds to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan to help distribute 'oral contraceptives and condoms.'

The fact sheet lists millions of dollars in additional wasteful spending, including:

$6 million was used to fund tourism in Egypt
$2.5 million for electric vehicles for Vietnam
$1.5 million to 'advance diversity equity and inclusion in Serbia's workplaces and business communities.'

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Originally posted by M.Shy:
Even in our small town, USPS EMPLOYEES are not the most friendly folks…WTH is their problem?
Great pay, great benefits, job security…

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Originally posted by JTEX:
Why is the left so outraged about the shutdown. Are they happy with how,our tax dollars are thrown away? Or is it something more sinister?

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$1.5 million to advance DEI in Serbia's workplaces.
$70,000 for a production of a DEI musical in Ireland.
$47,000 for a transgender opera in Colombia.
$32,000 for a transgender comic book in Peru.
That was just the tip of the iceberg.



As much as $10 million was used by an al Qaeda-linked group for meals.
$78,000 to a non-profit linked to designated terrorist organizations including Pakistan's Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation — even after an inspector general launched an investigation.
$15 million in taxpayer funds to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan to help distribute 'oral contraceptives and condoms.'

The fact sheet lists millions of dollars in additional wasteful spending, including:

$6 million was used to fund tourism in Egypt
$2.5 million for electric vehicles for Vietnam
$1.5 million to 'advance diversity equity and inclusion in Serbia's workplaces and business communities.'

Looks like DOGE is starting out well!

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Originally posted by JTEX:
Why is the left so outraged about the shutdown. Are they happy with how,our tax dollars are thrown away? Or is it something more sinister?

quote:

$1.5 million to advance DEI in Serbia's workplaces.
$70,000 for a production of a DEI musical in Ireland.
$47,000 for a transgender opera in Colombia.
$32,000 for a transgender comic book in Peru.
That was just the tip of the iceberg.



As much as $10 million was used by an al Qaeda-linked group for meals.
$78,000 to a non-profit linked to designated terrorist organizations including Pakistan's Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation — even after an inspector general launched an investigation.
$15 million in taxpayer funds to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan to help distribute 'oral contraceptives and condoms.'

The fact sheet lists millions of dollars in additional wasteful spending, including:

$6 million was used to fund tourism in Egypt
$2.5 million for electric vehicles for Vietnam
$1.5 million to 'advance diversity equity and inclusion in Serbia's workplaces and business communities.'

Looks like DOGE is starting out well!

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Originally posted by TomP:

quote:

Originally posted by JTEX:
Why is the left so outraged about the shutdown. Are they happy with how,our tax dollars are thrown away? Or is it something more sinister?

quote:

$1.5 million to advance DEI in Serbia's workplaces.
$70,000 for a production of a DEI musical in Ireland.
$47,000 for a transgender opera in Colombia.
$32,000 for a transgender comic book in Peru.
That was just the tip of the iceberg.



As much as $10 million was used by an al Qaeda-linked group for meals.
$78,000 to a non-profit linked to designated terrorist organizations including Pakistan's Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation — even after an inspector general launched an investigation.
$15 million in taxpayer funds to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan to help distribute 'oral contraceptives and condoms.'

The fact sheet lists millions of dollars in additional wasteful spending, including:

$6 million was used to fund tourism in Egypt
$2.5 million for electric vehicles for Vietnam
$1.5 million to 'advance diversity equity and inclusion in Serbia's workplaces and business communities.'

Looks like DOGE is starting out well!

Makes for humorous reading but are teensy drops in a very big bucket.
I doubt anyone is tracking the side effects of Trump's decrees.
The Butterfly Effect. Not to say the cuts would be wrong, just that there is no analysis of the details.

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Originally posted by medved:
nobody mentionned it but i will ask what about the us farmers that usaid was buying from for wheat, soybeans and rice?

USAID, last year purchased $2 billion in U.S.-grown crops from corn and soybeans to wheat, sorghum, vegetable oil and peas.

