{"id":2008,"date":"2015-06-08T20:06:16","date_gmt":"2015-06-08T20:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelcrane.net\/wp\/2015\/06\/08\/infiltration-alert\/"},"modified":"2015-06-08T20:06:16","modified_gmt":"2015-06-08T20:06:16","slug":"infiltration-alert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelcrane.net\/wp\/infiltration-alert\/","title":{"rendered":"Infiltration alert!  Seal all hatches, blast anything with six limbs and dump all statuary down the nearest disposal chute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s see what we have today. \u00a0First up, proof that we&#8217;re living in the future:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nerdist.com\/someone-made-a-knife-that-toasts-bread-while-you-cut-it\/\">a knife that toasts bread as it slices!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Arrested Development is <a href=\"http:\/\/nerdist.com\/arrested-development-fifth-season-on-netflix-next-year\/\">coming back for a fifth season<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/joemygod.blogspot.com\/2015\/06\/senate-rejects-same-sex-benefits-for.html\">Republicans in Congress have stopped benefits for veterans<\/a>. \u00a0Well, just the gay ones living in states without marriage equality.<\/p>\n<p>Quite possibly the greatest mash-up of all time, Kimmy Schmidt and Orange is the New Black:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1098\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gzBIXL8dw00?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A look at &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/fusion.net\/story\/145302\/dcs-new-midnighter\/\">Midnighter&#8221; the relaunched superhero from DC<\/a>. \u00a0I read the first issue and loved it, although the article gets one thing wrong, the app he&#8217;s on is Scruff, not Grindr.<\/p>\n<p>Jason Collins calls out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indystar.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/2015\/06\/04\/jason-collins-tony-dungy-donald-sterling-gay-athletes-homophobia\/28463733\/\">Tony Dungy on his homophobia, and it&#8217;s perfect<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>THere&#8217;s now a <a href=\"http:\/\/thecreatorsproject.vice.com\/blog\/tear-up-your-local-star-system-with-this-drone-x-wing?utm_source=thumpfbus\">new X-Wing drone<\/a>. \u00a0Awesome!<\/p>\n<p>Derrick Gordon, a gay basketball player, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.outsports.com\/2015\/5\/17\/8617565\/derrick-gordon-seton-hall\">is transferring to play for Seton Hall<\/a>, and it&#8217;s a big deal.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe people honestly don&#8217;t know this. \u00a0But <a href=\"http:\/\/attitude.co.uk\/groff-the-one-thing-looking-taught-straight-viewers-about-gay-sex\/\">gay men can look at each other when they have sex<\/a>. \u00a0Now you know.<\/p>\n<p>From before the Irish marriage vote, what would happen if we lost:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1098\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vSz549OpU74?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Laramie, Wyoming, home of Matthew Shepherd, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2015\/05\/laramie-wyoming-passes-non-discrimination-ordinance-video.html\">finally passes LGBT protections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the number of hate groups fell 17% last year. \u00a0But <a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2015\/05\/anti-lgbt-hate-groups-jumped-10-percent-in-2014-southern-poverty-law-center-says.html\">the number of anti-LGBT hate groups increased 10%<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I have to admit, I thought this had already passed. \u00a0The FDA is now proposing that men who have sex with men (their language), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2015\/05\/fda-proposes-end-to-lifetime-ban-on-blood-donation-for-gay-men-read.html\">can donate blood if they abstain for a year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And to everyone saying what Caitlyn Jenner did didn&#8217;t take courage, read this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestranger.com\/blogs\/slog\/2015\/06\/04\/22336136\/mock-not-lest-you-like-eating-crow\">post about a viral Facebook post dealing with the same<\/a>. \u00a0Neither form of bravery is mutually exclusive, and hate helps no one:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2007\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelcrane.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/media1.fdncms.com_portmerc_imager_u_original_15780959_1433443903-screen_shot_2015-06-04_at_9.13.53_am.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelcrane.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/media1.fdncms.com_portmerc_imager_u_original_15780959_1433443903-screen_shot_2015-06-04_at_9.13.53_am.png 500w, https:\/\/michaelcrane.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/media1.fdncms.com_portmerc_imager_u_original_15780959_1433443903-screen_shot_2015-06-04_at_9.13.53_am-279x300.png 279w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it for now, have a great one!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s see what we have today. \u00a0First up, proof that we&#8217;re living in the future:\u00a0a knife that toasts bread as it slices! Arrested Development is coming back for a fifth season! Republicans in Congress have stopped benefits for veterans. \u00a0Well, just the gay ones living in states without marriage equality. 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