Tag: Pete Hegseth

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Librarian Fired Over LGBTQ Books + Jaden Ivey Cut For Homophobic Rant + More

Library shelf featuring LGBTQ books

Some news stories I thought worth your time:

• The Advocate: A Tennessee library board voted to fire its director after she refused to remove more than 100 LGBTQ books from the system’s shelves, capping weeks of escalating tension over censorship, access, and reader privacy.

• Outsports: Chicago Bulls guard Jaden Ivey was cut from the team for “conduct detrimental to the team” following his anti-gay social media posts attacking Pride. #Good Continue reading “Librarian Fired Over LGBTQ Books + Jaden Ivey Cut For Homophobic Rant + More”

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‘General Hospital’ Kills Off Gay Character + RuPaul’s New Movie + More

Adrian Anchondo as "Mario Rios" on General Hospital (via Instagram)

Happy Friday! Some news stories for you as we head into the weekend:

• Queerty: Almost a year to the day that General Hospital premiered the gay character of “Marco Rios” played by uber-handsome Adrian Anchondo (above), the ABC soap has killed him off. #BuryYourGays

• Instinct Magazine: In the upcoming high-stakes adventure/comedy STOP! THAT! TRAIN!, RuPaul plays the President of the United States, leading an ensemble cast of ‘Drag Race’ alums and familiar Hollywood faces (Sarah Michelle Gellar, Lisa Rinna, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and more). Set to hit theaters on June 12. Continue reading “‘General Hospital’ Kills Off Gay Character + RuPaul’s New Movie + More”

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98th Academy Awards + Hegseth Meltdown + More News

Some news items I thought worth your time:

• Academy Awards: I’m watching live – how about you? Follow here for all the winners as they happen.

• JoeMyGod: Increasingly toxic Megyn Kelly got into a social media fight with fellow-conservative talking head Mark Levin to the point she called him a “micro-penis.” #InfightingIsFunny Continue reading “98th Academy Awards + Hegseth Meltdown + More News”

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Pentagon Bars Press Photographers Over ‘Unflattering’ Pics Of Hegseth

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (screen capture)

Press photographers have been barred from Defense Department briefings on the ongoing U.S.-Israeli military conflict with Iran after published photos of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth were deemed “unflattering.” Continue reading “Pentagon Bars Press Photographers Over ‘Unflattering’ Pics Of Hegseth”

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Report: Pentagon Spent Billions On Salmon, Lobster, King Crab In End Of Fiscal Year Purchases

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (screen capture)

The government watchdog group Open the Books did a deep dive into Defense Department spending and found the Pentagon under Pete Hegseth’s (photo) leadership burned through $93 billion in September 2025 alone as part of an end-of-fiscal-year spending spree to maintain its funding levels. Continue reading “Report: Pentagon Spent Billions On Salmon, Lobster, King Crab In End Of Fiscal Year Purchases”

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SNL Skewers Hegseth And Noem In Cold Open + More News

SNL skewers Pete Hegseth and Kristi Noem in cold open

Some news stories for you as we close out the weekend:

• SNL: Last night’s cold open brutally skewered Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth  and outgoing “totally not fired” Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem with spot-on performances by Colin Jost and Ashley Padilla. Lots of funny in here… Continue reading “SNL Skewers Hegseth And Noem In Cold Open + More News”

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Hegseth: Trans Scouts In Scouting America Will Be Outed + Segregated

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced that the Defense Department will conditionally continue to provide support to Scouting America (formerly the Boy Scouts of America) IF the youth organization commits to pulling all DEI initiatives from its program.

Because god forbid kids learn how to include everyone in their activities. Continue reading “Hegseth: Trans Scouts In Scouting America Will Be Outed + Segregated”

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Judge Shuts Down Hegseth’s Attempt To Cut Mark Kelly’s Benefits

L-R Sen. Mark Kelly, Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth

Judge Richard Leon, a George W. Bush appointee, shut down Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s attempts to punish Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) over his urging of US service members to refuse illegal orders, ruling that the Pentagon chief’s actions were unconstitutionally retaliatory. Continue reading “Judge Shuts Down Hegseth’s Attempt To Cut Mark Kelly’s Benefits”

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Pete Hegseth Threatens To Pull Defense Dept Support For Scouting America

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (screen capture)

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has threatened to cut all Defense Department support to Scouting America (formerly Boy Scouts of America) unless it purges all of its DEI initiatives “and other social justice, gender-fluid ideological stances.”

Hegseth, who was never a scout, has long hated on the organization’s embrace of diversity and called the group’s pro-LGBTQ+ policies “unacceptable.” Continue reading “Pete Hegseth Threatens To Pull Defense Dept Support For Scouting America”