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“The String… will be much faster”
my brain is breaking https://mastodon.social/@Catfish_Man/114655168110161214

Rural Republicans used to back NPR. Then MAGA changed everything.
Polarized views of public broadcasting,
along with a splintered and increasingly online media environment,
pose a problem for NPR, PBS and their audiences,
who will need some Republicans to break ranks to prevent the cuts that Trump is demanding
as part of a larger package of budget reductions that the House will consider as soon as Tuesday.

Rural Republicans used to back NPR. Then MAGA changed everything.
Polarized views of public broadcasting, along with a splintered and increasingly online media environment, pose a problem for NPR, PBS and their audiences, who will need some Republicans to break ranks to prevent the cuts that Trump is demanding as part of a larger package of budget reductions that the House will consider as soon as Tuesday.

The House Rules Committee advances a bill that would claw back $1.1B in funding for public broadcasting, including $535M for CPB, over the next two fiscal years (Ted Johnson/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/pbs-npr-funding-rescinded-congress-12364…

House Committee Advances Bill To Rescind Funding For Public Broadcasting Stations, NPR And PBS
The legislation is expected to make it to the floor later this week.

#Blakes7 Series D, Episode 02 - Power
VILA: No. Must be brain warp. Think I'll just go off and die somewhere. [starts to exit]
TARRANT: Vila.
VILA: What?
TARRANT: The door.
VILA: Which door?
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Pixie cat has been dusting behind the wardrobe.
She likes to go round there from time-to-time to check if there are any nesting birds. Because you never know. Ever the optimist.
It's a bit of a squeeze, and she comes out covered in dust. I have yet to determine how she manages to turn around. I suspect she uses a wormhole or something.
#CatsOfMastodon

KI-Training: Britisches Oberhaus standhaft gegen Freigabe geschützter Werke
Die britische Regierung will geschützte Werke fürs KI-Training freigeben, wer nicht will, soll widersprechen. Viermal stimmte das Oberhaus nun dagegen.

I see Starmer is once again taking to the national stage to tell everyone that Reform are correct, that Reform have accurately described the source of the problems of British people.
Telling everyone that migrants are a problem, that migrants are causing trouble, that migrants need to be cracked down upon.
And then he somehow thinks this will make people more likely to vote Labour?
It's basically a massive country wide national advertising campaign for Reform.
Well done Labour. When you lose it will be your own fault.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/may/11/english-test-among-range-of-labour-measures-to-control-immigration

Los Angeleno checking in. I've seen 2 protests... maybe 200 people? But none of this warrants the National Guard... much less the Marines.
And the media broadcasts are absurd. Same Waymo images over & over & over again. 😕
#LosAngeles #Protests

Sources: ABC News, NBC News, and CBS News won't preempt regular TV programming for Trump's June 14 military parade, leaving coverage to their streaming outlets (Brian Steinberg/Variety)
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/trump-…

Trump Military Parade May Not Get Much Coverage on CBS, NBC, ABC
A spectacular military parade slated for June 14 in Washington D.C. my not get traditional broadcast TV coverage on ABC, NBC or CBS

Reporters Without Borders: there have been at least 31 attacks on journalists while covering the Los Angeles protests, including 27 attacks by law enforcement (David Bauder/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/immigration-…

CNN correspondent and crew detained and escorted from Los Angeles protest zone
Police detained a CNN crew reporting on protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles. CNN correspondent Jason Carroll said an officer escorted them away from the protest late Monday and warned them to not return. On Sunday, an Australian journalist was hit in the leg by a rubber bullet and a British photographer was similarly injured on Saturday. National Press Club President Mike Balsamo urged officials to stop targeting, detaining, or obstructing journalists, and to guarantee journalists…