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Good Tuesday evening, friends, and welcome back to Today’s American News, your source for news and analysis on the circus that is American politics and entertainment.
Mike Johnson is getting Kevin McCarthy-like backlash already… Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, ousted by child sex predator and recently announced OANN host Matt Gaetz, was ousted for having committed the same cardinal sin for which Speaker Mike Johnson is now getting criticism from members of his caucus: He worked with Democrats. Both Republican Speakers raced the same conundrum: Not enough of the members making up their party’s majority in the U.S. House of Representatives will do even their most basic function of funding the government, so government funding bills can only be passed with Democratic members’ votes.
Wave of Trump legal actions against the free press could be coming… ABC’s decision to settle with convicted felon Donald Trump for $16 million has sent shivers down the spines of other media outlets. “It’s going to fuel the perception that the media is unfair to Trump and to incentivize more litigation — and more baseless litigation, said David Schultz, the director of a media law clinic at Yale. Any lawsuits would be coupled with Trump’s continued anti-free press rhetoric and any official actions he takes as president.
Wisconsin school shooting says something really bad about men in America… 97.7% of mass shooting perpetrators are men, according to a Justice Department database. That’s the main takeaway we had from a NPR study covering the Wisconsin school shooting from a gender perspective. The shooter at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, where two victims were murdered and six injured, was a 15-year old female.
NASA astronauts’ return to Earth delayed again… Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore can officially be called the astronauts stuck in space, given that their intended one-week International Space Station mission has now turned into a nine-month ordeal. Williams and Wilmore’s Boeing spacecraft had technical issues in June, and NASA announcement delays their already postponed return from February to at least late March.
Today’s Buzz
Disney caves on trans visibility with GOP talking points… It’s a bad sign when America’s iconic children’s production company is using Republican anti-trans talking points. Disney’s Pixar has dropped a storyline about a trans character. A Disney spokesperson said, “we recognize that many parents would prefer to discuss certain subjects with their children on their own terms and timeline." This from the company showing Mickey Mouse in blackface…
Today’s Furry Friend
We couldn’t end on a story about Disney cowardice. Meet Loki, a sweet rescue dog who just needed a loving family.
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