Keep it up.

The bureaucracy in DC is what's protecting (most of) us right now. There's too much machinery to completely stop quickly. That's why they want to strip it down so badly; so they can control it.

Unfortunately, it's far easier to spin up new agencies than shut them down (see: DOGE).

#USPol
#VoiceOfAmerica
#VOA

Judge orders sidelined Voice of America employees back to work
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/17/voice-of-america-back-to-work-00833388

Judge orders sidelined Voice of America employees back to work

The ruling amounted to a rebuke of administration efforts to dismantle the international broadcast organization.

Politico

@newsguyusa

If #Trump wanted to foment a revolution in #Iran, he would have a #VOA #Persian Service transmitting full time.

The Guardian: Judge rules Kari Lake unlawfully ran US media agency, voiding mass layoffs

Lake, whom Trump appointed without Senate confirmation to run Voice of America parent agency, cut over 1,000 jobs

"...The Trump administration moved to defund the agency in early 2025 and appointed Lake to oversee the agency, but did not receive Senate confirmation for her role...."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/08/kari-lake-us-media-agency-voice-of-america

#UsPol #VOA

Judge rules Kari Lake unlawfully ran US media agency, voiding mass layoffs

Lake, whom Trump appointed without Senate confirmation to run Voice of America parent agency, cut over 1,000 jobs

The Guardian

#VOA Persian journalist says he was fired by Kari Lake team over his coverage of Reza Pahlavi 

https://thehill.com/policy/international/5772307-voa-persian-service-censorship-claims/

VOA Persian journalist says he was fired over coverage of Reza Pahlavi 

A journalist with Voice of America’s (VOA) Persian service said he was fired this week over efforts to limit coverage of Iran’s exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi. Ahmad Batebi, a prominent Iranian d…

The Hill

Three cheers for the separation of powers!!! Judge rules Kari Lake's tenure improper and voids all actions as CEO. #uspol #uspolitics #VOA #Kakistocracy

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/07/kari-lake-usagm-judge-00818165

Judge says Kari Lake’s tenure atop US media agency was improper, voids actions as ‘acting CEO’

U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth concluded that her ascension was an illegal end-run around the Senate’s advice and consent role.

Politico

"We feel vindicated and deeply grateful": Federal judge's ruling could allow more than 1,000 #journalists to return to their jobs at #VOA

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/us/politics/judge-kari-lake-voa-layoffs.html?unlocked_article_code=1.RlA.hCy5.QTVoswnHd2bM&smid=bs-share

Judge Voids Mass Layoffs at Voice of America

The ruling, which said that Kari Lake’s appointment to oversee V.O.A.’s parent agency was invalid, was a major rejection of President Trump’s attempts to dismantle the government-funded news group.

The New York Times

Federal Judge sides with #union #workerrights arguments and finds #KariLake firing 1,400 #VOA #RadioFreeEurope & other US govt affiliated #radio workers was unlawful.

Voids 2025 actions taken by Lake as #Drumpf appointee #CEO of Voice of #America

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/judge-voids-2025-actions-kari-lake-voice-of-america_n_69acdf44e4b057e580b585f0

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/us/politics/judge-kari-lake-voa-layoffs.html

A federal judge rules that there was no legal mechanism giving Kari Lake the power to scale back the Voice of America.

It is good that we have "activist judges" who are activist in enforcing the law and the constitution.

#VOA

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/03/07/kari-lake-unlawful-voice-of-america-ruling/

Judge rules Kari Lake unlawfully ran U.S. media agency, voiding layoffs

Sweeping layoffs at Voice of America made by Trump appointee Kari Lake were declared void by a federal judge, who said she served unlawfully.

The Washington Post