LGBTQ news and entertainment
In the lead up to the midterm elections, folks have wondered if Donald Trump might stir up the on-again, off-again fighting between the U.S. and Iran.
The assumption has been that Trump would want to keep the calm through November 3 so as not to remind voters of an unpopular war that is dragging Republican candidates down nationwide. Continue reading “Trump: ‘No Attacks On Iran Before Midterm Elections’”
In his United Nations address today, Donald Trump said he faces a choice between whether to make a deal with Iran or “annihilate the Islamic Republic.” Continue reading “Trump Threatens To ‘Annihilate’ Iran In UN Speech”
Donald Trump told Axios today that he has a “big decision” coming up in regard to the Iran war: “Do I want to go in and annihilate them [the Iranian regime] or do I not? It’s a big decision. Anything could happen with me.” Continue reading “Trump Ponders: “Do I Annihilate Iran Or Not?””
Some news stories I thought worth your time:
• LGBTQ Nation: Saline County, Arkansas has agreed to pay $275,000 to Patty Hector, the county library’s former executive director, to settle her lawsuit alleging county officials violated her free speech rights by firing her in October 2023.
Hector was terminated after publicly opposing a resolution to remove LGBTQ books from the children’s section of the Saline County Library. Continue reading “County To Pay $275K For Firing Librarian Over LGBTQ Books + More”
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tried to appeal to Israeli voters by bragging how he manipulated Donald Trump into launching the war against Iran.
“I’ve been against Iran for almost 40 years,” Netanyahu said during a campaign appearance. “It took a long time to bring the United States to its senses.” Continue reading “Netanyahu Bragged About Goading Trump Into Iran War”
An Iranian assassination threat against Donald Trump in July prompted an operation in which he secretly flew from Turkey on an alternate military aircraft while the White House said he was aboard Air Force One.
Along the way, he left members of the White House staff and press corps as sitting ducks on AFO. Continue reading “Trump Took Secret Flight Amid Iranian Assassination Threat”
Some news stories for you as we close out the weekend:
• Attitude Magazine: TikTok says a ‘moderator error’ delayed the removal of Perez Hilton‘s livestream after the celebrity blogger appeared to self-harm on the platform for 15 minutes.
• Instinct Magazine: Long before Heartstopper introduced him to millions of viewers, Kit Connor appeared in Rocketman, portraying a young Elton John. Continue reading “TikTok: Glitch Delayed Removing Perez Hilton Livestream + More”
Donald Trump reportedly confronted Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth at Camp David over the weekend expressing frustration over munitions shortages affecting military options with Iran. Continue reading “WaPo: Trump Confronted Hegseth Over Munitions Shortages”
Well, this is hideous… The Pentagon removed the names of 4 service members who died in Jordan from their official list of casualties bringing the total from 18 to 14.
Officials explain that this is because “their deaths occurred after President Trump declared a cease-fire in the war in April.” So…they don’t count??? Continue reading “Pentagon Reduces Number Of Iran War Deaths Because 4 Happened During Ceasefire”
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth repeatedly crashed out during an appearance before the Senate Appropriations Committee to request about $70 billion more to fund the Iran war and replenish depleted weapons stocks.
Over and over, Hegseth tap danced around questions about his previous characterizations that the war had been “won” several times over the past four months. Continue reading “Pete Hegseth Crashes Out During Senate Hearing”