The Daily Populous

Monday May 2nd, 2022 night edition

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Trailblazing Actor Asia Kate Dillon Will Present the PEN/Benenson Freedom Of Expression Courage Award to Petocz at Literary Gala May 23.

The organization also today announces Emmy-winning CBS News Sunday Morning contributor, NPR’s Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!

panelist, journalist, and writer Faith Salie (Approval Junkie: My Heartfelt (and Occasionally Inappropriate) Quest to Please Just About Everyone, and Ultimately Myself) as the gala’s host.

Asia Kate Dillon, widely acclaimed for their performance on Billions as Taylor Mason—TV’s first nonbinary main character—will present the PEN/Benenson Courage Award to Petocz.

The gala will begin with a VIP reception at 6pm, followed by a cocktail reception at 6:30pm, and dinner and awards at 7:30pm.

Our mission is to unite writers and their allies to celebrate creative expression and defend the liberties that make it possible.

For more information, please contact Blake Zidell or Adriana Leshko at Blake Zidell & Associates: 917.572.2493, [email protected], or [email protected]. »

Evacuations under way in Mariupol; Pelosi visits Ukraine

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said more than 100 civilians, primarily women and children, were expected to arrive in the Ukrainian-controlled city of Zaporizhzhia on Monday.

The Mariupol City Council said on Telegram that the evacuation of civilians from other parts of the city would begin Monday morning.

Ukrainian regiment Deputy Commander Sviatoslav Palamar, meanwhile, called for the evacuation of wounded Ukrainian fighters as well as civilians. »

Evidence mounts of GOP involvement in Trump election schemes

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A review of the evidence finds new details about how, long before the attack on the Capitol unfolded, several GOP lawmakers were participating directly in Trump’s campaign to reverse the results of a free and fair election.

They declared themselves the rightful electors and submitted false Electoral College certificates declaring Trump the true winner of the presidential election in their states.

Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona didn’t deny his public efforts to challenge the election results but called recent reports about his deep involvement untrue. »

Disney’s Special District Tells Ron DeSantis to Cough Up $1 Billion or STFU

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Which is a pretty wild thing for a governor to do, particularly one from a party that talks a big game about “cutting taxes” and “free speech.”

In other words, DeSantis’s attempt to dissolve the district is illegal unless he coughs up $1 billion first and because of that, Reedy Creek told bondholders, it’s not going anywhere.

“If Disney wants to pick a fight, they chose the wrong guy,” DeSantis wrote in a fundraising email to supporters on Wednesday last week. »