CNN’s Kaitlan Collins appeared on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert this week, where the former comedian turned joyless political activist said “I know you guys are objective over [at CNN], you just report the news as it is” — at which point the audience reflexively burst into laughter. “CNN? A ‘news’ organization? What a good joke lmao, that is very funny Stephen.” Kaitlan politely made light of the awkwardness, Colbert admitted he hadn’t been kidding, and America witnessed, yet again, a surreal example of the media’s shattered trust. Disrupted beyond repair, I think, which was only more clear after Elon interviewed Trump on X, stirring international political controversy, and capturing headlines for the following two days. The Colberts of the world still control most of the megaphones, but we’re all just people talking now, and, whether or not they deserve it, the man (or coconut) with the biggest audience wins.

Following Elon’s posts on unrest in the UK, Twitter’s former top international executive penned an op-ed in The Guardian titled “As an ex-Twitter boss, I have a way to grab Elon Musk’s attention. If he keeps stirring unrest, get an arrest warrant.” He went on to say there’s “something lost in translation” between British views on free speech and the American version “parroted” by those with a “US libertarian interpretation” of the concept. While this line might convince some British readers, it’s just not true. That “US libertarian” interpretation he’s describing? It's literally just our courts’ case law on the First Amendment. It’s mainstream, and largely bipartisan. And it protects citizens pretty well — unlike the UK's law, which allows roughly 3,000 people to be arrested annually for their social media posts. Americans choosing to not go full Stasi doesn’t mean we’re libertarian, it just means you’re authoritarian.

In the name of “brand safety,” marketing agencies are pitching advertisers on new AI tools that gauge the likelihood an influencer will weigh in on politics. But much as in the case of GARM — the now-defunct (thank you, Elon) advertising cabal that tried to throttle 𝕏 — I can’t help but question what “brand safety” really means to these people. Are they really looking out for a company’s bottom line (aka, what brand safety should mean)? Or are they just biased against certain content? Simone Biles just received a perfect “stay out of politics” safety score, even while she only last week slammed Trump. And, I mean, that’s fine. Though I do wonder what would have happened if she came out in a MAGA hat, and I’m also guessing these people would have given Dylan Mulvaney a perfect score as well. Safe? Idk, let’s check in with Bud Light and see how they feel about it.

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