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Daily newsletter 12/24
5+ hour, 51+ min ago (198+ words) " The far-right Heritage Foundation is essentially planning to continue Project 2025 into the new year " but there are signs that internal fighting could break the group apart. Meanwhile, Democratic officials are suing RFK Jr. over his attempt to limit gender-affirming care…...
Anti-LGBTQ+ Project 2025 will continue into 2026
6+ hour, 27+ min ago (430+ words) But the Heritage Foundation, the group behind the conservative blueprint, has troubles of its own. If you thought Project 2025 was bad, wait, there's more: It's continuing into 2026. The Heritage Foundation, the far-right think tank that created Project 2025, has posted its…...
Dems sue RFK over declaration against gender-affirming care
13+ hour, 30+ min ago (344+ words) From left: Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield; HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The coalition bringing the suit, led by Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, includes 18 AGs and one governor. Eighteen Democratic state attorneys general and one Democratic governor have joined…...
Daily newsletter 12/23
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (210+ words) " The University of Oklahoma graduate assistant who gave a student a failing grade on an anti-transgender paper will no longer be teaching at the university, school officials have decided. We also examine the 60 Minutes CECOT story that was spiked at…...
Lillian Bonsignore will be first out gay Fire Department of New York commissioner
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (334+ words) FDNY officials Lillian Bonsignore (right), John Hodgens, and Laura Kavanagh mark EMS Week at the Empire State Building in New York City, May 13, 2022. New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced Bonsignore's appointment Tuesday. She will also be the second woman…...
The HIV response on a cliff-edge: advocacy must drive urgent action to end the epidemic
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (190+ words) Authored by Andrew Slinn, Global Equality Caucus on behalf of ViiV Healthcare Sponsored content from ViiV Healthcare. This must be underpinned by sustainable funding models and governments must be held accountable. After 30 years of incredible momentum, the end is in…...
CECOT story pulled by Bari Weiss gets viewed anyway thanks to Canadian streaming service
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (509+ words) View of the facade at the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) in Tecoluca, in San Vicente, El Salvador on April 4, 2025 CBS apparently shared a version of 60 Minutes with a Canadian partner before the CECOT story was removed, and clips from it…...
Burkina Faso issues first sentence for 'homosexuality and related practices"
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (163+ words) Burkina Faso has issued its first known conviction for homosexuality since banning same-sex sexual relations earlier this year. Related: Burkina Faso bans homosexuality, levying fines and up to 5 years in prison Burkina Faso's military junta voted in September to ban…...
Transgender NSA employee files discrimination lawsuit against Trump administration
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (315+ words) A lawsuit from a transgender NSA employee accuses the Trump administration of violating her civil rights. A transgender National Security Agency employee has filed a discrimination lawsuit against the Trump administration, accusing it of violating her civil rights. Sarah O'Neill,…...
Instructor who gave U of Oklahoma student a zero on anti-trans paper removed from teaching
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (362+ words) Graduate assistant Mel Curth found Samantha Fulnecky's paper unscientific and offensive in referring to trans people as "demonic." The University of Oklahoma graduate assistant who gave a student a failing grade on an anti-transgender paper will no longer be teaching…...