Jill Ortman Fouse:

Today at 3 pm to support the travels of Senator Van Hollen to bring Abrego Garcia home - organized by Latino Elected officials in the State of MD
3pm
Silver Spring
The civic center

Til A Mawnin (feat. Sting) - Single by Shaggy on Apple Music Album · 2025 · 1 Song

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Clapping out Global Health folks at USAID annex this AM —— meant a lot, though painful.

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LetsGetIntoIt2025 on Substack A MUST WATCH! Sen. Jeff Merkley bravely asking what we’ve all been thinking.

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Brilliant.
No screaming or preaching.
A clear question that requires an answer.
And never got one.

National Employee Appreciation Day - March 7th - Federal workers get a free ¼ chicken and chips This National Employee Appreciation Day all current and recently laid off federal workers in the DMV area can get a free ¼ chicken and chips on us.

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A glimmer of hope Last night, Donald Trump delivered the longest and most insanely boring presidential address to the United States Congress in American history.

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Will the Supreme Court Face Down Trump or Flinch? For John Roberts and the other non-MAGA SCOTUS conservatives, the hour of trial draws near.

"Roberts was utterly blind—proudly blind—to the fact that we have entered extraordinary times."

Her Business Helps Disabled Kids. Now It's Struggling to Survive USAID cuts mean Inclusive Development Partners is trying to stave off bankruptcy

"I know a child in New Hampshire is just as important as a child in Nepal. But that money cut from USAID is not going to be given to New Hampshire children. They are also cutting Education, Medicaid . . ."
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Babies dying

Kenyan Health Worker On USAID Cuts — ‘We Are Going To Choose Now Between Food And Drugs’ The U.S. government took another extraordinary step this week: ending 92% of all USAID grants, including for HIV/AIDS.

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Internal Memos: Senior USAID Leaders Warned Trump Appointees of Hundreds of Thousands of Deaths From Closing Agency One million children will go untreated for severe malnutrition, up to 166,000 people will die from malaria and 200,000 more children will be paralyzed by polio over the next decade, the memos estimate...

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March 1, 2025 John Simpson of the BBC noted recently that “there are years when the world goes through some fundamental, convulsive change.” Seven weeks in, he suggested, 2025 is on track to be one of them: “a time...

I am sorry that there does not seem to be sufficient awareness that alliances count and more people died in Ukraine, the deaths in the moment - not in the future - from the USAID debacle are not mentioned enough!
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Where are voices screaming about the Supreme Court and USAID payments

Where are voices screaming at the Supreme Court about USAID funding???

Wyoming students stage die-in outside governor's office - WyoFile CHEYENNE—Humming “Amazing Grace” and lying on the floor outside Gov. Mark Gordon’s office, a group of University of Wyoming students hoped to send the

University of Wyoming students protested Monday as lawmakers pushed to repeal campus gun-free zones and elect rather than appoint UW trustees.

“I still can’t believe” got us Trump. Believe it. Fight it.

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Trump-Musk Scandal at USAID Takes Unnerving Turn With Vile Leaked Memo Can Trump and his top advisers really just act with total impunity? Or is there, just maybe, a price to be paid for starving poor people and un-indicting a corrupt mayor?

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ESSAY: Home of the brave? Really? Who will stand up for democracy?

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How USAID Helped Us Defeat the Iraqi Insurgency Its projects reinforced our military efforts, and served American interests while saving and improving lives.

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NIH Funding Cuts Appear to Draw on Heritage Foundation Report That Blasts ‘DEI Staff’ In its notice outlining the large cut in university funding, the US National Institutes of Health seems to draw on a report from a conservative think tank that denounces the “political left.”

NEW: In its notice outlining the large cut in university funding, the US National Institutes of Health seems to draw on a report from a conservative think tank that denounces the “political left.”

Before it Fades Substack | Substack Before It Fades is a space for individuals who have worked in aid, development, global health, and humanitarian response to honor their experiences, capture the moments that shaped them, and ensure th...

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YouTube video by friendsofUSAID Save Foreign Aid

Trump and Musk’s Billionaire Blitzkrieg has not only made America less safe and will hurt poor countries all across the world but it will also harm hard working Americans.

Who do you think, grows, harvests, and ships their products across the globe? AMERICAN FARMERS!

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Good question.

#StandWithUSAID
#SaveForeignAid

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Americans need to understand that USAID is one of the most effective soft-power cards the US has. Hard-power (military) and soft-power work hand-in-hand to safeguard American lives, values and interests. No surprise the PRC and Russia are cheering on this tomfoolery that harms the national interest.