3M CEO and President Inge Thulin Becomes Seventh to Quit Trump’s Manufacturing Advisory Council

Inge Thulin, the President and CEO of 3M, said on Wednesday that he’s leaving Donald Trump’s Manufacturing Advisory Council after Trump drew a moral equivalency between neo-Nazis and people who protest them.

Said Thulin in a statement:

Sustainability, diversity and inclusion are my personal values and also fundamental to the 3M Vision. The past few months have provided me with an opportunity to reflect upon my commitment to these values.

I joined the Manufacturing Jobs Initiative in January to advocate for policies that align with our values and encourage even stronger investment and job growth – in order to make the United States stronger, healthier and more prosperous for all people. After careful consideration, I believe the initiative is no longer an effective vehicle for 3M to advance these goals. As a result, today I am resigning from the Manufacturing Advisory Council.

At 3M, we will continue to champion an environment that supports sustainability, diversity and inclusion. I am committed to building a company that improves lives in every corner of the world.

CEOs from Merck, Under Armour, Intel, two leaders of the AFL-CIO, and the president of a manufacturing industry group have already quit.

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Trump Dissolves Advisory Councils After One Decides to Disband, and Top Corporate Leaders Abandon Him

Why I care
“I wanted to do the photo shoot at The Jupiter in support of my daughter , her wife (my beautiful daughter-in-law) and a whole community of amazing women in my life. I am joyful and blessed .” ~Cherie Morgan

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Clay Aiken apologizes for ever supporting Donald Trump, says ‘I am a f-ing dumbass’
Clay Aiken has issued an apology for ever defending Trump in the past, calling #45 “actually racist” and calling himself “a f-ing dumbass.”

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Conflict and Harmony Take Center Stage in Pink’s Stunning ‘What About Us’ Video: WATCH

Described by Billboard as “an utterly personal-feeling plea that could be perceived as addressing anything from a turbulent relationship to the current political climate,” the video for Pink’s new single “What About Us” also takes that idea as its springboard.

Pink’s co-writer Johnny McDaid spoke about writing the song with Billboard:

Explaining what a song is about is kind of a dangerous thing for me, because it takes away the possibility of a song becoming whatever it is to somebody that listens to it. From my perspective the creation of it is about looking into yourself, interacting. It’s like alchemy, you know, you interact with the person there in the room and you — these things, these ideas come out and what the ideas are for Alecia are probably different to even the person hearing it. And that’s the beauty of her, she really allows people to receive her music the way they do. She doesn’t take it personally. Whatever way they react to it, she has a very secure sense of self and writing with someone like that is a real joy…. Alecia doesn’t hold back. Her heart is so open, her heart is giant and it makes our life as collaborators not just easier, but really joyous.

The clip was directed by Georgia Hudson and choreographed by The Goldenboyz (RJ Durell and Nick Florez).

Watch:

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Conflict and Harmony Take Center Stage in Pink’s Stunning ‘What About Us’ Video: WATCH

I’m not only a survior! I’m a warrior!
“Hello Folks, My name is London (a.k.a #Rouxla )! Some of you know me well and others are getting to know me. I just wanna mention something that is being shared nowadays! I have a #mentalillness ! I have suffered with depression and #socialanxiety since i was young and present! Anxiety attacks are horrible, it’s a feeling where you can’t control your body, the

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Organist Says Fear of Trump Future Made Him Paint Nazi, Anti-Gay Graffiti on Church. His Fears Have Been Realized.

The former organist at St. David’s Episcopal Church in Bean Blossom Indiana revealed that fear and depression about Trump’s election led him to graffiti a swastika, an anti-gay slur and the words “Heil Trump” on the walls of his former church last November, the Associated Press reported Monday.

RELATED: Inclusive Church in Indiana Targeted with ‘Heil Trump, Fag’ and Swastika Graffiti: WATCH

Bloomington, Indiana resident George Nathaniel Stang is facing a misdemeanor charge of institutional criminal mischief for spray painting the church on Nov 13, just says after Donald Trump won the presidential election.

The AP reports:

Twenty-seven-year-old George Nathaniel Stang of Bloomington tells The Herald-Times that he’s gay and wanted others to see how he imagined his fear of the future. Stang says in a column to the newspaper that his actions invalidated the work of progressives and wrongly painted Trump’s supporters “with a brush of hate.”

On Nov. 13, Stang claimed he found the graffiti, which included the phrase “Fag Church” — in reference to the inclusivity of the church — before Sunday services. When pressed with evidence, however, he confessed in May. He said he wanted to “mobilize a movement after being disappointed in and fearful of the outcome of the national election,” WTHR reported at the time.

Of course, if Stang’s confession is true, it turns out that his vision of the future was prescient.

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Organist Says Fear of Trump Future Made Him Paint Nazi, Anti-Gay Graffiti on Church. His Fears Have Been Realized.

A Latina Lesbian Mom on the Beauty of ‘Doc McStuffins’

It’s not just a cartoon, it’s validation, writes Monica Trasandes of GLAAD.

www.advocate.com/commentary/2017/8/16/latina-lesbian-mom-beauty-doc-mcstuffins