Trans Rights Homophobic Bridget Ziegler should be fired for being bad at at her job, not for having sex with a woman, says former student [video] Mark Frauenfelder

Congress decides to release the Gaetz ethics report afterall Jason Weisberger

whistleblowers Flutist punished for blowing whistle Thom Dunn

three-ring showdowns Matt Gaetz — still after Kevin McCarthy — calls for ethics investigation over "sucker punch" Carla Sinclair

crime Sam Bankman-Fried's criminal trial starts today Rob Beschizza

Business What's going on with the WWE? Imagine HBO's "Succession," except it's about professional wrestling  Devin Nealy

News Trump pardons Steve Bannon, Elliot Broidy, Lil Wayne, others — 73 pardons, 70 commutations Xeni Jardin

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Business Sneak-privatization of public schools: attacking teachers, unions and standards Cory Doctorow

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