June 7, 2025 Idiocracy, Republicans
NOLA.com reports: The Louisiana Legislature has passed a new bill to outlaw “chemtrails,” a made-up and very fake thing that conspiracy theorists and other assorted fringe people believe in. Because of course. This clearly unhinged theory claims that those streaks are actually dangerous chemicals that “they” are pumping into the sky for … reasons. Who are “they?” That’s a great …
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June 7, 2025 Elon Musk, Trump Administration
The Washington Post reports: Elon Musk’s team at the U.S. DOGE Service and allies in the Trump administration ignored White House communications experts worried about potential security breaches when they installed Musk’s Starlink internet service in the complex this year, three people familiar with the matter told The Washington Post. The people said those who were managing White House communications …
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June 7, 2025 Crime, Religion
Philadelphia’s ABC affiliate reports: A Burlington County man is facing multiple charges for allegedly having sex with a child multiple times. On Friday, police announced the arrest of 44-year-old Shawn Tracey of Mount Holly. Detectives say Tracey had sex with a girl under the age of 13 over a two-year period at multiple locations in Burlington County. Tracey was arrested …
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June 7, 2025 Elon Musk, Infighting Is Funny
The Daily Beast reports: “Is it time to create a new political party in America that actually represents the 80% in the middle?” Musk posted with a polling question to his 220 million followers on X on Thursday. Of them, 5.6 million voted, with 80 percent in agreement. “The people have spoken. A new political party is needed in America,” …
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June 7, 2025 Republicans, Scandal
Flagler Live reports: The Department of Children and Families (DCF) has sent a cease and desist letter to an Orlando Sentinel reporter who has been digging into the Hope Florida scandal. Jeffrey Schweers, the Sentinel’s Tallahassee bureau reporter, has broken some scoops regarding the embattled charity backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis. Schweers recently wrote about …
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June 7, 2025 Republicans, Trump cultists
Fox News reports: House Speaker Mike Johnson told Fox News on Friday that Democrats pushing for ICE agents to unmask themselves are the same “people who mandated mask wearing for years in America” during the coronavirus pandemic. Johnson was asked by Fox News for his reaction as “some Democrats, including [House Minority] Leader [Hakeem] Jeffries, have suggested that the ICE …
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June 7, 2025 Republicans, Trump cultists
Via press release from Georgia Democrats: Rep. Mike Collins — who is reportedly weighing a run for U.S. Senate — said he wants to make it “more advantageous” for people to “get off of Medicaid, get off of Social Security,” in an interview on XTRA 106.3 yesterday. This comes after Collins voted for the GOP budget bill that could leave …
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June 6, 2025 JMG Community, Open Thread
Billboard Magazine reports: How does a song become a gay anthem? Like the LGBTQ+ community itself, our soundtrack is vast and diverse. We have recorded our history and contribution to the culture through music, and with this list we acknowledge and remember the forerunners that have made possible the positive changes we’ve seen over the decades. These songs are a …
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June 6, 2025 Christianists, Hate Groups
The Naples Daily News reports: Just hours before Naples Pride was set to go with an outdoors drag show performance in the city’s Cambier Park, a federal court ruled against Pride’s plan, forcing it to move the performance indoors. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Atlanta on June 6 granted the city of Naples’ motion to …
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June 6, 2025 Travel, Trump Administration
Flying Magazine reports: President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order instructing the FAA to repeal its ban on supersonic flight over U.S. land. “America once led the world in supersonic aviation, but decades of stifling regulations grounded progress,” the order read. “This order removes regulatory barriers so that U.S. companies can dominate supersonic flight once again.” Under current …
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