The circus is back in town, babes and the ringleaders are the same messy MAGA men who keep trying (and failing) to run the country. While Disney dropped its first openly gay character and Grindr was out here hosting an actual fashion show (yes, really), the real show was happening inside the political clown car known as the modern Republican Party.
Because while queer people were minding our business, living our fabulous, overworked, underpaid lives, the red-hatted cultists, autocrats, and “I-swear-I’m-qualified” cabinet members were busy setting fire to what’s left of American democracy.
Here are the stories you probably missed but absolutely need to know.
Trump, a literal pig, at reporter on AF1: “quiet piggy” pic.twitter.com/ml4oLbWn2o
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) November 18, 2025
SEAN CODY, SIR: Pete Hegseth’s New Aesthetic Has the Internet Watching Closely
Former Fox News host and current Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been serving…
a very familiar look lately.
Tight shirts. Buzzcut. Questionable tactical gear modeling.
Twitter gays clocked it immediately: “Did Sean Cody start directing Pentagon photoshoots?”
While Hegseth insists he’s “projecting strength,” the aesthetics scream “I once googled ‘masc 4 masc gym bro’ at 2AM and it awakened something.”
Is America safer? No.
Is gay Twitter entertained? Absolutely.
Quiet, piggy. pic.twitter.com/6SoDFCEKYA
— Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) November 18, 2025
BLUE VS. BLUE: Chi Ossé Takes On the Democratic Machine
In a plot twist straight out of “RuPaul’s Drag Race Untucked,” NYC council member Chi Ossé Black, gay, outspoken, and unbothered just filed paperwork to challenge one of the most powerful Democrats in the country.
Young progressives? Thrilled.
Establishment Dems? Sweating.
Republicans? Googling “Chi Ossé pronounced how????”
Ossé’s move signals something big: queer, Black, progressive leadership isn’t waiting its turn anymore.
Ivanka Trump has stayed away from the chaos surrounding her father, Donald Trump, opting to avoid the spotlight in Miami, far away from Washington, D.C. More details at the link below. (📸: MEGA) https://t.co/TuuTLyXGcW pic.twitter.com/yF3V0RlNQD
— Radar Online (@radar_online) November 18, 2025
GRAB ‘EM BY THE PIGGY: Trump Melts Down at Reporter Over Epstein Files Question
A female Bloomberg reporter calmly asked the former president about the newly released Epstein Files.
Trump convicted felon, serial temper tantrum connoisseur, and full-time chaos goblin — snapped back:
“Quiet, piggy!”
The room froze. America collectively rolled its eyes.
The MAGA base cheered, proving once again that cruelty isn’t a bug of this movement it’s the brand.
Every week of this man’s administration feels like the worst HR meeting ever filmed.
Trump usually has his finger on the pulse of the GOP base, but not on the Epstein files.
— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) November 18, 2025
His approval was south of 50% on the issue. 67% of the GOP wanted all the files released.
And his problem wasn’t going away. Highest Google search traffic for Epstein was this past week. pic.twitter.com/BKgY3WFxtN
SOPHIE’S CHOICE: MTG’s MAGA Boyfriend Accidentally Steps Into Her Civil War
Marjorie Taylor Greene is currently starring in her own personal “Real Housewives of the White House” moment.
Her boyfriend, Brian Glenn, just got dragged into her self-inflicted political meltdown a MAGA civil war that she started, fueled, and now can’t control.
She’s turning on Trump, on his loyalists, on people who once tolerated her, and even on herself.
The tea?
SCALDING.
The drama?
Delicious.
The GOP?
In absolute shambles.
OF COURSE HE DID: Trump Nominates Anti-Trans Lawyer to Federal Judgeship
Because when you’re a convicted felon pretending to run a functional administration, what do you do?
Nominate an openly anti-trans lawyer, Justin Olson, to become a federal judge.
This isn’t policy. It’s not governance.
It’s cruelty as performance art a desperate attempt to score points with a base that lives off culture war crumbs like it’s their only source of calories.
IVANKA: “EPSTEIN DRAMA? SORRY, I’M BUSY.”
While her father drowns in Epstein Files coverage, Ivanka has suddenly become the world’s busiest woman.
Yoga retreats.
Brand deals.
Vacation photos.
A level of curated detachment only a billionaire’s daughter could master.
“Daddy’s being tied to Epstein witnesses again?”
She shrugs. “Have you tried the new matcha latte at Equinox?”
SO WRONG IT’S FAR RIGHT: Heritage Foundation Implodes… Again
Another board member at the anti-LGBTQ+ Heritage Foundation just resigned this time over their support for Tucker Carlson’s interview with far-right extremist Nick Fuentes.
You know you’ve gone too far when even the far-right think you’re toxic.
Heritage is collapsing faster than a drag queen’s wig in a windstorm.
BURNING IT ALL DOWN: MTG Goes Nuclear on Trump
And then there’s MTG again.
This time, she stood alongside Jeffrey Epstein’s victims and delivered a stunning press conference.
Not stunning because of empathy no.
Stunning because she eviscerated Donald Trump, exposing fractures inside MAGA that his base does not want to talk about.
She’s not just pulling the curtain back.
She’s yanking it down and throwing matches.
PARTY OF ONE: Trump Keeps Losing His Grip on the Cult
Every week, Trump’s control over MAGA weakens.
Leaders break away.
Influencers revolt.
The grift becomes too obvious even for the griftees.
The cult is cracking and this time, the fissures are visible from space.
And honestly?
We love to see it.