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Via TVNewser: CNN is producing a political game show, TVNewser has learned. The blocking and testing of the show is happening this week at CNN’s New York studios. Insiders tell us the show will be hosted by Anderson Cooper and will air on Presidents’ Day, Feb. 16. If it’s successful, further episodes would go into production. We hear the program …

Pure gold. Audio is definitely not work-friendly. (Via Towleroad)

On Tuesday Mike Huckabee told right wing radio host Hugh Hewitt that states have the right to defy the Supreme Court should they rule in favor of nationwide marriage equality. Huckabee has said the same whackadoodle thing in the past (as have Bryan Fischer and others), but this time his remarks have gotten wide notice due to his potential bid …

Philadelphia’s William Way LGBT Center has created a 50-year timeline of important moments in LGBT rights activism, starting with Philly’s Annual Reminder Day protests, which launched on July 4, 1965. The 50th anniversary of the Annual Reminder protests will be marked with a yearlong series of events that will include a major exhibit at Philadelphia’s National Constitution Center. Hit the …

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From the New York Post: He’s really sinking his teeth into single life. Just months out of jail, “Cannibal Cop” Gilberto Valle is seeking a gal who suits his taste — in an online dating profile that lists “cooking” as a favorite hobby. The Match.com profile proclaims that Valle — who was found guilty of plotting to cook and eat …

Federal authorities are expected to arrest Democratic New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver today on charges of corruption.Via the New York Times: The investigation that led to the expected charges against Mr. Silver, a Democrat from the Lower East Side of Manhattan who has served as speaker for more than two decades, began after Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo in March …

Last week Ellen DeGeneres responded on her show to anti-gay Pastor Larry Tomczak, who wrote a Christian Post column in which he essentially accused her of using Taylor Swift to lure young girls into lesbianism. Yesterday Tomczak fired back in the below smirky clip in which he doubles-down: “Hollywood has a definite gay agenda and you are part of it.” …

The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) and MADRE, the global women’s rights group, have issued a joint statement about recent reports that ISIS has executed men on charges of homosexuality. IGLHRC and MADRE caution concerned members of the media, representatives of foreign governments and people of conscience generally in the strongest possible terms against assuming that the …

RELATED: From the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): Decades ago, the majority of the Arctic’s winter ice pack was made up of thick, perennial ice. Today, very old ice is extremely rare. This animation tracks the relative amount of ice of different ages from 1987 through early November 2014. Video produced by the Climate.gov team, based on data provided …