America’s Economy , Organ Donation Scandal, Myspace Returns & TikTok Failure | TMI Ep 436

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says America’s divided economy is finally coming back together—but the numbers may tell a more complicated story. Meanwhile, federal officials take extraordinary action against an organ-donation organization, Myspace flirts with a comeback, and TikTok faces disturbing questions about what happened during a high-profile livestream. On today’s TMI Show with Ted Rall and Manila Chan: Scott Bessent has declared the “K-shaped economy” over and introduced a new letter to describe America’s financial condition. But when economists examine wages, housing costs and consumer spending, the picture becomes considerably less tidy—and far more familiar to anyone watching a paycheck disappear before payday. Federal officials are moving against a major organ-procurement organization after an investigation uncovered deeply troubling questions about patient safeguards. The allegations strike at the foundation of America’s transplant system and threaten the public trust on which thousands of lives depend. Myspace may be preparing for another comeback. But the enthusiasm is not only about glitter graphics, autoplay music and publicly ranking your friends. It may also reveal how tired users have become of algorithm-driven feeds that increasingly decide what they see, whom they hear from and what they should be angry about next. And TikTok is facing scrutiny after an alarming Perez Hilton livestream remained online despite being detected by the platform’s safety systems. The incident raises an uncomfortable question about whether social-media companies have built technology sophisticated enough to capture attention—but not always capable of responding when someone may be in real danger. Smart analysis. Bigger questions. Stories that matter. New episodes weekdays at 10:00 a.m. ET.