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April 10, 1880– When you think about a New Yorker addressed as Madam Secretary, someone else’s name might pop in your head. History seems to have forgotten poor Frances Perkins. She was just one of the most influential women of the 20th Century, that’s all. If they actually knew their US History, those Right Wing Religious Conservatives’ heads would explode trying to grasp the story of the life of this accomplished gay woman. She is a Republican’s worst nightmare.
“The accusation that I am a woman is incontrovertible.”
On March 25, 1911, Perkins was having a picnic with friends in Washington Square when they heard fire engines. Running to the scene of the fire, Perkins witnessed in horror as 47 workers, mostly young women, jumped from the eighth and ninth floors of the building to their deaths on the street below. 146 workers perished as flames engulfed the upper three stories of the building. According to Perkins, that fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory was “the day the New Deal was born”. In response to the tragic fire, the NY Citizen’s Committee On Safety was established to prevent a further tragedy in the city’s factories. At the suggestion of Theodore Roosevelt, Perkins was hired as the group’s executive secretary.
Perkins was named Secretary Of Labor by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1933. She was the first female Cabinet Secretary. She dedicated her life to improving the lives of American working-class people even as she faced challenging and complex concerns of her own. Perkins’ ideals would become the building blocks for the most important social welfare legislation in the history of the USA: Social Security, Unemployment Compensation, child labor laws, and the 40 hour work week.
She started her job as Secretary at the apex of the Great Depression. Perkins pushed for massive public works projects that created millions of jobs for unemployed workers. She reinvigorated the beleaguered labor movement, boosting living standards across the country. As head of the Immigration Service, she fought to bring European refugees to the USA, chased from their homes by those damn Nazis. Her greatest triumph was helping create Social Security… and don’t I know it.
Perkins accomplished all these progressive programs for FDR’s administration while confronting personal issues including a husband who was often institutionalized with severe psychiatric problems and her only child’s manic depression, problems not well understood during her era.
At the same time, Perkins was in a 20 year deeply secret romantic relationship with Mary Harriman Rumsey (sister of Averell Harriman, a Democratic Governor of NY). The pair lived together in Washington DC, hosting parties for the famous and powerful, film stars and politicians. It makes me wonder if the couple played on a softball league with Eleanor Roosevelt and Lorena Hickok.
During FDR’s first year in office, he kept all the lesbians happy by naming Rumsey to lead the new Consumer Advisory Board that had been authorized under the New Deal. Rumsey’s job was to watch that retail prices did not increase proportionately more than the increase that wage earners received. The program was dropped after The Great Depression, but started up again under Obama during our own recent Depression in the last decade.
Rumsey died in a riding accident in 1934. Perkins dealt with her loss by throwing herself into the work on her progressive reforms. Because she had to be in the closet about her relationship with Rumsey, Perkins could not publically grieve. She lost her home which was in Rumsey’s name. Any attempt on the part of Rumsey to provide for Perkins would have raised eyebrows in scandal addictive DC.
On April 12, 1945, when FDR died suddenly, Truman became President. Perkins had served for the entire 12 years of the Roosevelt administration. Although she stayed for Truman’s first few weeks as the new POTUS, she was the first of the FDR’s holdovers to resign. After disagreeing with her new boss, Perkins suggested to Truman that he find a “great, strong man to fill her shoes”.
Perkins wrote a bestselling memoir about her time with FDR, The Roosevelt I Knew (1946). She left this world in 1965, at 85 years old.
Perkins was depicted in a stunning WPA mural displayed in the Maine Department Of Labor headquarters, the native state of her parents. In 2011, Maine’s charming Republican governor, Paul LePage, ordered the removal of the mural, saying he had received complaints about the mural from business officials & from an anonymous source charging that it was reminiscent of “communist North Korea where they use those sort of murals to brainwash the masses”. LePage also ordered the name of conference room in the Maine Department Of Labor to be changed. The room had been named The Frances Perkins Room.
“The people are what matter to government, and a government should aim to give all the people under its jurisdiction the best possible life.”
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Why are deserted interiors so sad? I guess we can imagine the lives lived, now moved on to a new town or to the afterlife. Maybe we’ve all seen too many horror movies, but they just seem creepy. But if you look at them as architecture gems to be restored, then you can see future lives lived in the same once-chic rooms. As with most things in life, it’s all about perspective.
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Just a few miles outside of New York City, there’s this sprawling, 57-room mansion that sits on 6 acres. It has a bowling alley, indoor tennis court, two bars, and a library. And its opulent interiors, with grand staircases and multiple chandeliers is entirely abandoned for decades.
Built in the late 1930s, and last lived in in the 70s, the owner supposedly bought lavish mansions like this and left them to decay. The building itself, needs some TLC, but the collections inside remain untouched. If these walls could talk.
(via Atlas Obscura: Photos, Bryan Sansivero)
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Finally there’s a candidate for POTUS that is serious about the REAL issues of the day. Like getting rid of those robots on Grindr! Levonia Jenkins has tossed her wig hat in the ring as a PNP candidate. Her slogan,
“Vote for the Weave!”
is catchy. Look out Mr. Trump, there’s a new hot mess trying too grab attention! Watch.
