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News & Current Events Mar 31, 2026 at 9:40 PM

Federal Judge Saves NPR and PBS, Delivers Massive Blow to Trump

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Federal Judge Saves NPR and PBS, Delivers Massive Blow to Trump
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Federal Judge Saves NPR and PBS, Delivers Massive Blow to Trump
A judge says President Trump violated the First Amendment with his executive order targeting the two media organizations’ funding.
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turquoise_amethyst Mar 31, 2026 +227
> it’s not clear how or if Congress will resume funding for PBS and NPR. Ok, so a judge ruled that he violated the 1st Amendment, but it doesn’t bring back funding for them, rehire any of the people who’ve been fired from their jobs, or add it back to any broadcasts or anything Also there’s no repercussions for him violating their rights or destroying valuable public resources 
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Wonderful-Maximum-96 Mar 31, 2026 +44
Larger cities have kept their viewers and listening audience... unfortunately, smaller stations have had to cut back...public giving is up ...for now
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turquoise_amethyst Apr 1, 2026 +10
I think larger cities were still being privately funded, but the rural outposts in the middle of nowhere, and the small ultra poor towns where nobody has $$ to donate… well, they’re up shit creek
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JakeConhale Apr 1, 2026 +5
And probably donating to the hospitals that are going under.
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missvicky1025 Apr 1, 2026 +2
And paying skyrocketing gas prices for their old gas guzzling pick up trucks.
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Rawrsomesausage Apr 1, 2026 +1
America is MAGA-ing so hard. I hope they're getting tired of winning.
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poorperspective Apr 1, 2026 +4
A lot of smaller stations for NPR are also funded through educational grants. They use the station for journalism and marketing education and internships, which are generally unpaid. I helped developed shows for a rural town station in college. Great experience. Hopefully the more rural stations were able to stay minimally funded, but it probably affected the local shows which would have been replaced with larger national coverage.
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rat_penis Apr 1, 2026 +18
PBS should sue him
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Heliosvector Apr 1, 2026 +6
I just hope they get the funding soon. While I understand why they have to do it, having my NOVA episodes interrupted by about 15 mins twice per episode to try and get me to buy a mug to help fund PBS is painful.
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BotheredToResearch Apr 1, 2026 +1
Are they selling the "Its Not About The Mug" mug still?
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MistakeHuge2955 Apr 1, 2026 +1
Canadian here, where can I buy one?
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RunBrundleson Apr 1, 2026 +8
We get to decide the repercussions. You understand that right. Yeah right now we can’t seem to collectively put that together. But it’s the truth. No one has to be let off the hook. Just like they can arbitrarily decide whatever the f*** they want and nothing seems to matter or stop them, so we can too operate with such impunity. What can be done with a group of people so out of control EXCEPT for an equal response. We need only decide it and it will be so.
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HanginOn9114 Apr 1, 2026 +9
His point is that if we had a functional legal system, things would be reset to the way they were. If it was unconstitutional to pull their funding, why does that finding not reinstate funding? In normal courts, if someone was found to be illegally fired, they are reinstated. Why does the same not apply here?
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JakeConhale Apr 1, 2026
It's attempted demoralization.
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Hafiz_TNR Mar 31, 2026 +96
A judge says President Trump violated the First Amendment with his executive order targeting the two media organizations’ funding.
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TalulahMaeFit Mar 31, 2026 +46
Good move by the judge, moves like that can’t just happen unchecked. NPR and PBS are public services, not political tools.
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PlentyPossibility505 Apr 1, 2026 +1
trump is a political tool.
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Odd-Strength-3789 Mar 31, 2026 +28
He's been trying to eliminate free speech, and a free press since he retook the throne.
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uhohnotafarteither Apr 1, 2026 +5
We've never had a throne for him to retake, that's kinda the whole point of why and how our country was founded in the first place. Not having a throne has treated us relatively well for our existence. He created the throne and is killing everything the country was founded on since. And it's utter bullshit.
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CoderDevo Apr 1, 2026 +1
Yes. It's not supposed to be a throne. Just an office.
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SlowRunner2026 Mar 31, 2026 +15
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved though?
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JakeConhale Apr 1, 2026 +4
Why can it not be reformed?
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localistand Mar 31, 2026 +10
So that Iran ground invasion is a definite go now, Operation Soothe Trump's Ego, since he's racking up losses this week, and its only Tuesday.
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Mr-ReDiCulouZ Mar 31, 2026 +7
I hope this is the first of many steps for an impeachment but I'm not gonna hold my breath. Yes, the judge does the right thing, but one good apple does not save a barrel of bad apples.
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KindnessComesBack2U Mar 31, 2026 +9
Until his lawyers find a maga judge to overturn it, even if it has to go to Clarence “I use the Constitution to wipe my ass” Thomas
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the3rdtea2 Mar 31, 2026 +5
Is it really saved if everyone who worked for them is gone?
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eaglebtc Apr 1, 2026 +3
Great. Does this mean that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting will resume operations?
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Independent_Tie_4984 Apr 1, 2026 +2
It took nearly a year for this decision. They will appeal it - no question. Years for a resolution - this won't be fast-tracked, especially when so many other things desperately need fast-tracked. PBS and NPR will ultimately prevail, because Trump is an idiot that says the quiet part out loud over and over again, but like so many victims of this administration, those that were laid off or fired can never be made even close to whole.
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AlexandersWonder Apr 1, 2026 +2
The administration isn’t going to release the funding just because a court order compels them too. There’s a criminal organization running the White House, they no longer play by the rules that have been “normal” for centuries.
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lamepundit Apr 1, 2026 +2
I don’t want to ever read “delivers massive blow to Trump” again unless a person or object swings into his head, knocking him physically off his feet. Because politically, it doesn’t seem like he cares about massive blows, unless it’s a little girl around his ankles.
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Tony2030 Mar 31, 2026 +1
Elmo says, "F*** off, Mango Man."
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good4y0u Apr 1, 2026 +1
A sliver of good news.
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Deadhated Apr 1, 2026 +1
Yes!!
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shewy92 Apr 1, 2026 +1
It didn't save anything because the Corporation for Public Broadcasting dissolved already thanks to Trump and Congress > The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which oversaw the federal funding for PBS and NPR, was forced to close after Congress eliminated federal appropriations for the public outlets. > > The Trump administration will likely appeal the ruling, and it’s not clear how or if Congress will resume funding for PBS and NPR
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Zeddo52SD Apr 1, 2026 +1
He didn’t save it. Funding got cut by Congress already.
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HaxanWriter Mar 31, 2026 +1
Yeah, Shits-His-Pants is so well known for following the law. Question. Who is going to enforce this ruling? Right. That’s what I thought.
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