Boise’s rainbow workaround defies Idaho Pride flag ban

A new Republican state law restricts Pride flags, but the capital city is finding other ways to show it stands with LGBTQ+ residents.

Advocate.com

🇺🇲 Christofascism - “Will you stand for Western civilization?” JD Vance demands Hungary reelect Viktor Orbán 🇭🇺 🤨
https://www.salon.com/2026/04/07/will-you-stand-for-western-civilization-vance-demands-hungary-reelect-viktor-orban

A staunch ally of Trump and Putin, Orbán leads a government accused of rampant corruption

Orban's authoritarian regime has long been a model / training ground for U.S. autocrats #CPAC

🇺🇲 🇬🇧 #Christofascism #ChristianRight #BiblicalPatriarchy #antiLGBTQ+ #misogyny #tyranny #EndlessWar #whiteNationalism #whiteSupremacism #DemocraticBacksliding #ElectoralFraud

"Will you stand for Western civilization?": Vance demands Hungary reelect Viktor Orbán - Salon.com

A staunch ally of Trump and Putin, Orbán leads a government accused of rampant corruption

Salon.com

Q: Why are these fascists in Canada? Ahead of World Cup, ICE says its agents don't carry guns in Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/wont-carry-guns-ice-agency-canada-world-cup-9.7154141

ICE currently has offices in Toronto & Vancouver 🤨
U.S. "law enforcement" - not diplomats.

We can provide our own security; protect our own citizens and visitors to this ostensively sovereign nation. 🤨

#ICE 🇺🇲 🇬🇧 #Christofascism #ChristianRight #BiblicalPatriarchy #antiLGBTQ+ #misogyny #tyranny #EndlessWar #whiteSupremacism #DemocraticBacksliding #ElectoralFraud

Ahead of World Cup, ICE says its agents don't carry guns in Canada | CBC Sports

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says its agents in Canada don't carry firearms, following questions about a potential ICE presence at upcoming FIFA World Cup games.

CBC

2. USA: Threat to humanity
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/116321600189948329

As China invests in health, education, science, housing, and transportation, U.S. invests in weapons & maintaining a deadly military force capable of destroying the entire world.

Death throes of a failed nation. 🇺🇲

🇺🇲 #Christofascism #ChristianRight #BiblicalPatriarchy #antiLGBTQ+ #misogyny #tyranny #hegemony #EndlessWar #whiteSupremacism #DemocraticBacksliding #ElectoralFraud

#transgenocide #transmisogyny 🏳️‍⚧️ #TLM #BTLM
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/114186381298087870

How Trump’s Former Digital Guru Is Shaping AI Narratives About Iran for Israel

After the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran, a network run by Trump’s former digital chief Brad Parscale began publishing AI-optimized content aimed at shaping how the conflict would be understood.

Sludge

The article reports on a study examining how happiness and life satisfaction relate to alignment with government actions during a period of democratic backsliding, comparing Democrats and Republicans across five weeks of survey data. It finds that well-being tracks with support for the government’s policies, with Democrats showing an initial decline followed by a rebound, and Republicans maintaining higher well-being overall.

This topic is of interest to psychology readers because it highlights how political context and perceived alignment with political structures can influence well-being, illustrating concepts such as system justification, motivated cognition, and person-environment fit in real-world settings.

Article Title: The psychological divide between Democrats and Republicans during democratic backsliding

Link to PsyPost Article: https://www.psypost dot org/the-psychological-divide-between-democrats-and-republicans-during-democratic-backsliding/

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#wellBeing #politicalAffiliation #democraticBacksliding #systemJustification #hedonicAdaptation

... and we end the day w. this sexual predator: Trump A.G. pick Matt Gaetz (R-FL) says military told him of secret U.S. alien-human breeding plan 🤨 🦇 💩 🤪
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/04/trumps-attorney-general-pick-says-military-told-him-of-secret-u-s-alien-human-breeding-plan

U.S. Army "whistleblower" allegedly told him U.S. gov. breeding imprisoned extraterrestrials with kidnapped foreign-born humans

#ConspiracyTheories
🇺🇲 #Christofascism #ChristianRight #BiblicalPatriarchy #antiLGBTQ+ #misogyny #tyranny #EndlessWar #whiteSupremacism #DemocraticBacksliding #ElectoralFraud #VoterSuppression

Trump's attorney general pick says military told him of secret U.S. alien-human breeding plan - LGBTQ Nation

A U.S. Army whistleblower allegedly told him the government is breeding imprisoned extraterrestrials with kidnapped foreign-born humans.

LGBTQ Nation
Why the US Navy won't blast the Iranians and 'open' Strait of Hormuz

The era of carrier-dominated airpower is fading, as cheap, unmanned anti-ship weapons reshape naval warfare, whether US planners are ready for it or not.

Responsible Statecraft

U.S. pseudoscience: Supreme Court 8:1says Colorado can’t ban conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ youth
https://19thnews.org/2026/03/supreme-court-colorado-lgbtq-conversion-therapy

The case was brought by a Christian counselor who argued that Colorado’s ban violated her free speech rights.

🇺🇲 🇬🇧 #Christofascism #SCOTUS #BiblicalPatriarchy #antiLGBTQ+ #misogyny #tyranny #EndlessWar
#whiteNationalism #whiteSupremacism #DemocraticBacksliding #ElectoralFraud

🇨🇦 #Poilievre #DanielleSmith #ScottMoe #Trumpism

#transgenocide 🏳️‍⚧️ #TLM #BTLM
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/114186381298087870

John Lithgow Says J.K. Rowling’s Trans Views Have Been “Twisted and Misrepresented”

The actor also said he was very attracted to the “job security” of playing Dumbledore.

Them.