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🚓 In a recent interview, Donald Trump was asked if he'd pardon disgraced gay former GOP lawmaker George Santos, who recently began a seven-year prison sentence for fraud. Trump praised Santos's politics and said no one had asked him to pardon Santos. Well, Georgia Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene just did...

🏛️ A federal judge has dismissed Truth Social CEO Devin Nunes’s defamation lawsuit against MSNBC host Rachel Maddow and NBCUniversal.

❤️ The gayest bromance? Jonathan Gregg, who is straight, and Tom Felix, who is gay, are looking to challenge how we normally think about masculinity, friendships, and more. The two spoke with The Advocate's Christopher Wiggins about their platonic love and their podcast, No Homo.

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