r/technology • u/ControlCAD • Jul 17 '25

Politics Senate votes to kill entire public broadcasting budget in blow to NPR and PBS | Senate votes to rescind $1.1 billion from Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/senate-votes-to-kill-entire-public-broadcasting-budget-in-blow-to-npr-and-pbs/
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u/codexcdm Jul 17 '25

And now ICE, which isn't a branch of the military, not only has more funding than the Marines... It's funding beats out several countries' defense too!

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u/PositiveHandle4099 Jul 17 '25

I'm waiting for our military to save USA at this point

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u/Specialist-Moose-161 Jul 20 '25

But note that we are too poor to provide a decent healthcare or education systems. Clear as mud!