Here’s the NPR link:
Judge says Trump violated free speech when he ordered defunding of NPR
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/31/nx-s1-5768399/npr-pbs-trump-federal-funding
Can’t wait for the inevitable supreme court decision that says “it’s ok if Trump does it”
Let’s. Fuckin. Go.
Murdoch is going to hate this.
His mouthpieces and minions have also been campaigning for ages to get rid of the UK’s BBC and Australia’s ABC.
Damn without the ABC how would we got told Israel is defending itself from the violent Gazans and have washed up comedians on game shows.
SBS isn’t too bad tho.
The rule used to be “ABC for national news, SBS for international news”.
Murdoch stooges have been appointed to chair the ABC recently and funding cuts have been ripping it to shreds over the years. It’s an abomination that 4 corners - a program that must have caused more Royal Commissions than anything else - doesn’t even have funds to run a full season throughout the year.
It’s not just Murdoch however, the politicalisation of the channel is apparent. It follows the same neoliberal western propaganda playbook as the government wants.
Labor could have made changes, they haven’t. I’ve submitted multiple complaints in the past year and they blow them off. They don’t care, they have a national agenda to push.
SBS seems to hold a bit more independence in not toeing the party line, which is what makes them tolerable.
What a villain
Unironically one of the worst human beings in history.
He has some stiff competition for that title, though: his father and his son.
Does that mean the Corporation for Public Broadcasting will suddenly come back into being? Hooray?
Can’t unhang an innocent body.
Unlikely
Ah, too late though.
Yep. As usual. Mission has already been accomplished. But I’m sure there will be severe punishments for breaking the law. 100% sure. So totally sure. Positive.
They will have a sternly worded letter in their future for sure.
The issue is this is a text book example of why an emergency injunction is needed, but the states is not a place that makes sense anymore so now its all just yapping well after the fact.
Why isn’t this cross posted to uplifting news?
Because: just because a judge told them to do or not to do something, doesn’t mean the Republican administration will follow the judgement.
It will very appreciated uplifting news when funding is restored.
Also, let’s not forget…
Fully staffed organizations of skilled and experienced people don’t just HAPPEN. The people who made NPR and PBS what it was? A huge number of them have now moved on and are not coming back. This isn’t “evil has been defeated”, this is “the slow process of rebuilding can start with underpaid employees sitting under the sword of Damacles.”
It’s not “back to what it was last year”. It’s “maybe in 10 years we MIGHT get back a functioning organization like we had a year ago.”
