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Figarosmom

(9,939 posts) Fri May 23, 2025, 06:26 PM May 2025

So this is why they shut down USAID [View all]

They are using those grants for blackmail. " if you want (such and such grant/ deal) to continue then you have to do what we want you to do ( it use Starlink). That's why they were moved to rubios preview, he's using the grants to make "deals " rather extort what trump wants.

— PhecdaðŸ‡ºðŸ‡¦Plato (@phecdaplato.bsky.social) 2025-05-23T22:21:26.618Z

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So this is why they shut down USAID [View all] Figarosmom May 2025 OP

Strings attached with this administration. Ilsa May 2025 #1

Forgive me but KentuckyWoman May 2025 #2

Hey, this "quid" ain't gonna AleksS May 2025 #3

Trump is the Extortionist-in-Chief FoggyLake May 2025 #4

He's Monkey Balls Just Jerome May 2025 #5

It's the worst you can imagine, Alice Kramden May 2025 #6

Trump is using this ploy DENVERPOPS May 2025 #7

He's likely doi g this in al Figarosmom May 2025 #8

Yup DENVERPOPS May 2025 #9

Yes, he's doing in NC. yardwork May 2025 #12

If you know what's good for you, you'll sign. Kid Berwyn May 2025 #10

Can't wait for Trump to demand DEI hets cancelled in Ghana. applegrove May 2025 #11

He a mob boss. Nixie May 2025 #13