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A jaw-dropping discovery about USAID has emerged: nearly $500 million of taxpayer money funneled into a non-profit called Internews Network. This organization, led by Jeanne Bourgault, who takes home a $500k salary, claims to fight disinformation and train journalists. But the truth is far more sinister. Internews has trained 9,000 journalists across 4,291 media outlets …
This isn’t just a scary power grab by USAID—it’s a slippery slope that threatens freedom of speech worldwide. By funding foreign governments to regulate content, the U.S. has turned speech suppression into a global enterprise. Elon Musk’s lawsuit in Brazil wasn’t an isolated event—it highlights the dangerous precedent of using government funds to target businesses …
Rep. Raskin’s outburst against Elon Musk only highlights the extent to which the political elite will go to protect their corrupt interests. With a national debt spiraling out of control, Raskin’s defense of wasteful government programs is proof that he cares more about maintaining his power and profit than solving America’s financial crisis. As the …
Federal bureaucracy isn’t just inefficient—it’s a fortress protecting political patronage. Kristol’s non-profit sitting at the receiving end of this tangled mess? Predictable. The delay isn’t in the processing—it’s in cutting through the intentional obfuscation. 48 vCPUs are throttled curating the USAID grant network for every single EIN, will take a while (~12 hours). Which is …