USAID in Africa

African nations can make the dismantling of USAID work for them

USAID in Africa
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Dismantling USAID Services in Africa
The potential dismantling of USAID (United States Agency for International Development) services in Africa presents both opportunities and challenges. While some view this as a loss of critical support, others see it as an opportunity for African nat…

Australia

Federal Budget: Spending At 40-year High, Debt Servicing Costs Soar, And Nature Positive Is Back
Tonight’s release of the 2025 federal budget signals more of the same for Australians suffering from a cost-of-living crisis and per capita recession. The budget locks in higher spending, debt, and interest repayments for future generations. The budget papers show:
Labor’s education report card is one step forward, two steps back - The Centre for Independent Studies
Efforts to put strict conditions on additional school funding to the states to improve outcomes have already been undercut by creating an alibi for failure.

International

US Brokers Russia-Ukraine Black Sea Truce | The Libertarian Institute
After holding separate talks with Russian and Ukrainian delegations, the US announced that both sides had agreed to allow commercial shipping through the Black Sea, mirroring a similar arrangement established earlier in the war.
South Africa dismisses ‘white genocide’ claims
President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged the country’s citizens not to let external events create divisions among them amid US allegations

Business, Finance & Investment

LinkedIn and Soul-Sucking Corporate Pollyannaism ⋆ Brownstone Institute
The discursive norms on LinkedIn are a convention for financial gain. Corporate Pollyannaism is unconcerned and contemptuous of the truth.
Investing In Extremes: Lessons From Market Cycles
When you identify a condition of “excess,” there is nothing to say that these excesses will end shortly thereafter…

Culture

Ket is numbing Gen Z’s pain
think again
Joe Rogan Skipping UFC Fight in Canada: ‘I’d Rather Go to Russia.’
Podcaster and Ultimate Fight Championship (UFC) commentator Joe Rogan says he won’t travel to Montreal, Canada, in May for UFC 315: Muhammad vs Della

Crypto & Blockchain

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Bitcoin News: Now Is ‘Really Good Time’ to Buy Bitcoin, Says Trillion Dollar Investment Manager
Global investment firm T. Rowe Price’s global technology portfolio manager, Dominic Rizzo, spoke at the Exchange conference in Las Vegas on Tuesday.

Postscript

US Supreme Court Rejects Long Running Youth Climate Lawsuit
Bye bye Juliana v. United States.

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