USAID plays about 10% to 20% of the total [export] market.

interesting to say the least ...

quote:

Originally posted by JTEX:
Why is the left so outraged about the shutdown. Are they happy with how,our tax dollars are thrown away? Or is it something more sinister?

quote:

$1.5 million to advance DEI in Serbia's workplaces.
$70,000 for a production of a DEI musical in Ireland.
$47,000 for a transgender opera in Colombia.
$32,000 for a transgender comic book in Peru.
That was just the tip of the iceberg.



As much as $10 million was used by an al Qaeda-linked group for meals.
$78,000 to a non-profit linked to designated terrorist organizations including Pakistan's Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation — even after an inspector general launched an investigation.
$15 million in taxpayer funds to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan to help distribute 'oral contraceptives and condoms.'

The fact sheet lists millions of dollars in additional wasteful spending, including:

$6 million was used to fund tourism in Egypt
$2.5 million for electric vehicles for Vietnam
$1.5 million to 'advance diversity equity and inclusion in Serbia's workplaces and business communities.'

Looks like DOGE is starting out well!

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Originally posted by medved:
nobody mentionned it but i will ask what about the us farmers that usaid was buying from for wheat, soybeans and rice?

USAID, last year purchased $2 billion in U.S.-grown crops from corn and soybeans to wheat, sorghum, vegetable oil and peas.

USAID plays about 10% to 20% of the total [export] market.

interesting to say the least ...

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The value of U.S. agricultural exports, not adjusting for inflation, peaked in fiscal year 2022 before declining in 2023. Total exports were valued at $178.7 billion in 2023,

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Originally posted by jeffeosso:

quote:

Originally posted by medved:
nobody mentionned it but i will ask what about the us farmers that usaid was buying from for wheat, soybeans and rice?

USAID, last year purchased $2 billion in U.S.-grown crops from corn and soybeans to wheat, sorghum, vegetable oil and peas.

USAID plays about 10% to 20% of the total [export] market.

interesting to say the least ...

you are only off by an order of magnitude - or two

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The value of U.S. agricultural exports, not adjusting for inflation, peaked in fiscal year 2022 before declining in 2023. Total exports were valued at $178.7 billion in 2023,

2/179= 1.1%


Oh, and you mean the USAID food that is NORTORIOUSLY stolen by governments and strongmen, and rarely makes it to the poor? THAT USAID?

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2 in 25 make it to the impoverished people

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Originally posted by ledvm:
Jeff,
Most of these morons have never been to places like Uganda where pallets of USAID canned goods are hoarded by government strongmen and sold to villagers or held in ransom for votes and other favors.

They think this stuff is passed out by the tooth fairy and every kid along the Congo drinks a can of milk before bed.

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Originally posted by ledvm:
Jeff,
Most of these morons have never been to places like Uganda where pallets of USAID canned goods are hoarded by government strongmen and sold to villagers or held in ransom for votes and other favors.

They think this stuff is passed out by the tooth fairy and every kid along the Congo drinks a can of milk before bed.

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You got your foot in first.

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Originally posted by RolandtheHeadless:

quote:

You got your foot in first.

In where? His mouth?

Lane has his foot in his mouth more and more over the past year or so. Remember when he was a tepid Trump supporter at best--when he said he didn't like Trump, but would ride for the GOP brand, no matter who they barfed up for a candidate?

Now, he's reborn! Hallelujah! A true Trumpeteer!

Trump is playing five dimensional chess, while the MSM and Dems can't figure out checkers. His brilliant moves include threatening to renege on the Panama Canal lease we signed and both parties honored for 100 years. Threatening to take or buy Greenland. Plans to make Canada the 51st state.

Hey, you Canucks: if I were you, I'd hold out for statehood for each of your ten provinces. Demand three more for your territories--as a negotiating position.

You really don't have to worry. Trump isn't competent enough to pull off most of what he says.

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Originally posted by ledvm:

quote:

Originally posted by RolandtheHeadless:

quote:

You got your foot in first.

In where? His mouth?

Lane has his foot in his mouth more and more over the past year or so. Remember when he was a tepid Trump supporter at best--when he said he didn't like Trump, but would ride for the GOP brand, no matter who they barfed up for a candidate?

Now, he's reborn! Hallelujah! A true Trumpeteer!

Trump is playing five dimensional chess, while the MSM and Dems can't figure out checkers. His brilliant moves include threatening to renege on the Panama Canal lease we signed and both parties honored for 100 years. Threatening to take or buy Greenland. Plans to make Canada the 51st state.

