bighairymike: And in my opinion, Main Street can easily recognize WFA without getting into scientific research at all; WFA such as a grant to the Palestinian rap artist whose musical theme focuses on the destruction of Israel; or this (presently my favorite) the USAID grant to "The Women in Forests Carbon Initiative Mentorship Program."

Raffoul Saadeh did not receive a WFA grant. Tomorrow's Youth Organization, founded in 2008 by Hani Hikmat Masri and the first American non-profit organization based in Nablus, Palestine where Saadeh is one of more than fifty staffers and 300 volunteers, was the recipient of the grant. Tomorrow's Youth Organization supports refugees and marginalized communities through education, mental health treatment, youth development, and emergency relief efforts.

Now, Saadeh, who was born in Connecticut, graduated from Georgetown University and has a Master's degree in Public Policy from Tel Aviv University may have indeed advocated for the destruction of Israel (I have no idea, never having listened to his music) years prior to joining Tomorrow's Youth Organization in 2021 but, according to the vice president and Elon Musk, he should be embraced in the same way as Marko Elez, the DOGE staffer who wrote that people should “normalize Indian hate” and was eagerly reinstated after being fired.

Goose, gander, after all.

And what's your beef with "The Women in Forests Carbon Initiative Mentorship Program"? The United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service and partners, through the SilvaCarbon program Women in Forest Carbon Initiative, are trying to get more young women into STEM education through forest and carbon monitoring. The program pairs young climate professionals with mentors around the world, providing women scientists and students with professional experiences, training and mentorship.

Both seem worthy of financial support rather than your gleeful derision.

bighairymike: But I rarely hear the democrats acknowledge, let alone defend, the underlying WFA (creating a new acronym for waste, fraud, and abuse) that was reported by DOGE.

What waste, fraud, and abuse did DOGE report? Other than some lies posted on X ("condoms for Gaza," for example) I have seen nothing. Enlighten us, since DOGE has failed to do so.

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