The Weekly Readlines June 9 -

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Quote for the Week: “When we are born, we cry that we are come to this great stage of fools.” – King Lear, Act 4 Scene 5

BIG CUP: THE WEEK’S TOP STORIES

There is only one truly huge story: Donald Trump has been indicted. I’m still trying to digest this, and the possible consequences. It’s a sad day for America, and as much as I loathe the man and what his movement has done to this country, the thought of an American president in prison is chilling. Let’s think this through …

The manufactured debt ceiling crisis, that stressful Kabuki theater staged by Republicans every time there’s a Democrat in the White House, failed to materialize once Biden and McCarthy struck a deal. The empire lives to crumble another day!

Despite Florida Republicans’ efforts to stuff LGBTQ people back into ill-fitting closets, Disney’s annual Gay Days went on with glorious rainbow defiance.

And the Bible was removed from one school district’s elementary and junior high libraries due to ‘vulgarity or violence.’ What’s good for the goose …

LGBTQ NEWS

Federal Judge Rules Tennessee Drag Ban Unconstitutional
Los Angeles Blade