Hey, you Canucks: if I were you, I'd hold out for statehood for each of your ten provinces. Demand three more for your territories--as a negotiating position.

You really don't have to worry. Trump isn't competent enough to pull off most of what he says.

Thank you kindly Roland for the praise. I appreciate it.

You are correct. Trump has been doing such a good job this time around that even I am astounded.

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Originally posted by RolandtheHeadless:

quote:

You got your foot in first.

In where? His mouth?

Lane has his foot in his mouth more and more over the past year or so. Remember when he was a tepid Trump supporter at best--when he said he didn't like Trump, but would ride for the GOP brand, no matter who they barfed up for a candidate?

Now, he's reborn! Hallelujah! A true Trumpeteer!

Trump is playing five dimensional chess, while the MSM and Dems can't figure out checkers. His brilliant moves include threatening to renege on the Panama Canal lease we signed and both parties honored for 100 years. Threatening to take or buy Greenland. Plans to make Canada the 51st state. Hey, you Canucks: if I were you, I'd hold out for statehood for each of your ten provinces. Demand three more for your territories--as a negotiating position. Plans to make Canada the 51st state.



You really don't have to worry. Trump isn't competent enough to pull off most of what he says.

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Originally posted by ledvm:
As the 51st…I wonder if we could hunt brown/grizzly bear in BC again.

quote:

Originally posted by RolandtheHeadless:

quote:

You got your foot in first.

In where? His mouth?

Lane has his foot in his mouth more and more over the past year or so.

quote:

Originally posted by RolandtheHeadless:
When I retired from law, I promised myself to never again get involved with nasty, unpleasant people.

quote:

Originally posted by Steve Bertram:
America Alone...foreign policy written by a grade schooler

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Originally posted by jeffeosso:

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Originally posted by Steve Bertram:
America Alone...foreign policy written by a grade schooler

Well, at least even YOU can understand it

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Originally posted by Saeed:

quote:

Originally posted by ledvm:
As the 51st…I wonder if we could hunt brown/grizzly bear in BC again.

Keep on dreaming!

Best thing for a Trump worshipper!

quote:

Originally posted by medved:

quote:

Originally posted by jeffeosso:

quote:

Originally posted by medved:
nobody mentionned it but i will ask what about the us farmers that usaid was buying from for wheat, soybeans and rice?

USAID, last year purchased $2 billion in U.S.-grown crops from corn and soybeans to wheat, sorghum, vegetable oil and peas.

USAID plays about 10% to 20% of the total [export] market.

interesting to say the least ...

you are only off by an order of magnitude - or two

quote:

The value of U.S. agricultural exports, not adjusting for inflation, peaked in fiscal year 2022 before declining in 2023. Total exports were valued at $178.7 billion in 2023,

2/179= 1.1%


Oh, and you mean the USAID food that is NORTORIOUSLY stolen by governments and strongmen, and rarely makes it to the poor? THAT USAID?

i do not know about the stolen part i was just asking a question about all those farmers that got some money from your own gvt and it will not happen anymore... i imagine a lot of you are eating sorgho or gozo lol ...

spending like a drunken sailor make no sense i do agree for sure but if you want to rule the world but not helping it i can guarantee the outcome ...

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Originally posted by jeffeosso:

quote:

Originally posted by Steve Bertram:
America Alone...foreign policy written by a grade schooler

Well, at least even YOU can understand it

quote:

Originally posted by crbutler:
Near as I can tell, what Trump is doing with USAID is getting rid of a very inefficient and undoubtedly somewhat corrupt government organization.

The congress votes funds for foreign aid and that is undoubtedly not going to change, although the amounts might well.

I find myself agreeing that sending condoms to various countries where (at least the ones I have been to) have absolutely no intention of using them for the intended purpose out of some sort of idealistic rationale, or giving away food products to corrupt government agencies (not giving it directly to the folks needing it) is rather useless and corrupt.

Given how much money we have given to many places and the lack of effect on public opinion, it would seem to me that something isn't working with the international aid issue.

