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The Netherlands has trolled Trump with absolutely stunning form
The Netherlands has trolled Trump with absolutely stunning form
Thinking about leaving the country now that Donald Trump is our Commander in Chief? Then consider moving to The Netherlands! You’ll be in good company with fellow Trump-haters.
Related: #FreeMelania movement gains momentum with these hilariously depressing memes
Arjen Lubach, who is sort of like a Dutch version of Jon Stewart or John Oliver, opened his show with a video introducing Trump to his nation using familiar vocabulary the Troll-in-Chief will have no trouble understanding, including lots of “greats” and “incredibles, and by appealing to his basic instincts, like his penchants for lots of pomp and racism.
Check out the hilarious video below:
James Comey, USDA, Britney Spears, Charlotte, Markiplier, Matt Bomer, Kevin Keller: HOT LINKS
James Comey, USDA, Britney Spears, Charlotte, Markiplier, Matt Bomer, Kevin Keller: HOT LINKS
LIES TO LAWMAKERS. Trump tells congressional leaders that 3-5 million illegal ballots cost him the popular vote, though he has no evidence: “Two people familiar with the meeting said Trump spent about 10 minutes at the start of the bipartisan gathering rehashing the campaign.”
LOCKDOWN. USDA told to release no public-facing documents, effective immediately: “According to an email sent Monday morning and obtained by BuzzFeed News, the department told staff — including some 2,000 scientists — at the agency’s main in-house research arm, the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), to stop communicating with the public about taxpayer-funded work.”
KEPT. Donald Trump will keep James Comey as FBI director: “A decision to retain Mr. Comey would spare the president another potentially bruising confirmation battle. It also would keep Mr. Comey at the center of the F.B.I.’s investigation into several Trump associates and their potential ties with the Russian government.”
NATIONAL DAY OF PATRIOTIC DEVOTION. This is what Donald Trump has officially declared his inauguration day. “Now, therefore, I, Donald J. Trump, president of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim Jan. 20, 2017, as National Day of Patriotic Devotion, in order to strengthen our bonds to each other and to our country — and to renew the duties of government to the people.”
PATHETIC. Trump tweets cropped photo of his inauguration to be displayed in the White House: “Hilariously, however, the image bears this inscription: “Swearing-In Ceremony Of Donald J. Trump – January 21st, 2017.” The 21st, of course, was Saturday – the day of the historic Women’s March that drew three times as many attendees as Hair Furor’s inauguration.”
A photo delivered yesterday that will be displayed in the upper/lower press hall. Thank you Abbas! pic.twitter.com/Uzp0ivvRp0
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 24, 2017
BRITNEY EVER AFTER. Britney Spears prepares to shave her head in trailer for new Lifetime movie.
NORTH CAROLINA. Charlotte Mayor says GOP has threatened to dissolve her City Council for protecting LGBT rights: “[Charlotte Mayor Jennifer] Roberts said that during the wrangling over LGBT policy, multiple state legislators have made off-handed mention to her of the state’s authority to re-draw local government districts or dissolve city councils entirely. “They haven’t said, ‘We will,’ or ‘We’d think about it’—they’ve just said, ‘We could,’ ” Roberts said.”
ABANDONED HIS WIFE. The way Trump treated Melania on inauguration day was abhorrent.
I genuinely can’t stop thinking about this pic.twitter.com/NW7uOu96tO
— Marc (@MarcSnetiker) January 23, 2017
LADY GAGA. A new album in October? “In a story on her upcoming Super Bowl performance, Forbes reports that she has a new LP slated for “early October” — less than a year after the release of Joanne.”
SUNDANCE. Matt Bomer is hanging out with a snowman at the Utah film fest.
MARK ‘MARKIPLIER; FISCHBACH. Youtube gamer raises $128,000 for the Human Rights Campaign. “Over the weekend, the YouTube gamer — who recently tied for sixth place with German Garmendia on Forbes‘ highest paid YouTube star list — launched a GoFundMe to raise money for the Human Rights Campaign. ”
Thank you all so much for such an fun stream! We ended up raising about $128,000 for the Human Rights Campaign, you are AMAZING!
