In 2023, there are few pleasures like watching leftist media platforms suffer from declining revenue, then painful layoffs and, finally, a delightful crescendo of knee-jerk accusations of racism.

That’s exactly what’s been playing out at NPR. Last week, looking down the barrel of a $30 million budget shortfall, NPR slashed 10% of its staff across all its departments.

Another axe is poised to fall on NPR’s digital team, which has a separate union arrangement. NPR voluntarily recognized that unionization, only to see the union resist accepting NPR’s proposed contract terms. “This means they cannot be laid off until a contract or separate lay-off agreement is met,” reports Bloomberg. We won’t hold our breath waiting for that.