
Welcome to the second Friday in April!
I had a lot of fun at the virtual convention last weekend. I’ve spent the rest of the week scrambling at work, laughing at certain news stories, and taking delight in how many flowers are blooming on my veranda.
Which brings us to the Friday Five. This week I bring you: one story to wonderful it needs its own category five stories of the week, five stories of interest to queers and our allies, five stories about seditious traitors, five stories about other deplorables, and five videos (plus something I wrote and notable obituaries).
This Week in Wonderful:
‘We found a baby on the subway – now he’s our son’ Every time I read about this I cry.
Stories of the week:
The French army is testing Boston Dynamics’ robot dog Spot in combat scenarios
This Week in News for Queers and Allies:
North Carolina Bill Would Force School Staffers to Out Trans Kids For many queer kids, the most dangerous bully in their lives is a homophobic parent. This law will get kids killed!
Falcon and the Winter Solider fans think Bucky Barnes just came out as bisexual
And this, folks, is why Ian McKellen is one of the coolest guys alive
This Week in Seditious Traitors:
Like Matt Gaetz, Alabama GOP Senate candidate denied sexual allegations — until he didn’t
Confederate Flag-wavin’ Rioter Indicted On Five Counts
This Week in Haters and Deplorables:
An insider-trading indictment shows ties to Bloomberg News scoops
Catholics Responded to a Joke Account Asking When They Felt Unwelcome in Church Note: the real church that they complain about are the hateful and deplorable ones, not the people responding to the question.
‘Psychotic’ fundraising tactics show how unhinged the Republican Party has become
Things I wrote:
Sam and Bucky: the 80s Want Their Plot Cliches Back
In Memoriam
Japanese Nobel-prize-winning semiconductor pioneer Isamu Akasaki dies aged 92
James Hampton, ‘Teen Wolf’ and ‘The Longest Yard’ Actor, Dies at 84
Videos
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McConnell’s Hypocrisy On Corporate Speech Falls Flat As Big Brands Punish Georgia
Marvel Studios’ Loki – Official Trailer 2 (2021) Tom Hiddleston, Owen Wilson
Charli XCX & Christine and the Queens – Gone – Official Video