People can’t stop talking about Donald Trump’s tiny nether regions and it’s grossing us out
“We’re all going to die because Donald Trump has a small [censored]!”

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Anderson Cooper, Taylor Swift, Mississippi, Roku, Frank Ocean, Lana Del Rey and BØRNS, Horse Cat: HOT LINKS

TV TIME. Trump wanted multiple TVs in White House bedroom: ‘In the first days, he ordered two television screens in addition to the one already there, and a lock on the door, precipitating a brief standoff with the Secret Service, who insisted they have access to the room. He ­reprimanded the housekeeping staff for picking up his shirt from the floor: “If my shirt is on the floor, it’s because I want it on the floor.” Then he imposed a set of new rules: Nobody touch anything, especially not his toothbrush.’”

CRACKED. Donald Jr. blasts Bannon for Alabama election loss.

Thanks Steve. Keep up the great work. t.co/J9O8CUfJAD

— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) January 3, 2018

GRAND JURY. The Grand Jury for the Russia probe looks “like a Black Lives Matter rally,” according to witness. “The grand jury room looks like a Bernie Sanders rally,” my source said. “Maybe they found these jurors in central casting, or at a Black Lives Matter rally in Berkeley [Calif.]”

STANKY FLOP? Taylor Swift’s Reputation Tour.

MISSISSIPPI. Heinous religious freedom law affects college baseball season: “The Sun Herald reports the University of Southern Mississippi was supposed to play three games in Hattiesburg in late February against Stony Brook University. The games were canceled because New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo banned all non-essential state travel to Mississippi after Republican Gov. Phil Bryant signed the law in 2016.

WALKOUT. Why Anderson Cooper walked out of Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

ROKU. Its own version of Alexa and Siri for home speakers is on the way. “Instead of marketing the software as artificial intelligence that can schedule your appointments, turn off your bedroom lights and order your groceries, the Roku assistant’s primary job will be to help you play music and video on devices throughout your house.”

FRANK OCEAN. A cryptic Tumblr post hints at new music on the way this year.

MOUTH-COOKING LESSON OF THE DAY. Christmas Turkey.

NEW TUNE OF THE DAY. Lana Del Rey and BØRNS “God Save Our Young Blood”.

HORSEBACK RIDING CAT OF THE DAY. Louis. “Horse trainer Emma Massingale has a pony named Comet and a cat named Louis. They are good friends who go on adventures together. Louis doesn’t need a saddle when he goes horseback riding; a horse blanket will do, but a saddle will do fine if that’s what’s on the horse. It’s not like he could get his feet into the stirrups!

HUMP DAY HOTTIE. TJ Bridges.

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Anderson Cooper, Taylor Swift, Mississippi, Roku, Frank Ocean, Lana Del Rey and BØRNS, Horse Cat: HOT LINKS

Ein “Zeit”-Journalist erklärt, was viele bei der Diskussion um Flüchtlingsgewalt übersehen

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Windsor Council Leader Calls For Police To Remove Rough Sleepers Ahead Of Royal Wedding
The Tory leader of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead has written a letter calling for Thames Valley Police (TVP) officers to remove beggars and rough sleepers ahead of the royal wedding.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are due to get married on Saturday, May 19 at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle.

But councillor Simon Dudley wants action to be taken against “aggressive begging and intimidation in Windsor” ahead of the royal ceremony.

In a letter to the force’s police and crime commissioner Anthony Stansfeld, Dudley writes: “As you will be aware from your officers, there is a growing concern amongst residents, businesses and visitors regarding the number of people occupying the streets of Windsor, who are begging during the day and in some cases taking occupancy throughout the night.”

Dudley points to the “the quantities of bags and detritus” that are being left on pavements, which he says can present a security risk.

The letter, which has been made public, continues: “Residents, businesses and visitors are consistently raising concerns regarding this situation.

“Our residents, businesses and visitors rightly assume that TVP will take immediate action, as this is a significant security concern, especially given the national importance of Windsor.

“Obviously, the level of tourist interest is set to multiply with the royal wedding in May 2018, and there are increased concerns from our residents about their safety.

“The whole situation also presents a beautiful town in a sadly unfavourable light. As leader of the royal borough this situation is totally unacceptable to me and my fellow councillors.”

Dudley claims that “a large number of adults that are begging in Windsor are not in fact homeless, and if they are homeless they are choosing to reject all support services to beg on the streets of Windsor”.

The letter adds: “In the case of homelessness amongst this group, it is therefore a voluntary choice. Recently, council officers secured emergency accommodation for every individual begging and rough sleeping in Windsor, through making contact with each one.

“A significant number of the adults chose not to turn up and use the accommodation that we had purchased for them, instead choosing to remain on the street begging.

“This is creating a concerning and hostile atmosphere for our residents and the seven million tourists who come to Windsor each year.”

Large crowds are expected to descend on Windsor ahead of the royal wedding later this year.

Windsor Castle, which has been the home of British monarchs for nearly 1,000 years, is one of the royal family’s main residences.

Last year, 1.36 million people visited Windsor Castle and Frogmore House, which adjoins the castle, in Berkshire.

Dudley, who represents the Maidenhead Riverside ward, included a list of initiatives the borough had invested in for vulnerable people, such as the establishment of an emergency night shelter.

The letter states: “In the Royal Borough we believe homelessness is completely unacceptable in a caring, compassionate community such as ours.”

But the council leader suggests in his letter that TVP could use its powers under the Vagrancy Act 1824 or the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.

The Vagrancy Act makes it an offence to sleep rough or beg.

The letter is dated January 2. On December 29, Dudley said that he would be writing to Stansfeld asking TVP to “enforce the Vagrancy Act against organised begging” in Windsor.

