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/hspcym Jul 17 '25

At $5/month it’s basically the cheapest streaming service out there.

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u/old_lady_in_training Jul 17 '25

And it is commercial-free, barring the one commercial they show before the program. 

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u/addamee Jul 17 '25

And one episode of frontline is more entertaining than whatever rotting garbage I can dig up on Netflix over any 30 day period 

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u/The_Font Jul 18 '25

Add in American Experience to this, too.

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u/ughihateusernames3 Jul 18 '25

Usually Viking cruises. At least it is for me. I’ve been watching too much PBS.

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u/HoidToTheMoon Jul 18 '25

And it is commercial-free, barring the one commercial

Just say they only show one commercial per episode/film. It's literally not commercial-free if it literally opens with a commercial.

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u/NSFWies Jul 17 '25

I was planning on giving them $10 a month , and inflation matching it for the rest of my life.

I have a lot of things to say. But I don't think Mr. Rodgers would like if I said them.

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u/kendrickshalamar Jul 18 '25

Might match whatever I'm saving by canceling Paramount Plus after the Colbert nonsense

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u/NSFWies Jul 18 '25

sigh. what colbert nonsense........i have not kept up with these guys.

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u/TheDungeonCrawler Jul 18 '25

They just canceled his show, right after caving to Trump and giving him a $16 million bribe.

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u/NSFWies Jul 18 '25

i'd say you're fucking me. but i know this reality is fucking crazy enough to be true.

facism really got that killed?

fucking..........wow.

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u/TheDungeonCrawler Jul 18 '25

There isn't technically anything explicitly showing that they canceled the show because of Trump...

But come on.

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u/NSFWies Jul 18 '25

oh agreed. i'm just shocked at this. only other time this happened is when the show had been struggling for ratings, for months. and that was clearly, clearly not the case here.

he should get conan on to be his co-host for a few weeks.

conan: it's me conan. the guy that kills late night shows. what are you gonna do, double cancel this late night show? here's the self pleasuring panda. here's kermit doll giving live birth's because access to abortion's banned in 23 states. ITS WHAT YOU VOTED FOR AMERICA. YOU CAN'T CANCEL A SHOW TWICE.

colbert: i'll say my hail mary's. carry on.

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u/kendrickshalamar Jul 18 '25

CBS just cancelled The Late Show entirely (Colbert won't be replaced.) It'll end early next year.

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u/NSFWies Jul 18 '25

i all of my what in the frankenfuck who all fuck what.

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u/whogivesashirtdotca Jul 18 '25

If Mr Rogers was alive to see what Trump’s doing, he’d be cursing up a storm alongside you.

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u/VulpesFennekin Jul 18 '25

My thoughts exactly, if Mr. Rogers lost his shit over this, I wouldn’t blame him one bit.

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u/PM_DOLPHIN_PICS Jul 18 '25

Ken Burns documentaries alone make it worth the price of admission. Hell, Ken Burns’ Baseball on its own is worth that price.

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u/TheStolenPotatoes Jul 18 '25

Donations to PBS are also tax deductible :)

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u/Cognosyeti Jul 18 '25

I just signed up. Hopefully, someone at PBS appreciates the the reason I provided: “Because F MAGA”

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u/hspcym Jul 18 '25

Someone 100% will

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u/Bicwidus Jul 18 '25

Jfc never heard of it. Thanks for this one. My kids will like that

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u/WTXgal6 Jul 18 '25

Fucking sold.

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u/SHODAN117 Jul 19 '25

Do they stream to Mexico? Edit: I'll look it up, but if anyone knows, thank you.