Joe.My.God. LGBT News

TechCrunch reports: The internet has been home to all kinds of content for a long time, so it was no surprise to anyone when people started tweeting porn at each other. X (formerly Twitter) has long had many active NSFW (not safe for work) communities, and though the social network unofficially allowed people to post adult content, its rules have …

The Associated Press reports: Relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting are asking a bankruptcy judge to liquidate conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ media company, including Infowars, instead of allowing him to reorganize his business as they seek to collect on $1.5 billion in lawsuit verdicts against him. Lawyers for the families filed an emergency motion Sunday in …

Tampa’s WMNF reports: Several Tampa Bay area cities have raised the LGBTQ Pride flags over city buildings this weekend. But that would have been illegal if a bill that died in this year’s Florida Legislature had instead become law. On Saturday morning the city of Gulfport in south Pinellas County raised the Pride flag over its public library. It came …

Courthouse News reports: The Supreme Court declined on Monday to review Infowars host Jonathon Owen Shroyer’s attempt to overturn his two-month prison sentence. Shroyer attended the Stop the Steal rally and marched to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Unlike other Jan. 6 rioters, Shroyer did not enter the Capitol building during the riot or engage in violence or destruction. …

The New York Daily News reports: As former Rep. George Santos’ federal fraud case moves closer to a trial later this year, federal prosecutors are calling on a judge to reject the expelled lawmaker’s attempts to spike a number of identity theft charges against him. Santos’ legal team last month moved to dismiss three of the 23 counts against him, …

ProPublica reports: Nine witnesses in the criminal cases against former President Donald Trump have received significant financial benefits, including large raises from his campaign, severance packages, new jobs, and a grant of shares and cash from Trump’s media company. The benefits have flowed from Trump’s businesses and campaign committees, according to a ProPublica analysis of public disclosures, court records and …

From the Justice Department: A Jacksonville, Illinois, man, Adam Ray Mouser, 40, of the 500 block of Brooklyn Avenue, has been sentenced to 14 months imprisonment, to be followed by 24 months of supervised release, for threats against the President of the United States. At the sentencing hearing, the government presented evidence that the defendant used social media to threaten …

The Hill reports: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) pointedly refused to address Fauci as “Dr. Fauci,” loudly calling him “Mr. Fauci.” “That man does not deserve to have a license. As a matter of fact, it should be revoked and he belongs in jail,” Greene said. When Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) objected to her conduct, Greene called him “Mr. Raskin.” …

The New York Times reports: Nigel Farage, the pro-Brexit campaigner and serial disrupter of British politics, on Monday announced plans to run as a candidate in Britain’s general election next month, dealing a new setback to the prospects of the country’s embattled prime minister, Rishi Sunak. Mr. Farage last month said that he would not seek a parliamentary seat because …

The New Jersey Globe reports: The New Jersey Globe has learned that Bob Menendez will enter the race for the United States Senate today, filing nominating petitions in Trenton to seek re-election to a fourth term as an independent. Menendez will not deliver the petitions himself; he is in Lower Manhattan for the twelfth day of his federal corruption trial. …