Daily newsletter 7/23
🔹 It was a big news day in national politics — but not enough to help Trump get the Epstein scandal out of the headlines. The Wall Street Journal is now reporting that the DOJ told Trump back in May that his name comes up several times in the Epstein files; and this is after …
Trump (not drag queens) appears in Epstein files & DOJ told him months ago, The Wall Street Journal reports
President Donald Trump’s name appears “multiple times” in documents reviewed by the Department of Justice during its internal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, according to a Wall Street Journal report published Wednesday afternoon. Senior administration officials said Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche informed the president of this during a private White …
Coalition of Texas women declares ‘let us pee in peace’ in opposition to Republican bathroom bill
The summer sun had barely cleared the dome of the Texas Capitol when former state Sen. Wendy Davis, a Democrat, took the podium Wednesday morning. Framed by the stone columns of the building where she once filibustered for abortion rights in pink sneakers, gaining national attention in 2013, Davis stood before a crowd of women, …
Trump admin may end PEPFAR, replacing it with a program chiefly benefiting the U.S.
The Trump administration has drafted a plan to end the President’s Emergency Program for AIDS Relief, a global health program estimated to have saved 26 million lives in developing countries since it started in 2003.
Trump Administration will incinerate $10 million worth of birth control for poor women
The Trump Administration is literally torching nearly $10 million worth of birth control meant for women in countries who cannot access or afford it.
Aimer l’“autre” sans trahir ses convictions politiques
Dans un climat social de plus en plus polarisé, aimer une personne dont les convictions politiques semblent incompatibles avec les vôtres peut paraître inconcevable. Pourtant, entre déshumanisation et empathie, se dessine une voie exigeante: celle de poser des limites claires sans renoncer à la reconnaissance de l’autre. L’article Aimer l’“autre” sans trahir ses convictions politiques …
Allemagne: des marches des fiertés solidaires dans les campagnes
Face à la montée de l’extrême droite et aux attaques grandissantes contre la communauté LGBTIQ+ dans les Länder de l’Est, un réseau d’activistes queer organise, tout au long de l’été, une cinquantaine de marches des fiertés dans de petites villes. L’article Allemagne: des marches des fiertés solidaires dans les campagnes est apparu en premier sur …
Trois moments iconiques du Montreux Jazz Festival 2025
Entre une demande en mariage queer sur fond de pole dance, un exorcisme punk anti-bourgeois et une prière soul aux frontières du politique, trois moments ont littéralement retourné le Montreux Jazz Festival 2025. Ceux qui nous ont rappelé pourquoi on y va. Et pourquoi on en revient transformé·e·x·s. L’article Trois moments iconiques du Montreux Jazz …
Trump admin forced to restore $6.2 million to LGBTQ+ and HIV groups
The federal government has been forced to restore $6.2 million in funding to LGBTQ+ and HIV organizations.
Two Wisconsin congressmen clash in front of cameras during U.S. Capitol confrontation
It started with the roar of a motorcycle and ended in a volley of insults about alcoholism, mental health, and campaign finances. On Wednesday, a routine Washington, D.C., press interview on the U.S. Capitol grounds devolved into a public and profane clash between two members of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation: Rep. Mark Pocan, a gay progressive …