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News Blast: Orange County Superior Court Judge Lindsey Martinez sided with plaintiffs who sued the Huntington Beach Library, arguing that the policy violates both the state’s constitution and its Freedom to Read Act.

In a clip from the interview posted to X by journalist Ken Klippenstein, Watters asked the vice president whether he considers “the militant transgender movement” to be a “domestic terrorist threat.”

PM News: 1. Hungary, following Trump, will designate antifa a terrorist organization, Orbán says 2. Kennedy’s advisory panel recommends new restrictions on MMRV vaccines 3. 18-year-old high school student shot, killed by ATF agent in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania

Day 29 and Day 30 from the book "100 Days: A Celebration of Life" by Zachary Starr. Used with permission. Now a part of our poetry lineup on PEP Radio.

If "free speech" is such an important topic, why is the federal government so interested in eliminating mention of the LGBTQ+ community, particularly the gender nonbinary, transgender, and Intersex, and agender communities?

“I don’t know anybody who wants to take down Israel more than me in this audience,” Alexander said. “I believe it’s theological. I believe this supersedes politics. I believe that the Jews are the synagogue of Satan. I believe that the Jews made up a lot of the Holocaust." (FTA)

Jerry Greenfield leaves Ben & Jerry's after 47 years. Blames it on their lack of ability to speak out on social justice issues happening now.

Dogs (from top) are named Sana, Shy Shy, and Precious. That's the post. Hope you all have a great Wednesday.

News Blast: DC Comics has fired a transgender writer and canceled the new series she was working on over her posts reacting to the death of Charlie Kirk. In the wake of her firing, horror writer Gretchen Felker-Martin says she has “no regrets” and stands by the “sentiment” behind her posts.

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You seem unconcerned about the healthcare needs of our citizens. You don’t listen to the Governors of Illinois, New York, or PA. You have no business addressing who the future of the Democrats are, because frankly, you don’t seem to have a future in the party as Pennsylvania’s US Senator.

News Blast: Thank you to Se7en Bites owner Trina Gregory for opening up her parking lot (on private property) to resist and protest against Florida Governor Rhonda Satan and his transportation policies.

This happened today in history and is dedicated to the victims of the attack on the 16th Avenue Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, and the victims of the Nuremberg laws in Nazi Germany, all today in history.

From the PEP Radio Newsroom: 1. Charlie Kirk shooter is 22-year-old from Utah 2. 16-year-old Colorado school student fired revolver and wounded 2 teens 3. HBCUs issue lockdown orders and cancel classes after receiving threats

Judge David Lawson ruled that the council ordinance is not discriminatory and does not violate the LGBTQ+ community's rights.

This is a screenshot from the AP home page. The little boxed off-area is the story about the shooting at Evergreen High School in Colorado. Draw from this photo any conclusions you like as to why media outlets are covering the Charlie Kirk story more broadly and louder than the high school shooting.

Regarding the passing of Charlie Kirk, no one cried after World War II when Nazis were executed. Why is anyone crying now?

Breaking News: Car crashes through window at daycare center north of Toronto this afternoon, and one student has died from gunshot wounds in the school shooting in Evergreen, Colorado.

President Trump has cut grant funding for Hispanic-Serving Institutions program. $350 million in grant program is cut because he said funding concept is unconstitutional.

BREAKING NEWS: CHARLIE KIRK HAS DIED, AND THREE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN COLORADO ARE IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER SCHOOL SHOOTING IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO.

BREAKING NEWS: CHARLIE KIRK, FOUNDER OF TURNING POINT USA, HAS BEEN SHOT AND KILLED WHILE DELIVERING A SPEECH AT UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY IN OREM, UT.

This story was originally written in 2021 for the 20th Anniversary of the 9/11 attack courtesy of The Keystone's Patrick Berkery.

About ready to leave Bluesky. The responses here are damn nearly as toxic as they are on Facebook. I had high hopes for this platform, but not any more.

Rep. Nancy Mace rages over book she probably has never read. The book "My Shadow is Pink," is about a young boy exploring topics that are stereotypically feminine, not necessarily about changing his gender identity.

