The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 28/09/2026linkedin.comNEWS FLASH! The American Federation of Government Employees joins The Alliance for American Leadership (A4AL) to present USAID LIVES! Six days until USAID LIVES! Join us Sunday, October 4 for an… | ...NEWS FLASH! The American Federation of Government Employees joins The Alliance for American Leadership (A4AL) to present USAID LIVES! Six days until USAID LIVES! Join us Sunday, October 4 for an eve... 035
The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 28/09/2026wapo.stOpinion | DOGE cost me my job. There’s more to the story.The U.S. DOGE Service and red tape, in readers' eyes. 196
The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 28/09/2026American democracy has one last chance this midterm as the walls close in. 193
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 28/09/2026theguardian.comHealthcare in Africa ‘under growing strain’ after US withdrawal from aid programs, report warnsAccra Reset’s report states countries in the region and global south should take greater control of their health development after USAID debacle 289
The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 27/09/2026Failed foreign policy under Marco Rubio.hpherald.comUSAID shutdown linked to rise in violence across Africa, U. of C. researcher findsWhat happens when you put the country’s premier humanitarian and foreign aid agency through the proverbial woodchipper? A marked increase in violence, according to a May paper co-authored by Universit... 0319
The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 26/09/2026This is very sad indeed.gofundme.comDonate to Help Former USAID Member of the Workforce Avoid Foreclosure, organized by Emily DavisMy name is Emily Davis, and I’m creating this fundraiser for m… Emily Davis needs your support for Help Former USAID Member of the Workforce Avoid Foreclosure 0118
The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 26/09/2026Billionaires area never ending problem.npr.orgSilicon Valley billionaires’ war on democracy : Fresh AirJournalist Gil Durán argues that a small circle of Silicon Valley billionaires and venture capitalists have concluded that democracy is in their way — and that they should be governing in its place. D... 0114
The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 26/09/2026Where political hacks gets get a chance.nytimes.comFor Fired DeSantis Campaign Staff Member, a Second Chance at State Dept. (Gift Article)The hiring of Nate Hochman, who lost his job amid an uproar over a video containing a Nazi symbol, underscores the administration’s willingness to overlook past transgressions. 054
The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 26/09/2026share.googleWhat to know about USAID and the deadly impacts of US foreign aid cutsThe foreign aid landscape has changed dramatically since U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration dissolved the United States Agency for International Development, once the world’s largest humanit... 1106
The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 26/09/2026yahoo.comThe State Department Is Quietly Rehiring the Jobs It CutTrump’s State Department spent 2025 gutting the diplomatic workforce. Now it’s discovered that many of the people it eliminated were, unfortunately, pretty important all along—and desperately trying t... 1136
The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 26/09/2026fox5dc.comMaryland and Virginia lawmakers fight proposed federal pay freezeLawmakers from Virginia and Maryland are warning that a proposed pay freeze could hit thousands of federal workers across the DMV region. 063
The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 26/09/2026❤️nytimes.comPatagonia Offers $100 to Customers Who Help Others Plan to Vote (Gift Article)The outdoor apparel brand, which sued the Trump administration this month, is ramping up its environmental activism before the midterm elections. 1114
The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 26/09/2026www.movetoamend.orgmovetoamend.orgMove to AmendWe, the People of the United States of America, reject the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling and other related cases, and move to amend our Constitution to firmly establish that money is not... 0105
The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 26/09/2026hrw.orgUS: Global Health Aid Tied to Harmful ConditionsThe United States government is conditioning lifesaving health assistance on broad access to surveillance data and extractive rights to pathogen samples and data for pharmaceutical development. 0179
The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 26/09/2026🤮newrepublic.comDOGE Staffers Are Back—and Leading AI Takeover of Government ServicesThe DOGE goons who drove federal agencies into the ground last year are back, including that dude who goes by “Big Balls.” 1206
The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 25/09/2026❤️❤️paema.ngoThreading the Loop: Fall Fundraiser — PAEMAOn October 3, we’ll gather at Bauman’s on Oak for an evening to celebrate and support the work of communities in Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Myanmar. Join PAEMA for an evening featur... 010
The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 24/09/2026theatlantic.comThe Supporters Urging Trump to Declare Martial Law for the MidtermsTrump’s advisers have been working for months to move his focus away from baseless theories of election fraud. A group of outsiders is making that difficult. 2147
The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 24/09/2026I wonder if, years from now, our children will ask: Did they see it coming? Why didn’t they do something?npr.orgWhite House launches 'Trump TV' after ban on major news outletsDays after President Trump barred reporters from three major news outlets from the White House, the administration has launched a 24/7 YouTube channel promising to put its "biggest moments all in one ... 31911
The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 24/09/2026Russ Vought is a monsterpolitico.comDemocrats warn Trump plans to kill $3.2B in Hill-approved foreign aidTop appropriators say the White House wants to use billions of dollars to shutter USAID. The rest would go unspent. 28020
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 20/09/2026A good read.theatlantic.comGuatemala’s Democracy DilemmaA reformist president weighs the pressure to move fast against the imperative to restore institutions his people can trust. 032
