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  • Biggest names in news propped up by millions of dollars from U.S. gover

    From John Smyth@21:1/5 to All on Wed Feb 5 17:16:05 2025
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    Still don't believe that the mainstream media is just another department
    of the democrat party?

    You must be a fucking retard.

    ' Biggest names in news 'propped up' by millions of dollars from U.S. government'

    'Elon Musk: 'Many media outlets are going to experience a mysterious
    drop in revenue'

    <https://www.wnd.com/2025/02/absolutely-shocking-biggest-names-in-news-propped-up-by-millions-of-dollars-from-u-s-government/>

    'As Elon Musk continues his deep dive into wasteful government spending, reports are now emerging that big names in left-leaning American news, including Politico and the New York Times, have been propped up by
    millions in U.S. taxpayer dollars.

    "Many media outlets are going to experience a mysterious drop in
    revenue," the head of DOGE posted on X Wednesday morning.



    USASPENDING.gov, the government-spending tracker, reveals Politico
    received up to $27 million – some counts indicate $32 million – from different federal agencies during Joe Biden's term in office.



    "What they found was absolutely shocking," Tyler Durden of ZeroHedge
    said concerning the internet sleuths that unearthed the information.

    Some $500,000 was reportedly spent on 37 Politico "pro" subscriptions.





    The New York Times received $3.1 million in taxpayer funds, while the
    BBC in Britain collected $3.2 million.



    During a briefing Wednesday at the White House, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed media outlets have been receiving federal tax dollars,
    and that "will no longer be happening."

    "The DOGE team is working on canceling those payments now," she said.



    Interestingly, Politico staffers on Tuesday were told that a "technical
    error" prevented their paychecks from being distributed.



    The Shore News Network noted of the financial hiccup at Politico: "The
    timing of these payroll issues is particularly sensitive as it coincides
    with broader discussions about government funding for media.

    "Posts on X (formerly Twitter) have expressed skepticism and concern,
    with some users suggesting that the inability to pay employees might be
    a consequence of government funding cuts, although no official
    confirmation or denial has been issued by Politico on this matter."'

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  • From Siri Cruise@21:1/5 to John Smyth on Wed Feb 5 14:23:16 2025
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    John Smyth wrote:
    USASPENDING.gov, the government-spending tracker, reveals Politico
    received up to $27 million – some counts indicate $32 million – from different federal agencies during Joe Biden's term in office.

    Congress has oversight. They can investigate and adjust the
    budget. That is the constitutional may to deal with this.

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  • From -hh@21:1/5 to Siri Cruise on Thu Feb 6 06:50:13 2025
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    On 2/5/25 5:23 PM, Siri Cruise wrote:
    John Smyth wrote:
    USASPENDING.gov, the government-spending tracker, reveals Politico
    received up to $27 million – some counts indicate $32 million – from
    different federal agencies during Joe Biden's term in office.

    Congress has oversight. They can investigate and adjust the budget. That
    is the constitutional may to deal with this.


    Yup.

    Seems that the MAGAs don't know that Politico offers a paid news service subscription.

    Now a lot of private corporations subscribe to Politico's paid news service....why shouldn't Governments be allowed to subscribe to it too?

    Plus this 'report' got the math very very wrong on the sum of all of the subscriptions: the actual was $8.2M ... 3x-4x smaller than claimed:

    <https://www.axios.com/2025/02/05/politico-trump-musk-government-subscriptions>



    -hh

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