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ICE Detention of Teen Musicians Roils Texas Mariachi Community

ICE Detention of Teen Musicians Roils Texas Mariachi Community www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/u...

Senegal: Stop jailing people for who they are People in Senegal are being arrested and jailed for who they are. Now a bill could raise sentences to 10 years and criminalize so-called “promotion”. Privacy, equality, and freedom from arbitrary arre...

People in Senegal are being arrested and jailed for who they are. Now a bill could raise sentences to 10 years and criminalize so-called “promotion”. Privacy, equality, and freedom from arbitrary arrest must apply to everyone. Sign. a.allout.org/s/Pa3jX/

The Ex-Taxi Driver at the Center of Russia’s Shadow War

The Ex-Taxi Driver at the Center of Russia’s Shadow War www.nytimes.com/2026/02/22/w...

Cartoon by Bill Bramhall

Defend Pride. Defend Freedom. When governments ban Pride and censor LGBT+ people, it is an attack on dignity and freedom. I donated to help fight back. Will you join me?

When governments ban Pride and censor LGBT+ people, it is an attack on dignity and freedom. I donated to help fight back. Will you join me? a.allout.org/s/OokE9/

Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader, dies aged 84 A trailblazing figure in the civil rights movement and Democratic politics, Jackson championed the rights of Black, poor and working-class people with his ‘rainbow coalition’

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Manhattan Hospital Ends Medical Treatment for Transgender Youth

Manhattan Hospital Ends Medical Treatment for Transgender Youth www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/n...

Homophobic Photo at a Visalia High School Sparks Investigation | Instinct Magazine A single photo with a homophobic slur has sparked a full investigation—and a lot of difficult conversations—at Redwood High School in Visalia. The image,

Homophobic Photo at a Visalia High School Sparks Investigation instinctmagazine.com/homophobic-s...

LGBTQ U.S. Athletes Strike Gold at Milano Cortina Breezy Johnson makes history in downhill while Amber Glenn and Team USA’s hockey stars add to the medal count.

LGBTQ athletes struck gold at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Games. Breezy Johnson made downhill history, while Amber Glenn helped secure gold for Team USA’s hockey team.

Gay Democrat clobbers GOP opponent in special election: "I’m excited to get to work" - LGBTQ Nation Erik Bottcher was one of two Democrats who won in a landslide last week.

Flowing against the MAGA tide? Gay Democrat clobbers GOP opponent in special election: “I’m excited to get to work” www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/02/gay-...

The SCOTUS are Trump lackeys.

Fact.

Africa leads growth in solar energy as demand spreads beyond traditional markets, report says A report shows that Africa has emerged as the world's fastest-growing solar market even as global growth slowed last year, driven by a 60% surge in imports of solar panels from China.

Solar exploded across Africa in 2025:

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Pratt & Smith – Last men hanged in England for gay sex - Peter Tatchell Foundation Time to pardon men convicted under unjust anti-gay law in 1835

In November 1835, a crowd gathered outside Newgate Prison in London to watch the hanging of the last two men executed for gay sex in England. Convicted on unsafe evidence

https://www.petertatchellfoundation.org/pratt-smith-last-men-hanged-in-england-for-gay-sex/

#LGBTplusHM26

I guess ICE will gun down the students.

1 Minute Ago: Trump Falls Apart Staff Handling Him Legacy Panic & Black History Erasure |George Will YouTube video by Politics Raw

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Holy shit! Trump's chief pedophile protector Pam Bondi and the DOJ have been caught spying on lawmakers viewing the unredacted Epstein files. Y'all know who ordered this, right? The pedophile in the Oval Office. 😳👇

Grindr: Help make love safer for LGBT+ people everywhere Grindr is vital for the LGBT+ community, but it must be safe. I just signed this @allout.org petition urging Grindr to protect its users. Will you join me?

Grindr is vital for the LGBT+ community, but it must be safe. I just signed this @allout.org petition urging Grindr to protect its users. Will you join me? a.allout.org/s/Wqy0n/

When have Russia ever held free and fair elections? And half the Ukrainian population fled, so this won't be representative and there is no chance in the middle of bombs being dropped on polling booths of anything resembling a legitimate Ukrainian election.

Azerbaijan: Stop police abuse Police detained over 100 people at a queer venue in Baku and left them in the cold. Demand accountability, dignity, and protection from abuse in Azerbaijan.

Over 100 people were detained for hours in freezing weather after a police raid on a queer venue in Baku. This is a violation of human dignity. Demand an independent investigation and accountability in Azerbaijan. a.allout.org/s/vbMAX/

Italy: Bring him back! Gay student trapped in Iran A gay medical student is trapped in Iran, where being who he is puts him in danger. Italy’s refusal to let him return puts a life at risk. Act now

A gay medical student is trapped in Iran, where being who he is puts him in danger. Italy’s refusal to let him return puts a life at risk. Act now. a.allout.org/s/Pa3Qw/

She bounced a $25 check in 2014. ICE tried to deport her.

HE LIED. 🤥 Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is facing bipartisan calls to resign. New files show he was doing deals with Epstein years after he claimed they cut ties. Is he the next to go? Read the full report: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/what-raski...

Russian courts are now fining people for “discrediting the army” by liking videos on YouTube that the Putin regime disagrees with.

Anyone in MAGA want to speak up and help protect free speech rights in Russia? Anyone?

Ro Khanna reveals 6 redacted coconspirators in the Epstein files on the House floor YouTube video by Rep. Ro Khanna

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Budapest mayor charged over his calls for people to defy Hungary’s Pride ban Gergely Karácsony urged people to take to streets in June in pushback against Orbán government’s attack on rights

Budapest mayor Gergely Karácsony has been charged for backing Pride.

This turns support for LGBT+ equality into a criminal act

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/28/budapest-mayor-gergely-karacsony-charged-hungary-pride-ban

Irish man with valid US work permit held in ICE detention for five months Seamus Culleton has lived in US for two decades, married a citizen and runs a plastering business but faces deportation

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Live Updates: Hong Kong Court Sentences Jimmy Lai to 20 Years

Live Updates: Hong Kong Court Sentences Jimmy Lai to 20 Years www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...

Starmer’s Chief of Staff Resigns, Citing Role in Mandelson Appointment

House of Cards: Starmer’s Chief of Staff Resigns, Citing Role in Mandelson Appointment www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/w...

Jake Broe (@jakebroe) Hundred of journalists have been laid off from The Washington Post including their Kyiv war correspondent Lizzie Johnson. The Post's slogan is "Democracy Dies in Darkness" and right now Russia is des...

Cancelling my WaPo subscrtiption forthwith and can only encourage other subscribers to do likewise:
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