Will this week be remembered as the time where NPR and PBS disappeared?

[Papageorgio]

Trump and his regime's agenda.
Remember, Trump LOVES the uneducated..............

That was funny, thanks for the laughs.

 

[Rogue AI]

It offers huge benefits to the American people. Your propagandists have been exploiting your ignorance. They also lie about how large the spending is, when in fact it is only 1 percent of the budget.

Foreign aid is a form of soft power which nets us goodwill toward the US around the world, and allows us to access critical raw materials. It also mitigates diseases which could find their way here.

We get huge returns from a small investment.

If we idiotically give up our soft power, China and Russia will rush in to fill the gap.

Elon Musk's and others' rhetoric about USAID exactly parrots the rhetoric of the CCP.

Musk is entirely beholden to the CCP which has provided him below market interest rates on billions of dollars of loans, and China is where Musk's biggest factory is.

It would be beyond stupid to surrender our interests willingly.

What a bunch of nonsense. There is no benefit. If there was others would be rushing to fill the void. Nobody is. Try harder. It is a waste of our money that benefits only self righteous liberals into saying they saved the world without lifting a finger. Foreign aid does nothing for the barista in Manhattan or the farmer in Nebraska.

 

[Mac-7]

but they will likely get more one sided.

Can they get any worse than now?

 

[struth]

Congress is having a procedural vote today to cancel $9.4 billion in funds from international aid, PBS, and NPR. If the vote is passed, the wailing and gnashing of teeth will echo forever.

Senate to move on Trump's request to cancel billions in foreign aid, NPR and PBS funding​

"Washington — The Senate could move forward as soon as Tuesday on a request from the White House to claw back $9.4 billion in funds for international aid and public broadcasting as Congress faces a Friday deadline to act.

In what's known as a rescissions package, the White House in June requested that Congress cancel billions in funding that had previously been approved for spending, starting the clock on a process that gives lawmakers 45 days to act.

The move seeks to make permanent some of the Department of Government Efficiency's spending cuts, with the package's primary focus being slashing foreign aid. But it would also effectively cut off federal funding for NPR and PBS.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a South Dakota Republican, said he hoped to hold the first procedural votes Tuesday, though he was still having conversations with some members who are resistant to pulling back all of the funding.

Last month, the House approved the request, overcoming opposition from all Democrats and four Republicans."

Senate to move on Trump's request to cancel billions in foreign aid, NPR and PBS funding

Neither is going to disappear. They just don’t need tax dollars

PBS has some of the most famous brands and money makers

 

[1srelluc]

Thirty-five years ago, not only did I donate to PBS, I actually worked the phone lines during their pledge drives!

Now I wouldn’t give them one red cent.

Same here as far a PBS went. Right around the time Ken Burns documentaries were coming out every few years. The Civil War and Baseball were favorites.

NPR (spit) has been liberal swill for as long as I can remember.

 

[Nuthin' Fancy]

That was funny, thanks for the laughs.

So was this.................

 

[sartre play]

Congress is having a procedural vote today to cancel $9.4 billion in funds from international aid, PBS, and NPR. If the vote is passed, the wailing and gnashing of teeth will echo forever.

Senate to move on Trump's request to cancel billions in foreign aid, NPR and PBS funding​

"Washington — The Senate could move forward as soon as Tuesday on a request from the White House to claw back $9.4 billion in funds for international aid and public broadcasting as Congress faces a Friday deadline to act.

In what's known as a rescissions package, the White House in June requested that Congress cancel billions in funding that had previously been approved for spending, starting the clock on a process that gives lawmakers 45 days to act.

The move seeks to make permanent some of the Department of Government Efficiency's spending cuts, with the package's primary focus being slashing foreign aid. But it would also effectively cut off federal funding for NPR and PBS.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a South Dakota Republican, said he hoped to hold the first procedural votes Tuesday, though he was still having conversations with some members who are resistant to pulling back all of the funding.

Last month, the House approved the request, overcoming opposition from all Democrats and four Republicans."

Senate to move on Trump's request to cancel billions in foreign aid, NPR and PBS funding

Working hard to silence Any voices that have a different view,
As if that's a good thing.

 

[pknopp]

Can they get any worse than now?

How so?

 

[g5000]

What a bunch of nonsense. There is no benefit. If there was others would be rushing to fill the void.

Exactly what I just said. Did you not read my post?

China and Russia will rush in to fill the soft power vacuum.

It is already happening.

China Expands Media Influence as U.S. Shuts Down Voice of America​

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Power vacuum leaves space for China, threatening national security​

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US aid cuts are expanding Chinese influence​

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The Trump administration’s decision to freeze and reduce foreign aid weakens national security, creating a vacuum that China is rapidly filling through strategic lending and infrastructure investments. China leverages this influence to counter American interests, strengthen authoritarian regimes, and extend its military reach.

