RIP, Corporation for Public Broadcasting

[BoSoxGal]

A private corporation funded by the American people.







There is so much that is so awful that I just have grieving fatigue - but this one really, really hurts. We grew up together, after all - nearly constant companions across the ages of my life. One of the best things we ever did and I was always so proud to be a funder.

Fuck MAGA.

[liberty]

A private corporation funded by the American people.







There is so much that is so awful that I just have grieving fatigue - but this one really, really hurts. We grew up together, after all - nearly constant companions across the ages of my life. One of the best things we ever did and I was always so proud to be a funder.

Fuck MAGA.

I could be wrong, but I don't think it's going anywhere. It will rely more on donations and contributions, probably some from corporations looking to be mentioned, and wealthy individuals (many of them liberals), along with local supporters. They might shift their programming to be more moderate, maybe even more conservative. I don't know. But I do believe it's here to stay.

I've watched it for years, and lately, the quality of the programs just isn't what it used to be. The science shows used to really grab my interest, and the political ones felt more informational and less biased. But as I said, I don't think it's going anywhere. They'll still be in business.

[BoSoxGal]

YOU ARE WRONG, YOU MAGA ASSHOLE.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is DEAD, they publicly announced yesterday they will be shutting the doors in September with a skeleton crew on hand for another few months to tie up loose ends leftover from nearly 60 years of excellence in broadcasting support.

DEAD BECAUSE YOUR MAGA ASSHOLE FRIENDS KILLED IT, by refusing to fund it despite MILLIONS of citizens calling and writing to Congress pleading for the funding to be included in the toxic MAGA budget bill. It's OUR money, and they refused to spend it on something WE wanted to keep funding - something that enriches life for Americans rich and poor, rural and citified, liberal, moderate, conservative, libertarian, apolitical.

Fuck you liberty. I have no fucking patience anymore for your bigoted, ignorant kind who go around smashing and breaking beautiful things without even bothering to spend one minute considering the consequences. It's enough to make libruhls cry; all other consequences are irrelevant to you and your fucking Neanderthal pals.

Corporation for Public Broadcasting to close after US funding cut

[MajGenl.Meade]

Truck Fump and all his minions, private and public.

NPR, which produces news programs such as Morning Edition and All Things Considered, relies on direct federal funds for only a small portion of its budget. But its approximately 1,000 member stations receive a heftier portion of their operating revenue through CPB. Those in rural and poor areas in particular rely on CPB grants. With its nightly PBS News Hour and children's programming, such as Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, PBS gets around 15% of its revenue from federal money, as do its member stations on average.

"The ripple effects of this closure will be felt across every public media organization and, more importantly, in every community across the country that relies on public broadcasting,"

The CPB is the distribution org for the public funds. Now there are no public funds (i.e. my tax dollars supporting genuine truthful journalism with a pretty obvious agenda on social issues), of course it closed. But NPR and associated orgs can continue if the listeners stump up.

They could lose some of their desperate desire to push "queer" in everyone's face - I don't care if people are bent but NPR never bothers to introduce other commentators as "straight". Maybe it would help the $$$$. Margaretta and I just received our We Love NPR t-shirt (we could share if I lose some girth) because we support freedom and fair journalism with our private funds, regardless of any stances we find less than optimum. That's the point of free speech.

I voted against Trump 3 times now (once in a primary) and wish he and JV Dance would have a head-on collision at speed in dune buggies. But only if it's their choice.