China spends billions on broadcasting around the world. Meanwhile, Trump and Musk have just begun to destroy US broadcasting around the world. www.reuters.com/business/med... - ThreadSky

anneapplebaum.bsky.social • 1 day ago

China spends billions on broadcasting around the world. Meanwhile, Trump and Musk have just begun to destroy US broadcasting around the world. https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/trump-signs-order-gut-voice-america-other-agencies-2025-03-15/

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leeniegeek.bsky.social•1 day ago

Chilling. I'm not sure people understand what's happening. They just wanted cheaper eggs.

andreashopf.bsky.social•1 day ago

And bacon!

donnasteffy.bsky.social•1 day ago

The newtork of men responsible for Musk in the first place incl Robert Mercer (Renaissance Technologies) who is a complete disaster capatlist & WW2 codebreaker Hans W Vogel (dead) neighbor/Bircher/dude who got Reagan elected & helped start CIA! Musk was recruited by the same network that took me!

donnasteffy.bsky.social•1 day ago

Did u know Mercer was one of the pioneers of AI! It didn't start w/him! It started w/his daddy aerosol scientists Thomas T. Mercer! Ugh.. it's hard to put it in a post..so here's what.. Mercer Simons Sejnowski Hinton Poindexter Churchland all dev LLM's via interface & used it to game govs & markets!

donnasteffy.bsky.social•1 day ago

And the only reason why I know this is because Vogel was my neighbor & family friend & a big fat child interfacing pervert! Now Anne I worked for Bush 1 as a Democrat-a hippy drippy one-but I come frm a big republican family & respected the women I worked with & Hagel was great! But right after DC I

donnasteffy.bsky.social•1 day ago

I was under pressure from the Robert Mercer/James Simon network so I went to London & they got me anyway! I called them the Apple Dumpling Gang b/c they seemed keystone copey but weren't! They plan shit out 10 yrs b4 they do it! They R organized & secretive as hell (IE: Ren Tech Medallion Fund!) &-

donnasteffy.bsky.social•1 day ago

My point is a have decades of details a/b how these guys operate but they have gotten away w/ this shit for so long.. now they have to do it almost out in the open! Too big to fail! But having lived them I know how stupid reckless & careless these men r & unless stopped will be the death of us all!

winstonas.bsky.social•23 hours ago

Unilateral disarmament always works. #OrangeRasputin

threekitties.bsky.social•1 day ago

Everything Trump Touches Dies
-Rick Wilson

sweaters40.bsky.social•1 day ago

Or needs a lawyer!

grogofgrog.bsky.social•1 day ago

https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2024/02/20/radio-free-europe-named-undesirable-organisation-by-russian-government-en-news

lmarson05.bsky.social•1 day ago

Because Trump is a moron and Elmo is an apartheid nepo-baby

xcsci.bsky.social•1 day ago

📌

hugoscaramanga.bsky.social•1 day ago

China is methodically conquering the global narrative with cold, calculated precision, while the U.S. hands the demolition controls to a washed-up conman and a tech overlord who thinks shitposting is statecraft.

berekann.bsky.social•1 day ago

And, dismantling USAID will probably send even more countries to China for help

mmekk.bsky.social•10 hours ago

And no one will ever describe the Trump regime as having "cold, calculated precision"

suburbanist.bsky.social•1 day ago

Trump and Musk have the conservative propaganda mass media to spread their elitist far right messaging world wide

hjelms.bsky.social•1 day ago

thomtillisistoast.bsky.social•1 day ago

They hate Rachel

mikola13.bsky.social•1 day ago

Surrender clowns

telopea.bsky.social•1 day ago

It has to be sheer incompetence or idiocy. I don't believe Putin is behind this. Why would he want to strengthen China's reach? We know that Trump is an ignoramus and only listens to his inner circle. Surely the money saved is miniscule or do they think these services are 'woke'.

rogue-rider.bsky.social•1 day ago

Speechless, no irony.

k-m-sieroslawski.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Funds will go X and Meta. They seem to be more efficient anyway, isn't it?

sueafc.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Schriftleitergesetz

jonarnesen.bsky.social•1 day ago

He’s pretty fond of the first commandment he handed to himself in Exodus 20 “Thou shalt not hear other voices than mine”
🫢

tonyhig67.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yet another move that will only weaken the country.

bucketshopbob.bsky.social•1 day ago

One of the weirdest maga arguments do you support America paying for sesame street in Afghanistan? Your tax dollars? My answer is always fucking absolutely. Yes yes yes. Maybe just maybe a few kids will think about something other than death and despair. They are kids for fuq sake.

buddshenkin.bsky.social•23 hours ago

Major address by Chuck Schumer coming on death of VOM by Putin agent.

