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We've launched a new report at Erin In The Morning: The Lavender Ledger, your strategic LGBTQ+ reader, covering the stories that we passed on because someone else covered it better than us.
Here is our first one!
Here is our first one!
The Lavender Ledger: Your Strategic LGBTQ+ Reader By Erin In The Morning
Our new service for the week to cover the news we did not carry but do not want you to miss.
www.erininthemorning.com
September 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
We've launched a new report at Erin In The Morning: The Lavender Ledger, your strategic LGBTQ+ reader, covering the stories that we passed on because someone else covered it better than us.
Here is our first one!
Here is our first one!
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Just signed up for a Covid vaccine and apparently now CVS doesn’t even let you get one unless you have a preexisting condition due to the new CDC guidelines.
Wow.
Wow.
August 28, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Just signed up for a Covid vaccine and apparently now CVS doesn’t even let you get one unless you have a preexisting condition due to the new CDC guidelines.
Wow.
Wow.
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Real talk (reel talk?):
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August 17, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Real talk (reel talk?):
BWDR recently lost a partnership that covered nearly half our operating budget, so things are suddenly very tough. If what we do has ever meant something to you, or you’ve ever thought about subscribing, now’s the time—it *truly* makes a difference.
BWDR recently lost a partnership that covered nearly half our operating budget, so things are suddenly very tough. If what we do has ever meant something to you, or you’ve ever thought about subscribing, now’s the time—it *truly* makes a difference.
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this is getting next to no media attention and it’s horrifying. transphobes weren’t going to stop at bathrooms, no hormones for minors, they are going to keep pushing until it’s entirely illegal and no one is standing up for us other than trans people
July 18, 2025 at 6:25 PM
this is getting next to no media attention and it’s horrifying. transphobes weren’t going to stop at bathrooms, no hormones for minors, they are going to keep pushing until it’s entirely illegal and no one is standing up for us other than trans people
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NEW: The US government has collected DNA samples from 133,000+ migrant children and teenagers and uploaded them into CODIS, a national criminal database originally built for convicted sex offenders and violent criminals, according to documents reviewed by WIRED.
The US Is Storing Migrant Children’s DNA in a Criminal Database
Customs and Border Protection has swabbed the DNA of migrant children as young as 4, whose genetic data is uploaded to an FBI-run database that can track them if they commit crimes in the future.
www.wired.com
May 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
NEW: The US government has collected DNA samples from 133,000+ migrant children and teenagers and uploaded them into CODIS, a national criminal database originally built for convicted sex offenders and violent criminals, according to documents reviewed by WIRED.
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WATCH: Rolling Stone reports that even members of the Trump administration are hoarding food, household supplies, and cash over fears about the impact of the president’s trade war. One Trump aide explained to Rolling Stone: “Because it would be stupid not to!”
‘Spooked’: Trump officials hoarding supplies over shortage fears, Rolling Stone reports
YouTube video by MSNBC
www.youtube.com
May 2, 2025 at 12:58 AM
WATCH: Rolling Stone reports that even members of the Trump administration are hoarding food, household supplies, and cash over fears about the impact of the president’s trade war. One Trump aide explained to Rolling Stone: “Because it would be stupid not to!”
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ICE says it is investigating the cause of death of 44-year-old Marie Ange Blaise in a Florida detention center on Friday. A local congresswoman says Blaise had complained of chest pains "for hours."
Lawmakers demand answers after a Haitian woman dies at an ICE detention center
ICE says it is investigating the cause of death of 44-year-old Marie Ange Blaise in a Florida detention center on Friday. A local congresswoman says Blaise had complained of chest pains "for hours."
www.npr.org
May 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
ICE says it is investigating the cause of death of 44-year-old Marie Ange Blaise in a Florida detention center on Friday. A local congresswoman says Blaise had complained of chest pains "for hours."
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Lol. They released their 400 page US version of the Cass Review and refused to even name who the authors were. It's a glorified book report.
Anyway, this is out now y'all. I'll be looking it over today.
opa.hhs.gov/sites/defaul...
Anyway, this is out now y'all. I'll be looking it over today.
opa.hhs.gov/sites/defaul...
May 1, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Lol. They released their 400 page US version of the Cass Review and refused to even name who the authors were. It's a glorified book report.
