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1:04pm By Monika BauerleinMaybe you’ve noticed it: There’s been a Groundhog Day vibe in the news about media. Every day, it seems, Punxsutawney Phil pokes his head aboveground to find more newsrooms shutting down or laying journalists off. BuzzFeed News—the digital outlet that…Here Is All the Evidence You Needed That Drag Bans Are About Erasing Trans Existence
6:00am By Henry CarnellOn Thursday, Butte, Montana became the first documented place to legally cancel an event because the speaker is trans. As NBC Montana reported, a lawyer with Butte-Silver Bow County informed the local library that its LGBTQ history event with transgender…Wait? Now We Have to Worry About Plankton?
6:00am By Kate YoderThis story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Rising temperatures could transform plankton and other tiny aquatic organisms into a huge source of carbon emissions, a little-known—and…“Put Up or Shut Up”: A Federal Judge Tore Into Florida’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors
Tue 6:20pm By Katie HerchenroederA federal judge in Florida told politicians and backers of a new law rolling back gender-affirming care in the state to “put up” facts or “shut up.” In a preliminary injunction filed from Tallahassee on Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Robert…The “BIG, BEAUTIFUL” Saudi Golf Deal Is Great News for Donald Trump
Tue 4:40pm By Russ ChomaDonald Trump has a reason to gloat. “GREAT NEWS FROM LIV GOLF,” he crowed on his Truth Social platform, referring to the Saudi-backed golf league that will be merging with the PGA Tour. A BIG, BEAUTIFUL, AND GLAMOROUS DEAL FOR THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF GOLF.…Atlanta City Council Approves Funding for “Cop City”
Tue 9:58am By Arianna Coghill“I’m begging and pleading that you stand with the people of Atlanta.” “The wrong direction is Cop City and you can’t whitewash it away.” “We need to spend our money on public funds and not our destruction. Stop Cop City.” After more than…Disabled Mississippians Now Face Even More Hurdles in Voting
Tue 6:00am By Julia MétrauxThis November, Mississippians will elect the next or reelect the current governor, but new restrictions on absentee ballots may restrict some disabled people from being able to vote. On March 22, incumbent Gov. Tate Reeves, a Republican, approved Senate Bill…EPA Ends Trump-Era Bid to Kill Pollution Rules for Plastics Recycling
Tue 6:00am By Michael MechanicThis story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Reversing its own Trump-era proposal, the US Environmental Protection Agency has spurned a lobbying effort by the chemical industry…Legislatures Passed 550 Anti-Trans Bills So Far This Year
Tue 6:00am By Marianne Szegedy-MaszakThis story is published in partnership with the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit investigative reporting newsroom. Hundreds of anti-transgender bills proposed in state legislatures are sold as measures to protect minors—such as Idaho’s Vulnerable…Nikki Haley Blames Trans Kids in Locker Rooms for Teen Suicides
Mon 2:37pm By Arianna CoghillNikki Haley is once again trying to have it both ways. In response to a question asking her to define “woke” during a CNN town hall on Sunday, the Republican presidential candidate suggested that transgender girls in sports can be blamed for a rise in…
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