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White House calls NPR and PBS a “grift,” will ask Congress to rescind funding in c/politics@lemmy.world

[–] FlyingSpaceCow@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

"Grift" not grit. Trump is bad-faith arguing that these public broadcasters offer no value and are just stealing from the public.

In reality this administration just doesn't like them because journalism and facts fly in the face of their misinformation, disinformation, and political propaganda/spin.

Joe Rogan Slammed For Claiming Resurrection of Disability Slur Is 'One of the Greatest Cultural Victories' in c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

[–] FlyingSpaceCow@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Every time we come up with a technical term to describe people with medical impairments to their intelligence, people begin using it as an insult.

I guess here's hoping "intellectually disabled" doesn't catch on (hopefully too wordy).

REI says it was a ‘mistake’ to endorse Trump interior secretary in c/news@lemmy.world

[–] FlyingSpaceCow@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah I have a friend from the UK who voted for Brexit. He regrets it now and I'm like: "WHAT DID YOU THINK WAS GOING TO HAPPEN?!"