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Zorro

(17,806 posts)
Fri Aug 1, 2025, 01:41 PM Aug 1

Corporation for Public Broadcasting to shut down following Trump budget cuts

Source: USA Today

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced on Aug. 1 that it was starting an “orderly wind-down of its operations” weeks after Congress passed a measure that clawed back more than $1 billion in funds to the organization.

The corporation disperses federal funds to NPR and PBS. President Donald Trump called for the outlets’ federal funding to be pulled in May, saying “neither entity presents a fair, accurate or unbiased portrayal of current events to taxpaying citizens.”

Corporation for Public Broadcasting employees were told on Aug. 1 that most staff positions would be slashed as the fiscal year ends on Sept. 30. Some staff would remain through January 2026 to “ensure a responsible and orderly closeout of operations,” according to the corporation’s news release.

“Public media has been one of the most trusted institutions in American life, providing educational opportunity, emergency alerts, civil discourse, and cultural connection to every corner of the country,” Corporation for Public Broadcasting President and CEO Patricia Harrison said. “We are deeply grateful to our partners across the system for their resilience, leadership, and unwavering dedication to serving the American people.”

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/08/01/corporation-for-public-broadcasting-shutting-down/85477601007/

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Corporation for Public Broadcasting to shut down following Trump budget cuts (Original Post) Zorro Aug 1 OP
The world feels more like UpInArms Aug 1 #1
That's pretty much where America is headed to DSandra Aug 1 #32
the dystopian future of the movie "brazil" rampartd Aug 2 #48
Burning America to the ground on behalf of Vlad Putin, Musk, Leonard Leo, and the tech boys/crypto shits. Botany Aug 1 #2
What a gut punch. Horrible. littlemissmartypants Aug 1 #3
Yes...a terrible gut punch PortTack Aug 1 #28
All repugs know how to do is destroy Nigrum Cattus Aug 1 #4
Fuck Trump! And all the Republicans! And all the people that voted for them! That's all. KPN Aug 1 #5
What a MONUMENTAL brakester Aug 1 #6
Me too. llmart Aug 1 #27
Brought to you dweller Aug 1 #7
THE WORST!!! elleng Aug 1 #8
?????!!!!!!!!!! %#%&&+#$&#)#(%!!!!! electric_blue68 Aug 1 #9
Press release link GJGCA Aug 1 #10
Trump loves firing people. forgotmylogin Aug 1 #11
It feels like everything we fought for in ww2 Hornedfrog2000 Aug 1 #12
We aren't allowed to have anything nice ever again, evidently. Only a warrior mentality. nt allegorical oracle Aug 1 #13
my local community radio station gets part of its funding from the CPB Kali Aug 1 #14
Every day is more chaos, higher prices for everything, and a weaker nation, thanks to tRump voters ffr Aug 1 #15
Once all the media but right-wing sites has been destroyed, any chance of reviving democracy will end. Lonestarblue Aug 1 #16
" We are well down the road to total fascism." Botany Aug 1 #18
Yep. OldBaldy1701E Aug 2 #43
Neither entity Mblaze Aug 1 #17
I am so sad Sanity Claws Aug 1 #19
Shithole status incoming for this country. LudwigPastorius Aug 1 #20
"Oww my balls!" Dave Bowman Aug 1 #39
Pretty much Scott Alan Swaggerty Aug 3 #49
The GOP will not be happy until they have stolen every last cent from the American people. Scalded Nun Aug 1 #21
Well, the Republicans are succeeding in fulling the Contract on America they took out. *SIGH* cstanleytech Aug 1 #22
Marching forward, step by step popsdenver Aug 1 #29
Unfortunately a tiny bit of that's our own parties fault as far to much focus was on the Federal elected offices. cstanleytech Aug 1 #34
WOW gilligan Aug 1 #23
How long will NPR and PBS survive now? Johnny2X2X Aug 1 #24
I Believe That OhioTim Aug 1 #37
Everyone who can, must donate to their local public tv and radio stations -- even $10 a month helps! LauraInLA Aug 1 #25
A pox on every republican house and family IcyPeas Aug 1 #26
Way too kind. rubbersole Aug 1 #30
What should be done NJCher Aug 1 #31
When the wheel turns orangecrush Aug 1 #33
Repuglicans - Keeping the Idiot in Idiocracy. mdbl Aug 1 #35
One word: FUCKERS !! nt Exp Aug 1 #36
The world was a better place because of them. What a loss, what a damn shame... Dave Bowman Aug 1 #38
Gee, thanks a heap, donald. calimary Aug 2 #40
Republicans have won the war against Big Bird dlk Aug 2 #41
Trumps wants the entire country to be pfitz59 Aug 2 #42
"neither entity presents a fair, accurate or unbiased portrayal of current events to taxpaying citizens." GiqueCee Aug 2 #44
All peaceful measures were tried and failed. The Grand Illuminist Aug 2 #46
"neither entity presents a fair, accurate or unbiased portrayal of current events to taxpaying citizens." GiqueCee Aug 2 #45
He's just going to keep doing things like this, until we STOP him. (nt) Paladin Aug 2 #47
Notice that not a single billionaire is coming to the rescue Scott Alan Swaggerty Aug 3 #50

