Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025 - Kimmel’s back; Trump’s Tylenol-autism link; Border czar bribe; FBI’s anti-trans play; Palestine recognized & more
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Today’s Headlines: Jimmy Kimmel is back in his late-night slot after Disney admitted last week’s pull was over “ill-timed” jokes—but let’s be real, the Hulu/Disney+/ESPN subscriber drop probably didn’t help. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is floating Tylenol in pregnancy as a cause of autism (despite zero credible evidence) and RFK’s FDA is eyeing vitamin B9 treatments. Trump’s border czar Tom Homan was reportedly caught on tape taking a $50K bribe from undercover FBI agents—an investigation quietly shelved once Trump returned to office. At the FBI, a new plan could brand transgender people as “nihilistic violent extremists,” a threat category so broad it risks sweeping up activists and allies. The Department of Education teamed with Turning Point and Moms for Liberty for a “patriotic civics” initiative ahead of America’s 250th. Abroad, the UK, Canada, and Australia recognized Palestine as a state ahead of the UN General Assembly, while Hamas may propose a ceasefire-for-hostages deal to Trump. On the tech front, the DOJ is trying (again) to break up Google over ad dominance, Amazon faces a jury trial for making Prime too hard to cancel, and Nvidia just dropped $100 billion into OpenAI for mega data centers.
Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode:
Variety: Jimmy Kimmel Returns: ABC Ends Suspension Starting Tuesday
NBC News: Live updates: Trump and Kennedy promote unproven claims about autism at White House event
Them: FBI to Categorize Trans People As "Nihilistic Violent Extremist" Threat Group, Report Says
WSJ: In Historic Shift, U.K., Australia and Canada Recognize a Palestinian State
Jerusalem Post: Hamas to tell Trump: We are willing to release half the hostages for 60-day ceasefire
CBS News: Google enters second court battle against DOJ over alleged monopoly
WSJ: Is Amazon Prime Too Hard to Cancel? A Jury Will Decide.
OpenAI: OpenAI and NVIDIA announce strategic partnership to deploy 10 gigawatts of NVIDIA systems
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