The Daily Populous

Tuesday February 20th, 2018 day edition

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A homophobic video urging Russians to re-elect President Vladimir Putin has gone viral less than a month before the country's election.

The video, which appeared on social media on Friday, tells voters that if Putin's rivals win they will take Russia into a "nightmare" future in which they are forced to co-habitate with gay men.

The video stars well-known screen actors but it was unclear who published it.

It has had more than three million views on the Facebook page of pro-Kremlin political analyst Alexander Kazakov.

In it, a middle-aged man dreams of a future without Putin, who is expected to win a fourth term in the March 18 vote.

In one of them, the character sees a gay man sitting in his kitchen filing his nails and eating a banana suggestively.

Homophobic attitudes are widespread in Russian society and no mainstream public figures have come out as gay. »

Tallahassee-area schools to excuse absences for students protesting at state Capitol

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TALLAHASSEE, FLA. (WSVN) - Schools in Leon County in Northern Florida have announced that they will excuse students who decide to go to the State Capitol to protest current gun laws.

Several students who survived the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School plan to visit the state capitol in Tallahassee this week to demand immediate action.

Leon County Schools will excuse absences of students wishing to participate in events occurring at the Capitol on Wednesday, February 21, 2018. »

Joel McHale says E! told him to lay off the Kardashians while hosting The Soup

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Joel McHale’s new talk show on Netflix, The Joel McHale Show With Joel McHale, recalls his long-running stint on The Soup for several reasons, including the “genial snarkiness” of the Community alum.

Naturally, everyone’s been asking McHale about the differences in the clip shows, as well as what Netflix has to offer compared to E!.

In an interview with Variety, McHale contrasts the streaming company’s supportive yet hands-off approach to the input he got from his old network—namely, “Don’t talk about the Kardashians.”. »

Man Sues Microsoft Seeking New Copy of Windows 7 After Forced Windows 10 Upgrade

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An Albuquerque man has sued Microsoft and its CEO —Satya Nadella— seeking a fresh copy of Windows 7 or $600 million in damages.

According to a civil complaint filed last week on February 14, Frank K. Dickman Jr. of Albuquerque, New Mexico, is suing Microsoft because of a botched forced Windows 10 upgrade.

"I own a ASUS 54L laptop computer which has an OEM license for Windows Version 7," Dickman's claim reads. »