The Hill reports on Sen. Ted Cruz’ reaction to today’s coming out by Apple CEO Tim Cook: “Those are his personal choices. I’ll tell you, I love my iPhone,” Cruz said. “Listen, Tim Cook makes his personal decisions, and that is his life. My focus is on the constitutional question of who has the authority to make decisions,” he later …
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Updated Senate Race Map
It’s not looking good. Via Politico: Polling in Colorado misfired in both 2010 and 2012, and Democrats are banking on a similar mishap, along with the state’s new all-mail balloting, to deliver an upset victory for Sen. Mark Udall (D), who trails in nearly all independent polling to Rep. Cory Gardner (R). That’s possible, but there is also reason to …
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Via Raw Story: A DNA analysis proves that Holy Communion is a “fraud,” according to a hedonistic religious sect that believes humans were created by extraterrestrials about 25,000 years ago. The Association of Raelian Scientists published a study on October 25 they say refutes the Catholic claim of transubstantiation, in which bread and wine and actually become the physical body …
Read More »TRAILER: Banksy Does New York
Debuting on HBO tomorrow night. Over the course of a month-long residency in New York, Banksy and his team took to the streets – secretly creating a variety of public work ranging from elaborate conceptual stunts to traditional graffiti art. Constructed under the dark of night, each new piece was then announced daily on his #BANKSYNY Instagram account and chronicled …
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Quarterly book report time. What are you reading?
Read More »Strongman Champion Comes Out
From the Facebook page of strongman competition champion Rob Kearney: “My #mcm goes to this guy, my boyfriend, Joey Aleixo! The past few months have been crazy, but throughout all of this you’ve given me a reason to smile. So I guess this is me coming out and saying… I’m gay!!” (That hashtag stands for “man crush Monday.”) From the …
Read More »Kegel Exercises With An Assist
Last week I got pitched to promote glow-in-the-dark underwear with a padded bottom. Oy. Today I got pitched on this possibly more useful product: The Private Gym, LLC announced today the release of its groundbreaking, innovative fitness program, Private Gym, the first FDA approved exercise program that strengthens the muscles supporting and controlling the penis. In less than 10 minutes …
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SAN DIEGO: Appeals Court To Hear Case Of Man Busted For “Indecent” Pride Outfit
A California appeals court is about to hear the case of Will Walters, a gay man arrested at San Diego’s gay pride event in 2011 because his outfit did not fully cover his rear end. Charges were dropped after the man spent the night in jail, but Walters is suing on the grounds that police targeted the pride event while …
Read More »TAIWAN: Pride Parade Draws 70,000
Yesterday the New York Times raved abut the difference between Taiwan and its Asian neighbors: Waving rainbow flags and banners demanding same-sex marriage, the revelers set off from Taiwan’s presidential palace, drawing cheers and thumbs-up from spectators along the way. For the 13th year in a row, the gay pride march took over the streets of the capital on Saturday …
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