Out pro hockey player Luke Prokop (photo: Candice Ward) Some news stories you might have missed: • ESPN: Fans of out pro hockey player Luke Prokop threw a DIY Pride Night for him when his team didn’t organize one. “It meant a lot to me,” Prokop told ESPN. “Seeing all the fans that enjoyed the night … the night is about them, not me.” • NBC Out: State Rep. Webster Barnaby of Florida apologized Monday after he called transgender people “demons” and “mutants” at a legislative hearing on a bill that would criminalize using restrooms that match people’s gender identities when the restrooms don’t match their “biological sex.” https://twitter.com/NBCOUT/status/1645785731045167106 • Axios: Chipotle unveiled an all-electric restaurant concept Tuesday that relies entirely on alternative energy to power its stoves, grills, electric car charging ports and more utilizing rooftop solar panels and offsite wind generators. • Cache Valley Daily: A former local leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is facing 4 felony criminal charges for allegedly sexting with a teenage girl in his congregation. #NotADragQueen https://twitter.com/floodlitorg/status/1645808513388806144 • TIME: Only 38% of Americans would be willing to pay a $1 per month carbon fee to address climate change, according to new polling released Tuesday. That’s the lowest level of support since the poll began in 2016, and it represents a 14 percentage point decline since 2021. • JoeMyGod: Donald Trump told Tucker Carlson last night that when he was booked and charged at a Manhattan court house last week, “People were crying.” Clearly this is just another iteration of his bullshit claim about big strong men crying in his mighty presence. Note – none of the reporters or court house staffers there have reported any crying. https://twitter.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1645894710018359298
