Post AvWs7macFMQeYwzB5c by raymondpert@mastodon.cloud
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 (DIR) Post #AvWs7macFMQeYwzB5c by raymondpert@mastodon.cloud
       2025-06-26T17:07:56Z
       
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       VOA - Chinese Communist Controlled - Kari Lake1/4 Kari Lake testified to Congress yesterday claiming Voice of America is "rotten to the core" and controlled by the Chinese #Communist  Party. She's cut 639 #VOA jobs (85% of staff) and plans to shut down the agency by 2026 under Trump's executive order. https://www.npr.org/2025/06/26/nx-s1-5445313/kari-lake-voice-of-america-radio-free-europe-congress #KariLake
       
 (DIR) Post #AvWs7noThJ6yMETlKq by raymondpert@mastodon.cloud
       2025-06-26T17:08:50Z
       
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       2/4 Lake claimed the CCP has "more control over what we put out editorially than people who are management at the agency" and suggested #VOA broadcasts may include Chinese propaganda. She announced massive layoffs to eliminate what she calls "dysfunction, bias, and waste." https://www.kpbs.org/news/politics/2025/06/26/kari-lake-takes-her-war-on-voice-of-america-to-congress
       
 (DIR) Post #AvWs7tpPKlQ70qxacK by raymondpert@mastodon.cloud
       2025-06-26T17:09:56Z
       
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       3/4VOA Director Michael Abramowitz (currently on leave) fired back, calling Lake's claims "ludicrous" and "unfounded." He stated #VOA has "never altered published stories due to pressure from embassies or foreign governments" and emphasized VOA's critical reporting on #China across multiple languages. https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-06-26/kari-lake-takes-her-war-on-voice-of-america-to-congress
       
 (DIR) Post #AvWs7zYG3RGclOyyie by raymondpert@mastodon.cloud
       2025-06-26T17:11:02Z
       
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       4/4This marks a dramatic escalation in the Trump administration's war on #VOA. The 83-year-old news service, which broadcasts globally in dozens of languages, faces its most existential threat ever. Critics say this undermines America's soft power and democratic values worldwide. https://www.npr.org/2025/06/21/nx-s1-5440577/voice-of-america-radio-free-europe-prison-voa-reporters-visas-abroad-kari-lake