Daily newsletter 8/7

➡️ South Park is back for another Trump-baiting episode, and this time they’re skewering Kristi Noem, Secretary of Homeland Security and the anti-LGBTQ+ former governor of South Dakota. (Viewer discretion is advised if you like puppies.)

Meanwhile, Apple CEO Tim Cook took a more fawning approach during his visit to the Oval Office yesterday.

We also get a look at the repercussions of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on gender-affirming care for youth in Oklahoma, and columnist John Casey has thoughts on Trump’s full-on assault on the media.

Some positive news: an airport in India will not be changing its three-letter code from GAY, even though it makes certain conservatives in the country “uncomfortable.”

Until tomorrow,

Christine Linnell
Social media manager, The Advocate

'South Park' eviscerates Kristi Noem for killing a puppy and abusing Botox

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South Park's newest episode makes fun of Kristi Noem for her admission that she shot and killed a puppy.

Apple CEO Tim Cook bends the knee to Donald Trump with a golden Oval Office gift & $100 billion pledge

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“It’s a unique unit of one,” the Apple CEO said at the White House, adding, “designed by a U.S. Marine Corps corporal.”

Citing Skrmetti, appeals court rejects challenge to Oklahoma ban on gender-affirming care for youth

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The Supreme Court's ruling in U.S. v. Skrmetti is having repercussions.

38 years in the media industry, and I never thought the U.S. media would crumble like this

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Opinion: The autocratic assault on the media Is personal for me and for democracy as Trump seeks to extort, choke, twist, and erase it, writes John Casey.