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Daily Archives: September 6, 2017
Hurricane Irma, Dave Reichert, U2, Debbie Gibson, Vicente Fox, Ruby Chocolate, Self-Driving Cars: HOT LINKS
Hurricane Irma, Dave Reichert, U2, Debbie Gibson, Vicente Fox, Ruby Chocolate, Self-Driving Cars: HOT LINKS
HURRICANE IRMA. Early images show devastation of Caribbean islands. Forecast track. Buildings destroyed: ‘Irma, a Category 5 storm packing winds of up to 185 miles an hour, first made landfall at 2 a.m. on Barbuda, and later in the morning passed directly over St. Martin, the National Hurricane Center reported. There were reports of flooding, major damage to buildings, and severed electricity and phone service on those islands and Saint Barthélemy and Anguilla. The four “most durable” buildings on St. Martin were destroyed, the French interior minister, Gérard Collomb, said at a cabinet meeting in Paris, “which means that in all likelihood the more rustic buildings are probably totally or partially destroyed.”’
[IRMA] Saint Martin dans le mur de l’oeil subit les effets de l’ouragan IRMA #iram #ouragan #SaintMartin (Source : Rinsy Xieng) pic.twitter.com/e2j7e9KtOu
— RCI Guadeloupe (@RCI_GP) September 6, 2017
DAVE REICHERT. Seven term Republican congressman won’t seek reelection, giving Dems a big target in swing district: “Reichert’s district shifted south and east during the latest round of redistricting, encompassing more rural parts of King and Pierce Counties and several small communities east of the Cascade mountains. Democrats are likely to make the new open seat a prime target: Hillary Clinton won the district by a 48 percent to 45 percent margin over President Trump in 2016, and President Obama won 57 percent of the vote there in 2008.”
ONLY IN YOUR DREAMS. ’80s pop queen Debbie Gibson to compete on Dancing with the Stars.
BROOKLYN. Ex-Hasidic mom who lost kids for being gay wins them back.
VICENTE FOX. Former Mexican president slams Trump on DACA. “.@realDonaldTrump cancelled the future of 800,000 kids who are the cornerstone of America and didn’t even had the balls to say it himself.”
.@realDonaldTrump cancelled the future of 800,000 kids who are the cornerstone of America and didn’t even had the balls to say it himself. pic.twitter.com/hM3KejSzaW
— Vicente Fox Quesada (@VicenteFoxQue) September 6, 2017
REX TILLERSON. The Secretary of State has finally, apparently, addressed the detention and torture of gay Chechens with his Russian counterpart: ‘A State Department official on Tuesday told the Blade the letter was sent “earlier in the summer.” The official declined to provide a copy of it.’
SELF-DRIVING CONGRESS. U.S. House approves sweeping self-driving car deployment: “The bill now goes to the Senate and would allow automakers to obtain exemptions to deploy up to 25,000 vehicles without meeting existing auto safety standards in the first year, a cap that would rise to 100,000 vehicles annually over three years.”
FORT WORTH. Rainbow Lounge owners scrap plans to reopen. “One of the bar’s co-owners told Lauren Zakalik that issues with the lease and other costs were the reason for the change of heart.”
SUPERMAN – SYLVIA. A Superman fan film starring a trans woman.
MOST STYLISH. British GQ’s most stylish man of the year is…
INSTAGRAM THIS. Get ready for ruby chocolate: “The ruby chocolate joins milk, dark and white varieties as a naturally sourced type of chocolate, meaning it doesn’t take dye or food coloring to get its Pepto-Bismol look.”
#Breaking: White, milk & dark chocolate – and today, the world is introduced to #RubyChocolate: t.co/gePxV9nePH #Innovation pic.twitter.com/ihzG5dIXh7
— Barry Callebaut (@BCgroupnews) September 5, 2017
SWALLOWING ROCK. There’s a Brazilian cave accessible only via a waterfall which you enter by getting sucked between rocks.
PREVIEW OF THE DAY. American Horror Story: Cult.
NEW TUNE OF THE DAY. U2 “You’re the Best Thing About Me”.
HUMP DAY HOTTIE. JT Torres.
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Early Voting Ends This Saturday for Charlotte Municipal Primary Election
Early Voting Ends This Saturday for Charlotte Municipal Primary Election
Submitted by Hope Jackson, Southern Regional Field Organizer
With Election Day right around the corner, this Saturday, September 9, is the final day to cast an early vote in the Charlotte municipal primary election. Early voting means shorter lines and waiting periods, as well as the opportunity to fix any issues with registration and/or changes to voting records. With one-stop early voting, voters can register and vote on the same day.
On Tuesday, September 12, voters from across Charlotte will head to the polls to cast their ballot for mayor, city council and city council members at-large. One-stop early voting ends at 1pm on Saturday, so until then it’s all hands on deck to get as many supporters to the polls as possible before election day.
