The human cost of dismantling USAID. Link to the original post below. “I work for USAID. I lost my job today. I am really struggling to express the level of devastation I feel. About how much I believe in our work, both for the people we serve overseas and for how it makes America safer and stronger. But tonight, I just want to tell you about what this means in practical terms. What it means for the people who uprooted their lives and families, who volunteered to serve in extremely difficult places, simply because they wanted to serve the American people. My dear friend and neighbor is the person who makes sure anthrax and rabies, among many other serious threats, don't spread across borders. Her kids are like family to me. Tonight, they are scrambling to rewrite their entire life plans, with just weeks to leave the country. They don't have a house to move into. They don't have an onward job assignment. Her entire career path just disappeared. "Do I rent a house for a month? A year? Which state do we move to? How do we pay for any of this now that I don't have a job?" I wish I had some way to comfort her. Another neighbor just got to post a few months ago. They were so excited! This was their first overseas assignment; they had worked for YEARS to get here. Last month, they went home for Christmas...to Los Angeles. They watched their home and their neighbors' homes and their families' homes burn to the ground. They have nowhere to go home TO. No job to give them income. Their sweet kids, who were already coping like rockstars through the international move and the fires, are now having nightly panic attacks. I have so many more stories I could tell you. So many. We are real people with families. When we lose our jobs overseas, we lose EVERYTHING. Housing, school, access to medical services, our entire communities. Even when everything goes smoothly, these international moves are ROUGH. We do this because we care about the work. We serve the American people. We serve you. We're still under a gag order. This post likely puts a target on my back, if it wasn't there already. But what's happening is illegal, and it's just wrong. It makes you less safe. And above all, my duty is to the American people. Even if you think USAID is worthless, I hope you agree that the way they are handling this "restructuring" isn't right (or legal). USAID employees are public servants and deserve -- at a minimum -- to be treated fairly and with respect as they watch their entire careers and lives evaporate. What's happening at USAID could happen -- is already happening -- at the Department of Education, the FBI, OMB. Please, speak to your representatives. Call them. Show up at their offices. In particular, we desperately need our red-state allies to stand up with us. Any changes to USAID require an Act of Congress. It is quite literally the law. We need your help. My friends, my colleagues, and my family need your help.”

Ok, it’s a tough decision between Auburn and Alabama for the No. 1 spot.

Indiana is 14-9, have lost four straight (6 of 7) and their coach just retired/resigned... and there still isn't an empty seat at Assembly Hall today. Can't lie: I hope Indiana NAILS this coaching hire. No fan-base deserves a winner and fun team to watch more than IU does