at the center of the efforts to destroy civil society in russia, hungary, georgia and elsewhere is the stigmatization, harassment, & criminalization of NGOs. that's what this is about, a full-on assault on democratic debate & freedoms. this is not hyperbole. it's right here.

🔇🔇🔇Announcing new work from DAIR which is very close to my heart, 3 years in the making. When #TigrayGenocide, the deadliest genocide of the 21st century thus far, started in November 2020, it was 1 month before I got fired from Google. 🧵 english.elpais.com/internationa...

Fifteen Senate Democrats backed a pair of resolutions from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to withhold billions of dollars in offensive weapons sales and other military aid to Israel. Only 15?! @alsobrooks.senate.gov and @booker.senate.gov voted against it. This is how you lose your base.

For those trying to leave X behind, there is a subreddit for our community. There is a decent number of users but could use some more. @burbridgeduke.bsky.social could use your help please to spread the word. www.reddit.com/r/Tigray/s/v...

JUST IN: Federal officials placed 1,000 employees at Voice of America on indefinite paid leave, while severing contracts with Radio Free Asia and other U.S.-funded networks.

The pit of moral decay right here! According to the report, the potential destinations for Palestinians are Sudan, Somalia and Somaliland. I mistakenly thought it was an Onion article. It is not. Trump is serious about the Gaza riviera plan.

Debretsion's faction confirmed the takeover of Adigrat on its official Facebook page. On Tuesday, Getachew removed three senior army commanders from their positions, accusing them of trying to drag the region into internal conflict. It seems like conflict is imminent. Has anyone heard from home?

Not another war in Tigray 😞 Stop the Next Ethiopia-Eritrea War Before It Begins

Yes. If DHS can barge in, say your visa was revoked, be told you have a green card, say it's revoked too, and then disappear you so that neither your lawyer nor your family can find you, then all the guardrails are gone. There is no policy, practice, or law protecting anyone.

Remember that Trump is a result of white America’s response to Barack Obama. Those who voted for him traded their rights under a democracy for “f$&@ the libs” politics & fascism. If Americans do not react in the streets, there is no end to this. Citizenships will be revoked, journalists arrested

Trump beaming about development programs that were cut in Africa. Listing out countries like he has never uttered it before - Liberia, Mali, Lesotho “no one has ever heard of it” Why did the African diaspora vote for this? He clearly doesn’t give a shit about Africa/Africans/immigrants

Trump just said “Lesotho, no one has heard of it” The sitting president of the United States everyone

NEW: USAID's acting asst administrator, Nick Enrich, has been placed on leave after sharing a memo detailing how political appointees have "wholly prevented" staff from continuing life saving aid.

“Regardless of how you feel about foreign aid as a policy matter, these are the public servants who have been so demonized and devalued by Elon Musk et al. They’re parents, friends, neighbors, and patriots.”

Just read this graf. Share it with people you know who don’t pay attention to politics or news.

Even before Zelensky’s visit, Sec. Rubio had terminated vital USAID support to sustain Ukraine’s energy grid. “The USAID initiative had invested hundreds of millions of dollars in helping Ukraine's energy grid recover from attacks from Russia.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/sta...

Woke up to see Donald Trump sharing a video on Truth Social about turning Gaza into a holiday resort with a giant gold statue of Trump, ending with a final shot of Trump and Netanyahu enjoying the beach together. Absolutely unhinged. truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...

The first good use of AI slop.

He's openly admitting they're going to use the military to do illegal things and fired all the lawyers so no one will stop them. They will use the military on US civilians and they will give the order to shoot. The question is whether the rank and file listen.

"The term DEI, frequently invoked by the Trump administration, functions as a smoke screen" read @adamserwer.bsky.social on the real goals of the 'anti-DEI' rhetoric www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Not to mention the babies that wil be born with HIV because of lack of treatment. The pro life party is killing babies. Most of these babies don’t make it to their first birthday 😣

When you're too gross for even the French far-right - French far-right leader cancels CPAC speech over Steve Bannon’s ‘Nazi’ salute www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Must read! EPA employee letter to the new administrator. Federal workers are people! The vilification must stop.

