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Russian Warships Enter Mediterranean Where U.S. Navy Destroyers Are Located


 Newsweek reports that Russia has deployed it’s most advanced Black Sea warship to where the U.S. Navy destroyers that launched last night’s attack on a Syrian air field are currently located.

Russia deployed its most advanced Black Sea frigate Friday into the eastern Mediterranean, where U.S. Navy destroyers had launched an airstrike earlier that day against the Moscow-backed Syrian military. As Russian leadership condemned the U.S.’ first intentional attack on the military of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad since the country’s six-year conflict began, Russia’s Admiral Grigorovich frigate reportedly left its port of Sevastopol, Crimea, and headed toward the U.S. destroyers USS Porter and USS Ross.

Russia’s 4,000-ton warship came equipped with Kalibr cruise missiles, one of Moscow’s latest and most deadly high-tech projectiles, and was headed to dock in the Syrian city of Tartus, according to Russia’s official TASS News Agency. The ship’s movement was also confirmed by Turkish ship spotter Yoruk Isik, who told the U.S. Naval Institute’s news agency that the ship had crossed the Bosphorus Strait only nine days after docking from a previous Mediterranean voyage.

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Music Video: Pentatonix “Bohemian Rhapsody”

Well, of course, Grammy Award winning acapella group Pentatonix would finally get around to recording their own awesome version of “Bohemian Rhapsody.”

And, of course, it’s just what you want it to be.

Perfect button for this freaky Friday at the end of a crazy week.

Bounce, bobble and bliss out with the Pents below.

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Hillary Clinton: We Cannot Speak Of Protecting Syrian Babies And Then Close America’s Doors To Them

Hillary Clinton called for military action against Syria on Thursday, ahead of President Trump’s bombing of the Syrian airbase last night.

Trump shared with the nation that he was moved by the suffering of babies who died slow deaths due to a chemical weapons attack by President Bashar al-Assad on his own people.

Hillary took things a step further today, connecting the dots (and logic) by saying:

“But the action taken last night needs to be followed by a broader strategy to end Syria’s civil war. And to eliminate ISIS’ strongholds on both sides of the border.

“So I hope this administration will move forward in a way that is both strategic and consistent with our values.

“And I also hope that they will recognize that we cannot in one breath speak of protecting Syrian babies, and in the next close America’s doors to them.”

Perfect.

Watch below:

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Liberal Redneck: “Parks And The Outdoors And Trump And Stuff”

Trae Crowder, everyone’s favorite “Liberal Redneck” is back to recap President Trump’s “generous” donation to National Park Service after cutting their budget by $1.5 Billion.

Clip description: The president found a way to make donating money to charity shitty. No small feat. Unlike his feet, which are tiny. Like his hands. He sucks. Love yall.

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Alt-Right Breaks Up With Donald Trump Over Syrian Bombing

The Alt-Right crowd is breaking up with President Trump over his bombing of Syria last night.

Laura Ingraham, David Duke, Mike Cernovich, InfoWars, and more all shared their deep disappointment in the man who once tweeted 24 times about NOT going in Syria.

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President Trump Orders Military Strike On Syria In Response To Chemical Attack

From CNN:

The United States launched a military strike Thursday on a Syrian government target in response to their chemical weapons attack that killed dozens of civilians earlier in the week.

On President Donald Trump’s orders, US warships launched 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at a Syrian government airbase where the warplanes that carried out the chemical attacks were based, US officials said.

The strike is the first direct military action the US has taken against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the country’s six-year civil war and represent a substantial escalation of the US’ military campaign in the region, which could be interpreted by the Syrian government as an act of war.

“Tonight, I ordered a targeted military strike on the air field in Syria from where the chemical attack was launched,” Trump said during short remarks to reporters at Mar-a-Lago, where he ordered the strike just hours earlier. “It is in this vital national security of the United States to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons.”

He added: “There can be no dispute that Syria used banned chemical weapons, violated its obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention and ignored the urging of the UN Security Council. Years of previous attempts at changing Assad’s behavior have all failed and failed very dramatically.”

