Reinventing the wheel — badly

After leaving the #WHO, #Trump officials propose a replacement 3 times more expensive to duplicate it.

#HHS proposes spending $2 billion a year to re-create systems the #US accessed through the #WorldHealthOrganization at a fraction of the #cost, according to officials briefed on the matter.

#idiocracy #kakistocracy #law #policy #GovernmentSpending #PublicHealth #health #USpol

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https://wapo.st/4tKRwyM

The #EC commissioner for the Mediterranean, Dubravka Suica, is attending.

"Our objective is clear∶ coordinated action, accountable governance, & tangible results for the #Palestinian people," Suica wrote on social media ahead of the meeting.

While Suica is attending as an observer, several #EU member states have raised concerns about an EU commissioner participating in a meeting of a body many EU governments see as undermining #InternationalLaw.

#law #geopolitics #Gaza #BoardOfPeace #Trump

#France said it was surprised that the #EuropeanCommission had sent an official to the #BoardOfPeace meeting, saying it did not have the mandate to represent member states.

"Regarding the European Commission & its participation, in reality we are surprised because it does not have a mandate from the Council to go & participate," foreign ministry spox Pascal Confavreux said to reporters, referring to the Council of the #EU's members.

#law #geopolitics #Gaza #Trump #NewWorldOrder #colonialism

"Why does someone who overstayed their visa need to be held in shackles? Why does someone who isn’t a flight risk need to be indefinitely confined in a filthy overcrowded cell? Does any child belong in a prison camp? Does anybody at all deserve to be forced to sleep on a concrete floor, or underfed, or brutalized, or denied medical care?"

~ Dan Froomkin

#Trump #StephenMiller #KristiNoem #DHS #ICE #cruelty #immigrants #media
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https://criticalread.substack.com/p/the-inhumane-treatment-of-immigration

Reinventing the wheel — badly

After leaving the #WHO, #Trump officials propose a replacement 3 times more expensive to duplicate it.

#HHS proposes spending $2 billion a year to re-create systems the #US accessed through the #WorldHealthOrganization at a fraction of the #cost, according to officials briefed on the matter.

#idiocracy #kakistocracy #law #policy #GovernmentSpending #PublicHealth #health #USpol

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https://wapo.st/4tKRwyM

EPSTEIN and His BEST FRIEND #trump committed CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY #epstein #EpsteinFiles #epsteinclass #epsteinlist #jeffreyepstein #trafficking #crime #crimes #criminal

https://www.reuters.com/world/allegations-epstein-files-may-amount-crimes-against-humanity-un-experts-say-2026-02-17/

The #EC commissioner for the Mediterranean, Dubravka Suica, is attending.

"Our objective is clear∶ coordinated action, accountable governance, & tangible results for the #Palestinian people," Suica wrote on social media ahead of the meeting.

While Suica is attending as an observer, several #EU member states have raised concerns about an EU commissioner participating in a meeting of a body many EU governments see as undermining #InternationalLaw.

#law #geopolitics #Gaza #BoardOfPeace #Trump

#France said it was surprised that the #EuropeanCommission had sent an official to the #BoardOfPeace meeting, saying it did not have the mandate to represent member states.

"Regarding the European Commission & its participation, in reality we are surprised because it does not have a mandate from the Council to go & participate," foreign ministry spox Pascal Confavreux said to reporters, referring to the Council of the #EU's members.

#law #geopolitics #Gaza #Trump #NewWorldOrder #colonialism

"Why is this being allowed to continue?

These are some of the questions journalists should be raising as they step up their coverage of the inhumane treatment of potentially tens of thousands of people who have been caught up in Donald Trump’s brutal immigrant dragnet."

#Trump #StephenMiller #KristiNoem #DHS #ICE #cruelty #immigrants #media
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"Why does someone who overstayed their visa need to be held in shackles? Why does someone who isn’t a flight risk need to be indefinitely confined in a filthy overcrowded cell? Does any child belong in a prison camp? Does anybody at all deserve to be forced to sleep on a concrete floor, or underfed, or brutalized, or denied medical care?"

~ Dan Froomkin

#Trump #StephenMiller #KristiNoem #DHS #ICE #cruelty #immigrants #media
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https://criticalread.substack.com/p/the-inhumane-treatment-of-immigration

The #WorldBank, the #UN & the #EU had estimated last February it would cost >$50billion to rebuild #Gaza, & were finalizing a new interim estimate of $70billion in November.

Soccer's governing body #FIFA will also help to raise $75 million for #soccer related projects in Gaza, #Trump said. The #US, #Canada & #Mexico will host the FIFA World Cup later this year.

Trump also said that it looks like #Palestinian militant group #Hamas will disarm. [doubtful]

#law #geopolitics #BoardOfPeace

#Trump said countries contributed >$7billion to relief efforts in #Gaza.

"I'm pleased to announce that #Kazakhstan, #Azerbaijan, #UAE, #Morocco, #Bahrain, #Qatar, #SaudiArabia, #Uzbekistan, & #Kuwait have all contributed more than $7 billion toward the relief package," Trump said.

"The #UnitedStates is going to make a contribution of $10 billion to the #BoardOfPeace,” he said.

#law #geopolitics #NewWorldOrder #imperialism #colonialism #authoritarianism #dictatorship #tyranny

#Trump said he would soon speak to #UN Secretary-General #AntonioGuterres, without giving details.

"We are very closely working with the #UnitedNations. In fact, I'm going to speak to the secretary-general in a little while, he's a good man," he said.

#law #geopolitics #Gaza #BoardOfPeace #NewWorldOrder #imperialism #colonialism #authoritarianism #dictatorship #tyranny

" #Norway has agreed to host an event, bringing together the #BoardOfPeace," #Trump said.

Thinking this board is going to be expensive dinners & blowhard BS speechifying.

He touted the support he's gotten from European leaders.

"So many of our friends in #Europe are attending today, & we're eager to have them become full members. They all want to become full members," Trump claimed, adding he's had a "great response" from Europe.

#law #geopolitics #Gaza #BoardOfPeace #imperialism #colonialism

#Israel & #Hamas have repeatedly traded blame for violations of the ceasefire deal.

The war started with the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on southern Israel that killed more than 1,200 people, according to Israeli tallies. Israel's air & ground war in #Gaza has killed >72,000 people since then, according to #Palestinian health ministry data.

#law #geopolitics #Gaza #BoardOfPeace #NewWorldOrder #imperialism #colonialism #Trump

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

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#Alaska has a relatively low diversity of #bees but quite a high proportion of #bumblebees which are suited more to cooler than warmer climes and in Alaska may not face many of the pressures they do elsewhere.🐝🌍

#nature
#wildlife
#biodiversity
#environment
#trump #insects
#epstein #climate
#worldbeesanctuary

Children run after ICE spotted at a apartment complex #news #Trump #politics #ICE

Children run after ICE spotted at a apartment complex #news #Trump #politics #ICE

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

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#Alaska has a relatively low diversity of #bees but quite a high proportion of #bumblebees which are suited more to cooler than warmer climes and in Alaska may not face many of the pressures they do elsewhere.🐝🌍

#nature
#wildlife
#biodiversity
#environment
#trump #insects
#epstein #climate
#worldbeesanctuary