President Jimmy Carter Dead At 100 + More News

President Jimmy Carter has died at the age of 100

Some news items from the day: • New York Times: Jimmy Carter, who rose from Georgia farmland to become the 39th president of the United States on a promise of national healing after the wounds of Watergate and Vietnam, then lost the White House in a cauldron of economic turmoil at home and crisis in Iran, died on Sunday at his home in Plains, Ga. He was 100. Continue reading “President Jimmy Carter Dead At 100 + More News”

Ohio Lawmakers Approve Bill That Would ‘Out’ Students To Parents + More News

Ohio

Some news items I thought worth your time: • LGBTQ Nation: Extending a disturbing trend in state laws, Ohio lawmakers have passed a bill that would forcibly out LGBTQ+ students to their parents and also allow parents to opt their child out of “sexuality content” at school. Continue reading “Ohio Lawmakers Approve Bill That Would ‘Out’ Students To Parents + More News”

11 Teens Charged In Violent Attacks After Victims Lured With Gay Dating App

A bill introduced in Oklahoma would make it a crime to text a nude photo to someone

Eleven teenage boys in Mount Prospect, Illinois, have been charged on felony counts of aggravated battery, criminal damage to property, and mob action after two separate attacks on gay men the evening of July 8. The teens had apparently used gay dating apps to lure their victims to the planned assaults. Continue reading “11 Teens Charged In Violent Attacks After Victims Lured With Gay Dating App”

Panama’s Prez Claps Back At Trump Over Panama Canal

Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino

Earlier this week, Donald Trump took to his Truth Social account to claim that “Chinese soldiers” are secretly operating the Panama Canal, and U.S. ships are being charged “exorbitant” shipping rates to use the canal. Trump demanded the shipping rates be lowered OR the U.S. would demand Panama return ownership of the canal to the U.S. Continue reading “Panama’s Prez Claps Back At Trump Over Panama Canal”