Lynne Cripe, PhD

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted “no one has died” as a result of U.S. foreign aid cuts. In Myanmar, the grieving father of a 2-year-old boy who died after their food rations were cut calls such claims a lie.

A drawing of civil servants from NIH, NSF, EPA, USAID, CDC, FEMA and NASA, symbolizing the organizations that have signaled dissent.

USAID DART worker carrying a sack of food.

Today, I am making a long overdue post, adding USAID to Courage is Contagious

On March 5, USAID wrote a dissent letter. It read:

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Some USAID love from Keri Russell ♥️

Note, they are looking for RIF'd employees to sign too. Take a look and consider signing.

E Barrett Prettyman federal courthouse in DC

COMING UP: The fate of hundreds of unaccompanied minor children hangs in the balance as a federal judge, Tim Kelly, weighs whether to block their summary removal from the United States.

At 2 p.m. ET, Kelly will hear argument on the children’s motion to enjoin their deportation.

Follow along ⬇️ 🧵

https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-judicial-learning-curve Armed with Judge Sooknanan's restraining order, Flores arrived at the airport to search for A.R.M.D. and others. On the tarmac, she saw two ICE transport planes, their doors sealed shut. Nearby, she spotted a building and knocked on the door. Through the glass, she could see officers seated inside. Eventually, a young man answered the door. Flores explained that she had clients on one of the planes and a court order to stop it from leaving. While the young man disappeared inside the building to find his supervisor, Flores waited next to the door. She told anyone who entered or exited the building that they "were all complicit in violating a federal court order" if the plane left with her clients aboard. Eventually, when the young man returned, he told Flores that his supervisor was trying to contact ICE. But as Flores again tried to explain that she had a court order, another official stepped outside and "physically pulled the young man back into the building." Through the glass, she saw staff members "jeering and laughing." She repeated her earlier warning: If the plane carrying her clients took off, they were "all complicit in the violation of the judge's order."

As grim as this story may be, there's still much to be inspired by.

Look no further than this attorney for the children, who rushed to the airport to stop the planes. She stood near the tarmac, warning any officials she saw that they’d be complicit in violating a court order if the planes took off.

This excellent article by @annabower.bsky.social documents efforts to prevent the illegal deportation of unaccompanied children to Guatemala.

While the cruelty of the regime is well established, there is something so depraved about the deliberate harm inflicted on children.

This looks amazing!

This thread 👇🏻

Thanks for the response! Glad you have a supportive employer. My work has been focused on mental health of intl aid workers/human rights defenders. The US domestic scene is looking increasingly similar and so I’m thinking more about these questions close to home. Be well.

Genuine question: what mechanisms are in place to support the mental health or journalists reporting on extremism?

When you are feeling weary or despairing, remember that there are people in every corner of the world taking life affirming action in the direction of more justice. The fact that you can't see it all is a comfort because it means there is an excess of positive actions happening all at once. #onwards

It was so moving to be at my spouse’s and stepchild’s naturalization ceremony. It such a pure distillation of the best of American values.

USAID Shutdown Costs Top $6 Billion, Internal Estimate Shows The estimate, included in a seven-page memo prepared for Secretary of State Marco Rubio, raises questions about how much President Donald Trump will ultimately save taxpayers by closing USAID and othe...

"Dismantling the US Agency for International Development will cost more than $6 billion, including hundreds of millions needed to fight legal challenges over the shutdown and dismissal of thousands of its workers, according to a State Department draft assessment."

news.bgov.com/bloomberg-go...

But is it a feud?

Trump’s 48-hour scramble to fly migrants to a Salvadoran prison The administration rounded up some of the Venezuelans two days before the flights took off, pressing forward even as Venezuela agreed to accept deportees.

Incredible reporting by the Washington Post on the Trump administration's hurried, lawless effort to carry out illegal renditions to El Salvador - to terrorize people. (Including how they violated court directives.)

Take a moment to read the entire thing: www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

FNF made it easy to conclude I will never do business with them.

That is some moral clarity.

“This is violence disguised as law.”

Those look amazing!

A Crisis in Care: Urgent Funding Needed to Sustain Lifesaving HIV Services - GlobalGiving The abrupt termination of USAID-supported HIV programs has created a devastating crisis for vulnerable communities, leaving children, families, and at-risk populations without essential services. Thes...

Friends and former USAID global public health professionals have launched an emergency campaign to support high-impact local HIV organizations with stop gap funding. Please consider supporting to directly help them continue HIV services in the near term while they plan for the future. 🧵1

ALERT: Are you the State Dept or USAID? I’m looking for info on repurposing unused USAID funds for ICE and mass deportation. Contact me on Signal at joshtpm.99 you can also reach me with encrypted mail at joshtpm at protonmail dot com

This seems... not great.

Taking a step back to remind us of the broader impact of the shut-down in Foreign AID. 🧵1

16 hours and 24 minutes and counting. It has been riveting.

@booker.senate.gov's moral clarity is inspiring.

This story is WILD.

Any of us regular folks wouldn’t have a job after an incident like this. And rightfully so.

Brad Schimel, MAGA Supreme Court candidate in Wisconsin:

* supports 1849 abortion ban
* as AG, left 6,000 rape kits untested
* said he was “honored” to be named in Planned Parenthood v Brad Schimel
* said female Justices were “too driven by emotion” in abortion case

… bad for Wisconsin women.

There’s nothing bad that could happen here. Nothing at all.