Rep. George Santos (screen capture)Some news items you might have missed:
• JoeMyGod: Truth-challenged Congressman George Santos claims he’s lost 97 pounds over the past year taking Ozempic and could beat Sen. Mitt Romney’s butt because he studied jiu-jitsu for five years.
• AP News: One of Iowa’s largest cities repealed its ban on “conversion therapy” — the discredited practice of trying to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity through counseling — after a Christian organization threatened legal action.
One of Iowa's largest cities has repealed its ban on “conversion therapy” after a national Christian group, Liberty Counsel, threatened to sue. It’s an example of efforts across the U.S. to challenge protections for LGBTQ+ kids. https://t.co/T2UHCvuu2V
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 25, 2023
• Washington Post: Earlier this year, Matt Schlapp, chairman of the Conservative Political Action Conference, was sued for alleged sexual battery by a male GOP staffer. Now, two more young men have come forward with additional claims of inappropriate sexual behavior.
• Mediaite:: CNN’s Dana Bash called on Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to own his rhetoric after he called Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) one of the “modern grand wizards of the modern KKK.”
“What I said is the grand wizards of the KKK would be proud of what they would hear her say,” Ramaswamy answered.
“You didn’t just say they would be proud,” Bash retorted. “You said these are the words of the modern grand wizards of the modern KKK.”