Jeremy Pope (image via Instagram)Some news items you might have missed:
• OUT: Out Golden Globe nominee Jeremy Pope reveals that before his acclaimed performance in The Inspection, he walked away from another huge role because that film’s director felt he wouldn’t be believable (because he’s gay).
• Washington Post: The elementary school teacher in Virginia shot by a first grader was injured trying to confiscate the hand gun as he pointed it at her.
• Reuters: With chaos in Brazil, former President Jair Bolsonaro is chilling in Florida, having most likely entered the U.S. on an A-1 visa while he was still a head of state. But the State Department says anyone in the United States on an A-1 visa no longer engaged in official business must depart the country within 30 days.
The U.S. has a Jair Bolsonaro problem. The former Brazilian president flew to Florida two days before his term ended on Jan. 1, but left behind election-denying supporters, who on Sunday stormed Brazil's presidential palace, Congress and Supreme Court https://t.co/MMgax2laW2
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 9, 2023
• CNN: More than 7,000 nurses at two major New York City hospitals walked off the job Monday, arguing immense staffing shortages are causing widespread burnout and hindering their ability to properly care for their patients.
• Salon: Did former Vice President Mike Pence buy his new memoir onto the New York Times‘ Bestseller list?
• Bloomberg News: Out Rep. George Santos (R-NY) illegally hid the source of $100s of thousands in donations to his campaign and violated other provisions of campaign finance law, according to a new complaint filed to the Federal Election Commission.
Santos ignores questions again: “I’ll be addressing the media soon… on my time.” pic.twitter.com/nMfwYH8fwc
— Rachel Scott (@rachelvscott) January 9, 2023