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Bill Gates accuses Elon Musk of "killing" children with USAID cuts (www.axios.com)

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Bill Gates ratcheted up his feud with Elon Musk on Thursday, saying the former DOGE head was "killing" children through USAID cuts.

Driving the news: Gates vowed to give away "virtually all" of his wealth through the Gates Foundation over the next two decades, he announced Thursday.

Gates' "key aspirations" to guide the foundation's funding over the next two decades center on promoting child and maternal health and fighting infectious diseases and poverty.

Those target areas overlap with the USAID programs from which Musk and the Trump administration cut billions.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Bill Gates is taking over USAID job. Get wrecked Global South thinking they can break free from neocolonialism!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Pretty sure his foundation received a significant amount of money from the gov that has been cut off with all these cuts, I think he’s just mourning his infinite money cheat code being turned off.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That also is highly likely. You cannot spell billionaire without government handouts.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

Ah yeah, I see. I really can't