Some memes that caught my eye and made me laugh…or think.
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Delaware GOP Candidate Removed From Forum After Misgendering Opponent
Republican U.S. House candidate Joe Arminio was asked to leave a forum for Delaware’s statewide candidates after he purposely misgendered his opponent, Rep. Sarah McBride (D), the first openly transgender member of the House of Representatives.
Arminio’s behavior was so douchey even the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate says he should drop out of the race (which McBride is going to win anyway). Continue reading “Delaware GOP Candidate Removed From Forum After Misgendering Opponent”
False AI-Generated Military Report Nearly Began War With China
An intelligence report that circulated throughout the US military this spring immediately set off alarm bells: A Chinese ship in the Middle East was reportedly transporting components of a nuclear weapons program.
The U.S. military had swung into high gear — armed members prepping to board the ship, planes in the air — when officials realized the report had been generated with the aid of an AI chatbot that had misidentified the ship’s cargo. Continue reading “False AI-Generated Military Report Nearly Began War With China”
New Music From Orville Peck ‘MULE’ + Cast Of ‘The Traitors’ Season 6 + More
Some news items for you as we head into the weekend:
• New Music: Out country music star Orville Peck drops his highly anticipated new album, MULE.
Peck describes the new collection as his “most intimate and ambitious work to date” chronicling his decline into addiction and rehab, the difficult work of sobriety, and the uncertain process of putting a life back together.
Continue reading “New Music From Orville Peck ‘MULE’ + Cast Of ‘The Traitors’ Season 6 + More”
Duncan Sheik (‘Spring Awakening,’ ‘Barely Breathing’) Dead At 56
Duncan Sheik, the Tony- and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter who crafted the score for the hit Broadway musical Spring Awakening, has died. The cause of death is reported as heart failure leading to cardiac arrest. He was 56.
Prior to Broadway, Sheik had been best known for his radio hit “Barely Breathing” which spent 55 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 and was nominated for “Best Pop Vocal Performance” at the 1998 Grammy Awards. Continue reading “Duncan Sheik (‘Spring Awakening,’ ‘Barely Breathing’) Dead At 56”
Remembering The Modern Gay Film Classic ‘Boy Culture’
Hard to believe it’s been 20 years since the acclaimed gay romantic drama Boy Culture, the movie, hit the film festival circuit. Continue reading “Remembering The Modern Gay Film Classic ‘Boy Culture’”
Kansas Gets My Vote For Mister USA + More News
Some news items I thought worth your time:
• Queerty: You must take note of John Ahlstedt (above), who turned heads representing Kansas at the recent Mister USA pageant. Not only is he a hottie, but the straight, father of two is an outspoken LGBTQ ally. Check out his swimwear moment in the clip below. #fire Continue reading “Kansas Gets My Vote For Mister USA + More News”
‘The Traitors: New Blood’ Premieres Tonight On NBC
NBC will premiere The Traitors: New Blood tonight at 8 p.m. ET/PT with episodes available the next day on Peacock.
Based on Peacock’s The Traitors, this civilian version will see 22 everyday Americans travel to the Scottish Highlands to compete in the game of deceit and treachery. Continue reading “‘The Traitors: New Blood’ Premieres Tonight On NBC”
Polls, Polls, And More Polls
I’m not one to take polls – even high quality, well-established polls – as gospel when it comes to predicting the result of political races.
But I do think they can be interesting in terms of which way a race might be leaning. Here’s some recent polling in high interest races. Continue reading “Polls, Polls, And More Polls”
Trump Ponders: “Do I Annihilate Iran Or Not?”
Donald Trump told Axios today that he has a “big decision” coming up in regard to the Iran war: “Do I want to go in and annihilate them [the Iranian regime] or do I not? It’s a big decision. Anything could happen with me.” Continue reading “Trump Ponders: “Do I Annihilate Iran Or Not?””