Some news items for you as we get over Hump Day:
• Idaho State Journal: An Idaho House committee on Monday advanced House Bill 557 that would block local policies that ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Since 2011, 13 Idaho cities and towns passed nondiscrimination ordinances.
• Variety: Pedro Pascal has come to the rescue agreeing to star in the Todd Haynes 1930s gay romance, De Noche, with Danny Ramirez. The film has been in limbo since Joaquin Phoenix abruptly exited the movie just five days before filming was set to begin in Guadalajara, Mexico, in August 2024.
• The Advocate: The American Medical Association, which has long supported gender-affirming care for transgender youth, has now endorsed some restrictions including delaying gender-affirming surgeries be delayed until adulthood. While genital surgery is almost never performed on minors, some teens undergo top surgery or facial modifications.
• New Music: International pop star MIKA drops the official music video for “Excuses for Love,” shot against the stark, windswept landscape of Dungeness, England. From Mika’s acclaimed album Hyperlove.
• Politico: The Trump administration wants to stop large cities that receive federal funds from providing free bus transit. Helping working class folks with a free bus ride is a bad thing…?
• NBC News: In a clear change of tone, Donald Trump told NBC News anchor Tom Llamas on Wednesday that he believes his administration could use “a softer touch” in its immigration enforcement operations after federal agents shot and killed two U.S. citizens last month in Minneapolis. How about you try not killing innocent citizens…?
Was this a “hardened criminal “? pic.twitter.com/cQtKuqb8zm
— Denison Barb (@DenisonBarbs) February 4, 2026
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