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Elizabeth Warren, the rock star Senate candidate from...

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:24:49 -0500

Elizabeth Warren, the rock star Senate candidate from Massachusetts, just released an It Gets Better video. Things will really get better when she’s elected in November.

Learn more about Elizabeth Warren.

Thanks President Obama. Please take the time to share this with...

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:56:00 -0500

Thanks President Obama.

Please take the time to share this with your friends. Understanding the very real work this President has done to make things better for gay people is incredibly important.

Click here to download a HQ PDF.

President Obama’s 2012 State of the Union Address Speech...

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:36:15 -0500

President Obama’s 2012 State of the Union Address

Speech begins 6 minutes into the video.

That’s our President. braiker: “This is the final test...

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:39:00 -0500

That’s our President.

braiker:

“This is the final test of a gentleman: his respect for those who can be of no possible value to him.” - William Lyon Phelps

saucy:

Just because.

in-ti-macy: (by HanaS.) I stayed in that hotel, which looks...

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:49:42 -0500

in-ti-macy:

(by HanaS.)

I stayed in that hotel, which looks like a tuning fork, when I was in Dubai.

"If I’m fortunate enough to become president, I’ll care very deeply about it getting..."

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:42:33 -0500

“If I’m fortunate enough to become president, I’ll care very deeply about it getting better in a big hurry.”

- Mitt Romney, on the economy.

Note that Mitt Romney doesn’t care about the economy getting better unless he’s elected president.

My mom showed me this anti-gay marriage flyer over Skype that...

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:03:00 -0500

My mom showed me this anti-gay marriage flyer over Skype that she received attending this morning’s mass. It’s from a group called Maryland Catholic Conference and it asks readers to call their local state senator, Jim Mathias in Ocean City, and ask him to support traditional marriage.

Near the end of mass, the priest invited the congregation to an upcoming rally to protect marriage. He made the invite right before the “go in peace to love and serve the Lord” part.

I’ve always felt bad for the gay kids, out or still in the closet, sitting with their parents and being forced to listen to such hurtful nonsense. I sort of remember being that kid.

What happens to New York City Christmas trees after Christmas....

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:46:00 -0500

What happens to New York City Christmas trees after Christmas.

All photos taken by me on my iPhone 4S around Manhattan and Bushwick, Brooklyn.

Mitt Romney as a boy, back when he still looked up to his dad....

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:02:00 -0500

Mitt Romney as a boy, back when he still looked up to his dad.

Romney’s decision today to release only two years of tax returns would clearly disappoint his father.

When George Romney ran for president, he released 12 years of tax returns, saying “One year could be a fluke, perhaps done for show.” Mitt’s choosing to release his dullest years, avoiding anything during his controversial tenure at Bain Capital. Daddy wouldn’t approve.

Still from a Mitt Romney YouTube ad that the campaign has...

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:05:58 -0500

Still from a Mitt Romney YouTube ad that the campaign has probably come to regret.

Barack Obama speaks after his huge South Carolina victory on...

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:32:29 -0500

Barack Obama speaks after his huge South Carolina victory on January 21st, 2008.

A man shoots a nail into his brain and then posts a picture on...

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:47:00 -0500

A man shoots a nail into his brain and then posts a picture on Facebook of the x-ray from the ambulance.

“At first, Dante Autullo though he just had a minor cut. Then doctors showed him the X-ray.” Pretty incredible story.

Every Republican since 1980 who has won South Carolina has...

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:19:28 -0500

Every Republican since 1980 who has won South Carolina has become the party’s nominee.

Pictures I took in the West Village, Manhattan and Bushwick,...

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 04:37:22 -0500

Pictures I took in the West Village, Manhattan and Bushwick, Brooklyn, from 3am-4am on Saturday, January 21st. It had recently begun to snow.

At Beecher’s in New York City they actually make cheese.

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:51:17 -0500

At Beecher’s in New York City they actually make cheese.

Three years ago today, President Barack Obama delivered his...

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:57:00 -0500

Three years ago today, President Barack Obama delivered his Inauguration Address.

It was extremely cold that day in Washington, DC. I made the trek out with a few friends from New York and we stood outside for hours and hours. It was worth it, the mood was electric and I’ll always remember the comradery of the crowd.

Mitt Romney’s support is not just fading in South...

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:16:35 -0500

Mitt Romney’s support is not just fading in South Carolina, as the above graph shows, it’s “collapsing” nationally too. That’s Newt with the national positive trend line, who also has a very real shot of winning South Carolina tomorrow.

Gallup’s Editor-in-chief Frank Newport appeared on MSNBC to talk about the polling organization’s national tracking poll of the GOP primary race, which is changing rapidly in the last few days of the campaign for South Carolina. Newport said when their new data comes out at 1 pm eastern, “…we’ll see this gap closing more. Romney was up 23 points over Newt Gingrich. Now it will be down about ten points, so clearly things are collapsing.”

The Gallup tracking poll showed a huge lead for Romney after winning the New Hampshire primary and it seemed that he was on the way to locking down the nomination. Now that Newt Gingrich has resurged in South Carolina, and taken the media narrative along with him, Romney is faltering nationally.

“We have seen more movement, more roller coaster kind of effect this year than any other Republican primary in our history of tracking,” Newport said. “I think anything is possible. It wouldn’t be out of the realm of possibility if Romney recovers. We’ll wait and see.”

Some of my favorite thinkers on Twitter.

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:47:25 -0500

Some of my favorite thinkers on Twitter.

The five minutes that may win Newt the South Carolina primary.

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:42:39 -0500

The five minutes that may win Newt the South Carolina primary.

Michael K Williams, who played Omar Little on The Wire (the most...

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:52:33 -0500

Michael K Williams, who played Omar Little on The Wire (the most bad ass gay character ever on television) has come out in support of marriage equality.