Salman Rushdie receives first-ever Lifetime Disturbing the Peace Award (boredbat.com)
A 15-year-old aspiring journalist who had made Ron DeSantis squirm with his questioning was thrown out of a GOP event by police (boredbat.com)
Russell Brand Posts First Video Since Sexual Assault Allegations: ‘It’s Been an Extraordinary and Distressing Week’ (boredbat.com)
Texas Youth Summit Announces Lauren Boebert As Speaker After ‘Beetlejuice’ Controversy (boredbat.com)
Offshore wind projects need federal help to get built, six governors tell Biden (boredbat.com)
Secret Invasion proves we Ben Mendelsohn in Season 2 of Andor (boredbat.com)
TLDR: Ben’s great, more Ben please
Senate Republicans fear abortion could derail hopes for a ‘Majority’ – Fear of Extreme Views (boredbat.com)
Republican senators are looking for a way to avoid the political hit they took on abortion rights in the 2022 midterm election, when they suffered a net loss of one seat, as Senate Democrats ramp up to make it a top issue in 2024....
Senate Republicans fear abortion could derail hopes for a ‘Majority’ – Fear of Extreme Views (boredbat.com)
Republican senators are looking for a way to avoid the political hit they took on abortion rights in the 2022 midterm election, when they suffered a net loss of one seat, as Senate Democrats ramp up to make it a top issue in 2024....
Florida’s new immigration law previews a DeSantis Presidency (boredbat.com)
The Florida anti-gender affirming care law affects adults too (boredbat.com)
Florida seems to be devolving into a hellscape for trans folks. While the recent bill that passed primarily targets transgender children, it also has affected adults seeking gender affirming care, or were already on such care.