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- FCC Chair Brendan Carr responded to ABC’s reinstatement of Jimmy Kimmel.
- Before Kimmel’s suspension, Carr seemed to pressure ABC to take action against the late-night host.
- That led to public outcry over free speech, including from several key Republicans.
Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr is responding to ABC’s reinstatement of Jimmy Kimmel.
In a post on X Tuesday, Carr said “Democrats” were “engaged in nothing more than Projection and Distortion” on the late-night star.
“Projection because Democrats are the ones that spent years illegally weaponizing government to silence dissent. And it is Democrats that will do it all again—as they are openly telling you today,” he wrote.
“Distortion because Democrats want to blame anything other than Disney and their local TV stations for Kimmel’s suspension.
Carr was responding to an X post by California state senator Scott Weiner.
Weiner had posted that he wanted to break up Sinclair, ABC’s largest affiliate, which has said it will replace “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” with news programming
Sinclair said it is “still evaluating” whether to show Jimmy Kimmel Live! on its stations. For now, it will replace the show with news programming, it added.
Reached on Monday by Business Insider, Carr referred to comments he made earlier in the day about the incident.
In his Tuesday X post, Carr added it was “a good thing” that “any local TV stations have pushed back on a national programmer like Disney,” which is ABC’s owner.
“After all, local TV stations—not the national programmers—have public interest obligations, and they should be making decisions that in their view meets the needs of their local communities,” he said.
Kimmel is set to return on Tuesday night. He was suspended by the network last Wednesday following comments about the slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
The Walt Disney Company described Kimmel’s comments as “ill-timed and thus insensitive” in a Monday statement announcing his reinstatement. The company said they made the decision to suspend Kimmel “to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country.”
Hours before Kimmel’s suspension, Carr appeared to pressure the network to take action against the late-night host.
“We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” Carr said on a podcast hosted by conservative influencer Benny Johnson. “These companies can find ways to change conduct and take actions on Kimmel, or there’s going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.”
Carr’s comments drew condemnation from across the political spectrum, including from Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, an ally of President Donald Trump who chairs the Senate committee that oversees the FCC.
“What he said there is dangerous as hell,” Cruz said, comparing Carr’s comments to those of a mafioso.
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The Kazakh-German University (DKU), the National Academy of Sciences of Kazakhstan, and the Kazakh National Agrarian Research University (KazNARU), with support from Germany’s Hanns Seidel Foundation, have announced the creation of a new scientific and educational hub, the Kazakh-German Nexus Institute.
A New Center for Sustainable Solutions
The Nexus Institute will be headquartered at KazNARU in Almaty and aims to integrate the expertise of Kazakhstani and international scientists to address Central Asia’s pressing environmental issues. Its core mission is to develop comprehensive solutions in land and water management, energy, and ecology.
Key priorities include:
- Developing effective policies for sustainable land and water use
- Introducing digital tools for monitoring natural resources
- Training professionals to respond to climate-related challenges
- Promoting practices that prevent land degradation and desertification
German Support and Collaboration
German institutions, led by the Hanns Seidel Foundation, will offer both technical and financial support. Planned initiatives include joint research projects, strategic planning sessions, and the development of modern educational platforms.
The establishment of the Nexus Institute is considered a significant milestone in strengthening Kazakh-German scientific collaboration. It also contributes to building institutional capacity that aligns with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly in the areas of environmental sustainability and climate resilience.
Forum in Almaty: A Platform for Regional Dialogue
The initiative gained further momentum during the international forum “Central Asia’s Sustainable Development Goals in a Changing Global Order,” held in Almaty on September 19. Co-organized by DKU, the National Academy of Sciences of Kazakhstan, and Germany’s University Alliance Ruhr, the event convened stakeholders from academia, government, business, and international organizations.
Participants underscored shared priorities, including:
- Climate resilience and energy transition
- Scientific integration into public policy
- Cross-border cooperation
- Development of sustainable value chains
Future areas of collaboration include:
- Creating roadmaps tailored to the region’s mountainous and glacial ecosystems
- Expanding academic mobility and research exchange
- Strengthening technology transfer mechanisms
- Advancing frameworks for climate risk financing
The launch of the Nexus Institute and the Almaty forum signal a new phase in Kazakh-German cooperation, focused on forging actionable strategies for sustainable development and climate adaptation across Central Asia.
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Uzbekistan’s State Security Service and Ministry of Internal Affairs have uncovered a transnational criminal network involved in the illegal trafficking of human organs.
Authorities report that the group included 12 individuals from Tashkent and the Tashkent, Fergana, Bukhara, and Kashkadarya regions. The suspects allegedly used social media platforms to identify patients with kidney and liver conditions, while simultaneously recruiting healthy individuals willing to sell their organs in exchange for large sums of money.
With the help of accomplices abroad, the group reportedly forged identity documents to present donors as close relatives of patients, thereby enabling organ transplants to be carried out at a private clinic in a neighboring country.
Investigators said that between 2023 and 2025, at least 32 patients underwent kidney or liver transplants arranged by the network. Large payments were collected from recipients, with portions paid to the clinic and donors, while the remainder was divided among the organizers. In cases where patients experienced complications or failed to improve post-surgery, the group allegedly sold them strong painkillers at inflated prices.
Criminal charges have been filed under provisions of the Criminal Code related to illegal organ trafficking, document forgery, smuggling, and drug-related offenses. The case has now been referred to the court system for further proceedings.
Illegal organ trade has emerged as a broader regional issue. In April 2024, Kyrgyzstan’s State Committee for National Security (SCNS) announced the arrest of individuals connected to an international network facilitating black-market organ sales. According to the SCNS, the group identified wealthy foreign patients willing to pay high prices for transplants and recruited Kyrgyz citizens as donors using fraudulent methods. Donors received between $1,000 and $7,000 for a kidney, while the organizers reportedly earned up to $70,000 per operation.
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