— Markiplier (@markiplier) January 23, 2017
EGOT. Guess who could become the youngest EGOT achiever on the Sunday of the Oscars?
TOM DALEY. Diver shares sexy Snapchat video.
RIVERDALE. Introducing Kevin Keller to the Archie reboot.
AND STILL I RISE. Singer-songwriter Eli Lieb whipped up this Maya Angelou montage: “I have always been inspired by Still I Rise. But as the world marched in the Women’s March Protest on Jan 21, it really spoke to me. I decided I wanted to make something to help people to continue feeling empowered and hopeful. Friends were sending me Women’s March footage all day from all over the country and it was truly inspiring. The way Maya Angelou speaks made it so easy for me to make this song around her inspiring words. Everyone has a way to help heal and empower, music is my way and I hope this helps.”
TOO HOT FOR TUESDAY. Clarence Chen.
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James Comey, USDA, Britney Spears, Charlotte, Markiplier, Matt Bomer, Kevin Keller: HOT LINKS
Other Voices, Other Rooms: The DeploraBall
Other Voices, Other Rooms: The DeploraBall
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What made Anderson Cooper hiss at longtime partner Benjamin Maisani?
What made Anderson Cooper hiss at longtime partner Benjamin Maisani?
Anderson Cooper told an audience while co-hosting ABC’s “Live! with Kelly Rippa” on Monday about a particularly frustrating incident with longtime partner Benjamin Maisani.
Cooper is teaching Maisani how to drive, and admits that he isn’t the most patient of instructors.
Related: Here’s Why Anderson Cooper rejected Andy Cohen in two minutes
“He’s got a learner’s permit like a 16 year old. It’s the most embarrassing thing,” Cooper said of Maisani, who turns 44 this week.
“I thought I’d be happy about this, that he’s finally learning. (But) I am the worst driving teacher on the planet. I get annoyed at everything he does, every mistake he makes. I’m like, ‘Ugh, God, how stupid! Why did I let you get a learner’s permit? I hate you!’ I’m the worst. I make him so nervous,” he told his friend Rippa.
“He said that you actually hissed at him,” she responded.
“Oh I did. You know when you’ve been with someone for awhile, you’re beyond speech,” he explained. “Do you know what I mean? You’re just so disgusted at what they do you can’t even discuss it.”
Related: Anderson Cooper and his partner share sweet pictures of caring for elephants
Watch the exchange in the video below, starting at around the nine and a half minute mark.
First Look at ‘The View UpStairs’, a Provocative New Musical About a Tragic Moment in LGBT History: WATCH
First Look at ‘The View UpStairs’, a Provocative New Musical About a Tragic Moment in LGBT History: WATCH
In June 1973, a fire broke out in a gay bar in New Orleans’ French Quarter. The fire at the UpStairs Lounge took 32 lives — bodies burned beyond recognition. Approximately 20 people escaped the blaze, which was set by an arsonist. The likely suspect was a customer who had been thrown out of the bar the night of the fire.
RELATED: 39th Anniversary Of The UpStairs Lounge Fire: VIDEO
Press coverage of the fire, which was the worst in New Orleans history, was brief, sensational. No city official would make a statement about it.
A new musical about the UpStairs Lounge tragedy has been in development and the creators want to give Towleroad a first look behind-the-scenes at this provocative theatrical production written by Max Vernon and directed by Scott Ebersold.
ALSO: Remembering the Upstairs Lounge: Artist Skylar Fein Resurrects a Tragic Event in New Orleans’ Gay History
Write the creators: “The View UpStairs pulls you inside the UpStairs Lounge, a vibrant ‘70s gay bar in the French Quarter of New Orleans. This forgotten community comes to life in all its gritty, glam rock glory when a young fashion designer from 2017 buys the abandoned space, setting off an exhilarating journey of seduction and self-exploration that spans two generations of queer history. Inspired by one of the most significant yet all-but-ignored attacks against the LGBTQ community, The View UpStairs examines what has been gained and lost in the fight for equality, and how the past can help guide all of us through an uncertain future.”
