Clown World’s propaganda organs in Ukraine and Russia are going under because the USAID money pipeline has been cut off:
The suspension of USAID has had a dramatic effect on both Ukrainian and Russian independent news outlets that relied on the grants to operate and produced work often critical of their governments.
The program that provides billions in U.S. assistance internationally is better known for its humanitarian and medical work, but the funding has also been used for democracy promotion as well as supporting journalism.Ukraine’s independent media, a collection of small regional outlets, muckraking investigative websites and internet news platforms, have been reeling since the announcement, with some organizations saying that they are just weeks away from slashing staff or closing down entirely.
“We risk losing the achievements of three decades of work and increasing threats to Ukraine’s statehood, democratic values, and pro-Western orientation,” Detector Media, a journalism watchdog, said in a statement on its website last week.
In the immortal words of Chuck D from Public Enemy:
Shut ’em down. Shut ’em down. Shut ’em, shut ’em down.
Shut ’em down. Shut ’em down. Shut ’em, shut ’em down.