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July 27, 2016, _____, campaigning for the presidency:

"Russia, if you're listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing."

That same day, Russian operatives targeted Clinton campaign emails "for the first time."

That’s all.

Now for some funny _____ … have you heard about the Fuck You _____ Brooch Play by Queen Elizabeth? I mean, we all know she barely gave him a minute, but she also showed, and shared her disdain for the man in her jewelry choices.

We know that the Queen cares about the details, and how symbolism is in the details. But maybe, maybe, the Queen was also being a little shady …. See, on the day _____ arrived in the UK, QEII wore a beautiful vintage green flower brooch—which just so happened to be a gift to her from former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle.

Then, on _____’s last day in the UK, the Queen donned the Sapphire Jubilee Brooch— iven to her just last year as a special gift from Canada in what some see as a show of support for Canada and Justin Trudeau, who has suffered constant criticism from _____.

And there’s more …. royal-level state dinners are at invitation of the head of state, and normally Queen Elizabeth offers the invitation, but this time she did not. In addition, the dinner was held at Blenheim, the only actual palace in England not owned by the Anglican Church or the Royal Family.

Basically, Queen Elizabeth wouldn’t allow Don and Melanie in her house.

Shade.

Fans of Downton Abbey—and, yeah, that’s me—can rejoice: a feature film of the hugely successful TV series has been confirmed after much speculation and the original cast, all of them … at least the ones who didn’t die during the series … will return.

The Dowager Countess on the big screen? I’m in.

Vice President Mike “I’m Not Gay” Pence grew up in Columbus, Indiana, where his father built an empire of some 200 gas stations under the Kiel Bros. Oil Co. banner.

In 2004, that company collapsed and now Pence’s beloved Indiana—and Kentucky and Illinois—are on the hook for millions of dollars to clean up more than 85 contaminated sites in those states, including underground tanks that leaked toxic chemicals into soil, streams and wells.

If Pence can do that to Indiana and just walk away, what would he do to America if he ever took charge?

Impeach _____, then impeach Pence.

Ryan Murphy’s NYC ball scene series Pose has been renewed for Season 2; the show made history by assembling the largest transgender cast and crew of any show ever.

If you haven’t seen it, it’s pretty good, both at the balls and the look back at the early days of AIDS in this country, as well as the coming out experience, and the need for many in our community to create their own families.

Oh Deplorables, looks like your man is gonna cost you more coins for those hideous hats.

Those tariffs _____ imposed on products could double the price of the MAGA hats. And that wouldn’t have happened if the hats were Made in America. 

And please, Deplorables, note the irony of a Make America Great Again hat made in China.

I mean, if Deplorables could read …

In Racism Valet News… Camilla Hudson wanted to use a manufacturer’s coupon at CVS in Chicago last weekend, but the manager, who said he’d never seen such a coupon before, called the police on her.

Yes. He did. The manager, identified as Morry Matson, a Republican running for 48th Ward alderman.

Yes. He is. Now add that to the list of things black people in America cannot do in the Age of _____: redeem a coupon.

PS Matson is a gay man, so, you know, I’d like the Toaster Oven and copy of the Gay Agenda returned to HOMO HQ.

PPS He’s been fired!

My Husband In My Head, Armie Hammer was on The Late Show to chat with Stephen Colbert about his new Broadway play, Straight White Men, and the chat turned, as it should, to Call Me By Your Name. And Armie told Colbert that fans keep giving him peaches because, in the film, Armie, um, pleasures himself with a peach.

Lucky fruit.

Anyway, Hammer says nearly every night as he leaves the theater he gets handed at least one peach to autograph. He says most people don’t intend to eat the peaches, or use them the way they do in the film, but he says the fans say they’re going to “put that peach on a shelf…and in ten days it’s going to putrefy and their entire place it’s going to be full of fruit flies.”

Colbert remarked that it might be like an art installation, to which Hammer replied:

“Yeah. Watch it wither like Donald Trump’s presidency.”

Hot. Tall. Hot. And he hates _____? I couldn’t be more turned on by him.

Just sayin’.

Plus, any chance to show a photo of Armie ...especially with his shirt off.

Yum,

Cal Poly has rescinded the wrestling scholarship of Bronson Harmon, according to a school Athletic Director Don Oberhelman. Oberhelman did not comment on the reason Harmon’s scholarship was revoked, but the move came just three days after video surfaced of Harmon yelling a “Fuck you faggot” and offering an obscene gesture at a participant of the Families Belong Together March in Modesto.

Harmon can be seen in one video walking with his father Todd Harmon and a friend carrying a sign that reads “Donald Trump 2020”. Earlier in the video, Todd Harmon can be heard yelling “Send them back!” as he walks down the street.

Harmon now says:

“Saying what I said is definitely not the right thing. I am supposed to be there to help the community, be the best person I can be and represent the college the best way I can, but I still feel like my freedom of speech was taken away and I don’t think my scholarship should have been revoked over something like that.”

