US state medium Voice of America has been transmitting radio news internationally since 1942, but Trump thinks they are “corrupt” and “illegal” and pulls the plug, sending 1300 employees on administrative leave. 83 years of US history gone overnight… because Trump felt like it. Now Putin can […] - ThreadSky

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randahl.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy • 3 days ago

US state medium Voice of America has been transmitting radio news internationally since 1942, but Trump thinks they are “corrupt” and “illegal” and pulls the plug, sending 1300 employees on administrative leave.

83 years of US history gone overnight… because Trump felt like it.

Now Putin can […]

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sheislaurence.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•3 days ago

@randahl exactly. It's impossible not to see the hand of #Putin behind this when you know how influencial #VOA and Radio Free Europe were in the #coldwar era, and continued to play a role in Eastern Europe as Putin sought to revive the #USSR/the Russian empire/both.

monsoonrains.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•3 days ago

@randahl It is despicable, I agree.

However... airwaves. Yeah. OK Boomer (Putin).

Maxfieldripken.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•3 days ago

@randahl

Transmitting news? Sure, and American propaganda, for decades.

No one's pretending voa was an objective or impartial news source, right?

I'm surprised #BigHandd didn't just feed truth social content and dudebro podcasts into the network.

#cdnpoli #canada #mexico #fascism #antifa […]

josannel.bsky.social•3 days ago

Poilievre wants to do the same with Canada's CBC

CassandraVert.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy•2 days ago

@randahl
No, he doesn't really think they're corrupt, and he knows some of us know he doesn't. That's a way of flaunting his power.

xs4me2.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•3 days ago

@randahl Well guess I will eat my hat if he is not a Russian asset…

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