(via Queerty)
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You’ve probably seen the video of a woman attacking Florida Governor Rick Scott in a Starbucks. 2 million people have, so far, seen her calling him an asshole. Now a new video has appeared on You Tube attacking the woman, Cara Jennings.
Scott’s response video, entitled “Latte Liberal Gets an Earful,” appeared on Scott’s official YouTube channel and says it’s “Sponsored by Let’s Get to Work,” which is the governor’s political action committee.
Scott turned down the funding that was the dream of Florida republicans, business interests as well as everyday citizens that would have benefited from the shovel ready high speed rail project. That rail line would have connected Tampa to Orlando while creating thousands of good paying jobs. Why did he deny this worthwhile infrastructure project? Is it because Barack Obama is a Democrat?
Scott is against ANY green energy jobs. This guy has done everything in his power to destroy the State of Florida’s environment and he will not even permit government employees to even say the words “Climate Change”.
Cara Jennings responded to the Governor’s ad,
“Gov. Scott and his PAC are bullies,. Instead of addressing the issues I brought up he’s using the power of his PAC to try to intimidate someone who spoke out against his policies.“
Jennings said that the viral video of her screaming at the GOP Gov. doesn’t show the beginning of their conversation, which she said starting out as civil.
His ad is pretty nauseating. Watch.
(T/Y Tad; via Daily Kos)
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In a new piece for CNBC, RuPaul discusses the work ethic it took to become the drag icon as well as a Hollywood celebrity, meeting World of Wonder founders Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato, and his ultimate secret to success!
On his rise to becoming an icon, RuPaul said to CNBC:
You know, I started out in this business in rock and roll bands and stumbled into drag. Drag just happened to be my vehicle for my creativity. So you know, it’s afforded me the opportunity to create new shows, to make music.
For my tribe, the people I found years ago, we’ve found sanctuary in the irreverent, in the off-center, in the quirky … And that’s how we stay entertained and that’s how we stay engaged in what would otherwise seem to be a really cruel world. A really harsh world.
According to World of Wonder founder Randy Barbato:
The thing about RuPaul is he has always been a star,” Barbato told CNBC. When Barbato and Bailey first met RuPaul, he was putting up posters in Times Square with a picture of himself that read: “RuPaul is everything,” Barbato recalled. “We thought, ‘Oh my god, every minute he is not on television, it is a crime against humanity.'”
From the very beginning, RuPaul’s brand was complete, according to Barbato. The first time he met RuPaul, Barbato said, “He was kind of edgy and dangerous, but completely laser-focused.”
Read the rest, including quotes on Mama RuPaul from RuPaul’s Drag Race star Tammie Brown here!
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The fabulous Nene Leakes of The Real Housewives of Atlanta (and real-life drag inspiration) is channeling Mama RuPaul on this week’s episode of Lip Sync Battle! Nene wears a Marie Antoinette/Marilyn Monroe-hybrid look (similar to Ru in the original “Supermodel” video) and sashays out on stage serving up Vogue realness with some fierce backup dancers.
RT @SpikeLSB: #LipSyncBattle Preview: @NeNeLeakes works the runway 4 RuPaul's "Supermodel" https://t.co/OBC2hlBjda pic.twitter.com/BIvY2glW3Z
— NeNe Leakes (@NeNeLeakes) April 11, 2016
Watch Nene WORK below and watch the full episode this Thursday on Spike.
Oh, and in case you forgot:
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On this episode of Alyssa’s Secret, Alyssa Edwards describes a typical day in the life of being a queen in Texas.
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In this clip of tonight’s Gay For Play episode, self-proclaimed Madonna super fan Michelle Visage is put to the test!
Catch Gay For Play tonight at 10/9c after RuPaul’s Drag Race on Logo!
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WOWPresents Network Partner Adam Barta caught up with Alaska 5000 and her swarthy sidekick Handsome Jeremy doing an amazing Cher in their new show “Cher and Cher Alike”!
Watch the video to find out what is Alaska’s inspiration for Cher, what her pre-show rituals are, which RuPaul song she wants Ru to give her the rights to cover as Cher, and which Season 8 queen she’s rooting for!
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Eric (left) & sister Ivanka aren’t registered Republicans. Brother Donald, Jr is a registered Republican
“They were unaware of the rules and they didn’t register in time. So Eric and Ivanka, I guess, won’t be voting.“
The deadline for registered voters to change party enrollment was Oct. 9, 2015, more than six months ago. The deadline to register as a new voter was March 25.
“They feel very, very guilty. They feel very guilty. But it’s fine. I understand that.”
Donald Trump Jr., as well as Donald and Melania Trump, are registered Republicans, the records show. New York has a closed primary and only registered members may participate in a party’s primary. Trump’s younger daughter, Tiffany, 22, is a registered Republican in Philadelphia. (via ABC News)
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HEY, DRAG RACE FANS! It’s Season 8 of RuPaul’s Drag Race, and John Polly RUcaps every episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race, on Extra Lap Recap. This week John recaps the sixth episode, “Wizards of Drag.” Featuring the cast from Lifetime’s Little Women: LA.