I don't necessarily think that Musk is going to replace the mess with a better version, but the current version is broken and maybe getting rid of the current lot and getting a different set of actors in place might get a better result... If nothing else, Trump's removal of the dead wood will allow a future administration to put someone with some competence in charge.

quote:

Originally posted by medved:

quote:

Originally posted by jeffeosso:

quote:

Originally posted by medved:
nobody mentionned it but i will ask what about the us farmers that usaid was buying from for wheat, soybeans and rice?

USAID, last year purchased $2 billion in U.S.-grown crops from corn and soybeans to wheat, sorghum, vegetable oil and peas.

USAID plays about 10% to 20% of the total [export] market.

interesting to say the least ...

you are only off by an order of magnitude - or two

quote:

The value of U.S. agricultural exports, not adjusting for inflation, peaked in fiscal year 2022 before declining in 2023. Total exports were valued at $178.7 billion in 2023,

2/179= 1.1%


Oh, and you mean the USAID food that is NORTORIOUSLY stolen by governments and strongmen, and rarely makes it to the poor? THAT USAID?

i do not know about the stolen part i was just asking a question about all those farmers that got some money from your own gvt and it will not happen anymore... i imagine a lot of you are eating sorgho or gozo lol ...

spending like a drunken sailor make no sense i do agree for sure but if you want to rule the world but not helping it i can guarantee the outcome ...

quote:

Originally posted by Steve Bertram:
America Alone...foreign policy written by a grade schooler

quote:

Originally posted by TomP:

quote:

Originally posted by Steve Bertram:
America Alone...foreign policy written by a grade schooler

In the proverbial purple crayon...

quote:

Originally posted by Steve Ahrenberg:

quote:

Originally posted by crbutler:
Near as I can tell, what Trump is doing with USAID is getting rid of a very inefficient and undoubtedly somewhat corrupt government organization.

The congress votes funds for foreign aid and that is undoubtedly not going to change, although the amounts might well.

I find myself agreeing that sending condoms to various countries where (at least the ones I have been to) have absolutely no intention of using them for the intended purpose out of some sort of idealistic rationale, or giving away food products to corrupt government agencies (not giving it directly to the folks needing it) is rather useless and corrupt.

Given how much money we have given to many places and the lack of effect on public opinion, it would seem to me that something isn't working with the international aid issue.

I don't necessarily think that Musk is going to replace the mess with a better version, but the current version is broken and maybe getting rid of the current lot and getting a different set of actors in place might get a better result... If nothing else, Trump's removal of the dead wood will allow a future administration to put someone with some competence in charge.

quote:

Originally posted by medved:

quote:

Originally posted by jeffeosso:

quote:

Originally posted by medved:
nobody mentionned it but i will ask what about the us farmers that usaid was buying from for wheat, soybeans and rice?

USAID, last year purchased $2 billion in U.S.-grown crops from corn and soybeans to wheat, sorghum, vegetable oil and peas.

USAID plays about 10% to 20% of the total [export] market.

interesting to say the least ...

you are only off by an order of magnitude - or two

quote:

The value of U.S. agricultural exports, not adjusting for inflation, peaked in fiscal year 2022 before declining in 2023. Total exports were valued at $178.7 billion in 2023,

2/179= 1.1%


Oh, and you mean the USAID food that is NORTORIOUSLY stolen by governments and strongmen, and rarely makes it to the poor? THAT USAID?

i do not know about the stolen part i was just asking a question about all those farmers that got some money from your own gvt and it will not happen anymore... i imagine a lot of you are eating sorgho or gozo lol ...

spending like a drunken sailor make no sense i do agree for sure but if you want to rule the world but not helping it i can guarantee the outcome ...

Like you, I have seen what the rural African lives like. Condoms aren't in the daily vernacular of the average rural African.

Truckers have unprotected sex daily on the road. The guys I have spent time with in hunting parties have normally 2-3 wives. 6-7 kids per wife. They don't see life through the same prism as Westerners or Europeans do.

Most Safaris involve some level of local travel. The trackers, skinners and game scouts are all out there looking for strange, everywhere we go.

Condom distribution is a joke. Looking at Doge savings as a negative seems like a loser to me.

I cannot think of one single American that thinks 45 million on promoting gay sex in South America is a wise use on our tax dollars. SMH