I can only imagine the bailout package they are drawing up for themselves. As the saying goes, privatize the profits, and socialize the losses.
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This latest episode of THE WHITE LOTUS convinced me, beyond any reasonable doubt, that Lochlan is really Eric and Saxon is Don Junior. #goaheadtrytounseeit #showusonthedoll #itsallinthewrist
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Trump signs order aiming to eliminate 'anti-American ideology' from Smithsonian institutions
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order directing Vice President JD Vance - a member of the Smithsonian Board of Regents - to eliminate "improper, divisive, or anti-American ideology" from Smithsonian museums, education and research centers and the National Zoo, the White House said.
reuters.com
"What you think is the point is not the point at all but only the beginning of the sharpness." ~ Flann O'Brien, THE THIRD POLICEMAN BEACH BADGE - literary driftwood from the shores of Jersey. Learn more at EightStonePress.com.
Pals, the organization I volunteer with is producing a film festival THIS WEEKEND! I hope anyone interested can attend, but if not, we’d graciously accept any help. There’s even an option to buy a ticket as a gift for someone in need. qfestnj.org
Alabama GOP refuses to draw a second Black congressional district in defiance of Supreme Court- SCOTUS this year reaffirmed a federal court order for Alabama to include 2 districts where Black voters make up voting-age majorities, “or something quite close to it.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
Alabama Republicans refuse to draw a second Black congressional district in defiance of Supreme Court
The Supreme Court this year reaffirmed a federal court order for Alabama to include two districts where Black voters make up voting-age majorities, “or something quite close to it.”
nbcnews.com
Vermont, I love your energy. More of this, please.
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Here's a good summary of basic facts about federal funding of public media via the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 - and what's at stake if it's lost, especially for stations in rural areas where local news deserts are already growing: www.opb.org/federal-fund...
Federal funding for public media is facing threats. Here’s why that matters.
Joined with member support, federal funding plays a critical role in helping OPB provide universal access to factual information—especially in often overlooked rural communities.
opb.org