Summary

New Secretary of State Marco Rubio froze most foreign aid grants for three months, reportedly shocking State Department officials.

The freeze affects military aid to Ukraine, Jordan, and Taiwan, while exempting aid to Egypt and Israel.

Staff were instructed to halt nearly all existing foreign assistance programs immediately.

The move aligns with Trump’s pledge to negotiate an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, as Russia gains ground in the conflict.

Rubio’s decision has raised concerns about the broader implications for U.S. foreign policy and global alliances.

  • Loss@sh.itjust.works
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    The societal good of destroying the US, since it’s clear the empire can no longer function without genocide. At that point, like all fascist empires, it needs to be destroyed.

    The lesser evil option you’re advocating for was committed to genocide. There is no world where that’s the lesser evil human beings can accept

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      They enabled turbo genocide. The position is bankrupt as it assumes inaction is faultless and clean.

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        There is no such thing as ‘turbo genocide’. Until you learn that you will be continually surprised by what happens next.

        And whoever mentioned inaction? You people just hate any action we take that isn’t voting for the same party forever regardless of what they do.

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          Of course there is. A genocide could be worsened by increasing the rate or killing, the tools available, the loss of global consequences, etc. “Turbo” is used as an offhand way to indicate faster/more/worse.

          Conversely slowing a genocide allows more time for people to escape, more time for global interventions, peace talks, etc.

          There will be condos on their homes now