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Arrr, the State Department be tellin’ Congress it’s sinkin’ the USAID ship, matey! Hoist the flag of confusion!

2025-03-30

Arrr, mateys! On the morrow of Friday, the State Department be sendin' word to the Congress crew, sayin' they be sinkin' the ship of USAID, takin' her treasures and duties aboard their own vessel! By July 1, that agency be as good as Davy Jones’ locker!

Avast ye scallywags! Gather 'round as I spin ye a yarn o' bureaucratic shenanigans on the high seas o' governance! Just yestereve, the grand State Department be tellin' Congress that they be settin' sail to dissolve that mighty ship, the US Agency for International Development, known in pirate lingo as USAID. Aye, they be hoistin' the sails and packin' up the bounty by the first of July, mark me words!

This here agency, once a bulwark against the scourge o' poverty and hunger, be strippin' its sails and lettin' the wind take 'er under. A multibillion-dollar treasure chest, now bein' thrown overboard without so much as a "Shiver me timbers!" from the fine folks in the legislative branch! What manner o' piracy is this, ye ask? A bold move indeed, and one that be sendin' ripples across the seven seas of governance!

Look sharp, me hearties, fer the waters ahead be fraught with uncertainty! The closure be raisin' eyebrows and makin' waves, as the good folk who run the ship o' aid be wonderin' what fate lies ahead for the souls they once helped. So let’s raise a tankard and toast to the battles o' bureaucracy, for they be just as treacherous as any sea monster we’ve faced!

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