Fishermen Capture an Unusual Sight: Orcas Frolicking off of Cape Cod – WATCH

A group of tuna fishermen shot video this week of something very unusual: a pod of orcas swimming in the waters off of Chatham, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod. And they got very excited about it.

Wrote the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy:

Incredible footage and report of multiple orcas off Chatham from Alex Wyckoff (@awyckoff11), Matt Ward (@bigdogsportfishing), Mark Ward (@mark_ward98), and Capt. Justin Daly (@justin_daly) aboard the Fish Box out of Pleasant Bay.

“Tuesday (8/23/16) while tuna fishing 12 miles off Chatham, directly north of the BC Buoy, we came across a pod of orcas. It was hard to count exactly how many, but there were definitely 4 different whales. One was significantly bigger than the others, one was very small which we thought was a baby, and the other two we could only tell they were different by their dorsal fins. The water temperature was 66 degrees at the time. Also while we were mixed in with whales we had 3-4 tuna marks on the fish finder so immediately we thought they may have been feeding on tuna. These whales were not boat shy whatsoever, as you can see in the video. We continued trolling and they swam next to the boat several times. One whale breached 40 feet from our bow. We must have been mixed in with the whales for about 10-15 minutes and as we trolled north they moved with us.”

The Boston Globe:

The only other orca sighting Aquarium staff are aware of this summer locally came in July, when a commercial fisherman took a photo of a 6-foot slick black dorsal fin 13 miles northeast of Chatham. That orca, which was alone, was later identified as “Old Thom,” a 30-foot-long whale known to researchers.

Seeing a group of killer whales so close to the coast, officials said, is a different story.

“It’s a lucky and rare sighting to be able to see one, let alone a couple,” Hamilton said. “Their enthusiasm was warranted.”

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Confessions From Gay Teachers

Last week we heard from former students who went up against some subtle and not-so-subtle homophobia from their teachers.

It was a little bleak.

Well now lets hear from gay teachers about what they’re seeing on the front lines of education.

These Whisper confessions run the gambit.

Did you have a memorable queer teacher? Share below!

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Liam Hemsworth Sans Hems, Chloe Sevigny In Space, Babs Teams Up With Chris Pine.

At Samuel L. Jackson’s behest, Chloe Sevigny went to the moon. This is what she saw.

Streisand. Pine. ‘Nuff said?

A shirtless Liam Hemsworth proves fashion isn’t everything in The Dressmaker trailer:

Surely you remember sexy X Factor hunk Eoghan Quigg. Well… he’s bulkier now. Love ya, Eog…?!

Theo and Hugo starts with an orgy and then gets angsty and sinister-sexy from there. Check out the NSFW trailer here:

Pet Shop Boys’ new single “Say It To Me” will be released on September 16th (in a variety of formats) and features two new songs, “A Cloud In A Box” and “The Dead Can Dance.” Pre-order here.

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Colin Kaepernick, Robert Gant, Hawaii, Orcas, Dwyane Wade, Hillary Clinton, Blood Ban, Zika, Madonna: HOT LINKS

NFL. Colin Kaepernick refuses to stand for National Anthem over US oppression of black people. “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color. To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder.”

Fans burn shirt…

2016 ELECTION. Hillary Clinton receives first National Security Briefing: “Hillary Clinton stopped at an FBI office in White Plains, New York, Saturday morning for her first intelligence briefing as her party’s nominee. The meeting lasted just over two hours, and the Democratic candidate went in alone without any aides.”

CHICAGO. Brothers charged with murder in death of Dwyane Wade’s cousin: “Chicago police said on Sunday two brothers had been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Nykea Aldridge, the cousin of NBA star Dwyane Wade, as she was walking to register her children for school.”

CANADA. Activist files federal human rights complaint over gay blood donation ban: “A young Toronto-area gay-rights activist has filed a federal human rights complaint challenging Canada’s policy requiring gay men to observe a waiting period between having sex and donating blood — just two months after Health Canada reduced the wait from five years to one. The complaint, filed with the Canadian Human Rights Commission by Brampton resident Christopher Karas, 20, says the new policy remains discriminatory, is outdated and needs to end.”

FDA. Test all donated blood for Zika virus.

TRUTH OR DARE. Chelsea Handler moderates screening of restored Madonna classic documentary and here’s what happened.

HAWAII. Obama creates World’s Largest Marine Protected Area, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument: “The expansion provides critical protections for more than 7,000 marine species, including whales and sea turtles listed under the Endangered Species Act and the longest-living marine species in the world — black coral, which have been found to live longer than 4,500 years. Additionally, as ocean acidification, warming, and other impacts of climate change threaten marine ecosystems, expanding the monument will improve ocean resilience, help the region’s distinct physical and biological resources adapt, and create a natural laboratory that will allow scientists to monitor and explore the impacts of climate change on these fragile ecosystems.”

ROBERT GANT. The Queer As Folk actor romances Debbie Gibson in a new Hallmark movie.

AVIATION. Two United pilots arrested at Glasgow Airport on suspicion of intoxication. “The Police Service of Scotland says both men are expected to be arraigned Monday at a court in Paisley, a Glasgow suburb, to face charges connected to Britain’s transport safety laws.”

DADDIES. Jeremiah Brent on fathering a baby with Nate Berkus: “It’s so funny because as a parent you kind of just fall into your roles. Nate loves to change a diaper more than anybody should because he knows he’s instantly solved something. I’m the one that’s up all night and in the morning because I need barely any sleep. I’m much more emotional and sensitive, Nate’s goofy.”

HONG KONG. Poz gay American expat sues Hong Kong doctor: “The patient, an American expatriate using the fake alias ER, is claiming HK$420,000 from Dr Lawrence Li Kwok-chang, a private ear, nose and throat specialist, for injury to his feelings. In the writ filed in the District Court, ER, a married gay man, accuses Li – son of the late “godfather of Hong Kong’s stock exchange” Ronald Li Fook-shiu – of violating the ordinance by cancelling and deferring surgery to treat his mild sleep apnoea in 2014 after being informed he was HIV positive.”

NEW YORK. Nyack gay bar Barz on the way out: “The longtime gay club along Route 9W has closed and the building has been sold to a new owner who’s renovating it into a restaurant with a back-room pinball arcade.”

ORCAS. California legislature passes bill banning breeding, export, and performances of orcas in state: “Violators would face fines of up to $100,000. The legislation, presented in the State Senate as a rider to a budget bill, passed 26–13, strictly along party lines, with Democrats voting in favor of the measure and Republicans opposing it. It now goes to the desk of Gov. Jerry Brown.”

SUNDAY STUD. Scream Queens actor Lucien Laviscount.

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Man Arrested for Filling Lube Dispenser with Corrosive Acid at Sydney Gay Sex Club

A man has been arrested at Aarows gay sex club in Sydney. for filling a lube dispenser with hydrochloric acid, which has a corrosive effect on human tissue and can scar and damage lungs, eyes, skin, and organs irreversibly.

The man was arrested after his tampering with the dispenser set off an alarm and police were summoned, the Sydney Morning Herald reports:

The 62-year-old customer has been charged with administering poison intending to injure or cause distress or pain, entering a building with intent to commit an indictable offence, malicious damage and driving while suspended.

He was granted conditional bail to appear at Parramatta Local Court on September 20.

The dispensers had alarms fitted because they had previously been tampered with ABC Australia reports:

When asked what may have motivated the suspect the man said, “It could be anything really. People are perverted”.

The suspect has been granted bail to appear at Parramatta Local Court next month.

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