DRAIN THE SWAMP<\/strong>. John Oliver points out that Trump has not, \u201che has not drained the swamp one little bit.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0\u201cTrump never meant drain the swamp,\u201d and that\u2019s obvious \u201cby what has happened since,\u201d Oliver said. \u201cBecause he promised to clean up D.C., and instead the guy<\/a> in charge of the CFPB is holding hands with loan sharks, the EPA might as well be run by a sentient piece of coal, and his head of oil-rig safety wants the industry to blow up his digits like an under-regulated oil well.\u201d<\/p>\n ANNOYING STRAPHANGER OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Woman throws herself birthday party on NYC subway<\/a>.<\/p>\n HILLARY WILL RUN IN 2020<\/strong>. According to\u00a0longtime Clinton adviser Mark Penn<\/a>: \u2018In their Journal op-ed, Penn, an adviser and pollster to the Clintons from 1995-2008, and former New York City politician Andrew Stein wrote that in a 2020 run, Clinton would reinvent herself \u201cas a liberal firebrand.\u201d The twice-failed presidential candidate would not \u201clet a little thing like two stunning defeats stand in the way of her claim to the White House,\u201d they wrote.\u2019<\/p>\n BUDDIES<\/strong>. Putin and Trump greet each other enthusiastically in front of NATO allies<\/a>.<\/p>\n TRANSGENDER VETERANS<\/strong>. The VA should pay for our gender transition surgeries<\/a>. \u2018Major medical associations have\u00a0long affirmed<\/a>\u00a0the necessity of\u00a0transition-related health care<\/a>, including surgeries. But although the VA provides mental health counseling and hormone therapy to\u00a0transgender veterans<\/a>, it draws the line at surgeries\u2014a regulation that has been\u00a0critiqued<\/a>\u00a0by the American Medical Association, among others. That policy, formally implemented in 1999, has a widespread impact.\u2019<\/p>\n ICE-T. <\/b>I\u2019ve never had a bagel or a cup of coffee in my life<\/a>.<\/p>\n PUERTO RICO<\/strong>. Trump wants to cut off disaster funding<\/a>: \u2018President Trump doesn\u2019t want to give Puerto Rico any more federal money for its recovery from Hurricane Maria, White House officials have told congressional appropriators and leadership. This is because he claims, without evidence, that the island\u2019s government is using federal disaster relief money to pay off debt.\u2019<\/p>\n PUERTO RICO<\/strong>. David Burtka and Neil Patrick Harris celebrate the island\u2019s recovery\u00a0at Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Puerto Rico<\/a>.<\/p>\n ABUSE OF POWER<\/strong>. Dems to investigate Trump\u2019s threats to CNN and Washington Post<\/a>. \u2018House Democrats plan to investigate whether President Trump abused White House power by targeting \u2014 and trying to punish with \u201cinstruments of state power\u201d \u2014 the Washington Post and CNN, incoming House intelligence committee chairman Adam Schiff said in an interview for \u201cAxios on HBO.\u201d\u2018<\/p>\n LIVERPOOL<\/strong>. Woman found dead in gay cruising area<\/a>.<\/p>\n WORLD TREE OF HOPE<\/strong>. Help save it<\/a>.<\/p>\n NAME CHANGE OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Kellan Hartmann is now Callum Huntsman.<\/p>\n A message from “Kellan Hartmann” and my decision to leave GayHoopla, HotGuysFuck and Blurred Media LLC. My new name within the industry is Callum Huntsman. @GayDemon<\/a> @Queerclick<\/a> @menofporn<\/a> @waybig<\/a> @Str8UpGayPorn<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/YwKYsczCFa<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Callum Huntsman XXX (@callumhuntsman) November 11, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n NEW TUNE OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Sam Dickinson \u201cWild Sun\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n TEASER OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Toy Story 4.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n MARINE MAMMAL OF THE DAY<\/strong>. A Mola Mola cleaning itself in the deep sea.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n MUSIC VIDEO OF THE DAY<\/strong>. The Wanting<\/a> \u201cDark Road\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n MONDAY MUSCLE<\/strong>. Poshlutz.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n The post Stan Lee, The Wanting, Hillary Clinton, Puerto Rico, Toy Story 4, Kellan Hartmann, Ice-T, Drain the Swamp: HOT LINKS<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad Gay News<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n