Today on TMI – the Chicago Sun-Times published a summer reading list featuring books that don’t actually exist, with the author admitting to using artificial intelligence to help create the section, serving up a stark reminder of how technology can undermine media credibility when oversight fails.
Next, we went to El Salvador where an attorney representing Venezuelan immigrants deported by Trump was wrongfully jailed by President Bukele, in an unlawful crackdown on legal advocates and civil rights in the region. Finally, we explored how DOGE cuts have hobbled NOAA and the National Weather Service, ending the agency’s half-century tradition of around-the-clock weather monitoring, leaving critical public safety capabilities compromised. All this and more on TMI for Friday, May 23, 2025 – listen in for YOUR Cure for the Common Media!