DARK SECRETS: 11 | Vintage Vibes

‘Archaic’: the Tennessee town that made homosexuality illegal

Republican lawmakers in the US are leaning into outdated definitions of obscenity to outlaw drag and ban books too

The Guardian - US · Nov 26, 2023

David McBride trial: soldiers shouldn’t be guided by public interest, commonwealth says

Crown argues solider turned whistleblower swore an oath to the ADF but defence says argument ‘ignores higher duties’

The Guardian - AU · Nov 14, 2023

ISIL-linked armed group kills 19 villagers in DR Congo, says official

The ADF was formed in Uganda in the 1990s before moving over the border and has been blamed for killings in the DRC too.

Al Jazeera · Nov 13, 2023

‘Go pick up a Bible’: Speaker Mike Johnson defends anti-LGBTQ+ views

Republican House speaker, who has advanced extreme views as attorney and legislator, says ‘I am a Bible-believing Christian’

The Guardian - US · Oct 27, 2023

Johnson was top lawyer for hate group

Johnson was a leader for Alliance Defending Freedom, which wrote the abortion ban that led to the downfall of “Roe"

Salon · Oct 26, 2023

This is new Speaker Mike Johnson’s anti-LGBT+ record

‘Homosexual marriage is the dark harbinger of chaos and sexual anarchy that could doom even the strongest republic,’ Mike Johnson wrote in 2004

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2023

Special counsel accuses Trump of threatening Mark Meadows after he testified in election case - as it happened

Jack Smith says the former president threatened his former chief of staff, citing posts on Truth Social

The Guardian - US · Oct 26, 2023

Election denier, climate skeptic, anti-abortion: seven beliefs of new US House speaker Mike Johnson

The relatively little-known Louisiana Republican has been thrust into the spotlight and the attention has fallen on his extreme beliefs

The Guardian - US · Oct 25, 2023

Is Uganda safe to travel to? Travel advice as couple killed on honeymoon

A rebel group leader was charged after a couple from Berkshire were killed on their honeymoon in Uganda

Evening Standard · Oct 19, 2023

British tourist shot dead in Uganda safari ‘ambush’

Police said trio killed in ‘cowardly’ attack on Tuesday while touring Queen Elizabeth National Park

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023