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The campaign to defund the arts, capture our museums, and rewrite our history is a prelude to silencing dissent itself.
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Andrew Weinstein, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Scott Spiker, has been calling to defund The Hop, saying funding for the free streetcar should instead be put toward other city priorities.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
This polarization means even post-Trump, Democrats may cling to divisive issues like defund-the-police echoes or aggressive cultural wars, repelling the non-ideological public weary of extremes.
—Nafees Alam, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
This spring, Hegseth's Pentagon moved to defund the Navy's future stealth fighter jet amid worries that the country's defense industry lacked the capacity to build the plane alongside higher priority projects.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
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Andrew Weinstein, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Scott Spiker, has been calling to defund The Hop, saying funding for the free streetcar should instead be put toward other city priorities.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
This polarization means even post-Trump, Democrats may cling to divisive issues like defund-the-police echoes or aggressive cultural wars, repelling the non-ideological public weary of extremes.
—Nafees Alam, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
This spring, Hegseth's Pentagon moved to defund the Navy's future stealth fighter jet amid worries that the country's defense industry lacked the capacity to build the plane alongside higher priority projects.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Defund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defund. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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