Mahmoud Khalil has been released from ICE detention!
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BOISE, Idaho — A two-day festival intended to counter Pride Month celebrations in Boise, Idaho, fell flat on June 20-21, 2025, as the “Hetero Awesome Fest” drew sparse crowds to Cecil D. Andrus Park, across from the Idaho state Capitol.
Organized by Mark Fitzpatrick, owner of the Old State Saloon in Eagle, the event aimed to promote “traditional family values” with live music, food vendors, and speakers. Fitzpatrick, who launched “Heterosexual Awesomeness Month” last year, described the festival as a celebration of “faith, family, and freedom.” However, the event faced immediate backlash for its timing during Pride Month and its perceived anti-LGBTQ+ stance, fueled by the saloon’s Instagram posts criticizing the “wicked” LGBTQ+ agenda and promoting conspiracy theories.
Local media, including Idaho News 6, reported that turnout was negligible, with one observer noting the festival “probably could have been an email.” Social media reactions highlighted the event’s poor naming and execution, with one commenter stating, “Look at how much of a waste of time and money hatred is.”
The festival struggled to secure sponsorships, raising only half the needed funds despite support from United Rentals and a headline performance by Michael Austin. Reports suggest the event was attended by fewer than 100 people.
In contrast, Boise’s LGBTQ+ community responded with a satirical counter-event at The Balcony Club titled “But, What About Straight Pride?” Held on June 20, the show drew significant attendance and support, underscoring the city’s embrace of inclusivity.
The flop of Fitzpatrick’s Hetero Fest, juxtaposed with the success of the counter-event, reinforced Boise’s shifting cultural landscape, where messages of acceptance resonated more strongly than division. Queer people are part of our communities and they always will be. 
Supporters of the Festival have now turned to social media asking for money to cover expenses including security costs—exceeding $18,000, money they expected to raise from the attendees that never showed up.
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This is excellent news… via WABE on the planned mine that had been planned near the Okefenokee… it’s off now!
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Geneticist Marlena Fejzo has been awarded the inaugural 2025 BioInnovation Institute & Science Translational Medicine Prize for Innovations in Women’s Health for her leading discoveries about the genetic basis of severe morning sickness.
The award also recognizes her pioneering work to eventually create a cure for this debilitating and potentially deadly complication of pregnancy.
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The find out stage is complete for this asshat.
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The model I have now was bought by my mom I think in 2014 or earlier but not sure, just remember she was alive to do it, lol. It’s only had 2 problems since then: one was a footie sock caught in one of the tubes, and the other was just recently - the plastic rods that hold the inside front panel timer-dial circuit board and the outer cover panel broke, thus disabling the timer-dial. It’s rigged to work now, though. It just ran on rinse, spinning, spinning like Kang and Kodos, until unplugged.
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The proposed bill would ban ICE agents from wearing face coverings during arrests and require them to clearly display their name and agency.
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The fact that this is even an issue is outrageous. There are increasing reports of fake “ICE” agents grabbing people off streets, and i am sure there are more than are reported. I am certain this is my white privilege talking, but it is staggering how fast we got to this stage! (To clarify, not that we got here, but in 6 months? Holy fucking shit!)
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There are some exclusions in the bill but as far as i’m concerned this is good news
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What a fantastic train set !!!
Mr Xu is one of the most beautiful men humans I have ever seen.
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