Big Food Lawsuit Bombshell, Gen Z Math Meltdown, FDA Memo Fallout, and the Anti-Woke Media Reversal

TMI Show Ep 275

Today’s TMI Show with Ted Rall and Manila Chan, drops straight into the national food fight — literally. San Francisco has launched a blockbuster lawsuit against the country’s biggest ultra-processed food manufacturers, accusing them of pumping America full of addictive, disease-driving products. Think Kraft, Coke, Nestlé, Kellogg, General Mills — the entire pantry aisle now in the legal crosshairs. City Attorney David Chiu says these companies borrowed straight from Big Tobacco’s playbook, engineering cravings and marketing junk to kids while quietly fueling diabetes, fatty liver disease, depression, and a healthcare crisis taxpayers keep footing.

Then the education system takes a brutal report card: Gen Z college freshmen at top universities can’t do high-school math — and in many cases, not even middle-school math. UC San Diego found one in eight incoming students below basic competency, with 70% of those unable to perform fifth-grade-level problem solving. Graduation rates are up, SAT scores are tanking, and experts say the real culprit is nationwide grade inflation. You can “declare a kid a graduate,” but employers aren’t fooled.

Next, the FDA is reeling from an internal memo linking at least 10 child deaths directly to COVID-19 vaccination. Myocarditis is the leading concern, and the agency is now scrambling to overhaul pediatric vaccine oversight. Critics feel vindicated; public-health officials feel queasy; and Congress smells blood. No matter the politics, the memo marks a major shift in tone from regulators who once insisted severe pediatric reactions were virtually nonexistent.

And finally, the media world is undergoing a shock therapy session. The long-dominant “woke” era is losing steam as audiences revolt, advertisers bolt, and new ownership pushes a cultural reset. Hollywood is quietly killing activist-first projects, newsrooms are shedding subscribers, and consumers are migrating toward traditional, apolitical content. It’s not a political purge — it’s a market correction, and it’s hitting fast.

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