DoomsdaysCW<p>The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Grifters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grifters</span></a> running <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Amerikkka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amerikkka</span></a> are calling public media a grift! Probably because they embrace DEI and aren't afraid to criticize the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascist</span></a> administration! This will not only cripple or destroy <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicTelevision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicTelevision</span></a> stations, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityRadio</span></a> like <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WMPG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WMPG</span></a> also receives money from the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CPB</span></a>!!!</p><p>White House calls <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NPR</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PBS</span></a> a “grift,” will ask Congress to rescind funding</p><p>By Jon Brodkin, April 15, 2025</p><p>Excerpt: "In a statement provided to Ars today, PBS CEO Paula Kerger said that 'the effort underway to get Congress to rescind public media funding would disrupt the essential service PBS and local member stations provide to the American people. There's nothing more American than PBS, and our work is only possible because of the bipartisan support we have always received from Congress... Without PBS member stations, Americans will lose unique local programming and emergency services in times of crisis.' "</p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/04/white-house-aims-to-defund-npr-and-pbs-in-move-slammed-as-cultural-sabotage/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20</span><span class="invisible">25/04/white-house-aims-to-defund-npr-and-pbs-in-move-slammed-as-cultural-sabotage/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicMedia</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicBroadcasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicBroadcasting</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NationalPublicRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalPublicRadio</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityRadio</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CollegeRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CollegeRadio</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AmanpourAndCompany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmanpourAndCompany</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SesameStreet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SesameStreet</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EducationalTelevision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EducationalTelevision</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MisterRogers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MisterRogers</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Kindness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kindness</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Empathy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Empathy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Truthtelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Truthtelling</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndependentMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndependentMedia</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DemocracyNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocracyNow</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporationForPublicBroadcasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorporationForPublicBroadcasting</span></a></p>