February 25th, 2020
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One More Time With Gusto
By Daddy
Las Vegas — Todays news was brought to you by the new backend. It even activated automatically. Nine bugs/features todo before I switch the new code over to the development environment. That one PHP framework was a lot more work that I bargained for. However, the result is easy on the eyes and easier to use.
The wound doctor visit was the best of news; The wound is slightly larger. We're changing the island Dressing) every day because it's too wet. I'm still going to try Chair Yoga this Wednesday when they return from break for the start of the next session.
I still have to count the pennies however I think I have all of February bills taken care of. To all those that have donated, Thank you! Any help is appreciated. Here's a link to the How to Donate Page
How ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ Made Me Rethink What It Means to Be a Monster
By Thomas Page McBee
Cyberspace — When I saw Boys Don't Cry—the film based on the 1993 rape and murder of a young trans man, Brandon Teena — during its initial release, I threw up in the bathroom of the movie theater. After finishing the film, I went home and, without yet understanding why, re-read Frankenstein, taking what I can only describe as comfort in the “transgender rage” of Victor Frankenstein’s creation described by theorist Susan Stryker in her seminal 1994 paper, “My Words to Victor Frankenstein Above the Village of Chamounix.” I get all of it now. A monster is, after all, more powerful than a victim. (More)
Sanders' 2016 Movement Now Has Political Machine to Push It
By Will Weissert (AP)
United States — By the fall of 2018, when Democrats were promoting a slate of centrist candidates to topple Republicans in Congress, Bernie Sanders was seeing a very different picture. (More)
MSNBC’s Chris Matthews Takes Heat for Comparing Bernie Sanders’ Victory to Nazi Invasion of France
By Andy Towle
Unknown — MSNBC anchor Chris Matthews faced calls to resign after comparing Bernie Sanders win in the Nevada caucuses to Adolf Hitler’s invasion of France in 1940. Said Matthews: “It looks like Bernie Sanders is hard to beat… I think it’s a little late to stop him, and that’s the problem. It’s pretty much over unless that changes. … I’m reading last night about the fall of France in the summer of 1940. And the general calls up Churchill and says, ‘It’s over.’ And Churchill says, ‘How can it be? You got the greatest army in Europe. How can it be over?’ He said, ‘It’s over.'” (More)
Drew Droege Explains Why Gay People Are the Best and the Worst
By Brandon Voss
Hollywood — Following the success of Bright Colors and Bold Patterns, funnyman Drew Droege is back off-Broadway with his latest solo show, Happy Birthday Doug, a boozy celebration of gay culture set in a Silver Lake wine bar. Everyone you know is there: The not-so-sober crasher, the bitter ex, the old queen, the husband twins, the millennial waiter, the big whore, and more. (More)
Buttigieg Takes Down Rush Limbaugh's Homophobia on Ellen
By Trudy Ring
Hollywood — Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg responded to Rush Limbaugh’s homophobic comments, called his husband “Brad Pitt,” and revealed which competitor he’d like to be stranded with in an interview on Ellen DeGeneres’s talk show Friday. (More)
Nevada still coming in; Buttigieg has questions
By Lisa Keen
Nevada — Nevada caucus vote counters may not be as bad as those in Iowa but, as of Monday morning, they were still scrambling to report the results of the caucus voting that ended Saturday afternoon. And “material irregularities” in the Nevada vote count prompted the campaign of openly gay candidate Pete Buttigieg to question the process and ask the Nevada State Democratic Party to release all data on the voting and “explain anomalies” in the data. (More)
Apple wins restraining order against man accused of stalking gay CEO Tim Cook
By Reiss Smith
Cupertino — Tim Cook, Apple CEO, was awarded a restraining order against a man accused of stalking him and making violent threats towards other executives. (More)
