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NEW YORK, NY — (08-19-24) — Former openly gay republican congressman, George Santos, pleads guilty in Federal Court on Monday to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Santos Admitted in court that he had filed fraudulent FEC Reports, embezzled funds from campaign donors and charged credit cards without authorization. He also admitted that he stole [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — (08-16-24) — The Biden administration was dealt a blow by the US Supreme Court on Friday, when they ruled on a vote of 5-4 to block protections for LGBT students in fifty percent of the states. The Biden's administration asked the Supreme Court to intervene on an emergency basis in a lawsuit [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — (08-09-24) — The Lincoln Project launched on Friday, its latest election 2024 AD entitled, 'Fact-Check the F*cker!'. Watch as host Rick Wilson takes you deep inside the "Elephant In The Room" in this 23-minute podcast. "Rick discusses Donald Trump’s rambling press conference and the danger posed by the media’s refusal to fact-check [...]
CHICAGO, IL — (08-01-24) — The Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame has announced its slate of 2024 inductees that include Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Character artist John Foos aka Miss Foozie, Kenneth Martín-Ocasio and more to round out the 19 LGBT-identified individuals The Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame is the only city-sanctioned LGBT Hall [...]
ALBANY, NY — (07-26-24) — Michigan Democratic governor Gretchen Whitmer Gay signs law banning the so called gay and transgender “panic” defenses in criminal cases. The two outrageous defenses that have been used for decades are no longer viable in Michigan courtrooms under legislation signed on Tuesday by the Democratic Governor. In fact Michigan becomes [...]