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Christopher Wiggins

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Politics & News Editor for @advocate.com, @out.com, and @them.us. GLAAD Media Award winner. Love sushi. Opinions are mine and obviously always correct. 🇩🇪🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸🕷 Politics nerd and big fan of democracy. (he/him) Signal: cwdc.98 Insta: thatdcreporter

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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This will really bring down the price of gas and groceries. www.advocate.com/politics/nat...
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Trump begs Supreme Court to let feds withdraw medical care for trans prisoners: ‘A dangerous thing to do’
A federal judge already found the restrictions likely unlawful. The administration is asking the justices to suspend those protections.
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
SCOOP: I spoke exclusively with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer earlier today, ahead of her keynote speech at this evening’s Human Rights Campaign National Dinner. On her allyship, she said, “I’ve never wavered." www.advocate.com/politics/nat...
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Gretchen Whitmer to Democrats questioning their support for trans rights: ‘I’ve never wavered’
In an exclusive interview ahead of the Human Rights Campaign's National Dinner, the Michigan governor highlighted her wins in a swing state and urged allies to stand with the entire LGBTQ+ community.
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Don Lemon told me that Hyde-Smith’s refusal to engage was “insulting” to Mississippians. “She should feel, as a public servant, an obligation to inform people and also to try to comfort the people of her own state,” he said. "I find it insulting to Black people.” www.advocate.com/politics/nat...
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Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith hides behind Capitol Police rather than answer a question about Nolan Wells
A reporter for The Don Lemon Show says an officer touched him, and another blocked his path after he tried to question the Mississippi senator.
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
SCOOP: We were invited to join NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Prime Minister Rob Jetten of the Netherlands as the two visited the LGBTQ+ Center in Manhattan today. www.advocate.com/news/zohran-...
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Gay Dutch prime minister & Zohran Mamdani visit LGBTQ+ archive — and hear from young New Yorkers it serves
Rob Jetten, prime minister of the Netherlands, joined New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani at a New York City LGBTQ+ center.
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I spoke with Don Lemon and reporter Daniel Grimes about Mississippi Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith pitting two Capitol Police officers against a journalist who just wanted her reaction to developments in the Nolan Wells case. www.advocate.com/politics/nat...
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Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith hides behind Capitol Police rather than answer a question about Nolan Wells
A reporter for The Don Lemon Show says an officer touched him, and another blocked his path after he tried to question the Mississippi senator.
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The judge is not having it. www.advocate.com/politics/nat...
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Federal judge orders White House to explain why reporters remain barred after his ruling restoring access
CNN, MS NOW and Politico have asked for an emergency hearing after journalists from all three outlets were denied entry.
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The judge is not having it. www.advocate.com/politics/nat...
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Federal judge orders White House to explain why reporters remain barred after his ruling restoring access
CNN, MS NOW and Politico have asked for an emergency hearing after journalists from all three outlets were denied entry.
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
As a member of the WHCA, I sincerely hope all of my colleagues who cover the White House will stand with MS NOW, CNN and Politico White House teams and commit to 1) advocating for their immediate credential restoration and 2) not attending any WH event in person until access is restored.
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Officially on vacation.
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Breaking: After our editorial staff learned yesterday that a board member of our parent company, equalpride, has expressed support for Trump and the MAGA agenda, we demanded a meeting with our CEO. This is an update on what happened next. www.advocate.com/news/jay-kat...
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Equalpride board member steps down following report of MAGA support
Jay Katari resigned one day after queer and trans editors and editorial staff of The Advocate, Out, and Them publicly pressed management.
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Breaking: After our editorial staff learned yesterday that a board member of our parent company, equalpride, has expressed support for Trump and the MAGA agenda, we demanded a meeting with our CEO. This is an update on what happened next. www.advocate.com/news/jay-kat...
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Equalpride board member steps down following report of MAGA support
Jay Katari resigned one day after queer and trans editors and editorial staff of The Advocate, Out, and Them publicly pressed management.
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Our commitment to you is that we report without fear or favor. www.advocate.com/news/lgbtq-n...
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Leading LGBTQ+ newsroom confronts parent company over board member’s MAGA support
Two weeks after equalpride CEO Mark Berryhill expressed “full confidence” in Jay Katari and told employees to prioritize meetings with him, the company halted those conversations.
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Our commitment to you is that we report without fear or favor. www.advocate.com/news/lgbtq-n...
