*Good to hear from you, Birgitta. After climate change, Iceland is the new Ibiza. #punk #electedofficial

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The footage is disturbing not just because of the thuggish way #BradLander is manhandled but also because of the brazenness. Here are #FederalAgents β€” not local police officers β€” essentially #kidnapping a high-profile #ElectedOfficial in the biggest city in the #UnitedStates, on camera as he loudly points out that they have no #jurisdiction or #legal grounds to hold him. The message is clear: If they can do that to him, they can do that to anyone.

#law #Trump #ICE #Gestapo #AmericanAutocracy

"I reported a piece for the #NewYorkTimes on #antisemitism. I found a major error, but #theTimes didn't care.''

https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/i-reported-a-piece-for-the-new-york

An #electedofficial alleged an #antisemitic break-in. #Police say it didn't happen.

I reported a piece for the New York Times on antisemitism. I found a major error, but the Times didn't care.

An elected official alleged an antisemitic break-in. Police say it didn't happen.

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History-making Florida woman Ashley Brundage could become state’s first trans elected official

Ashley Brundage hopes to be the first trans person elected to the Florida house of representatives where she vows to prioritise inclusion.

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Malcolm Kenyatta could become the first LGBTQ statewide elected official in Pa.

State lawmaker a prominent Biden-Harris 2024 reelection campaign surrogate

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Malcolm Kenyatta wins primary for PA auditor general post

He will now take on a Republican 2020 election denier in the November election. If he wins, he'll become Pennsylvania's first out statewide elected official.

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GOP lawmaker runs away when he finds out he was talking to an 8-year-old trans girl - LGBTQ Nation

He accused the 8-year-old of "attacking me" before running away.

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#MikeJohnson once #agreed to #speak at '#KilltheGays' #pastor’s #conference.

He’s now the most powerful #elected #Republican in the nation, second in line to the #presidency, and the third most-powerful #electedofficial in the #country.

#ExportingHate
https://www.alternet.org/the-right-wing/mike-johnson-2666086402/

Mike Johnson once agreed to speak at 'Kill the Gays' pastor’s conference

He’s now the most powerful elected Republican in the nation, second in line to the presidency, and the third most-powerful elected official in the country, but just five years ago Mike Johnson was a freshman U.S. Congressman from Louisiana who had made a name for himself as an attorney fighting for ...

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Fabian Nelson Is Mississippi's First LGBTQ Elected Official

Nelson is poised to become Mississippi's first out LGBTQ elected official after winning a primary runoff in a Democratic district.

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