SPOILER ALERT: The eliminated queen will be revealed, so don’t view the recap if you haven’t watched the full episode!
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Can you believe it? NINE SEASONS!!! Even though we’re only six episodes into RuPaul’s Drag Race season 8, it’s already time to start thinking ahead to auditioning for SEASON 9! Start your engines ladies because casting for RuPaul’s Drag Race season 9 has just begun!
If you think you’ve got what it takes to become America’s Next Drag Superstar, then you better shante over to www.rdrcasting.com and start the audition process!
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Monday on an all-new episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race, it’s election year! The queens are joined by extra special guest judges Thomas Roberts and Vivica A. Fox. Watch the preview:
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TMZ reported today that Li-Lo is engaged to her Russian business heir boyfriend, Egor Tarabasov, saying that Tarabasov, 22, proposed to the Mean Girls star, 29, this past weekend. However, a rep for Lohan told Page Six that story is false. So what are we to believe?
From US Weekly:
The couple first met at a party in London through mutual friends and started dating several months ago. The Disney actress, beloved for her ’90s and early 2000s movies, moved abroad a few years ago in order to get her life back on track.
Prior to Tarabasov, Lohan was last publicly linked to former NFL quarterback and reality TV star Matt Nordgren back in 2013. Her new fiancé’s father is a multimillionaire real estate mogul.
In an exclusive interview with Us Weekly last month, Lindsay’s mom, Dina Lohan, had only good things to say about Tarabasov. “He is cute. He’s a sweetheart. No, he’s just a really good person,” she said, bringing up the seven-year age gap between the couple. “The tabloids are like, ‘Oh, he’s so much younger.’ But he’s very mature, very worldly. They love each other.”
Jezebel hasa roundup of everything we know about Tarabasov so far, and it’s NOT MUCH.
A photo posted by Lindsay Lohan (@lindsaylohan) on
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Justin Bieber posted a couple Instagram videos yesterday afternoon that, even though they’re short clips, showcase his impressive piano skills. He chose to cover Drake‘s “Hotline Bling” and Rihanna and Drake’s collab “Work” in what looks like some sort of hotel environment.
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This is some nutty Green Goblin shit right here! The new Flyboard Air can apparently go up to 93 mph and fly 10,000 feet in the air, and no, you did not read those numbers wrong.
The Flyboard Air comes from the insanely inventive team at Zapata Racing, which is led by the—apparently—insanely brave Franky Zapata. If the Zapata company name doesn’t ring a bell, its original Flyboard probably will. The part-watercraft, part-aircraft (nicknamed “dolphin jetpack”) blew our collective minds when it appeared back in 2011 and showed riders springing out of the water and then flying and looping tens of meters into the air like marine mammals who forgot gravity is a thing.
But this Flyboard Air. This legitimately takes hoverboards to a whole new level.
Unlike the original Flyboard, the Flyboard Air doesn’t require a water source to propel itself, although it’s not 100% clear how it works, as no mechanical specifics have been provided by Zapata. Sources including Gizmodo and Gizmag speculate that it’s powered by a turbine engine fed by a backpack full of fuel. According to the heat (and crazy crazy stats) this beast is throwing off in the above video, that would make sense. Zapata also says that the board is capable of full autonomy for up to 10 minutes.
In the video, Zapata flies for about 3.55 minutes and reaches a top speed of 55 kph (about 34 mph), although the craft can supposedly go almost triple that. Zapata Racing also claims the Flyboard Air has a top altitude of 10,000 feet, which is just Joker-level insanity. For reference, lots of recreational skydivers jump from around 13,000 feet. Theoretically, you could ride this thing to its max altitude, and then skydive back to Earth no problem.
There is no word on when the Flyboard Air will be available for purchase, or even public use, although Zapata says it certainly won’t be on the market in 2016. For now, we’ll have to make do with our much less gravity- and death-defying Hendos.
Is it real? Is it a hoax? The internet isn’t convinced either way. But WOW. sign me up of it’s for real? (Although what happens if you tip over? – kind of scary, huh?)
Watch the video below. (via The Nerdist)
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The HUH-larious NYC drag superstar Sherry Vine and comedian Jiz (aka Sienna D’Enema) are finally ending their feuding with a no-hoes-barred battle in new parody I Know What you Caught Last Summer. Apparently, the rivalry started back in 2012 when Jiz did a spoof video of Scissor Sisters’ Let’s Have a Kiki, called Let’s Have A Pee Pee. Five days later, Sherry Vine also put out her own version, with the same exact title. Vine claims that Jiz stole the idea from her (Although, if ya check the timeline, it would appear that Jiz was first…just sayin’). “I would like to go on record that I was the first one to do a parody of Let’s Have A Kiki”, says Vine. “Jiz is crass and vulgar!” She’s decided it’s time to squash the beef for good. See what happens next in the clip below!
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thank you to my #bff @patscar for inviting me to Gstaad for the first time since I was 2 years old 