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‘Fuck This Court’: We Obtained Larry Flynt’s FBI File and It’s Pretty Wild

PORN MOGUL LARRY FLYNT TALKS ABOUT THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF 'HUSTLER' MAGAZINE AT HIS OFFICES IN BEVERLY HILLS,CALIFORNIA ON AUGUST 26, 2014. (PHOTO BY MARK RALSTON / AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES)

 The 322-page file contains a litany of events from John DeLorean’s cocaine bust to an alleged effort by Flynt to blow himself up in front of the Supreme Court.

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By Irving Alpert

May 13, 2021, 7:46am

When Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt died on Feb. 10 at the age of 78, it signaled the end of an era where a misogynistic smut peddler could be viewed as a kind of antihero.

It’s hard to laud someone who built his empire by unabashedly treating women like pieces of meat, but as a First Amendment warrior, Flynt won important legal victories while sticking his thumb in the eye of the powers that be.

Over the decades, Flynt took on America’s morality police or anyone he felt to be hypocritical on matters of sex, engaging in what the Washington Post once referred to as “Dirt Bag Journalism.” This involved offering millions to anyone who could prove an extramarital affair with a high-ranking government official, such as in 1998, when he took down then-House speaker designate and staunch Clinton impeachment backer Bob Livingston. In 2017, Flynt offered $10 million for information leading to Donald Trump’s impeachment and removal from office. 

Many know Flynt best from the Oscar-winning 1996 Milos Forman film “The People vs. Larry Flynt,” in which he was portrayed as a rakish rogue by Woody Harrelson. The movie went a long way toward softening Flynt’s image as a tawdry yet charismatic freedom fighter, while sanding off the more grotesque aspects of his personality.  

To the FBI, he was a person of interest. His 322-page FBI file, obtained by VICE News through a Freedom of Information Act request, contains a wild litany of events involving the Hustler honcho—from John DeLorean's cocaine bust and an alleged plot to hire a mercenary to kill Hugh Hefner and Penthouse publisher Bob Guccione, to an alleged effort by Flynt to blow himself up in the Supreme Court, as well as threats to Sandra Day O’Connor and President Ronald Reagan.

Read more: https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7evg4/larry-flynt-fbi-file-hustler

Leyna Bloom is first transgender woman of color in Sports Illustrated Swim Issue

Leyna Bloom is making history for Sport's Illustrated.Sports Illustrated

 

Leyna Bloom is making history as the first transgender woman of color to appear in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue.

“I’m promoting something that has been missing in the world: trans beauty in all shapes and all sizes,” the model and actress told The New York Times of landing the coveted gig.

“I’m representing Filipina, I’m representing Black, I am representing people who have been immigrants. For them, I’m a vessel of change.”

Bloom posed in 12 different one-piece suits for the groundbreaking shoot, calling the experience “bigger than my wildest infinite dreams” in an Instagram post announcing her casting.

“My autonomy and my anatomy are beautiful,” she told the Times. “I want people to see that, and to see that you can be respected, appreciated and loved regardless of your body shape, sexuality and the color of your skin.”

Read and see more: https://pagesix.com/2021/03/16/leyna-bloom-is-first-transgender-woman-of-color-in-sports-illustrated-swim/

You. Had. One. Job.

From Vox Popoli:

Apparently the concept of "take pictures of pretty women in swimsuits" is now beyond the ability of the converged Sports Illustrated organization:

Sports Illustrated has revealed the first ever black and Asian transgender model to grace the pages of its annual Swimsuit Issue.

Though the iconic magazine doesn't launch until July, the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Instagram account has been unveiling one model a day throughout the month of March — and this morning, they made waves with the announcement that Chicago-born model, dancer, actor, and activist Leyna Bloom, 27, is joining the likes of Lais Ribeiro and Josephine Skriver in the 2021 edition.

Leyna, who is the second trans model to pose for SI Swim, opened up to Good Morning America about her boundary-breaking accomplishment, gushing: 'I never imagined that I would be born in a time when something like this would happen for someone with my skin tone and for someone with my background.'

Meanwhile, at even-more-converged Marvel, it's not enough for Captain America to be black. Now he's also a twinkie:

Marvel Comics Introduces A Gay Captain America For June 2021

Announced last week, Marvel Comics will celebrate the 80th anniversary of Captain America with a brand-new limited series this June titled The United States Of Captain America. Written by Christopher Cantwell with art by Dale Eaglesham, this series will see Steve Rogers teaming up with Captain Americas of the past—Bucky Barnes, Sam Wilson, and John Walker—on a road trip across America to find his stolen shield. Throughout the group's journey, they'll discover everyday people from all walks of life who've taken up the mantle of Captain America to defend their communities, beginning with Marvel's newest hero, Aaron Fischer.

Aaron Fischer is described as "the Captain America of the Railways – a fearless teen who stepped up to protect fellow runaways and the unhoused" and that "Marvel Comics is proud to honor Pride Month with the rise of this new LGBTQ+ hero."  

DC, meanwhile, is determined to keep up with the Devil Mouse-owned competition:

DC has announced that they will be launching an initiative this June to celebrate and promote LGBTQ+ Pride, which will consist of variant covers, new releases, and an 80-page anthology tome. Detailed in a recent blog post on the publisher’s website, the “DC Pride” anthology series will include profiles and appearances by some of DC’s most well-known LGBTQ+ characters and the actors who play them in other media. 

From: http://voxday.blogspot.com/2021/03/you-had-one-job.html

Larry Flynt has died

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