Nicholas Enrich
@nenrich.bsky.social
New York Times best selling author, and former Acting Assistant Administrator for Global Health at USAID
Into the wood chipper: https://insideview.ie/2026/08/01/into-the-wood-chipper.html I am reading “Into the Wood Chipper” and hope Elon Musk never sheds that phrase of endearment. Musk’s shockingly ignorant, callous, and bigoted perspectives about America’s humanitarian institutions seep through t...
Read Into the Wood Chipper by Nicholas Enrich today. A behind the scenes, blow by blow account of the total destruction of USAID by Trump and Musk. So senseless and cruel. Highly recommend. Borrowed from the Austin Public Library.
Grateful to Nicholas Enrich for speaking to how USAID reflects the best of us and the immense loss from its destruction May we rebuild better Looking forward to learning more from his book, Into the Wood Chipper @nenrich.bsky.social & Nancy Lindborg at Clio’s in Oakland
The biggest takeaway from #intothewoodchipper by @nenrich.bsky.social is: sometimes in life, there really isn’t anything you can do to improve a situation. You’re there to bear witness, and take an accounting. And maybe if we’re all very lucky, by doing so in the future things will be better.
I’ve just finished “Into the Wood Chipper: A Whistleblower’s Account of How the Trump Administration Shredded USAID” by Nick Enrich, the thoroughly detailed account of DOGE’s first victim, USAID. No other agency spread as much good will and saved as many lives. 1/ @nenrich.bsky.social
Thank you @nenrich.bsky.social and @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social for sharing the story of USAID and the impact of cuts to foreign assistance. The USAID Employee Support Fund is helping former employees in their court challenges - for details follow @usaidesf.bsky.social or www.usaidemployeefund.org
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@nenrich.bsky.social Thank you for all you did to try to save USAID & for writing Into the Wood Chipper. I was a public health advocate on Capitol Hill for almost 40 years. Clearly, Trump, Musk, and the Doge red sneaker bros have no soul. Loved the how-to list at the end for staff at other agencies
I’ve just started the book Into the Wood Chipper by Nicholas Enrich. I urge everyone to read it. What happened to USAID at the hands of Musk and DOGE is dark. They set in motion a hell on Earth. They found humor in it. They put employees in impossible situations. They found humor in that.
What did DOGE's destruction of USAID do to disease response and preparedness? What countries and programs were most affected? How should we rebuild foreign aid from the ashes of USAID? We spoke with Nicholas Enrich, USAID whistleblower and author of Into the Woodchipper, to find out.
As Musk Melts Down, Read Our Timely Interview With USAID Whistleblower Nicholas Enrich
As Musk Melts Down, Read Our Timely Interview With USAID Whistleblower Nicholas Enrich
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What’s the proper emotion realizing Musk gutted USAID and wil contribute to 14 million additional deaths by 2030 bc he happened to turn into the wrong episode of Joe Rogan? #nowreading 💙📚
I just finished reading Into the Wood Chipper by Nicholas Enrich, a USAID employee and whistleblower who documented the destruction of USAID under this administration and DOGE. He also highlights the lies told by Elon Musk during that time. It's a great book, although the story is very disturbing.
Read Into the Wood Chipper by Nicholas Enrich. He is a former USAID employee who documented the destruction of USAID by DOGE and the administration. It is horrifying how Musk and DOGE destroyed this agency despite documentation of how many lives would be lost.
For July @nenrich.bsky.social is driving across the country and visiting @seminarycoopbooks.bsky.social & @bookpassage.bsky.social & @leftbankbooks.bsky.social & more, to discuss Into the Wood Chipper. TY, @summitbooks.bsky.social and @oneaid.bsky.social for supporting. He’ll see you there, USA.
Just finished “Into the Wood Chipper” by @nenrich.bsky.social & I cannot recommend it highly enough. An incredibly informative & devastatingly clear recounting of the absolute wanton & frenetic destruction of USAID by a gaggle of clueless political appointees w/ personal grudges & partisan agendas.
@nenrich.bsky.social this book is so important, documents the lives lost. The Trump admin. has just pulled funding for HIV treatment, unconscionable. I hope that Mr. Enrich is available in 2029 when we start the process of reversing the loss. Thank you for writing this book.
taking the opportunity to once again recommend INTO THE WOOD CHIPPER by @nenrich.bsky.social
The Verge@theverge.com · 2mo agoWhile his mountain of horrible personal conduct could fill multiple books, one fact in particular stands out: A year ago, Musk’s actions directly led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. He did it knowingly. And, worse — gleefully. Read more: www.theverge.com/tech/949259/...