Today in History for September 9, 2025: In 1957, Althea Gibson becomes first black woman to win the US National Tennis Championships (US Open now). In 1968, the announcer of this program was born in Toledo, Ohio.

Pride protesters in Belgrade, Serbia, call out police state and seek LGBTQ+ rights in highly conservative country. Serbia is seeking EU membership, but it has done nothing to secure LGBTQ+ rights.

News Blast: RISE medical cannabis dispensary workers who are part of Teamsters Local 776 in York PA have gone on strike.

The real eyesore is sitting in this chair. The rats were not in the vigil about nuclear disarmament in front of the White House; the real rats are living in the White House.

Russian airstrikes hit the Ukrainian Cabinet building in Kyiv, as well as residential areas of the city. At least two people were killed. Meanwhile, Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent are considering additional sanctions against Russia.

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a danger to public health in the United States and around the world.

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RFK Jr. got into heated debate with Senators Cassidy (R-LA) and Bennet (D-CO) during Senate Finance Committee meeting today.

News Blast: U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) has been accused of racism and white nationalism after he gave a speech in which he declared that pilgrims and George Washington’s Continental Army “fought” for and “built this country for us” as a “birthright.” Sir, your last name has one too many M's.

News Blast: Pete and Chasten Buttigieg celebrate 10 years since their first date.

News Blast: 1. Counter-protesters in Seattle use Kazoos to drown our Christian Nationalist, Sean Feucht. 2. Man wearing chalk on shoes arrested in FL for "interfering with a traffic control device. Judge finds no probable cause. Orestes Suarez then dances across the same crosswalk.

Travel and tourism in the United States are down significantly as we head toward autumn. The three key reasons: 1. Donald Trump's tariffs, 2. His threats against Greenland and Canada, 3. His travel bans from many Middle Eastern and African nations.

Today's PM News: 1. Pope Leo meets LGBTQ+ Catholic advocate 2. Rudy Giuliani injured in New Hampshire car crash, his spokesperson says 3. 1.2 million immigrants are gone from the US labor force under Trump 4. A downturn in international travel to the US may last beyond summer, experts warn

News Blast: Nurses at UPMC Magee Women's Hospital in Pittsburgh have voted to join the Service Employees International Union.

The Fall 2025 programming schedule is now ready. It takes effect on September 1. Starting at midnight, we will have overnight jazz, R&B, soft rock, and music from the 1960s & 70s. Tune in on the Live365 app, the PEP Radio page on our website, Roku, and Alexa.

In response to the shooter in Minneapolis, MN, Montana Rep. Lukas Schubert claims that the LGBTQIA+ community is an "extremist organization." What an utter F-wit.

News Blast 3: MN Gov Tim Walz and President Donald Trump have ordered flags to half-staff at state and federal buildings respectively.

Texas HB 7 would make abortion pills illegal in Texas. Texas SB 8 practically makes transgender people illegal in public and civic life. The Lone Star State has become a bastion of idiocy.

Texas HB 7 bans abortion pills in Texas; SB 8 bans transgender people in public and civic life. Texas is a bastion for idiots.

Thanks to DOGE, your social security information is at risk. Details in the video.

President Trump wants to eliminate any acknowledgment of transgender, nonbinary, and intersex people from public and civic life. He is doing so by threatening federal funding over school curricula. California already lost $12 Million in HHS funding from the ACA.

Once again, FDOT painted over the rainbow crosswalk at the Pulse Nightclub Memorial in Orlando.

If you are a conservative Christian watching this news blast, please see an usher for a string of pearls to clutch while you listen or watch.

"A drug will only work if people can access it and right now, CVS Health, ... is shamefully blocking people from taking it." Carl Schmid, Executive Director of HIV + Hepatitis Policy Institute, is referring to Yeztugo, a new HIV PrEP medication.

Before we became Pennsylvania Equality Project, we were known as Marriage Equality for PA. Malcolm Kenyatta marched on the PA Capitol steps with us in 2013, before he was elected to office.