Karamo Brown, Jawline, Taylor Swift, China Trade War, Ben Platt, Grease, Billy Porter, Vaping: HOT LINKS<\/b><\/p>\n
TRADE WAR<\/strong>. Trump orders American companies to look for alternatives to China, asks if Fed Chairman Jerome Powell is bigger enemy to the U.S. than Chinese Presidenti Xi Jinping.<\/p>\n \u2026.My only question is, who is our bigger enemy, Jay Powell or Chairman Xi?<\/p>\n \u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 23, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n \u2026.better off without them. The vast amounts of money made and stolen by China from the United States, year after year, for decades, will and must STOP. Our great American companies are hereby ordered to immediately start looking for an alternative to China, including bringing..<\/p>\n \u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 23, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n \u2026.all deliveries of Fentanyl from China (or anywhere else!). Fentanyl kills 100,000 Americans a year. President Xi said this would stop \u2013 it didn\u2019t. Our Economy, because of our gains in the last 2 1\/2 years, is MUCH larger than that of China. We will keep it that way!<\/p>\n \u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 23, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n DROPPING<\/strong>. Seth Moulton out of 2020 race<\/a>: \u2018The three-term congressman plans to say in a speech later on Friday that he feels confident that he \u201craised issues that are vitally important to the American people and our future,\u201d and he will pledge to campaign vigorously for the eventual Democratic nominee.<\/p>\n KARAMO BROWN<\/strong>. Queer Eye<\/em> star deletes Twitter after backlash over comments about Sean Spicer<\/a>.<\/p>\n MENTAL HEALTH, ADDICTION<\/strong>. Pete Buttigieg rolls out plan<\/a>: \u201cButtigieg\u2019s 18-page plan sets out three distinct goals. It aims to prevent 1 million deaths by drugs, alcohol or suicide by 2028. It also says it would guarantee that 75% of people who need mental health services receive them by the end of Buttigieg\u2019s hypothetical first term as president. Finally, the plan wants to reduce people incarcerated due to mental illness by 75% \u2014 a move that fits into a previous proposal by Buttigieg to cut total incarceration at the federal and state levels by 50%.\u201d<\/p>\n AUTOSTRADDLE<\/strong>. Why did we love Grease<\/em> so much as gay children?<\/a><\/p>\n BILLY PORTER<\/strong>. On Pose <\/em>helping his career<\/a>: \u201cI wasn\u2019t really working in film and television. And it was just frustrating, you know? It was just frustrating to sort of feel ignored and feel dismissed, and dismissed for even the flamboyant things. So to have this come around and to have it come around in this way is really profound and really special, and I do not take it lightly.\u201d<\/p>\n WISCONSIN<\/strong>. Superior passes ban on gay conversion therapy<\/a>.<\/p>\n ON THE RAG<\/strong>. This week on the gay magazines<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n BEFORE YOU KNOW IT<\/strong>. Matt Bomer was there for Judith Light at the premiere of her new movie<\/a>.<\/p>\n VAPING<\/strong>. CDC reports 153 cases of vaping-related illnesses<\/a>: \u201cPeople reported breathing difficulty, shortness of breath and\/or chest pain before hospitalization, the CDC said. Some reported gastrointestinal illness including vomiting and diarrhea, as well as fatigue.\u201d<\/p>\n KENTUCKY<\/strong>. Gay rights activist arrested during a protest at the Kentucky Farm Bureau\u2019s Country Ham Breakfast and Auction<\/a>: \u201cState troopers dragged Fairness Campaign director Chris Hartman out in handcuffs on Thursday. It wasn\u2019t immediately clear what he was being charged with. \u2026 The Fairness Campaign said members were there to protest the Farm Bureau\u2019s stance on gay<\/a> rights and other issues.\u201d<\/p>\n RICKY MARTIN<\/strong>. Pay attention to the fire in the Amazon.<\/p>\n\n
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