DSandra

(1,670 posts)
32. That's pretty much where America is headed to
Fri Aug 1, 2025, 06:00 PM
Aug 1

Prepare for the extremely bleak future that America is headed to.

Botany

(75,090 posts)
2. Burning America to the ground on behalf of Vlad Putin, Musk, Leonard Leo, and the tech boys/crypto shits.
Fri Aug 1, 2025, 01:50 PM
Aug 1

PBS and NPR are gems for the American people and were paid in a large part by funds from
the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and now that will be gone.

KPN

(16,867 posts)
5. Fuck Trump! And all the Republicans! And all the people that voted for them! That's all.
Fri Aug 1, 2025, 02:08 PM
Aug 1

brakester

(424 posts)
6. What a MONUMENTAL
Fri Aug 1, 2025, 02:16 PM
Aug 1

loss for America!

We live in a very rural area and have insanely unreliable Internet. One of our main forms of entertainment is watching PBS Passport films and shows. It has no rival for quality and affordability.

llmart

(16,726 posts)
27. Me too.
Fri Aug 1, 2025, 04:16 PM
Aug 1

They are actually my go-to for entertainment and informative shows. I can't begin to describe how absolutely FURIOUS this makes me!!!

He has a lot of nerve saying it's an "unecessary expense"??? Fuck him all to hell. You know what an unnecessary expense is? His fucking golfing and fake gold decorations and everything else.

Sorry for the language but this pisses me off royally.

forgotmylogin

(7,917 posts)
11. Trump loves firing people.
Fri Aug 1, 2025, 02:53 PM
Aug 1

And will have no dissent. Slavery didn't happen. He was never impeached. We have always been at war with Eurasia. He will be accepting petitions from rich plebs in his gilded ballroom if you kneel in front of him and ask him to twiddle your country's tariff knob.

Kali

(56,360 posts)
14. my local community radio station gets part of its funding from the CPB
Fri Aug 1, 2025, 03:09 PM
Aug 1

I presume others do as well.

ffr

(23,218 posts)
15. Every day is more chaos, higher prices for everything, and a weaker nation, thanks to tRump voters
Fri Aug 1, 2025, 03:37 PM
Aug 1

FUCK!

Lonestarblue

(12,905 posts)
16. Once all the media but right-wing sites has been destroyed, any chance of reviving democracy will end.
Fri Aug 1, 2025, 03:38 PM
Aug 1

Trump and Project 2025 leaders are using the power of government to dictate who universities can hire, who they can admit as students, and what they can teach about history, culture, economics, and every subject so that it reflects only Republican propaganda. We are well down the road to total fascism.

Botany

(75,090 posts)
18. " We are well down the road to total fascism."
Fri Aug 1, 2025, 03:48 PM
Aug 1

Yup! Rewrite history, spread lies as if they are truth, have your own army of Trumpers*
with a budget greater than all of Russia’s military, and have a series of prisons both in
America and around the world where “the enemies of Trump’s state” can be disappeared
too.”


