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Corporation for Public Broadcasting says it will shut down after Congress cut money

Currently, the CPB helps support more than 1,500 locally owned NPR and PBS member stations.
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced on Friday that it will begin shutting down its operations weeks after Congress canceling previously approved funding for the nation's steward of public media access.

The CPB said in a statement that it will begin an "orderly wind-down" of its operations after being in service for nearly 60 years with the support of the federal government.

It said that the majority of its staff positions will conclude with the close of the fiscal year on September 30, 2025. A small team of employees will remain on through January 2026, it added. It did not specify how many people in total were being laid off.

"Despite the extraordinary efforts of millions of Americans who called, wrote, and petitioned Congress to preserve federal funding for CPB, we now face the difficult reality of closing our operations," CPB President and CEO Patricia Harrison said in a statement. "CPB remains committed to fulfilling its fiduciary responsibilities and supporting our partners through this transition with transparency and care."

The announcement comes less than a month after Congress passed a package of spending cuts requested by President Donald Trump, which included stripping $1.1 billion in funding for the CPB.

Currently, the CPB helps support more than 1,500 locally owned public radio and television stations.
 
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Statement from NPR president and CEO.


"The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has been a cornerstone of public broadcasting in the United States for more than half a century. It has served as a vital source of funding for local stations, a champion of educational and cultural programming, and a bulwark for independent journalism — enabling organizations like ours to deliver essential news and culture across the nation.

CPB upheld the core values of the Public Broadcasting Act, including support for diverse voices, promotion of excellence and creative risk, and advancing service for the unserved and underserved. It empowered countless journalists, producers, and educators to create programming that has enriched lives, fostered understanding, and held power accountable. The ripple effects of this closure will be felt across every public media organization and, more importantly, in every community across the country that relies on public broadcasting.

The closure of CPB represents the loss of a major institution and decades of knowledge and expertise; an immediate consequence of the passage of H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025. We're grateful to CPB staff for their many years of service to public media.

As an independent, nonprofit news organization, NPR remains resolute in our pursuit of our mission: to create an informed and inspired public in partnership with our Member stations. We will continue to respond to this crisis by stepping up to support locally owned, nonprofit public radio stations and local journalism across the country, working to maintain public media's promise of universal service, and upholding the highest standards for independent journalism and cultural programming in service of our nation."
 
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RFK Jr. Cancels $500 Million In Funding For mRNA Vaccine Research

The health secretary, who is a known vaccine skeptic, claimed that mRNA vaccines “fail to protect effectively against upper respiratory infections like COVID and flu.”
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In a post on X, immunologist and former BARDA Director Rick Bright wrote: “BARDA invested in mRNA technology precisely because it could deliver safe, scalable vaccines in record time, a capability proven during COVID. By dismantling that platform, we’re crippling our front-line defense, just ahead of unknown biological threats.” Chris Meekins, who served as assistant secretary for pandemic preparedness in the HHS during the first Trump administration, also criticized the move, tweeting: “Ending BARDA’s investment in mRNA technology creates a national security vulnerability. These tools serve as a deterrent to prevent other nations from using certain biological agents. The speed of the technology to create new biodefense capabilities is a national security asset.” Epidemiologist Mike Osterholm, who serves as the director of University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, told the Associated Press: “I don’t think I’ve seen a more dangerous decision in public health in my 50 years in the business.”

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RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for vaccine development

The Department of Health and Human Services plans to cancel contracts and pull funding for some vaccines being developed to fight respiratory viruses like COVID-19 and the flu.
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Making America stupid again:


View: https://x.com/SecKennedy/status/1952851097019633766




With no medical background, this moron makes such a decision. Maybe Kennedy can bring back bleeding as a therapy.



I have a lot of respect for shamanistic healing…


View: https://x.com/cambvace/status/1952996209305543001
 
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The funding cut to mRNA research called “the most dangerous public health decision” ever. Going stupid at a record pace?

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Federal mRNA funding cut is 'most dangerous public health decision' ever, expert says

Many public health experts and scientists say they are stunned by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s decision to cancel nearly half a billion dollars in federal funding for future vaccine development. MRNA technology was central in the battle against COVID and can be developed more quickly...
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The funding cut to mRNA research called “the most dangerous public health decision” ever. Going stupid at a record pace?

www.pbs.org

Federal mRNA funding cut is 'most dangerous public health decision' ever, expert says

Many public health experts and scientists say they are stunned by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s decision to cancel nearly half a billion dollars in federal funding for future vaccine development. MRNA technology was central in the battle against COVID and can be developed more quickly...
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The rate of the damage being done is wild. Crazy to think how much insanity could happen in the next 3.5 years. Trump must be stopped.
 
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The rate of the damage being done is wild. Crazy to think how much insanity could happen in the next 3.5 years. Trump must be stopped.
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That begins at the midterms. That won’t be for more than a year. Voters need to get off their asses and vote. Most voters don’t care enough about their own country to vote during midterms.

Then Trump must be defeated in 2028 when he attempts to run again. And it shouldn’t matter who the Democratic nominee is. Unfortunately, voters have impossible expectations for democrats and no standards or expectations for Republicans. “Sure he might be a pedophile rapist, but Kamala’s health care plan didn’t specify what the copayment would be for ingrown toenails.” In our binary system, voters right now have a choice between a moderate and imperfect political party and a cult of personality fascist cult that idolizes the Nazis. So even though the Democratic party and candidate might not be perfect, they’re still superior to the fascists. Voters need to realize this and remember it for more than one cycle.

In my lifetime now, I’ve seen the GOP run the country off a cliff twice with immoral forever wars, incompetent hurricane responses and pandemic responses, torture and cruelty, and now three economic catastrophes (the third one is beginning right now). Each time the country has had a Democratic candidate and party bail it out. They burn entire terms fixing the problems republicans have created only to be rewarded for not fixing things fast enough or for being too boring.

It’s why the Democratic Party has no direction right now. They’ve tried building up the country. They’ve tried competent governance. Where has it gotten them politically?

Meanwhile, Trump and his GOP mock their own voters everyday, belittle science and expertise, and blow off laws, only to be rewarded with more and more power and influence. The country rewards assholes and racists while punishes good leaders and builders.

Again, compare the Bush and Trump presidencies to Obama and Biden. And the country keeps rewarding republicans over and over and over again. The gop will keep doing fascism until the voters reject them. Thus far, the message has been for fascism. Blacks, immigrants, trans people, women, vaccines, the climate, laws, etc can go to hell as long as Im promised to get cheap eggs.
 
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Pretty high hopes that will even matter.
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Ya project 2025 is in the process of making elections obsolete

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It’s why the Democratic Party has no direction right now. They’ve tried building up the country. They’ve tried competent governance. Where has it gotten them politically?
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Counting on the Democrats just means we are screwed, and transitioning into Trump’s version of totalitarianism.

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How Democrats Tied Their Own Hands on Redistricting

Their threat to match Republican gerrymandering could be difficult to fulfill.
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“It is fair to say that Democrats in New York and around the country vastly underestimated the willingness of the Republican Party to cross every line, break every norm, and do so with enormous speed,” he said. “We’re in a period of adjustment. We better adjust really damn quickly.”
 
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