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Leading LGBTQ+ newsroom confronts parent company over board member’s MAGA support
Two weeks after equalpride CEO Mark Berryhill expressed “full confidence” in Jay Katari and told employees to prioritize meetings with him, the company halted those conversations.
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A message from our editorial team.
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The bigots in the King George County community Facebook group are super mad today. These 8th graders won against an entire system, including conservative parents and elected officials that conspired against them. Lesson: Stand up for your rights! www.advocate.com/politics/sta...
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LGBTQ+ middle schoolers took a conservative Virginia school board to court to protect their rights — and won
King George County changed the rules after students tried to establish a GSA. Now it has changed them back, weeks before the dispute was headed to trial.
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The bigots in the King George County community Facebook group are super mad today. These 8th graders won against an entire system, including conservative parents and elected officials that conspired against them. Lesson: Stand up for your rights! www.advocate.com/politics/sta...
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LGBTQ+ middle schoolers took a conservative Virginia school board to court to protect their rights — and won
King George County changed the rules after students tried to establish a GSA. Now it has changed them back, weeks before the dispute was headed to trial.
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Gov. Abigail Spanberger told me it was “wonderful” to celebrate Richmond PrideFest and “reaffirm our Commonwealth’s place as a welcoming home for all families.” She said she’s working to ensure every Virginian feels “safe and supported in their daily lives." www.advocate.com/politics/sta...
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Thousands of LGBTQ+ people & allies celebrate Virginia PrideFest — with Gov. Abigail Spanberger among them
After four years of attacks under Glenn Youngkin, LGBTQ+ Virginians once again have a governor willing to stand beside them.
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Gov. Abigail Spanberger told me it was “wonderful” to celebrate Richmond PrideFest and “reaffirm our Commonwealth’s place as a welcoming home for all families.” She said she’s working to ensure every Virginian feels “safe and supported in their daily lives." www.advocate.com/politics/sta...
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Thousands of LGBTQ+ people & allies celebrate Virginia PrideFest — with Gov. Abigail Spanberger among them
After four years of attacks under Glenn Youngkin, LGBTQ+ Virginians once again have a governor willing to stand beside them.
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
A famous Reuters image of the dead Father Mychal Judge traveled around the world and became known as the “modern Pietà,” after Michelangelo’s sculpture of Mary cradling the body of Jesus. Before most people knew Judge’s name, they knew his death. www.advocate.com/news/people/...
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The first recorded victim of 9/11 was a gay Catholic priest
Father Mychal Judge served firefighters, AIDS patients, homeless people, and LGBTQ+ Catholics before walking into the North Tower on September 11, 2001.
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Oops. www.advocate.com/politics/nat...
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Emergency slide deploys on Trump’s Qatari Air Force One
The tarmac disruption comes amid continuing questions about the lavish jet’s safety, security upgrades and enormous taxpayer cost.
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Per a *wild* White House pool report, there’s an issue with the Qatari jet that Trump uses as Air Force One. The emergency slide has deployed. No surprise there.
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
“I don’t think that it’s something that he would say to our faces," Army Master Sgt. Amiah Sale said. “If so, I’m in South Korea,” she added. “I hope to see you soon.” www.advocate.com/politics/nat...
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Transgender Army master sergeant dares Pete Hegseth: Say your anti-trans slurs to my face
Amiah Sale, a named plaintiff in the Talbott case, says Trump’s military ban threatens her career, her pension, and a unit that has always supported her.
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The Pentagon is engaged in a witch hunt at Pete Hegseth's direction. www.advocate.com/politics/nat...
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Pentagon digs through troops’ confidential medical records to hunt for transgender service members
Advocates describe a military-wide “witch hunt” that is exposing closeted troops and ending the careers of qualified service members.
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I don’t really follow anything over there but this might be good.
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
That Pentagon policy was up for a fraction of a Scaramucci before they took it down. www.advocate.com/politics/nat...
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Pentagon abruptly pulls the rules for Pete Hegseth’s ‘High T’ testosterone-fueled military
The unexplained reversal leaves the defense secretary’s hormone screening mandate in place but its clinical rules in limbo.
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Pay up, conservative Arkansas county. Pay up! www.advocate.com/politics/sta...
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Arkansas county fired this librarian for opposing LGBTQ+ book censorship. Now it must pay $275K
Patty Hector said there was nothing illegal about LGBTQ+ content in children's books.
