Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension sparks congressional investigation
California U.S. Rep. Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, said Thursday he is opening an investigation into what he called “corrupt schemes and threats” designed to silence critics of President Donald Trump. His announcement came after ABC abruptly pulled Jimmy Kimmel Live! from the air in response …
Kamala Harris reveals why she didn’t pick Pete Buttigieg as her running mate in 2024
Kamala Harris says the running mate she most wanted in 2024 was Pete Buttigieg. But in her new memoir 107 Days, the former vice president concedes that the idea of putting a Black woman and an out gay man on the same ticket was, in her words, “too big of a risk, » to go with …
A new book claims Hollywood legend Cesar Romero led a private queer life
American pop culture will forever remember actor Cesar Romero as the first Joker in the Batman TV series from the 1960s. The menacing Romero stood 6 foot 3, one inch taller than Adam West, who portrayed Batman.
L’hommage et la lutte après la mort de Caroline Grandjean-Paccoud
En France, le suicide de Caroline Grandjean-Paccoud, une directrice d’école qui était victime de harcèlement lesbophobe, suscite émoi et colère au sein de la communauté lesbienne et LGBTIQA+. Le point avec l’activiste parisienne Silvia Casalino, directrice exécutive de l’organisation lesbienne EL*C. L’article L’hommage et la lutte après la mort de Caroline Grandjean-Paccoud est apparu en …
In canceling Jimmy Kimmel, Trump’s censorship regime guts free speech
Jimmy Kimmel has been silenced.
Sens. Baldwin, Murkowski file bill to establish LGBTQ+ youth crisis line in law
U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin and Lisa Murkowski have introduced a bill to write the 988 crisis line’s specialized services for LGBTQ+ youth into law, reviving them after the Trump administration ended them in July.
Ilhan Omar, Nancy Mace fight over Mace’s false claim that Omar celebrated Charlie Kirk’s death
Republican U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace is saying her Democratic colleague Ilhan Omar should be sent back to Somalia, while Omar says Mace needs help — all in a fight over Mace’s resolution to censure Omar that falsely claims Omar celebrated far-right activist Charlie Kirk’s death.
Daily newsletter 9/17
➡️ Free speech and censorship are common themes in today’s headlines, with our top story being Ben & Jerry’s cofounder Jerry Greenfield quitting the brand after being “silenced” on social justice issues by his parent company.
Scott Bessent’s mortgage history undercuts Trump’s case to oust Fed governor Lisa Cook
When President Donald Trump moved to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook this summer, he accused her of “potentially criminal conduct,” citing mortgage documents that appeared to show her pledging two different homes as her primary residence. But records show Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent once made nearly identical declarations without consequence.
Republican lawmakers Nancy Mace and Ronny Jackson call for transgender people to be institutionalized
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing—committed by a suspect who notably was not transgender—conservative leaders have seized the moment to escalate their war on LGBTQ+ people. Vice President JD Vance and Stephen Miller used the death to demand the dismantling of NGOs critical of Kirk. Far-right influencer Matt Walsh openly called for executions of …

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