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Podcast: The Lean to the Left Podcast
Episode: Colbert Canceled, NPR Defunded—Is Freedom of Speech Under Attack?
Description: CBS canceled The Late Show with Stephen Colbert just days after he torched their $16 million Trump payoff—and the timing couldn't be more suspicious. Meanwhile, Congress slashed $1.1 billion from NPR and PBS at Trump’s urging, gutting emergency broadcast systems and trusted local journalism in rural communities.In this blistering commentary, Lean to the Left’s Bob Gatty connects the dots—from Colbert's cancellation and Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal, to the GOP's war on public broadcasting.Is this about saving money—or silencing dissent?...