While thirsting for the cast of Red, White & Royal Blue and failing to get tickets to Kylie Minogue’s Las Vegas residency took over everyone’s social media feeds this week, the political power players were busy doing all sorts of things while you weren’t looking.
Here’s just a few of the stories that you really need to know about it.
LAUGHING GAS: Mike Pence‘s latest presidential ad went viral for all the wrong reasons and exposed what a fraud he really is. [See and read about it on Queerty]
GROOMERS: Meet the organization helping recruit young progressives to defend LGBTQ+ equality and change the face of US politics for the better. [Read all about it on LGBTQNation]
PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING: Ron “Don’t Say Gay” DeSantis’ had his latest presidential campaign stop aborted early by two women in Iowa.
SWITCH HITTER: It looks like bisexual Arizona Senator Krysten Sinema’s controversial move of leaving the Democratic party to become an independent is not helping Republicans the way they thought it would. [Read all about it on Queerty]
DON’T SAY SHAKESPEARE: A school district in Florida is censoring the works of William Shakespeare in order to conform to the state’s draconian “Don’t Say Gay” law. [Real all about it on LGBTQNation]
SON OF A MITCH: Anti-LGBTQ+ Republican Senator Mitch McConnell did not get the hometown welcome he was expecting from his Kentucky constituents.
CANADIAN KEN: A week after announcing he’s splitting from his wife, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau got accused of being gay for the most insane reason. [See and read all about it on Queerty]
BUT HER EMAILS: Melania Trump‘s personal emails may be a key factor in the ongoing investigation of hush money payments her husband allegedly made to Stormy Daniels in 2016. [Read all about it on Queerty]
MAGA’S MOST HATED: The Cult of Donald Trump™ took time out of from being delusional and praising their dear leader to hurl insults at former Vice President Mike Pence at the Iowa State Fair.
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Nikki Haley tried leaning harder into her “Joe Biden will die in office” argument & it totally backfired
Haley, stuck at a dead end, is amplifying her most sordid and sardonic argument.
abfab
Lip readers (bilingual ones) all agree Meelyania was saying ”SAVE ME JUSTIN” when she leaned in for a kiss….RIGHT IN FRONT OF HER GODDAMN HUSBAND.
abfab
The right wingers all seem to be letting thier dogs get all shaggy and skanky. They are literally boycotting the groomers.
abfab
excerpt NYT
-Maureen Dowd VICUNA!
”In the old days, there was shame attached to selling your office. There was a single word that encapsulated such an outrage: vicuña. President Dwight Eisenhower’s chief of staff, Sherman Adams, accepted a vicuña coat from a Boston textile manufacturer doing business with the federal government. He lost his job and scarred his reputation.
Now Thomas sneers at the law by failing to disclose gifts from billionaires eager to gain influence. (The gifts also benefited his wife, Ginni Thomas, who tried to help Trump overthrow the government.)
ProPublica told the ka-ching: “At least 38 destination vacations … 26 private jet flights … a dozen V.I.P. passes to professional and college sporting events … two stays at luxury resorts … and one standing invitation to an uber-exclusive golf club overlooking the Atlantic coast.”
dbmcvey
That “scandal” is absurd.
cuteguy
Pudding fingers thinks that slavery was good for black ppl. Duh-santis is done. Can’t wait for the debate so we can see Christie eat him up like he did to Robot Rubio in 2016 and put the final proverbial nail in Duh-santis coffin. Send him home so he can continue to destroy Florida
bachy
If the Manalia emails become available to the public, it could be the biggest comedy event of the year. With a little luck she could pivot into a new career in standup on Netflix.
ScottOnEarth
DeSantis is an out-loud, shameless, proud racist, xenophobe and queer-hater. As a candidate for US President, he focuses on nothing but bigotry, hatred and discrimination, ignoring real issues facing this dying country. It’s so sad that someone as blatantly hateful and bigoted holds public office and is even poling at 20% in his pathetic campaign for president.