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The Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 created the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. I reread it today; nothing in the law allows a president to defund PBS and NPR. In fact, Congress specifically sought to insulate public media from political pressure.
May 3, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 created the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. I reread it today; nothing in the law allows a president to defund PBS and NPR. In fact, Congress specifically sought to insulate public media from political pressure.
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38 of the 43.
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
38 of the 43.
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is a CONGRESSIONALLY CHARTERED independent nonprofit organization. It funds 1 to 15% of PBS and NPR member/affiliate stations, which are vital connections and services to communities nationwide. Hands off allocated funding!
www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
Trump plans order to cut funding for NPR and PBS
Trump and GOP Congress members accuse the public broadcasters of biased and "woke" programming. The president plans a rescission, giving Congress 45 days to approve it or allow funding to be restored.
www.npr.org
April 16, 2025 at 2:22 AM
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is a CONGRESSIONALLY CHARTERED independent nonprofit organization. It funds 1 to 15% of PBS and NPR member/affiliate stations, which are vital connections and services to communities nationwide. Hands off allocated funding!
www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
Schoolhouse Rock. Relevant.
No More Kings - Schoolhouse Rock Boston Tea Party
YouTube video by Schoolhouse Rock
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March 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Schoolhouse Rock. Relevant.
Do you want listeria and e coli? Because this is how you get listeria and e coli.
Food Safety Jeopardized by Onslaught of Funding and Staff Cuts
The Trump administration halted some food testing and shut down a committee studying bacteria in infant formula. Earlier funding cutbacks under the Biden administration now threaten state labs and ins...
www.nytimes.com
March 20, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Do you want listeria and e coli? Because this is how you get listeria and e coli.
I never thought this would be one of my protest/resist tshirts, but here we are.
March 16, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I never thought this would be one of my protest/resist tshirts, but here we are.
And there's this. Expect groceries to keep going up as a result.
No Relief Yet - It's Getting Worse - for U.S. Farmers Pummeled Under Trump 2.0
This Week's Victim? The USDA.
open.substack.com
February 18, 2025 at 2:37 PM
And there's this. Expect groceries to keep going up as a result.
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Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.
February 15, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.
It's Superb Owl Day! Please enjoy this stellar specimen of a Burrowing Owl (Western):
Athene cunicularia hypugaea/rostrata. Learn more about this Nevada priority species for conservation here: www.ndow.org/species/west...
Athene cunicularia hypugaea/rostrata. Learn more about this Nevada priority species for conservation here: www.ndow.org/species/west...
February 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
It's Superb Owl Day! Please enjoy this stellar specimen of a Burrowing Owl (Western):
Athene cunicularia hypugaea/rostrata. Learn more about this Nevada priority species for conservation here: www.ndow.org/species/west...
Athene cunicularia hypugaea/rostrata. Learn more about this Nevada priority species for conservation here: www.ndow.org/species/west...
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