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Out Pro Hockey Player On ‘Heated Rivalry’ + More News

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Some news items for you as we head into the last week of 2025.

• LGBTQ Nation: The first ever out gay pro hockey player says while he’s enjoying ‘Heated Rivalry,’ he doesn’t think it will encourage any hockey pros to come out.

• The Advocate: Elon Musk attacked NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s pick for New York fire department commissioner – the first out lesbian to be named to the position. Musk wrote on X that “proven experience matters.” Mamdani clapped back pointing to Lillian Bonsignore’s 30+ years of “proven experience” at Emergency Medical Services that culminated in her serving as its chief. Continue reading “Out Pro Hockey Player On ‘Heated Rivalry’ + More News”

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Witkoff: Putin Agreed To ‘Robust’ Security Guarantees For Ukraine + Would Not Attack Other Countries

U.S. Envoy Steve Witkoff (screen capture)

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff said in an interview with CNN’s “State of the Union” that Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to “robust” security guarantees for Ukraine during their Friday meeting. Continue reading “Witkoff: Putin Agreed To ‘Robust’ Security Guarantees For Ukraine + Would Not Attack Other Countries”

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TACO Strikes Again: Trump Says He Supports Putin Plan For Ukraine To Cede Territory

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Just hours before meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, Donald Trump told reporters: “I want to see a cease-fire rapidly. I don’t know if it’s going to be today. But I’m not going to be happy if it’s not today.”

But less than a day later, Trump now says he supports Putin’s plan for a comprehensive peace deal based on Ukraine ceding territory it controls to Russia, instead of the urgent cease-fire Trump had said he wanted before the meeting. Continue reading “TACO Strikes Again: Trump Says He Supports Putin Plan For Ukraine To Cede Territory”

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Trump/Putin Summit Concludes Early With No Agreement Announced

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump

The much-ballyhooed summit meeting between Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin ended after less than 3 hours today with no agreement announced on any issue, including ending the war in Ukraine.

Russian officials had indicated they expected the meeting at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage to last six or seven hours. Continue reading “Trump/Putin Summit Concludes Early With No Agreement Announced”

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Trump: Putin ‘Has Gone Absolutely CRAZY!’

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Donald Trump, who boasted on the campaign trail he could end the Russia/Ukraine war in one day, is suddenly criticizing Russian President Putin after Russia unleashed one of its largest offensives against Ukraine calling the Russian leader “absolutely CRAZY!” Continue reading “Trump: Putin ‘Has Gone Absolutely CRAZY!’”

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Report: Trump Sent COVID Tests To Putin During 2020 Shortage

Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin

In his new book WAR, longtime Washington, D.C.  journalist Bob Woodward offers candid behind-the-scenes conversations of President Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Vice President Kamala Harris, and Russian President Vladimir Putin. One passage reveals that during the height of the pandemic, Trump sent sophisticated Abbott COVID testing equipment to Putin for his private use which were in short supply in the U.S. at the time. The Russian president used the equipment to test his visitors. Continue reading “Report: Trump Sent COVID Tests To Putin During 2020 Shortage”

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Russian Woman Jailed For Wearing Rainbow Earrings + More News

Russian President Vladimir Putin (screen capture)

Some news items you might have missed: • The Advocate: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s crackdown on the LGBTQ+ community has led to a woman getting jail time for the crime of wearing earrings with Pride colors. Continue reading “Russian Woman Jailed For Wearing Rainbow Earrings + More News”