From the New York Daily News: Another rally, more hate — again. Donald Trump’s protest-filled campaign continued with a bloody stop Friday in St. Louis, where several protesters were tossed from the event, including a black man hauled off by police with a bloodied face. The bellowing blowhard’s gathering at the Peabody Opera House downtown was interrupted several times, prompting …

USA Today reports: Shondaland has a message and that message is: “I’m with Hillary.” Shonda Rhimes, along with the stars of her TGIT shows (Scandal, How to Get Away With Murder and Grey’s Anatomy), Kerry Washington, Viola Davis and Ellen Pompeo, appeared in an ad for Hillary Clinton, comparing her to the protagonists of those series. Olivia Pope, Annalise Keating …

Supporters of Ted Cruz are losing their shit on social media after homocon Matt Drudge posted the above screaming headline which essentially calls out Rafael Cruz as fringe religious loon. Which we knew. But still! Fun! Todd Starnes wails: “This is what an anti-Christian smear looks like – shameful!” Watch the video below.

Minutes ago Hillary Clinton issued the above apology for her earlier claim that Nancy Reagan’s “low-key advocacy” had spurred action on AIDS during the Reagan administration. Kudos to the Clinton camp for acting so quickly. Now let’s see if this story continues to have legs. I’ll update this post with reactions as they arrive.

The internet is in a furor this afternoon due to Hillary Clinton’s words about Nancy Reagan and AIDS. Via New Republic: Hillary Clinton is dead wrong about Nancy Reagan and AIDS. In an appearance on MSBC, Clinton praised the Reagans’ efforts to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS. “Because of both President and Mrs. Reagan, in particular Mrs. Reagan, we started a …

Concerned Women of America head Penny Nance today endorsed Ted Cruz. You may recall Nance for her reasonable declaration that Disney’s Frozen is a threat to “real masculinity.” Or her SCOTUS brief which claimed that gays are too powerful to be discriminated against. Or her call to keep kids out of school on the Day Of Silence, which is really …

Today the Human Rights Campaign endorsed the reelections of nearly two dozen members of the House and Senate. There are only two Republicans on the list, Sen. Mark Kirk and Rep. Bob Dold, both of whom recently became the sole GOP co-sponsors of the Equality Act in each of their chambers. Via press release: “From supporting nationwide marriage equality, to …

Brian Tashman reports at Right Wing Watch: Rafael Cruz, the father of Sen. Ted Cruz, is no fan of the Supreme Court’s landmark gay marriage decision — calling it the work of Satan and destructive to society — or gay people in general, so it was no surprise to hear him bring up Nazi Germany in an interview last month …

Back in October the New York Times reported that Vatican observers were predicting that Pope Francis would take the “first respectable opportunity” to shitcan the guy who embarrassed him with Kim Davis. That opportunity has arrived. Via the Washington Post: The Vatican will appoint Archbishop Christophe Pierre to be the new ambassador to the United States, replacing an ambassador whose …

Seriously. He said that. Via Mashable: “The audience hit back. That’s what we need a little more of.” This was Donald Trump’s response to a question about recent attacks on protesters at his campaign rallies that have drawn controversy, and even triggered criminal charges for those involved. During a press conference on Friday morning, a reporter asked about comments Trump …

JMG reader Joseph points us to today’s poll in the Denver Post, which wants to know if banning ex-gay torture is a good idea. Hit the link. You know what to do.

18 million views overnight. The Week recaps: The latest trailer for Captain America: Civil War has finally been released – and there is a new face in town. Hailed as this summer’s Marvel superhero battle royale, the film pits Captain America against Iron Man, with the other Avengers forced to choose sides. The trailer reiterates much of what we already …

NBC News reports: Ben Carson, the former pediatric neurosurgeon who dropped out of the Republican presidential race last week, endorsed Donald Trump on Friday, praising his “guts” and “energy.” Carson, the second ex-contender to back Trump, laid out why he is endorsing the Republican front-runner: There is “a lot more alignment … spiritually that I ever would have thought.” “There …

JMG reader Ken Schwencke has compiled a listing of current and demised Eagle bars around the world. He writes: In at least nine countries and 15 U.S. states, you can find the Eagle. In Montreal, it’s called L’Aigle Noir; in Minneapolis, it’s the Eagle Bolt Bar; in New Orleans, it’s a room above another bird bar. But all of these …

From their story: Make America hate again. An elderly goon who sucker-punched a black protester at a Donald Trump rally in North Carolina said he has no regrets about his hateful actions and warned the level of violence could be ramped up. “Next time we see him, we might have to kill him!” 78-year-old John McGraw told “Inside Edition” Wednesday …

From the National Review: An Ohio married couple with two young daughters has launched a movement called “Vote Trump Get Dumped,” which calls on people to refuse to have sex with Donald’s supporters. “I don’t want a sexist, racist, war-crime-threatening man leading my country,” wife, mother, and Vote Trump Get Dumped co-founder Chandler Smith told National Review Online on Wednesday. …

The Florida gun rights activist who was shot in the back by her toddler son earlier this week has a record for shoplifting clothes that she hid in her son’s stroller. Via the Daily Mail: Jamie Gilt, 30, was arrested by Jacksonville Sheriff’s Department on April 4, 2013 after she was detained by security guards at Dillard’s department store in …

Late yesterday afternoon the Missouri Senate advanced GOP Sen. Bob Onder’s anti-LGBT bill to the state House. The Human Rights Campaign reacts: Similar to so-called “First Amendment Defense Act” legislation introduced in other states, this extreme resolution would lead to a ballot measure that, if approved by voters, would enshrine discrimination against LGBT people and their families into the state …

NBC News reports: In an interview with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow Thursday night, Hillary Clinton suggested Republican front-runner Donald Trump is egging on violence at his raucous rallies. After a day dominated by stories about violence perpetrated by Trump supporters – and even allegedly his campaign manager – Clinton said she was “truly distraught and even appalled by a lot of …

At last night’s White House state dinner honoring Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, President Obama made a few jokes about the US election. The punch lines may be a bit obvious, but you’ll likely enjoy this.