The White House is planning to ask Congress to claw back more than $1 billion slated for public broadcasting in the United States, according to two people briefed on the plan, a move that could ultimately eliminate almost all federal support for NPR and PBS.
An official Whitehouse.gov page came up on my news feed for some reason saying how it’s a grift they won’t tolerate any longer.
I reported it as misinformation and hate speech.
Quick search shows me NPR at 1% from federal government and PBS 13%
https://www.npr.org/about-npr/178660742/public-radio-finances
https://www.ninepbs.org/blogs/news/did-you-know-nine-pbs-federal-funding/
So if possible for anyone, it may be good to make financial contributions to PBS. Doesn’t have to be recurring
If this goes through, public broadcasting is going to get FLOODED with donations from viewers like you.
Everyone should also download the PBS app and subscribe to PBS YouTube channels like PBS Terra That would at least help them financially indirectly. At least help them with exposure in the modern media distribution environment
“Peasants who can read and write can communicate over far distances, and organize resistance. This is a threat to our sovereignty. God bless 'Murica.”
Joke’s on Donold – they’re funded by a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
And viewers like you!
Me Rodgers, we need you more than ever
Ticker Carlson was having sexy Rule 34 thoughts again