Honey, you have the right to Free Speech and the school has the right to end your scholarship because your speech is offensive, homophobic, hate-filled and stupid. But then you racist Daddy taught you well.

Good luck at community college, dick.

I was struck by several hot men of late … first up, top left, is Ramon Rodrigues who plays Allison’s new love interest, Ben Cruz in Showtime’s The Affair; hot Latino? You know it. 

Then there’s Ross Lynch, top right, who played Jeffrey Dahmer, in My Friend Dahmer; I don’t usually find serial killers hot, but this guy, well, he didn’t really kill anyone.

Bottom right is Taron Egerton, from the Kingsman movies; he plays a young lad, but he’s older and hotter with a rockin’ bod; plus, British and stuff. 

Lastly, whilst perusing HGTV, I came across Brett Phillips, bottom left, who has a show called Home to Last with his wife; I was able to ignore her and concentrate on this hot pocket man.

You know how I am.

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Tuesday Thought #3

The Ties That Bind: Jared and Russia

Well, well, well ... it looks like _____’s ties to Russia are all in the family.

It has been revealed that, in early December, _____ son-in-law, Jared Kushner, told Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak that he wanted to establish a secret, backchannel line of communications with the Kremlin.

I wonder why?

Well, according to the Washington Post the ‘why’ was to prevent U.S. intelligence from discovering communications Kushner and the Russians:

"Jared Kushner and Russia’s ambassador to Washington discussed the possibility of setting up a secret and secure communications channel between Trump’s transition team and the Kremlin, using Russian diplomatic facilities in an apparent move to shield their pre-inauguration discussions from monitoring. Kislyak said Kushner suggested using Russian diplomatic facilities in the United States for the communications."

This little secret chat occurred in early December at the _____ T and was also attended by, wait, this gets even better, Michael Flynn, Trump’s first national security adviser.

Now, for some unknown reason, this secret back channel was never established, but it is fair to note, that one month after Jared’s little secret dealings with Russia, President Barack Obama imposed sanctions against Russia, and ejected 35 Russian intelligence operatives from this country and closing down two Russian government-run compounds in Long Island and in Maryland.

This comes on the heels’ of the news Jared “Complicit” Kushner was recently named a person of interest in the FBI’s Russia investigation. Now, that doesn’t mean he’s a criminal, like his father, but it adds more doubt to _____’s claim that he has no Russian ties whatsoever.

And, to be fair, the White House did admit back in March that this meeting took place, but they downplayed it as much as they could, though the FBI now finds it crucial to their investigation.

And there you have it ... _____’s son-in-law, a senior adviser to _____ and a person of interest in a treason investigation, asking for a secret communications channel between Washington and Russia.

Add in the fact that the Senate Intelligence Committee just asked the _____ campaign to turn over all of its documents—including emails and phone conversations going all the way back to when _____ first announced his candidacy in June 2015—and this just keeps getting better and better.

That little meeting between Jared and the Russians now has treason written all over it, not just because it was designed to hide communications between us and the Kremlin, but because there was no guarantee that Russia would keep the information they learn quiet:

It could well be that Kushner is just that naïve, or stupid, because he has zero background in government, let alone in intelligence, but it also looks likely that he was seeking to establish a communications channel in which the White House and the Kremlin could work with less risk of surveillance on our side.

Just a couple of more points: who do you think Ivanka will visit in prison first on visitor’s day ... Daddy or hubby.

And, just an FYI, and I stole this from a Facebook friends, it’s Peach season here in the South ... Peach pie, Peach cobbler, imPeachment.

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Alabama Has Left The Union

I’ve always giggled at those rightwingnuts who cry “Activist judges” every time a court rules in a way with which they disagree.

And so that’s why I’m not the least bit shocked that none of those goose-stepping loons cried foul yesterday when the Alabama Supreme Court issued an order to the state’s probate judges telling them to ignore that federal court order — one that was upheld by the Supreme Court of the United States — requiring Alabama to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

Can I get a ‘treason’ up in here? See, by issuing this order, the Alabama court is ignoring the supremacy clause of the Constitution, which clearly establishes the federal courts’ authority. But wait, y’all, those non-activist Alabama judges have reason for being dumbasses:

The United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama has declared that Alabama’s laws that define marriage as being only between two members of the opposite sex —  what has been denominated traditional marriage — violate the United States Constitution. After careful consideration of the reasoning employed by the federal district court in Searcy I, we find that the provisions of Alabama law contemplating the issuance of marriage licenses only to opposite-sex couples do not violate the United States Constitution and that the Constitution does not alter or override the ministerial duties of the respondents under Alabama law.

See, those Alabama judges — not an activist among them remember — have declared that they do not care, nor do they have to abide by, what the federal courts say is Constitutional. There are those that are saying that, while this isn’t a “formal” declaration of secession, it comes awfully close. 

To which I would say, “So long, Alabama. It’s not me, it’s you.”

You don’t believe in equality; you don’t believe in the laws of this country’ you don’t follow the rules. Take a hike, and good luck out there.

Oh, and make sure you take these 'judges' with you ...

via Blue Nation Review