Some news items you might have missed: • Washington Post: President Biden will visit Israel on Wednesday, according to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who made the announcement after a nearly eight-hour meeting with Israel’s war cabinet. • Gay Times: Out actor Layton Williams made Strictly Come Dancing history this weekend with his professional partner Nikita Kuzmin, throwing down a show-stopping Cha Cha to Whitney Houston’s “Million Dollar Bill.” https://youtu.be/MdeuMWtBPPM?si=slDG4f2HyjdBaXz2 • Washington Blade: Hate crimes motivated by bias against the victims’ sexual orientation rose 13.8 percent in 2022 compared to 2021, while those motivated by bias against the victims’ gender identity rose 32.9 percent, according to data from the FBI. • Pink News: LGBTQ+ people in Poland are celebrating after the country’s right-wing government lost its majority in a landmark election, paving the way for long overdue progress on queer rights after years of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation. https://twitter.com/PinkNews/status/1713881234407825764 • Politico: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s presidential campaign took in about $11 million in the last three months but spent pretty much the same amount. Of that, $1.5 million was spent on flying DeSantis via private planes. • New York Times: A judge has imposed a limited gag order on Donald Trump, restricting him from publicly attacking the witnesses and specific prosecutors or court staff members involved in the federal case concerning his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. How does the judge enforce the gag order when Trump violates it? https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1713958202037952596
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