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Emily

@eklove.bsky.social
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Reader. Writer. Fundraiser and storyteller in the humanitarian space. Born and raised in Appalachia, now based in Baltimore (again). 🐀

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Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
The email came from from the agency's acting executive secretary. He asked Kel McClanahan, a national security attorney, if this was legal. "No it is not," he said. It breaks the Federal Records Act. "Classified records are still federal records."
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Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
DOCUMENT DESTRUCTION: My reporter Brett Murphy obtained a remarkable directive to folks at USAID: Empty the safes with the classified and personnel records and then, "Shred as many documents first, and reserve the burn bags for when the shredder becomes unavailable or needs a break."
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Public Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
me when i lie
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Emily @eklove.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
My #NGO lost 100% of our #USAID funded programs. Now they're coming after our #USDA projects. We were told we had to submit justification for how each program aligns with this administration's priorities - in 200 characters. Tweet-length arguments for programs that have 60-page technical designs!
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
DOGE cut off payments for the electricity, cell phone, and internet service of U.S. government employees who work in a high-risk area in Central America. Meanwhile, DOGE apparently plans to spend $25,000 to install a washer and dryer for their own personal use in a federal office building in DC.
Because DOGE has shut down USAID's payment system (Phoenix), our housing
electricity and the electricity in our USAID building have not been paid for. Mission
leadership has informed us that the only reason our electricity is on is because we've
asked for an extension from the electric company. The Mission asked for a waiver but
because our payment system is down, the Treasury has no way to issue money to USAID
and State Department representatives here are hesitant to make payments on our behalf
for fear of not being reimbursed.
7. Once the electricity goes out in our homes, we lose access to our security cameras and
radios. Again, I live in a high-risk post, so access to security systems is very important to
me.
8. I have been told by Mission leadership that the cell phone and internet bills are due this
week with no way to pay them. This is despite the so-called "waiver" process that has
been allegedly implemented to preserve such access.
9. Our cell phones and radios are also the only way to communicate with the Regional
Security Office about security threats. We have access to no other USAID security
systems.The agency is also considering spending about $25,000 to install a washer and dryer on the building’s 6th floor, according to a Feb. 25 invoice obtained by POLITICO. There is also a child’s play area decorated with a stuffed animal and toys, according to a photo of the room shared with POLITICO.

