Steven Springer
@stevenaspringer.bsky.social
Member, Board of Directors, Independence Avenue Media
Stunning: Corporation for Public Broadcasting votes itself out of existence
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Corporation for Public Broadcasting votes itself out of existence
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting's directors voted the organization out of business Monday. The private agency, which has distributed federal funding to PBS, NPR and hundreds of local televisio...
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January 5, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Stunning: Corporation for Public Broadcasting votes itself out of existence
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Former US diplomat Peter Romero says the outcome of America’s intervention in Venezuela could have regional and global repercussions, including effects on China, Russia and international norms. www.indavemedia.com/amb-romero-u...
Amb. Romero: US Aim to Run Venezuela Could Be ‘Negotiating Threat’ or ‘Big Mistake’
Former U.S. Ambassador Peter Romero said he hoped there would be “no boots on the ground” after the United States
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January 4, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Former US diplomat Peter Romero says the outcome of America’s intervention in Venezuela could have regional and global repercussions, including effects on China, Russia and international norms. www.indavemedia.com/amb-romero-u...
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55 years ago today, Paul McCartney filed a suit against the rest of The Beatles to dissolve their partnership.
The dream was over.
The dream was over.
December 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM
55 years ago today, Paul McCartney filed a suit against the rest of The Beatles to dissolve their partnership.
The dream was over.
The dream was over.
Ukrainians in US Give Christmas Tradition a Wartime Update
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December 31, 2025 at 7:22 PM
@sulliview.bsky.social on @60minutes.bsky.social, @cbsnews.com: "Weiss ought to cut her losses, green-light the piece, and try to start acting like an editor – not like a cog in the machine of authoritarian politics and oligarchy." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Bari Weiss yanking a 60 Minutes story is censorship by oligarchy | Margaret Sullivan
Weiss ought to cut her losses, green-light the piece, and try to start acting like an editor – not like a cog in the machine of authoritarian politics and oligarchy
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December 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
@sulliview.bsky.social on @60minutes.bsky.social, @cbsnews.com: "Weiss ought to cut her losses, green-light the piece, and try to start acting like an editor – not like a cog in the machine of authoritarian politics and oligarchy." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The tug-of-war over CNN shows how dysfunctional US media has become | Margaret Sullivan
The tug-of-war over CNN shows how dysfunctional US media has become | Margaret Sullivan
The network’s fate has become a battle of corporate ownership, not a question of what benefits Americans
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December 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The tug-of-war over CNN shows how dysfunctional US media has become | Margaret Sullivan
Bipartisan congressional leaders call for the US government to examine allegations in a BBC report that Georgia's government may have used a WWI-era chemical agent against protesters.
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Congress Urges Trump Administration Inquiry Into Possible Chemical Weapon Use in Georgian Protests
WASHINGTON — Bipartisan leaders in Congress, including chairs of key House and Senate committees, have urged the Trump administration to
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December 19, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Bipartisan congressional leaders call for the US government to examine allegations in a BBC report that Georgia's government may have used a WWI-era chemical agent against protesters.
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In an interview with Independence Avenue Media, Representative Joe Wilson (R-SC), addresses reports — denied by the Georgian Dream government — that a World War I–era chemical agent may have been used against protesters.
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Georgia Turning Into ‘Full Totalitarian State,' US Lawmaker Says
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December 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
In an interview with Independence Avenue Media, Representative Joe Wilson (R-SC), addresses reports — denied by the Georgian Dream government — that a World War I–era chemical agent may have been used against protesters.
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In an exclusive interview with Independence Avenue Media,
former U.S. national security adviser H.R. McMaster breaks down the new U.S. National Security Strategy, warning that it underestimates the coordinated threat from Russia and China.
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former U.S. national security adviser H.R. McMaster breaks down the new U.S. National Security Strategy, warning that it underestimates the coordinated threat from Russia and China.
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The U.S. Strategy Missed the Real Threat from Russia and China
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December 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
In an exclusive interview with Independence Avenue Media,
former U.S. national security adviser H.R. McMaster breaks down the new U.S. National Security Strategy, warning that it underestimates the coordinated threat from Russia and China.
youtu.be/yG8eH_aObo4?...
former U.S. national security adviser H.R. McMaster breaks down the new U.S. National Security Strategy, warning that it underestimates the coordinated threat from Russia and China.
youtu.be/yG8eH_aObo4?...
After nearly 8 months of being furloughed, I was notified today that my last day of employment with @rfa.org will be this Sunday, November 9.
Hours later I received an email that I've been named to the Board of a new website, Independence Avenue Media (indavemedia.com). Looking forward to it!
Hours later I received an email that I've been named to the Board of a new website, Independence Avenue Media (indavemedia.com). Looking forward to it!
