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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 28/09/2026
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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… | ...
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...
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 28/09/2026
wapo.st
Opinion | DOGE cost me my job. There’s more to the story.
The U.S. DOGE Service and red tape, in readers' eyes.
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 28/09/2026
American democracy has one last chance this midterm as the walls close in.
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 28/09/2026
American rot.
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 28/09/2026
American rot.
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 28/09/2026
theguardian.com
Healthcare in Africa ‘under growing strain’ after US withdrawal from aid programs, report warns
Accra Reset’s report states countries in the region and global south should take greater control of their health development after USAID debacle
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 27/09/2026
Alt text: A vertical advocacy graphic on a light gray background. At the top, dark blue text reads, “Before Elon Musk, USAID helped millions of children live to see their fifth birthday.” Below it, large red text reads, “NO MORE.” The center features a photograph of a young child standing beside a health worker in a patterned headscarf, with several women and children seated in the background. At the bottom, oversized text reads “RESTORE USAID,” with “RESTORE” and “US” in dark blue and “AID” in red.
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 27/09/2026
Failed foreign policy under Marco Rubio.
hpherald.com
USAID shutdown linked to rise in violence across Africa, U. of C. researcher finds
What 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...
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 27/09/2026
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 26/09/2026
This is very sad indeed.
gofundme.com
Donate to Help Former USAID Member of the Workforce Avoid Foreclosure, organized by Emily Davis
My 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
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 26/09/2026
Billionaires area never ending problem.
npr.org
Silicon Valley billionaires’ war on democracy : Fresh Air
Journalist 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...
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 26/09/2026
Where political hacks gets get a chance.
nytimes.com
For 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.
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 26/09/2026
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What to know about USAID and the deadly impacts of US foreign aid cuts
The 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...
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 26/09/2026
yahoo.com
The State Department Is Quietly Rehiring the Jobs It Cut
Trump’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...
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 26/09/2026
fox5dc.com
Maryland and Virginia lawmakers fight proposed federal pay freeze
Lawmakers from Virginia and Maryland are warning that a proposed pay freeze could hit thousands of federal workers across the DMV region.
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 26/09/2026
Promotional flyer for Alliance 4 American Leadership’s “USAID Lives!” event. Navy, red, white, and gold design. The event is Sunday, October 4, 2026, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. for food, drinks, and live music. Venue details are provided after RSVP. Hosted by Anne Ralte, with a keynote by Nicholas Enrich, author of Into the Woodchipper, a fireside chat with Adam Dunigan, and music by Marilyn Hucek. The flyer encourages cocktail attire and describes the evening as one of music, stories, and solidarity.
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 26/09/2026
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nytimes.com
Patagonia 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.
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 26/09/2026
www.movetoamend.org
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Move to Amend
We, 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...
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 26/09/2026
hrw.org
US: Global Health Aid Tied to Harmful Conditions
The 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.
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 26/09/2026
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newrepublic.com
DOGE Staffers Are Back—and Leading AI Takeover of Government Services
The DOGE goons who drove federal agencies into the ground last year are back, including that dude who goes by “Big Balls.”
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 25/09/2026
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paema.ngo
Threading the Loop: Fall Fundraiser — PAEMA
On 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...
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 24/09/2026
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 24/09/2026
theatlantic.com
The Supporters Urging Trump to Declare Martial Law for the Midterms
Trump’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.
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 24/09/2026
I wonder if, years from now, our children will ask: Did they see it coming? Why didn’t they do something?
npr.org
White House launches 'Trump TV' after ban on major news outlets
Days 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 ...
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 24/09/2026
Russ Vought is a monster
politico.com
Democrats warn Trump plans to kill $3.2B in Hill-approved foreign aid
Top appropriators say the White House wants to use billions of dollars to shutter USAID. The rest would go unspent.
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 23/09/2026
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 23/09/2026
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 22/09/2026
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 21/09/2026
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 20/09/2026
A good read.
theatlantic.com
Guatemala’s Democracy Dilemma
A reformist president weighs the pressure to move fast against the imperative to restore institutions his people can trust.
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 20/09/2026
From 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.com
The Flag that Fed Me
As 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…
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 20/09/2026
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UN mission finds evidence signaling U.S. war crimes in Iran; Washington rejects report
The 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.
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 20/09/2026
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 19/09/2026
Senate 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.com
UN appoints Trump nominee Lindberg to head World Food Programme
The 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.
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 19/09/2026
 Black UNICEF graphic with large white, red, and blue text stating: “Afghanistan remains the only country in the world where secondary and higher education is effectively closed to girls and women.” “Closed” appears in red, while “girls” and “women” appear in blue. The UNICEF logo and “for every child” appear at the bottom.
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 18/09/2026
Wow
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For 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.
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 18/09/2026
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Anthropic Is Building a Predictive Surveillance System to Monitor Activists - The American Prospect
New hires and comments in interviews show that the AI giant is using its capabilities against dissenters.
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 18/09/2026
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Asteroids Destroy. They Do Not Rebuild.
McDowell indicts USAID with evidence from elsewhere, then mistakes demolition for a rebuilding plan.
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 17/09/2026
Excellent article.
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The programs may be under threat, but USAID's impact cannot be erased
Special 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...
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 17/09/2026
Anyone care to comment?
npr.org
Trump once again threatens to tear down the Kennedy Center, as legal battle continues
The president made the remark to reporters amidst back-and-forth developments in federal court, including an allegation that a forklift repeatedly struck the center.
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 17/09/2026
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 17/09/2026
cgdev.org
What 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...
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 17/09/2026
This 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.int
Malawi Food Security Outlook Update: Crisis (IPC Phase 3) expected in the south as purchasing power weakens, August 2026 - January 2027 - Malawi
Analysis in English on Malawi about Agriculture, Food and Nutrition and Drought; published on 9 Sep 2026 by FEWS NET
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 17/09/2026
Fifty women killed in four months. Cameroon does not have a mystery. It has a protection failure.
modernghana.com
Fear Grips Cameroon as Killings of Women Surge
Cameroon is gripped by fear and mounting outrage as the killing of women continues to rise across the country .
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 16/09/2026
Madagascar 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.tr
Half a million under-5 children in Madagascar face acute malnutrition, report says
More than 3.7M people in Madagascar are expected to face crisis levels of hunger as malnutrition risks rise among children and vulnerable groups | Anadolu
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 16/09/2026
For 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.com
Norway police investigate Telenor over suspected crimes against humanity in Myanmar
Norwegian 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.
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 16/09/2026
Alarming
polioeradication.org
GPEI-21,000 Unvaccinated Children Are Not a Minor Problem, But a Warning Sign
Originally published in Pharmazeutische Zeitung, August 2026.At first glance, the latest figures from the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF are
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 16/09/2026
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 15/09/2026
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Sean Penn Criticized Trump Over the USAID Decision
American 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...
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 15/09/2026
Well written.
pennlive.com
What America lost when it shut down foreign aid | Opinion
A former USAID mission director reflects on decades of soft power diplomacy dismantled in months, and the human cost now surfacing worldwide.
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