Mike Ritland

from finding out is about. They don't want them to have USAID's books. They don't want them to have the internal records. They don't want them to have the emails and communications. They definitely don't want them to have the transfer of money flows.

from finding out is about. They don't want them to have USAID's books. They don't want them to have the internal records. They don't want them to have the emails and communications. They definitely don't want them to have the transfer of money flows.

This was the sort of thing that even the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which directly oversees USAID, could not get access to until the present moment. Senator Joni Ernst had an ex-base with Elon Musk where she said when she tried to do oversight, she was threatened by USAID. When USAID ran the Zenzaneo op in Cuba in 2014 and the scandal popped off, who approved this?

This was the sort of thing that even the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which directly oversees USAID, could not get access to until the present moment. Senator Joni Ernst had an ex-base with Elon Musk where she said when she tried to do oversight, she was threatened by USAID. When USAID ran the Zenzaneo op in Cuba in 2014 and the scandal popped off, who approved this?

This was the sort of thing that even the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which directly oversees USAID, could not get access to until the present moment. Senator Joni Ernst had an ex-base with Elon Musk where she said when she tried to do oversight, she was threatened by USAID. When USAID ran the Zenzaneo op in Cuba in 2014 and the scandal popped off, who approved this?

And it turned out it was all in-house at USAID. What Senate staffers said was when they tried to get oversight of this operation along the way, they were told that if Senate staffers found out what USAID was doing, people could die. So they had to shield it from there. So we're opening up a Pandora's box And that's the threshold question is how much access to this is Doge ultimately going to get?

And it turned out it was all in-house at USAID. What Senate staffers said was when they tried to get oversight of this operation along the way, they were told that if Senate staffers found out what USAID was doing, people could die. So they had to shield it from there. So we're opening up a Pandora's box And that's the threshold question is how much access to this is Doge ultimately going to get?

And it turned out it was all in-house at USAID. What Senate staffers said was when they tried to get oversight of this operation along the way, they were told that if Senate staffers found out what USAID was doing, people could die. So they had to shield it from there. So we're opening up a Pandora's box And that's the threshold question is how much access to this is Doge ultimately going to get?

A few things on that. One is, it's true that almost 14,000 employees were laid off at USAID. It's true that the name has been covered up at the building. It's true that all the foreign operations folks have been recalled. I don't know still, as of the time that we're speaking right now, that it's appropriate to say that USAID

A few things on that. One is, it's true that almost 14,000 employees were laid off at USAID. It's true that the name has been covered up at the building. It's true that all the foreign operations folks have been recalled. I don't know still, as of the time that we're speaking right now, that it's appropriate to say that USAID

A few things on that. One is, it's true that almost 14,000 employees were laid off at USAID. It's true that the name has been covered up at the building. It's true that all the foreign operations folks have been recalled. I don't know still, as of the time that we're speaking right now, that it's appropriate to say that USAID

as a function has been shut down, given that I believe that the grants are still ongoing. There's been a funding pause, but USAID is funded through Q1, and there's going to be a dogfight in the budget about what to preserve, and the plan is to fold it under state. But to my knowledge, an executive order has not been passed formally abolishing it, and

as a function has been shut down, given that I believe that the grants are still ongoing. There's been a funding pause, but USAID is funded through Q1, and there's going to be a dogfight in the budget about what to preserve, and the plan is to fold it under state. But to my knowledge, an executive order has not been passed formally abolishing it, and

as a function has been shut down, given that I believe that the grants are still ongoing. There's been a funding pause, but USAID is funded through Q1, and there's going to be a dogfight in the budget about what to preserve, and the plan is to fold it under state. But to my knowledge, an executive order has not been passed formally abolishing it, and

Even if it did, there'd be the legal challenge, and the bills to abolish USAID are still just-born babies in the House and the Senate. And even assuming the closure and abolition of USAID, it is going to be inherited by the State Department. So that function will continue, but under the direct oversight of state.

Even if it did, there'd be the legal challenge, and the bills to abolish USAID are still just-born babies in the House and the Senate. And even assuming the closure and abolition of USAID, it is going to be inherited by the State Department. So that function will continue, but under the direct oversight of state.

Even if it did, there'd be the legal challenge, and the bills to abolish USAID are still just-born babies in the House and the Senate. And even assuming the closure and abolition of USAID, it is going to be inherited by the State Department. So that function will continue, but under the direct oversight of state.

But the warning signs to look for, I think there's no better description of what those warning signs are than what was said by U.S. ambassador turned legal hatchet man, Norm Eisen, I believe in an MSNBC appearance this week, where he called the Trump administration an autocratic regime, and we have tools to displace autocratic regimes around the world in, you know, People-powered revolutions.

But the warning signs to look for, I think there's no better description of what those warning signs are than what was said by U.S. ambassador turned legal hatchet man, Norm Eisen, I believe in an MSNBC appearance this week, where he called the Trump administration an autocratic regime, and we have tools to displace autocratic regimes around the world in, you know, People-powered revolutions.

But the warning signs to look for, I think there's no better description of what those warning signs are than what was said by U.S. ambassador turned legal hatchet man, Norm Eisen, I believe in an MSNBC appearance this week, where he called the Trump administration an autocratic regime, and we have tools to displace autocratic regimes around the world in, you know, People-powered revolutions.