Late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel is back on air after being suspended last Wednesday.
Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show was removed from the airwaves last Wednesday after his controversial remarks ignited a nationwide debate about the boundaries of free expression in media. Many viewed ABC’s decision to suspend the show as a troubling precedent, raising concerns about whether networks should regulate speech that provokes strong reactions or offense. Supporters of Kimmel argued that even unpopular or provocative viewpoints deserve protection under free speech principles, warning that suppressing such voices may threaten democratic discourse. As conversations intensified, the incident spotlighted the ongoing tension between public sensitivity and the foundational right to openly express ideas in America.
This case raises questions about free speech, government and major media companies. This is a pivotal moment in broadcast history.
Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser responds to the federal takeover of the Districts Metropolitan Police Department. Here are quotes from the conference.
Why it matters: Mayor Muriel Bowser acknowledged Trump’s broad emergency powers while defending MPD amid a federal takeover, despite violent crime dropping 26% citywide.
Trump’s authority is extensive. “Home rule charter gives the president ability to determine the conditions of an emergency and we can contest that, but the authority is pretty broad. He can put the meat around what he thinks is an emergency.”
This isn’t routine federal support. “It’s not like the special events task force. I don’t want to minimize what was said, I don’t want to minimize the intrusion on our autonomy because it is very different than working a special event.”
Bowser warns of potential disasters. “What could be a disaster is If we lose communities who wont call the police.. if communities wont talk to the police if a crime has been committed and could help solve that crime.. that could be a disaster.”
Mayor plans to end “so called emergency.” “So we are gonna work every day to get this emergency put to an end “ill call it the so called emergency” “and continue to do our work.”
DC has existing crime surge tools. “We know the tools the available to the district if we are having a surge in crime – curfews, council to pass emergency legislation, congress for additional funds, we’ve done all of those things.”
Instagram now lets users share their real-time location via an in-app map. This move sparks safety concerns among data privacy experts and users.
Why it matters:
According to Meta your precise real-time “location is updated whenever you open or return to the app”
Australia’s eSafety Commission suggests that location-sharing capabilities are Attitudes that normalize tech-based coercive control
63.9% of the global population, or 5.24 billion people, are active on social media. This is a lot of data for companies to own.
“Social media platforms are built on excessive collection, algorithmic processing, and commercial exploitation of users’ personal data.” according to EPIC. This is partly why the Instagram Map is raising privacy concerns among users.
What next:
Users can keep the feature “off by default.” if they have privacy concerns.
Instagram faces many legal challenges related to user privacy. Will this feature be the next?
On Wednesday, President Trump took questions from the press while two American flags were being raised, following the installation of new flagpoles gifted by President Donald Trump to the White House property.
When a reporter asked, “Mr. President, have you given Iranians an ultimatum?” he paused, pursed his lips, shrugged his shoulders, and said, “Ahh, you could say so. They know what’s happening… maybe you could call it the ultimate… the ultimate, hm hm, ultimatum, right?”
“What essentially was that, though?” the reporter asked.
The President responded, “Oh, I don’t want to say it,” (as he shook his head no), “Look…” (shrugging his shoulders), “Give me a break.”
A man has jumped to his death 60 hours after climbing halfway up Washington DC’s largest the largest FM broadcast antenna on Tuesday. The 321 foot long antenna serves WAMU & WTOP in the Van Ness neighborhood.
At first, the Metropolitan Police Department and passerby’s did not know if this was politically related or an unfortunate mental health problem. The matter is now a death investigation, according to the MPD.
D.C. police reported receiving initial calls about a man climbing a broadcast tower on American University’s campus shortly after 3 p.m. on Tuesday. WAMU, originally lost radio signal on Tuesday following the person climbing and disrupting the signal, WAMU reported.
Throughout the ordeal, the man, dressed in a red hoodie and carrying a backpack, was seen pacing on a platform approximately halfway up the tower. There is no detail on the identity of the person.
In a letter from Vice President Bronté Burleigh-Jones to the AU community on Friday Morning, Bronté expressed gratitude to the AUPD, grief for the individual who lost his life and says that this remains an active investigation and to avoid the area.
‘Dear AU Community,
It is with deep sorrow that we share the situation at the American University campus broadcast tower resulted in the death of the individual who had climbed the tower. The Metropolitan Police Department, DC Fire, and AUPD response teams worked tirelessly over the past three days to safely conclude the situation, but unfortunately the outcome was tragic.
The scene remains an active investigation. Please continue to avoid the area.
Any community member needing support following these heartbreaking events can access campus resources, including the Center for Well-Being and Psychological Services and the AU ProtoCall 24-hour support line (202-885-7979) for students and the BHS service for faculty and staff and their families.
Thank you to AUPD and our local emergency responders who supported our community and handled this situation with exemplary care and professionalism. Please keep them in your thoughts as we begin to recover from this tragedy.
Sincerely, Bronté Burleigh-Jones CFO, Vice President, and Treasurer’
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News according to Oxford: ‘Information not previously known to someone.’
‘A person or thing considered interesting enough to be reported in the news.’
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