Some news items you might have missed: • The Advocate: One of my favorite writers, John Casey, puts some life things in perspective, ruminating on the passage of Friends star Matthew Perry – “When the First Friend Goes.” • Pink News: Donald Trump has pledged to defund schools teaching critical race theory and “transgender insanity” if he is re-elected in 2024. https://twitter.com/PinkNews/status/1719027981300224071 • The Daily Beast: The lawyer who represented Rep. George Santos’s “shadow campaign treasurer” now says that “shadow treasurer” lied to him. The lawyer is retracting his filed statements to the FEC, saying he was duped from the start. https://twitter.com/SollenbergerRC/status/1719049166456795617 • AP News: The United Auto Workers’ tentative deal with GM today likely puts an end to weeks of strikes. UAW reportedly won for its members from all 3 automakers: 25% wage increases over 4.5 years, an immediate 11%, and cost of living adjustments that would bring pay increases to about 30% by 2028. • Politico: Less than a week after Donald Trump confused Hungary and Turkey — calling Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán the leader of Turkey — Trump told attendees at a rally this weekend that Hungary shares a border with Russia. p.s. They do not. Russia is about 1,000 kilometers from Hungary. https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1718728874022908034 •
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