“People are definitely … sleeping there,” said one GSA staffer.
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Emily @eklove.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
This graphic is for one maternal and child health program my NGO was part of through USAID. Starting in 2021, this cumulative data is the last we have before the #USAIDstopworkorder in January. (We learned last week the order is permanent for this project, along with 94% of all USAID programs.) 1/
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Alt USAID/ USAID Forever @altusaid.altgov.info · 05/03/2025
It's not a government it's a goddamned mafia takeover. It's life under control of armed cartels. Something we worked our asses off to help other countries escape.
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Public Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
"Bring back law and order", says the convicted felon who is firing DOJ lawyers, destroying agencies illegally, and pardoning criminals that stormed the capitol to overturn an election.
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Emily @eklove.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
My husband is stuck at BWI during this power outage. He says when the lights first went out, they had to stand still in the dark for ~25 minutes until it was deemed safe to move. Very surreal. He also seems to be in a dead zone - can't get internet or text, but he can call me for news updates.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
The Capitol Police arrested a group of peaceful protesters who demonstrated today in the Cannon House Office Building against the Trump’s decision to freeze foreign aid and lay off thousands of USAID workers. The president has made his message clear: disagree with them, and they will come after you.
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Emily @eklove.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
I fear we are already too far on the wrong side of history to self-correct. I have never been this scared.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 18/02/2025
"You cannot A-B test what happens when you dissolve USAID. Maybe you save a lot of money for two years or five years or twenty years, and the decision looks efficient. But then a crisis erupts." "Efficiency" does not straightforwardly apply to government.
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‘Government Efficiency’ Is a Myth
DOGE isn’t about “efficiency.” It’s about vandalism.
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Melissa Nadia Viviana 🐸 @resistrebelrevolt.net · 18/02/2025
No wonder they want to defund NPR. ☺️
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Thousands of people protest in Washington, D.C., and across the U.S. on Presidents Day
The protestors participated in the 50501 Movement, which originated in response to the Trump administration and its efforts to cut government spending. Many chanted "Where is Congress?'"
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 17/02/2025
"Donald Trump and JD Vance aren’t going to respond by saying, 'These Untermenschen deserve to die.' But you know who just might say that out loud? The ketamine-addled billionaire and his menagerie of 20-year-old incels." So make them say it.
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How to Win the USAID Fight
Rules for Democrats.
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Emily @eklove.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
I work for an FBO. These are generally favored by conservative administrations, but we are under attack. Most of us operate independently of the denomination we’re affiliated with and are on our own for fundraising. We can’t just open the church coffers for more money to replace what was lost.
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Emily @eklove.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
As an (actual) Appalachian who went to an Ivy League university, here's my take on why JD Vance is such a hateful bootlicker. Vance is a guy who never felt like he belonged. He didn't have money, he got bounced around as a kid, he wasn't "good enough" for his mom to stay clean. But he was smart. 1/
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
This is probably the most accurate take.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15/02/2025
the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
House Republicans released a draft budget that aims to cut $2 trillion in spending. The programs impacted could include Medicaid, SNAP, and education programs. Why the cuts? To finance another round of tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. It's reverse Robin Hood.
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Emily @eklove.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
I rarely go on LinkedIn bc the vibe is yucky to me, but I logged in today. It was a hellscape of former NGO colleagues and USAID friends who lost their jobs and are looking for work. Literally one post after the next by skilled people with big hearts, and this is just one sector of many being cut.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
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actioncookbook @actioncookbook.com · 13/02/2025
looking back, AOL had it right. 30 hours of internet per month was the right amount.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.
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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Always be grifting, part 2: At least someone is buying them www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...
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State Dept. Plans $400 Million Purchase of Armored Tesla Cybertrucks
The department plans to buy armored Tesla vehicles. Elon Musk, who is leading efforts to cut government spending, has won more than $13 billion in government contracts in the past five years.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
On Monday, USAID's IG warned that Trump's agency cuts have made it harder to root out fraud and abuse — and that nearly $500M in food was about to spoil due to Trump's foreign aid freeze. On Tuesday, Trump fired him. So much for transparency.
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USAID IG fired day after report critical of impacts of Trump administration’s dismantling of the agency | CNN Politics
The inspector general of the US Agency for International Development was fired on Tuesday, a day after his office released a report critical of the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the agency, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.
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Emily @eklove.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Disgusting.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
The CFPB is one of the American people’s best defenses against waste, fraud, and abuse. Demolishing it will, of course, lead to more waste, fraud, and abuse.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 11/02/2025
Even if you *agree* with Trump that we should greatly prioritize our own problems, you should support foreign aid. For a fraction of our budget, we can reduce the sorts of problems abroad that can eventually make it to our borders. Tamar Jacoby on USAID:
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What USAID Really Did in Ukraine
Want to reform U.S. foreign aid or criticize its strategic importance? Start by getting the facts right.
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Emily @eklove.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Anyone else struggling to parent right now? My kids are old enough to understand why things are tense. They crave reassurance from me, just as I feel powerless to protect them. (Should I be stockpiling food/doomsday prepping?) Meanwhile, we still have math homework. It's March 2020 all over again.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
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J.S. Park 박준 @jspark3000.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
“Artists are here to disturb the peace. They have to disturb the peace. Otherwise, chaos.” — James Baldwin, interview with Studs Terkel, July 15th, 1961
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
We want to warn of a conflict of interest involving Elon Musk. Musk has gained access to the agency’s computer systems, raising concerns about how his pending business ventures and their competitors may now be regulated.
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Alt USAID/ USAID Forever @altusaid.altgov.info · 09/02/2025
USAID needs an umbrella coz we've got a storm of disinformation about there about what we do and we need good people who care about other people to spread the FACTS. It's us and truth v MAGA. Please share this video and thread! #TeamUSAID #AIDBowl www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqUE...
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Alt USAID/ USAID Forever @altusaid.altgov.info · 09/02/2025
And here's another fact. US taxpayers wouldn't have to pay an extra cent for all the amazing programs we do in the world if billionaires like Musk paid their fair share. #TeamUSAID #AIDBowl www.oxfam.org/en/press-rel...
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Billionaire wealth surges by $2 trillion in 2024, three times faster than the year before, while the number of people living in poverty has barely changed since 1990 | Oxfam International
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Alt USAID/ USAID Forever @altusaid.altgov.info · 09/02/2025
Musk is ready to put up $40M on #Superbowl ads calling #USAID wasteful. Here's what we would have done with that money: 🏈Purchased HIV treatment from U.S. pharma companies to keep 1M pp alive for 1 year.
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Emily @eklove.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Opened the FGF Brands website to see which doughnut brands have been recalled due to listeria. Had to laugh at the main message on their homepage.
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Antonia Scatton @antoniascatton.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Mump are trying to gaslight us into believing they have unlimited power. They do not. Fascism succeeds by making it hard for people to envision the alternative. Our job is to help people see the real reality: that Trump and Musk can, and already are, being stopped. open.substack.com/pub/reframin...
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Restoring Sanity
We will prevail. We need to talk like it.
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Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
The WashPost's @glennkessler.bsky.social examined claims the Trump administration made about USAID spending (DEI opera, etc.), and 11 of 12 examples proved inaccurate. I mentor high school journalists, and I've never seen a high school paper as unreliable an information source as this White House.
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Emily @eklove.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Hi all! I'm into reading books, raising my kids to be forces for good, admiring my dog's cuteness, exercising, writing, cooking and watching Severance with my husband. I guess I'm here to process the decimation of #USAID (which affects my career directly) and other atrocities in the US. 👋
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