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Pay up, conservative Arkansas county. Pay up! www.advocate.com/politics/sta...
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Arkansas county fired this librarian for opposing LGBTQ+ book censorship. Now it must pay $275K
Patty Hector said there was nothing illegal about LGBTQ+ content in children's books.
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
As NSYNC would say, "Bye bye bye!" www.advocate.com/politics/nat...
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Seth Moulton’s anti-trans shape-shifting ends in a humiliating blowout in Massachusetts
The congressman tried to turn attacks on transgender athletes into a Senate promotion. Sen. Ed Markey crushed him by nearly 30 points.
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
As NSYNC would say, "Bye bye bye!" www.advocate.com/politics/nat...
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Seth Moulton’s anti-trans shape-shifting ends in a humiliating blowout in Massachusetts
The congressman tried to turn attacks on transgender athletes into a Senate promotion. Sen. Ed Markey crushed him by nearly 30 points.
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The pathetic “ex-gay” MAGA grifter squirming when exposed. www.advocate.com/politics/nat...
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Freshly deported ‘ex-gay’ hypocrite Milo Yiannopoulos regrets Trump. Admits he’s gay & still married to a man
The far-right provocateur demanded mass deportations and ICE checkpoints. After MAGA's immigration machinery reached him, he told Piers Morgan, “I wouldn’t wish it on anyone.”
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John Cluverius @johncluverius.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
In 2024, Moulton said he didn't want his daughters, then 3 and 6, to be "run over on the playing by a formerly male athlete." the in-town soccer league they would have been eligible to play in WAS COED AT THE TIME. Oh, and he gave an absolute loser non-apology about it.
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Seth Moulton’s anti-trans rhetoric comes back to haunt him in Senate debate with Ed Markey
"I deeply recognize your trauma, and I'm sorry if my comments hurt you," the congressman said.
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Some transgender patients are fleeing Massachusetts, where gender-affirming care is legal, to get treated in Republican-controlled states. www.advocate.com/politics/sta...
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Massachusetts hospitals are teaching Trump how easily trans care can be erased
Protect Trans Futures founder Teddy Walker says hospitals are teaching the Trump administration that threats alone can erase transgender health care.
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
He's out! Gay billionaire and former CEO Tim Cook moved Apple forward before bending the knee to Donald Trump. www.advocate.com/news/tim-coo...
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Tim Cook’s Apple reign ends with triumphs and betrayals
The world’s most prominent gay CEO built the tech company into a $4.5 trillion colossus. He leaves its top job with a legacy of visibility and fraught political choices.
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
“MAGA Republicans want to sow hatred against our fellow Americans in a desperate attempt to distract from their failures ahead of the midterms,” Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson said. www.advocate.com/politics/nat...
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Trump’s HHS built a survey linking trans acceptance to violence. Its authors undercut the conclusions
The government labeled using transgender people’s names and pronouns “radical gender ideology,” tested it only against left-coded violence, and omitted the real-world data showing who is actually bein...
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The ease with which she uses all of this racist language is unsurprising but remarkable. www.advocate.com/politics/nat...
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Laura Loomer went on a racist tirade against Black Democrats so vile it set off Marjorie Taylor Greene
The Trump ally spent hours escalating her bigoted attack on Florida Senate nominee Angie Nixon and insisted she meant every word.
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
BREAKING: A lower court trial is scheduled for January to determine whether the Trump administration’s ban on transgender service members is constitutional. The DOJ asked the Supreme Court today to intervene and allow the Pentagon to fire and ban them immediately. www.advocate.com/politics/nat...
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Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene ahead of trial so the Pentagon can fire transgender troops
The administration wants the justices to overturn protections for decorated transgender service members before their case reaches trial.
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Welcome to the family? www.advocate.com/politics/nat...
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Hunter Biden comes out as 48.5% gay
The former first son talked about his sexuality with gay commentator Luke Beasley before explaining why he is reclaiming the platform Republicans built to humiliate him.
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
One of the worst to ever hold the job of White House press secretary is gone. www.advocate.com/politics/nat...
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Taxpayers are no longer paying Karoline Leavitt to lie to them from the White House podium. She’s gone
After more than 19 months, the youngest White House press secretary in American history is done.
