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And now a little good news to brighten everyone's weekend. People like Angela Giampolo are giving back to the community as much as she possibly can. She is bringing solid legal advice and hope to people in other states who really need both.

Join Greg Moore on PEP Radio for "Yet Another Gay Podcast," Fridays from 3 until 7 PM with encore performances on Saturday and Sunday from 4 until 8 PM. This week's show is ending 1 hour earlier than future shows. Chamber and symphonic music from all around the world.

This is a sample list of the "accomplishments" of the current regime. Think conditions will continue to improve? May all your eggs be as cracked as Trump's ideas. Happy Easter!

Please watch today's PM news that we posted. The fact that the feral government wants to deport hundreds of thousands of people without due process within days of arrival at detention camps is beyond dystopian.

PM News for Apr 18: 1. Trump attacks Harvard University and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington - threatens tax-exemption status. 2. iCE plans to expand detention facilities to be able to house over 100,000 deportees and send them out within 24 hours of detention.

We are in a Constitutional crisis. If Trump can ignore the rulings of the US Supreme Court and Congress willingly sits idly while people are abducted and entire governmental agencies are disemboweled, then nothing will stop him from taking whatever actions he wants.

None of the people sent to the El Salvador gulag should be there under such harsh conditions. That is a concentration camp. Treatment there, despite photo ops, is some medieval torturous bullsh*t. President Bukele didn't make El Salvador "safer," he made it more dangerous than ever.

Judge Xinis is preparing contempt charges for the Attorneys from DOJ who have not demonstrated any effort to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia from El Salvador back to the United States.

Trump is asking people who are undocumented or whose visas could be pulled on technicalities to leave the US and head to other countries with stipends and an one-way airline ticket. That is no guarantee that they will be able or want to return once they arrive at their destination.

We had both an attack on the Governor's residence in Harrisburg, and now this story from State College. Pennsylvania news has been quite violent this week. It's only Wednesday!

Donald Trump's replacement for Assistant Sec of Health hiding his past about working with LGBTQ+ patients seems quite shady compared to his predecessor, four-star Admiral Rachel Levine.

Governor Jared Polis (D-Colorado) has repealed the ban on marriage equality in Colorado, just in case the US Supreme Court overturns Obergefell v. Hodges.

PM News from PEP Radio: 1. Eastern York School District may ban transgender athletes from playing on district school teams that match their gender identity. 2. Pete Buttigieg condemns arsonist who attacked PA Governor's residence. 3. Trans inmate population faces serious struggles.

AM News: 1. Measles outbreak in 23 states caused by decrease in vaccination funding. 2. Sec of State's office calling on employees to report anti-Christian bias from the Biden Administration. 3. Sec of Interior Doug Bugrum has a "diva problem" He wants more cookies that are not "subpar."

PM News Blast: We are horrified that the Governor's residence in Harrisburg was attacked last night and set ablaze. PA State Police responded shortly after 2 AM to evacuate the Governor and his family to safety. The residence suffered significant damage.

PM News for April 11, 2025: 1. Consumer Confidence Index falls, according to University of Michigan. 2. Judge Xinis asks, "Where is he?" Her question was a rebuke to the Trump administration's deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. 3. Gov Shapiro fights back against tariffs by going to PA breweries.

For folks running in school board elections in the May primary in Pennsylvania, pay close attention to this story about book bans.

When tariffs were announced on April 2, Trump promised that America would "boom." Instead, stock market indices plunged. Hours before he "paused" the tariffs, Trump met with CEOs to discuss next step. In the middle of the day, the market rebounded by close to 3,000 pts. Is this market manipulation?

All LGBTQ+ people in Pennsylvania who are at least 18 years old, have lived in PA for the last 180 days, or live in college housing, on or off-campus, please visit the PA Equality Project’s website, paequality.com, and take the 2025 Housing Survey. It should take about 5 minutes to complete.

PEP Radio Morning News: 1. Trump raises tariffs on Chinese imports to 104%. 2. Major stock indices erase all gains and are lower on Monday. 3. Norfolk Island, Australia, faces higher tariffs on their goods exported to the US. The tariff impacts only 1 business on the entire island.

The question is: How corrupt is the US Supreme Court? Do you trust them? Comment below or email [email protected]. We will be reading some comments on-air.

BREAKING NEWS: IN A 5-4 VOTE, US SUPREME COURT ALLOWS TRUMP'S USE OF THE ALIEN ENEMIES ACT OF 1798 TO DEPORT PEOPLE TO VENEZUELA. COURT ORDERS THAT POTENTIAL DEPORTEES ARE ENTITLED TO A HEARING IN TEXAS TO ASSURE DUE PROCESS RIGHTS.

"The diversity within our species is perhaps best demonstrated through the transgender community. They are not mentally ill simply because their gender identity does not match the sex they were assigned at birth. They want to live their lives as the people they know they were meant to be."

PEP Radio is proud to present the musical stylings of legendary swing music recording artist, Artie Shaw and his Orchestra. April 4 and 5 at 12 noon. Swing music from 1836 through 1958. Join us on the Live365 app. live365.com/station/PEP-...

PM News from PEP Radio: 1. Stock markets sliding closer to bear market territory. 2. US Senate launches into debating budget bill with $4.5 Trillion in tax cuts and $2 Trillion in spending cuts.

If you thought Thursday, April 3 was a rough stock market day, the Labor Department is releasing unemployment numbers today, and the tariffs go into effect tomorrow. Unemployment is expected to rise to 4.2%. Stock futures across the board are down. Russell 2000 Index is headed to bear market.

If you are 18 or older, have lived in PA at least 180 days out of the last 12 months, and are part of the LGBTQ+ community, you are welcome to join our survey at paequality.com.