Broadcast TV Is a ‘Melting Ice Cube.’ Kimmel Just Turned Up the Heat

Jimmy Kimmel returned to ABC this week. Sort of. About a quarter of ABC’s usual audience couldn’t see the talk show host this week after two major owners of ABC affiliates, Sinclair and Nexstar, refused to carry the show. Those right-leaning companies apparently felt that Kimmel’s joke—which included some disputed facts—was so unpardonable that they…

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Armed Guards and Muscle Milk: Senate Investigation Reveals DOGE Takeover Details

ā€œDOGE isn’t making government more efficient—it’s putting Americans’ sensitive information in the hands of completely unqualified and untrustworthy individuals,ā€ said Gary Peters, a Democratic US senator from Michigan and ranking member of HSGAC, in a statement on Thursday. ā€œThey are bypassing cybersecurity protections, evading oversight, and putting Americans’ personal data at risk. We cannot allow…

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