MICHAEL AVENATTI<\/strong>. Arrested and released for felony domestic abuse<\/a>.<\/p>\n UPSTAIRS LOUNGE<\/strong>. Unknown victim of deadly 1973 New Orleans gay bar fire finally identified<\/a>. \u2018On June 24, 1973, an arsonist set fire to the popular gay<\/a> bar located on the edge of the French Quarter in New Orleans. The fire killed 32 patrons, but only 29 were positively identified. The remaining three victims were generically referred to as \u201cunknown white males<\/a>.\u201d\u2019<\/p>\n GREEN NEW DEAL<\/strong>. House freshman Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez faces down Pelosi on climate change<\/a>: \u201cIncoming liberals, led by Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, are demanding Pelosi go beyond her promise to revive a select committee on global warming; they want her and the rest of the Democratic Caucus to back an ambitious plan to transition the economy to 100 percent renewable energy in a little more than a decade.\u201d<\/p>\n HOUSE SPEAKER<\/strong>. The list of Democrats aligning against Pelosi<\/a>.<\/p>\n MAINE<\/strong>. Democrats flip GOP House seat<\/a>: \u201cA Democrat who finished behind Republican Rep. Bruce Poliquin in the first round of balloting has come from behind to flip the seat in the second of its two U.S. House races. Election officials declared Jared Golden the winner Thursday after a federal judge denied Poliquin\u2019s request to halt tabulations under Maine\u2019s new voting system\u2026The ranked-choice voting system lets voters rank candidates from first to last on the ballot. It provides for eliminations of last-place candidates and reallocations of votes.\u201d<\/p>\n LANA MARKS<\/strong>. Trump picks handbag designer, Mar-a-Lago member to be ambassador to South Africa<\/a>.<\/p>\n SHE DELIVERS<\/strong>. Lady Gaga delivers pizza, coffee, and gift cards to fire evacuees<\/a>.<\/p>\n MATTHEW WHITAKER<\/strong>. The acting attorney general and the masculine toilet<\/a>: \u2018In November 2014, a Miami Beach-based firm, World Patent Marketing,\u00a0announced<\/a>\u00a0the \u201cmarketing launch\u201d of a \u201cMASCULINE TOILET,\u201d which boasted a specially designed bowl to help \u201cwell-endowed men<\/a>\u201d avoid unwanted contact with porcelain or water. \u201cThe average male<\/a> genitalia is between 5\u2033 and 6\u2033,\u201d the firm\u2019s press release said. \u201cHowever, this invention is designed for those of us who measure longer than that.\u201d In the same release, World Patent Marketing also touted the recent appointment of \u201cMatthew G. Whitaker, former Iowa US Attorney and Republican candidate for United States Senate to the company\u2019s advisory board.\u201d\u2019<\/p>\n SCAM OF THE DAY<\/strong>. NJ couple<\/a> and homeless man<\/a> conspired to create $400,000 GoFundMe get rich quick scheme.<\/p>\n A couple<\/a> raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for a homeless man<\/a>, now it’s being reported that all three were involved in the get rich quick scam and all three face charges of conspiracy. pic.twitter.com\/FTRCDTX6hm<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 TODAY (@TODAYshow) November 15, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n AUCTIONS<\/strong>. Marie Antoinette pin goes for $36 million<\/a>:\u00a0\u201cMarie Antoinette\u2019s pendant is simply irreplaceable and the price it fetched is about far more than the gem itself,\u201d Eddie LeVian, the chief executive of jewellers Le Vian, said in a statement. \u201cIt captures everyone\u2019s imagination,\u201d he added. \u201cThis is the ultimate proof, if it were needed, that the world\u2019s ultra high net worth individuals love rare, natural fancy coloured diamond and pearls jewels as investments, and especially those with royal provenance.\u201d<\/p>\n THE JOURNEY<\/strong>. Documentary about discrimination against gay police officers premieres at Stonewall Inn<\/a>.\u00a0\u201cWhat you have right now is the NYPD owning some of its history, especially an ugly part of its history,\u201d said Detective Brian Downey, President of GOAL.<\/p>\n COZY<\/strong>. Katy Perry releases Christmas song<\/a>.<\/p>\n CRAZY CAT VIDEO OF THE DAY<\/strong>. \u201cBlink motherf**ker!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n TRAILER OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Tim Burton\u2019s Dumbo.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n NEW TUNE OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Betty Who \u201cBetween You & Me\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n MEAN TWEETS OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Country music edition.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n THIRSTY THURSDAY<\/strong>. Max Souza.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n The post Jared Golden, UpStairs Lounge, Michael Avenatti, Green New Deal, Marie Antoinette, Lana Marks, Matthew Whitaker: HOT LINKS<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad Gay News<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n