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Oath Keepers Leader Found Guilty Of Seditious Conspiracy

Stewart Rhodes, founder of the extremist group the Oath Keepers, has been found guilty of seditious conspiracy for his participation in the violent January 6 invasion of the U.S. Capitol building.
Stewart Rhodes (screen capture)
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes has been found guilty of seditious conspiracy for his efforts to unleash political violence at the U.S. Capitol building on January 6, 2021. Continue reading “Oath Keepers Leader Found Guilty Of Seditious Conspiracy”

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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”

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‘AHS:NYC’s Matthew William Bishop Is A ‘Big Daddy’ + More

Matthew William Bishop (via Instagram)
Some news items I think are worth your time: • Out: American Horror Story: NYC may have ended but our crush on the season’s breakout star, Matthew William Bishop (who played the dark villain ‘Big Daddy’) continues. More photos of the beefy actor at the link. Continue reading “‘AHS:NYC’s Matthew William Bishop Is A ‘Big Daddy’ + More”

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Club Q Owner Says Shooting Was Result Of Anti-LGBTQ ‘Groomer’ Rhetoric

Club Q in Colorado Springs (screen capture)
The co-owner of Club Q, the Colorado Springs gay nightclub where a shooter turned a birthday celebration into a massacre, says he thinks the shooting is a reflection of anti-LGBTQ sentiment that has evolved from prejudice to incitement. Continue reading “Club Q Owner Says Shooting Was Result Of Anti-LGBTQ ‘Groomer’ Rhetoric”