Happy Friday! Some news items for you as we head into the weekend:
• The Daily Beast: Yikes! Intimate letters from White House “special assistant” Natalie Harp to Donald Trump have been revealed in full for the first time showing her spilling her heart and saying she is “unworthy” of him — “You are all that matters to me.” See the letters at the link.
Natalie Harp’s letter to President Trump revealed by The Daily Beast https://t.co/fNgoBnbhPv pic.twitter.com/1Yp9QpZqYV
— Politics & Poll Tracker 📡 (@PollTracker2024) August 21, 2026
• What To Watch: The acclaimed coming-of-age French short film 1992, from writer-director Anthony Doncque, is now streaming on Dekkoo. Teaser below.
Synopsis: Martin is seventeen and spends all day recording everything with his Hi8 camera. One day Martin meets Dominique, who works as a monitor at his school.
• Erin in the Morning : A trans woman in Kansas sued the state for invalidating her driver’s license – due to its female gender marker – and won. For now.
• The Advocate: Taking a dive into the gay rumors that have dogged 11 anti-LGBTQ Republicans who have built careers attacking queer people.
They built careers attacking queer people. Then whispers about their own sexualities — and, in some cases, full-blown scandals — followed them. https://t.co/fRWqrlmWcM
— The Advocate (@TheAdvocateMag) August 21, 2026
• New York Times: A month after the Trump administration declared (without evidence) that 15,903 noncitizens had illegally registered to vote in Nevada, the Department of Homeland Security says it’s actually only found 185 potential noncitizens. Quel surprise…
• JoeMyGod: The ultra-conservative One Million Moms, an arm of the American Family Association, is uber-mad about the new “dark, dangerous” Disney series Coven Academy. OMM claims the series “pushes witchcraft on families.” #srsly
