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The first planned migration of an entire country due to climate change is happening! Tuvalu, a Pacific island nation, is at risk of being submerged under rising sea level, so it has signed an agreement with Australia to allow 280 Tuvaluans to settle in Australia as permanent residents each year.
The First Planned Migration of an Entire Country Is Underway
The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu could be submerged in 25 years due to rising sea levels, so a plan is being implemented to relocate its population to Australia.
www.wired.com
July 26, 2025 at 10:20 AM
The first planned migration of an entire country due to climate change is happening! Tuvalu, a Pacific island nation, is at risk of being submerged under rising sea level, so it has signed an agreement with Australia to allow 280 Tuvaluans to settle in Australia as permanent residents each year.
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Since March 15, Voice of America has been silenced for the first time in 83 years. Millions around the world have lost access to trusted news, especially in regions with limited press freedom. You can help by contacting your elected officials to #SaveVOA.
May 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Since March 15, Voice of America has been silenced for the first time in 83 years. Millions around the world have lost access to trusted news, especially in regions with limited press freedom. You can help by contacting your elected officials to #SaveVOA.
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The @spj-posts.bsky.social is “alarmed by the proposal to replace Voice of America news feeds from its own journalists and other internationally respected news organizations with One America News." Read their full statement 👇
SPJ views proposed VOA/OAN deal as affront to sidelined USAGM journalists
Society of Professional Journalists, improving and protecting journalism since 1909
www.spj.org
May 8, 2025 at 10:19 PM
The @spj-posts.bsky.social is “alarmed by the proposal to replace Voice of America news feeds from its own journalists and other internationally respected news organizations with One America News." Read their full statement 👇
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A VOA contributor has been detained in Azerbaijan, marking the latest journalist arrest in the Central Asian country. https://open.substack.com/pub/pressfreedomreport/p/voice-of-america-contributor-detained?r=1g77q&utm_medium=ios
May 8, 2025 at 12:47 AM
A VOA contributor has been detained in Azerbaijan, marking the latest journalist arrest in the Central Asian country. https://open.substack.com/pub/pressfreedomreport/p/voice-of-america-contributor-detained?r=1g77q&utm_medium=ios
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Joining Ari Melber on MSNBC's The Beat momentarily to discuss the latest developments concerning the destruction of the Voice of America. msnbc.com/live
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May 7, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Joining Ari Melber on MSNBC's The Beat momentarily to discuss the latest developments concerning the destruction of the Voice of America. msnbc.com/live
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Widakuswara said, “What they have done, in effect, is replace our 83-year legacy of producing reliable, authoritative news with the hard work and commitment of countless journalists with a contract to outsource our news-gathering to a source that is clearly partisan,” as reported by @reuters.com
Right-wing One America News to provide newsfeed to Voice of America
The far-right One America News Network will provide “newsfeed services” to Voice of America and other U.S. government-funded media outlets, according to Kari Lake, senior advisor to the U.S. Agency for Global Media, VOA’s parent company.
www.reuters.com
May 7, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Widakuswara said, “What they have done, in effect, is replace our 83-year legacy of producing reliable, authoritative news with the hard work and commitment of countless journalists with a contract to outsource our news-gathering to a source that is clearly partisan,” as reported by @reuters.com
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The Trump administration smeared VOA and USAGM as radical and biased to justify gutting it. Now Kari Lake wants to repurpose VOA as a megaphone for OAN—a far-right, pro-Trump propaganda outlet.
VOA was built to fight propaganda—not broadcast it.
www.npr.org/2025/05/07/n...
VOA was built to fight propaganda—not broadcast it.
www.npr.org/2025/05/07/n...
Kari Lake says OAN's far-right coverage will fuel Voice of America
Senior presidential adviser Kari Lake says Voice of America will rely on coverage from the far-right OAN network. OAN has offered unwavering support of President Trump.
www.npr.org
May 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The Trump administration smeared VOA and USAGM as radical and biased to justify gutting it. Now Kari Lake wants to repurpose VOA as a megaphone for OAN—a far-right, pro-Trump propaganda outlet.
VOA was built to fight propaganda—not broadcast it.
www.npr.org/2025/05/07/n...
VOA was built to fight propaganda—not broadcast it.
www.npr.org/2025/05/07/n...
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We are not the voice of left America. We are not the voice of right America. We are the Voice of America, and our independent journalism should not be outsourced to any outlet aligned to any president's agenda. #savevoa
May 7, 2025 at 11:37 AM
We are not the voice of left America. We are not the voice of right America. We are the Voice of America, and our independent journalism should not be outsourced to any outlet aligned to any president's agenda. #savevoa