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vanessa_ca

(710 posts) Thu Aug 14, 2025, 10:50 PM Aug 2025

Trump's PBS replacement features Columbus telling kids that slavery was "no big deal" [View all]

The Trump administration is now seeking to replace PBS with “Prager University,” a far-right propaganda organization that isn’t actually a university.

One of their “kids videos” has Christopher Columbus telling them that slavery was “no big deal” and “better than being killed.”

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Trump's PBS replacement features Columbus telling kids that slavery was "no big deal" [View all] vanessa_ca Aug 2025 OP

America is over Eliot Rosewater Aug 2025 #1

Agreed. I thought I was too pessimistic vanessa_ca Aug 2025 #4

So today the dogs have been replaced by masked ICE agents. AloeVera Aug 2025 #9

It will take generations to reverse the indoctrination :( -eom vanessa_ca Aug 2025 #11

The Reichwing Will Always Be on the Wrong Side MrWowWow Aug 2025 #2

and also prolly telling em B.See Aug 2025 #3

Prager U videos do that and more... there are summaries of more of their videos. made up nonsense to groom children BlueWaveNeverEnd Aug 2025 #5

Of course, now that PBS is now defunded, it's a lot easier Buns_of_Fire Aug 2025 #6

better than being killed, huh? eShirl Aug 2025 #7

Anyone subjecting their children to this johnnyfins Aug 2025 #8

There's been rioting in the streets for lesser offenses, in the past. Paladin Aug 2025 #10

How do we stop this shit??? Seriously, HOW?? What can we do?? Who is in charge of this? a kennedy Aug 2025 #12

I dunno right now, but we have to find a way. vanessa_ca Aug 2025 #13