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<\/p>\nSabrina McKenzie, Eric Dane, Katy Perry, Matt Drudge, Gina Haspel, Spice Girls, Million Dollar Listing: HOT LINKS<\/b>
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GEORGIA SENATE CANDIDATE<\/strong>. \u201cI love homosexuals.<\/a>\u201d \u2018Sabrina McKenzie is running against Sen. Steve Henson, an LGBTQ ally and Senate Minority Leader, for the District 41 seat in the May 22 primary. Supporters of Henson compiled a background paper on McKenzie that details numerous anti-LGBTQ views she expressed on Twitter and in YouTube videos<\/a>. The opposition research was provided to Project Q Atlanta. In the posts, McKenzie\u00a0speaks out against same-sex<\/a> marriage and promotes her support of a controversial anti-LGBT \u201creligious freedom\u201d bill that Gov. Nathan Deal vetoed in 2016. The anti-LGBTQ posts remain live<\/a>. In response to questions about them, McKenzie insisted that she \u201cloves homosexuals\u201d and had a gay<\/a> brother.\u2019<\/p>\n ANGELS IN AMERICA<\/strong>. Starring\u2026Katy Perry<\/a>?<\/p>\n GINA HASPEL<\/strong>. Trump CIA pick says she would not follow \u201cimmoral\u201d orders: \u2018In an at-times testy exchange with Sen.\u00a0Mark Warner<\/a><\/span>\u00a0(D-Va.), the Senate Intelligence Committee\u2019s top Democrat, Haspel said that the CIA was bound to uphold U.S. law and \u201cAmerican values,\u201d and that the country had determined that such interrogation practices\u00a0run counter to those values.\u2019<\/p>\n Haspel unequivocally says she would not follow an order from Trump asking her to restart a torture program pic.twitter.com\/J8CbmqAWyu<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 9, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n BOY SCOUTS<\/strong>. Mormon Church to sever 100-year-old ties to Boy Scouts after name change to Scouts BSA<\/a>. \u2018The church announced Tuesday evening that it will sever ties with the organization, effective Dec. 31, 2019, according to a news release. The church said it\u2019s making the change to better serve its worldwide congregation. \u201cAs a global church with millions of children and youth, we need to address diverse needs and fortify all children and youth with gospel-centered growth and learning experiences now more than ever,\u201d the\u00a0church said<\/a>\u00a0in a joint statement with the\u00a0<\/a>Boy Scouts of America (BSA).\u2019<\/p>\n IRAN DEAL<\/strong>. Trump\u2019s threat to European allies<\/a>.<\/p>\n JAMES COMEY<\/strong>. Former FBI director marks one year since his firing.<\/p>\n Missing the people of the FBI today. Thank you for your commitment to truth and for all the good you do for this country. pic.twitter.com\/pMM6y3qQFT<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 James Comey (@Comey) May 9, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n MCSTEAMY<\/strong>. Eric Dane is looking daddier than ever these days<\/a>.<\/p>\n MATT DRUDGE<\/strong>. On Trump\u2019s threat to the press<\/a>. \u201cI fear the future result of Trump\u2019s crusade on \u2018fake news\u2019 will be licensing of all reporters. [Dems already floated this in the senate pre-Trump.] The mop up on this issue is going to be excruciating\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n I fear the future result of Trump\u2019s crusade on \u2018fake news\u2019 will be licensing of all reporters. [Dems already floated this in the senate pre-Trump.] The mop up on this issue is going to be excruciating\u2026<\/p>\n \u2014 MATT DRUDGE (@DRUDGE) May 9, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n WEST VIRGINIA<\/strong>. Republicans relieved as Blankenship loses<\/a>: \u201cA night Republicans feared would end in disaster in at least one state instead produced Senate nominees that party leaders are pleased to run against three vulnerable Democratic senators in November\u2019s midterm elections. In West Virginia, Don Blankenship \u2014 the ex-convict and coal baron who had taken aim at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell\u2019s \u201cChina family,\u201d in a reference to his wife and in-laws\u2019 heritage \u2014 finished third behind Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, who CNN has projected will win, and Rep. Evan Jenkins, the second-place finisher.\u201d<\/p>\n Thanks for playing, @DonBlankenship<\/a>. #WVSen<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/TV1ETgQdmu<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Team Mitch (@Team_Mitch) May 9, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n PITTSBURGH<\/strong>. City\u2019s first openly gay boxer makes pro debut on May 25<\/a>:\u00a0\u201cI\u2019d love nothing more than to walk to the ring and see members of my community, sh*t, I\u2019d love to see the seats full of drag queens! I\u2019ve worked in this community since I was 14. I love this community. They are my family and to see them come out and support me on this night would be so amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n TENNESSEE<\/strong>. Man says he was sucker-punched because he\u2019s gay<\/a>. \u201d\u00a0He said he was approached by a stranger, who yelled a homophobic slur, and then pushed him to the ground.\u00a0After Albers stood back up, he said the man<\/a> punched him in the face.\u201d<\/p>\n MONETIZATION<\/strong>. Black market for YouTube views thrives<\/a>: \u201cThere\u2019s a burgeoning market in social media likes and subscribers across all platforms, not just YouTube. Devumi, a social-media marketing company, which\u00a0The New York Times revealed<\/a>\u00a0had provided millions of fake followers on Twitter to celebrities and businesspeople in the U.S. and U.K., sells 10,000 YouTube views for $64.\u201d<\/p>\n TEASER OF THE DAY<\/strong>. The new season of Million Dollar Listing New York.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n REUNION OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Spice Girls. \u201cAll five of us have signed with Simon Fuller\u2026There\u2019s going to be a bit of everything. If it was up to me, we\u2019d go on tour immediately, but you know, maybe we will soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n HUMP DAY HOTTIE<\/strong>. Brandon Espiritu.<\/p>\n The post Sabrina McKenzie, Eric Dane, Katy Perry, Matt Drudge, Gina Haspel, Spice Girls, Million Dollar Listing: HOT LINKS<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Scott](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/pruitt.jpeg?resize=195%2C195\")
SCOTT PRUITT<\/strong>. EPA chief took Blackhawk helicopter to visit coal mine<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
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ERIC SCHNEIDERMAN<\/strong>. Andrew Cuomo appoints special prosecutor to investigate assault allegations against former attorney general<\/a>: \u201cCuomo, who was among the first to call<\/a> on Schneiderman to resign, tapped Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas for the job. Singas \u201cwill investigate, and if warranted, prosecute, any and all matters concerning the public allegations against Mr. Schneiderman, as reflected in The New Yorker article dated May 7, 2018, titled \u2018Four Women Accuse New York\u2019s Attorney General of Physical Abuse,’\u201d Cuomo said in a letter.\u201d<\/p>\n\n
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