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Jeff Sessions Lied to Congress About Opposing Trump Campaign’s Russia Outreach: Witnesses

Jeff Sessions Lied to Congress About Opposing Trump Campaign’s Russia Outreach: Witnesses
Jeff Sessions hearing

Jeff Sessions hearing

Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ testimony to Congress that he opposed a proposal by former campaign adviser George Papadopoulos that the Trump campaign meet with Russians has been contradicted by three people who have been interviewed by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, Reuters reports:

Sessions, through Justice Department spokeswoman Sarah Isgur Flores, declined to comment beyond his prior testimony. The special counsel’s office also declined to comment. Spokeswomen for the Democrats and Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee did not comment.

Reuters was unable to determine whether Mueller is probing discrepancies in accounts of the March 2016 meeting.

The three accounts, which have not been reported, raise new questions about Sessions’ testimony regarding contacts with Russia during the campaign.

Sessions told Congress that he “pushed back” against the proposal, but the three witnesses who spoke with Reuters said he offered encouraging words.

In related news, a new book reports that Trump “personally encouraged” Papadopoulos to “pursue a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.”

Yahoo reports:

Although one of the campaign officials present, J.D. Gordon, has said the idea was shot down by then Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, Papadopoulos told Mueller’s investigators that Trump encouraged him, saying he found the idea “interesting,” according to the book, which cites sources familiar with his questioning by Mueller’s investigators.

Trump looked at Sessions, as if he expected him to follow up with Papadopoulos, and Sessions nodded in response, the authors write. Sessions has said he has “no clear recollection” of the exchange with Papadopoulos. A White House official said that others at the meeting remember it differently than Papadopoulos.

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Powerful new documentary TransMilitary wins SXSW Audience Award

Powerful new documentary TransMilitary wins SXSW Audience Award

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Congratulations to TransMilitary!

The SXSW Film Festival today announced the Audience Award winners and the documentary TransMilitary won in the Documentary Feature Competition category. TransMilitary is the first feature length film to receive funding from GLAAD Media Institute.

THANK YOU to the @SXSW audience for voting #TransMilitaryDoc as your best #documentary and standing up for #OpenTransService. We heart you!! t.co/cD84bAq8vm #transgender pic.twitter.com/a6QRIRtiQ2

— TransMilitary (@TransMilitary) March 17, 2018

TransMilitary premiered last week at SXSW. The documentary chronicles the lives of four American transgender service members defending their country’s freedom while fighting for their own, and the larger efforts to bring an end to the ban on transgender people serving openly in the U.S. military. Director Gabriel Silverman, Co-Director Fiona Dawson, and Producer Jamie Coughlin previously created the popular Emmy®-nominated 2015 New York Times Op-Doc “Transgender, at War and in Love.”

GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis, who is also an Executive Producer of the film, congratulated the filmmakers and cast today: “TransMilitary is a powerful and eye-opening film that audiences clearly want to see more of. The compelling storytelling and inspiring individuals in the film will open hearts and minds and put relatable faces to one of the most talked about issues in mainstream news today.”

“We are very grateful to SXSW for selecting TransMilitary for its World Premiere this past week,” said Director Gabe Silverman. “The transgender service members in our film are incredibly brave for publicly sharing their stories, knowing they represent thousands who have been putting their livelihoods on the line for years and years.” 

Co-director Fiona Dawson added, “It’s wonderful to know that our troops resonated so profoundly with the SXSW audience. Our hope is that this film can be given a large platform so as to also touch countless families all across America and beyond.” 

The documentary received a standing ovation from the premiere audience and rave reviews from critics.

The Austin Chronicle said:

“Expertly edited, the documentary interweaves the four subjects’ lives with statistics, research, and animations to create a seamless narrative that’s both informative and visually engaging. Personal, familial, and professional hardships are explored, but it’s TransMilitary’s stories of the brave transgender military service members and veterans that ultimately elevates the documentary from mere analysis to a compelling and emotionally moving portrait.”

The Hollywood Reporter said:

“The current state of things, as in nearly every other matter where Trump has a say, is in question. But one thing TransMilitary makes clear is that individual trans people can work effectively in the armed services, and that coworkers and top brass are not necessarily an obstacle to that service. (In cases we see hear, they’re vocally grateful for it.) Perhaps if Trump had actually served in the organization he now leads, he might be less confused on the matter.”

