## Official Defies GOP Governor's Order To Fly Flags At Half Staff For Charlie Kirk

Authored by huffpost.com

The students he mentioned were shot at a Denver-area high school on Wednesday, the same day Kirk, founder of the conservative group Turning Point USA, was assassinated in Utah.

While Green didn’t explicitly mention Kirk in his note to staff, he did address Kirk’s death in his Facebook post.

“I condemn Kirk’s killing, regardless of who pulled the trigger or why,” he wrote on the social media platform.

Green, a Democrat, noted he would “accept any consequence, whether legal or electoral, for my decision.

“I’m sure if she thought she had some legal basis to do anything to me, she wouldn’t have posted on Facebook.

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“Supervisor Green’s stance affirms that our county will not elevate voices that work to strip others of dignity, freedom, and belonging,” Remington emailed. »

### San Diego Navy doctor fired after right-wing activists find pronouns on social media

Authored by kpbs.org

A San Diego Navy doctor was removed from command last week after right wing activists began sharing screenshots of her LinkedIn account on X. Cmdr.

According to her Navy biography, she's spent most of her career in the San Diego area, splitting time between San Diego Naval Medical Center and Camp Pendleton.

On her LinkedIn account, Marra lists she/her pronouns and her bio says she's the "Navy deputy medical director for transgender healthcare.". »

### Fans bid farewell to beloved California octopus Ghost as she cares for eggs in final stage of life

Authored by apnews.com

Some shared that they had a tattoo of Ghost or would wear a sweater emblazoned with the beloved cephalopod in her memory.

“She is a wonderful octopus and has made an eight-armed impression on all of our hearts,” the aquarium said on Instagram.

Ghost laid eggs earlier this week and entered the last phase of her life cycle, known as senescence. »

### Brazil Stopped Its Trump. It’s Pathetic that We Couldn’t Stop Ours.

Authored by newrepublic.com

Leaders have faced justice for offenses ranging from bribery and corruption to election interference and treason—resulting in real consequences from prison terms to lifetime bans.”.

Senate Republicans blocked a conviction of Trump in February 2021 that would have barred him from future election office.

Biden and Garland didn’t seem to understand that prosecuting Trump was not Democrats prosecuting Republicans but rather pro-democracy politicians prosecuting an anti-democratic politician to protect democracy. »

### Trump’s amateurish Lebanon plan exposes failing US diplomacy

Authored by inews.co.uk

When US envoy Thomas Barrack visited Lebanon last month, his trip made headlines – but not for reasons the White House might have hoped.

In Beirut, Barrack floated a plan for an economic zone in southern Lebanon, which he claimed would bring money into local communities.

Washington’s efforts are likely to be better spent working on a negotiated settlement between Lebanon and Israel — one that does not reduce Lebanon to a position of subservience. »

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