I’ve been looking forward to reading this for some time - a whistleblower’s account of how the #Trump administration has destroyed #USAID. Delighted my copy finally arrived @nenrich.bsky.social #Bookskyi
Ebola is only the tip of the iceberg. The sputtering American response to the Ebola outbreak is just the most visible symptom of the far broader impacts of the Trump administration’s reckless dismantling of USAID. Unfortunately, the worst is yet to come. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/06/12/o...
I blew the whistle on DOGE’s dismantling of USAID. Now the dire consequences I predicted are becoming reality. - The Boston Globe
The Ebola outbreak is just the most visible problem.
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INTO THE WOOD CHIPPER by Nicholas Enrich is an infuriating read of what DOGE did to USAID, and everybody who's able ought to read it.
Nicholas Enrich, on staff at the U.S. Agency for International Aid under 4 administrations, talks about Into the Woodchipper: A Whistleblower's Account of How the Trump Administration Shredded USAID. n.pr/4uZ29yl
In his book, self-described USAID 'whistleblower' talks about the agency and Ebola
Nicholas Enrich, on staff at the U.S. Agency for International Aid under 4 administrations, talks about Into the Woodchipper: A Whistleblower's Account of How the Trump Administration Shredded USAID.
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@nenrich.bsky.social A great book, a great read…. and it only took 750,000 lives to write it. Heartbreaking.
@currentaffairs.bsky.social has a great interview with former USAID official Nicholas Enrich (@nenrich.bsky.social) about his latest book. I urge everyone to read it to learn how Elon Musk's and DOGE are killing tens of thousands of people. www.currentaffairs.org/news/how-elo...
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So many. I mean, this was the problem of what happens when you hollow out an agency of its expertise and replace it with people who really have no idea what these programs are. I mean, I was trying to describe the impacts of malaria, I believe, to one of our senior political appointees, and he said, "Whoa, whoa, slow down. Is there any way you can do this in, like, Barney-style slides, so so that we can understand, as non-health people?"
[Current Affairs' Nathan J.] ROBINSON
Referring to the children's, the dinosaur—
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—that children's dinosaur, to describe how malaria works and why it's a danger. There was another political appointee who told me, when I was pushing to restart lifesaving Ebola activities, he told me just that Ebola is a scam.
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How Elon Musk Killed Hundreds of Thousands of People Former USAID global health official Nicholas Enrich explains the catastrophic human toll of DOGE's cuts to the agency. #MassMurdererMusk #BoycottTesla www.currentaffairs.org/news/how-elo...
How Elon Musk Killed Hundreds of Thousands of People
Former USAID global health official Nicholas Enrich explains the catastrophic human toll of DOGE's cuts to the agency.
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Nicholas Enrich, a former senior USAID official-turned-whistleblower, said the US agency was dismantled not to cut waste but "to soothe the ego of the world's richest man", then DOGE head Elon Musk. youtu.be/X1qpmJ4lI1A
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John Lis 🇺🇦@jjlis.bsky.social · 3mo ago“Into the Wood Chipper” recounts the reckless way in which DOGE officials dismantled USAID. By Nicholas Enrich, a former top health official … it chronicles the “callousness, dishonesty and ineptitude” of Trump aides who destroyed programs that they didn’t understand. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/o...
Into the Wood Chipper by Nicholas Enrich is a must-read for anyone interested in public health and global health. Destroying USAID sent ripples everywhere, and the tidal waves are building. #Politics #MedSky #BookSky 💙📚 @nenrich.bsky.social www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
About to begin reading Into the Wood Chipper by Nicholas Enrich. Wish my blood pressure luck…📚
Book Readers Heaven: A Whistleblower's Account -- Into the Wood Chipper - USAID Shredded - Nicholas Enrich AND MORE from Timothy Snyder - News on Ebola Latest Breakout... gabixlerreviews-bookreadersheaven.blogspot.com/2026/05/a-wh...
A Whistleblower's Account -- Into the Wood Chipper - USAID Shredded - Nicholas Enrich AND MORE from Timothy Snyder - News on Ebola Latest Breakout...
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TONIGHT: Former USAID official @nenrich.bsky.social talks to @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social on The #LastWord at 10pm ET.
Nicholas Enrich@nenrich.bsky.social · 3mo agoThe Ebola outbreak in East Africa is just the latest example of how the chaotic destruction of USAID is costing lives and making the world less safe. Crushing to consider how much ground we’ve lost in pandemic preparedness and outbreak response capacity. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/h...
⬇️ Just another example of why it matters to fight conspiracy theories (link at the timestamp of the quote: youtu.be/dpnUUnmDghY?... )
Onisillos@onisillos.bsky.social · 3mo ago"...another political appointee who told me when when I was pushing to restart life-saving Ebola activities told me that Ebola is a scam..." 😮
