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Dan Savage, Lana del Rey, North Korea, Bernie Sanders, Chris Pratt, Frankie Knuckles: HOT LINKS<\/b><\/p>\n

\"\"PRE-EMPTIVE STRIKE<\/strong>. North Korea says\u00a0a \u201csuper-mighty preemptive strike\u201d will reduce U.S. to ashes<\/a>:\u00a0\u201cIn the case of our super-mighty preemptive strike being launched, it will completely and immediately wipe out not only U.S. imperialists\u2019 invasion forces in South Korea and its surrounding areas but the U.S. mainland and reduce them to ashes.\u201d<\/p>\n

IN A BOTTLE<\/strong>. Guess who is in talks to play The Genie in Disney\u2019s live<\/a>-action Aladdin<\/em> movie<\/a>?<\/p>\n

\"\"ITMFA<\/strong>. Dan Savage resistance organization donates $100,000 to ACLU, Planned Parenthood and IRAP<\/a>: \u201cThis morning I had the distinct pleasure of mailing off checks to Planned Parenthood ($33,333.34), the ACLU ($33,333.33) and the International Refugee Assistance Project ($33,333.33)\u2014money we raised selling ITMFA (\u201cImpeach The Mother Fucker Already\u201d) buttons, t-shirts, hats, stickers, coffee cups, and lapel pins at www.ITMFA.org<\/strong><\/a> and www.impeachthemotherfuckeralready.com<\/strong><\/a>. And I got to mail those checks out because nearly 10,000 Savage Love readers and Savage Lovecast listeners have ordered #ITMFA gear over the last eight weeks!\u201d<\/p>\n

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\"\"GOP ETHICS VIOLATION<\/strong>. Congressional Republicans selling access to top donors<\/a>: \u201cDocuments obtained by The Intercept and the Center for Media and Democracy show that the National Republican Senatorial Committee and the National Republican Congressional Committee are both telling donors that in exchange for campaign contributions, they will receive invitations to special events to meet with congressional staff including chiefs of staff, leadership staffers, and committee staffers.\u201d<\/p>\n

RESISTING<\/strong>. Bernie Sanders tweets about the silver lining of the Trump administration<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Taiwan\"TAIWAN<\/strong>. Marriage equality efforts face bitter backlash<\/a>: \u201cOver the last year, mostly Christian community groups have mobilized against the marriage-equality movement, warning, contrary to evidence, that same-sex<\/a> partnerships are a threat to children, that giving LGBT families legal protection will hurt Taiwan.\u201d<\/p>\n

SABBATICAL<\/strong>. Apple\u2019s 5th Avenue glass cube is going away for a while<\/a>.<\/p>\n

DALLAS<\/strong>. Council member\u00a0wants homeless LGBT youth off the streets by 2020<\/a>. \u201c\u2026whatever the number, until it\u2019s zero, LGBT youth homelessness has become one of the task force\u2019s top priorities, Medrano said. And it has led to the creation of Outlast Youth<\/a>, a collaboration among\u00a0the city, DISD, Dallas police, state offices and local homeless service providers intent on finding beds, counseling, health care and job training for kids on the streets and on their own.\u201d<\/p>\n

NEW MEXICO<\/strong>. Westboro Baptist Church holds demonstration outside Rancho High School<\/a>: \u201cThe group is peacefully protesting their anti-gay<\/a> agenda, but the police are on hand just in case things escalate.\u201d<\/p>\n

BAYWATCH<\/strong>. Zac Efron is nips out in two new posters<\/a>.<\/p>\n

GUARDIANS<\/strong>. Chris Pratt prepares for a premiere<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Now it’s getting real. Chris may be annoyed. 403pm pic.twitter.com\/67qMmlTdCO<\/a><\/p>\n

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NOW PLAYING<\/strong>. The Frankie Knuckles Collection<\/a>: \u201cWith the record collection of Frankie Knuckles now at Theaster Gates\u2019s Stony Island Arts Bank in Chicago, The Frankie Knuckles Foundation has shared a video<\/a> expressing what they hope the archive stands for. Knuckles set up The Frankie Knuckles Foundation later in his life in order to help support causes he felt strongly about, like LGBTQ rights, youth homelessness, music in schools and diabetes research. Today it also helps to educate people on Knuckles\u2019 legacy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

NEW TUNE OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Lana Del Rey and The Weeknd \u201cLust for Life\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

THIRSTY THURSDAY<\/strong>. Paul-Marie Brou.<\/p>\n

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