The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters #1092
Josh and Stelios discuss the plans to shut down USAID, a very large problem in Michigan, and how 2025 is off to a weird start.
Reading List
REEVALUATING AND REALIGNING UNITED STATES FOREIGN AID - White House
Musk says he is working to shut down “beyond repair” USAID - Reuters
Agency for International Development (USAID) - USA Spending
Senior USAID officials put on leave after denying access to Musk’s Doge team - The Guardian
Samantha Power - Wikipedia
‘Unmasker in Chief’ Samantha Power spewed anti-Trump bias in government emails - The Hill
“A President is not a King.” - Sen. Jeff Merkley - X
Elon - Elon Musk - X
Elon Musk said Donald Trump agreed USAID needs to be ‘shut down’ - CNN
"It has been run by a bunch of RADICAL LUNATICS” - Rapid Response 47 - X
Stopping aid to South Africa - End Wokeness - X
Twitter is gone - End Wokeness - X
Future of US aid agency in doubt after website goes dark and officials put on leave - Financial Times
Bukele - Nayib Bukele - X
Mike Benz explaining this role - CatchUp Feed - X
Set up AIDS workshop to topple government - Mike Benz Cyber - X
RFK Jr - Liz Churchill - X
Afghan heroin industry - Mike Benz Cyber - X
Callum: gender sensitivity training - Akkad Secretary - X
Wuhan Lab - Kanekoa The Great - X
Five days after grant - Hans Mahncke - X
Third largest donor to the BBC - James K. Bishop - X
USAID giving millions of dollars to Bill Kristol - Anc Aesthetics - X
AGREE POLICIES ON STRATEGIC SILENCE - Mike Benz Cyber - X
$2.1B to Gaza - Shaun Maguire - X
Countering disinformation online - Mike Benz Cyber - X
AGREE POLICIES ON STRATEGIC SILENCE - Mike Benz Cyber - X
Used to hold foreign governments ransom by starting riots in their country - Mike Benz Cyber - X
Pay $20 million to hit piece journalists - Mike Benz Cyber - X
USAID funded college programme started AOC’s political career - Mike Benz Cyber - X
Funds censorship operation on Brazil’s internet - Mike Benz Cyber - X
Gave nearly $15 million to George Soros' Open Society Foundation - Merissa Hansen - X
Which countries? - My Lord Bebo - X
The incident - Daily Mail
She is suing Lyft - End Wokeness - X
Elliott-Larsen Act; Michigan Civil Rights Act - Michigan Government
‘Make stupid laws…pay millions to lawsuits’ - Wanjiru Njoya - X
There is a Lyft XL option - Business Insider
On a car - End Wokeness - X
She asserts dominance - YouTube
People are making fun of her - Behizy Tweets - X
Forklyft meme - Partz Guy - X
They detect similarities with planes: - Oli London TV - X
I’m plus size and on a plane - iAnon Patriot - X
Suspected of illegal collusion with Uber for lowering driver wages - Bloomberg
Please Don’t Eat Your Christmas Tree, Says Belgian Government - Vice
Kim Jong-un issues new ban as North Koreans told it's treason to serve one beloved snack - Express
Urgent cyber attack warning as couples' sex toys 'could be weaponised by hackers' - Mirror
It’s that time of year when iguanas start falling out of the sky - Metro
Colorado court rules elephants at zoo cannot pursue their release because they are not human - Fox News
New fungal species named in honor of Sir David Attenborough making zombies of cave spiders on the island of Ireland - Science Daily
UK Woman Sentenced in First-Ever 'Cyber-Farting' Harassment Case
Check out this huge 'Darth Vader' bug - BBC Newsround
French 9/11 - Akkad Secretary - X
Newly discovered asteroid turns out to be Tesla Roadster launched into space - Fox News
Meteorite strike was captured on video by a Canadian home's doorbell camera - 9News
2 overnight shootings end NYC's 5-day no shooting streak, 5 minutes after it was announced - ABC7NY
Police officers' union says man who posted video of HPD unit doing donuts was 'snitching' - ABC13
First China Corgi police dog loses ‘year-end bonus’ for sleeping on job, peeing in food bowl - SCMP
Zoogoers appalled as dogs painted to look like tigers in ridiculous ‘gimmick’ - News.com.au
Chinese Company Photographs Employees In Toilets, Shames Them For Taking Too Long - News18
New Zealand's 'sacred' mountain Taranaki Maunga granted personhood under new law - 7News
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