Anne Applebaum
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And we are going to discover in a really big way, I think, that most people don't care about this stuff. And that will be an unhappy discovery. But yeah, it's new. It's different. It's a different level of corruption.
And we are going to discover in a really big way, I think, that most people don't care about this stuff. And that will be an unhappy discovery. But yeah, it's new. It's different. It's a different level of corruption.
By the way, I think that's also part of what there's a deliberate aspect to what's happening now.
By the way, I think that's also part of what there's a deliberate aspect to what's happening now.
By the way, I think that's also part of what there's a deliberate aspect to what's happening now.
You know how almost every day there's some shocking piece of news, you know, some other totally inappropriate person has been appointed to a job or nominated for a job or it's Carrie Lake or it's yet another relative or somebody else's father-in-law, you know, or son-in-law has been appointed to a job. I think that's probably deliberate.
You know how almost every day there's some shocking piece of news, you know, some other totally inappropriate person has been appointed to a job or nominated for a job or it's Carrie Lake or it's yet another relative or somebody else's father-in-law, you know, or son-in-law has been appointed to a job. I think that's probably deliberate.
You know how almost every day there's some shocking piece of news, you know, some other totally inappropriate person has been appointed to a job or nominated for a job or it's Carrie Lake or it's yet another relative or somebody else's father-in-law, you know, or son-in-law has been appointed to a job. I think that's probably deliberate.
You distract people, you put an enormous amount of news on the table, and you keep it going all the time. And that's a way of kind of dominating and running the media. And that's also not unique to the Trump family and the Trump cronies and people around him. I mean, it's a That's also a known tactic. You know, you just keep going.
You distract people, you put an enormous amount of news on the table, and you keep it going all the time. And that's a way of kind of dominating and running the media. And that's also not unique to the Trump family and the Trump cronies and people around him. I mean, it's a That's also a known tactic. You know, you just keep going.
You distract people, you put an enormous amount of news on the table, and you keep it going all the time. And that's a way of kind of dominating and running the media. And that's also not unique to the Trump family and the Trump cronies and people around him. I mean, it's a That's also a known tactic. You know, you just keep going.
You know, every day there's another shocking thing that people have to absorb. And it's been also directed at different groups. So there's the national security people are upset about one set of appointments and health people are upset about RFK Jr. And, you know, you keep everybody divided and angry. And that's a tactic.
You know, every day there's another shocking thing that people have to absorb. And it's been also directed at different groups. So there's the national security people are upset about one set of appointments and health people are upset about RFK Jr. And, you know, you keep everybody divided and angry. And that's a tactic.
You know, every day there's another shocking thing that people have to absorb. And it's been also directed at different groups. So there's the national security people are upset about one set of appointments and health people are upset about RFK Jr. And, you know, you keep everybody divided and angry. And that's a tactic.
So Voice of America is one of a group of U.S.-funded foreign news services. There's RFERL, Radio Free Europe, Radio Liberty. There's a There's Cuban radio. There's an Arab language radio. There's a group of, I mean, they're called radios, but they're not really radios anymore. They're media properties.
So Voice of America is one of a group of U.S.-funded foreign news services. There's RFERL, Radio Free Europe, Radio Liberty. There's a There's Cuban radio. There's an Arab language radio. There's a group of, I mean, they're called radios, but they're not really radios anymore. They're media properties.
So Voice of America is one of a group of U.S.-funded foreign news services. There's RFERL, Radio Free Europe, Radio Liberty. There's a There's Cuban radio. There's an Arab language radio. There's a group of, I mean, they're called radios, but they're not really radios anymore. They're media properties.
There's Radio Free Asia, which has, I think, it used to be at least the most Uyghur language broadcasting of any outlet outside of China. They play a really important role, and they could play a more important role in countering Russian and Chinese propaganda and outside of the United States. So there is an enormous effort to shape narratives and conversations in Africa that the Chinese invest in.
There's Radio Free Asia, which has, I think, it used to be at least the most Uyghur language broadcasting of any outlet outside of China. They play a really important role, and they could play a more important role in countering Russian and Chinese propaganda and outside of the United States. So there is an enormous effort to shape narratives and conversations in Africa that the Chinese invest in.
There's Radio Free Asia, which has, I think, it used to be at least the most Uyghur language broadcasting of any outlet outside of China. They play a really important role, and they could play a more important role in countering Russian and Chinese propaganda and outside of the United States. So there is an enormous effort to shape narratives and conversations in Africa that the Chinese invest in.