Some news items you might have missed:
• The Advocate: The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funded several queer-inclusive shows via PBS and NPR, is shutting down following the Trump administration’s defunding of public media. #sadness
• New Music: Out recording artist Chappell Roan is the picture of sapphic yearning in her new music video, “The Subway.” Find it on all streaming platforms here.
• DOGE: A new report released today reveals Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has generated at least $21.7 billion in waste across the federal government between January 20, 2025, and July 18, 2025.
• OUT: And Just Like That… show-runner Michael Patrick King has announced that the current 3rd season of the HBO series will be the last. The two-part finale will premiere August 14 on HBO Max.
Season 3 will be the final one for HBO’s And Just Like That… https://t.co/mzyeCr7rN5
— Out Magazine (@outmagazine) August 1, 2025
• New York Times: Trump announced he’s “ordered 2 nuclear submarines to be positioned” in regions within reach of Russia, a rare threat of nuclear escalation. He said the move was prompted by online threats from Russia’s former president, Dmitri Medvedev (who is essentially powerless).
• Pride.com: LGBTQ+ movies & TV shows coming in August 2025 — and where to watch them.
22 LGBTQ+ movies & TV shows coming in August 2025 — and where to watch them
Platonic, Honey Don’t!, Wednesday, Eyes of Wakanda, and more are headed to your screen this month. https://t.co/HTcZ2iiYDk pic.twitter.com/u8cGLrlj9Y
— PRIDE.COM (@pride_site) July 31, 2025
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