Fathomless corruption, fathomless!
While USAID poured money into censorship outfits with the sole goal of deplatforming conservative outlets and organizing advertising boycotts to drain us of any revenue, they were also paying taxpayer money to leftwing outlets.
I'm serious: I want a class action lawsuit against the government.
Before getting to that: USAID's website now announces to all of its "workers:" You're fired.
Well, a few will be kept around for high-priority projects, but the rest are now terminated.
On Friday, February 7, 2025, at 11:59 pm (EST) all USAID direct hire personnel will be placed on administrative leave globally, with the exception of designated personnel responsible for mission-critical functions, core leadership and specially designated programs. Essential personnel expected to continue working will be informed by Agency leadership by Thursday, February 6, at 3:00pm (EST).
For USAID personnel currently posted outside the United States, the Agency, in coordination with missions and the Department of State, is currently preparing a plan, in accordance with all applicable requirements and laws, under which the Agency would arrange and pay for return travel to the United States within 30 days and provide for the termination of PSC and ISC contracts that are not determined to be essential. The Agency will consider case-by-case exceptions and return travel extensions based on personal or family hardship, mobility or safety concerns, or other reasons. For example, the Agency will consider exceptions based on the timing of dependents' school term, personal or familial medical needs, pregnancy, and other reasons. Further guidance on how to request an exception will be forthcoming.
Thank you for your service.
On to Politico. Apparently they charge a huge amount of money for a "Pro" subscription, and USAID was paying a ton of money to buy these very pricey super-subscriptions.
Why does someone working for USAID paying for Peruvian transgender comic books need a super-expensive subscription to Politico to follow the day-to-day micro-news about the DC bureaucracy?
Is their job wasting taxpayer money, or is their job political activism?
According to government spending tracker website USASPENDING.gov, Politico - which laundered the Hunter Biden '51 intel officials' propaganda during the 2020 election - received up to $27 million (and by some counts $32 million) from various US agencies during the Biden years.
In one instance, roughly $500,000 was spent on 37 Politico 'pro' subscriptions.
Of note, Politico was sold to German media giant Axel Springer (which also owns Business Insider) for $1 billion in 2021, meaning US taxpayer dollars have been flowing to the German media giant to prop up their US propaganda rags.
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So 90% of "subscribers" to left-wing publications like Politico are fake and "taxpayer funded". And then using fake subs to artificially pump up revenue, Politico gets to sell itself to German propaganda giant Axel Springer for $1 billion.
It's not just USAID, either: Biden had the whole government subsidizing these grifters.