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Greece Elects Out Gay Man To Lead Major Political Party + More News

Stefanos Kasselakis
Stefanos Kasselakis (screen capture)
Some news items you might have missed: • Politico: Members of Greece’s leftist Syriza party elected 35-year-old Stefanos Kasselakis to head the country’s second-largest political party. Kasselakis is the first openly gay person to lead a Greek political party. Continue reading “Greece Elects Out Gay Man To Lead Major Political Party + More News”

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HRC Ad: ‘Reject Politics Of Hate And Get Back To Work’

The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBTQ civil rights group, is launching an ad campaign highlighting House Republicans’ dysfunction leading up to the impending government shutdown. The 30-second spot, part of a six-figure ad buy on major national outlets, calls on voters to tell their representatives in Congress “to reject the politics of hate and get back to work” to prevent a shutdown. Continue reading “HRC Ad: ‘Reject Politics Of Hate And Get Back To Work’”

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Ex-Trump Aide: Mark Meadows Burned Docs In WH Fireplace

Former White House staffer Cassidy Hutchinson
Former Trump staffer Cassidy Hutchinson (screen capture)
You’ll recall Cassidy Hutchinson, a former staffer in Donald Trump’s West Wing, who delivered devastating testimony during the nationally televised House hearing regarding Trump’s actions during and after the violent invasion of the U.S. Capitol building on January 6, 2021. Hutchinson, now 26, is back in the public eye now with the publication of “Enough,” a memoir about her time as a top aide to Mark Meadows, Mr. Trump’s last chief of staff. Continue reading “Ex-Trump Aide: Mark Meadows Burned Docs In WH Fireplace”

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Onscreen Chemistry In Gay Cowboy Flick + More News

L-R Ethan Hawke, Pedro Pascal (photo: Sony Pictures Classics)
Some news items you might have missed: • Gay Times: Ahead of its UK premiere, acclaimed director Pedro Almodóvar praised the intense onscreen chemistry between Pedro Pascal and Ethan Hawke in his new gay-centric cowboy film Strange Way of Life. Continue reading “Onscreen Chemistry In Gay Cowboy Flick + More News”

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Biden To Join Auto Workers Picket Line + More News

President Joe Biden

Some news items you might have missed:

• White House: President Biden will travel to Michigan on Tuesday and join auto workers on the picket line to “stand in solidarity with the men and women of UAW as they fight for a fair share of the value they helped create.” Continue reading “Biden To Join Auto Workers Picket Line + More News”

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Sen. Robert Menendez Indicted On Bribery Charges

Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and his wife have been charged with bribery charges following a years-long public corruption investigation by the Justice Department.
Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) (screen capture)
Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and his wife have been charged with bribery charges following a years-long public corruption investigation by the Justice Department. Continue reading “Sen. Robert Menendez Indicted On Bribery Charges”

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Former WH Aide: Trump Avoided Face Masks Because They Smudged His Makeup

Donald Trump (image via Twitter/photoWhiteHouse)
A new book from Cassidy Hutchinson, a former White House aide to Donald Trump, reveals why the Donald refused to wear face masks during the COVID pandemic. The reason had to do with messing up his makeup. Continue reading “Former WH Aide: Trump Avoided Face Masks Because They Smudged His Makeup”

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Dallas Mayor Switches To GOP Just Months After Reelection

Mayor Eric Johnson (screen capture via CBS Texas)
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson, who served in the Texas Legislature for nine years as a Democrat before being elected as mayor of Dallas in 2019 as a Democrat, has announced he is now a Republican. Continue reading “Dallas Mayor Switches To GOP Just Months After Reelection”