China has cultivated close ties with political elites and citizens in the Global South, securing influence through direct financial incentives. While China’s reputation may have declined in Western nations, it remains a favored development partner in many regions. It strengthens ties by directly funding projects in leaders’ home regions, reinforcing political loyalty. Studies show that Chinese-funded infrastructure projects are significantly more likely to be allocated to the birth regions of African presidents, reinforcing China’s strategic relationships.

 

[g5000]

As I keep saying, Donald Trump is making America less and less relevant on the world stage.

He is a traitor in every way.

 

[Rogue AI]

Exactly what I just said. Did you not read my post?

China and Russia will rush in to fill the soft power vacuum.

It is already happening.

China Expands Media Influence as U.S. Shuts Down Voice of America​

​

Power vacuum leaves space for China, threatening national security​

​

US aid cuts are expanding Chinese influence​

​

The Trump administration’s decision to freeze and reduce foreign aid weakens national security, creating a vacuum that China is rapidly filling through strategic lending and infrastructure investments. China leverages this influence to counter American interests, strengthen authoritarian regimes, and extend its military reach.

China has cultivated close ties with political elites and citizens in the Global South, securing influence through direct financial incentives. While China’s reputation may have declined in Western nations, it remains a favored development partner in many regions. It strengthens ties by directly funding projects in leaders’ home regions, reinforcing political loyalty. Studies show that Chinese-funded infrastructure projects are significantly more likely to be allocated to the birth regions of African presidents, reinforcing China’s strategic relationships.

China is not doing anything new. Nor will this have any negative impact on the US. If the US is to focus on any foreign adventurism it should be to eliminate the various narco states in our hemisphere that contribute and cause tens of thousands of American deaths every single year.

 

[Rawley]

Even if PBS and NPR went out of its way to be even on Left and Conservative viewpoints, I don’t see the business or economic or social case for continued funding with taxpayer dollars.

When there were three TV networks and that was it, it made sense. Now you have 3,467,298,502 sources for news, information and education.

 

[Papageorgio]

So was this.................

I remember that, that was kind of him to stay on stage and try to keep things going to take attention off the person that was needing medical attention. After they got the ill person out of the building he went back to politicking as usual.

Not sure what that had to do with my comment.

 

[g5000]

China is not doing anything new. Nor will this have any negative impact on the US. If the US is to focus on any foreign adventurism it should be to eliminate the various narco states in our hemisphere that contribute and cause tens of thousands of American deaths every single year.

Again, you are trying to speak on a topic of which you are 100 percent ignorant.

 

[Lisa558]

Working hard to silence Any voices that have a different view,
As if that's a good thing.

OMG…..the irony.

 

[Papageorgio]

Exactly what I just said. Did you not read my post?

China and Russia will rush in to fill the soft power vacuum.

It is already happening.

China Expands Media Influence as U.S. Shuts Down Voice of America​

​

Power vacuum leaves space for China, threatening national security​

​

US aid cuts are expanding Chinese influence​

​

The Trump administration’s decision to freeze and reduce foreign aid weakens national security, creating a vacuum that China is rapidly filling through strategic lending and infrastructure investments. China leverages this influence to counter American interests, strengthen authoritarian regimes, and extend its military reach.

China has cultivated close ties with political elites and citizens in the Global South, securing influence through direct financial incentives. While China’s reputation may have declined in Western nations, it remains a favored development partner in many regions. It strengthens ties by directly funding projects in leaders’ home regions, reinforcing political loyalty. Studies show that Chinese-funded infrastructure projects are significantly more likely to be allocated to the birth regions of African presidents, reinforcing China’s strategic relationships.

The world has long hated America, even sending trillions in aid over the last 70 years. And your article shows that China has been popular partner in many regions before Trump became president.

 

[Rogue AI]

Again, you are trying to speak on a topic of which you are 100 percent ignorant.

False. I am not beholden to the moronic self righteousness of wasting money for no purpose than allowing a few idiots to pretend they did something 'good'. The total myth that 'soft' power has any value is just that, a myth. Local social media influences wield more 'soft power' than foreign countries. The whole foreign aid scam had some small benefit in a bipolar Cold War world, it has no benefit now. You loons simply will not give up your useless relics of a bygone age.

 

[g5000]

The world has long hated America, even sending trillions in aid

The world does not hate America. That is a delusion fostered by your propagandists.

Every world poll has shown how much the world admires the US, with a large dip during Trump 1.0.

 

[Lisa558]

And yet the statement was indeed that is what they wanted.

Nobody is trying to censor the broadcasting of your leftist idiocy. But taxpayers, half of whom are conservatives, shouldn’t have to fund it.

 

[pknopp]

Nobody is trying to censor the broadcasting of your leftist idiocy. But taxpayers, half of whom are conservatives, shouldn’t have to fund it.

And I don't believe I should have to fund the billions we spend bombing people who never did a thing to us.

I really care less if NPR gets funded, I just don't understand the uproar over pennies when we waste so many billions overseas.