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der.hans<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://masto.ai/@rbreich" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>rbreich</span></a></span> alt-text</p><p>editorial cartoon, looks like artist is Adam Zygus</p><p>a huge belipsticked pig labled "$4 trillion deficit" with some Republican applying the lipstick while saying "This is about eliminating gov't waste ..." while shoving PBS, specifically Sesame Street and Oscar the Grouch, and NPR into a trash can</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/alttext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alttext</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/alt4you" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alt4you</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SesameStreet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SesameStreet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PBS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NPR</span></a></p>
NPR (bot)<p>The Federal Communications Commission approved the sale of Paramount Global after the buyer made pledges to showcase a diversity of viewpoints and root out alleged bias in CBS' news coverage. <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NPR</span></a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/07/24/nx-s1-5477530/paramount-cbs-skydance-sale-fcc-approves" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/07/24/nx-s1-54775</span><span class="invisible">30/paramount-cbs-skydance-sale-fcc-approves</span></a></p>
NPR (bot)<p>Germany, France and the United Kingdom will hold talks with Iran in Istanbul Friday, just days after the three European nations warned they would reimpose stiff sanctions on Tehran. <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NPR</span></a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/07/24/nx-s1-5479173/europe-iran-talks-istanbul" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/07/24/nx-s1-54791</span><span class="invisible">73/europe-iran-talks-istanbul</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2272818/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2272818/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Trump signs bill to cancel $9 billion in foreign aid, public broadcasting funding <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CorporationForPublicBroadcasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporationForPublicBroadcasting</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ForeignAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignAid</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/npr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>npr</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/pbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pbs</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PublicBroadcastingFunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicBroadcastingFunding</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SignedBill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignedBill</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TheWhiteHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheWhiteHouse</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TrumpAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpAdministration</span></a></p>
NPR (bot)<p>The order guarantees voters, at least for now, the ability to sue to enforce rights guaranteed under the landmark 1965 law. <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NPR</span></a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/07/24/g-s1-79289/supreme-court-blocks-rule-that-blocks-voting-rights-act-for-now" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/07/24/g-s1-79289/</span><span class="invisible">supreme-court-blocks-rule-that-blocks-voting-rights-act-for-now</span></a></p>
NPR (bot)<p>President Trump visited the Federal Reserve to inspect an ongoing renovation and disagreed with Powell about the final cost of the project in an extraordinary moment. <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NPR</span></a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/07/24/nx-s1-5478922/trump-federal-reserve-renovation-jerome-powell" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/07/24/nx-s1-54789</span><span class="invisible">22/trump-federal-reserve-renovation-jerome-powell</span></a></p>
NPR (bot)<p>The White House directive calls for prioritizing money for programs that require sobriety and treatment, and for cities that enforce homeless camping bans. <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NPR</span></a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/07/24/nx-s1-5479139/trump-homelessness-executive-order-civil-commitment-camping" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/07/24/nx-s1-54791</span><span class="invisible">39/trump-homelessness-executive-order-civil-commitment-camping</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> signed a bill Thurs canceling about $9 billion that was approved for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicBroadcasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicBroadcasting</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ForeignAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignAid</span></a> as <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> look to lock in cuts to programs targeted by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a>.<br>The bulk of the spending being clawed back is for foreign aid programs. About $1.1B was destined for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which finances <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NPR</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PBS</span></a>, though most of that money is distributed to more than 1,500 local <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicRadio</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicTelevision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicTelevision</span></a> stations around the country.</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/pbs-npr-budget-cuts-trump-republicans-7d29c97c85d0b450549af657e115f0f8?utm_source=onesignal&amp;utm_medium=push&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-24-Breaking+News" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/pbs-npr-bud</span><span class="invisible">get-cuts-trump-republicans-7d29c97c85d0b450549af657e115f0f8?utm_source=onesignal&amp;utm_medium=push&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-24-Breaking+News</span></a></p>
NPR (bot)<p>It's just the start of a summer recess for Congress, but already House Republicans are being asked questions back home about the push to release records related to the late Jeffrey Epstein. <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NPR</span></a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/07/24/nx-s1-5478924/trump-epstein-congress" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/07/24/nx-s1-54789</span><span class="invisible">24/trump-epstein-congress</span></a></p>
NPR (bot)<p>The Supreme Court has extended a pause, for now, on a lower court ruling that struck down a key tool for protecting minority voters under the Voting Rights Act in seven states. <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NPR</span></a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/07/24/nx-s1-5464116/supreme-court-voting-rights-act-north-dakota-private-right" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/07/24/nx-s1-54641</span><span class="invisible">16/supreme-court-voting-rights-act-north-dakota-private-right</span></a></p>
