I am literally in tears right now. I weep for the country we could have been.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s board of directors voted to dissolve the organization, officials announced Monday night, ending the 58-year-old agency that distributed federal funds to #NPR, #PBS and more than 1,500 local public radio and television stations.
This formalizes the shutdown after Republicans in Congress rescinded $1.1 billion in funding because of Trump’s tantrum demand.
Created by Congress through the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, #CPB served as a middleman between taxpayers and public media, distributing most of its appropriations directly to local stations. The funding was particularly crucial for small and rural stations, especially those in areas where internet isn’t. Most of them will be forced to close.
Tax the #EpsteinClass, or eat them, one of the two.