The show begins an Off-Broadway run at Culture Project – The Lynn Redgrave (45 Bleecker Street) on February 26. Previews begin on Wednesday, February 15 and the production runs through Sunday, May 21. Tickets are now on sale HERE.
The cast includes Jeremy Pope, Taylor Frey, Frenchie Davis, Benjamin Howes, Michael Longoria, Ben Mayne, Doreen Montalvo, Randy Redd, Richard E. Waits, and Anthony Alfaro.
Here’s a sneak peek behind the scenes featuring Vernon and Ebersold talking about the show.
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5 campus leaders share Women's March memories, offer advice to peers
5 campus leaders share Women's March memories, offer advice to peers
GLAAD Campus Ambassadors
GLAAD Campus Ambassadors helped make history over the weekend when they participated in the Women’s March on Washington and various Sister Marches across the country, which made up the nation’s largest demonstration to date. Together, these Campus Ambassadors set an example for inclusive and intersectional advocacy by continuing to take action on and off campus.
Learn more about their experiences at the March and read their advice to young people who want to take further action:
Kali Villarosa – Skidmore College
Attended the Women’s March in Washington, D.C.
“The March on Sunday stood as one of the largest political gatherings, and took place both domestically in the U.S. and internationally. I marched in Washington D.C., a protest which attracted upward of half a million people. Marching with my two lesbians mothers, aunt, cousin, brother and a few friends, our group of queer, predominantly Black women, fit in well among the diverse array of individuals that the march attracted.
As represented by the group I walked with, the reason I marched was to portray the intersections of inequality, within race, gender, sexual orientation and socioeconomic status, and push back on Trump’s blatant devaluation and disregard for our already marginalized bodies. I walked for all Women, for Black lives, undocumented lives, Muslim lives, LGBTQ lives, for the recognition of all marginalized communities, and the intersections in and between them all. I marched to raise my voice, to portray communal power, and the love and unity that still persists among both the American and international citizenry.
At this polarized time, youth power and participation is inherent to the fight. All young people of all identities, especially allies, must be willing to step forward and voice their resistance. Take to the streets, but also educate yourself on the Trump Administration’s policies and how they will affect the people around you. Join organizations that work to help marginalized people, write to your government officials and inform those around you. Don’t let injustice prevail. There is love, we have power, and we must come together as we are stronger as one.”
Monique Swirsky – Elon University
Attended the Women’s March in Washington, D.C.
“Being in D.C. for the Women’s March was one of the most exciting days of my life. Early Saturday morning 6 of my friends who had travelled to D.C. with me from Elon University, my very anxious mother, and I piled into an already overcrowded metro train. We had not even arrived to the march yet, but being in this tightly packed metro train with like-minded, kind faces, many of whom were donning pink knit hats, already made me feel empowered. It was so amazing to be part of something so much bigger than myself.
Throughout the day, I listened to amazing speakers, cried tears of happiness, and embraced strangers in the largest crowd I have ever seen in my life. As we trudged our way down Constitution Avenue towards the Washington Monument, I really felt like this was just day one of what would be an ongoing revolution. As I looked out over the sea of pink hats, I felt energized for all the work we have to do.
As we move forward organizing and resisting, we must remember the importance of intersectionality. I recognize I hold extraordinary privilege to attend this march, as a white cisgender woman, who also experiences different levels of privilege that go beyond my gender and skin color.
To all of the people I met this past Saturday, to every single person who marched, to every one that couldn’t but was there in spirit, I hope to see you more as we march into the future together. I hope to see you in movements and at marches supporting LGBTQ people, People of Color, undocumented immigrants, Muslims, Indigenous people, and more groups that are in need of support–whether you are yourself part of those communities or simply see that all people deserve to live with equity and equality.
I hope that everyone who marched feels as empowered as I do by the Women’s March and are able to use that energy to carry you forward, because we are in this for the long haul and we need to be in this together. Call your representative – local and national, join your local NAACP, go to marches and rallies, run for office, meet someone new in your community or outside of it, and open up your heart and mind to them. We all must continue to stand up for justice and equity for all people.”