GLAAD’s funding for TransMilitary comes as part of an initiative to elevate the voices and stories of trans service members. The GLAAD Media Institute provided a grant to the film, which includes promotion, media outreach, and visibility assistance for the project.

TransMilitary was directed by Gabriel Silverman and Fiona Dawson. Jamie Coughlin is a producer. Amy Nauiokas, Vinay Singh, James Connolly, Sarah Kate Ellis, and Zeke Stokes are executive producers. Jess Kwan is a co-producer. The documentary was made in association with Archer Gray and Fearless Company. Cinetic leads sales and distribution.

March 17, 2018
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www.glaad.org/blog/powerful-new-documentary-transmilitary-wins-sxsw-audience-award

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Congratulations to Alisha and Ryan from Spring Grove, Canada!

Congratulations to Alisha and Ryan from Spring Grove, Canada!

Love is not losing freedom, it is sharing with another. Alisha is glad she found hers. She writes: “I wasnt having any luck dating. So I decided to try Zoosk. I had been on Zoosk for a couple days when I received a message from Ryan. I responded to his message and we met up the

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Congratulations to Keena and Scott from Detroit, Michigan!

Congratulations to Keena and Scott from Detroit, Michigan!

The best gift you can give your partner is a lifetime of adventure. Keena understands this. She writes: “Scott and I started chatting on Zoosk in January 2017. He was well-traveled and funny in a corky way, which attracted me to his profile. A week later, we went on our first date to Pizza Papalis. The date went well. As

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Improving Skype accessibility

Improving Skype accessibility

Across Microsoft, we are working to make technology more accessible and empower people to achieve more. We take feedback very seriously and are grateful to our active accessibility community who point us to areas of improvement. Following recent updates to Skype, your comments helped direct us to the areas of our new versions where change was most needed and could be most impactful. We have been working continuously since that time to understand the needs of our customers and have recently issued updates across platforms containing several improvements to address those issues. Accessibility is a journey and there are more fixes to come and we actively want and encourage feedback so we can deliver the right experience that empowers all our customers.

At Skype, and across the company, accessibility is a priority. We know that technology can play an important role in creating a more accessible and inclusive world. We are committed to continually improving our software and services to meet the needs of all our customers.

For the next updates to Skype, we are focusing on Mac, iOS, Windows Desktop, and Android. Although there are still more fixes and improvements to come, the Skype team has been focusing on the following areas: improving visible keyboard focus, eliminating cases where keyboard focus moves to non-actionable controls, ensuring keyboard focus moves back to the controls that opened a dialog or menu after the dialog or menu was closed, improving the accessible names and labels of controls, and improving the control types used.

Please do share thoughts and ideas via the Microsoft Accessibility UserVoice or contact the Disability Answer Desk for real-time support via phone, chat, or ASL videophone. If you are an early adopter, and comfortable with early preview releases, please consider joining the Skype Insider community.  Your feedback is invaluable to these efforts—it’s not just important, it’s essential!

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GLAAD wants you to show your support for ‘Love, Simon’

GLAAD wants you to show your support for ‘Love, Simon’

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Love, Simon and GLAAD

We at GLAAD are head over heels about the new film Love, Simon, and we think you are going to love it too. This is the first time a major Hollywood studio has put out a wide release teenage romantic-comedy with a gay lead storyline and that’s something worth celebrating!!

The film opens nationwide tomorrow and we want your help to demonstrate a massive show of support for it. Doing so sends the message to Hollywood studios that representation matters and this will lead them to greenlight more films with LGBTQ lead storylines.  

We want you to post your own message of love for Love, Simon… here’s how:

  • Click the social media links below to share GLAAD’s post from your favorite social media site – or all three!
  • Write your own love message on the importance of LGBTQ representation. Tag it #LoveSimon and sign your name with #Love(Your First Name)
  • Tag @GLAAD so we can share our favorite messages of support throughout the film’s opening weekend:

                                            FACEBOOK | TWITTER | INSTAGRAM

You can also share your message of support for Love, Simon during our Facebook Live interview with the cast, taking place on GLAAD’s Facebook page at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT. Make sure you follow us to tune in!

Love, Simon, directed by Greg Berlanti and based on the book “Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda” by Becky Albertalli, stars Nick Robinson as Simon, with a supporting cast that includes Josh Duhamel, Jennifer Garner, Katherine Langford, Alexandra Shipp, Tony Hale, Logan Miller, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., and Keiynan Lonsdale.

March 14, 2018

www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-wants-you-show-your-support-love-simon

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