* ICE

OldBaldy1701E

(8,760 posts)
43. Yep.
Sat Aug 2, 2025, 06:21 AM
Aug 2

And, we are still letting it happen.

I suppose that, once enough people are destitute and in danger of being deported, we might get our act together.

LudwigPastorius

(13,237 posts)
20. Shithole status incoming for this country.
Fri Aug 1, 2025, 03:51 PM
Aug 1

Why throw a few measly tax dollars toward quality, enlightened TV & radio programming when we can have 24 hour commercial reruns of "OWW My Balls!!"?

Scalded Nun

(1,474 posts)
21. The GOP will not be happy until they have stolen every last cent from the American people.
Fri Aug 1, 2025, 03:51 PM
Aug 1

Look for them to aggressively criminalize poverty, being a minority, being handicapped, etc.

These people are terminally and hopelessly perverse...and so are their followers, every fucking one of them.

cstanleytech

(27,884 posts)
22. Well, the Republicans are succeeding in fulling the Contract on America they took out. *SIGH*
Fri Aug 1, 2025, 04:03 PM
Aug 1

popsdenver

(257 posts)
29. Marching forward, step by step
Fri Aug 1, 2025, 04:35 PM
Aug 1

The perfect title for a book about the past 45+ years would be: WHILE THE NATION SLEPT…….

Everyone walking down the jungle path, swatting at mosquitoes, completely oblivious to the herd of charging elephants.
(Pun Intended)

cstanleytech

(27,884 posts)
34. Unfortunately a tiny bit of that's our own parties fault as far to much focus was on the Federal elected offices.
Fri Aug 1, 2025, 06:43 PM
Aug 1

While not enough was given to the County and lower level State elections which allowed the gerrymandering the Republicans exploited to gain power.
Hopefully we can fix it but it's going to probably not happen until long after I'm dead assuming our country can survive long enough.

OhioTim

(356 posts)
37. I Believe That
Fri Aug 1, 2025, 08:36 PM
Aug 1

only 10% of their funding comes from the federal government. Not that Trump won't try other ways to attack them.

LauraInLA

(2,248 posts)
25. Everyone who can, must donate to their local public tv and radio stations -- even $10 a month helps!
Fri Aug 1, 2025, 04:11 PM
Aug 1

NJCher

(41,134 posts)
31. What should be done
Fri Aug 1, 2025, 05:08 PM
Aug 1

Is something like the BBC. A license fee on every television sold or some other similar type of arrangement.

When the Democrats regain power again, they can find a better way to fund public tv and radio.

orangecrush

(26,291 posts)
33. When the wheel turns
Fri Aug 1, 2025, 06:29 PM
Aug 1

If action isn't taken to shit down fux "news" then there is no justice left.

calimary

(87,479 posts)
40. Gee, thanks a heap, donald.
Sat Aug 2, 2025, 01:15 AM
Aug 2

Nice “legacy” you’re building for your incredibly selfish, thoughtless, short-sighted, pissant self.

So how do we respond to this shit? NOBODY better be planning to ignore another election!!! There’s just WAY TOO MUCH at stake (at least what’s still in existence that the Orange One hasn’t broken or canceled yet.

GiqueCee

(2,709 posts)
44. "neither entity presents a fair, accurate or unbiased portrayal of current events to taxpaying citizens."
Sat Aug 2, 2025, 08:22 AM
Aug 2

This from a pathological liar who couldn't tell the truth about the time of day. Although, I don't believe for a second that Trump composed that sentence; he too fucking stupid.
He has to be stopped, or America is history.

The Grand Illuminist

(1,873 posts)
46. All peaceful measures were tried and failed.
Sat Aug 2, 2025, 08:57 AM
Aug 2

We may not have any other choice but the unfortunate.

GiqueCee

(2,709 posts)
45. "neither entity presents a fair, accurate or unbiased portrayal of current events to taxpaying citizens."
Sat Aug 2, 2025, 08:28 AM
Aug 2

This from a pathological liar who couldn't tell the truth about the time of day. And I don't believe for a second that Trump composed that sentence; he's too fucking stupid.
He, and his kleptocracy, have got to be stopped, or America is history.

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