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Judge Orders ICE To Release 5-Year-Old & Father + More News

5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos

Some news items for you

• AP News: A federal judge has ordered ICE to release 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos (above) and his father from the Texas center where they’ve been held by Tuesday after being detained by immigration officers in Minnesota.

• Queerty: A question on the AskGaybrosOver30 subreddit this week had older gays debating the issue of “aging gracefully” and the appropriate age to stop taking off your shirt in public. Regular readers of TRR know where I stand on this 🙂

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Local Police Chief Intervenes, Stops ICE From Detaining Minnesota Resident

Federal agents point guns at legal observer (screen capture)

The local police chief in St. Peter, Minnesota, intervened to prevent federal immigration agents from detaining a local resident who had been observing ICE actions.

When agents noticed she was recording, they swerved their vehicle in front of her, stopped, stepped out with guns drawn, removed her from her car and took her into custody. Continue reading “Local Police Chief Intervenes, Stops ICE From Detaining Minnesota Resident”

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Record Number Of LGBTQ Athletes At Winter Olympics + More News

Out freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy at the Olympic Games

Happy Friday! Some news stories for you as we head into the weekend:

• Outsports: There will be at least 44 publicly out LGBTQ athletes (including Gus Kenworthy – lead photo) competing at the 2026 Milan Winter Olympics starting Feb. 6, a record for the Winter Games.

• New York Times: The Senate voted 71 to 29 to pass the bipartisan spending deal to fund most of the government and keep the Dept. of Homeland Security running for 2 weeks while Dems and Trump negotiate restrictions on ICE crackdown. It still has to clear the House before becoming law. Continue reading “Record Number Of LGBTQ Athletes At Winter Olympics + More News”

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Catherine O’Hara (“Home Alone,” “Schitt’s Creek”) Dead At 71

Emmy, Golden Globe, and SAG Award winner Catherine O'Hara has died at the age of 71.

I am stunned by the news that Catherine O’Hara,  best known for her roles in  “Schitt’s Creek,” “Home Alone,” and “Beetlejuice,” and as a member of the groundbreaking Canadian sketch comedy series “S.C.T.V.,” has died.

The Emmy, Golden Globe, and SAG Award winner was 71. Continue reading “Catherine O’Hara (“Home Alone,” “Schitt’s Creek”) Dead At 71″

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Don Lemon Arrested For Covering Church Protest

Former CNN anchor Don Lemon has been arrested on charges that he violated federal law during a protest at a church in St. Paul, Minn., this month, lawyers and Justice Department officials said on Friday, reviving a case that was rejected last week by a magistrate judge. Continue reading “Don Lemon Arrested For Covering Church Protest”

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Lady Gaga Reimagines Mr. Rogers + Marriage Equality Attacked (Again) + More

47 conservative groups are trying to overturn same-sex marriage using the tired narrative "gays are bad for children"

Some news items you might have missed:

• New Civil Rights Movement: 47 right-wing organizations have joined together to try to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2015 Obergefell ruling that made same-sex marriage the law of the land by using the same tired lying narrative of “gays are dangerous to kids.”

• New Music: Lady Gaga has reimagined “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” by Fred Rogers (“Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood”) to be used for Rocket’s commercial during the Super Bowl on 2/8/26. Continue reading “Lady Gaga Reimagines Mr. Rogers + Marriage Equality Attacked (Again) + More”

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Senate Democrats Reach A Deal To Avoid Government Shutdown

U.S. Senate

Democrats in the U.S. Senate have reached a deal with Senate Republicans to pass five spending bills to fund much of the federal government for the remainder of the fiscal year.

But the agreement includes just a two week stopgap measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security while both sides negotiate guardrails to rein in ICE agents. Continue reading “Senate Democrats Reach A Deal To Avoid Government Shutdown”