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LGBTQIA+ roundup May 2026: Vatican published gay men's testimonies for the first time in history and called conversion therapy "devastating" — weeks after SCOTUS struck down conversion therapy bans 8-1. Gay immigrant Allan Marrero freed after 150 days chained across 6 ICE facilities; no criminal history. Smith College probed by Trump ED for admitting trans women. 1 in 3 LGBTQ+ candidates received death threats in 2026.
#LGBTQIA #Vatican #TheWashingtonPretzel #USPoliTickle
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LGBTQIA+ roundup May 7: Trevor Project — 1 in 10 LGBTQ+ youth attempted suicide in 2025; 41% considered it; anti-LGBTQ+ politics are a significant driver; affirming communities cut the attempt rate by two thirds; 15% faced conversion therapy. Botswana formally repealed its colonial-era anti-gay law in March 2026; same-sex couple challenging marriage ban in July. Denver launched Prism, an LGBTQIA+-affirming mental health IOP.
#LGBTQIA #TrevorProject #Botswana #TheWashingtonPretzel #USPoliTickle

Economy roundup Apr 27 💀 Consumer sentiment 49.8 — all-time low, worse than every recession since 1952. Meta, Microsoft, Oracle cutting for AI — not bad business. 43% of young grads underemployed. Legal immigration gutted; last US population decline was 1918. Federal workforce 12% smaller. 53% of workers stressed; half use substances; ICE fear cited.
#Economy #AI #Jobs #TheWashingtonPretzel #USPoliTickle
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LGBTQ roundup Apr 26 🏳️‍🌈 Anti-gay pastor Shelton (called Heartstopper "grooming") pleaded guilty to child sex crimes. EU court struck Hungary's LGBTQ media ban — 1st Article 2 violation ever. 2,000 re-raised the Stonewall Pride flag Trump removed. Trans golfer Davidson suing USGA. Boston LGBTQ migrant group got death threats over $7,500 grant. UK LGBTQ nightclub arson arrest. Gay hate crime suspect caught on fare evasion stop.
#LGBTQ #Stonewall #TheWashingtonPretzel #USPoliTickle

LGBTQ roundup April 25 🏳️‍🌈 SCOTUS 8-1: conversion therapy bans in 20+ states void. SCOTUS also taking up LGBTQ preschool exclusion case. Trump called Iran's leader gay as a taunt — Harris beat him 86-12 with gay voters. ACLU World Cup travel advisory. Gay Canadian model banned 10 yrs at US border. Trans Brazilian congresswoman refuses US entry. Buttigieg: Trump acts like a death star.
#LGBTQ #SCOTUS #TheWashingtonPretzel #USPoliTickle
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9 stories April 15 🚨 SAVE Act: no DL for voter registration. DOJ sued New Haven over sanctuary. Trump attacked Pope Leo at 12am. Vance spoke to half-empty arena. 98% Iranian oil goes to China: Hormuz blockade hits Beijing before Xi summit. Iran war "nearly over," 13 US soldiers dead. Orban ousted after 16 yrs. OBBB hits Black families hardest on tax day. FISA expires Monday. IMF cut global growth to 2.5%.
#SAVEAct #Iran #FISA #TheWashingtonPretzel #USPoliTickle
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Genesis, 11. Denis, 6. Durham NC elementary school students. Deported to Honduras in 48 hours after a routine ICE check-in. Family complied for 4 years. Gone. 💔
#Durham #ICE #Deportation #GenesisAndDenis #NorthCarolina #AsylumSeekers #TheWashingtonPretzel #USPoliTickle

Trump's Big Beautiful Bill cut food stamps for refugees, asylees, trafficking survivors, and abuse victims. Took effect April 1 🚨 72,000 lose CalFresh in California. 13,000 in San Diego County. Current recipients keep benefits until renewal — usually yearly — then they're cut. SNAP faces $186B in cuts through 2034. These families were already too scared to go to grocery stores.
#CalFresh #SNAP #Refugees #TheWashingtonPretzel #USPoliTickle
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Trump's DOJ is suing 30 states to seize voter SSNs, addresses and birthdates. West Virginia said NO — twice. Advocates just intervened in court. 🗳️ They want your data.
#VoterData #WestVirginia #DOJ #VotingRights #ElectionIntegrity #ACLU #TheWashingtonPretzel #USPoliTickle

BREAKING: Two more lawsuits filed TODAY against Trump's mail-in voting EO. 23 states + PA Gov. Four total in 3 days. Trump voted by mail last week. ⚖️ Courts will stop this.
#BreakingNews #MailInVoting #VotingRights #Midterms2026 #TrumpEO #23States #TheWashingtonPretzel #USPoliTickle

Trump at Easter lunch today: "Don't send any money for daycare. The United States can't take care of daycare." He added Medicaid/Medicare are state responsibilities. Federal government's only job: military. White House broadcast it live then made private. Context: Judge blocked his federal daycare funding freeze yesterday. 1.4 million children's families get federal child care subsidies
#Trump #Daycare #Medicaid #Medicare #TheWashingtonPretzel #USPoliTickle
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Iran war economic damage: Gas up $1/gallon in one month. 30-year mortgage hit 6.38% — four straight weeks of increases. Nasdaq in correction, down 10%+ from highs. S&P down 7% in 2026. Feb jobs: minus 92,000. Recession odds at 40-50% per EY-Parthenon and Moody's. Pentagon seeking $200B from Congress. The 10-year Treasury yield up 50 basis points since the war began.

#IranWar #Economy #Recession #GasPrices #TheWashingtonPretzel #USPoliTickle

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