Voice of America channels across the globe go music-only after director says "virtually the entire staff" was placed on leave by Trump administration: https://cnn.it/4irpORh
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VOA has delivered fact-based, independent journalism to audiences worldwide, often in places where press freedom does not exist. For MAGAists who prefer to live in their own disimformation such journalism is an anathema. Freedom of the press in the US is now under attack. The irony is telling.
Vindictive, hateful, nothing to lose Donald Trump is taking his revenge for us denigrating and persecuting him by literally killing We, the People's American Republic, and his handlers, the oligarchs, the Christian radicals, the Heritage Foundations, etc., will part it out and that will be that. ...
In the wreckage it will be up to a new generation of patriots to try to wrest control back from these groups and reassemble America as best we can. Build with blood and toil a freer nation that serves the people, not those who would see America die and We, the People as subservient slaves. ...
It will be a long, very long road ahead. We, the People, need to be disciplined and ready to face the all but insurmountable challenges that lie ahead. There is going to be so work to be done, and -sadly- so much suffering and hurt that we will be forced to face and rise above. ...
Let our forebearers of this nation -as flawed as they were- who clawed their way out from under the boot of tyranny, their commitment, their sacrifice, and the sacrifice of all who came after, those men and women -many of whom have been forgotten, let them be our guiding light as we...
...fight back and rebuild. We are Americans. we have a legacy of fighting for freedom, for our and others. Granted, we also have a sordid past to learn from and not repeat, but let not dissuade us from doing the Right Thing, the Great Legacy, We, as A People who celebrate freedom and liberty ...
... should use as a unifier, to stand up and protect our families, our friends, those who cannot fight for themselves, those freedoms and liberties, OUR NATION.
United We Stand, Divided We Fall.
E Pluribus Unum; Out of Many, One.
May we be blessed by whatever God or gods we honor!
This was the lone source of unbiased world affairs information when I was growing up behind iron curtain, this is symbolic abandonment of all American values.
Surprised they didn’t switch to scripted regime broadcast across the country instead of music. That’s probably next plus Tesla infomercials and hawking other tacky products like bibles for profit.
Surprised they didn't decide to run Trump speeches around the clock. No need to script or produce anything new, the stable genius has it all ready for them.
I remember listening to VOA as a kid in Eastern Europe and the exuberance we felt when people in solidarity toppled 5 decades of communist dictatorships. VOA was the only outlet countering the propaganda from those brutal regimes. This is a huge loss for the cause of freedom around the world!!!
I don't think that there is any other way to describe what is happening in the USA than it's a coup. Just because someone is elected it does not mean that they can ignore the constitution and interpret laws to suit them. Is there no mechanism left that defeats such tyrants?
Trump has proven you can ignore what ever you like once you own the highest court and suppress the congress. He has made a mockery of the entire system. A system so weak and pathetic it couldn’t arrest the chief instigator of an insurrection against its own democracy!
Dictatorship in action. Just wait. It was his intention from day one. To those who elected him, you are fools and enabled the destruction of the country. Hope you’ll be happy when it’s Heil Trump soon.
maybe talk to one of your anchors Rosemary Church about what happened when the Australian Govt did very much the same thing with its international Radio and TV services.
My heart breaks when I hear that just 53 days after his term began, Trump killed VOA. Those of you who were born after the Cold War have no idea how, before the internet, entire chunks of the globe were given no choice in news or information, until the VOA began in 70+ languages worldwide.
The last thing Dictator Don wants is a free press that dare to criticize him for his crimes. That’s why he considers all mockery and fact checking to be “illegal.”
I was part of a team of researchers that did all the media surveys for VOA language services 2001-2011. This is the primary contact hundreds of millions have with the US, a vital medium for information on world events and understanding of our culture.
I landed on CNN yesterday with him on a panel for a bit and the amount of twisting he did to say everything is great and the rest of the panel were all wrong was astonishing.
One thing we know for sure Putin hated this radio free America absolutely hated it because it told the truth to the people in Russia, which of course made it dangerous for him
My first thought was Putin must be saying "Great!" with a smile. It will be a pain and expensive to set it up again after Trump is gone. I wasn't sure if VOA was somewhat independent or if it was used for American propaganda and opinions to spread around the world.
So I guess today really is the day the United States lost the Cold War by forfeit. I remember when people behind the Iron Curtain risked everything to surreptitiously listen to broadcasts reaching out with hope and truth from America. The loss of USAID is worse, but this sure stings.
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Asshole.
United We Stand, Divided We Fall.
E Pluribus Unum; Out of Many, One.
May we be blessed by whatever God or gods we honor!
There is no rhyme or reason to this strategy, no analysis, no plan that we can see.
The man is a loose cannon on our ship of government.
Very disturbing.
Why would trump kill OPPOSITION to Nazi propaganda?
Make it make sense.
You don't think...uh...you don't think he's a Nazi?
An American President....a NAZI?
GTFOOH
#VOA #Nazi #trump
VoA and Radio Free Europe threatened to destabilize his dictatorship.
This is a problem… or more accurately this is the problem!
Fascist, dictator, repressive, regime...see.
GFC this is a dark time you're living through down there.
Relentless propaganda, media trashed daily.
Power seized via decrees.
Judges pressured, threats fired.
Scapegoats vilified: immigrants blamed.
Trump 2025 = Hitler 1938.
#CopyPaste
EUROPEANS WILL STOP BUYING FROM TRUMPS USA!
BLAME TRUMP!
Zero
Crazy lady.
#BackingTheUSSR
#BackingTheUSSR
VOA cuts direct result of Krasnov's petty grievance list.
Project 2025: "VOA’s White House correspondent was posting content highly critical of and personally insulting to the U.S. President"
Result: "Dismantle USAGM journalism 'firewall' to align its reporting with the aims of the President"
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Well done
Pray for our country!
Everyone
Shit's
Literally
Amazing
Hey, MAGA!
You can't take an oath of office to the Constitution you wipe your ass with.
But as grandma used to say, if you don’t have anything good to say, better to say nothing at all.
And right now, we have nothing good to say.
but if VOA is going to spew trumpmania then I’d rather it was silent.