Ten of the most-read stories in The Signorile Report in 2023

A big thank you for being part of it all this year. I look forward to spending 2024 with you.

Dear readers,

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As many of you know, I’m off for the week, traveling for the holidays, and taking a break. I hope you’re lucky enough to enjoy a restful time, too.

Some housekeeping: This week’s Weekend Report won’t come on Saturday, as usual, but on Sunday, New Year’s Eve, when I’m back.

And for now, I’ve compiled ten of the most-read or most-important pieces from The Signorile Report this year. A good way to look back on some of what happened in 2023 and forward to what lies ahead in 2024.

Right at the top of the year, this one showed what the MAGA extremists and gay Republicans were planning to do with George Santos—before it all blew up in their faces as his demented fabulism unraveled.

How we dodged a bullet with the exposé of George Santos

Whenever I hear about President Biden being “too old”—and have to once again expose the idiocy of the polls—I like to bring people back to when he demolished MAGA right to their faces and had them vowing to save Social Security and Medicare.

Biden comes out swinging in State of the Union address

A horrific tragedy that underscored the hate we are up against.

The Pride flag killer was a radicalized Christian nationalist terrorist

When many in the GOP wouldn’t fall in line and back Jim Jordan for House speaker, they experienced what Democrats have been subjected to by MAGA for years now.

GOP laughed when Nancy Pelosi's husband was attacked. Now they're afraid of MAGA violence.

A piece that defined Mike Johnson and what we’d be facing, just as he was about to officially become the speaker.

Mike Johnson: a "despicable bigot," and a hard-core Christian nationalist

Remember when Senator Tim Scott, suddenly running for president, suddenly had a girlfriend?

Matt Schlapp says Tim Scott is gay. And he would probably know.

And remember when Matt Gaetz began revealing things about his colleagues?

Is Matt Gaetz outing anti-gay Republican hypocrites? Bring it on!

A story that once again showed our media to be completely deceptive and useless and gave us hope for the future.

Defying pundits and pollsters, Democrats surge to victory (again!)

After all their losses at the ballot, in which school board candidates across the country beat back Moms for Liberty-backed candidates, this is where Moms for Liberty and the Florida GOP completely cracked up.

The crashing and burning of Moms for Liberty co-founder, the Florida GOP and Ron DeSantis

This year I actually wrote a few pieces about Pope Francis—two of them link through from this week—who defied all when he stomped on the ugly, hateful GOP agenda in the American Catholic church, which is aligned with the Christian nationalist movement and fueled by MAGA.

This time Pope Francis drops an atom bomb on MAGA and the GOP

Just a few of the major stories covered at The Signorile Report this year.

I again want to thank all of you for your continued support and for your input here in this newsletter—commenting with your smart takes or sharing some of these stories with many others.

I look forward to spending 2024 with all of you as well.