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News: "Bloody Saturday" for Voice of America and other U.S.-funded international networks

Mass indefinite suspensions at Voice of America, Radio/TV Marti

Federal contracts severed for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia & more

My NPR story

www.npr.org/2025/03/15/n...
'Bloody Saturday' at Voice of America and other U.S.-funded networks
Federal officials placed 1,000 employees at Voice of America on indefinite paid leave, while severing contracts with Radio Free Asia and other U.S.-funded networks.
www.npr.org
March 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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"Make no mistake, empathy is not weak or woke. And by the way, woke just means you give a damn about other people." THE Jane Fonda
#SAGAwards
February 24, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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Jane Fonda in SAG Awards speech: "Woke just means you give a damn about other people" cnn.it/3XdUSvy
Jane Fonda gives politically-charged speech at SAG Awards: ‘Woke just means you give a damn about other people’ | CNN
Jane Fonda persevered against some audio issues Sunday night to encourage activism at Sunday night’s SAG Awards.
cnn.it
February 24, 2025 at 4:35 AM
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Donald Trump’s disdain for NATO will reshape the domestic politics—and military posture—of some of America’s closest allies.
What Could Happen if the U.S. Abandons Europe
Donald Trump’s disdain for NATO will reshape the domestic politics—and military posture—of some of America’s closest allies.
www.newyorker.com
February 22, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.

Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.

Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
February 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Yesterday it was university of Pittsburgh - today it’s Penn. I fear this will soon be a grimly long thread of more gratuitous Trump/Musk inflicted disabling of America for the long term

www.thedp.com/article/2025...
February 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Such a key message to get to the public & Congress on *why* the delays in science funding is important:

"The discoveries that aren’t made — you can’t point to them, because they will never be made," @jeremymberg.bsky.social as quoted in new WaPo article.

www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
February 22, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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February 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Stand with science. Always.
DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY SCIENCE:
1. Chickenpox
2. Diphtheria
3. Measles
4. Pertussis
5. Pneumococcal Infection
6. Polio
7. Tetanus
8. Typhoid
9. Yellow Fever
10. Smallpox

DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY RFK JR. OR PRAYER:
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February 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Well done, Chappell! 👏
Chappell Roan Epically Responds To Music Exec. Who Criticized Her Grammys Call For Livable Wages
Does he really not know who he's dealing with?
www.comicsands.com
February 11, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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C'est l'heure de votre récap politique dominical ! Au menu de Dimanchissime :
— Droit du sol : Bayrou veut un débat sans frontière.
— Macron parle innovation et cherche une question.
— Malgré le budget adopté, une nouvelle enveloppe débloquée.
Le débat de Bayrou, la question de Macron
L’essentiel du dimanche politique. Par SARAH PAILLOU Envoyez vos infos | Abonnez-vous gratuitement | Voir dans le navigateur LA REINE VS TRUMP. Est-ce la touche de la team Darmanin ? La préfe…
www.politico.eu
February 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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I fear there is deep truth here.
January 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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“You don’t have to be a person of faith to trust that innate human capacity to channel love, goodness, and real strength into our own lives and into the world.” A conversation with Reverend Mariann Budde.
Why Bishop Mariann Budde Wanted to Speak to Donald Trump
“If you know what people are thinking about when they’re coming into church on Sunday morning, it’s very important to acknowledge that,” Budde says.
www.newyorker.com
January 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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NEW on Dot-Mom on @newsecuritybeat.bsky.social: Closing the Women’s Health Gap: Research, Investment, and Eliminating Inequities. Read highlights from MHI’s Women’s Health Research Summit: tinyurl.com/466vp8jh
January 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM