Can you picture Elon Musk jumping around with his chainsaw? Sure you can. Can you picture Donald Trump smirking as he signs executive orders? Sure you can. Can you picture 4.5 million dead children? Unfathomable. And yet, these things are the same. The aid program cuts – orchestrated by Musk, enabled by Trump – that went into effect this week could mean death for between 8 and 19 million people, including 4.5 million children. This estimate comes from a new study published by the medical journal Lancet. Millions of people dead who could live. And for what?

From Weekly Filet #534, in July 2025.