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Pomplamoose are Jack Conte and Nataly Dawn, who are known for a style called videosong, which means that everything heard in a recording must appear in the video – every instrument, every vocal. This is their latest, a cover of the just-out collaboration between Lady Gaga and Beyonce. For a lovely morning, take a stroll through their archives. I recommend …

Local news has declared Assemblyman Jose Peralta the victor (by an almost 2-1 margin) over former NY Sen. Hiram “Slasher” Monserrate in one of the most homophobia-filled elections in recent NYC history. It appears that turnout, always low for special elections, may have only been about 25,000 total voters, making the impact of activists from groups such as Fight Back …

Courtesy of the Saint At Large, today’s Swag Tuesday prizes are tickets to this Saturday’s 31st annual legendary Black Party, the most famous/infamous gay dance party in the history of the world. The party takes place at the Roseland Ballroom in Manhattan, just off Times Square. This year’s Black Party DJs are Hector Fonseca, Paulo, and Ana Paula. Popular NYC …

Crazy Eyes Bachmann also appeared at today’s teabagger rally against health care reform, telling the crowd that her favorite sign was “Grandma Isn’t Shovel Ready.”

Hiram “Slasher” Monserrate spent election day by traveling to polling places in Queens trailed by sound trucks broadcasting his message in English and Spanish, a violation of laws requiring that candidates do not campaign at places where people vote. Around 11:30 a.m., he strutted into a senior center on Roosevelt Avenue in Corona that also held a polling station, violating …

Yesterday gay activists gathered in the Carroll Gardens neighborhood in Brooklyn to stage a “kiss-out” in response to the March 2nd attack on a 22 year-old gay man, who was beaten by cowardly thugs as he left a gay event. The attackers used anti-gay epithets during the attack and are being sought by the NYPD. [Video below] In a separate …

At a Tea Party rally in Washington DC today, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) declared that demonic forces are behind the health care reform bill. Speaking shortly after he riled up a crowd at Tuesday’s Tea Party protest, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Tex.) declared that “demons” – yes, demons – have invaded the capital (and likely the souls of Democrats), forcing lawmakers …

The Tenther movement scored another victory today when South Dakota declared that it had exempted itself from federal gun control laws. Via World Net Daily: A fifth state – South Dakota – has decided that guns made, sold and used within its borders no longer are subject to the whims of the federal government through its rule-making arm in the …

Gen. David Patraeus, who has previously said that he doubts that rank and file soldiers “even care about DADT,” today testified before Congress that the repeal should be “done in a thoughtful and considered manner” that includes its possible impact on recruitment and retention.

My friend Andres Duque, who blogs at Blabbeando, writes today of his former friendship with Hiram Monserrate, whom Andres took to Monserrate’s first gay bar and who in 2008 bestowed a proclamation honoring Andres’ “passionate fight for the recognition of same-sex partnerships.” A snippet: I might not consider myself to idolize political leaders but Hiram, at one point, was my …