The Trump administration has drafted a memo to Congress outlining its intent to end nearly all federal funding for public media, which includes NPR and PBS, according to a White House official who spoke to NPR.
The memo, which the administration plans to send to Congress when it reconvenes from recess on April 28, will open a 45-day window in which the House and Senate can either approve the rescission or allow the money to be restored.
The official, who spoke to NPR on condition of anonymity, confirmed the existence of the draft.
This isn’t just one man demanding something be done and it happens … he isn’t some God or all powerful being that snaps his fingers
It’s happening because an entire community of professionals, politicians, leaders, organizers and supporters all want it to happen.
America’s Mad King destroys more things he’s too stupid and psychopathic to understand.
This is red meat for the low-brow morons that have been GRRR, MAD about Nice Polite Republicans and the Petroleum Broadcast System ever since I can remember.
They don’t actually watch or listen to either, but they sure are mad as hell about it because they have been told to be mad about it.
What exactly are Americans getting for the tax they pay in now?
Listen, Trump’s finally going to be running the US like a business. So he’s going to deliver as little as possible while charging as much as possible.
And then… What is that money going to get used for, exactly?
That’s the fucked up part in all of this. A government is much closer to something like a non-profit than it is to a business. Because, like, when you’re a government and have a monetary surplus, what do you do with it? Of course you just wanna spend it!
I know the actual answer is “to give to the billionaires because apparently having enough money for 2000 uber-wealthy lifetimes is not enough” but you know
The warm feeling of helping billionaires in need of a new yacht?
Not enough? Fine, here is another great benefit: The money will also go to fund and expend the new US gestapo ICE. Soon, ICE won’t just go after ‘Mexican looking’ people, but also anyone critical of Trump, so they really need more people.
Someone dig up Mr Rogers to remind Congress to do the right thing.
I think it would be easier just to play the video from the first time…
Nooooo some of my favorite science education channels are PBS 😭
