Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn't True

Re:Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn't True by jslezak on Saturday March 15, 2025 @08:54PM (#43376194)

That’s 3.3 million estimated deaths caused by DOGE illegally shutting down a congressionally established and funded agency of the US government:

- 1.65 million deaths from AIDS

- 500,000 from lack of vaccines

- 550,000 from lack of food aid

- 290,000 from malaria

- 310,000 from TB

“are the effective altruism guys mad about this or are they still trying to figure out how buying a castle will prevent AGI robot attacks in the year 300” [email protected]

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Re:Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn't True by dzhiurgis on Sunday March 16, 2025 @12:57AM (#43377016)

Which cancellations caused these?

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Re:Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn't True by yorwba on Sunday March 16, 2025 @03:46AM (#43377481)

The effective altruism guys got mad about it almost two months ago... https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/BRqBvkjskZ6c2G6rn/...

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