Monthly Archives: June 2019

Trump Attacks “Washed Up Psycho” Bette Midler

Time Magazine reports: President Donald Trump took to Twitter Tuesday to call Bette Midler a “washed up psycho” after the actress tweeted a quote falsely attributed to him. Midler had earlier apologized on Twitter for sharing the fake quote, which called Republicans “the dumbest group of voters in the country.” Midler hit back after Trump insulted her, saying that Trump …

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CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

Playbill reports: Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS annual Broadway Bares Fire Island fundraiser returned to the Pines June 1. Directed and choreographed by Michael Lee Scott, the 2019 event raised a record $78,227. The Fire Island adaptation of the annual New York City fundraiser featured Bares dancers performing steamy production numbers based on Broadway productions including The Cher Show, On The …

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BOSTON: Straight Pride Parade Planned For August

The Washington Post reports: Pride Month kicks off in Boston on Tuesday with a lights event, a paint night — and preparations for a possible “Straight Pride Parade” this summer. The event to celebrate heterosexuality in one of the nation’s most gay-friendly cities is meant to poke fun at the “identity politics” of the political left, organizer Mark Sahady wrote …

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AVAILABLE TODAY: Rainbow Warrior: My Life In Color, The Memoir Of Rainbow Flag Creator Gilbert Baker

Via press release from Chicago Review Press: The bright, exuberant colors on the rainbow flag have long been a symbol of pride and unity for the LGBTQ+ community. From the beginning of its creation, artist Gilbert Baker simply wanted to capture the joyful liberation of sexual identity. Little did he know, the flag would become an internationally recognized symbol that …

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Former Sen. Harry Reid Reverses On Impeachment

USA Today reports: Former Senate majority leader Harry Reid, who as recently as last month cautioned Democrats about the perils of pursuing President Trump’s impeachment, now says the House should open an impeachment inquiry that might or might not lead to a formal effort to remove him from office. “It’s not the right thing to do nothing,” Reid said in …

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Barbershop Must Pay $75K For Refusing HIV+ Client

Via press release from Lambda Legal: Today, Lambda Legal announced the Central District of California entered judgment for Nikko Briteramos against the owner of a Los Angeles barbershop who refused to cut Briteramos’ hair because he is living with HIV. CUT THE STIGMA, a joint public education campaign launched last year by the Black AIDS Institute and Lambda Legal, will …

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Woman Who Slashed Trump Blimp Once Cost UK Public More Than £1 Million With 50+ False Suicide Attempts

From a 2007 BBC report: A woman who cost rescue services more than £1 million with a series of suicide bids has been banned from going within 50 metres of the coast. Amy Beth Dallamura, 44, of Aberystwyth, staged more than 50 “cries for help” by throwing herself in the sea. She was given an ASBO banning her from entering …

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Top US Cardinal Accused Of Shielding Abusive Priest And Threatening Female Victim With Financial Harm

The Associated Press reports: When Cardinal Daniel DiNardo first met Laura Pontikes in his wood-paneled conference room in December 2016, the leader of the U.S. Catholic Church’s response to its sex abuse scandal said all the right things. He praised her for coming forward to report that his deputy in the Galveston-Houston archdiocese had manipulated her into a sexual relationship …

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Obama Wishes Happy Pride To Student Whose Rainbow Turban Went Viral: You’re Making The USA More Equal

Reuters reports: Former President Obama on Tuesday praised the graduate student who went viral for his rainbow turban celebrating Pride Month. Obama told Jiwandeep Kohli, a clinical psychology graduate student and former contestant on “The Great American Baking Show,” that he had “a lot to be proud of.” “Thanks for everything you do to make this country a little more …

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Catholic Priest Demands Women Cover Their Shoulders At Mass To “Protect The Purity” Of Male Congregants

Hemant Mehta writes at The Friendly Atheist: Another day, another Catholic leader saying something idiotic on Twitter, then doubling down on it. This time, it’s Father Kevin M. Cusick, a former Lieutenant Commander in the US Navy chaplain corps, telling women to cover up their bodies to avoid offending the delicate sensibilities of men. Those hussies. Next thing you know, …

