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Sen. Cory Booker, LGBTQ Ally, Suspends Presidential Campaign

Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey (image via Instagram)
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) suspends his campaign in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. Via email:

Nearly one year ago, I got in the race for president because I believed to my core that the answer to the common pain Americans are feeling right now, the answer to Donald Trump’s hatred and division, is to reignite our spirit of common purpose to take on our biggest challenges and build a more just and fair country for everyone.

I’ve always believed that. I still believe that. I’m proud I never compromised my faith in these principles during this campaign to score political points or tear down others. And maybe I’m stubborn, but I’ll never abandon my faith in what we can accomplish when we join together.

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Out Music: RuPaul “You’re A Winner, Baby”

Not only did RuPaul see his new Netflix series AJ and the Queen premiere this past Friday, but the same day he also dropped his latest studio album titled, You’re A Winner, Baby. But wait – there’s more! At the end of January, Ru’s uber-popular TV series, RuPaul’s Drag Race will become a live stage show on the Las Vegas Strip at the Flamingo Las Vegas. It’s good to be ‘queen,’ henny.

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Golden State Warriors President Marries Longtime Partner

Rick Welts and Todd Gage get married in San Francisco (image via Twitter)
Golden State Warriors president Rick Welts married his longtime partner, Todd Gage, on Friday. With San Francisco Mayor London Breed officiating the ceremony, the couple (together for nine years) said their I do’s. In 2011, Welts became the first senior sports executive to come out as gay. In 2018, he was named to the Basketball Hall of Fame. Congratulations to the happy couple!

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Defense Sec Didn’t See Evidence Of Impending Embassy Attacks

L-R Defense Sec. Mark Esper, House Intel. Chairman Adam Schiff
During an appearance on CBS’ Meet The Nation, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said he “didn’t see” specific evidence that top Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani was planning U.S. embassy attacks but added that he ‘believed’ such attack would have occurred. “The president didn’t cite a specific piece of evidence. What he said was he believed,” said Esper. “I didn’t see one, with regard to four embassies. What I’m saying is that I shared the president’s view that probably — my expectation was they were going to go after our embassies. The embassy is the most prominent display of American presence in a country.”  

But later in the broadcast, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff says there was nothing shown to him in ‘Gang of 8’ intelligence briefings that showed any specific evidence regarding attacks on 4 U.S. embassies.  

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Woof: Hot Guy Finds His Two Lost Dogs

Sandy Hernandez with Ragnar & Kloud
Woofy Miami resident Sandy Hernandez has two Siberian Huskies named Ragnar and Kloud who had jumped the fence and run away. The devastated dad looked for them everywhere and posted “missing dog” flyers all over his neighborhood. But it turns out they were taken to Miami-Dade Animal Services after being found on the street. The good samaritan who found Kloud and Ragnar came across the flyers and told Sandy to go to the shelter. And when Hernandez arrived, the Huskies were taking part in a pet adoption photoshoot being run by the organization and was captured on live TV. “They are my life,” Hernandez told CBS Miami. “They are my life.” #HappyDance

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Biden Holds Huge Lead Nationally Among Black Voters

Former Vice President Joe Biden
The Washington Post reports former Vice President Joe Biden holds a huge lead nationally among black American voters.

Former vice president Joe Biden is far and away the favored candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination among black Americans, boosted by his personal popularity, his service in the Obama administration and perceptions that he is best equipped to defeat President Trump, according to a national Washington Post-Ipsos poll.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) occupies second place in the Democratic field among African American voters, easily outdistancing the remaining candidates in the race. Sanders is leading among black voters under age 35, replicating his success with younger white voters in other national polls. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) runs third.

(via Washington Post)
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Trump Supporter Sentenced To Prison For Stealing Mother’s Social Security Checks

Karyn Turk (image via Instagram)
Trump supporter, self-styled conservative pundit and pseudo-socialite Karyn (with a ‘K’) Turk was sentenced to one month in prison this week after pleading guilty to stealing her elderly mother’s Social Security benefits, according to the Sun-Sentinel. Prosecutors brought charges on the 47-year-old former Mrs. Florida after she pocketed benefit checks that should have gone to the nursing home that was providing care and support for her mother, who was suffering from dementia. The mother has since died. The nursing home, the mother’s court-appointed guardian and the guardian’s lawyers are suing Turk in separate cases in order to collect money they say she owes them as the representative of her mother’s estate. The total amount owed according to the three lawsuits is more than $320,000. The day Turk was sentenced to federal prison and five months of house arrest, the former beauty queen shared a snap on Instagram taken in front of Donald Trump’s beloved Mar-a-Lago.

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News Round-Up: January 10, 2020

Burt Ward as Robin and Adam West as Batman (promo photo via ABC)
Some news items you might have missed: • PageSix: Burt Ward, recently honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his role of ‘Robin’ (above) in the campy 1960s series Batman, says ABC advised him to take pills to reduce the bulge in his Robin trunks. #ThingsThatMakeYouGoHmm • Lambda Legal: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit upheld a lower court ruling in Roe & Voe v. Esper that halted efforts by the Trump administration to discharge members of the Air Force because they are living with HIV. The panel of three judges wrote, “Any understanding of HIV that could justify this ban is outmoded and at odds with current science. Such obsolete understandings cannot justify a ban.” • Deadline: Trevor: The Musical, an acclaimed stage adaptation of the 1994 Oscar-winning short film that gave rise to one of the nation’s most prominent LGBTQ organizations, will make its New York debut this April in an Off-Broadway staging. • CNN: The latest CNN/Des Moines Register polling shows four Democrats closely clustered at the top of the rankings: Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders (20%), Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren (17%), former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg (16%) and former Vice President Joe Biden (15%) all cluster tightly at the top of the pack. That’s an increase of 5 points for Sanders and a drop of 9 points for Buttigieg since the last DMR poll in November. • NBC News: After nearly 40 governors agreed to allow refugees in their states, Texas Gov. Greg Abbot became the first governor in the country to refuse to take in refugees today. However, 18 of his 26 Republican counterparts chose to open the door to refugees, much to the surprise of the Trump administration. • USA Today: Brazil’s Supreme Court has reversed a ruling that would have required Netflix to remove a satirical film depicting Jesus as gay. • Out Music: Randy Report favorite Halsey drops her new music video, “You Should Be Sad,” in advance of her third studio album Manic set for release January 17. The video is set at a country-inspired barn dance/rave and features choreographed sequences as Halsey channels her best Shania Twain. Fun clip and visually there’s lots of eye-candy.