Claim: “USAID spent $6 million on tourism in Egypt.” Reality: This funding was for education & economic development in North Sinai, not tourism. The grant was announced in 2019 during Trump’s first administration. Stripping away the date & purpose makes it sound like a recent, frivolous expenditure

The Continent highlights the crucial role USAID has played in Uganda and other countries, where life-saving treatments for vulnerable populations have been halted. Overall, it stands as the go-to source for news on Africa's current affairs, a must-read.

President Trump’s sweeping freeze on U.S. foreign assistance has threatened programs intended to counter al-Shabab bombmakers, contain the spread of al-Qaeda across West Africa and secure Islamic State prisoners in the Middle East. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!

A huge decision from Judge Amir Ali, meticulously reasoned and utterly scathing, finding that Trump’s foreign aid freeze is almost certainly an illegal and arbitrary abuse of power. He orders the immediate restoration of all international assistance. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

“Gaining an extra bunch of Tech bros? Great! It is what every democracy needs,” reads the petition, which adds that Denmark will also be able to “protect the free world” and rename Disneyland “Hans Christian Andersenland.”

I am so heartbroken. I got to know Elisa two years ago when she came to me with hundreds of emails of anti-trans legislators scheming around restricting trans rights. I helped get her story told by the New York Times and Washington Post. She deserved so much better. RIP.

These spineless corporations need to feel it where it hurts. Removing black history month during black history month, really?! Boycott Google

USAID used to buy $2B worth of food from US farmers. Now, their food is just rotting away as poor people starve. And next year, many of these same farmers will be farming for government subsidies instead of food. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

The law mandates generally “just and equitable” compensation, but one clause states that the government may not provide compensation in certain cases, including when land is not in use and the main purpose is appreciation of market value, or when the land has been abandoned.

For those who continue to deny that Trump and the MAGA GOP's objection to asylum-seekers and refugees isn't racist, check out which group, out of all the conflicts on earth, Trump has made a very special refugee resettlement for. Yep. White South Africans. Beyond parody.

I mean it’s just the agency tasked with nuclear security, how bad can it be?

What a dark time to be a development professional

This morning I woke up to news that the richest man in the world— the unelected oligarch tearing down our government—retweeted a grifter’s lies about me. Here are the facts, since I know weirdos from Twitter stalk me here (maybe find another hobby?): 🧵

Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.

The United States Military Academy has just eliminated all Cadet clubs and activities for POC. Most of these have existed for decades like the Society of Black Engineers. They were there when I was a Cadet in 1987. All of the religious ones remain. This isn’t DEI. It’s white Christian Nationalism.

This is a genocidal war crime endorsed by the president of the United States

Trump plans to push out the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and build a resort for “everyone”. Let me repeat - he plans to forcibly relocate Palestinians from Gaza to neighboring countries. Plans to remove Palestinians from their historic home to neighboring countries so the US can take over

WTF??

People have gathered outside USAID HQ for press event with Democratic Congressmen Beyer, Raskin, Connolly and Olzewski and Senator Van Hollen where they're addressing the building's mysterious shutdown today in the midst of the Trump admin dismantling the agency. (Photos shared with me)

🚨Trump’s decision to shut down USAID has frozen critical work to deliver vital assistance around the globe, and put China in the driver’s seat. We’re at USAID HQ fighting back against Trump’s outrageous assault on dedicated USAID workers. Tune in now:

Now it makes sense why Musk is trying to kill USAID, it’s revenge for ending apartheid in South Africa. This white nationalist has now an unchecked and seemingly unlimited control of our government and its people’s data. the.ink/p/usaid-foug...

WIRED is tracking numerous reports of Musk-related shenanigans across the federal govt. We're looking for fed employees open to discussing the activity they're seeing or to help confirm other reports. Anonymity offered. Please use @signal.org (contact dell.3030). Do not use work networks/devices.

Who else is joining Congressman Beyer at USAID today? @vanhollen.senate.gov @aoc.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov @sanders.senate.gov?