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1,000% this.
Except it's not just that a few hobbyists can't play with their toys. The frequencies being disrupted aren't limited to amateur radio bands which make up only a small fraction of the radio spectrum. This has the potential to disrupt military and emergency communication worldwide and I'm actually shocked it's not a bigger issue. RF Pollution is a nasty problem and is one of the main reasons the FCC exists.
Making this a political side-show about talk radio weakens the whole debate in my opinion, even if it has the potential to grab the attention of a wider audience. It's much easier to refute that and "win" the argument.
Yeah, sounds like it split into (at least) 2 pieces. What they found is large enough to conclusively identify it as the wreckage. Other details about timing, recovery and an exact cause were not yet available.