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« on: September 24, 2020, 09:43:40 PM »

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/24/trump-open-technology-fund-hong-kong-belarus-iran
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The Open Technology Fund (OTF) has had to stop all its operations in Belarus, and many of its activities supporting civil society in Hong Kong and Iran, because a congressionally-mandated grant of nearly $20m has been withheld by a new Trump appointee, Michael Pack.

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She added the freeze also meant that the populations in those countries will find it harder to listen to the Voice of America, the USAGM’s flagship broadcaster, and USAGM-funded stations like Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Radio Free Asia, because it would be more difficult to overcome state jamming methods.

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Since taking over USAGM in June, Pack – an ally of the rightwing ideologue and former Trump adviser Stephen Bannon – purged all the top management and boards of the broadcasters under its control, froze spending, and elevated the profile of pro-administration comment in relation to news.
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« Reply #1 on: September 24, 2020, 10:51:06 PM »

I'm very much a non interventionist, but what this administration has done to Hong Kong and the Kurds is unforgivable.
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« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2020, 09:48:48 AM »

Trump is the real PATRIOT, though!
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« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2020, 02:46:32 PM »

Good! No need to waste 20 million
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« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2020, 03:37:17 PM »

Trump did this before President Griffin or Pericles, I guess I know who the anti-imperialists are here now. My eyes are open and mind clear.
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« Reply #5 on: September 25, 2020, 03:43:03 PM »

Time to eliminate all foreign aid.  Why are we wasting all of this money on other counties, including those who hate us?
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