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June 13, 2025 1:24 pm  #1


The House of Representatives-cuts $1.1 billion in funding to NPR

A lot of Canadians might support this decision, for what happened stateside, but for the CBC. The financial axe fell yesterday for NPR as 1.1 billion dollars was cut from their budget and funding.

The House of representatives passed the motion yesterday and decided to go with the cuts.

Here is more on the story...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/house-votes-to-rescind-pbs-npr-and-public-broadcasting-station-funding/ar-AA1GBOiq?ocid=BingNewsSerp

Last edited by Muffaraw Joe (June 13, 2025 6:36 pm)


The world would be so good if it weren't for some people...
 

June 13, 2025 1:35 pm  #2


Re: The House of Representatives-cuts $1.1 billion in funding to NPR

This is not a done deal - yet. It still needs to be passed by the Senate. If that happens, one politician who opposed the move said, "They'll kill Big Bird and pave over Sesame Street."

 

June 13, 2025 1:38 pm  #3


Re: The House of Representatives-cuts $1.1 billion in funding to NPR

Muffaraw Joe wrote:

A lot of Canadians might support this decision, stateside for the CBC. The financial axe fell yesterday for NPR as 1.i billion dollars was cut from their budget and funding.

About 22% of the population

https://toronto.citynews.ca/2024/10/23/majority-of-canadians-want-to-preserve-cbc-and-continue-funding-it-survey/
 

Last edited by RadioAaron (June 13, 2025 1:40 pm)

 

June 13, 2025 1:51 pm  #4


Re: The House of Representatives-cuts $1.1 billion in funding to NPR

RadioAaron wrote:

Muffaraw Joe wrote:

A lot of Canadians might support this decision, stateside for the CBC. The financial axe fell yesterday for NPR as 1.i billion dollars was cut from their budget and funding.

About 22% of the population

https://toronto.citynews.ca/2024/10/23/majority-of-canadians-want-to-preserve-cbc-and-continue-funding-it-survey/
 

And of that 22% many will be Sun/Post Media readers.  The National Post has been cranking out misinformation and misleading articles about CBC since 1998. 

 

June 13, 2025 3:10 pm  #5


Re: The House of Representatives-cuts $1.1 billion in funding to NPR

paterson1 wrote:

And of that 22% many will be Sun/Post Media readers.  The National Post has been cranking out misinformation and misleading articles about CBC since 1998. 

I'm shocked! Shocked, I tell you!

 

June 13, 2025 5:05 pm  #6


Re: The House of Representatives-cuts $1.1 billion in funding to NPR

When small town hick Brian Lilley was a regular on the defunct, Sun TV network he had a special program called "The CBC Money Drain."
That's all he talked about.
While at the same time the station, run by the vile Ezra Levant who now heads up Rebel Media, was demanding federal government money for SUN TV.
They never got it.
Of course in the US there will probably be some great support for killing NPR.
Trumpism hates anything that smacks of educated thought or critical thinking.
Nationalism is only rewarded if it is white nationalism.
In Canada the most vociferous CBC haters have a similar mindset.
Right wing extremists hate education and critical thinking.
George Orwell knew that.
Cambodian dictator Pol Pot used to have people who wore eyeglasses arrested because he thought that meant they were intellectual.