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gumby 11 minutes ago [-]
Maybe they didn’t save any money but they did manage to exfiltrate huge amounts of info on citizens and residents that had been provided under the understanding that it would be held in confidence and that was siloed to event cross-correlation and privacy violations.
So at least they accomplished that even if they failed to accomplish the cover story.
What’s notable about this article is not its literal conclusion, which is obvious to any casual observer, it’s the publisher - I haven’t been following it lately, but for decades National Review was the preeminent Limbaugh-school right-wing magazine in America, so for its editors to be taking this position so clearly feels significant. These days the Trump Right has rags like The Epoch Times, so maybe they don’t need Buckley’s soapbox anymore?
litoE 38 minutes ago [-]
National Review has been a critic of Trump since before he was elected for his first term in 2016.
goatlover 3 hours ago [-]
But closing USAID did result in lots of deaths around the world as life saving aid was just cutoff with no warning. Was done with no regard to consequences or Congressional approval.
hallole 30 minutes ago [-]
So, the U.S. would've had to supply foreign aid for eternity, then? Instead of appreciating the vast sums given by the U.S. and her taxpayers, there's only vitriol for the stream of aid money having been cut off.
dc396 5 minutes ago [-]
This is a troll, right?
friendlyasparag 19 minutes ago [-]
What a sad response to the obvious immediate harm done by poorly thought out policy. I thought hackernews was better than this.
k12sosse 3 hours ago [-]
It's weird that serial liars have such a rabid fanbase. Keep it up!
hallole 25 minutes ago [-]
Although it seems to have been a flop in practice, I do appreciate the spirit of making good use of tax dollars. I only wish the program was more carefully guided, since the motive behind it did seem genuine.
So at least they accomplished that even if they failed to accomplish the cover story.