November 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM
After nearly 8 months of being furloughed, I was notified today that my last day of employment with @rfa.org will be this Sunday, November 9.
Hours later I received an email that I've been named to the Board of a new website, Independence Avenue Media (indavemedia.com). Looking forward to it!
Hours later I received an email that I've been named to the Board of a new website, Independence Avenue Media (indavemedia.com). Looking forward to it!
I've been going through some old photo boxes and transferring pix to digital. Today I came across this one, taken in June 1982 at the Kennedy Center when my mother and brother were visiting. It seems to be worth posting at the current time.
October 22, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I've been going through some old photo boxes and transferring pix to digital. Today I came across this one, taken in June 1982 at the Kennedy Center when my mother and brother were visiting. It seems to be worth posting at the current time.
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Sinclair's ABC stations will stop preempting "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" starting Friday evening.
Sinclair ABC stations to air Jimmy Kimmel show again after pause
Sinclair's ABC stations will stop preempting "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" starting Friday evening.
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September 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Sinclair's ABC stations will stop preempting "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" starting Friday evening.
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BREAKING: CBS is canceling "The Late Show," Stephen Colbert tells studio audience. It will end in May 2026.
Stephen Colbert says CBS is ending his 'Late Show' in May 2026
CBS is axing “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” in May 2026. The announcement on live air Thursday came two days after Colbert spoke out against CBS Global settling with President Donald Trump over a “60 Minutes” story.
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July 18, 2025 at 12:03 AM
BREAKING: CBS is canceling "The Late Show," Stephen Colbert tells studio audience. It will end in May 2026.
I met Jeff Trimble in 2008, when I joined Voice of America. Jeff had a long career in U.S. international broadcasting, and his take on the issues currently facing VOA and its partner news organizations is worth reading.
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The Sound of Silence
The rest of the world will no longer be able to hear America’s voice, and silence like a cancer grows.
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July 11, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I met Jeff Trimble in 2008, when I joined Voice of America. Jeff had a long career in U.S. international broadcasting, and his take on the issues currently facing VOA and its partner news organizations is worth reading.
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This is insane. (Gift article)
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Supreme Court Clears Way for Mass Firings at Federal Agencies
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July 8, 2025 at 8:26 PM
This is insane. (Gift article)
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Yes, he is.
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He’s Ringo. And Nobody Else Is.
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July 2, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Yes, he is.
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Michael Corelone had his faults, but he would've made an outstanding media lawyer for ABC or CBS
July 2, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Michael Corelone had his faults, but he would've made an outstanding media lawyer for ABC or CBS
The Voice of America died a second time today. https://open.substack.com/pub/newsguy/p/zombie-version-of-voa-slain-again
June 20, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Kari Lake (USAGM 'special adviser') is emailing ‘reduction-in-force’ (termination) notices to many VOA staffers who’ve been on paid leave since mid-March. She's also axing some who were brought back to implement her Potemkin Village VOA (reaching only 0.2% of our prior audience).
June 20, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Kari Lake (USAGM 'special adviser') is emailing ‘reduction-in-force’ (termination) notices to many VOA staffers who’ve been on paid leave since mid-March. She's also axing some who were brought back to implement her Potemkin Village VOA (reaching only 0.2% of our prior audience).
First Sly, now Brian.
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Brian Wilson, singer-songwriter who created the Beach Boys, dies at 82
His early hits — “Surfer Girl,” “I Get Around,” “All Summer Long,” “Help Me, Rhonda” and “California Girls” — evoked a fantasy world of fast cars, beautiful youth, eternal surf and sunshine on an imm...
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June 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
First Sly, now Brian.
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"For example, RFA is no longer broadcasting to Tibetan or Uyghur audiences. Beijing has added 26 new Tibetan language frequencies and 16 new Uyghur language frequencies since the end of March, the same period when RFA began pulling back."
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Chinese propaganda surges as the U.S. defunds Radio Free Asia
Beijing expanded its state propaganda, including to the persecuted Tibetan and Uyghur minorities, as RFA pulled back.
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June 6, 2025 at 12:51 PM
"For example, RFA is no longer broadcasting to Tibetan or Uyghur audiences. Beijing has added 26 new Tibetan language frequencies and 16 new Uyghur language frequencies since the end of March, the same period when RFA began pulling back."
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With the talk from the defense secretary about "warfighting," and with the 81st anniversary of D-Day approaching, I'm reminded that President Franklin D. Roosevelt said of the U.S. forces that day, "They fight not for the lust of conquest. They fight to end conquest." Worth remembering.
May 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
With the talk from the defense secretary about "warfighting," and with the 81st anniversary of D-Day approaching, I'm reminded that President Franklin D. Roosevelt said of the U.S. forces that day, "They fight not for the lust of conquest. They fight to end conquest." Worth remembering.