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Juggling With Eggs Jun 14

Already re-tooted headline…but I think it’s worth posting the article too.

The world didn’t notice until too late the deaths of Jews,gypsys, homosexuals and disabled at the orders of Hitler.

Will they realise any sooner the death toll on the instruction of trillionaire #Musk ?

#Doge #USAid cuts will bring about the new holocaust.

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/04/world/lancet-usaid-global-aid-cuts-intl

One year on from dismantling of USAID, study projects that global aid cuts could lead to 9.4 million deaths by 2030

It’s been one year since the Trump administration dismantled the US Agency for International Development (USAID), with aid cuts leading to the closure of HIV clinics in South Africa, the termination of medical programs in Afghanistan, and the end of numerous programs tackling malnutrition and preventable diseases around the world.

CNN

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Juggling With Eggs Jun 14

But it’s also worth noting what #Musk and #Trump ‘s actions gave license to other countries to do:

‘The slashing of US foreign assistance was followed by cuts by the United Kingdom, Germany, Canada and other developed nations, which are set to take effect this year and next year, compounding the impact.’

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Juggling With Eggs Jun 14

Again…people don’t generally think of UK #Labour party as being rightwing.

But when they make the kind of cuts to foreign aid associated with rightwing parties, then perhaps again we need to reconsider what the current Labour Party in office is?

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beemoh Jun 14

@JugglingWithEggs Many of us were pointing out that they were right wing as far back as 2021.

It's been more like 47 years of neoliberal government in the UK since Thatcher got into power in 1979.

'In 2002, twelve years after Margaret Thatcher left office, she was asked at a dinner what was her greatest achievement. Thatcher replied: “Tony Blair and New Labour. We forced our opponents to change their minds.”'

https://economicsociology.org/2018/03/19/thatcherisms-greatest-achievement/

Thatcherism’s greatest achievement

In 2002, twelve years after Margaret Thatcher left office, she was asked at a dinner what was her greatest achievement. Thatcher replied: “Tony Blair and New Labour. We forced our opponents t…

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