C Mandler – Bard College
Attended the Women’s March in New York City, NY
“I marched in my birthplace of New York City in solidarity with millions of folks worldwide to express my discontent at my government, my country’s electoral process, and the continued bigotry and hatred plaguing the place I call home. As a white, upper-class person, I am afforded a significant amount of privilege that makes navigating the world much easier for me than most folks. This is why it is so important for me and others like me to be vocal agents of change during this time in history.
The next four years are going to make already oppressed groups even more vulnerable. This is why any and all support that one is able give to others in such a polarizing and, frankly, terrifying current socioeconomic and political climate is so crucial.
Remember that love and care are revolutionary acts. Lying prostrate for people as an open heart or a shoulder to lean on can make such a positive difference in amazing and unexpected ways in other people’s lives. Start at home by educating those close to you on eminent issues affecting susceptible populations. Check in with your undocumented friends to make sure they know that they are supported and loved. Accompany your trans peers to the bathroom if they want your support and protection and stand up for them if they are the recipient of unwelcome remarks or snide glances.
Finally, do not forget to give this love and care to your own self. Activism is emotionally draining and recuperation is necessary in avoiding burnout, but take into consideration that not everybody has the privilege to stop fighting for a day to rest.
We can stand together and support one another to effect some much-needed change in this country and beyond because, even when you do not feel like it, you are glorious in each part of who you are and nobody—not even Donald Trump—has enough power to truly take away your intrinsic sense of self. Do your best to never forget who you are, why you fight, and why it is our duty to win.”
Joon Park – Boston College
Attended the Women’s March in Boston, MA
“On January 21, 2017, I walked in the Boston Women’s March for America in solidarity with the communities most affected by the changing political and social rifts in the nation. I marched with my friend, who wore a political shirt that read “No place for Homophobia, Fascism, Sexism, Racism, Hate.” I wore a Black Lives Matter shirt as a political statement to remind fellow attendees that our struggles are not siloed and that feminism without intersectionality can represent and perpetuate racism and white supremacy.
Throughout the march, I was juggling a multifaceted set of emotions. It was an eerie experience, being physically present for the march. The last time I had been on the Boston Common with a sizable crowd was for Boston Pride 2016, which had a much more celebratory atmosphere. On one hand, I felt a communal sense of solidarity and strength while participating in the march, but on the same vein, I could not ignore the communal sense of hurt, pain, and angst. I simultaneously felt angered and empowered.
For young people who want to stay involved, I encourage them to fully understand and integrate the importance of intersectionality. Hierarchies and oppressions in society are interrelated and our liberation as individual people does not come until we are all liberated.”
Patrick Koslecki – Caldwell University
Attended the Women’s March in New York City, NY
“The uninhibited promotion of equality, solidarity, and the belief that love will always trump hate led me to the Women’s March in New York City. I marched along with my best friend, as well as a new friend and ally who approached us on the subway and had flown in from Nebraska for the historic movement. Together, the three of us made our way into the already packed streets of Midtown East.
We all marched for different reasons; we all marched for the same reasons: to call attention to the oppression of women, threat to women’s rights, and the potential defunding of Planned Parenthood, but, overarchingly, to make our voices heard, and to show that we will not be silenced. I marched for women of all races, religions, gender identities, and sexual orientations, but I also knew I was marching to show President Trump the LGBTQ community will not be hindered. In essence, I marched to spread more love.
For those advocates who are fired up and who go high when others go low, I say this: Stay involved in your community. It does not take 2.9 million people to garner attention. Talk to your school, your neighbors, and your community leaders and begin outreach within your own sphere of influence. Grassroots initiatives, hard work, and diligence can change minds and hearts in every community.”
GLAAD Campus Ambassadors – in their inaugural year – are a volunteer network of LGBTQ and ally college and university students that work with GLAAD and within their local communities to build an LGBTQ movement to accelerate acceptance and end hate and discrimination. If you would like to learn more about the GLAAD Campus Ambassador Program, please contact Clare Kenny— GLAAD Youth Engagement Strategist.
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Mat Staver: Pulse first responders went through “trauma” because of potential AIDS exposure
Mat Staver: Pulse first responders went through “trauma” because of potential AIDS exposure
Spectral lump of excrement Mat Staver claims first responders at the Pulse nightclub massacre experienced severe trauma because they had to “get tested for AIDS-related conditions.”