The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 20/09/2026From 1963 to 1971, USAID food kept orphaned Anne Ralte alive in Kolkata. She later joined the agency and led work on its first Title II emergency food aid strategy. America fed a child who became a lifetime public servant. Dismantling USAID destroys that promise.dailykos.comThe Flag that Fed MeAs a child orphaned in India, Anne Ralte survived because of USAID food aid. She would later serve at the agency. She’s shared her story below. By Anne Ralte I began my USAID career in 1996 in the… 010228
The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 20/09/2026cnbc.comUN mission finds evidence signaling U.S. war crimes in Iran; Washington rejects reportThe UN mission pointed out the missile strike on a primary school that killed over 150 people, as well as another airstrike which killed 22 civilians. 1195
The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 19/09/2026Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s son in law Luke Lindberg, 37, leads the World Food Programme. His Food for Peace restructuring left out Sudan, Somalia, Yemen and Mali while weighing ‘the geopolitical interests of the United States.’ He takes over as 266 million people face acute food insecurity.reuters.comUN appoints Trump nominee Lindberg to head World Food ProgrammeThe UN's World Food Programme, the world's biggest humanitarian agency, on Friday named U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee, Luke Lindberg, as its next executive director, a statement said. 43930
The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 18/09/2026Wownytimes.comFor Fired DeSantis Campaign Staff Member, a Second Chance at State Dept. (Gift Article)The hiring of Nate Hochman, who lost his job amid an uproar over a video containing a Nazi symbol, underscores the administration’s willingness to overlook past transgressions. 0107
The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 18/09/2026prospect.orgAnthropic Is Building a Predictive Surveillance System to Monitor Activists - The American ProspectNew hires and comments in interviews show that the AI giant is using its capabilities against dissenters. 066
The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 18/09/2026substack.comAsteroids Destroy. They Do Not Rebuild.McDowell indicts USAID with evidence from elsewhere, then mistakes demolition for a rebuilding plan. 081
The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 17/09/2026Excellent article.linkedin.comThe programs may be under threat, but USAID's impact cannot be erasedSpecial Event for Alliance for American Leadership Join me on Sunday, October 4th in Arlington, VA, for the Alliance for American Leadership’s “USAID Lives,” an evening celebrating USAID’s global impa... 0113
The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 17/09/2026Anyone care to comment?npr.orgTrump once again threatens to tear down the Kennedy Center, as legal battle continuesThe president made the remark to reporters amidst back-and-forth developments in federal court, including an allegation that a forklift repeatedly struck the center. 5101
The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 17/09/2026cgdev.orgWhat Has UK Aid Achieved in Malawi?In one of the poorest and least-supported, Malawi—a country of around 22 million people—the UK has provided financial support totalling around £1.6 billion in today’s money since 2009. So, what has th... 063
The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 17/09/2026This is what USAID invested in: knowing where hunger was headed before families began skipping meals. FEWS NET now warns that parts of Malawi could reach Crisis levels by October. USAID built this system to turn data into early action, before hunger became catastrophe.reliefweb.intMalawi Food Security Outlook Update: Crisis (IPC Phase 3) expected in the south as purchasing power weakens, August 2026 - January 2027 - MalawiAnalysis in English on Malawi about Agriculture, Food and Nutrition and Drought; published on 9 Sep 2026 by FEWS NET 22213
The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 17/09/2026Fifty women killed in four months. Cameroon does not have a mystery. It has a protection failure.modernghana.comFear Grips Cameroon as Killings of Women SurgeCameroon is gripped by fear and mounting outrage as the killing of women continues to rise across the country . 1810
The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 16/09/2026Madagascar is heading into a hunger crisis that is both foreseeable and preventable. By February, 3.72 million people could face crisis-level hunger, while 502,000 children under five face acute malnutrition.aa.com.trHalf a million under-5 children in Madagascar face acute malnutrition, report saysMore than 3.7M people in Madagascar are expected to face crisis levels of hunger as malnutrition risks rise among children and vulnerable groups | Anadolu 1178
The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 16/09/2026For the people of Myanmar whose data, safety, and lives were put at risk, this investigation is a long overdue test of whether corporations can be held accountable when their business decisions enable repression.reuters.comNorway police investigate Telenor over suspected crimes against humanity in MyanmarNorwegian police said on Tuesday they are investigating Telenor on suspicion that the telecoms operator aided and abetted crimes against humanity in Myanmar following a military coup in 2021. 0113
The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 16/09/2026Alarmingpolioeradication.orgGPEI-21,000 Unvaccinated Children Are Not a Minor Problem, But a Warning SignOriginally published in Pharmazeutische Zeitung, August 2026.At first glance, the latest figures from the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF are 0206
The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 15/09/2026👍👍ua.newsSean Penn Criticized Trump Over the USAID DecisionAmerican actor and director Sean Penn spoke out strongly against the policies of the Donald Trump administration, particularly the decision to suspend the operations of the U.S. Agency for Internation... 1194
The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 15/09/2026Well written.pennlive.comWhat America lost when it shut down foreign aid | OpinionA former USAID mission director reflects on decades of soft power diplomacy dismantled in months, and the human cost now surfacing worldwide. 25823