Or perhaps not.

jmdavis2k.bsky.social•23 hours ago

We'll pay dearly for this loss of influence. and it will take years before we'll have any credibility again.

ltlging.bsky.social•1 day ago

pham60.bsky.social•1 day ago

They simply don’t believe in soft power.

kevinhardiman.bsky.social•1 day ago

Walking off the field.

patfederle.bsky.social•1 day ago

We must keep sharing with each other if we can’t get news any other way.

srdaddy13.bsky.social•1 day ago

And now they are trying to destroy broadcasting in the US. At least the broadcasting that they do not agree with. They seem fine with all the lies and distortions and gaslighting being done on Fox, Newsmax, et al.

desert-walker.bsky.social•1 day ago

I thought Kari Lake was to head Voice of America?

philroyceman.bsky.social•1 day ago

VoA has been merely privatised. It now firms under X.

calleycat.bsky.social•1 day ago

winfeld.bsky.social•1 day ago

The USA continues its course into isolation.

tlkucla96.bsky.social•20 hours ago

Sad Day 😢

aranagreenberg.bsky.social•1 day ago

This is outrageous. I relied on VOA to get news from Russia to US media outlets. I don’t recognize the dystopian world we’re living in.

ahp-bb.bsky.social•1 day ago

I thought Chuck said Trump wouldn't be able to do this if he signed the CR?

nrmcdonald.bsky.social•1 day ago

The most destructive President in our history.

sherryri.bsky.social•1 day ago

It's sad so many media are being shuttered but I am surprised so many are funded by the govt. Some of the rich in the country need to step up and fund these as independent broadcasters.

srslysemi.bsky.social•17 hours ago

But then, depending on the rich person, you get X/Twitter. Government funding of state media in a genuine democracy is a positive thing - eg ABC in Australia and BBC in the UK.

nevillemaas007.bsky.social•1 day ago

Putin is loving every minute of this.

robsterlobster1.bsky.social•1 day ago

What exactly is the point of this, and of pulling all scientific and medical research. There must be some ideological basis. It makes zero logical sense. Even as pure destruction, they harm themselves too. Is it some end times game? Or just hatred of humanity ? I’d love to know

diljenmetin.bsky.social•20 hours ago

Believe me, there are many people who share your opinion. I'm afraid America's collapse started with Elon Mask.

hrpac.bsky.social•1 day ago

At work, at restaurants, at the stores, I just don't get the sense that anybody knows what's going on. Maybe our country is too big, maybe the media ecosystem is too fractured, maybe Americans just don't care? So disheartening watching this happen in real time.

kspitler.bsky.social•1 day ago

more likely they just don't want to face the truth because it's pretty obvious what's going on

hrpac.bsky.social•1 day ago

I tend to agree. A few of my friends and family have specifically told me they can't bear to read or watch the news anymore because of how stressed it makes them feel.

mcepl.bsky.social•20 hours ago

The last one. In my experience, Americans just absolutely do not care for what happens outside. That’s why the Founding Fathers stressed they were building a Republic not a Democracy, because the educated elite establishment was supposed to take care of smart things electorate didn’t care about.

mighkwilson.bsky.social•1 day ago

Hard to think of better evidence that Dumpsterfire is a Russian asset.

folkefire.bsky.social•1 day ago

Probably okay since it’d become a propaganda tool of the fascist administration anyways 🤷🏻‍♀️

bartek73.bsky.social•1 day ago

Trump and company have embraced short-sighted goals and policies to the detriment of America's long term security. The recovery probably won't occur in my lifetime.

suzannedspain.bsky.social•1 day ago

I'm angry!!

suzylovesresding.bsky.social•23 hours ago

Well, of course! Because even if you scooped out their brains, mixed them up really well, and dumped hot fudge sauce over them, they still wouldn't have the bandwidth of a fruit fly.

alicul.bsky.social•1 day ago

The acts of a paranoid shutting himself off.

furgiuele.bsky.social•1 day ago

We wouldn’t want to compete with Russia, either. Vladimir (his handler) would not approve.

