Public Media: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

Nov 17, 2025

John Oliver discusses the vital role public media plays in the lives of many Americans, how the Trump Administration’s massive budget cuts could impact those Americans directly, and why Mr. Bean is the greatest British comedian in history. Ya, that’s right, Rowan “Mr. Bean” Atkinson.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yknMJOgy2pA

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Public Media: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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Native Public Media Statement On the Defunding of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting

July 18, 2025Native Public Media will be closed at 12:00pm AZ/PST on Friday, July 18, 2025, to strategize for the defunding of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. All media inquiries will be answered on Monday, Friday, July 21, 2025.Congress voted to rescind funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, with the House of Representatives passing the rescission package and sending it to the President’s desk for signature. This action delivers a severe blow to America’s public media sys

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$179 billion for #Military projects, but $1 billion to keep Americans safe, informed and educated (via #PublicBroadcasting) is too much?!! They only want soldiers to fix the machines when they break down! They don't care about science, culture, building community, etc.

#Hypersonics, #AI, #droneSwarms: Pentagon pours $179 billion into R&D

by Kyle Gunn
Wed, July 16, 2025

https://www.yahoo.com/news/hypersonics-ai-drone-swarms-pentagon-205135850.html

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Hypersonics, AI, drone swarms: Pentagon pours $179 billion into R&D

The largest research and development budget in Pentagon history gives us a look at where the U.S. military thinks the future of warfare is headed.

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#Trump Cuts to #PublicMedia Threaten #NativeAmerican Stations That Protect #Culture & #PublicHealth, Issue Alerts

July 18, 2025

"We speak to Loris Taylor, president of #NativePublicMedia, about the Trump administration’s drastic #defunding of public media and its impact on tribal nations. Fifty-nine #TribalRadioStations and one tribal #TelevisionStation that depend on federal funding will be among the first to face possible closure, putting some of the essential services that #PublicBroadcasting provides, including warning systems for missing #IndigenousWomen and girls, at risk.

"Taylor shares how Native-led public media helps preserve #IndigenousLanguages and helped keep communities informed during the peak of the COVID-19 #pandemic. She fears that without these same resources and 'with the #ClimateCrisis increasing, [we] are going to be operating on the margins of information and are not going to have real lifesaving information available to our citizens when they need it most.' "

Listen / watch / read transcript:
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/7/18/public_broadcasting_cuts_native_public_media

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Trump Cuts to Public Media Threaten Native Stations That Protect Culture & Public Health, Issue Alerts

We speak to Loris Taylor, president of Native Public Media, about the Trump administration’s drastic defunding of public media and its impact on tribal nations. Fifty-nine tribal radio stations and one tribal television station that depend on federal funding will be among the first to face possible closure, putting some of the essential services that public broadcasting provides, including warning systems for missing Indigenous women and girls, at risk. Taylor shares how Native-led public media helps preserve Indigenous languages and helped keep communities informed during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. She fears that without these same resources and “with the climate crisis increasing, [we] are going to be operating on the margins of information and are not going to have real lifesaving information available to our citizens when they need it most.”

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