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<\/p>\nKirsten Gillibrand, The Killers, Conchita Wurst, Cards Against Humanity, Beyonc\u00e9 Beer, Jake Tapper: HOT LINKS<\/b>
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LYING<\/strong>. Jake Tapper rips into lying Trump administration for admonishing people who mislead people.<\/p>\n The White House, run by the President who came to political prominence by promoting the lie that the first African-American President was born in Africa, is finding time to take issue with those who, he says, mislead people pic.twitter.com\/uaWVB27QIq<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) December 11, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n THANKS OBAMA<\/strong>. Economic analyst says the booming numbers have nothing to do with Trump<\/a>:\u00a0\u201cThere is a long lag between when any president comes in and when anything happens, and especially given that he has not passed any laws,\u201d said Rattner. \u201cSo if you separate it out, to be honest, there are rises in business confidence and rises in consumer confidence.\u00a0I think you would give Donald Trump some credit for that. But these jobs numbers, the growth numbers, this has nothing to do with Donald Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n QUEEN OF BEERS<\/strong>. Brooklyn brewery ordered to stop selling Beyonc\u00e9 beer<\/a>.<\/p>\n FEMINISM.<\/strong> Merriam-Webster\u2019s word of the year<\/a>.<\/p>\n KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND<\/strong>. \u201cYou cannot silence me.\u201d<\/p>\n You cannot silence me or the millions of women<\/a> who have gotten off the sidelines to speak out about the unfitness and shame you have brought to the Oval Office. t.co\/UbQZqubXZv<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Kirsten Gillibrand (@SenGillibrand) December 12, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Are you really trying to bully, intimidate and slut-shame @SenGillibrand<\/a>? Do you know who you’re picking a fight with? Good luck with that, @realDonaldTrump<\/a>. Nevertheless, #shepersisted<\/a>. t.co\/mYJtBZfxiu<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) December 12, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n DEATH OF GAY CULTURE<\/strong>. London\u2019s Financial Times<\/em> discovers that Grindr and other social apps are destroying gay bars<\/a>: \u201cThe Black Cap, the George & Dragon, Madame Jojo\u2019s and the Candy Bar: the list of LGBT bars that have closed in London goes on and on. Since 2006, the UK capital has lost more than half its gay<\/a> bars and clubs, falling from 125 to 53 in just over a decade, according to research from the Urban Laboratory at University College London.\u201d<\/p>\n VERSACE<\/strong>. Edgar Ramirez, Darren Criss and Ricky Martin hit the red carpet for the premiere of Ryan Murphy\u2019s American Crime Story<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n WORST PASSENGER OF THE DAY<\/strong>.\u00a0 Valerie Curbelo<\/a>. \u2018A local Portland news outlet,\u00a0KOIN 6, reports<\/a>\u00a0that the passenger, Valerie Curbelo, tampered the smoke detector in one of the plane\u2019s bathrooms and smoked. After a flight attendant discovered what Curbelo had done, they entered the bathroom and attempted to return Curbelo to her seat. Curbelo then became agitated and confronted the flight attendant. \u201cI have a destination for myself, and I need to go there,\u201d Curbelo says in a video<\/a> taken by another passenger. \u201cI swear if you don\u2019t \u2026 land, I will f\u2014ing kill everybody on this f\u2014ing plane!\u201d\u2018<\/p>\n<\/p>\n CARDS AGAINST HUMANITY<\/strong>.\u00a0 After buying up land to try and stop Trump from building his border wall, the company is now writing checks to people<\/a>: \u201cLast month, 150,000 people signed up for Cards Against Humanity Saves America. Today, we\u2019re redistributing their money. When they signed up, subscribers filled out a survey with a mix of demographic questions and red herrings. We ranked everyone based on their survey responses and geographical census data to figure out who most needed money. Most of our subscribers (about 140,000 people) got nothing today\u2014they could have it worse. The next 10,000 subscribers received a full $15 refund of their Cards Against Humanity Saves America purchase. Finally, the poorest 100 people received a check for $1,000, paid for by everyone else.\u201d<\/p>\n COOKING WITH THE ONION<\/strong>. Omelettes.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n COVER OF THE DAY<\/strong>. The Killers do The Smiths \u201cThis Charming Man\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n NEW TUNE OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Conchita Wurst and Ina Regen \u201cHeast as Net\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n TOO HOT FOR TUESDAY<\/strong>. Jonathan Nieto.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The post Kirsten Gillibrand, The Killers, Conchita Wurst, Cards Against Humanity, Beyonc\u00e9 Beer, Jake Tapper: HOT LINKS<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
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