In the tweet, he said that residents have “had enough of this exploitation”.

A letter will be going from me as leader of @RBWM to @StansfeldPCC asking that @ThamesVP enforce the Vagrancy Act against organised begging in #Windsor. Residents have had enough of this exploitation of residents and ~6 million tourists pa t.co/6fU5WBaBPi

December 29, 2017
TVP’s Windsor branch responded to Dudley’s comments on Twitter, saying that agencies should work together to tackle homelessness.

TVP Windsor also disputed a claim made by Dudley in an earlier tweet that tourists were being taken to cash points by rough sleepers in order to withdraw money.

We need to protect the most vulnerable in society by working together but each agency must understand its own unique responsibilities. Housing is the responsibility of the council but it is better that agencies work together so people don’t become homeless. (1/2)

December 27, 2017
It is time for you to deal with this issue. This is not voluntary homelessness. It is commercial life choice praying on residents and tourists. It’s been going on and getting worse for months. Enough is enough

December 27, 2017
In a statement sent to HuffPost UK, Stansfeld said that he was “somewhat surprised” that Dudley’s letter had been released publicly “but not yet been sent directly to me”.

The statement continued: “Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Council are a key partner for Thames Valley Police and myself and I am always happy to listen to any concerns they may have and work together where possible.”

Stansfeld said that his office and TVP work closely with the local authority and that these issues were not raised when he attended a council meeting in October.

“I will of course provide Cllr Dudley with a full response addressing his concerns once I have received the letter and investigated the issues he has raised further,” the statement added.

He described supporting the vulnerable, including the homeless, as a “priority”.

“I have previously provided funding to homeless shelters in Berkshire. I also provide a Community Safety Fund to local authorities which allows them to fund any local priorities they may have to prevent crime and improve community safety and this year provided Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Council with nearly £150,000.

“Protecting the public is of the utmost important to both myself and Thames Valley Police and the force work day in and day out to keep people safe from harm and make the Thames Valley a safe place to live, work and visit,” the statement concluded.

A report from Shelter, published in November, identified 307,000 people as being homeless in Britain – 4,447 of whom are sleeping rough.

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HRC Celebrates Swearing-In of Alabama’s U.S. Senator Doug Jones

Today, HRC celebrated the swearing-in of former civil rights prosecutor Doug Jones to the U.S. Senate. HRC — which opened offices in Alabama in 2014 and first launched its #NoMoore campaign against Roy Moore in 2016 — engaged in a public education campaign about Roy Moore’s record during the Republican primary and endorsed Senator Jones in Alabama’s hotly-contested special election. In the weeks leading up to Election Day, HRC organized dozens of events, recruited hundreds of volunteers, and partnered with the NAACP of Alabama on statewide get-out-the-vote (GOTV) efforts.

VIDEO: Watch HRC’s 3-minute video on Roy Moore’s long track record of peddling hate and attacking LGBTQ Alabamians.

“Thanks to hundreds of thousands of fair-minded Alabamians who rejected the politics of hate and fear, we have one more vote for equality and justice in the U.S. Senate today,” said HRC President Chad Griffin. “We look forward to working closely with Senator Jones to advance LGBTQ equality. Let his victory in one of the reddest of states be a lesson to politicians everywhere: if you come after our rights and attack our families, we will organize, mobilize and come after you on Election Day.

HRC organized more than 20 GOTV events — including phone banks, canvasses, and community events in the closing weeks of the campaign. For two months, more than 160 HRC volunteers and 11 HRC staff worked to reach the nearly 200,000 “Equality Voters” across Alabama — a voting bloc comprised of not only the 60,000 LGBTQ voters in the state, but also the thousands of additional allies HRC has identified statewide. HRC also partnered with allied civil rights organizations, including the NAACP of Alabama and others, to increase voter turnout. During the Republican primary earlier this fall, HRC launched direct mail, online ads, and robocalls targeting receptive voters to make them aware of Moore’s extreme views.

From the day HRC opened the doors of its Alabama office in 2014, the organization has engaged in a ground campaign against Roy Moore in an effort to stop his attacks on LGBTQ people across the state. In 2016, HRC Alabama initiated the #NoMoore campaign to remove Moore from the Alabama Supreme Court for refusing to implement a ruling that brought marriage equality to Alabama. HRC, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), and our in-state partners succeeded; following a review by the Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission, Moore was suspended from the bench without pay for his actions — the second time that he was removed from that position for disobeying legal and ethical standards.

Moore’s opposition to marriage equality was not the only element of his crusade against LGBTQ people; over the course of his career, he attempted to deny a lesbian mother custody of her child, called for the criminalization of LGBTQ people, and repeatedly attacked the dignity of LGBTQ Alabamians. Moore supports banning transgender service members, has compared LGBTQ people to animals, and claimed LGBTQ people are unfit to be parents. Watch HRC’s video on Moore’s record here.

In an effort to turn resistance into action, last summer HRC launched the largest grassroots expansion and earliest deployment of resources in its 37-year history through HRC Rising. HRC has already hired a dozen new staff to lead the effort, aimed at expanding and mobilizing its grassroots army of 3 million members to bolster pro-equality candidates and initiatives in key states across 2018. To get involved or learn more about HRC Rising, visit hrc.im/rising.

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Men, Fighting Persecution in Their Speedos (Photos)

www.advocate.com/photography/2018/1/03/men-fighting-persecution-their-speedos-photos

Matt Law shows off his necklace, but everyone’s looking at his… You’ll figure it out.
Just…

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“Hat den Verstand verloren”: Trump attackiert seinen Ex-Berater Bannon

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