Anyway, this is out now y'all. I'll be looking it over today.
opa.hhs.gov/sites/defaul...
Anyway, this is out now y'all. I'll be looking it over today.
opa.hhs.gov/sites/defaul...
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Yesterday, ASU apparently, for a short time, changed their LGBTQ+ resource page to "LGB Students"
This would match what Trump did to Stonewall National Monument.
Thankfully sanity prevailed and someone changed it back.
Do NOT erase trans people to please Trump!
web.archive.org/web/20250424...
This would match what Trump did to Stonewall National Monument.
Thankfully sanity prevailed and someone changed it back.
Do NOT erase trans people to please Trump!
web.archive.org/web/20250424...
April 27, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Yesterday, ASU apparently, for a short time, changed their LGBTQ+ resource page to "LGB Students"
This would match what Trump did to Stonewall National Monument.
Thankfully sanity prevailed and someone changed it back.
Do NOT erase trans people to please Trump!
web.archive.org/web/20250424...
This would match what Trump did to Stonewall National Monument.
Thankfully sanity prevailed and someone changed it back.
Do NOT erase trans people to please Trump!
web.archive.org/web/20250424...
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Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff for policy, has begun baselessly claiming that birthright citizenship is a massive welfare scam.
Miller has previously endorsed a theory called “remigration” that refers to the forcible removal of non–ethnically European immigrants.
Miller has previously endorsed a theory called “remigration” that refers to the forcible removal of non–ethnically European immigrants.
Stephen Miller Unveils Bizarre New Attack on Birthright Citizenship
Stephen Miller has found a new excuse to ignore the Constitution.
newrepublic.com
April 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff for policy, has begun baselessly claiming that birthright citizenship is a massive welfare scam.
Miller has previously endorsed a theory called “remigration” that refers to the forcible removal of non–ethnically European immigrants.
Miller has previously endorsed a theory called “remigration” that refers to the forcible removal of non–ethnically European immigrants.
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“When I was younger, there were never people who liked to spend time home alone by themselves, but now it’s a national epidemic,” said Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
theonion.com/rfk-jr-...
theonion.com/rfk-jr-...
RFK Jr. Starts National Registry Of Introverts Who Sometimes Get Social Anxiety
WASHINGTON—Promising to use all of his power as health secretary to find a cure for the condition, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reportedly directed the National Institutes of Health on Friday to create a registry of U.S. introverts who sometimes get social anxiety. “When I was younger, there were never people who liked to spend time […]
theonion.com
April 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
“When I was younger, there were never people who liked to spend time home alone by themselves, but now it’s a national epidemic,” said Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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theonion.com/rfk-jr-...
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NBC News EXCLUSIVE: A deadly E. coli outbreak hit 15 states, but the FDA chose not to publicize it
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
A deadly E. coli outbreak hit 15 states, but the FDA chose not to publicize it
The outbreak linked to romaine lettuce killed one person and sickened at least 88 more, including a 9-year-old boy who nearly died of kidney failure.
www.nbcnews.com
April 17, 2025 at 11:05 AM
NBC News EXCLUSIVE: A deadly E. coli outbreak hit 15 states, but the FDA chose not to publicize it
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
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SCOOP: Much of the IT and cybersecurity infrastructure underpinning the US health system is in danger of a possible collapse following a purge of IT staff and leadership at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), four current and former agency workers tell WIRED.
HHS Systems Are in Danger of Collapsing, Workers Say
The purging of IT and cybersecurity staff at the Department of Health and Human Services could threaten the systems used by the agency’s staff and the safety of critical health data.
www.wired.com
April 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
SCOOP: Much of the IT and cybersecurity infrastructure underpinning the US health system is in danger of a possible collapse following a purge of IT staff and leadership at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), four current and former agency workers tell WIRED.
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Before the election, I warned that there is no safe haven under authoritarianism.
If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone.
Americans of conscience must stand against this now.
If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone.
Americans of conscience must stand against this now.
April 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Before the election, I warned that there is no safe haven under authoritarianism.
If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone.
Americans of conscience must stand against this now.
If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone.
Americans of conscience must stand against this now.
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Abrego Garcia's wife: "I will not stop fighting until I see my husband alive. Kilmar, if you can hear me, stay strong. God hasn't forgotten about you. Our children are asking when you will come home ... they miss their dad so much."
