Spearheaded by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, DOGE oversaw around $60 billion in cuts to U.S. foreign aid under the Trump administration, leaving “few surviving” USAID projects in its wake. Among the USAID programs Konyndyk said was affected was SERVIR, a program that produced detailed and advanced flood forecasting with “days lead time” that “allows people to plan and prepare for [floods].” The program also specifically monitored the “potentially dangerous glacial lakes of Nepal.”
Agreed the cuts are wrong and Harris would not have done, but critical things should have gotten other funding, other countries step up to fill in for what's so important, once maga ruined it all, and it should be known not to trust the usa anymore.
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blueworld@piefed.world · 36 pts · 19h
espentan@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 17h
Yes, but how fuckin' great isn't America now?! /s
Kirp123@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 19h
Add it to Elon Musk's growing list of victims.
A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip · 2 pts · 11h
I hope i don't come across as defending Musk when I say that it's all of MAGA's growing list of victims.
AlecSadler@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 8h
Can't wait until that fucker dies or is killed.
Malica@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 6h
I'm not religious, but this guy is the antichrist right?
Alexfire@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 10h
Agreed the cuts are wrong and Harris would not have done, but critical things should have gotten other funding, other countries step up to fill in for what's so important, once maga ruined it all, and it should be known not to trust the usa anymore.