Via press release from the Human Rights Campaign: “Senator Kirk has once again proven his leadership, by becoming the first Republican Senator to co-sponsor of the Equality Act,” said HRC President Chad Griffin. “His support for the Equality Act sends a strong message that fairness and equality are bipartisan values. It also reflects the view of the overwhelming majority of …

Wearing a disco-spangled top that sent Twitter into paroxysms of mocking, Sarah Palin took us back to 2008 tonight with a shrieking, rambling, rootin’-tootin’ word salad endorsement of Donald Trump that had cable hosts openly snickering during their live feed of the speech delivered from Iowa. NBC News has a bit: “What he has been able to do, which is …

Spectacular timing. Via press release from the Wasilla Police Department: On 01/18/2016 at approximately 2204 hours, Wasilla Police responded to a residence for a disturbance. An investigation revealed Track Palin had committed a domestic violence assault on a female, interfered with her ability to report a crime of domestic violence, and possessed a firearm while intoxicated. Palin was arrested and …

Via the New York Times: Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor and 2008 vice-presidential nominee who became a Tea Party sensation and a favorite of grass-roots conservatives, will endorse Donald J. Trump in Iowa on Tuesday, officials with his campaign confirmed. The endorsement provides Mr. Trump with a potentially significant boost just 13 days before the state’s caucuses. “I’m proud …

Outrageously unconstitutional on its face, but when has that stopped a teabagger? Via the Associated Press: South Carolina journalists would be required to register with the government before reporting the state’s news under a bill introduced Tuesday by a Republican state lawmaker. The proposal would establish a “responsible journalism registry” with requirements that journalists must meet before working for a …

Via RedState: According to a thorough review, Trump didn’t see fit to give any of those millions of dollars he is always bragging about to help out the men, women, children, cops, firefighters, office workers … hey, let’s just call them New Yorkers, who were killed or who lost someone in the terror of September 11th. In fact, his supposedly …

Via Mediaite: Dr. Ben Carson took to Facebook Tuesday to entreat his followers to take a stand against “liberal progressives,” asking them to “change your profile picture to you holding a ‘In God We Trust’ sign if you believe God should remain a core principle of our nation.” “Carson cares about God and America. Obama cares more about his climate …

Environmentalists are rallying in Tallahassee today after the Florida Senate advanced GOP Sen. Garrett Richter’s bill that would override any local laws against fracking and oil exploration. Under Garrett’s proposed bill, all energy-related regulations would be placed in the hands of a Republican-run state agency. From the Guardian: Opponents fear that removing the rights of cities and counties to prohibit …

Variety recaps: Onetime enemies Zac Efron and Seth Rogen team up in the first trailer for “Neighbors 2” to wage war against a common foe: a sorority. The trailer for “Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising,” released by Universal on Tuesday, finds Rogen’s Mac Radner and Rose Byrne’s Kelly Radner facing off against new neighbors, Kappa Kappa Nu, as they expect their …

“Here’s the thing, Sen. Cruz. My mom has consistently supported you and encouraged you. You’ve been a great advocate for conservative causes, and she’s stood by you when others haven’t. ‘I would not be in the U.S. Senate today if it were not for Governor Palin,’ you’ve said before. After hearing what Cruz is now saying about my mom, in …

“We have allowed the Enemy to come into our churches. I was talking to some Christians and they were talking about how they invited these gay children to come into their home and to come into the church and that they were wanting to influence them. And I thought to myself, they’re not going to influence those kids; those kids …

Political sites are tying themselves in knots today over the Trump campaign’s promise of a major endorsement at an Iowa rally happening this afternoon. Most seem to believe the heralded endorser is Sarah Palin, who on Sunday put herself forward as Trump’s Secretary of Energy so she can oversee the Energy Department’s destruction. Literally. Over at Townhall, homocon Guy Benson …

Playbill has the news: Stage and screen star Bette Midler has announced that she will play Dolly Gallagher Levi in a Broadway revival of the blockbuster 1964 musical, Hello, Dolly! Four-time Tony Award winner Jerry Zaks will direct, and Tony winner Warren Carlyle will choreograph the production, which will begin Broadway previews March 13, 2017, and open April 20 at …

Gallup reports: A new high of 60% of Americans say they are satisfied with the acceptance of gays and lesbians in the U.S. — up from 53% in 2014 and 2015. As recently as 10 years ago, satisfaction was as low as 32%. The latest poll marks the first time that majorities of Americans from within the three major political …

Ted Cruz has appeared on Fox News to laugh off the latest tabloid front pages and call Donald Trump an abortion-loving, gay marriage-supporting fake conservative who’s no better than “far left liberals” like Bill De Blasio, Andrew Cuomo, and Hillary Clinton. Watch below.

The use of the medication Truvada as an HIV preventive, a strategy known as PrEP, has not yet been approved by Britain’s National Health Service, a step the FDA took in 2012. Last night the BBC hosted a discussion on the issue in which a representative from the Los Angeles-based AIDS Healthcare Foundation expressed his reservations. As you probably know, …

Evangelical leader Russell Moore, head of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, appeared on CNN last night to denounce Donald Trump as a unrepentant serial adulterer who has destroyed families. And then there’s Trump involvement in the sinful gambling industry, which also destroys families. Moore also has a problem with Trump’s declaration that he’s done nothing worthy of …

You’ve probably heard about the publicity stunt pulled over the weekend by a porn company, which claimed to have created a public masturbation station in a Manhattan phone booth. Most sites that reported on the story did so winkingly, noting that the company’s press release included a footnote disclaimer that public masturbation is illegal. But not Breitbart, who of course …

Via press release: The Human Rights Campaign, (HRC) the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, today announced its endorsement of Hillary Clinton for President. HRC’s Board of Directors, comprised of 32 community leaders from across the nation, unanimously voted to endorse Secretary Clinton — an endorsement she will accept next Sunday, January 24 at an …

Via Pop Crush: The ladies of Litchfield are back, and prison life is looking as complicated as ever. On Sunday January 17 Netflix premiered the official teaser trailer for the fourth season of their hit comedy series Orange Is the New Black. At only 46 seconds long, there’s not too much to digest, but the trailer does leave a lot …