We encourage HRC members and supporters to cast their vote to re-elect Mayor Jennifer Roberts, a champion for LGBTQ equality. Mayor Roberts has stood side by side with the LGBTQ community from supporting the passing of Charlotte’s Non-Discrimination Ordinance to fighting to defeat two legislative attacks from Raleigh – HB2 and HB 142. She has proven her commitment to LGBTQ equality and that’s why HRC as well as our friends at Equality NC and MeckPAC are proud to support her and we hope you will too by casting your vote for Mayor Roberts.
For the past two weeks, HRC’s North Carolina Steering Committee, HRC staff and volunteers have launched voter contact effort to reach out to our members who are registered voters in Charlotte and push them to the polls to vote early. Thousands of HRC supporters across Charlotte have received phone calls, text messages and emails sharing information about the importance of this election, our support for Mayor Roberts and encouraging them to vote early.
When polls close on Saturday, we want to know we’ve reached out to our HRC members to get votes in the door early – because we know every vote counts.
So if you haven’t cast your ballot yet or if you’ve already voted and want to help a friend, family member or neighbor to the polls, find early voting locations and times by visiting visit www.meckboe.org.
For more information or to join us in our efforts to get out the vote, please reach out to Hope Jackson, HRC Regional Field Organizer, at [email protected].
Anti-LGBTQ advocate Mercedes Schlapp expected to join White House Press Office
Anti-LGBTQ advocate Mercedes Schlapp expected to join White House Press Office
NEW YORK – GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, today released the following background information on Mercedes Schlapp, a former Fox News contributor and former President George W. Bush spokesperson, who is expected to join President Trump’s press office.
Schlapp once pushed false statistics on FOX News about alleged opposition to President Obama’s school guidance protecting transgender students, advocated for so-called “religious exemptions” that could harm LGBTQ Americans, and attacked protesters for speaking out against Vice President Mike Pence’s anti-LGBTQ record. If added to the White House Press Office, she will join anti-LGBTQ activists like Sarah Huckabee Sanders who holds professional ties to the anti-LGBTQ hate group National Organization for Marriage (NOM).
Read more about Mercedes Schlapp’s anti-LGBTQ record below and find more profiles on other anti-LGBTQ activists inside President Trump’s Administration at GLAAD’s Trump Accountability Project.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Mercedes Schlapp’s Anti-LGBTQ Record
- Argued that President Obama’s support for marriage equality was a “political ploy” that “represents the worst in politics.”
- Criticized LGBTQ rights activists for protesting anti-LGBTQ Vice President Mike Pence, saying Pence was “tagged as the enemy because he is Christian and believes in traditional values on marriage and supports religious freedoms” and that LGBTQ people “shove their liberal ideology in the face of others, in our schools and in the public square.”
- Pushed the myth that “two-thirds of Americans oppose the Obama guidelines on the transgender bathrooms.” [Quote starts at 5:20] Her numbers seemed to be based on right wing Rasmussen poll, which is an outlier even among past Rasmussen polls; more credible polling puts opposition at just over 50%.
- Advocated for “ensuring protection of religious liberties for those who believe in traditional marriage.” [Quote starts at 1:11:00]
- Gave policy speeches to anti-LGBTQ organizations like Heritage Foundation & Clare Booth Luce Institute.
September 6, 2017
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Marvel’s Iceman Finally Comes Out and That’s Just the Beginning
Marvel’s Iceman Finally Comes Out and That’s Just the Beginning
The legendary character’s out writer talks to us about Iceman’s tumultuous present and his exciting future.
www.advocate.com/books/2017/9/06/marvels-iceman-finally-comes-out-and-thats-just-beginning
50th West Indian American Labor Day Parade.
50th West Indian American Labor Day Parade.
Javier Soriano posted a photo:
9/4/2017 Brooklyn, NYC – 50th anniversary of the West Indian American Labor Day Parade in NYC 2017.
PHOTOS/VIDEOS: www.javiersoriano.com/2017/09/04/50-caribbean-parade/
The viral tweet about gay culture that has everyone talking
The viral tweet about gay culture that has everyone talking
It all started with an 18 word tweet…
Justin Hartley Gets His Package Waxed in a Naughty New Christmas Movie: WATCH
Justin Hartley Gets His Package Waxed in a Naughty New Christmas Movie: WATCH
Go-go Santa Justin Hartley spreads wide for an intimate wax in the new trailer for A Bad Moms Christmas, the deepest movie of the upcoming holiday season, which also stars Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Christine Baranski, Susan Sarandon, Cheryl Hines, Jay Hernandez, Wanda Sykes, Peter Gallagher, and Oona Laurence.
Check out the (work-unfriendly) clip HERE.
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Justin Hartley Gets His Package Waxed in a Naughty New Christmas Movie: WATCH
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Will and Jack reveal all the secrets of the “Will & Grace” set
Will and Jack reveal all the secrets of the “Will & Grace” set
Take the tour, learn the magic.