NPR (bot)<p>DOGE cuts to the National Park Service spawned fears of widespread problems for park visitors during peak summer season, as parks continue to see record visit numbers. The cuts are real, but mostly invisible. <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NPR</span></a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/07/24/nx-s1-5472607/trumps-cuts-to-national-parks-are-real-but-many-visitors-arent-seeing-them-yet" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/07/24/nx-s1-54726</span><span class="invisible">07/trumps-cuts-to-national-parks-are-real-but-many-visitors-arent-seeing-them-yet</span></a></p>
Jason Yip<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PBS</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NPR</span></a> are generally unbiased, independent of government propaganda and provide key benefits to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://theconversation.com/pbs-and-npr-are-generally-unbiased-independent-of-government-propaganda-and-provide-key-benefits-to-us-democracy-261512" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/pbs-and-np</span><span class="invisible">r-are-generally-unbiased-independent-of-government-propaganda-and-provide-key-benefits-to-us-democracy-261512</span></a></p>
NPR (bot)<p>After pressuring elite universities, the Trump administration is now focusing on George Mason. Education reporter Katherine Mangan discusses why GMU's president says it's a backlash to DEI efforts. <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NPR</span></a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/07/24/g-s1-78918/trump-administration-scrutiny-of-academic-institutions-stretches-beyond-elite-colleges" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/07/24/g-s1-78918/</span><span class="invisible">trump-administration-scrutiny-of-academic-institutions-stretches-beyond-elite-colleges</span></a></p>
NPR (bot)<p>According to the Clearwater Police and Fire departments, Terry Bollea died Thursday morning after a cardiac arrest. <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NPR</span></a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/07/24/nx-s1-5287980/hulk-hogan-dead" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/07/24/nx-s1-52879</span><span class="invisible">80/hulk-hogan-dead</span></a></p>
ZZ Bottom<p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Live" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Live</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NPR</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/TinyDesk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TinyDesk</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/YasminWilliams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YasminWilliams</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6-z-Gqd30Q&amp;list=RDE6-z-Gqd30Q&amp;start_radio=1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=E6-z-Gqd30</span><span class="invisible">Q&amp;list=RDE6-z-Gqd30Q&amp;start_radio=1</span></a></p>
ZZ Bottom<p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NPR</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/TinyDesk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TinyDesk</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Live" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Live</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/YouTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YouTube</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUYJ8_tBSSQ&amp;list=RDZUYJ8_tBSSQ&amp;start_radio=1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=ZUYJ8_tBSS</span><span class="invisible">Q&amp;list=RDZUYJ8_tBSSQ&amp;start_radio=1</span></a></p>
ZZ Bottom<p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Live" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Live</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/YouTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YouTube</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NPR</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/TinyDesk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TinyDesk</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-V77_moZYw&amp;list=RDa-V77_moZYw&amp;start_radio=1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=a-V77_moZY</span><span class="invisible">w&amp;list=RDa-V77_moZYw&amp;start_radio=1</span></a></p>
:rss: NPR Music<p>PUP: Tiny Desk Concert<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gh9pCl1cL8A" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=Gh9pCl1cL8</span><span class="invisible">A</span></a><br><a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/youtube_nprmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>youtube_nprmusic</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NPR</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/NPR_Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NPR_Music</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/National_Public_Radio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>National_Public_Radio</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/Live" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Live</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/Performance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Performance</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/tiny_desk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tiny_desk</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/tiny_desk_concert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tiny_desk_concert</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/tony_desk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tony_desk</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/tiny_concert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tiny_concert</span></a></p>
Preston MacDougall<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://kolektiva.social/@oatmeal" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>oatmeal</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/academicchatter" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>academicchatter</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>histodons</span></a></span> What *was* the June Anderson Women’s Center? Hopefully, this commentary written for <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/WMOT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WMOT</span></a> (the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NPR</span></a> station on campus) answers that question for the fediverse: “Chemical Eye 👁️ on June Bustin’ Out” <a href="http://www.sitnews.us/MacDougall/060706_macdougall.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sitnews.us/MacDougall/060706_m</span><span class="invisible">acdougall.html</span></a></p><p>Speaking of <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@NPR" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>NPR</span></a></span> and <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Trumpizm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpizm</span></a> , if you enjoy listening to Americana music 🎶 uninterrupted by commercials, visit WMOT.org - while you can! </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a> generously to <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/SaveAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaveAmerica</span></a>.</p>
NPR (bot)<p>Anxiety has always played a major role in Aparna Nancherla's comedy. She spoke with Rachel about growing into her rage and feeling godlike when she's alone. <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NPR</span></a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/07/24/nx-s1-5477562/aparna-nancherla-anxiety-club-anxious-comedy" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/07/24/nx-s1-54775</span><span class="invisible">62/aparna-nancherla-anxiety-club-anxious-comedy</span></a></p>