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Breaking down global, national, Oklahoma, and LGBTQ+ news for the last week. It really does beg the question "What Timeline is This?" Nepal Gen Z overthrows govt, Venezuelans in boats were not narcoterrorists, Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years 3 months in prison, assaults on free speech, assaults on trans women, we cover A LOT. All links used for this episode found here:

GLOBAL NEWS:

• How Nepal's Gen Z activists drove protests against corruption

• Nepal Currently Being Run Via Discord After Gen Z Uprising

• Nepal’s uprising was a generation in the making

• Nepal Gen Z rebellion: Youth demand seat at the table in new interim government- The Week
• “I should not be here”: British YouTuber documents being caught in Nepal’s uprising just one day into his trip
• People killed in US boat strike were not Tren de Aragua, Venezuela minister says

• Was Trump’s Venezuelan boat attack a ‘war crime’? Experts say extrajudicial killings violate international law

• US strike on 'Venezuela drug boat': What do we know, and was it legal?

• US strikes on Venezuelan ‘drug boats’ have killed 14 people. What is Trump trying to do?

• US strikes another suspected Venezuelan drug vessel at sea, killing three men - ABC News

• 3 killed in 3rd US strike on alleged drug boat in international waters, Trump says - ABC News

• Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Convicted and Sentenced to Prison

• What to know after Brazil’s Bolsonaro is convicted and sentenced for coup attempt | PBS News

• Jair Bolsonaro's rise and fall - and why he may not be done yet

• Brazil's Bolsonaro hospitalised after violent hiccup bouts while under house arrest 

NATIONAL NEWS:

• FCC chair Brendan Carr leads Trump’s charge against the media : NPR

• Trump threatening broadcast station licenses — explained

• Kimmel suspension over Kirk comments raises free speech questions : NPR

• Disney faces $3.8 billion loss as boycott grows over Jimmy Kimmel suspension

• Defense Secretary Hegseth requires new 'pledge' for Pentagon reporters : NPR

• Judge tosses Trump's $15B defamation suit against New York Times, Penguin Random House - ABC News

• Trump sues New York Times for defamation and libel, seeks $15 billion

• Trump adds $100,000 fee for high-skilled foreign workers in major visa overhaul : NPR

OKLAHOMA NEWS:

• Oklahoma County DA: No criminal charges against Ryan Walters for nudity on office TV | KOSU

• Oklahoma Supreme Court temporarily blocks implementation of controversial social studies standards | KOSU

• New bill proposes every public university in Oklahoma to erect statue of Charlie Kirk and his family - The Mirror US

LEGITIBITIQUA NEWS:

• Oregon Lawmaker Leaves GOP Over Anti-LGBTQ, Anti-Equity Agenda and Cites Gay Son as Turning Point - Gayety

• Republican legislator credits gay son and drag queens as he switches sides to Democrat

• Trump’s emergency appeal to SCOTUS over gender on passports

• Tampa Pride 2026 canceled

• Four people arrested in Washington after alleged hate crime attack on trans woman | Washington state | The Guardian