The Trump administration is advancing efforts to dismantle mental health services tailored for LGBTQ+ youth, particularly within the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.

Democrats—led by Rep Maxine Waters and others—walked out of a crypto hearing, which led to it being shut down. Waters objected “because of the corruption of the president of the US and his ownership of crypto and his oversight of all the agencies.”

More here: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/horrible-n...

Salt Lake City and Boise Adopt Official Pride Flags in Response to State Laws

Salt Lake City, Utah, and Boise, Idaho, adopted official Pride flags on Tuesday in response to state laws barring the display of any nonofficial flags at schools and government buildings.

Under Texas’ Abortion Ban, Where a Woman Lives Can Determine Her Risk of Developing Sepsis While the rates of dangerous infections spiked across the state after it banned abortion in 2021, women in Houston fared far worse than those in Dallas, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind ana...

NEW: The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion.

In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose just 29%.

May 7, 2025 Alarm appears to be rising about how the “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) is consolidating data about Americans.

May 7, 2025

A reminder: Both sheriffs and local police have the right to refuse ICE detainers. These requests are voluntary and not legally enforceable under federal law. Across the country, many sheriffs and police departments choose not to cooperate and that choice is fully within their legal rights.

Tell Congress: Support Moms on Moms’ Equal Pay Day Today is Moms’ Equal Pay Day, the day we use to shed light on the persistent wage gap experienced by mothers in the workplace. On average moms earn just 62 cents for every dollar paid to White, non-Hi...

Support Moms today and everyday! Tell Congress to support the Paycheck Fairness Act and fight back against the threats to our federal civil rights and enforcement agencies! via @momsrising.org #MomsEqualPayDay action.momsrising.org/petition/MEP...

Trump’s new budget proposal would slash funding for national parks, monuments, historic sites, seashores, and trails by nearly 25%, cutting more than $1.2 billion from the $4.8 billion Park Service budget.

The plots of disaster movies that portray the end of civilization often begin with high-level Government Officials ignoring the warnings of Scientists.

One of several lesson learned from the 2.5 hour @Netflix Documentary — Don’t Look Up (2021).

History Will Look Back On This Moment, With One Right Side To Be On. It Ain't Trump's Onward.

There is no reason Donald Trump should be celebrated in any fashion by anyone. He’s a convicted felon who should be in prison right now—a tyrannical orange monster, with a broken brain.

My Friday Post:

here come the MAGA purges Republicans! are you doing your part to endlessly praise Dear Leader?

here's today's post: "here come the MAGA purges" — Republicans are eating their own in a mad dash for survival.
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