LGBTQ+ Identification in U.S. Now at 7.6% (news.gallup.com)
The Terrifying Christian Nationalist Crusade to Conquer America (www.thenation.com)
Republicans’ House majority is their smallest in decades, and shrinking (www.washingtonpost.com)
Republicans are entering a months-long stretch of legislating with their smallest House majority in decades. And the margin is about to tighten even more....
Virginia Lawmakers Approve Commission to Examine Universities’ Displacement of Black Communities (www.propublica.org)
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Dozens of Palestinian orphans transferred from Rafah to Bethlehem (today.lorientlejour.com)
Sixty-eight orphaned children and eleven caregivers plus the caregivers’ families were evacuated from an orphanage in the southern Gazan city of Rafah and taken to the West Bank on Monday, according to a statement released by the German Embassy in Tel Aviv....
House passes bill that could lead to a TikTok ban; fight shifts to the Senate (www.cnbc.com)
Report: Boeing plane that blew out door plug over Portland was set for an inspection but flew with passengers anyway (www.kgw.com)
The New York Times reported that the plane was scheduled for a maintenance check over ongoing concerns, but Alaska Airlines chose to allow flights to go ahead.
Former CBI scientist intentionally manipulated data, casting doubt on 652 cases, investigation reveals (coloradosun.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/yvonne-missy-woods-cbi-investig…
US Lawmaker Cited NYC Protests in a Defense of Warrantless Spying (www.wired.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/hpsci-us-protests-section-702-p…
Dorie Ann Ladner, civil rights activist who fought for justice in Mississippi and beyond, dies at 81 (apnews.com)
Dorie Ann Ladner, a longtime fighter for freedom and equality in her home state of Mississippi with contributions to the NAACP, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and voter registration drives, has died, her family confirmed....
Denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, a Japanese high court says (apnews.com)
A Japanese high court ruled Thursday that denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional and called for urgent government action to address the lack of any law allowing for such unions....
China could use TikTok to influence US elections, spy chief says (www.theguardian.com)
The US House of Representatives is due to vote on a bill giving Chinese owner ByteDance about six months to sell that part of its business...
Double-swiping the rewards card led to free gas for months — and a felony theft charge (apnews.com)
A Nebraska woman allegedly found a lucrative quirk at a gas station pump — double-swipe the rewards card and get free gas!...
Brooklyn pastor ‘Bling Bishop’ found guilty of spending $90,000 of his parishioner’s savings on luxury goods (www.cnn.com)
A flashy, jewelry-wearing Brooklyn pastor was convicted Monday in federal court of using a parishioner’s retirement savings and trying to extort a businessman while touting he had connections to the New York City mayor....
California lawmaker to introduce bill to remove artificial dyes from foods served in school (www.nbcnews.com)
The proposed legislation would prohibit school cafeterias from serving foods with Red 40 and six other chemicals associated with potential health and behavioral issues....
Paul Alexander: 'Man in the iron lung' dies at the age of 78 (www.bbc.com)
Paul Alexander contracted polio in 1952 when he was six, leaving him paralysed from the neck down....
Hotel Keycards And Dawn Dish Soap Used In 737 Max Production As Boeing Fails 33 FAA Safety Checks (jalopnik.com)
Boeing is having a rough time of it right now, with parts falling off its planes left, right and center. Just last week, a wheel came loose and smashed through a car, and earlier this year the door from a 737 Max aircraft broke off mid-flight. That mid-air disaster sparked an audit from the Federal Aviation Administration, which...
Greg Abbott tells musicians "don't come back" to Texas (www.newsweek.com)
New Orleans police evidence room overrun by rodents, officials say: "The rats are eating our marijuana" (www.cbsnews.com)
Bands pull out of SXSW over U.S. Army sponsorship, Gaza war (thehill.com)
Multiple bands and musicians scheduled to perform at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival are pulling out because of the U.S. Army’s “super sponsorship” of the event, and America’s ongoing support of Israel’s war on Hamas.
Children will not be prescribed puberty blockers at gender identity clinics, NHS says (www.itv.com)
Children will no longer be prescribed puberty blockers at gender identity clinics, NHS England has confirmed....
Alabama official calls for firing of transgender Space Camp employee after parent speaks out (www.al.com)
Several Alabama politicians say they are concerned about children’s safety at Huntsville’s Space Camp after a parent complained about the presence of a transgender employee....
House GOP launch new probe of Jan. 6 and try shifting blame for the Capitol attack away from Trump (apnews.com)
House Republicans are launching a vast re-investigation of the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, seeking to push the blame away from Donald Trump who has been indicted over his actions or his supporters in the mob siege trying to overturn the 2020 election....
Putin warns the West: Russia is ready for nuclear war (www.reuters.com)
President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Wednesday that Russia was technically ready for nuclear war and that if the U.S. sent troops to Ukraine it would be considered a significant escalation of the war....