mktsutherland.bsky.social•1 day ago

📌

bacchus666.bsky.social•1 day ago

The great Diminishing of America.

diegoarincon.bsky.social•1 day ago

Our abdication of global leadership serves only China and Russia.

nochecksnobalances.bsky.social•1 day ago

Putin keeps winning

lenday.bsky.social•1 day ago

World class 🤡

devotedone11.bsky.social•1 day ago

No doubt to please Putin

bravenewworld2024.bsky.social•1 day ago

Seeing what he would broadcast for the next 4 years, I have mixed feelings about this.

esscuk.bsky.social•1 day ago

As Malone says to Elliot Ness in the Untouchables, “What are you prepared to do?”

megidd.bsky.social•1 day ago

Felon trump needs to be stopped and destroyed

heronofoblivion.bsky.social•1 day ago

Trump has the right instinct here. If you have no ethos and zero connection to the roots of your nation, why broadcast it?

lucywelshie.bsky.social•1 day ago

Unconsciously doing Chomsky’s work. Good bye hegemony!

bd-sint.bsky.social•1 day ago

Putin and Xi will be pleased.

chief1970p.bsky.social•1 day ago

Does this mean Kari Lake is out of a job? 🤡🤡

zzennon.bsky.social•19 hours ago

With what they're now broadcasting off Twitter and Co., it might be net positive that they have less channels to spread it :-(

catherineheslop.bsky.social•1 day ago

No surprise really.

goldie1968.bsky.social•20 hours ago

The US under Trump has become a despotic country. How credible could you propagate freedom and democracy abroad anyway? And if you guys can't stop the transition into a fascist state soon, no one needs anything American in the future.

jimrissmiller.bsky.social•1 day ago

Trump and Musk do not care about America. They only care about how much money they can stuff into their own pockets.

clivesmom.bsky.social•1 day ago

Voice of America exists to promote democracy. No surprise Trump is doing this. It was instrumental in tearing down the Iron Curtain. This is all to please Putin.

troodledoodle.bsky.social•1 day ago

The British government are defunding the BBC World Service…

catherineheslop.bsky.social•1 day ago

Now is the time to increase it.

troodledoodle.bsky.social•1 day ago

💯

troodledoodle.bsky.social•1 day ago

Sorry I need to correct myself. I just double checked- the BBC are driving the cuts

jim85716.bsky.social•1 day ago

On the positive side, maybe this means Kari Lake won’t have a job at Voice of America after all?

areynaldos.bsky.social•1 day ago

And this is what happens when you elect people that have absolutely no government experience.
They don't understand politics, diplomacy or soft power protection. They can't tell investment policies from waste.

buckleywells.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Muskovites.

wbaker14.bsky.social•1 day ago

Just more and more of the random arbitrary slash and burn policy. It’s breathtaking in its ignorance.

vmhutchbtv.bsky.social•1 day ago

This isn't about Trump stopping the broadcast. It's about changing the message. It's about creating his "Ministry of Truth"

Step #2: "War is peace."

Step#3: "Maintain the Party's power by keeping the population in a state of fear, poverty, and obedience."

passem.bsky.social•1 day ago

It will be replaced by Russian propaganda

rocbrady.bsky.social•19 hours ago

bromowitz.bsky.social•1 day ago

thanks for posting

can’t ‘heart’ that — b.rad

doppyfuker.bsky.social•1 day ago

Clueless. Good bye USA.

true-me.bsky.social•1 day ago

That’s all Trump and Musk know how to do well . . . break things.

alinabbaciu.bsky.social•1 day ago

Growing up under communism, VoA and Radio Free Europe were a rare link to the outside world. This another example of Reagan’s shining city on a hill literally turning off the lights, pulling down the shutters, building a crocodile moat, and leaving only one bridge—to our Cold War enemy

casarika.bsky.social•1 day ago

Manchurian Candidates!🙈

alworiginal.bsky.social•1 day ago

Honestly it’s best during this presidency. What sort of message would a Trump VOA broadcast? Let’s just restart it when he’s gone.

ahamiltonkin.bsky.social•1 day ago

The point is to weaken the United States. It has always been Putin's goal, and it is his protege/agent Trump's goal. Now that the Republican party supports Putin's agent, it is their goal as well.

tornadobunnyaurora.bsky.social•1 day ago

Then they as well should be arrested for treason , in addition to F47 and fElon

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