Along with Sesame Street and all the great children's, cooking, science programs I would most miss Frontline and Masterpiece and Ken Burns documentaries and pledge drive musical performances.
The tough guy is scared of big bird and the cookie monster? How much better would the world be if Trumps mother had given him a hug and kiss on the forehead every now and then... 🤔
Our lord and savior trump will not tolerate one single negative true word about himself. His personality is 100% ego and his ability to lie, lie, lie with a straight face.🤥 🖕trump
He is just one lunatic. The real problem is all the morons, idiots, power-hungry, and flat out evil people who are supporting and enabling him. Without them, he really would be nothing.
Executive Orders are subject to judicial review so let’s hope this one is fast tracked.
And keep supporting your local stations if you can! Even a little bit helps!
I've never understood the attack on PBS. The majority of programming is entertainment...travel, cooking, dramas, Finding your Roots, etc. There is a little news programming from the U.S., but very little and a little news programming from ally countries like Uk, France, Germany, and Japan. But...
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Remember EO is not the law. His EO tramples the law.
Jay Kuo in The Big Picture 5/1:
"Over the past 100 days, the Trump White House has regularly engaged in content-based bias and viewpoint discrimination, particularly against the press and other institutions such as big law firms and universities."
PBS and NPR haven't ever been "Left wing", Ever since they were conceived ,they have always been centrists, clinging to the "center" even as the "Center" moved further and further to the right.
Fine. We get to tax churches then. Another institution that’s not supposed to preach a political view, but they do it all the time. Bastions of “right-wing propaganda.”
Trump voice: “They have so much land, we give them so much leeway, and they are Ripping. Us. Off.”
They want all access to enlightenment extinguished.
Everything goes black except for propaganda extolling him and his regime.
Get in trouble.
Good trouble patriots. !
In other news the administration has given a no bid contract to Oscar Inc. for providing top of the line "micro housing" to the nation's homeless. (Veterans excluded) and the HHS will soon issue a bulletin that says "cookies, good!"
Watching News Hour last evening. Anna was interviewing Christopher Ruffo. The name sounded vaguely familiar. Then I heard what his messaging was. Yowsa!
Ran a quick Wiki search, and he went to Harvard (among other schools), friends w Tucker Carlson & Heritage.
Left wing propaganda?
I know. I was glad I got to see the interview & the evil.
It's so weird to see how they twist their lies & repeat until they're taken as facts. Making "DEI" a profanity.
The feds only provide 15% of PBS and NPR‘s total funding for the year so all we have to do to pick up that lost 15% or $1.40 per year per taxpayer (and then some) is to get a Compass subscription for PBS for ten bucks a month or kick up the private funding another few bucks. Screw Trump.
He is following Orban’s playbook. Every action he’s taken so far align with what was written in the article from the EuropeanCouncil on Foreign Relations.
Song of the Day 5/2/25
All You Fascists
By Billy Bragg & Wilco
I'm gonna tell all you fascists, you may be surprised
People all over this world are getting organized
You're bound to lose
You fascists are bound to lose
Firstly... he ordered the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding PBS and NPR. Which is illegal because the CPB is not a gov agency. Secondly... you should post links to legitimate sources when discussing issues like this. Otherwise you just look like an angry old man yelling at clouds.
This is because everything that isn't fascist is "left wing" to the fascists. And anything that refutes, criticizes, or doesn't support their agenda is "propaganda."
On May 1, 1969, Fred Rogers, host of children's television series, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood testified before the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Communications to defend $20 million in federal funding for the new non-profit Corporation for Public Broadcasting 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦🇬🇱 @pbs.org
If that isn’t calling the kettle black I don’t know what is. I don’t get this orange anus faced thug! He wants all the immigrants gone but he had 2 immigrant wives. Space boy is an immigrant and he’s allowed to hack into our American rights. He claims he’s religious but never goes to church.
Executive orders can be undone...we have 1298 days left of this bullshit traitor admin. And project 2025. That is what we are living thru project 2025. If you read it, you'll know what is coming and can prepare. I got out of the stock market. Step 1. Am using different search engines besides Google
Professional fact-checkers have always rated the news reporting at NPR and PBS as “highly factual,” and their bias as “Neutral, leans slightly left.”
That’s almost as good as it gets in professional journalism.
