Joe.My.God. LGBT News

ESPN reports: “Big” George Foreman, one of the most influential and recognizable boxers of all time, died Friday, his family announced on his social media account. He was 76. Foreman, who captured an Olympic gold medal in 1968, was a two-time heavyweight champion and Hall of Fame boxer. He’s perhaps best known for the historic Rumble in the Jungle bout …

Deadline reports: Neil Young said a couple of weeks ago that he would play a free concert in Ukraine, with a date and venue TBA. But now that show has been called off. “Our concert in Ukraine is canceled,” Young said in a statement on his archives website. “We had a good venue, close to a shelter, but the changing …

Newsweek reports: Republican lawmakers in Arkansas have introduced a bill that would allow lawsuits against anyone who facilitates a minor’s social transition — including hairdressers and barbers who give gender-nonconforming haircuts, teachers who use a student’s chosen name that is different from their birth name and nonprofit organizations that offer support. House Bill 1668, known as the “Vulnerable Youth Protection …

The Associated Press reports: When a White House adviser in the first Trump administration told TV viewers to “Go buy Ivanka stuff,” top government lawyers sprang into action, telling her she had violated ethics rules and warning her not to do it again. Government ethics experts have varying opinions on whether the 2017 criticism of Kellyanne Conway went far enough, …

CBS News reports: The Trump administration will be revoking the legal status of hundreds of thousands of Latin American and Haitian migrants welcomed into the U.S. under a Biden-era sponsorship process, urging them to self-deport or face arrest and removal by deportation agents. The termination of their work permits and deportation protections under an immigration authority known as parole will …

“Let’s say Social Security didn’t send out their checks this month. My mother-in-law, who’s 94, she wouldn’t call and complain. She just wouldn’t. She’d think something got messed up and she’ll get it next month. A fraudster always makes the loudest noise, screaming, yelling and complaining. Anybody who’s been in the payment system and the process system knows the easiest …

Scamvangelist Jim Garlow writes: The White House Faith Office invited 14 of us to a private meeting for a discussion of some of our greatest national and international concerns. Following this, we were invited into the Oval Office by President Trump. This was not my first time to meet him. During the 2016 election, I had the high honor to …

The Washington Post reports: The Department of Homeland Security is eradicating three internal watchdog agencies that investigated complaints and advocated for immigrants, calling them “roadblocks” to immigration enforcement, a spokeswoman said Friday. DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin confirmed that the agency has ordered a “reduction in force” for the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, the Office of the Immigration …

Bloomberg Law reports: The US Federal Communications Commission is prepared to block mergers and acquisition proposals from companies that promote “invidious” DEI policies, according to chairman Brendan Carr. The move could threaten billions of dollars worth of deals in the communications sector, with Carr specifically mentioning Paramount Global’s merger with Skydance Media, Verizon’s acquisition of Frontier Communications, and T-Mobile, which …

Politico reports: President Donald Trump on Friday suggested that recent attacks on Tesla cars and property have been more harmful than the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, emphasizing that the alleged Tesla attackers should be considered “terrorists.” On Thursday, Attorney General Pam Bondi moved to charge three people for allegedly destroying Tesla property with molotov cocktails, citing “domestic terrorism.” Trump …