This bananas issuance from Michael Pack, the Bannon affiliated, new head of the govt's media outlets is like something straight out of the DPRK propaganda machine. Bonkers stuff! This is the guy who's running what are supposed to be objective news sources. https://www.usagm.gov/2020/06/18/usagm-ceo-implements-critical-changes-on-day-one-to-fulfill-legislative-mandate/

Many people are saying. The sun praises Dear Leader.

"Pack’s message was met with an overwhelmingly positive response by staff and grantees, who personally reached out and candidly congratulated him... 'I am sure that with your arrival we will be able to rejuvenate our agency'"

Cue the eery song of madness, boing boing boing:

"These transitional steps are precisely what every new leader of an organization does; however, it was received differently, because the Senate confirmation of Pack was delayed almost three years due to obstructionism."

Totally normal, definitely not insane government press release says what now?

"Hours later, Pack effected a series of significant and long-overdue actions to keep assurances to restructure the agency, fully in accordance with the law."

Here's a weird and subtly paranoid line about dissidents, who will presumably be required to wear shame ribbons in the office:

"One noted, 'you emphasized that we all have a mission that unfortunately some have forgotten in recent and past years, to the disgrace of all.'"

As in every completely normal transition, dear citizen, as in every last one:

"As in every transition, Pack brings a leadership team that is committed to eradicating the known mismanagement and scandals that have plagued the agency for decades."

The not-at-all unhinged Mr. Pack repeats, citizen, that this is a completely normal part of every transition since the dawn of man:

"These transitional steps are precisely what every new leader of an organization does; however, it was received differently, . . . ."

You should not have "received" it "differently." And you certainly should NOT have delayed his ascension to the seat of power the prophesy foretold would be his and his alone:

". . . because the Senate confirmation of Pack was delayed almost three years due to obstructionism"

The new leader, who is not weird at all, assures you, citizen, that—

"We will press ahead now as that is the charge with which we have been bestowed by all stakeholders, and we will do so with enthusiasm"

As that IS the charge! Stop calling him weird. He is not weird. You are.

Not all of you are "heroic." The label is reserved for those who earn the most Schrute Bucks. Don't you want to earn Schrute Bucks?

"He reinforced his commitment to honoring the VOA’s charter, missions of the grantees and independence of the heroic journalists around the world."

I have now read this legitimately insane press release several times, and it never gets less bizarre. All I can picture when I read it is this: