Rachel S.
@rayezilla.bsky.social
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STEM educator | Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship 18-19 @ NASA Aero | PAEMST Awardee 2023 |Climate Change Research Initiative 24-25 @ GSFC. Sometimes I lift heavy things, and I like cheese. “Like a TED talk with a sprinkle of catnip.”
![“I went over it with him in detail, and he agreed that we should shut it down,” Musk said. “And I actually checked with him a few times [and] said ‘are you sure?’”
The answer was yes, he said.
“And so we’re shutting it down,” Musk said.
USAID staffers were told that the agency’s headquarters in Washington will be closed Monday amid the turmoil.
In an email to staff early Monday, the agency’s leadership said: “Agency personnel normally assigned to work at USAID headquarters will work remotely … with the exception of personnel with essential on-site and building maintenance functions individually contacted by senior leadership.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2rrp7amblhg3xoly5n5huiqv/bafkreihfrxbqqzx6xoeoudgfglj52il2ts26n2dkmxhq6ulwdbt7thegzy)