NPR receives about 1% of its funding from the federal government. PBS receives about 15% of its overall budget from federal sources. The majority of funding for public media, including both NPR and PBS, comes from various sources, largely donations. Those of us who can need to give more.
When MAGA assholes go looking for ways to misread our Constitution in order to get it to stand for the opposite of what it means… they call that deception finding ‘loopholes.’ In fact, the Courts can interpret it and the Congress can change it but there are no ‘loopholes’ in it…
I wish they would be specific about exactly what “left-wing propaganda” they are spreading. The media is just letting them get away with throwing out crap like that and not doing a follow up question to make them be specific about what they’re talking about.
Meant to reply to this -
“They” feel any information that contradicts their beliefs is “left-wing propaganda”. In other words, the truth. They object to the truth.
They caved on DEI, under his pressure, and then he ripped the rug out from under them anyway.
One of these days, admins will start realizing that there is no satisfying Trump. There will ALWAYS be a next thing, because advancing his agenda is the only thing.
If you are able, support PBS and NPR, as the funding that they are trying to take away goes primarily to the local stations to run. Without the support the local stations may have layoffs or shutdowns.
I have a few criticisms of NPR but earlier this year I set up a small monthly donation to them. They might occasionally do things I don't like but they are overwhelmingly a positive force.
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And keep supporting your local stations if you can! Even a little bit helps!
https://www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/pages/VoterRegistrationApplication.aspx
Jay Kuo in The Big Picture 5/1:
"Over the past 100 days, the Trump White House has regularly engaged in content-based bias and viewpoint discrimination, particularly against the press and other institutions such as big law firms and universities."
Sometimes I just want to cry when I read the news
Trump voice: “They have so much land, we give them so much leeway, and they are Ripping. Us. Off.”
Activists warned for years
Everything goes black except for propaganda extolling him and his regime.
Get in trouble.
Good trouble patriots. !
Ran a quick Wiki search, and he went to Harvard (among other schools), friends w Tucker Carlson & Heritage.
Left wing propaganda?
It's so weird to see how they twist their lies & repeat until they're taken as facts. Making "DEI" a profanity.
We need the Government to sponsor a much stronger pro-ignorance movement.
Fuck Trump.
Fuck fascism.
https://youtu.be/5FeyDm4vrFo
@pbs.org
libraries?
Feed your mind while you help PBS stay on the air. https://help.pbs.org/support/solutions/articles/12000056932-getting-started-with-pbs-passport
https://ecfr.eu/publication/the-orbanisation-of-america-hungarys-lessons-for-donald-trump/?amp
Goebbels would be so proud of this nazi regime. ☠️🤡
All You Fascists
By Billy Bragg & Wilco
I'm gonna tell all you fascists, you may be surprised
People all over this world are getting organized
You're bound to lose
You fascists are bound to lose
FUCK TRUMP/MAGA/GOP!!!
Get into Good Trouble!!!
https://youtu.be/SFPL97m2dsw?...
These are hateful evil people and I'm tired of pretending otherwise.
https://bsky.app/profile/marisakabas.bsky.social/post/3lo5vwfxmb22f
https://www.delmarvapublicmedia.org/
demented dictator don needs IMPEACHED
https://youtu.be/fKy7ljRr0AA
That’s almost as good as it gets in professional journalism.
When MAGA assholes go looking for ways to misread our Constitution in order to get it to stand for the opposite of what it means… they call that deception finding ‘loopholes.’ In fact, the Courts can interpret it and the Congress can change it but there are no ‘loopholes’ in it…
“They” feel any information that contradicts their beliefs is “left-wing propaganda”. In other words, the truth. They object to the truth.
One of these days, admins will start realizing that there is no satisfying Trump. There will ALWAYS be a next thing, because advancing his agenda is the only thing.
Funny how that works.
another wonderful thing in the process of being destroyed
Protect My Public Media‼️
https://protectmypublicmedia.org/.
those actual objective evidence-based facts will show up in fact-based reporting and data-collection sites.
Don’t be butt-hurt ‘cause the right wing eschewed facts
https://youtu.be/ytkfaZ4uDhA?si=01UWsZDlm4L-_YMR
NOT A WORD from Maga congress about it!
THEY NEVER wanted to save the USA or freedom or free speech!
THEY Maga congress wanted the felon criminal tyrant in the WH so THEY can commit crimes with Trump!