April 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Abrego Garcia's wife: "I will not stop fighting until I see my husband alive. Kilmar, if you can hear me, stay strong. God hasn't forgotten about you. Our children are asking when you will come home ... they miss their dad so much."
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It would appear CNN was also at the eugenics conference? Why are all these mainstream news orgs at a 200-person event where all the speakers are eugenicists and racists? www.cnn.com/2025/04/11/u...
April 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM
It would appear CNN was also at the eugenics conference? Why are all these mainstream news orgs at a 200-person event where all the speakers are eugenicists and racists? www.cnn.com/2025/04/11/u...
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According to a source, when Musk privately messages associates and confidants about reports from federal staffers about how their lives have been wrecked, the Tesla CEO is known to react with laugh-crying emojis.
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
April 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
According to a source, when Musk privately messages associates and confidants about reports from federal staffers about how their lives have been wrecked, the Tesla CEO is known to react with laugh-crying emojis.
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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The White House has just released a new official statement as the economy crashes:
“The President won his second round matchup of the Senior Club Championship today in Jupiter, FL, and advances to the Championship Round tomorrow.”
“The President won his second round matchup of the Senior Club Championship today in Jupiter, FL, and advances to the Championship Round tomorrow.”
April 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The White House has just released a new official statement as the economy crashes:
“The President won his second round matchup of the Senior Club Championship today in Jupiter, FL, and advances to the Championship Round tomorrow.”
“The President won his second round matchup of the Senior Club Championship today in Jupiter, FL, and advances to the Championship Round tomorrow.”
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Nation Could Have Sworn Russell Brand Was Already Convicted Sex Offender
Nation Could Have Sworn Russell Brand Was Already Convicted Sex Offender
NEW YORK—Stressing that the memory seemed so fresh and vivid in their minds, the confused nation announced Monday that they could have sworn British entertainer Russell Brand was already a convicted s...
theonion.com
April 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Nation Could Have Sworn Russell Brand Was Already Convicted Sex Offender
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DOGE staffer Marko Elez, fired from Treasury for racist posts, wasn’t just rehired but has had his portfolio expanded to at least five agencies, new court filings show. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
March 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
DOGE staffer Marko Elez, fired from Treasury for racist posts, wasn’t just rehired but has had his portfolio expanded to at least five agencies, new court filings show. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
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Frengel Reyes Mota was supposed to be dealing with his ongoing asylum case as he fought for his chance to stay in the United States. Suddenly, he instead found himself locked up in a mega prison thousands of miles away.
U.S. sent Venezuelan man with pending political asylum case to El Salvador mega prison
Frengel Reyes Mota was supposed to be dealing with his ongoing asylum case as he fought for his chance to stay in the United States. Suddenly, he instead found himself locked up in a mega prison thousands of miles away.
bit.ly
March 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Frengel Reyes Mota was supposed to be dealing with his ongoing asylum case as he fought for his chance to stay in the United States. Suddenly, he instead found himself locked up in a mega prison thousands of miles away.
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This guy is in one of the worst prisons in the world with no way out and may spend the rest of his life there because, it appears, he has an autism awareness tattoo in honor of his little brother.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
March 26, 2025 at 11:46 PM
This guy is in one of the worst prisons in the world with no way out and may spend the rest of his life there because, it appears, he has an autism awareness tattoo in honor of his little brother.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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A plane has crashed with no survivors found in Greenville, North Carolina.
No survivors found after plane crashes outside of Pitt-Greenville Airport, officials say
A private plane crash near the Pitt-Greenville Airport on Friday morning, and although no survivors were located, human remains were found at the scene and North Memorial Drive being closed for the…
www.cbs17.com
March 14, 2025 at 4:19 PM
A plane has crashed with no survivors found in Greenville, North Carolina.
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At a time of flagging faith in journalism—and among journalists—the Polk Awards spotlight the vital role the press still plays. www.cjr.org/business_of_...
A Little Light amid the Gloom
At a time of flagging faith in journalism—and among journalists—the Polk Awards spotlight the vital role the press still plays.
www.cjr.org
March 14, 2025 at 11:25 PM
At a time of flagging faith in journalism—and among journalists—the Polk Awards spotlight the vital role the press still plays. www.cjr.org/business_of_...