Gary U S Coates

PBS Slashes Budget by 21% After Federal Funding Cuts

PBS budget cuts hit.

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Lashing Out Over Russia and Jobs Data, Trump Displays His Volatile Side

Recent events call into question the mental competence of a capricious POTUS.
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Live Updates: Markets Fall on Weak Jobs Data and Trump’s New Tariffs

An economy that was the envy of the world in December 2024 begins to crack itself and the global market with needless tariffs.

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Joanna Macy, Who Found a Way to Transcend ‘Eco-Anxiety,’ Dies at 96

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The engaged Buddhism of Joanna Macy

Does the World Court’s Sweeping Climate Opinion Matter? Five Takeaways.

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Federal appeals court rules Trump’s birthright citizenship ban unconstitutional The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled that President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order violates the 14th Amendment.

We the People Take the Win

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POTUS withdraws from UNESCO which continues to celebrate numerous World Heritage Sites in the United States

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Obama reiterates conclusion of attempted Russian interference in 2016 election The office of U.S. Democratic former President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that a document issued last week by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence does not undercut the conclusion that Russia tried to influence the 2016 U.S. election but that it did not manipulate any votes.

Obama's office refutes Gabbard's weak gruel

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NPR to cut its budget by $8 million to provide relief to vulnerable member stations National Public Radio will use that money to help member stations most impacted by last week’s rescission of federal funding.

NPR News via Texas Public Radio
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Covid-19 in pockets, sugar cane isn't better, ticks march on, rescission cuts (vs. everything else), bright spots, and more The Dose (July 21)

In case you want a second opinion during thee tenure of RFK Jr.

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Interest on the Debt to Grow Past $1 Trillion Next Year | Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget 2025-02-06-The Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) latest budget and economic outlook includes a troubling projection for net inte

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GOP megabill’s final score: $3.4T in red ink and 10 million kicked off health insurance, CBO says The package President Donald Trump signed on July 4 would grow the deficit over the next 10 years, Congress’ nonpartisan scorekeeper predicts.

CBO Final Score on the Budget Bill is Ib

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Analysis | Consumed by Epstein, Trump has lost ground on the economy and immigration When he was sworn in, Trump promised a new “Golden Age.” It’s clear that, six months into his presidency, the public isn’t buying all the hype.

Six months in office, POTUS approval is under water.

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‘Papa Jake’ Larson, D-Day veteran who became a TikTok star, dies at 102 Larson amassed more than a million followers with captivating stories of his service, which often began: “Hey TikTok fans! Papa Jake here!”

I cancelled my WAPO subscription renewal and sent the funds to my local NPR station. Here is one of the remaining subshares I will pass along until it’s gone.

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Opinion | Alligator Alcatraz is psychological terrorism The Trump administration created a mosquito-plagued gulag where prisoners’ forbearance is tested.

Infrastructure of the Police State

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Epstein's Ghost | The Coffee Klatch for July 19, 2025 With Heather Lofthouse and yours truly, Robert Reich

The Epstein Scandal is very well explained by these two over coffee at Saul's in Berkeley. Heather draws a bead on the bullseye: the center of the pedophile elite conspiracy is Donald J. Trump himself and he's throwing his own supporters under the wheels.

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Tulsi Gabbard calls for Obama to be prosecuted over 2016 election claims Trump intelligence chief accuses ex-president and others of ‘treasonous conspiracy’ for alleging Russian interference

Gabbard wags the dog for POTUS to distract from the Epstein scandal shredding the MAGA movement.

Conservatives Get the PBS and NPR Cuts They’ve Wanted for Decades

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Opinion | When institutions crumble, strongmen step in Trump wants to be the sole authority. With trust in institutions cratering, he sees his opportunity.

Phillip Bump’s last column for WAPO.
Bezo’s Goldfingerprint bought him out.

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Opinion | This Is Why America Needs Public Media

The Senate advanced the rescission bill to a vote coming within days.

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July 14, 2025 Trump appointees insist they have a “mandate” to drive undocumented immigrants out of the U.S.

An exceptional good history of the immigration issue that has brought us to the threshold of a police state against the wishes of a majority of citizens.

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Protect My Public Media Take a stand for the local stations and programs you love.

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Public Broadcasters Brace for Vote on Sharp Funding Cut This Week

Save your Public Media.
The Senate votes this week.

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Could California really withhold tax money from the U.S. if Trump cuts federal funds? As Trump administration weighs cutting federal funds to California, Newsom suggests withholding taxes from federal government.

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Trump threatens to withhold endorsements for GOP senators who don’t back rescissions bill The president is focused on skeptics like Maine Sen. Susan Collins.

Public Broadcasting is on the line in a Senate vote this week.

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ICE Raids Scare Off L.A. Workers Rebuilding Fire-Torn Areas

Add to this injury is the insult that the Federal government is slow in paying emergency funds which come from the income taxes of the donor-state California.

Federal judge places new block on Trump’s ban on birthright citizenship The American Civil Liberties Union sued June 27 after the Supreme Court backed President Trump’s request to scale back nationwide injunctions from lower courts.

The People Take the Win.

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Opinion | How a film projectionist creates ‘visions on screen’ How a film projectionist thinks about her job.

Been there. Done that. Loved it.

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Opinion | How Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Will Make China Great Again

China takes the win on electrification thanks to MAGA.

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