ABOVE: I love candids.

BELOW: Keep reading for new Shawn Mendes pics, Trump's desperate Michigan gambit, Rudy's hair care don'ts and don'ts, gay family for Ralph Lauren and more ...

ABOVE: Jhona Burjack, one of my favorites.

BELOW: Keep reading for Ivanka's former bestie spilling the beans, Trump's lawsuit failures and Wisconsin pipe dream, Lil Nas X smacking down a woman with an MLK connection and more ...

ABOVE: A thirst trap that reminds you to drink water.

BELOW: Keep reading for LGBTQ candidates, Trump's (almost) nonexistent chances of winning, the Pope believes in takesy-backsies, Gaga for Biden, an amazing gay dad of three and more ...

One of these things does not belong in the Senate ... (Image via video still)

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) was humiliated by what should have been a simple, factual question during her virtual debate in Iowa Thursday nigh — and with the race as close as it is, this answer won't do her any favors.

Challenger Theresa Greenfield had been asked by the moderator to name the break-even price of corn for Iowa farmers. She nailed it.

Next, Ernst was asked the same question — of soybeans. It did not go well, and she tried to pretend she wasn't hearing the question correctly ...

SHE READY pic.twitter.com/zLWQbSMljH

— Meena Harris (@meenaharris) October 15, 2020

ABOVE: She “ain't goin' to play with these hos” is Lincoln Project material.

BELOW: Keep reading for the queer candidates fighting for our rights, more Biden polling bonanzas (not to mention a record-breaking cash haul), Kamala on the fly and more ...

ABOVE: Favorite account, of late.

BELOW: Naked Temptation Islander, Trump refusing to cede power peacefully (?!), Cindy McCain twisting the knife and more ...

(Images by Alan Light)

My pal Alan Light, an Iowa-based photographer, was telling me how the probably mostly straight college stud(ent)s were sketchy on mask-wearing, leading to a COVID-19 uptick in this state.

Check out these photos, which he says accurately reflect the % of mask use ...

ABOVE: Comedy icon Lucille Ball was born 109 years ago today!

BELOW: Keep reading for Nolan Gould's shirtless adventure, Trump's possible indictment (???), a novel approach to battling the novel coronavirus and more ...