by Laurel Duggan – Lia Thomas, a swimmer at the University of Pennsylvania, shattered records after transitioning from male to female and joining the women’s team. Thomas, who is biologically male, competed for three years on the men’s team before moving to the women’s team after transitioning, the Daily Mail Read more…
by Ailan Evans – The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was aware that at least 10 members of its staff committed alleged sex crimes against children, though only one employee was ever prosecuted, according to released documents first reported by BuzzFeed News. One CIA employee had “inappropriate sexual activity with an Read more…
by Thomas Catenacci – The Democratic Party’s lead fundraising arm for electing members to the House cheered a two-cent reduction in the average price of gasoline on Thursday. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) tweeted a graph of gas prices between Nov. 15-29, showing that the average cost at the Read more…
by Harry Wilmerding – BuzzFeed News employees announced Thursday that they would walk out on the job the same day that shareholders are scheduled to vote on whether to take the company public. Workers walked out after saying they engaged in nearly two years of stalled contract negations related to Read more…
by Hannah Cox – The trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, the socialite who stands accused of procuring young girls for the sex predator Jeffrey Epstein, began last week. Though the mainstream media has not focused as heavily on this case as other high-profile trials in recent months, the proceedings have certainly Read more…
by Laurel Duggan – Riccardo Simonetti, LGBT ambassador to the European Union Parliament, dressed as a transgender Virgin Mary for the cover of a Berlin-based queer magazine. The photos show a bearded Simonetti in a tunic and veil, holding a baby who is presumably representing Jesus. In another photo he Read more…
by Thomas Catenacci – Canadian energy firm Pembina Pipeline Corp. pulled the plug on a years-long project that would have led to greater natural gas exports from to Canada to the U.S. The multi-billion-dollar Jordan Cove project included plans to construct a marine export terminal, which would have been the Read more…
by Sebastian Hughes – Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom went after local officials on Wednesday for being reluctant to prosecute shoplifters under current California laws, CBS 13 reported. The state has faced a wave of large-scale thefts, where shoplifters rob stores in large groups or smash and grab items from Read more…
by Ailan Evans – Twitter and Facebook each removed thousands of accounts linked to Chinese state-backed propaganda campaigns, according to the platforms’ reports Wednesday and Thursday. Twitter announced in a blog post early Thursday that it removed thousands of accounts spreading state propaganda, the majority of which were linked to a Read more…
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