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George Santos Hit With 10 More Criminal Charges

Truth-challenged out Rep. George Santos (R-NY) now faces 23 criminal charges, including defrauding campaign donors and wire fraud. The Department of Justice filed a superseding indictment today, adding 10 new charges to 13 previously announced charges. Continue reading “George Santos Hit With 10 More Criminal Charges”

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Santos’s Treasurer Admits Faking Campaign Reports + More News

Former congressman George Santos

Some news items you might have missed: • New York Times: The treasurer who oversaw the finances of Rep. George Santos’s political campaigns has admitted to making reports of false donations and said that the $500,000 loan Santos claimed to have made was fraudulent. Continue reading “Santos’s Treasurer Admits Faking Campaign Reports + More News”

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Greece Elects Out Gay Man To Lead Major Political Party + More News

Stefanos Kasselakis
Stefanos Kasselakis (screen capture)
Some news items you might have missed: • Politico: Members of Greece’s leftist Syriza party elected 35-year-old Stefanos Kasselakis to head the country’s second-largest political party. Kasselakis is the first openly gay person to lead a Greek political party. Continue reading “Greece Elects Out Gay Man To Lead Major Political Party + More News”

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George Santos Does Not Fare Well In Disastrous CNN Interview

(screen capture via CNN)
Truth-challenged out Rep. George Santos (R-NY) found himself unable to answer a single question about his many public lies after CNN anchor Erin Burnett played a compilation of clips that led to Santos being investigated by a House Ethics Panel. Continue reading “George Santos Does Not Fare Well In Disastrous CNN Interview”

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Freddy Mercury’s Piano Sold For $2.2 Million + More News

Freddy Mercury during a concert in the Groenoordhallen in Leiden in the Netherlands (photo: Buurserstraat38/Depositphotos)
Some news items you might have missed: • New York Times: The piano on which Freddy Mercury composed the iconic “Bohemian Rhapsody” for his band Queen sold for $2.2 million at auction in six minutes – about the length of time it takes to sing the song. Continue reading “Freddy Mercury’s Piano Sold For $2.2 Million + More News”

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Plea Deal For George Santos? + More News

Truth-challenged out Rep. George Santos (R-NY) may be in the process of hashing out a plea deal regarding the 13-count indictment brought against him in May accusing him of multiple crimes, including fraud, money laundering, stealing public funds, and lying to Congress.
Rep. George Santos (R-NY)
Some news items you might have missed: • JoeMyGod: Truth-challenged Rep. George Santos (R-NY) may be in the process of hashing out a plea deal regarding the 13-count indictment accusing him of multiple crimes, including fraud, money laundering, stealing public funds, and lying to Congress. Continue reading “Plea Deal For George Santos? + More News”

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FL Gay Man Brutally Beaten In Anti-Gay Attack + More News

(photo via GoFundMe/Greg Breidenbach’s Road to Recovery)
Some news items you might have missed: • The Advocate: Greg Breidenbach, a gay man in Florida, was left with multiple injuries and mounting medical expenses after he was brutally beaten by two men yelling antigay slurs earlier this month. Friends have launched a GoFundMe campaign to help defray medical costs. Continue reading “FL Gay Man Brutally Beaten In Anti-Gay Attack + More News”