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Leopards/faces On Jan 25, 2025, Yiannopoulos wrote, "If ICE has 90,000 employees, and all we are asking for is 10,000 deportations a day, that’s 9 agents per illegal. More than enough to cover investigation, apprehension and removal. What are they all waiting for?" www.advocate.com/politics/nat...
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MAGA eats one of its own as ICE detains right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos
The British “ex-gay” Trump supporter is in federal custody — and Laura Loomer is taking credit for putting him there.
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Leopards/faces On Jan 25, 2025, Yiannopoulos wrote, "If ICE has 90,000 employees, and all we are asking for is 10,000 deportations a day, that’s 9 agents per illegal. More than enough to cover investigation, apprehension and removal. What are they all waiting for?" www.advocate.com/politics/nat...
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MAGA eats one of its own as ICE detains right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos
The British “ex-gay” Trump supporter is in federal custody — and Laura Loomer is taking credit for putting him there.
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
One of the worst to ever hold the job of White House press secretary is gone. www.advocate.com/politics/nat...
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Taxpayers are no longer paying Karoline Leavitt to lie to them from the White House podium. She’s gone
After more than 19 months, the youngest White House press secretary in American history is done.
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
“Yiannopoulos was issued a final order of removal by an Immigration Judge on July 22, after failing to show up for his immigration hearing," DHS said. "He will remain in ICE custody pending removal.” The agency added, "Being in detention is a choice." www.advocate.com/politics/nat...
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MAGA eats one of its own as ICE detains right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos
The British “ex-gay” Trump supporter is in federal custody — and Laura Loomer is taking credit for putting him there.
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Chiaki Mitama 🐾🌭 @terrible.moe · 28/08/2026
Look, everyone knows Democrats don't care about how gay you are until you're at least past 55% gay.
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Welcome to the family? www.advocate.com/politics/nat...
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Hunter Biden comes out as 48.5% gay
The former first son talked about his sexuality with gay commentator Luke Beasley before explaining why he is reclaiming the platform Republicans built to humiliate him.
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The girls are fighting... Laura Loomer is claiming credit for putting Milo into federal detention. www.advocate.com/politics/nat...
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MAGA eats one of its own as ICE detains right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos
The British “ex-gay” Trump supporter is in federal custody — and Laura Loomer is taking credit for putting him there.
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
BREAKING: A lower court trial is scheduled for January to determine whether the Trump administration’s ban on transgender service members is constitutional. The DOJ asked the Supreme Court today to intervene and allow the Pentagon to fire and ban them immediately. www.advocate.com/politics/nat...
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Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene ahead of trial so the Pentagon can fire transgender troops
The administration wants the justices to overturn protections for decorated transgender service members before their case reaches trial.
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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Why does this keep happening to Mike Collins? He has such bad luck.
Parra is only the latest person in Collins' orbit to face scrutiny involving white nationalism, Nazism or antisemitism.
Collins replaced chief of staff Kip Talley in July after Slate reported that Talley participated in a group chat that included Nick Fuentes and Richard Spencer, two prominent white supremacists and antisemites. CNN reported that Collins' son-in-law, David Alan Scheer II, shared Nazi propaganda and considered making a video about why members of Generation Z supposedly do not hate Adolf Hitler.
Another former Collins digital staffer, William Paul, the son of Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, hurled antisemitic insults at New York Rep. Mike Lawler during a May confrontation at a Washington bar.
Paul later apologized and said he was seeking help for alcohol use.
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
This story is absolutely wild. www.advocate.com/politics/nat...
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Self-described ‘twink fascist’ posted Nazi and KKK images. He worked for Trump’s Georgia U.S. Senate nominee
Preston Parra is the latest person in Republican Mike Collins’ orbit to face scrutiny over racist or antisemitic conduct as Collins tries to unseat Sen. Jon Ossoff.
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Oop. "Just don't go," a federal judge wrote in his opinion striking down the Republican-led law banning drag. www.advocate.com/politics/sta...
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Judge cites Dolly Parton’s bosom in ruling blocking Texas drag ban
Texas argued that a drag queen’s impersonation of the late country music icon could be criminal. The court suggested offended audiences “just don’t go.”
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The logic resembles a child who, told playtime is over, kicks apart the sandcastle they can no longer control. www.advocate.com/politics/nat...
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Trump administration tells judge: Let us put his name on the Kennedy Center, or we’ll tear it down
The DOJ says the building may be demolished and replaced with an outdoor amphitheater if Trump does not receive permanent credit.
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