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Texas House Committee Recommends AG Ken Paxton Be Impeached

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
A Texas House committee recommended Thursday that state Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) be impeached after hearing testimony from investigators who say Paxton broke several laws in order to help a political donor. Continue reading “Texas House Committee Recommends AG Ken Paxton Be Impeached”

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Oath Keepers Founder Sentenced To 18 Year Prison Sentence For Jan. 6 Riot

Stewart Rhodes, founder of the extremist group the Oath Keepers, has been arrested and charged with seditious conspiracy for his participation in the violent January 6 invasion of the U.S. Capitol building.
Oath Keepers founder/leader Stewart Rhodes (screen capture)
Stewart Rhodes, the founder and leader of the Oath Keepers, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for organizing and leading a plot to stop the certification of the 2020 presidential election via the violent invasion of the U.S. Capitol building on January 6, 2021. Continue reading “Oath Keepers Founder Sentenced To 18 Year Prison Sentence For Jan. 6 Riot”

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News: Montana Bans Drag Story Hour, DeSantis Announcement Crashes + More

Drag Story Hour (image via official Facebook)
Some news stories you might have missed: • AP News: Montana has become the first state to specifically ban people dressed in drag from reading children’s books to children at public schools and libraries. Does the photo above look “sexualized” to you??? Continue reading “News: Montana Bans Drag Story Hour, DeSantis Announcement Crashes + More”

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Target Removing Pride Merchandise After Bigots Complained

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Target has announced it is “making adjustments” to their Pride Month plans by removing some of its Pride merchandise from stores as well as shifting the remaining items to the back of stores. This comes after a small number of anti-LGBTQ customers have begun confronting store staff and managers, sometimes resulting in violence. Continue reading “Target Removing Pride Merchandise After Bigots Complained”

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Showstopping Music Legend Tina Turner Dies At Age Of 83

Legendary pop/rock star Tina Turner has passed at the age of 83 Wednesday at her home near Zurich, Switzerland.
Legendary music Icon Tina Turner (image via official Facebook)
Legendary pop/rock star Tina Turner – 12-time Grammy Award winner and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee – has passed at the age of 83 Wednesday at her home near Zurich, Switzerland. Continue reading “Showstopping Music Legend Tina Turner Dies At Age Of 83”

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News: Kari Lake Loses (Again), Another Florida Travel Warning + More

The Human Rights Campaign joined the NAACP, the League of United Latin American Citizens, the Florida Immigrant Coalition and Equality Florida in issuing travel warnings for Florida.
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Some news stories you might have missed: • AP News: The Human Rights Campaign joined the NAACP, the League of United Latin American Citizens, the Florida Immigrant Coalition and Equality Florida in issuing travel warnings for Florida due to newly-passed laws and policies. Continue reading “News: Kari Lake Loses (Again), Another Florida Travel Warning + More”

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Texas AG Calls On House Speaker To Resign After Appearing Drunk

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has called on state House Speaker Dade Phelan to resign, accusing him of presiding “in a state of apparent debilitating intoxication.”
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan (R) -(screen capture)
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) has called on state House Speaker Dade Phelan (R) to resign, accusing him of presiding over his chamber “in a state of apparent debilitating intoxication.” Continue reading “Texas AG Calls On House Speaker To Resign After Appearing Drunk”

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Ron DeSantis To Announce White House Bid With Elon Musk

Elon Musk, Gov. Ron DeSantis (screen captures)
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will (finally) officially announce his bid for the Republican presidential nomination during a Twitter Spaces chat with the social media’s CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday, May 24. Continue reading “Ron DeSantis To Announce White House Bid With Elon Musk”