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Goodbye, Gloria

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Well, I'm in pain. I just learned one of my personal heroes has died.

I first heard Gloria Steinem speak when I was in high school, approximately 6,000 years ago. Her guts, her humor, her ability to voice what hadn't been voiced before—all of it made a deep impression on me.

In tribute, I give her the last word:  "The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off."

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I served on Senate Armed Services for 8 years and as chair or ranking member of the Personnel and Readiness subcommittee. I have never witnessed more inept management of the brave men and women who serve our country. He is intimidated by competence and retreats to ginning up culture wars instead of soberly attending to the vital work of our national defense and the health and well-being of our fighting force.

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis on Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth

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Ta-Ta

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Over the last few days in LGBTQ circles, the word "schadenfreude" has cropped up. It means feeling joy at the pain of someone else. It's a German word, but it's pronounced "Milo Yiannopoulos."

Yes, the far-right British provocateur, an enthusiastic supporter of Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, was arrested by ICE on Thursday and deported to the U.K. on Friday.

This is top-notch irony, and a fitting end for a fella whose obvious need to be the center of attention caused boatloads of pain.

Yiannopoulos, with all the obnoxiousness he could muster as a writer and speaker, mocked feminism, Islam, transgender rights, and was banned from Facebook and Twitter. All while being openly gay. With his peroxided locks and earrings, he staked out far-right territory that made the Log Cabin Republicans look like Jane Fonda.

In 2017 Yiannopoulos married his boyfriend. In 2021 he declared he was no longer gay and his husband had been "demoted to housemate."

Britain, this ball of sunshine is yours again. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle returned to live in England the day before Yiannopoulos was arrested. I assume you wanted them back. Just think of Milo as the accompanying booby prize.

Our Leader

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Trade talks with Canada collapsed, so Donald Trump decided to make the situation worse by ordering that Lake Ontario now be called Lake America.

A child displaying this level of petulance would normally be put in time-out.

He Meant the World to Queer and Different Kids

 

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It costs a lot of money to look this cheap.

Dolly Parton

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