Indeed, although it probably won’t last as they’ll restart stuff like anti China programs in short order under Rubio. I think this was just a way to cut everything at once and then decide what to restore on case by case basis. One side effect though is that it exposed the sheer amount of manipulation the US does and many orgs that claimed to be independent as being on US payroll. That’s the real damage to US propaganda machine going forward.
Indeed, although it probably won’t last as they’ll restart stuff like anti China programs in short order under Rubio. I think this was just a way to cut everything at once and then decide what to restore on case by case basis. One side effect though is that it exposed the sheer amount of manipulation the US does and many orgs that claimed to be independent as being on US payroll. That’s the real damage to US propaganda machine going forward.