ICYMI: May 21, 2026

Below, you will find some headlines and events we may have missed. Feel free to share what you have found interesting as long as it comes from `a credible source, not some far right, fake news cesspit.Today’s blog or the failed, ‘Trust Me, Bro” nonsense as a source.

Updates:

Breaking News: Senate Republicans abruptly delayed voting on a $72 billion immigration crackdown bill as they revolted over President Trump’s federal fund to pay people who claim to have been politically persecuted. The fund has been denounced by critics as a slush fund for supporters of Trump.

— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) 2026-05-21T18:31:21.476360Z

MeidasTouch: What do you make of this $1.776 billion fund— Gavin Newsom: It’s a criminal enterprise. It’s not just corruption, it’s not just graft, it’s a full-on criminal enterprise and it needs to be shut down.

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— MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) May 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM

The Worst People in the World:

www.click2houston.com/news/local/2…

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— Conscientious Ice🧊 (@conscientiousice.bsky.social) May 20, 2026 at 2:06 PM

Fundie Freaks:

“Alan Chambers is accused of trying to meet a 14 year old boy for sex. He once was the head of Exodus International. For 4 decades the church said it helped ‘cure’ gays and lesbians across the country.”

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— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) May 21, 2026 at 6:27 AM

The Worst President Ever & His Brownshirts:

Trump: "If Democrats took control of the country, I think this country is finished. These people are sick."

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) May 21, 2026 at 9:36 AM

Trump: "If I didn't win this election, I don't think we would've been a country any longer"

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) May 21, 2026 at 9:37 AM