Some news items for you on this sunny Sunday in Las Vegas:
• Pink News: Michael Johnston (above), star of Obsession, shares it was “terrifying” to come out while playing the queer breakout role of “Corey Bryant” in Teen Wolf.
• NBC News: Michael Jeffries, the former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, has been found mentally competent to stand trial. Prosecutors say that Jeffries leveraged his wealth and power as Abercrombie’s CEO to coerce dozens of men into having sex with him and Smith.
The judge noted a recorded phone call during Jeffries’ 4-month stint in a medical facility where he told his partner that he was concerned that if he were found guilty, “they’ll take all our money away.”
• The Advocate: Donald Trump falsely claimed Friday that American hospitals are performing “reverse surgery” on transgender people because he ordered them to do so. #liar
• The Daily Show: Man on the street interviews with MAGA are always funny, but this one gets extra tickle points for the stupidity. One exchange: “Can a woman be president?” “No, they have more hormones, they’ll start a war.” “Haven’t all wars been started by men…?” Silence…
Can women be president?
MAGA: No. Females have more hormones, she could start a war in 10 seconds, hot flashes, and boom.
So is Trump menopausal?#DemsUnited
pic.twitter.com/QWVYEdvYTX— LanaQuest aka RosaSparks (@LqLana) August 22, 2026
• Them: The Log Cabin Republicans has officially abandoned the transgender community. The group’s website now identifies it as “America’s oldest and largest organization for LGB conservatives and our straight allies.”
• CNBC: Trump disclosed over 1,000 stock transactions for the month of June. Many were stock purchases just before his administration announced multi-million dollar contracts to those companies. #InsiderTrading
Trump reported a staggering 1,051 trades in his June financial disclosure. Here are two of the more curious ones:
— June 18: Bought $250K–$500K in Boeing, the same day the Navy awarded Boeing an $880 million contract for P-8A training systems.
— June 23: Bought $15K–$50K in… pic.twitter.com/cQlaaAhNEq
— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) August 22, 2026
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