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Nobel laureate Maria Ressa compared the erosion of US institutions and free speech under the Trump administration to the situation in the Philippines under Duterte. Speaking on The Daily Show, she highlighted Jimmy Kimmel's suspension as a concerning example. Ressa linked Kimmel's suspension to pressure from the Trump administration and warned of the dangers of unchecked power and the manipulation of information. She urged continued resistance to protect democratic freedoms, drawing parallels between the US and the Philippines' experiences with authoritarian tendencies.

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