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I am a gay man, and a child abuse victim. — I would like to restate my utter disgust at adults who sexually abuse minors. I am horrified by pedophilia and I have devoted large portions of my career as a journalist to exposing child abusers. I've outed three of them, in fact -\-\ three more than most of my critics.
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A note for idiots (UPDATED): — I do not support pedophilia. Period. It is a vile and disgusting crime, perhaps the very worst. There are selectively edited videos doing the rounds, as part of a co-ordinated effort to discredit me from establishment Republicans, that suggest I am soft on the subject.


CPAC Disinvites Milo Yiannopoulos, Despite His Attempt at Contrition — Milo Yiannopoulos, the conservative provocateur and face of the alt-right, has been disinvited from the Conservative Political Action Conference after a recording surfaced where he appeared to defend pedophilia.
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Milo Yiannopoulos disinvited from CPAC slot amid tape controversy — Milo Yiannopoulos lost his keynote speaking slot at the Conservative Political Action Conference after tapes surfaced of the right wing provocateur and senior Breitbart editor advocating for sexual relationships between “younger boys and older men.”

CPAC Blasted for Milo Yiannopoulos Invite After Pedophilia Remarks Resurface
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ACU board bewildered by Milo Yiannopoulos CPAC invitation, may revolt at this week's meeting
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CNN's Tapper blasts CPAC for Milo Yiannopoulos invite
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Swedish police featured in Fox News segment: Filmmaker is a madman — Trump's comments about Sweden during his rally in Melbourne, Florida, spawned headlines in newspapers all around the world. The American president later clarified on Twitter, saying that he was referring to a segment …
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Trump may have been unclear, but Sweden experiencing a migrant crime wave — Police investigator Peter Springare isn't likely to be among those mocking President Trump for his remarks about refugees in Sweden. — Trump's comments during a Florida campaign rally on Saturday …
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Former Swedish PM: More murders in Florida where Trump spoke than in Sweden last year — Former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt responded to President Trump's remarks on Sweden again — this time with statistics on the country's crime rates. — In a tweet Monday morning …
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The Guardian, RedState and Joe.My.God.


Trump's Former Aide Concedes There Was No Voter Fraud In New Hampshire — Corey Lewandowski is not reading from the same script. — In a rare bit of message contradiction within the ranks, Donald Trump's first campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, conceded there was no evidence …
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The Usual People Plan 'Not My President's Day' Protests in the Usual Places — Hey, Hillary Clinton supporters are having another protest. Today it's called the “Not My President's Day” Rally. NBC News also lumped the protests over the weekend into the event.
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President Trump Officially Won't Be the Shortest-Serving U.S. President
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Thousands expected to attend ‘Not My Presidents Day’ rallies across the country
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Russian ambassador to UN rushed to hospital — Russia's ambassador to the United Nations was rushed to a Manhattan hospital Monday morning after suffering heart problems, sources told The Post. — Vitaly Churkin was at the Russian embassy on East 67th Street when he became sick with a …
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33 questions about Donald Trump and Russia — There's an awful lot of loose ends here. — Michael Flynn's resignation — under fire — as national security adviser has the larger question of Donald Trump's relationship with Russia back in the news. It's a story that centers on three big …
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Va. Democrats to challenge GOP state lawmakers in each district Clinton won — Buoyed by a wave of progressive activism that began after the election of President Trump, Virginia Democrats plan to challenge 45 GOP incumbents in the deep-red House of Delegates this November …
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Political Wire and Balloon Juice


Trump's White House: The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight — The Constitution-straining conflicts surrounding the president, his top aides, some of his children, and his licensing-and-development business are a problem with no end in sight. — We aren't even a third of the way through …


Joe Piscopo Considers Running for Governor of New Jersey. No Joke. — He found fame in the 1980s impersonating Frank Sinatra, President Ronald Reagan and countless others on “Saturday Night Live,” followed by numerous Hollywood gigs, stand-up routines and a drive-time radio show.
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Last man standing: McMaster for NSA? — I think Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster will be the next national security advisor. Like Vice Adm. Bob Harward, General David Petraeus reportedly has withdrawn over the issue of being able to bring in his own staff. And Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg …
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Washington Post and Axios


The Hill reported Monday morning: … I'm still smarting from the decision by ACU to invite Milo to begin with. It was a bonehead move worthy of a group that decided suicide would be better than actual conservative thought. — We will now dispense with further discussion of Milo Yiannopoulos.


Learning Eye-Popping Details About Mr Sater — As I noted in my previous post, I've been keenly interested in Donald Trump's association with Felix Sater going back to last Spring. I also knew he had been an FBI informant and leveraged that status to dramatically reduce his sentence in a major financial crime.
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In Trump's Volleys, Echoes of Alex Jones's Conspiracy Theories — Way back on Friday, President Trump declared that several news organizations — ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC, The New York Times — were “the enemy of the American people.” You know who's not the enemy, in his book? — Alex Jones.


AP source: Revised travel ban targets same countries — WASHINGTON — A draft of President Donald Trump's revised immigration ban targets the same seven countries listed in his original executive order and exempts travelers who already have a visa to travel to the U.S., even if they haven't used it yet.
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Employees Across U.S. Fired After Joining ‘Day Without Immigrants’ Protest — More than 100 protesters across the country were fired from their jobs after skipping work to take part in last week's “Day Without Immigrants” demonstration. — Restaurants and day cares were among the businesses …
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NBC: Russia setting up dossier on Trump — A dossier on President Trump's psychological makeup is being prepared for Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a report Monday by NBC News. — A senior Kremlin adviser describing the dossier to NBC said Trump is a “risk-taker” who can be “naïve.”
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Pence met with open skepticism in Brussels — Brussels (CNN)Even as he worked to assure European leaders that the Trump administration isn't looking to scrap longstanding transatlantic ties, Vice President Mike Pence was met with outward skepticism from the bloc's top leaders on Monday.