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15 reasons why Trump cut ties with WHO in his letter to Tedros

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The  World Health Organization  ( WHO ) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health.  The US president said  China has total control over the WHO despite only paying USD 40 million per year compared to what the US has been paying which is approximately USD 450 million a year. China has total control over World Health Organization, We have detailed to them the reforms that they must make and engaged with them directly but they have refused to act. America is terminating its relationship with the  World Health Organization as he blamed it and China for the deaths and destruction caused by the COVID-19  pandemic across the globe.   Chinese officials ignored their reporting obligations to the World Health Organization and pressured the World Health Organization to mislead the world when the virus was first discovered by Chinese authorities. Countless lives have been taken, and profound economic hardship has been inflicted all around th

Is racism systemic in America?

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We can stop and think about how lucky we are to live in this country, but we should also remember our country has had its own issues and its own history. That's something we can stop and reflect on at times like these. We still have a long way to go to truly reconcile with our past and to level the field for those in disadvantage in our indigenous communities. That work still has a ways to go Racism is systemic, systematic, and nowhere near gone. White America must step up not just for peace, but for justice. Many white Americans cannot admit that racism remains an inherent societal problem and state structures are in dire need of reform to achieve equal treatment for the citizens they purport to serve. This inability of so much of white America to come to terms with its own privilege and empathize with minorities' experiences is the single largest roadblock to progress and reconciliation. Statistics show it, studies expand on it and videos like those of Georg