▲ 136 ▼ House votes to claw back $1.1 billion from public media (www.npr.org) submitted 1 year ago by gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 13 comments fedilink hide all child comments Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20250612183221/https://www.npr.org/2025/06/12/g-s1-72223/public-media-funding-up-in-the-air-as-house-prepares-to-vote-on-claw-backs
[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 36 points 1 year ago It's retroactive: The House of Representatives narrowly approved legislation Thursday to claw back two years of federal funding for public media outlets. permalink fedilink source
[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago House votes on "takesies-backsies" cause Dear Leader told them to find him more ICE money. permalink fedilink source
[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago (2 children) I think even Thomas will see this as unconstitutional. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] dephyre@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago permalink fedilink source parent [–] lupusblackfur@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) You mean this Thomas...??? You've obviously not been paying close attention to Clearance Sale Thomas' antics/record. 🤷♂️ 🤦♀️ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) That's, the point? I'm saying that it's so unconstitutional that even Thomas may see it as such. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago Lol permalink fedilink source parent [–] kmartburrito@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lupusblackfur@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) You mean this Thomas...??? You've obviously not been paying close attention to Clearance Sale Thomas' antics/record. 🤷♂️ 🤦♀️ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) That's, the point? I'm saying that it's so unconstitutional that even Thomas may see it as such. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago Lol permalink fedilink source parent [–] kmartburrito@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago permalink fedilink source parent
[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) That's, the point? I'm saying that it's so unconstitutional that even Thomas may see it as such. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago Lol permalink fedilink source parent [–] kmartburrito@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago permalink fedilink source parent
[–] EON_GuG@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago Now the House has become the new DOGE permalink fedilink source
[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Not the ads though. Save the ads please. Prime needs that ad money. /s permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world [S] 3 points 1 year ago Actually, I think NPR gets money from Amazon because they pay NPR for ad free versions of their shows for Prime subscribers, and Amazon just chooses to advertise that on their own Of course, the fact that NPR is being paid by Amazon and Amazon customers get a premium version of public media is a total fucking disgrace, but NPR rightly or wrongly felt they had to do this because they've been expecting the federal government to try to cut them for years and they needed new revenue streams permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world [S] 3 points 1 year ago Actually, I think NPR gets money from Amazon because they pay NPR for ad free versions of their shows for Prime subscribers, and Amazon just chooses to advertise that on their own Of course, the fact that NPR is being paid by Amazon and Amazon customers get a premium version of public media is a total fucking disgrace, but NPR rightly or wrongly felt they had to do this because they've been expecting the federal government to try to cut them for years and they needed new revenue streams permalink fedilink source parent
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