Ro Khanna is asking whether dismantling USAID led to 4.5 million deaths.
Elon Musk and @MikeBenzCyber are focused on the lives lost, money wasted, and failures caused by USAID itself.
But USAID wasn't just an aid agency. It was a mechanism for building regime change infrastructure.
And many of the same methods have now appeared at home.
Once you recognize the pattern, you start seeing it everywhere... even in the USA. Especially in the USA.
Read my latest.
Elon Musk and @MikeBenzCyber are focused on the lives lost, money wasted, and failures caused by USAID itself.
But USAID wasn't just an aid agency. It was a mechanism for building regime change infrastructure.
And many of the same methods have now appeared at home.
Once you recognize the pattern, you start seeing it everywhere... even in the USA. Especially in the USA.
Read my latest.
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🚨🧵 MAJOR BREAKING: German government has been grooming DSA leaders for over a decade, and nobody noticed? 🇩🇪
Last night, Darializa Avila Chevalier — endorsed by NYC-DSA (Democratic Socialists of America) — beat a five-term incumbent to win New York's 13th congressional district.
@AsraNomani has been reporting on their ties to Cuba and the China/Singham network. But what’s not known is DSA’s deep ties to the German government.
The Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung (RLS) is the political foundation of Die Linke — the German parliamentary party formed from the merger of the Party of Democratic Socialism, itself the legal successor to East Germany's ruling Marxist party, the SED.
Under German law, every party in the Bundestag gets a taxpayer-funded foundation. Die Linke's share is approximately EUR70MM annually.
Most German party foundations sponsor conferences, publish research, and fund exchange programs. What RLS-NYC did was put its own staff inside DSA's organizational leadership — concurrently — for over a decade.
In 2012, RLS opened a New York office. EIN 45-3658022. Their own annual report states: "With the help of funds from the BMZ and the Foreign Office, the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung maintains a network of international relationships. This includes financing its foreign offices."
Over the last 13 years, Berlin has sent millions to this office.
Despite these ties, no FARA registration for the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung was identified in the Department of Justice database.
As always, patience as I pull together the thread.👇
Last night, Darializa Avila Chevalier — endorsed by NYC-DSA (Democratic Socialists of America) — beat a five-term incumbent to win New York's 13th congressional district.
@AsraNomani has been reporting on their ties to Cuba and the China/Singham network. But what’s not known is DSA’s deep ties to the German government.
The Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung (RLS) is the political foundation of Die Linke — the German parliamentary party formed from the merger of the Party of Democratic Socialism, itself the legal successor to East Germany's ruling Marxist party, the SED.
Under German law, every party in the Bundestag gets a taxpayer-funded foundation. Die Linke's share is approximately EUR70MM annually.
Most German party foundations sponsor conferences, publish research, and fund exchange programs. What RLS-NYC did was put its own staff inside DSA's organizational leadership — concurrently — for over a decade.
In 2012, RLS opened a New York office. EIN 45-3658022. Their own annual report states: "With the help of funds from the BMZ and the Foreign Office, the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung maintains a network of international relationships. This includes financing its foreign offices."
Over the last 13 years, Berlin has sent millions to this office.
Despite these ties, no FARA registration for the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung was identified in the Department of Justice database.
As always, patience as I pull together the thread.👇
Neal Meyer is listed on the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation's payroll as "Project Manager."
Meyer previously served as NYC-DSA's chapter treasurer from 2016 to 2018.
Meyer previously served as NYC-DSA's chapter treasurer from 2016 to 2018.
On January 15, Meyer published "Big Stakes in the Big Apple" on rosalux.nyc , a strategic analysis of DSA's electoral prospects after Mamdani's mayoral victory.
One week later, NYC-DSA voted endorse Darializa Avila Chevalier for NY-13.
One week later, NYC-DSA voted endorse Darializa Avila Chevalier for NY-13.
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Meyer is not the only documented personnel crossover from RLS-NYC into DSA.
Heidi Chua: RLS-NYC Office Manager from 2013 to 2017, listed on the 990-PF at approximately $60K/year. Active DSA member while on the German payroll. By January 2019, she was on DSA's national staff.
Heidi Chua: RLS-NYC Office Manager from 2013 to 2017, listed on the 990-PF at approximately $60K/year. Active DSA member while on the German payroll. By January 2019, she was on DSA's national staff.
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Ethan Earle: RLS-NYC Project Manager for seven years, 2012 to 2018. He was a member of DSA's International Committee — the committee responsible for DSA's foreign party relationships. He hosts "What Winning Looks Like" for the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation's Berlin YouTube channel.
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The money trail is simple because there's only one source: the German government.
The RLS 2024 Annual Report (p.82) states: "This includes financing its foreign offices." The New York office is listed on page 40 as one of those offices. Liebich is described on page 39 as "head of our New York office."
The RLS 2024 Annual Report (p.82) states: "This includes financing its foreign offices." The New York office is listed on page 40 as one of those offices. Liebich is described on page 39 as "head of our New York office."
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August 2014: RLS-NYC convened ~100 leftists for a four-day strategic retreat in NY. "Mapping Socialist Strategies." Organizations like DSA, Communist Party USA, and Freedom Road Socialist Organization were represented.
Advisory group included Maria Svart, the then-DSA National Director.
Advisory group included Maria Svart, the then-DSA National Director.
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The current director of RLS-NYC is Stefan Liebich. Born December 30, 1972, in Wismar — East Germany. Joined the PDS, the SED successor party, in 1990 at age 18. Served as a Die Linke Bundestag member from 2009 to 2021 and chaired their foreign affairs parliamentary group.
A former foreign affairs parliamentarian from the party that descends from the East German communists now runs the New York arm of that party's foundation.
A former foreign affairs parliamentarian from the party that descends from the East German communists now runs the New York arm of that party's foundation.
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On April 8, 2026, Liebich published "100 Days of Mayor Mamdani" on rosalux.nyc. In it, he noted that the foundation "has collaborated for a number of years" with Cea Weaver — the tenants' rights activist Mamdani appointed as Director of the Mayor's Office to Protect Tenants on his first day in office.