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Trump's top federal prosecutor in L.A. struggles to secure indictments in protest cases U.S. Atty. Bill Essayli has aggressively pushed for indictments in the high-profile prosecutions of people arrested during demonstrations against federal immigration actions in Southern California, le...

It will be interesting to see which protestor case the grand jury no-billed. Grand juries WILL indict the proverbial ham sandwich but they have limits and sometimes absolutely bullshit assault-on-cop cases reach those limits. In fact…
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🙏 It's a good day for VOA: House Appropriations Republicans propose $681 million for Voice of America parent USAGM in Fiscal Year 2026.
#SaveVOA

A federal judge says despite his previous order to Kari Lake/USAGM he's "still unable to get a clear picture of how VOA is operating or how the agency plans to operate VOA moving forward." He gives them 10 days to provide more information.

Trump Administration Rescinds Voice of America Layoffs After Errors in Notices

NYT - Trump administration rescinds layoff notices it had sent to employees at Voice of America due to errors in documents detailing the terms that could later nullify or significantly delay the president’s President attempts to gut the news organization. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...

Trump Administration Rescinds Voice of America Layoffs After Errors in Notices (Minho Kim/New York Times)

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USAGM's Kari Lake told Congress, without producing a shred of evidence, that the CCP has control of the Voice of America. So why is a China propaganda mouthpiece celebrating VOA's demise?

USAGM’s Kari Lake told Congress, without producing a shred of evidence, that the CCP has control of the Voice of America. So why is a China propaganda mouthpiece celebrating VOA’s demise?

VOA's Persian Service did not carry live President Trump's speech about bombing Iran. The few remaining staffers describe a catastrophic failure due to Kari Lake's removal of most of their colleagues. The video of the speech could not be uploaded to the VOA Farsi website for 12 hours.

Trump has fired most of the Voice of America staff. Since WW2 VOA has been the voice of freedom throughout the world, particularly in counties without freedoms. In 48 languages, via digital, TV & radio VOA was invaluable.
Shuttering VOA is immensely sad, stupid, destructive & anti American

A long line outside Rayburn 2172 for the HFAC hearing with USAGM’s de facto boss, Kari Lake. Also spotted: Trump’s previous USAGM CEO, Michael Pack. https://www.npr.org/2023/05/21/1177208862/usagm-michael-pack-voa-voice-of-america-investigation-trump-abuse-of-power #SaveVOA

(Posting in my personal capacity.)
The #SaveVOA team thoroughly fact checked Special Advisor to the President at #USAGM Kari Lake’s opening statement, (released early) before she testifies before the House Foreign Affairs Committee today👉🏼 savevoa.com/fact-check/kar… #VOA #Congress

Ossoff: We usually get this, which specifies how many folks you intend to employ. What we have is a 26-page PowerPoint. Here, it specifies about $17 billion in cuts to medical services. Who are you cutting?

Collins: We’ll have more information as we go forward.

I’ve never protested anything, but this administration has me so angry and filled with hate that I had to go to the Bethesda No Kings protest. I’m glad that I did. It was a HUGE crowd. Lots of cars honking their support. It made me feel like maybe things will get better.

Thousands at the #NoKings march in #Bethesda.

Peaceful, large, every car honking

From 1,300 to 81 workers: Trump official plans to cut Voice of America to the bone Trump senior advisor Kari Lake envisions the agency that includes the international broadcaster Voice of America with 81 staffers after mid-August — down from about 1,300 full-time employees and contractors.

Trump senior advisor Kari Lake envisions the agency that includes the international broadcaster Voice of America with 81 staffers after mid-August — down from about 1,300 full-time employees and contractors.

The D.C. Circuit Has Quietly Set the Rules for Dismantling Government www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...

OUTRAGEOUs!

Veteran journalist Scott Pelley just lit Trump up, exposing his full-blown assault on free speech and vowing to fight back.

This wasn’t just reporting.

This was a line in the sand. 👏👏👏👏

Also huge shout out to @deciderdc.bsky.social and the team behind @savevoa.bsky.social for their tireless work trying to help us all keep our jobs. ❤️ Keep up the fight!

Silencing America’s Voice How Trump is Tearing Down Our Defenses Against Disinformation

Trump is shutting down America’s truth-telling platforms while Russian disinformation floods our feeds. This isn’t just a policy shift — it’s a dangerous (and intentional) surrender.

adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/silencing-...

In 2 remarkable recent orders, judges saw the forest. In one, on Friday, Judge Ilston of SF issued a broad temporary restraining order freezing efforts to dismantle 21 federal agencies. In the other, on 4/22, Judge Lamberth of DC saved, for the moment, Voice of America & related agencies ...
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An average of 10 of my Voice of America colleagues per day in the past week have been receiving letters informing them that their contracts will be terminated"for convenience." As of today more than 50 of these outstanding VOA journalists on personal service contracts have been fired. #SaveVOA

Kari Lake announces on X that the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM) is partnering with One America News Network to provide Newsfeed services globally through government funded outlets like Voice of America.

OAN is going GLOBAL.

BREAKING: we are going for en banc review in the Voice of America case

The Constitution demands no less

‘Fight back’: journalist taking Trump administration to court calls for media to resist attacks Patsy Widakuswara, lead plaintiff in lawsuit fighting order to dismantle Voice of America, says US government is becoming more aggressive

🌐 ‘Fight back’: journalist taking Trump administration to court calls for media to resist attacks

#Attack #Government #Trump #White House

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/05/patsy-widakuswara-voice-of-america-lawsuit-trump-administration-press-freedom

YouTube video by Ryan Goodman Court Backs Trump Attack on Global Press Freedoms

Secretary Rubio was silent on this weekend's #WorldPressFreedomDay - breaking from Blinken, Pompeo, others.

But Rubio championed the day as Senator.

An astonishing weekend with DC Circuit backing Trump's dismantling of congressionally-mandated global media outlets

I dissect it all. In The Know. ⤵️

JUST IN: A DC Circuit panel (with two Trump appointees) has blocked parts of Judge Lamberth's order to continue funding Voice of America and its affiliate news organizations -- but left in place the order to restore staff and programming to VoA.

Remember these words…

“I will vote for you if you are brave…”

BREAKING: we won! A federal judge has enjoined the administration's shut down of Voice of America

Another success for the Constitution and for us @sddaction.bsky.social & our many wonderful partners & clients

More details to follow--stay tuned!

The White House has begun process of looking for new secretary of defense The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.

BREAKING NEWS: The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.