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CousinIT

(12,681 posts)
Mon Jan 5, 2026, 04:23 PM Jan 2026

Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/latest-news-trump-maduro_n_695bb603e4b0d6beb5fd9469/liveblog_695c153ce4b0d6beb5fe025f

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting was dissolved Monday by its board of directors, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations.

The board of CPB, which was created by Congress to oversee the federal government’s investments in public broadcasting, didn’t have much choice. Trump and Republicans in Congress last year stripped the organization of its $1.1 billion in federal funding, which represented the full amount it was set to receive over two years.

Trump’s White House claimed NPR and PBS shouldn’t get federal money because they produce “woke propaganda.” But both are reputable news sources, and the reality is Trump simply wants to shut them down because they don’t report on him in flattering ways. Public radio stations are also a lifeline to rural communities, where plenty of Trump’s supporters are now being hurt by the loss in services.

The effort to defund CPB was led by Office of Management and Budget director Russ Vought, who has been downright gleeful about haphazardly slashing billions from federal programs.
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Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service (Original Post) CousinIT Jan 2026 OP
This is disgusting and tragic...PBS will be missed wherever other sources can't pick up the funding... wcmagumba Jan 2026 #1
Nothing "almost" about it misanthrope Jan 2026 #3
I fixed my earlier post to reflect this... wcmagumba Jan 2026 #4
In just one year, djt's made the nation more polluted, sicker, poorer, and dumber. Guess he figures allegorical oracle Jan 2026 #17
You think this is bad? misanthrope Jan 2026 #23
I'd been wondering when this would happen underpants Jan 2026 #2
FU drumphf, and Vought! It's despicable. electric_blue68 Jan 2026 #5
Tragic, regrettable - and sick NewHendoLib Jan 2026 #6
Burning America to the ground and by design too. Gotta get rid of all that "smart stuff." Botany Jan 2026 #7
Trump IS a cancer on America, however misanthrope Jan 2026 #8
I saw a meme one time that said: Initech Jan 2026 #10
Oh, I realized it misanthrope Jan 2026 #22
This is some bullshit. Fuck Trump and his ass kissing goons. Initech Jan 2026 #9
The south african nazi elon musk got his wish. nt yaesu Jan 2026 #11
Russ Vought can go to hell. ancianita Jan 2026 #12
Sadder and sadder. nt SupportSanity Jan 2026 #13
I look forward to it coming back in 2029. Oh and it will fucking come back. themaguffin Jan 2026 #14
SO many things have to be repaired and restored Martin Eden Jan 2026 #25
And they most certainly will be. marble falls Jan 2026 #28
So sad. Mr. Jinx Jan 2026 #15
So what does this mean for our local PBS stations? AverageOldGuy Jan 2026 #16
In Florida, the PBS/NPR stations are our go-to for Emergency Broadcasting (fire, flood, weather disasters). allegorical oracle Jan 2026 #20
In rich urban and suburban areas they will likely go on. Glaisne Jan 2026 #21
The GOP doesn't want anything good for Americans bronxiteforever Jan 2026 #18
Everything they touch dies. orangecrush Jan 2026 #19
Sad BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 2026 #24
The hate for all they have destroyed UpInArms Jan 2026 #26
Disolved or drowned in the bathtub? marble falls Jan 2026 #27
He really is determined to turn this into a shithole country! bif Jan 2026 #29
Sad. My kids grew up on PBS, from Sesame Street to Cyberchase. Clouds Passing Jan 2026 #30

wcmagumba

(6,532 posts)
1. This is disgusting and tragic...PBS will be missed wherever other sources can't pick up the funding...
Mon Jan 5, 2026, 04:31 PM
Jan 2026

An evil decision by t-rump and the republicans...imo...

misanthrope

(9,569 posts)
3. Nothing "almost" about it
Mon Jan 5, 2026, 04:35 PM
Jan 2026

Last edited Mon Jan 5, 2026, 05:43 PM - Edit history (1)

It is evil. It is anti-Enlightenment, anti-arts, anti-educational, anti-cultural refinement, anti-compassion, anti-intellectual, anti-tolerant, anti-everything that is about humans attaining a better understanding of themselves and others.

It is being done to promote ignorance and manipulation. How is that not evil?

allegorical oracle

(6,518 posts)
17. In just one year, djt's made the nation more polluted, sicker, poorer, and dumber. Guess he figures
Mon Jan 5, 2026, 07:12 PM
Jan 2026

Repugs are all rich, smart, live indoors, and never get ill. Incidentally, tons of drumpsters in my rural area watch PBS -- especially the mystery series, Downton Abbey, and All Creatures Great and Small.

Ignorant people have ruined this country.

underpants

(196,960 posts)
2. I'd been wondering when this would happen
Mon Jan 5, 2026, 04:35 PM
Jan 2026

Originally I thought it was set for October (new fiscal year)

Truly sad and tragic.

Botany

(77,691 posts)
7. Burning America to the ground and by design too. Gotta get rid of all that "smart stuff."
Mon Jan 5, 2026, 05:06 PM
Jan 2026

I can’t tell you what a joy it was to hear NPR when I was in rural areas of West Virginia, Maryland,
Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, or Pennsylvania. Solid News and often good music
too. Classical, blue grass, jazz, and R and B.

Trump is a cancer on America that I don’t know if we will survive and his burning America to the
ground by getting rid of Education, the Arts, Sciences, and human decency all helps Vlad Putin and
the 35% of mouth breathing dumb asses Americans who are racist, sexist, anti intellectual, Christo
Fascist, and generationally and culturally ignorant.

How I feel.

misanthrope

(9,569 posts)
8. Trump IS a cancer on America, however
Mon Jan 5, 2026, 05:45 PM
Jan 2026

He is not a tumor all to himself. He was seeded by the malignant citizens who have always dwelled among us.

Initech

(109,049 posts)
10. I saw a meme one time that said:
Mon Jan 5, 2026, 06:00 PM
Jan 2026

"Before Trump, I never realized how many truly awful people walk among us."

So true!

misanthrope

(9,569 posts)
22. Oh, I realized it
Mon Jan 5, 2026, 08:18 PM
Jan 2026

I was born in 1964 in Alabama and have been here all my life. I was all too aware of it because I heard what white Christians said when they assumed there were only sympathetic ears around them. It hasn't changed as much as many would wish.

Martin Eden

(15,800 posts)
25. SO many things have to be repaired and restored
Tue Jan 6, 2026, 08:59 AM
Jan 2026

And we're just one year into this destructive regime.

allegorical oracle

(6,518 posts)
20. In Florida, the PBS/NPR stations are our go-to for Emergency Broadcasting (fire, flood, weather disasters).
Mon Jan 5, 2026, 07:20 PM
Jan 2026

Commercial network stations don't want to bother with those reports on a 24-hour basis. They just give snippets every so often because their syndicated programming must maintain their commercial advertising. Rural areas rely more on TV-radio because cellphone signals are sketchy, especially when storms blow the towers down.

Glaisne

(654 posts)
21. In rich urban and suburban areas they will likely go on.
Mon Jan 5, 2026, 07:30 PM
Jan 2026

They will get enough donations to keep going. In poor rural areas, they will shut down.

bronxiteforever

(11,212 posts)
18. The GOP doesn't want anything good for Americans
Mon Jan 5, 2026, 07:12 PM
Jan 2026

unless they are in the top 1%.
Art and culture are now as underground as we are.

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