This is part of the reason Trump wanted USAID shut down.

Because some media it funded like Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty were exposing the pro-Russia corruption of his friends like Viktor Orbán in Hungary.

Whatever Trumpists think ”liberty” means these days, it clearly doesn’t involve small countries fighting back against larger, nuclear armed, ones.

#usaid #radiofreeeurope #radioliberty

Thursday with kind of on the mark today, R.E.M.’s new Radio Free Europe 2025. We get 2 remixes and the original Hib-Tones on the Liberty side on wonderful translucent somewhat marbled orange vinyl.
.
#rem #radiofreeeurope2025 #radioliberty #vinylcommunity #vinyllife #vinylcollector #recordcollector #morningcommutemusic
U.S. Global Media Agency to Lay Off Hundreds at VOA, RFA, and RFE/RL

The Guardian is reporting that more than 500 full-time employees at Voice of America and other U.S. government-funded broadcasters will soon be laid off. The U.S. Agency for Global Media announced …

The SWLing Post

»This new investigation sheds light on what happened in Bucha and identifies the Russian commander who was present on site, offering clear proof of Bucha civilians killed deliberately rather than caught in crossfire.«

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUd4IeHdFdU

#Ukraine #Russia #Bucha #RadioLiberty #RadioFreeEurope

Unseen Video Exposes Russian Commander At Bucha Massacre Site

YouTube
On the Media explores the power of shortwave radio and press freedom

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Amy Barry for sharing this tip. WNYC’s On the Media recently aired an episode titled The Power of Shortwave Radio—and What Gets Lost with Voice of America? Re…

The SWLing Post
Radio Liberty release footage of Russian looting and execution of civilian in Bucha – video

Journalists from Radio Liberty have released previously unseen surveillance footage showing Russian soldiers killing 70-year-old Volodymyr Rubailo on Yablunska Street in Kyiv Oblast’s town of Bucha on 4 March 2022.

Ukrainska Pravda
Radio Liberty reanudará sus transmisiones en Onda Media

Radio Libertad reanudará sus transmisiones el 1 de agosto tras una suspensión en junio de 2025 por problemas financieros.

El Radioescucha
🚨 ¡FALSO! Armenia nunca prometió un "corredor de Zangezur"📜 El acuerdo del 9/11 habla solo de transporte bajo soberanía 🧨 Radio Liberty repite propaganda de Bakú 🇦🇲 Armenia mantiene su integridad territorial intacta #Zangezur #Armenia #Azerbaiyán #FakeNews #RadioLiberty #Syunik #Cáucaso #Geopolítica #armenia #azerbaiyán #CorredorDeZangezur #GuerraDeLos_44Días #IlhamAliyev #IntegridadTerritorial #najichevan #RadioLibertyDesinformación #rusia https://soyarmenio.com/noticias-de-armenia/armenia-desmiente-radio-liberty-zangezur/
📺 ¿En quién confían los armenios para informarse? 🔝 Public First Channel, Armenia TV, Shant, Liberty y 5th Channel siguen en la cima, según el IRI. 📊 La confianza mediática se mantiene, pese al ruido digital. #Armenia #Medios #Confianza #IRI2025 #Encuesta #LibertadDePrensa #5thChannel #armenia #ArmeniaTv #ConfianzaEnMedios #encuesta #MediosArmenios #MediosConfiables #PublicFirstChannel #RadioLiberty #ShantTv https://soyarmenio.com/noticias-de-armenia/medios-mas-confiables-armenia-2025-encuesta/

Lake, the fmr *news*caster #Trump put in charge of the dept that includes the international broadcast network, sent layoff notices last week to all but around 200 reporters & support staff at #VoiceOfAmerica & the parent agency she leads. She has also withheld #funding from other #news orgs that are separate nonprofits but receive federal dollars, such as #RadioFreeEurope / #RadioLiberty & #RadioFreeAsia.

#law #democracy #FreePress #SoftPower #journalism #independence #censorship #dictatorship