| ▲ | the_doctah 3 hours ago | |||||||
Needs context otherwise you appear hysterical. | ||||||||
| ▲ | dlev_pika 31 minutes ago | parent | next [-] | |||||||
Not to anyone with basic grasp of what USAID did or was | ||||||||
| ▲ | doron 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||
The results of DOGE A former USAID global health official has cited internal modeling suggesting around 600,000 excess deaths in 2025 alone, roughly two‑thirds among children, due to the collapse of programs for malnutrition, HIV, TB, obstetric care, and child health. https://hsph.harvard.edu/news/usaid-shutdown-has-led-to-hund... USAID global health and development funding has been cut by on the order of 80–85%, sharply reducing support for vaccination, TB control, maternal health, and other essential services in many poorer countries. Within CDC, DOGE‑related cuts and mass firings have removed thousands of staff, with specific centers (e.g., National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention) losing over a quarter of their workforce. Short term: more outbreaks like the Bangladesh measles surge, interrupted treatment for chronic and infectious diseases, and increased mortality where programs were heavily donor‑funded. Medium term: degradation of global health infrastructure and human capital (loss of trained staff, data systems, and labs), making it harder to recover even if funding later returns. Long term: slower medical innovation, reduced global surveillance capacity, and entrenched health inequities, as countries and communities with the fewest resources bear the brunt of lost support. https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2025/07/01/nx-s1... | ||||||||
| ▲ | catlifeonmars 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||
What does “hysterical” mean in this context? | ||||||||
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| ▲ | shimman 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |||||||
Yeah canceling USAID programs that made the difference between life and death for millions of people around the world. Were you in a coma during DOGE in 2025 or are you being purposely selective in your memory? Nothing hysterical about killing millions of people, hopefully there becomes a movement in the US to not only try Elon Musk at say the International Criminal Court (which we all know will lead to successful conviction, the evidence is apparent and naked enough as is) but hopefully the US government nationalizes his assets as he is a danger to the world. Also the US should start throwing some oligarchs in prison to help rehabilitate its image after people start blaming us for causing famines and more deaths due to the recent imperial project that has become a total shit show. https://hsph.harvard.edu/news/usaid-shutdown-has-led-to-hund... "If founding is not restored by 2030, 8 to 10 million people will die." If Harvard is too woke for you here's a youtube interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ8wm5PTKJg If Youtube is too woke for you, here's the book detailing this as well: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/243105542-into-the-wood-... If books are woke for you, maybe just go back into your cave where concern trolling is more respected. | ||||||||