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InkaUtexas

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  1. Independent? Defined via congress yes. Activity? No. And there is a lot of overlap with state where they fight for influence and budget. They sit at the table but don't really have a vote. And the active personnel, quite few, do report to the Embassy and fall under its country structure. Real impact? The same implementing partners (AKA contractors) will change their proposals.
  2. Um, well see, um, yeah.... He already was. State has a lot of bureaus and agencies within it. Non-proliferation, human rights, propaganda, I mean public affairs, and yes, DEVELOPMENT. State runs Foreign Military sales, not DOD. USAID kind of is a part of State. There is not Secretary of international Development. The Agency Director works with the Sec of State. It is not an independent group. That is why its budget is tied closely. A lot of USAID's overseas management budget is tiny. One reason, It is within the State budget. The Country Director reports to the Ambassador, etc. The cost is going to be large for this transformation. New systems, emails, etc. And yes, new leadership.
  3. Always be wary in Central Texas planting Tomatos before Easter. Old farmers advice.
  4. what wars are you counting to get to 3? I say we are 1-1 vs. the Brits. Canadians were part of that.
  5. Legal eagles want to chime in? This was released by FEMA today. Only agency I saw post it. NOTICE OF COURT ORDER You are hereby advised that a temporary restraining order has been entered in the case of New York et al. v. Trump, No. 25-cv-39-JJM-PAS (D.R.I.), ECF No. 50 (Jan. 31, 2025). You are receiving this Notice pursuant to the Court’s directive that notice of the order be provided “to all Defendants and agencies and their employees, contractors, and grantees by Monday, February 3, 2025, at 9 a.m.” A copy of the Court’s Order is attached for reference. This case challenges an alleged “pause” of certain Federal financial assistance, related to OMB Memorandum M-25-13, Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs (Jan. 27, 2025) (“OMB Memo”). Although that OMB Memo was rescinded on January 29, 2025, the plaintiffs in the above-referenced case allege that the funding pause directed by the OMB Memo is still in effect, including because of recently issued Executive Orders by the President.
  6. Almost every USAID contract had a DEI component. It was standard stuff, like also stating you would not boycott good from Israel. Very few were exclusive DEI, unless you consider things like Empowering Women in Agriculture (insert country).
  7. Do you also walk in the middle of the aisle staring at your phone?
  8. Plant a tree.
  9. She probably thinks Nashville country is good.
  10. That is why he needs 2x the Chobani. And the glucosamine. Yeah, that does the trick. Mix them up, add some extra hard tofu, a pinch of other fish. Pulse in the blender and straight into the gullet.
  11. I watch hockey with a good canadian friend every week or so. We both stand up for the anthems. Hokey on TV? Sure. But he does it so I will as well. Green card dude, been a teacher for 21 years in the US. Yeah, he is gonna get deported.
  12. Yeah. Um, I just make a list and then use my phone for either listening to music if it is just me shopping or I watch a game and let her wander as I follow checking out coeds. Or i might call my dad, talk recipes, life or tell him about the hotness is aisle 4. And I would not be caught dead adding Greek Yogurt to fajitas. That is for Cevapcici or if messed with, gyro/kafta. What kimchi do you get? Another thing that makes me surly. People who share their shopping list.
  13. We got a lot of lawyers here. Which one of you fucks is this? One deputy counsel, Clayton Cromer, has experience working for a white shoe law firm and in the Austin AI and tech scene, TPM has learned. It’s not clear what he and other appointees bring to the table in terms of personnel law.
  14. So they are following unlawful orders, thus open to prosecution. Interesting..... And concerning the staff at DOGE referenced by the OP. 10 bucks says it is Miller's kid and buddies and their internships from Princeton/Yale etc. Of course, 10 bucks will buy you a thimble of canadian gold. You know, maple syrup.
  15. mouth should be open.
  16. With the size of a team needed to do this, a real review of actual people vs. wiping it all clean, you know some dumbass IT fuck is going to try and impress some Hot chick (a surly3) and tell her everything.
  17. Heard some shit about contracts being changed. Deliverables, payment terms, etc. For now have not seen anything direct. Well except for halting entire large projects in place, firing off the work force, and telling the leads they might have a job so don't go get another one, but then they might not.
  18. No they are not. They were not Canada at the time. According to the concept of an independent nation they were not one when they built the space robot arm for the space shuttle. THEY EVEN LIED ABOUT THAT.... They were British lackeys who tolerated a French enclave and sunk our ships trying to sneak in and fish their waters. When did Canada get full independence? 1982 Thus after the Statute of Westminster, Canada took decades to reach towards full sovereignty. Canada adopted its own constitution and became a fully independent country in 1982. A bill was passed by the Canadian government renaming Dominion Day as Canada Day in the same year.
  19. Add to that the amount that goes to salaries. Funny enough, we see USAID as a bunch of liberals. Nope, most of the companies are staffed with the same beltway bandit types as raytheon, etc. Leopards and all that.
  20. But only redeemable for white bier and fries with mayonnaise. Pretty cool, but did Belgium workers forget they needed to eat?
  21. Tell me you don't know shit about Arabs without saying it. Fucking dumbass.
  22. LA needed some good news.
  23. And JD
  24. The job is so demanding she always has time to fix her make up.
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