'Trump's FBI pick slammed for creepy, violent video featuring images of Pete Buttigieg, Rachel Maddow, more' & other Mon/Tue news briefs

Kash Patel, Donald Trump's pick for head of the FBI (doesn't he look creepy? Just saying)

Trump's FBI pick Kash Patel slammed for violent video featuring images of Pete Buttigieg, Rachel Levine, more​ - This, among other things, will be brought up at his upcoming confirmation hearing. It promises to be interesting. See video below.

Kash Patel, Donald Trump’s pick for FBI Director, shared an AI-generated video of himself chainsawing Members of Congress, political opponents, and media outlets.

Dangerous and disqualified. pic.twitter.com/2hcDu7ORPA

— Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 (@JudiciaryDems) January 25, 2025

In other news, Trump seems to be obsessed with undoing Joe Biden's progress with LGBTQ people:

Trump administration ends Joe Biden’s efforts to fight book bans 

Donald Trump expected to sign executive order banning trans people from the military today

Also: 

Super Bowl LIX will have one male cheerleader, and he happens to be gay - Progress may be slowed but it is never stopped. This may not look like something monumental but remember the day when this sort of thing was unheard of. 

LGBTQ Kids’ Books Win Prestigious Youth Media Awards in Multiple Categories - We still shining.

Leader of Fringe Political Party Advocates Lynching to Stop LGBTQ+ Pride Event - I didn't run this as a leading news brief because I figured we have enough bad news to deal with as is. Still, I included it because it needs to be read. I also want an excuse to say "try us, bitch. You will have picked the right one on the wrong day."