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Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared himself acting head of USAID as employees were locked out and the White House confirmed plans to merge the agency into the State Department.

Elon Musk took control of USAID’s headquarters, email systems, and security access. Musk, with Trump’s approval, is pushing to dismantle the agency, calling it “beyond repair.”

Democrats condemned the move, warning it endangers global aid efforts and benefits U.S. adversaries.

Sen. Brian Schatz vowed to block Trump’s State Department nominees in protest.

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[–] [email protected] 122 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I'm pretty sure he doesn't have the authority to do that.

Then again, rules don't mean shit anymore. So fuck it, I declare myself The Burger King while we're at it.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Oooh can you bring back the original Whopper?

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Best we got is Impossible Whopper

[–] adespoton 10 points 3 days ago (2 children)

With Trump/Musk, no whopper is impossible.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You're gonna eat your cyberburder and you're going to LIKE IT

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

Burger proceeds to accelerate off the table, killing everyone inside

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Except the one without any nazis

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

I tried that once. I think I still may be hallucinating from the vast amount of salt I ingested.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

Double burger triple whopper

Lose the state and watch them prosper

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

I once got busy in one of your bathrooms

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Clean your restaurants!

[–] [email protected] 77 points 3 days ago (1 children)

And this fucker was UNANIMOUSLY confirmed!

Just in case you thought anyone in the Senate were serious about using their powers to halt the encroachment of fascism 🤬

[–] [email protected] 56 points 3 days ago

And I declare myself God of the Senate. Bow down to me, Marco.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 3 days ago

If you don't have bug out plans I suggest you start. For everybody else I would recommend getting your shit together because this is going to be a team effort to sabotage the Nazi movement.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Sen. Brian Schatz vowed to block Trump’s State Department nominees in protest.

That'll show him.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 3 days ago (2 children)

This is what Tuberville did to the military promotions and it was quite effective (ly terrible). It forces formal votes on each candidate. I’m not certain it’ll slow things down for confirmations, but what else is there?

[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

My guy. They're cutting big pieces out of the building we all live in, and they have a handgun at the ready if anyone tries to stop them, and they're drunk. And you're talking about "Well we're DEFINITELY going to talk about this at the next house meeting."

What else is there, to me, is file a writ with a federal judge asking for permission to use some specific authorized type of physical force to stop it, since it is illegal. Where things go from there, I have no idea, but "please don't, you can't" is a massive waste of time right now.

Edit: Actually, a better analogy is "big pieces out of the boat we're all on." You can leave and get a new building to live in.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago

WHY WERE WE NOT DOING THIS BEFORE

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Like literally every other senator, he voted to confirm Rubio, so I would agree with your sentiment..

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Democrats are trying to change the system from the inside. If they just roll over and expose their bellies, then Republicans promise to only kill marginalized people, but leave their insider trading alone. #Resist!

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 days ago

Whoa buddy you left out the part where the move was condemned by the Democrats. Now you know they mean business.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 days ago

Lil' Marco, once the guy accusing donvict of a small penis, is now a total supplicant.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 days ago

And this is all based on the dude who isn't elected that has so far turned everything to shit that he's touched?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 days ago

So is USAID taken over by President Musk and shut down, or is Rubio the head of the department? Do they know which it is?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

And he delegated the role immediately to musk (his own words is that he delegated it to ‘an individual’ but he won’t say who. Look up the interview video)

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Somehow... Rubio returned.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Unbelievable

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

awkward sip

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago (5 children)

Is it pronounced US aid or U-S-A-I-D?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago

Probably "us aid" (as in we/us) from now on

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago
[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

US Aid, that is how it's word mark is stylized as well (and well, it's Aid from the US so the branding works)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Speaking from one of the countries that get said aid. It's US aid.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago
[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

Did he have a big drink of water before he declared it?