Trump’s decision marked a dramatic shift in his position on whether the US should take military action against the Syrian President’s regime — which Trump opposed during his campaign for president — and came after the President was visibly and publicly moved by the images of this week’s chemical weapons attack.

In 2013, when Bashar al-Assad killed over 1,400 of his own people with chemical weapons, Trump (as a private citizen) tweeted more than 20 times that President Obama should stay out of Syria.

Watch below from CBS News:

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The Sadness In Barry Manilow’s Coming Out

As social media folks responded to music man Barry Manilow’s official “coming out,” my friend Roger Rosen, a talented writer, wrote the following.

I think this addresses an important aspect of the story:

Barry said, “I thought I would be disappointing [the fans] if they knew I was gay. So I never did anything.” There is so much sadness in this quote. We’re taught that the very nature of our being makes us “disappointing.” And while I understand that the majority of his fans have been straight women, I’m fascinated that he can’t even conceive of the fact that some of his fans, gay men, of which he is one, might be thrilled for him to speak his truth.

The idea that we come out of the closet suggests that we must go in. From that first red flag in the back of our heads as little children, we know to lie. It’s self-preservation. While I think it’s probably pretty human to look at Barry Manilow and say, “Really? You couldn’t have done this sooner,” or, “Please, grrl, who DIDN’T know???”, I think it’s probably more useful to create a world where little Barry Manilows everywhere never feel the impulse to go in a closet they then need to come out of.

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President Trump Considering Military Action Against Syria

President Trump, who spent years tweeting President Obama to not get involved with Syria, is now telling members of Congress he is considering military action there in light of the recent chemical attack by Syrian President Bashar al Assad on his own citizens which left over 75 dead.

According to reports, Trump is looking to Defense Secretary Mattis for guidance on the possible military action.

From CNN:

US officials tell CNN the Pentagon has long-standing options to strike Syria’s chemical weapons capability and has presented those options to the administration. The sources stressed a decision has not been made.

Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham issued a joint statement Thursday calling for military action, recommending an international coalition “to ground Assad’s air force.”

“We agree with the President that Assad has crossed a line with his latest use of chemical weapons. The message from the United States must be that this will not stand. We must show that no foreign power can or will protect Assad now. He must pay a punitive cost for this horrific attack,” they said.

In 2013, when Assad used chemical weapons on his own people leaving over 1,400 dead, Trump was adamant that the U.S. should not get involved in the civil war there.

Here’s just some of his tweets regarding Syria then. I guess it all looks very different when you’re the president.

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Goes “Nuclear” On Judge Gorsuch Vote

Sen. Mitch McConnell

From Huffington Post:

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and his fellow Republicans pulled the nuclear rules trigger Thursday, ending filibusters for Supreme Court nominees after Democrats blocked President Donald Trump’s conservative pick, Neil Gorsuch.

Democrats had argued that Gorsuch, a Colorado federal appeals judge, was simply too conservative, and were nearly united in opposing a cloture vote to end debate on the nominee. Opposing cloture amounts to a formal filibuster, which takes 60 votes to break. With just a few Democrats joining the chamber’s 52 Republicans, McConnell’s only way to confirm Gorsuch was to change the rules.

He began by launching a string of procedural moves to allow a Senate majority to change longstanding rules with a simple majority, or 51 votes.

What this means is, now and moving forward, all Supreme Court nominees will only need 51 votes to be confirmed.

While this serves the Republicans now, at some point in the future the Dems will have the majority. And the shoe will be on the other foot.

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Las Vegas: Ricky Martin Opens ALL IN Residency At Monte Carlo

(via Instagram)

Ricky Martin opened his new residency All In at the Monte Carlo in Las Vegas last night where Ricky and the audience were seriously “Livin La Vida Loca!”

Great, high energy throughout the show; Ricky looked like a million bucks (costumes by DSQUARED2 designers Dean and Dan Caten); and I loved the aerial couples (mixed and same-sex) during “She’s All I Ever Had.”

Check out shots and video clips from last night below: