The largest part of NPR’s funding comes from individual donations, followed by corporate donations. Federal funding makes up around 5% of the total – important, but not even close to their primary source of funds.

if you’re concerned that 5% of their budget coming from government funding has undue influence over their editorial choices, you’d certainly be a lot more concerned about the 17% that comes from corporate donors. And when you compare that to private media’s funding, which is 100% from corporate sources…

I mean, it’d be good for me to have a friend I guess, but what’s in it for the woman? Seems like she’d be getting a raw deal, here.

LOL. Corpo propaganda? Probably. Government? Nah.

Jan. 6 panel shows evidence of coordination between far-right groups and Trump allies.

“Baa, Twitch chat.”

At least she’s not trying to score free commissions off you.

It’s more like bowling shoes. They spray them down with something that kills the germs.

No, you can rent-to-own, if you’d prefer.

Fair enough, I’ll go ahead and delete it.

whatis man

No worries!

man man

… I’m in over my head here.

Oh boy, I can’t wait 'til Elon gets to do the same thing with TikTok 🤮

Pretty sure the current administration wants to turn TikTok into an rightwing cesspit. Can they rely on Mr. Beast to make that happen?

Tsundere fish market.

“Is the answer… meow?”

Well, that’s what the billionaires paid him for.

You’ll probably be purrfectly fine.

That winds me up!

💯

is this a fucking joke?

It’s fucking fear of retaliation if they call it what it is.