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‘Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody’ + More News

Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody - (image - Matthew Murphy)

Some news items for you as we head over Hump Day:

• New York Times: Tim Teeman, NY Times critic, shares his experience when he was pulled up from the audience of the new hit off-Broadway production Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody to play the role of “Scott Hunter.”

• The Advocate: White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller falsely claimed that Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico was transgender on Tuesday. And the DNC clapped back. See below. Continue reading “‘Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody’ + More News”

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Analysis: Reflecting Pool Contract Has ‘Inflated’ Profit Margin

AI rendering of Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation

Donald Trump said his renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool would cost “only” $1.8 million. The project is currently behind schedule and the cost has ballooned to $13 million.

Plus – it seems the contractor doing the work is being paid a much higher profit margin than typically paid. Continue reading “Analysis: Reflecting Pool Contract Has ‘Inflated’ Profit Margin”

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Paxton Wins TX Senate Run-Off + New ‘Heartstopper Forever’ Pics + More

Ethics-challenged Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton

Some news stories you might have missed:

• New York Times: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (above) has won his GOP run-off against 4-term U.S. Sen. John Cornyn to run for Cornyn’s seat this fall against Democrat James Talarico. Trust and believe, Talarico’s campaign is happier running against ethics-challenged Paxton.

• OUT: Netflix has released new, first-look images for the upcoming movie Heartstopper Forever, which will bid a final farewell to young lovers Nick (Kit Conner) and Charlie (Joe Locke). The movie arrives July 17. Continue reading “Paxton Wins TX Senate Run-Off + New ‘Heartstopper Forever’ Pics + More”

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Redistricting Games: South Carolina, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee

Vote - ballot showing Democrats and Republicans (image via Depositphotos)

Republican-led redistricting games continue this week in several states in advance of the mid-term elections this fall with some good and bad news.

• NBC News: The GOP-led South Carolina Senate has voted against a new congressional map, ending the last-minute redistricting effort in the state for now. The failed vote was a surprise rejection of Donald Trump, who wanted lawmakers to pass a redrawn map that would eliminate the state’s one majority-Black district. Continue reading “Redistricting Games: South Carolina, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee”

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Rocker Caleb Shomo Comes Out As Gay In Emotional Statement + More News

Caleb Shomo of the rock band Beartooth

Some news items you might have missed this Memorial Day.

• Queerty: Caleb Shomo (above), the founding member/singer of rock band Beartooth, came out as gay in an emotional message on Instagram on Saturday.

Continue reading “Rocker Caleb Shomo Comes Out As Gay In Emotional Statement + More News”

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Massie Plans To Reveal More Names From Epstein Files

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY)

During an appearance on Meet the Press today, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) confirmed he plans to personally reveal more names from the Epstein files during his final seven months in office.

Massie lost his primary last week after being targeted by Donald Trump for leading the push for the release of the Epstein files. Continue reading “Massie Plans To Reveal More Names From Epstein Files”

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Podcast: New Short Form Murder Mystery From Falcon + Barney Frank + More

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In this week’s episode of The Randy Report podcast: former out Congressman and LGBTQ icon Barney Frank died this week at the age of 86. Plus…

• Adult entertainment studio Falcon | Naked Sword has gone mainstream with a ’safe for work’ non-porn murder mystery “The Last Guest” starring the studio’s popular leading men. Click here to watch for free on YouTube. Continue reading “Podcast: New Short Form Murder Mystery From Falcon + Barney Frank + More”