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submitted 9 months ago by tonytins@pawb.social to c/news@lemmy.world

The Trump administration will withdraw from dozens of international organizations, including the UN’s population agency and the UN treaty that establishes international climate negotiations, as the US further retreats from global cooperation.

Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order suspending US support for 66 organizations, agencies and commissions following his instructions for his administration to review participation in and funding for all international organizations, including those affiliated with the UN, according to a White House statement on social media.

Most of the targets are UN-related agencies, commissions and advisory panels that focus on climate, labor and other issues that the Trump administration has categorized as catering to diversity and “woke” initiatives.

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[-] TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world 58 points 9 months ago

On average, empires last about 250 years. Guess how old the US will be in July...

[-] thisorthatorwhatever@lemmy.world 19 points 9 months ago

I don't consider it an 'Empire", it's basically England continued under a different name. Time for the U.S. of A. to rejoin Europe, as well as England admitting it made a mistake leaving the EU. Include also New Zealand, Australia, Brazil, Argentine, Chile. When the smoke clears, include Ukraine and Russia. Drop all the artificial boarders, they've become nonsensical in an era of the Internet/Smartphones and cheap airline travel.

[-] kingofras@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago

cheap airline travel

Because we don’t carbon tax.

And we don’t carbon tax because all those places don’t work together for the common good of all.

And lumping all those together with the current systems of democracy where citizens get a vague say once every four years and every major corporation gets a say on every single law before it gets passed, will lead to and even bigger Empire that will fail even bigly-er.

[-] fleem@piefed.zeromedia.vip 7 points 9 months ago
[-] optissima@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

If it's England continued under another name, is it not then still the English Empire?

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 9 months ago

England

So like the British empire?

[-] jaschen306@sh.itjust.works 20 points 9 months ago

Guys, it hasn't even been a year yet. It's going to get way worse than this.

[-] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

If y'all don't do something about it, it certainly will.

It's starting to look an awful lot like waiting for the midterms is not an option.

[-] village604@adultswim.fan 1 points 9 months ago

Not enough people are affected yet. Once people start starving en masse, we'll see more movement.

[-] xxce2AAb@feddit.dk 19 points 9 months ago

Make America Alone Again. Coincidentally, that acronym sounds like a reasonable onomatopoeia for the bleating of sheep.

[-] bookmeat@lemmynsfw.com 19 points 9 months ago

This is actually good news. It means they will no longer be meddling in the affairs of grownups.

[-] notwhoyouthink@lemmy.zip 7 points 9 months ago

I think there may be something to this. Imagine all the work they’ll be able to get done now.

[-] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 19 points 9 months ago

It's already happening. US skipped the last UN climate summit in Brazil last year and it was the most productive meeting yet because the US wasn't there to derail everything into whatever their corporations want.

[-] Stamau123@lemmy.world 19 points 9 months ago

We really turned down Kamala for all this huh?

[-] Railcar8095@lemmy.world 16 points 9 months ago

But Palestine! Think how how much better Trump has been for Palestine! Just look!

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[-] Fedizen@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

If I was running for president in the next 30 years I would offer to deliver this man and each of his tv host cronies to the hague, hog tied, after their trials here concluded.

[-] praveen@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

just imagine what if kamala was the president

[-] x00z@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago
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