Some news items you might have missed: • The Advocate: Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland reversed a National Park Service directive that would have barred employees from participating in LGBTQ Pride Month events while in uniform. The initial policy, issued on May 17, led to widespread backlash from the LGBTQ+ community. • New Music: Dance-pop superstar and LGBTQ ally Kiesza drops her gorgeous new video, “Strangers,” – a Western-inspired music video shot on location in Wyoming’s scenic canyons. You may need to watch twice – once for the incredible visual and again for the terrific track. https://youtu.be/VaN0XeyyggE?si=ibQzC95eBr3f3CZD • NBC News: The CDC reports that mpox cases so far this year are elevated nationally compared with the same period in 2023 with a sharp increase in New York City. However, people who have gotten two doses of the Jynneos mpox vaccine are protected against infection and don’t need a booster at this time. • Politico: A former federal prosecutor on the Trump hush money case—The odds of Trump being convicted are fairly good; the likelihood of an acquittal (all 12 jurors find Trump not guilty) appears slim. However, there is a very real chance that one or more jurors will refuse to convict and that the jury will hang, resulting in a mistrial and a de facto victory for Trump.
Will the jury convict Trump? Here are the clues ⬇️ https://t.co/awFLL29iIH
— POLITICO (@politico) May 24, 2024
• Metro Weekly: South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signed a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth and some adults. • CNBC: Traffic at Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform is down more than 39% over the past year. #SoMuchWinning
Nearly two-and-a-half years after its launch, Truth Social is struggling to hang onto its small U.S. user base, according to new data on the microblogging platform. https://t.co/7vnFpJG4yE
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 25, 2024
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