Alan Sill23h ago
David Ho

The State Department fired the remaining staff in the Office of Global Change, responsible for international climate policy, as part of a larger downsizing of nearly 3,000 employees. This leaves the State Department with no staff knowledgeable about global climate negotiations. 🤷‍♂️

https://wapo.st/4lPbq6Y

The State Department fires remaining employees who worked on climate change

The firings of nearly a dozen people in the State Department’s Office of Global Change include the last U.S. climate negotiators.

The Washington Post
Jul 16 at 10:23pmWeb
Show threadErtain22h ago
@davidho Yep, shot in the foot.
Show threadNat22h ago
@davidho the biggest tragedy of this is so much knowledge being lost. Our adversaries are laughing at this and definitely will be using this to their advantage.
Show threadFat_Farang22h ago
@davidho Republicans know you can't fix this. The next buffoon elected can't just hire experienced repacements. The damage being done to the government bureaucracy is irreparable. It would take the election of a radical socialists majority in 2024 and 2026, but we all know that's not going to happen. The US is doomed to fascism or balkanization.
Show threadTirrimas  🚫👑22h ago
@davidho do these people really think that anyone else in the entire damn world would ever negotiate with any USian in good faith ever again, no matter how rich?
Show threadCharlie the Anti-Fascist Dog20h ago
@davidho trump doesn’t need to pass laws, he can just eliminate the agencies he doesn’t like regardless of what congress passed into law. The US democracy has collapsed.
Show threadLaura18h ago
@davidho We have entered the next mass extinction event. We can thank billionaires for that.