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- theguardian_us@rss.ponder.cat
Summary
Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared himself acting head of USAID as employees were locked out and the White House confirmed plans to merge the agency into the State Department.
Elon Musk took control of USAID’s headquarters, email systems, and security access. Musk, with Trump’s approval, is pushing to dismantle the agency, calling it “beyond repair.”
Democrats condemned the move, warning it endangers global aid efforts and benefits U.S. adversaries.
Sen. Brian Schatz vowed to block Trump’s State Department nominees in protest.
My guy. They’re cutting big pieces out of the building we all live in, and they have a handgun at the ready if anyone tries to stop them, and they’re drunk. And you’re talking about “Well we’re DEFINITELY going to talk about this at the next house meeting.”
What else is there, to me, is file a writ with a federal judge asking for permission to use some specific authorized type of physical force to stop it, since it is illegal. Where things go from there, I have no idea, but “please don’t, you can’t” is a massive waste of time right now.
Edit: Actually, a better analogy is “big pieces out of the boat we’re all on.” You can leave and get a new building to live in.