Buttigieg Challenged by Racist at Iowa Campaign Event

The out candidate responded after a conservative writer said, “Just tell the black people of South Bend to stop committing crime and doing drugs.”

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Malaysian politician hopes prime minister will be ‘fair’ after gay sex video leak

Haziq Aziz, the Malaysian cabinet member who was recently outed by a leaked gay sex tape, is asking Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad to be “fair” in his response to the ensuing scandal.

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“The explicit video that has been recorded was an act of treachery, and I have been made a [scapegoat]” Aziz said in a video posted to Facebook on June 29.

“I hope that Dr. Mahathir would be fair in this matter, as my family and I are not rich and it is difficult for us to face the future.”

News of the scandal broke in June when a video of a sexual encounter between two men was leaked online. Aziz later admitted to appearing in the video, saying it was recorded in a hotel room in May without his consent.

He later told The Star that the scandal wreaked havoc on his political dreams. “I have to forget about becoming a politician,” he said. “The Malay-Muslim community can’t accept this kind of behavior. But one thing is I admit, I did it. It was a mistake, and the right thing to do was to confess.”

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Aziz also told the newspaper the news affected his loved ones, as well. “My family is very sad because my family is very conservative,” he said. “And they want to [take care of] the good name of the family.”

He added: “I don’t have my phone now. I have thrown it away as I am afraid that someone will track me and kill me. I am very paranoid now.”

Homosexuality is illegal in Malaysia because of a British colonial era law, and it’s punishable by 20 years in prison and/or whipping, as we previously reported. But individuals across the LGBTQ spectrum have faced violence in the Southeast Asian country recently. In December, two men were beaten in the street, allegedly because they were having sex. In August, a trans woman suffered broken ribs and head injuries in an assault. And in June 2017, a teen died after being beaten, burnt, and raped in an alleged homophobic attack.

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Steamy June, Meghan McCain, Vets for Impeachment, Chris Cline, CRISPR, Josh Brolin, Ed Sheeran: HOT LINKS

VETERANS FOR IMPEACHMENT. Veterans call for Trump’s impeachment in new video: ‘The group is Common Defense, which was founded by U.S. Army veteran José Vasquez in 2016 to voice his opposition to Trump. For the anti-Trump video, Common Defense joined forces with another group, Need to Impeach. “I served almost 15 years in the Army, and I feel deeply betrayed,” Vasquez declares in the video. “Our democracy is under attack, and we want to make sure that we protect it.”’

CHRIS CLINE. Billionaire Trump donor killed in helicopter crash: ‘Cline died in an accident off the coast of the Bahamas that also killed six other people, Brian Glasser, an attorney who represented Cline, said by telephone. He was the founder of St. Louis, Missouri-based coal miner Foresight Energy LP, a joint venture with Robert Murray’s Murray Energy Corp.’

INFLUENCERS PAY DOUBLE. Ice Cream truck owner is sick and tired of social media influencers asking him for discounts for “exposure.”

CRISPR. Temple University scientists eliminate HIV from 9 mice.

CLIMATE CRISIS. Last month was the hottest June ever recorded. ‘The Copernicus team said it was difficult to attribute the record-breaking month “directly” to climate change, but a separate analysis Tuesday from an international team of scientists said global warming had made the heatwave at least five times more likely.’

SHIRTLESS. Josh Brolin is a zaddy for the 4th.

PATRIOT. Megan Rapinoe on being an American: “I’m particularly and uniquely and very deeply American. If we want to talk about the ideals we stand for, the song and the anthem and what we are founded on, I think I am extremely American. For the detractors, I would have them look hard into what I am actually saying, the actions I am doing.”

MEGHAN MCCAIN. The View says they expect her back after rumors she’s ready to exit: “The co-hosts and The View have had an incredible season, and we expect them all back for an epic year ahead,” a spokesperson for the ABC chatfest said in a statement to TVLine.

NEW TUNES OF THE DAY. Ed Sheeran “Blow” with Chris Stapleton and Bruno Mars, and “Best Part of Me” with YEBBA.

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