Some news items you might have missed:
• OUT: Country music star Orville Peck flirts with hottie Zane Phillips (above) in a workout-inspired teaser video promoting Peck’s new EP Appaloosa.
• Washington Blade: 213 members of Congress sent a letter urging Speaker of the House Mike Johnson to condemn the surge in anti-trans rhetoric coming from members of Congress.
• Kenneth-in-the-212: Check out this week’s roundup of LGBTQ publications including Chicago’s GRAB Magazine featuring TRR favorite Randy Rainbow.
• Jobs Report: The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its September jobs report showing the unemployment rate rose from 4.3% to 4.4% as U.S. employers added 119,000 jobs.
• The Advocate: The U.S. Coast Guard is preparing to roll back restrictions on extremist symbols such as swastikas and nooses.
• Queerty: X users had a field day after Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth tweeted the names of some military operations including Operation Rough Rider, Operation Midnight Hammer, and Operation Southern Spear. Hit the link for more responses like below.
OPERATION ROUGH RIDER
OPERATION MIDNIGHT HAMMER
OPERATION SOUTHERN SPEAR“What are Grindr Handles near DC for $800 Alex?”
— Billie Nelson (@Mamabenergy2) November 15, 2025
• JoeMyGod: Florida Republicans are screaming after the Trump administration announced new oil drilling off the California and Florida coasts for the first time in decades. Critics say the new projects could harm coastal communities and ecosystems.
• Washington Post: Donald Trump’s plan to shore up Republicans’ House majority in the 2026 midterm elections by redrawing congressional maps is backfiring, at least for now. At this writing, Democrats are on track to net an estimated five seats, although that could change before the mid-term elections.
Democrats, who once thought they would come up short in a gerrymandering war, are on track to net an estimated five seats in the 2026 midterm elections.
And while that could shift, they may still end up with an advantage. https://t.co/YIbChWkDMl
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 20, 2025
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