RICK GATES.<\/strong> Indicted Trump campaign official sought proposals from Israeli company to manipulate social media through fake identities to help Trump defeat Clinton<\/a>: \u2018The campaign official, Rick Gates, sought one proposal to use bogus personas to target and sway 5,000 delegates to the 2016 Republican National Convention by attacking Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, Mr. Trump\u2019s main opponent at the time. Another proposal describes opposition research and \u201ccomplementary intelligence activities\u201d about Mrs. Clinton and people close to her, according to copies of the proposals obtained by The New York Times and interviews with four people involved in creating the documents.<\/p>\n A SHADE IS BORN<\/strong>. Katy Perry accused of trolling Gaga<\/a>.<\/p>\n TOUGH AS TEXAS<\/strong>. New ad destroys Ted Cruz<\/a>. \u201cIf someone called my wife a dog, and said my daddy was in on the Kennedy assassination, I wouldn\u2019t be kissing their ass<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n GOP HOUSE CONTROL CRUMBLING?<\/strong> 68 seats said to be in play<\/a>: \u2018A total of 68 seats currently held by Republicans are firmly in play \u2014 rated as \u201cLean Republican\u201d or worse for the GOP \u2014 presenting a stark contrast to the Democratic side, where only a half-dozen Democratic seats are in similar jeopardy\u2026.With a month to go until Election Day, there are now 209 seats either firmly or leaning in the Democratic column \u2014 only 9 shy of the 218 the party needs to wrest away control of the chamber \u2014 according to the latest update of\u00a0POLITICO\u2019s race ratings<\/a>.\u2019<\/p>\n CONGRATS<\/strong>. BD Wong marries partner Richert Schnorr<\/a>.<\/p>\n MINNESOTA<\/strong>. Teacher put on leave over tweet threatening Kavanaugh<\/a>: \u2018A spokesman for the FBI in Minneapolis said Monday that the bureau was aware of the tweet, which read: \u201cSo whose [sic] gonna take one for the team and kill Kavanaugh?\u201d\u2019<\/p>\n LAURA INGRAHAM<\/strong>. Anti-Kavanaugh protesters are hopped up on drugs<\/a>: \u201cI literally think if [Sen.] Susan Collins walked through that crowd \u2014 how many of you think the crowd would have ripped her to shreds? I do. I think a lot of these kids are hopped up on drugs, I don\u2019t know what they\u2019re up to. But I think a lot of them would\u2019ve just, like, they would have surrounded her and someone would have pushed her, pushed her down on the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n \ufeff<\/span><\/p>\n BATWOMAN<\/strong>. Here\u2019s the first look at Ruby Rose as the crimefighter<\/a>.<\/p>\n PENTAGON CLOUD BID<\/strong>. Google pulls out over human rights concerns<\/a>.<\/p>\n SHEET MUSIC<\/strong>. Gay Men\u2019s Chorus of Mexico held temporarily by border immigration officers<\/a>: \u201cThe travelers are members of the Coro Gay Ciudad de M\u00e9xico (Gay Men\u2019s Chorus of Mexico City). In L.A. as guests of the Gay Men\u2019s Chorus of Los Angeles, the group\u2019s itinerary for this week is jam-packed with rehearsals, sightseeing and a much-anticipated trip to Disneyland. On Saturday it will perform alongside GMCLA and the Mariachi Arcoiris de Los Angeles at the Alex Theatre in Glendale in the opening concert of GMCLA\u2019s 40th season.\u201d<\/p>\n TRAILER OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Making a Murderer Part 2<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n TOO HOT FOR TUESDAY<\/strong>. Thiago Menta.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n The post South Park, Ted Cruz, Batwoman, Katy Perry, Making a Murderer, BD Wong, Gay Men\u2019s Chorus, Midterms: HOT LINKS<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad Gay News<\/a>.<\/p>\n