Author: Randy Slovacek

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LGBTQ Rights Protester At World Cup + More News

More Americans are identifying as LGBTQ at a faster pace than ever before according to new report from Gallup Some news items you might have missed: • Washington Blade: Passage of the Respect for Marriage Act became all but certain with the U.S. Senate’s procedural 61-35 vote on Monday night to skip any additional debate in the chamber over the landmark legislation. A final vote is expected later this week. Continue reading “LGBTQ Rights Protester At World Cup + More News”

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Buffalo Grocery Store Shooter Pleads Guilty

Payton Gendron pleaded guilty to state charges relating to the deadly mass shooting in Buffalo in a predominantly Black neighborhood
Payton Gendron (screen capture via CBS News)
Payton Gendron, the white 19-year-old who drove over 200 miles to carry out a deadly mass shooting at a Buffalo grocery store in a predominantly Black neighborhood, pleaded guilty today to state charges including one count of domestic terrorism motivated by hate. Eleven of the 13 people he shot that day were Black. Continue reading “Buffalo Grocery Store Shooter Pleads Guilty”

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Second Club Q Hero: I Wanted To Save The Family I Found

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Thomas James
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Thomas James (image via US Navy)
The second hero who helped stop the shooter at the deadly Club Q shooting last weekend, U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Thomas James, has issued his first statement about the incident from his hospital where he is still recovering. Continue reading “Second Club Q Hero: I Wanted To Save The Family I Found”