Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg has announced he will donate assets from his now-defunct presidential campaign – including $18 million in cash – to the Democratic Party. The assets will…
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News Round-Up: March 9, 2020
Some news items you might have missed: • Las Vegas: Hubby Michael and I were invited to an industry night at the Westgate Hotel here in Las Vegas where pop music legend…
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News Round-Up: March 5, 2020
Some news items you might have missed: • West End Theater: The Donmar Warehouse’s Olivier Award-winning production of the Broadway musical City of Angels (starring my college bestie Vanessa Williams above) hits…
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Super Tuesday Round-Up: Biden’s Big Night
It was quite the night for former Vice President Joe Biden’s campaign roared through Super Tuesday. Biden handily won throughout the South (Alabama, Arkansas, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Virginia), scored a big…
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Bloomberg Drops Out After Disastrous Super Tuesday
From Axios: Michael Bloomberg, who spent hundreds of millions of dollars to self-fund his 2020 presidential run, announced Wednesday that he is suspending his campaign after a poor performance on Super Tuesday…
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News Round-Up: February 27, 2020
Some news items you might have missed: • InstaHunks: Handsome Ignacio Pérez Rey (above) sums up France: “Nice is NICE!” Follow the world traveler on Instagram here. • LGBTQ Nation: A trans…
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Bloomberg Apologizes For Transphobic Remarks
Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg issued an apology today after video clips of Bloomberg making transphobic remarks had come to light. One of the clips showed Bloomberg referring to transgender…
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Thoughts On Democratic Debate In Las Vegas
I’m late getting to this but I wanted to put out a few thoughts about last night’s Democratic debate in Las Vegas. First, welcome to the debate stage billionaire and former New…
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Joe Biden ‘Welcomes’ Mike Bloomberg To Dem Debates
Mike Bloomberg’s social media folks have made a bit of a name for themselves by throwing a sassy bit of shade here and there with a wink and a smile. Former Vice…
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News Round-Up: February 14, 2020
Some news items you might have missed: • Instagram: Pete Buttigieg, on the campaign trail, posts the above photo with hubby Chasten, with the caption “Happy Valentine’s Day to the one I…
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Mike Bloomberg Building ‘Parallel, Unofficial Party Structure’
Axios took a deep dive into how billionaire Mike Bloomberg is putting his money where his mouth is in terms of building a huge campaign operation as he runs for the Democratic…
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Bloomberg Trolls Trump: “Two Billionaires? Who’s The Second One?”
Talk about next-level trolling. During an interview with CBS News, Mike Bloomberg was asked about his feud with Donald Trump, and whether people want to see two billionaires fighting on Twitter. Bloomberg:…
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Bloomberg Would Repeal Tax Cuts For Wealthy
From the New York Times: Former Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York unveiled a plan on Saturday that would raise an estimated $5 trillion in new tax revenue from high earners…
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Rising In The Polls, Bloomberg Courts LGBTQ Voters
Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg took part in a conference call with LGBTQ journalists on Tuesday as he introduced his policy plans to support LGBTQ Americans if elected president. Bloomberg…
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News Round-Up: January 27, 2020
Some news items you might have missed: • Instagram: I love the wisdom and illustrations of artist Henry J. Garrett like the one above. Make sure to follow him on the gram…
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Campaign Ad Spending: Billionaires Vs Traditional Candidates