Dylan Walker (via Wikipedia/CC license) Some news items you might have missed: • Daily Mail: Australian rugby player Dylan Walker is defending his 7 teammates who boycotted a match against the Sydney Roosters refusing to wear the club’s controversial Pride jersey, even though he has a gay brother and transgender sister. • New York Post: A driver involved in a car accident in Los Angeles gave folks something to gawk at when he got out of his vehicle naked at the scene. Appearing to be uninjured and holding some clothing in one hand, the man, calmly walked up the street before dropping the clothing. https://twitter.com/mannyfargo/status/1558965038500614144 • Pink News: Schitt’s Creek star Dan Levy will join the cast of Sex Education for the Netflix show’s fourth season ahead of its release this year – and fans cannot wait. • Philadelphia Inquirer: A New Jersey youth pastor has been indicted on charges that he sexually exploited underage boys, deceiving them into sending him explicit images, then blackmailing them into performing lewd acts so he could watch and record them. • New York Times: Facebook and Instagram on Thursday removed the accounts of Children’s Health Defense, one of the largest U.S. anti-vaccine groups, for spreading medical misinformation. The organization was named one of the “Disinformation Dozen,” which refers to the top 12 superspreaders of misinformation about Covid-19. https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1560416319748640769 • Reuters: The European Union saw record 8.9% year-over-year inflation in July. I guess that’s supposed to be Biden’s fault, too? • CBS News: People in Russia were disappointed when Starbucks closed its coffee shops due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Now, a nearly identical operation, “Stars Coffee,” is opening in its place. The logo and menu of the company is nearly identical to Starbucks. https://youtu.be/a0Ow0FTVzNg
