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It’s Fri-yay on “The TMI Show” with Ted Rall and Manila Chan, your no-BS zone for the news you need to know to start your day! The Trump-besotted House approved the Trump administration’s request to slash $9 billion in previously allocated funds, including a devastating $1.1 billion cut to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. This move wipes out all federal support for NPR, PBS, and over 1,500 local stations. NPR’s CEO calling it an “irreversible loss” that could gut programming, especially for smaller stations. How many Americans will die because they no longer get tornado or flood warnings?
Meanwhile, the Senate’s intense “vote-a-rama” saw only one amendment pass to protect PEPFAR, while the House squeaked by with a 216-213 vote, revealing deep GOP-Democrat divides. PEPFAR, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, is a U.S. government initiative launched by Bush in 2003 to combat global HIV/AIDS through funding for prevention, treatment, and care, primarily in low-income countries.
Democrats, led by Chuck Schumer, are slamming the rescission as a gut-punch to bipartisan funding processes, warning of chaos before the September 30 deadline. Also, $7 billion in foreign aid cuts spark heated debates. Is this a fiscal reset or a political power play?
Plus:
- Trump is arresting and brutalizing U.S. citizens now. A U.S. veteran’s shocking ICE arrest raises civil rights alarms.
- Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show” is canceled. Was this Trump’s doing?
- Another Queens subway joyride exposes MTA security gaps in NYC.
