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Every time I check the DOGE X feed, I get a good laugh. The Democrats took their humiliation of the American tax payer up to 11, for instance by spending “$364,500 to reduce social discrimination of recyclers in Bolivia”. A relevant question is of course what the money was really used for.
https://x.com/doge/status/1897023739960680843
Was it spent in Bolivia? Hookers and blow would be my guess. You want pure cocaine might as well get it straight from the source 🙂
I’m currently in med school and the medical “professionals” are bemoaning the inhumanity of the Trump administration in cutting off funding for PrEP and other AIDS meds to Africa. Nevermind the fact that these drugs are being wasted on these people because they simply aren’t disciplined or aware enough to adhere to the dosing schedule, their completely bizarre beliefs about raping virgin women as a way to cure their AIDS, or their practice of “sanding” a vagina to increase friction during sex increasing the chances of infection. The Western educated NGO class are truly dedicated to the infinite population expansion of Africa.
I have not heard of these people sanding the vaginas of their women but I wonder if this is deliberate or simply a consequence of their circumstances or general lack of hygiene. No matter what the reason is, it tells you a lot about their culture. The questions is for how long the NGO class will persist. Dismantling USAID will have many repercussions the world over. In fact, we are seeing this already. The mainstream in Europe is kvetching endlessly, and a lot of NGOs and supposedly independent media are loudly asking for money nowadays. I wish them good luck with their fundraising efforts.
One of the side effects of focus on AIDS prevention has been that fewer resources are dedicated to population control, which is one reason the women in Africa are birthing babies like crazy.
As hard as it is to believe today, it wasn’t until the mid-90s that Africa overtook Europe in population. Now Africa is approaching twice the size of the population of Europe.
In regards to sanding their vaginas, I believe they usually use plants, not sand. The practice is called “dry sex,” and is based on a twisted preference for having sex with women who are dry rather than wet.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_sex