Susan Carol, APR

Reposting this as something to think about. Our Freedom of press is valuable and must be supported!

@NewsHour Senate should not vote against this #PBS treasured institution that provides education, tasteful entertainment and vital news to so many small towns. I listen to this station every day.

President Donald Trump issued an executive order late Thursday night that instructs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to halt all direct federal funding to the nation’s two major public broadcasting networks – the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR). The move will directly affect the roughly 1,500 public media stations nationwide, as well as national programs like the PBS News Hour. Trump also directed CPB – a congressionally chartered, private, nonprofit corporation which provides more than $500 million to local PBS and NPR stations every year – to eliminate indirect government sources of financing for the networks. Patricia Harrison, the president of CPB, said in a statement that the corporation is “not a federal executive agency subject to the president’s authority. Congress directly authorized and funded CPB to be a private nonprofit corporation wholly independent of the federal government.” CPB filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration earlier this week after the White House fired three of the corporation’s board members. The executive order is also expected to be challenged in court. PBS CEO Paula Kerger called Trump’s executive order “blatantly unlawful,” while NPR CEO Katherine Maher said her organization “will vigorously defend our right to provide essential news, information and life-saving services to the American public. We will challenge this executive order using all means available.” The order came on the heels of reports the White House planned to engage Congress in an effort to rescind already distributed funds from the public media networks. It’s unclear at this time if the rescission plan will move forward following Trump’s executive order. Both NPR and PBS are engaged in campaigns to encourage their supporters to lobby Congress to protect federal funding. The Trump administration argues that taxpayers should not be supporting media that he argues carries a liberal bias. The president has referred to the news media as “the enemy of the people,” filed lawsuits against CBS News and ABC News, and pushed The Associated Press out of the press pool whose job is to cover his administration.

Congress, please don't defund #PBS cnn.com/2025/07/16/med…

The dispute was ridiculous and the ruling is a dangerous one as AP is gold standard in professional reporting. #freepress #journalism nytimes.com/2025/06/06/us/…

outrageous! Inside Trump's push against school desegregation plans axios.com/2025/05/29/tru…

What will happen to Bears Ears monument under Trump? Tribes fear loss of sacred spaces azcentral.com/story/news/loc… via @azcentral

Times are changing in the world and that’s not a bad thing. But my hope is that America is never so arrogant to think we don’t need friends. After 9/11 we needed a lot of friends. Thank God they were all there for us. Don’t ever forget that. 🇺🇸

My book, “Attack from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America,” reveals the tactics and dangers of disinformation and offers solutions. Democracy depends on truth. More here. barbaramcquade.com

@RepPettersen Others need this right as well, such as people with disabilities, those who are away from home, or with limited access to public transportation.

Today, my son Sam and I showed Speaker Johnson why you don't mess with moms. Thanks to overwhelming bipartisan support, we stopped the Speaker’s attempt to kill our resolution to allow new parents in Congress to vote remotely. This is a major step forward in our fight to remove barriers that make it difficult for new parents to serve in Congress, and I’m incredibly proud of the progress we’ve made. Thank you to everyone who stood with us today.

@MarkWarner Clearly alienating our long valued allies does not make us more secure nor boost the economy. I am independent leaning more left as I see the right being bought.

This administration is plainly incompetent: Crashing the stock market Alienating our allies Leaking sensitive national security intel Mistakenly deporting people Firing thousands, then having to hire countless back What a sloppy, embarrassing pattern.

@FareedZakaria Love your intelligent program and the smart guests you bring to your show on Sundays on #CNN

As I've written before, President Trump and "tech bro Maoists" have launched a cultural revolution in America. China will be the beneficiary. ft.com/content/80ab4a…

@SenBooker Thank you!

After getting some rest, I am in awe of everyone who continues to lift their voice and speak out. This is a moment for our country, and we must make a choice about the America we want to be.

69% of Americans in this @FoxNews Poll are Right. Tariffs on imports will make products you buy more expensive. For more facts on Tariffs and Trade, check out this helpful summary by @AmericanFreedom🇺🇸 advancingamericanfreedom.com/frequently-ask…

The #economy thrives with allies, #tariffs start trade wars.

As the Trump administration works to dismantle VOA, RFE/RL and RFA, I'm thinking about our 10 journalists who are imprisoned around the world for doing their jobs. Journalism is not a crime. Here’s a thread on their cases.

The legendary Voice of America is silenced. President Trump is dismantling the federally-funded media organization and others that give news to people all over the world, news often their leaders don't want them to hear. @kaylatausche has more on the impact.

For the better part of a century, Voice of America has broadcast into countries whose governments censored free information. The Trump administration has dismantled VOA's parent organization, put all of its employees on leave and ended funding for independent media agencies. @nickschifrin reports.

@RepJeffries Well said!

Black History is American History. We will never let anyone erase it.

Can someone tell me how turning our friends and allies around the world into adversaries is good for America? #tariffs And the paranoid work to rid #DEI will cost far more than the initiatives themselves. These are crazy times!

What a disaster for American families and businesses.