Pete Buttigieg, Cats, Pope Benedict, Ivanka Trump, P!nk, Love Simon, Queer Eye, Wikleaks: HOT LINKS<\/b><\/p>\n
MAYOR PETE\u2019S BIG WEEKEND<\/strong>. Buttigieg to formally kick off campaign.<\/p>\n \u201cPete Buttigieg is expected to formally kick off his long shot 2020 campaign this Sunday. If successful, he’ll make history certainly as the first openly-gay<\/a> president, the first mayor to move into the White House and America\u2019s youngest-ever commander in chief\u201d \u2013@peteralexander<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/B4Q1p8NrNd<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 TODAY (@TODAYshow) April 12, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n ENDORSEMENT<\/strong>. Former DNC Chairman Steve Grossman endorses Buttigieg: \u201cProud to support @PeteButtigieg and his vision for inclusive prosperity for all Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n Proud to support @PeteButtigieg<\/a> and his vision for inclusive prosperity for all Americans. #PeteButtigieg<\/a> #PeteForAmerica<\/a> t.co\/42Iv1x2aEf<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Steve Grossman (@SteveGrossmanMA) April 11, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n NO ENDORSEMENT<\/strong>. Pence says Trump never endorsed Wikileaks<\/a>: \u201cI think the president always, as you and the media do, always welcomes information,\u201d Pence said in an interview with CNN. \u201cBut that was in no way an endorsement of an organization that we now understand was involved in disseminating classified information by the United States of America.\u201d<\/p>\n ON THE RAG<\/strong>. This week on the gay magazines<\/a>\u2026.<\/p>\n ISRAEL FOLAU<\/strong>. Rugby Australia\u2019s meeting with homophobic star player changes nothing<\/a>: \u201cFolau met RA boss Raelene Castle on Friday, with neither party backing down in a feud that threatened to turn ugly. Folau maintained a stony silence after earlier holding crisis talks amid RA\u2019s threat to tear up his multi-million-dollar contract following his latest attacks on homosexuals.\u201d<\/p>\n POPE BENEDICT XVI<\/strong>. Former Pope comes out of retirement to blame sexual abuse scandal on sexual revolution of the \u201960s and gay priests<\/a>: \u2018Church historian Christopher Bellitto questioned if Benedict, who turns 92 next week, was being manipulated by others. \u2026 \u201cIt is catastrophically irresponsible, because it creates a counter-narrative to how Francis is trying to move ahead based on the 2019 summit,\u201d he told Associated Press in an email. \u201cThe essay essentially ignores what we learned there.\u201d\u2019<\/p>\n WORLD BANK<\/strong>. Trump says he considered Ivanka<\/a>: \u201cI even thought of Ivanka for the World Bank \u2026 She would\u2019ve been great at that because she\u2019s very good with numbers. She\u2019s got a great calmness \u2026 I\u2019ve seen her under tremendous stress and pressure. She reacts very well\u2014that\u2019s usually a genetic thing, but it\u2019s one of those things, nevertheless. She\u2019s got a tremendous presence when she walks into the room.\u201d<\/p>\n JUSSIE SMOLLETT<\/strong>. Having the time of his life in Hawaii<\/a>.<\/p>\n SPIN-OFF OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Disney+ is developing a spin-off of the gay<\/a> coming out coming-of-age story Love, Simon<\/em><\/a>: \u201cThe Disney+ project will be based on Becky Albertalli\u2019s 2018 novel\u00a0Leah on the Offbeat<\/em>, which served as her sequel to the 2015 book\u00a0Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda<\/em>\u00a0(on which\u00a0Love, Simon<\/em> was based). The book centers on Leah, the best friend of Simon Spier, as she attempts to navigate various personal issues, including friendships, relationships, body image and self-esteem.\u201d <\/p>\n\n
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