Trump administration 2024-2028

[The Bread Guy]

Who needs all those state media outlets beaming truthy shit to Russia, China or Cuba anyway?

Trump freezes VOA, Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe

President Donald Trump's administration on Saturday put journalists at Voice of America and other US-funded broadcasters on leave, abruptly freezing outlets long seen as critical to countering a Russian…

www.france24.com

 

[medicineman]

Who needs all those state media outlets beaming truthy shit to Russia, China or Cuba anyway?

Trump freezes VOA, Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe

President Donald Trump's administration on Saturday put journalists at Voice of America and other US-funded broadcasters on leave, abruptly freezing outlets long seen as critical to countering a Russian…

www.france24.com

Michael Stipe might have something to say about Radio Free Europe being frozen...

 

[Kirkhill]

Trump's split personality -

David M. Shribman: Donald Trump is two presidents in one

Donald Trump is a singular figure in United States political history — an elitist at war with the country’s elite, the beneficiary of the American...

www.post-gazette.com

 

[Kirkhill]

Who needs all those state media outlets beaming truthy shit to Russia, China or Cuba anyway?

Trump freezes VOA, Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe

President Donald Trump's administration on Saturday put journalists at Voice of America and other US-funded broadcasters on leave, abruptly freezing outlets long seen as critical to countering a Russian…

www.france24.com

OK. Time to be contrary again.

We complain about foreigners interfering in our elections and spouting propaganda.

Tell me again about Voice of America and Soros Open Society Foundations and Color Revolutions?

I know. We're the good guys.

 

[Blackadder1916]

Who needs all those state media outlets beaming truthy shit to Russia, China or Cuba anyway?

Trump freezes VOA, Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe

President Donald Trump's administration on Saturday put journalists at Voice of America and other US-funded broadcasters on leave, abruptly freezing outlets long seen as critical to countering a Russian…

www.france24.com

Perhaps some of RFE/RL's statements piss off old enemies/new friends.

Reaching Audiences

Operating within some of the world’s most closed media environments, RFE/RL is pioneering the implementation of technology that combats state censorship, allowing our local services to reach our audiences.

about.rferl.org

Fighting Kremlin Disinformation with the Truth​

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and Vladimir Putin’s crackdown on independent media demonstrate why RFE/RL’s Russian-language reporting is more important than ever. After the closure of RFE/RL’s Moscow bureau in 2022 – despite government censorship – RFE/RL’s audience reach in Russia has surged to record numbers at times of uncertainty and crisis. According to an independent 2023 survey, 10 million Russian adults, 9% of the population, consume our content weekly.

Countering CCP Malign Influence & Disinformation​

Russian malign influence is not the only threat to democratic values in the countries RFE/RL covers. Chinese propaganda and other forms of destabilizing influence are pervasive and growing. RFE/RL is uniquely positioned to report on Beijing’s foreign policy and financial influence; treatment of its citizens, and Taiwan and Hong Kong; and implications for our local audiences so they can discern the truth.

 

[daftandbarmy]

Trump so far... survey says: most people aren't too happy, especially about the economy

 

[brihard]

OK. Time to be contrary again.

We complain about foreigners interfering in our elections and spouting propaganda.

Tell me again about Voice of America and Soros Open Society Foundations and Color Revolutions?

I know. We're the good guys.

Generally speaking our issue is with clandestine or surreptitious actions, and that’s generally the line law’s draw too. VoA and RFE have always been utterly overt. They aren’t pretending to be anything they’re not, nor is their source or sponsor obfuscated.

 

[RangerRay]

Generally speaking our issue is with clandestine or surreptitious actions, and that’s generally the line law’s draw too. VoA and RFE have always been utterly overt. They aren’t pretending to be anything they’re not, nor is their source or sponsor obfuscated.

Kinda like the United Front’s activities here. A good chunk of it is right out in the open, if anyone knows Mandarin and is curious enough to look.

 

[Kirkhill]

Generally speaking our issue is with clandestine or surreptitious actions, and that’s generally the line law’s draw too. VoA and RFE have always been utterly overt. They aren’t pretending to be anything they’re not, nor is their source or sponsor obfuscated.

Whose law though? Some countries have proclaimed that listening to Voice of America, or BBC for that matter, is a crime.

 

[Kirkhill]

“When you look at these policies in a macro way, they have a method to them,” said Lloyd Blankfein, the former CEO of Goldman Sachs. “The risk to the markets is dislocation in the short term. But I think our republic will be better off if we spend a few thousand dollars more for a car in return for having a workforce that can make things and can afford what they make.”

https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/trump-trade-tariffs-us-dollar-value-814cbe37?st=wPWNYL

The opinion may be a minority opinion but it is not without support.

 

[brihard]

Whose law though? Some countries have proclaimed that listening to Voice of America, or BBC for that matter, is a crime.

Fair. Which then just becomes part of the narrative about that country’s respect for freedoms and political rights.