"What, for instance, is the stated rationale behind why the U.S. military has blown up at least 35 vessels in the Caribbean and Pacific since the autumn, killing at least 115 people, including ones clinging to the wreckage of their destroyed boats? That would be "to combat drug trafficking," despite the fact that Venezuela produces cocaine instead of the deadly fentanyl that Donald Trump is always invoking, and despite the fact that even the Venezuelan cocaine was primarily sent to Europe rather than the United States."
"So naturally, the Trump administration just cut another $2 billion from nonprofits that treat addiction, homelessness and mental illness, overnight. Nor did they inform anyone of the decision, effective immediately, which may leave hundreds of acute addiction treatment programs immediately in the lurch, unable to treat their patients. Which is all to say: People will almost certainly die, as a result of the decision that not even the staff of the agency in question say they were aware was being made."
U.S. military actions have destroyed at least 35 vessels in the Caribbean and Pacific since autumn, killing at least 115 people, including those clinging to wreckage. The publicly stated rationale is combating drug trafficking, although Venezuela primarily produces cocaine sent mainly to Europe rather than the fentanyl the administration frequently cites. The administration abruptly cut $2 billion in grants to nonprofits that treat addiction, homelessness, and mental illness, implementing the reduction immediately without prior notification. Hundreds of acute addiction treatment programs may lose funding overnight, rendering them unable to care for current patients. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reportedly sent hundreds of letters late Tuesday informing nonprofits of the grant terminations.
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