David August<p>"Destroying VOA…is a national security issue. ​T​hese entities, funded by the American people…among…most effective instruments of American soft power — a bridge to those who may never set foot on our soil, but understand our values because they heard them…" - <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@w7voa" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>w7voa</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://www.steveherman.press/p/requiem-for-the-voice-that-carried" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">steveherman.press/p/requiem-fo</span><span class="invisible">r-the-voice-that-carried</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/voa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>