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VIRGINIA: Governor Calls Legislature Back For Special Session On Gun Control After Latest Mass Shooting

The Associated Press reports: Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday he will summon lawmakers back to the state Capitol to consider a package of gun-control legislation, saying last week’s mass shooting in Virginia Beach calls for “votes and laws, not thoughts and prayers.” Northam, a Democrat confronted with a Republican-controlled General Assembly in the middle of an election year, also …

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British Trump Cultist Slashes Trump Blimp [VIDEO]

A British woman whose Twitter handle is Based Amy has filmed herself stalking up to the famed Trump Baby Blimp and slashing it with something, cutting herself in the process. As she fled the scene, she screamed at the blimp’s handlers, “That’s a disgrace! It’s a national disgrace! The president of the United States is the best president ever! Shame …

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WH Tells Hope Hicks To Defy House Subpoena [VIDEO]

Politico reports: The White House on Tuesday instructed two former aides to defy congressional subpoenas that sought documents related to allegations that President Donald Trump obstructed justice. But one of those aides, Hope Hicks, a longtime Trump confidant who served as White House communications director, has turned over some documents to the House Judiciary Committee regarding her service on Trump’s …

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Starnes: “Bible-Clinging, Gun-Toting, Smelly, Walmart Patriots” Will Descend On DC If Dems Try To Impeach

Todd Starnes writes for Fox Nation: Leaders of Rolling Thunder say they are ready to roar back into Washington to defend the president — if the Democrats move to impeach. And if that happens – do not be surprised if the bikers are joined by hundreds of thousands of gun-toting, bible-clinging, smelly, Walmart patriots. The silent majority in this country …

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Fox & Friends Hosts Ridicule Mayor Pete For Telling Children That Trump’s Nicknames Are “Mean” [VIDEO]

Raw Story reports: The hosts of “Fox & Friends” were outraged that Pete Buttigieg called President Donald Trump’s insults “mean.” The South Bend, Indiana, mayor and Democratic presidential candidate told a group of children in California that he disapproved of the president’s insults and name-calling, and the Fox News hosts were furious. “Listen to what he tells the kid about …

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Farage: Trump Protesters Are Commies And Extremists

“Whether you like him and like his New Yorker style or not, and some English people find it, you know, a bit difficult, a bit over the top. But the fact is through NATO we’re the closest military allies. Through intelligence sharing, we’re working together to deal with terrorism around the world. “We are the biggest investor in the USA …

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Google Unveils “Stonewall Forever” Digital Monument

From Google’s corporate blog: The LGBT Community Center of New York City, with support from Google.org, has worked to preserve LGBTQ+ history for future generations by extending the Stonewall National Monument from its physical location in New York City to a digital experience that can be accessed by everyone, everywhere. Stonewall Forever is the result of the LGBT Community Center’s …

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Alabama Mayor Defends Call To “Kill Out” LGBT People

Montgomery’s ABC affiliate reports: Carbon Hill mayor Mark Chambers has responded about recent controversial comments he made in a Facebook post. The post written in all capital letters said: “We live in a society where homosexuals lecture us on morals, transvestites lecture us on human biology, baby killers lecture us on human rights and socialists lecture us on economics.” Chambers …

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Famed Downing Street Cat Stops Trump’s “Beast” Limo

Vox reports: President Donald Trump has just encountered the first real complication of his important London visit: a sleepy cat. During Trump’s Tuesday visit to 10 Downing Street, which serves as both the office and residence of UK Prime Minister Theresa May, a cat decided to lie down underneath the president’s limo, known as “The Beast.” But it wasn’t some …

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LIVE VIDEO: Trump Press Conference With Theresa May

CNN reports: President Trump and outgoing UK Prime Minister Theresa May just arrived at 10 Downing Street in London. The two leaders will have talks before holding a joint news conference. Officials have said the talks will include discussion of Iran, Chinese telecom giant Huawei, and trade. The meetings come days before May stands down as leader of the conservative …

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