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NO THANKS<\/strong>. Four top law firms turned down requests to represent Trump<\/a>: \u201cAmong them, sources said, were some of the most high-profile names in the legal profession, including Brendan Sullivan of Williams & Connolly; Ted Olson of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; Paul Clement and Mark Filip of Kirkland & Ellis; and Robert Giuffra of Sullivan & Cromwell.\u201d<\/p>\nFAKE SIGNING CEREMONY<\/strong>. Trump held a fake signing ceremony for his infrastructure initiative<\/a>: \u201cIt had all the trappings of a major bill-signing ceremony \u2013 Trump even surrounded himself with Republican members of Congress, who were only too pleased to accept ceremonial pens \u2013 except the president didn\u2019t sign any legislation. There wasn\u2019t even an executive order.\u201d<\/p>\n RACIST SLUR<\/strong>. HBO will not fire or punish Bill Maher for his sleep-deprived moment<\/a>.<\/p>\n AMERICAN IDEA<\/strong>. Trump Hotels launches new budget line of hotels<\/a>: \u201cDonald Trump, Jr. said the inspiration for American Idea, which has \u201cnothing to do with politics,\u201d came while he and his brother, Eric, traveled the United States during the 2016 presidential campaign and stayed in subpar local hotels, he said in a recent interview.\u201d<\/p>\n STUCK IN THE LOBBY<\/strong>. What we\u2019re all feeling right now<\/a>.<\/p>\n GREATEST HOAX OF ALL TIME<\/strong>. Eric Trump says that\u2019s what the Russia collusion investigation is.<\/p>\n THIS MORNING ON @GMA<\/a>: “The President of the United States has zero conflicts of interest, zero.” @EricTrump<\/a> to @TomLlamasABC<\/a>. pic.twitter.com\/KqOw7HUT4h<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Good Morning America (@GMA) June 6, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n BILLY ON THE STREET<\/strong>. Eichner hits NYC with the cast of This Is Us<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n BITCH GET OFF MY POLE<\/strong>. Zac Efron works it for Graham Norton<\/a>.<\/p>\n NYT<\/strong>. America\u2019s hidden HIV epidemic<\/a>: \u201cThe crisis is most acute in Southern states<\/a>, which hold 37 percent of the country\u2019s population and as of 2014 accounted for 54 percent of all new H.I.V. diagnoses. The South is also home to 21 of the 25 metropolitan areas with the highest H.I.V.<\/a> prevalence among gay<\/a> and bisexual<\/a> men<\/a>. Jackson, the capital of Mississippi, the country\u2019s poorest state, is best known for blues, barbecue and \u201cThe Help.\u201d It also has the nation\u2019s highest rate \u2014 40 percent \u2014 of gay<\/a> and bisexual<\/a> men<\/a> living with H.I.V., followed by Columbia, S.C.; El Paso; Augusta, Ga.; and Baton Rouge, La. In Jackson, a small city of just over 170,000, half a dozen black gay<\/a> or bisexual<\/a> men<\/a> receive the shock of a diagnosis every month, and more than 3,600 people, the majority of them black men<\/a>, live<\/a> with the virus.\u201d<\/p>\n MADRID<\/strong>. Gay traffic signals installed for LGBTQ Pride<\/a>.<\/p>\n DUST DEVIL<\/strong>. German footballers decide it\u2019s safe to sprint through a dust devil<\/a>. \u201cThe dust devil shown was typical of most. These phenomena\u00a0usually contain winds around 45 mph, are less than three-feet across and last less than a minute. Unlike tornadoes,\u00a0they tend to cause little harm,\u00a0although once in a great while grow large and violent and cause damage and injuries.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n TOP 20 LGBTQ ANTHEMS<\/strong>. Billboard chose them. Do you agree?<\/p>\n Happy #Pride2017<\/a>! pic.twitter.com\/3XHf55N7x4<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 billboard (@billboard) June 2, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n THERESA MAY<\/strong>. Cassetteboy riffs on the UK Prime Minister.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n TOO HOT FOR TUESDAY<\/strong>. JT.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The post American Idea, Billy Eichner, Fake Signing Ceremony, Zac Efron, HIV, Madrid, LGBT Anthems: HOT LINKS<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
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