Sorting out the chaotic mix of Trump, DEI, USAID and Musk

Yá'át'ééh my relatives. As we enter the third week (only 205 weeks left) I take some time to sort out the chaos emanating from Trump and Musk re: DEI and USAID. I invite you to join me.

Links:
Patreon: Video/Podcast: Decolonize faith; Confront racism/white supremacy
https://www.patreon.com/wirelesshogan

AP News: What USAID does, and why Trump and Musk want to get rid of it
https://apnews.com/article/usaid-foreign-aid-freeze-trump-peter-marocco-8253d7dda766df89e10390c1645e78aa

Brookings: What every American should know about US foreign aid (2019)
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/what-every-american-should-know-about-u-s-foreign-aid/

AP News: Democrats push back after Musk says Trump agrees to close USAID and workers are kept out
https://apnews.com/article/trump-musk-usaid-c0c7799be0b2fa7cad4c806565985fe2

AP News: Musk is a ‘special government employee,’ the White House confirms
https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-donald-trump-doge-21153a742fbad86284369bb173ec343c

NY Times: Musk’s Foundation Gave Away Less Money Than Required in 2023
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/us/politics/musk-foundation-taxes-donations.html

NY Times: Elon Musk Has a Giant Charity. Its Money Stays Close to Home.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/10/us/elon-musk-charity.html

X - ElonMusk: Am donating $20M to Cameron County schools & $10M to City of Brownsville for downtown revitalization. Details to follow next week.
https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1376903913564160002

Yahoo Finance: Trump's charitable giving dropped to $0 by the time he left office, returns show
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trumps-charitable-giving-dropped-to-0-by-the-time-he-left-office-returns-show-205022151.html

Purchase Signed Copies of Unsettling Truths

Book Study Special - 10 signed books and 45 minute virtual Q&A with Mark Charles

https://wirelesshogan.com/2022/10/27/unsettling-truths/

The Hill: Vance defends Trump’s DEI comments after DC plane crash: Trump ‘wasn’t blaming anybody’
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5121382-vance-defends-trumps-dei-comments-after-dc-plane-crash-trump-wasnt-blaming-anybody/

AP News: CBS agrees to hand over ’60 Minutes’ Harris interview transcripts to FCC
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