Some news items you might have missed: • HuffPost: Truth-challenged gay Rep. George Santos (R-NY) will remain in the House for a while longer after a vote to expel him failed. The resolution to oust Santos failed 179 to 213, with 19 members voting “present” and 22 not voting at all. https://twitter.com/AndrewSolender/status/1719896195751895041 • The Advocate: Transgender youth, their families, and a doctor in Tennessee have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block enforcement of the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors. https://twitter.com/TheAdvocateMag/status/1719837417539088893 • New York Times: After weeks of waiting, hundreds of foreign nationals were allowed to leave the besieged Gaza Strip on Wednesday, crossing over the border to Egypt. • Axios: Taylor Swift has the No. 1 song in the U.S., she’s already had a No. 1 album this year, her film “The Eras Tour” is the highest-grossing concert film of all time, and she’s now a billionaire — with a net worth of $1.1 billion, according to Bloomberg News. https://twitter.com/axios/status/1719734013214986628 • BizCommunity: Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, now rebranded as X, has led to a significant increase in online threats faced against gay men and Black women, who have seen a substantial surge in targeted slurs. • Gr8erDays: Happy 70th to former teen heartthrob Kevin Brophy, who had short-lived success on the 1977/78 TV show “Lucan.” In 2013, a big fan of his died at 71 and willed half his $1M estate to Brophy and half to fellow former teen actor Peter Barton. Neither actor knew anything about their benefactor. https://www.instagram.com/p/CzHWmfeOZYB/
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