LGBTQ VISA DENIALS<\/strong>. 20 Democrats sign letter to Mike Pompeo demanding reversal of policy denying visas to LGBTQ partners of diplomats<\/a>. \u2018In July, the U.S. mission to the United Nations informed foreign delegations that beginning Oct. 1, the State Department would no longer issue G-4 visas to same-sex<\/a> partners of foreign diplomats and U.N. officials who are not legally married, reversing a policy that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had instituted.\u2019<\/p>\n JOKE OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Trump thinks Devin Nunes should get the Medal of Freedom<\/a>.\u00a0\u201cIf this all turns out like everyone thinks it will, Devin Nunes should get the Medal of Honor,\u201d Trump said, later correcting himself that the California Republican should receive the Medal of Freedom, not the Medal of Honor, which is awarded only for military service. \u201cHe is really, what he has gone through and his bravery.\u201d<\/p>\n TRUMP, ranting, says @DevinNunes<\/a> should get the “Medal of Honor” for his efforts to expose purported anti-Trump bias within the FBI pic.twitter.com\/VexWyyOQnz<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 11, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n STATE TV<\/strong>. FOX News pulling back on airing Trump rallies, over poor ratings?<\/a> \u2018Since Trump took office, CNN and MSNBC have mostly declined to air his campaign rallies, though, like Fox News, they\u2019ll typically carry any presidential speeches or comments to reporters. Fox still provides livestreams of the campaign events online, but during a crucial period, with the midterms less than a month away, some in the White House are worried that the president is losing a prime-time megaphone to his base.\u2019<\/p>\n RADIANT ROLLS<\/strong>. Meet the winner of Fat Bear Week<\/a>.<\/p>\n HACKER\u2019S BONANZA<\/strong>. The U.S. weapons systems are far from secure<\/a>.<\/p>\n PREDICTION OF THE DAY.<\/strong> Michael Avenatti says Donald Trump Jr. will be indicted before the end of the year.<\/p>\n Donald Trump Jr. will be indicted before his birthday on 12-31-18. If you doubt my prediction, please check my record over the last 7 months. #Winning<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) October 11, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n BORROWED PHOTO OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Donald Trump lifted a photo from \u201cfake news\u201d reporter CNN\u2019s Jim Acosta to tout the size of his rally crowd.<\/p>\n Life is funny pic.twitter.com\/YfNDm467Rw<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Jim Acosta (@Acosta) October 10, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n I believe in #realviews<\/a> t.co\/5cYiAgEcWb<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Jim Acosta (@Acosta) October 10, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n PALM SPRINGS<\/strong>. Younger people making it a cooler place to retire<\/a>?<\/p>\n RETROACTIVE HISPANICS<\/strong>. Racist Rep. Steve King on the Castro brothers and Beto O\u2019Rourke: \u2018Also two Texas politicians, Joaquin & Julian, the Castro twins, took Spanish lessons to qualify as retroactive Hispanics.\u2019<\/p>\n Also two Texas politicians, Joaquin & Julian, the Castro twins, took Spanish lessons to qualify as retroactive Hispanics. t.co\/W3qjfpxwHh<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Steve King (@SteveKingIA) October 11, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n FLIP POTENTIAL<\/strong>. Democrats have the chance to flip one of the reddest districts in the country<\/a>: \u2018So how did such a deeply Republican seat become competitive? For one thing, it\u2019s an open seat held by the presidential party, which\u00a0can make it particularly susceptible<\/a>\u00a0to large swings in party vote share. The seat\u2019s incumbent, Evan Jenkins,\u00a0ran for a U.S. Senate seat<\/a>\u00a0instead of seeking re-election, so the 3rd\u00a0is among the 41 seats<\/a>\u00a0Republicans are defending where the incumbent either retired, ran for another office or lost renomination.This also includes GOP incumbents who resigned, leaving a seat vacant.<\/p>\n “>2<\/sup><\/a>Another crucial factor is the cross-party appeal of state Sen. Richard Ojeda, the Democratic nominee, and his\u00a0in-your-face<\/a>\u00a0populism<\/a>.\u2019<\/p>\n PRIDE FLIGHT<\/strong>. Virgin Airlines to staff plane with all-LGBTQ crew and include drag queens and a Judy singalong<\/a>.<\/p>\n JAW-DROPPING<\/strong>. Eddie Redmayne teases the ending of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n MUSIC VIDEO OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Mariah Carey \u201cWith You\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n THIRSTY THURSDAY.<\/strong>\u00a0KJ Apa, from the Season 3 premiere of Riverdale.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The post Fat Bear Week, Devin Nunes, Palm Springs, LGBTQ Visa Denials, \u2018Retroactive Hispanics\u2019, Mariah Carey, KJ Apa Shirtless: HOT LINKS<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad Gay News<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
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