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Corporation for Public Broadcasting Statement Regarding Executive Order

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Re: Corporation for Public Broadcasting Statement Regarding Executive Order

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Post by kaishiro »

nataliste wrote: post #252
AssertErNullNPE wrote: post #180

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are you sure that article wasn't an interview with an author who wrote a book that took that stance? Having a conversation with someone who has arguably extremist views is very different from holding that extremist view.

Funny, I was told "if a Nazi sits down at a table of ten people, there are eleven Nazis at that table" for years (and in particular by NPR listeners), but suddenly there's now a use/mention distinction for platforming extremist views when it's your side that does it? Color me shocked at the hypocrisy.

Sorry, but exactly what point are you trying to make here? Are you suggesting that NPR has never interviewed - say - Christian fundamentalists (they have)? Are you suggesting that they should interview more of them? What, precisely, would make you happy here?

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Post by jimbokun »

netsharc wrote: post #19
bhouston wrote: post #3

The US is so weird right now. You have a President who is ordering the defunding of tons of groups (universities, media, aid, institutes) while not clearly having that authority and often doing so for what he views as ideological crimes. Also arresting and trying to deport people for things that are not clearly crimes (newspaper op-eds, etc) and without due process. Very strange times. Right now I have some faith the…

The executive branch has ignored the courts a few times, basically saying "What are you going to do about it?". I feel like it has to lead to a standoff of some group with guns saying they're following the courts/defending the constitution against another group with guns saying they're following the orders of the president (just like those Nazis who were "just following orders"). I need to print t-shirts with "Is it…

The President controls the most powerful military on Earth.

What do the courts control? Where are their guns?

Re: Corporation for Public Broadcasting Statement Regarding Executive Order

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Post by throw7 »

I'm fine with U.S. pulling back funding for CFPB. I always found it ironic that corporate supported CSPAN has done a great job of informative programming while CFPB/NPR is barely listenable/watchable.

IMO, it really goes to show, it's not necessarily funding sources, but a matter of leadership/authority. The captain steers the boat so to speak. I've always been impressed with Brian Lamb.

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Post by colpabar »

Teever wrote: post #271
timdiggerm wrote: post #244

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You're right that last time there were "adults in the room" trying to keep him in check. This time, however, he's often doing whatever Heritage/Project 2025 tell him to do. Russell Vought, Stephen Miller, John McEntee, etc.

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Post by knowaveragejoe »

andrewclunn wrote: post #144
next_xibalba wrote: post #67

Earlier quoted context omitted.

To wit, during the BLM riots of 2020, NPR published a piece on how looting was a legitimate form of protest. I mark that as the moment they lost both my trust and my attention. A very sad, eye opening moment for me.

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It's not an example. It's not even close. You can and should want something more substantial than this if you're going to make such a sweeping conclusion!

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Post by wing-_-nuts »

throwawaymaths wrote: post #125
cyberlurker wrote: post #39

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Could you share what the courts have done? What I’ve witnessed is cowardice to hold officials accountable or in contempt for unconstitutional acts.

the scotus (and, notably, conservative lower federal judges) has ruled pretty firmly against trump on the abrego garcia case.

I'm reminded of andrew jackson's quote "[The supreme court] has made [their] decision, now let [them] enforce it..."

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Post by jmward01 »

People love the idea that the pendulum always swings back but that is survivor bias. The graveyard of history is filled with civilizations where the pendulum failed to swing back the last time. I have no faith that the US is exempt from history, but that doesn't mean we can't at least try to defy it. No reason we can't at least try to push the pendulum back one more time and put in place better safeguards. Get out there. Vote because you still can. Write your representatives because you still can. Boycott because you still can. Tell people they are wrong when they spout hate and lies. Do the things you still can because it is now clear that there are things you can't do freely and that list, unfortunately, is growing.

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Post by xienze »

pjc50 wrote: post #203
xienze wrote: post #140

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I suppose you’d feel the same if Fox News said J6 was a legitimate political protest, right.

Which branch of government is Fox News taking EOs from again? Ah, no, it's the other way round.

Completely irrelevant and unfounded. I was responding to this:

> Ah yes, one piece of free speech justifies deleting the entire station.

Re: Corporation for Public Broadcasting Statement Regarding Executive Order

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Post by sofixa »

adenverd wrote: post #114
Eextra953 wrote: post #74

Another lame attempt at ruling by decree. The CPB was deliberately designed with guardrails to avoid partisanship - the president appoints board members, and no more than five from the same party. If you've listened to NPR or watched PBS, you know they're about as neutral as you can get while still covering both mainstream sides. This style of governance is so lazy - instead of working through Congress to change the…

> If you've listened to NPR or watched PBS, you know they're about as neutral as you can get while still covering both mainstream sides. NPR is about as far from neutral as media gets, both in topics they choose to cover and in editorial bias.

> NPR is about as far from neutral as media gets

Really? While Fox and OAN exist? Care to provide any examples of that non neutrality?

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