The Present Illness

Pride Under Trump 2026


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It’s the second Pride Month of this Trump administration, and things are rough. San Francisco Giants’ pitchers anti-Pride stunt; gender as a weapon; Rainbow washing and corporate backstabbing.

Note: Dana White is the president and CEO of UFC

Summary of MOU with Iran

Pride Under Trump + Juneteenth:

  • What happened at the Giants’ Pride Night
  • JD Vance says “Trump won we don’t have to do this anymore”
  • Josh Hokit calls Michelle Obama a man
  • Reactions to Josh Hokit’s comment
  • Dad takes daughters to the bathroom, police are called
  • 1 year-old Kohen Wiley killed by police in Mississippi
  • Cyrus Carmack-Belton killed by Rick Chow


💊Take Two and Call Me in the Morning💊

  • A fabulous song about perimenopause
  • A hilarious rendition of You Oughta Know
  • Collage from anesthesia drug labels
  • Complex sculptures made of old medicine containers

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  • Production by Arghavan Salles & Alyssa Burgart
  • Editing by Alyssa Burgart
  • Music by Joseph Uphoff
  • Social Media by Arghavan Salles
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The Present IllnessBy Alyssa Burgart & Arghavan Salles