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“As tragic as it is,” says the founding member of antigay hate group Liberty Counsel, “some of these officers have no doubt gone through trauma as well because they were going through the Pulse nightclub, it was blood everywhere and, you know, they’re having to get tested for AIDS-related conditions because they’re literally walking in pools of blood.”
Related: Antigay Pastor Kevin “I’ll Smear Poop All Over Myself” Swanson Believes He Is God
This is in fact rather tame and procedural rhetoric for Staver, who in the past has compared homosexuals to Nazis and suggested that gay people have “satanic forces.” Frankly, it’s to be expected from the same man who gleefully defended Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis in her crusade against same-sex marriage.
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Donald Trump Signs Order to Advance Construction of Keystone and XL and Dakota Access Pipelines
Donald Trump Signs Order to Advance Construction of Keystone and XL and Dakota Access Pipelines
Donald Trump has signed executive orders to resume construction of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines.
Said Trump: “We want to build the pipe. Gonna put a lot of workers, a lot of skilled workers back to work. We will build our own pipeline. We will build our own pipes…like we used to in the old days.”
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“The regulatory process in this country has become a tangled up mess,” Trump says while signing exec. orders to advance Dakota and Keystone pic.twitter.com/lgCfC5O3Fc
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 24, 2017
The orders will have an immediate impact in North Dakota, where the pipeline company Energy Transfer Partners wants to complete the final 1,100-foot piece of the 1,172-mile pipeline route that runs under Lake Oahe. The pipeline would carry oil from the booming shale oil reserves in North Dakota to refineries and pipeline networks in Illinois.
The Standing Rock Sioux tribe and other Native American groups have been protesting the project, which they say would imperil their water supplies and disturb sacred burial and archaeological sites. The Army Corp of Engineers called a halt to the project in December to consider alternative routes. The sources spoke on the condition of anonymity so they could discuss details that have not been made public.
MoveOn responded to the orders:
“Less than four days into Trump’s Presidency, it is clear that the next four years will be about catering to corporate interests and big donors instead of putting American families and communities first.
“Overruling the scientists and experts who have previously warned about the dangers of these pipelines puts big oil profits above all else. This move by the President is dangerous, reckless and heartless.
“When the Army Corps of Engineers rejected a proposal from Energy Transfer Partners to drill under the Missouri River to build the Dakota Access pipeline, they did it because it would trample Tribal Rights, jeopardize critical water systems, and threaten the wellbeing of thousands of people across multiple states. The Keystone XL pipeline is just as problematic; its construction would seize land from local farmers, risk farming in the Great Plains, undermine clean air and safe water, and contribute to catastrophic climate change.
“MoveOn members were proud to stand with the Standing Rock Sioux as well as people across Nebraska who have fought hard to oppose these dangerous and unnecessary pipelines that threatened their land and livelihoods. We are ready to stand with them again and expect the same of Democrats in Washington. This fight is just beginning.”
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Donald Trump Signs Order to Advance Construction of Keystone and XL and Dakota Access Pipelines
WATCH: Ellen Page confronts antigay preacher outside D.C. protest
WATCH: Ellen Page confronts antigay preacher outside D.C. protest
Ellen Page spent the weekend not taking any crap, thank you very much. A new video shows her confronting a crazy street preacher somewhere in DC.
At first, the preacher rants about demons, while Ellen simply nods in annoyance. In the background, a woman screams at someone else — what a fun little gathering! — and then Ellen’s had enough. “You’re wrong,” she says. “Look, we’re not going to get anywhere and you’re doing to believe this your whole life. I feel for you because if you open your heart –”
And then he butts in and talks over her, not listening.
To her credit, Ellen’s as well-mannered as a person can be when dealing with a basket case, and she seems fairly realistic about her chances of having an impact on this terrible person. (He wears a t-shirt that accuses LGBTs of being worst than animals.)
It’s unlikely that anyone’s lives were improved by this frustrating interaction, but good for her for trying. It’s nice to know there are people out there willing to stand up for LGBTs.
Watch below: