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Nancy Roessel's avatar

The only reason Trump wants to defund PBS and NPR is that they tell the truth not propaganda that Trump likes.

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TRUMP GETS REVENGE ON PUPPETS WHO EXPOSED HIM

Donald Trump has yanked all federal funding from PBS. The excuse? “Woke programming.” The real reason? A 30-year vendetta against Sesame Street—because the Muppets made fun of him, and they got it right.

Since the late ’80s, Sesame Street has skewered Trump with a series of Grouch parodies that now feel less like satire and more like early reporting. Grump was a trash-hoarding con man in a cheap suit, obsessed with building pointless towers, scamming communities, and inflating his self-worth. He barked orders, fired the competent, and always—always—got thrown out when people saw through the act.

Sound familiar?

That’s the storyline Trump never forgave. Because unlike his voters, the puppets didn’t fall for it.

These weren’t just puppet skits. They were damning character studies. And Trump never got over the felt-based humiliation.

So here we are. The President of the United States, in the midst of economic collapse and civil unrest, has prioritized a petty revenge mission against a children’s television network. Not because it’s dangerous. But because it told the truth—louder, earlier, and with more moral clarity than any news anchor ever dared.

This is what authoritarian fragility looks like: a president wielding state power to silence a show that hurt his feelings. Because Sesame Street committed the gravest MAGA sin—telling the truth in public.

See Sesame Street’s takedown of Trump here:

https://substack.com/@patricemersault/note/c-114158331

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laurie Jurewicz's avatar

Executive orders mean NOTHING!! They are illegal

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Karen Kendra's avatar

All because he thinks this country should include only republicans. He cannot stand the truth, so surrounds himself with lemmings.

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ardy doublebee's avatar

Americans pay their taxes to help FUND our best television and radio on air. So if it were up to me, I would say to Women Forward that we do not one more freaking penny TO go to RT PROAGANDA MACHINERY= FOX NEWS. DEFUND THAT ROTTEN SWILL THATS PROVEN TO BE UNSERIOUS. THANKS! TAKE MONEY FROM FOX TO PAY PBS AND NPR thx.

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Carl Selfe's avatar

Protests were great. The judge’s assault on the AEA will be atmospheric precedence. My problem: Deficit spending is blooming. That is on steriods and Republicans offer us only wool for our eyes. Maybe we should not look.

https://hotbuttons.substack.com/p/over-budget-chaos?r=3m1bs

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