Let’s not take a step backward

Editorial Press
Cape Cod Times

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A trans soldier in the ancient Roman army?

Tom Sapsford
The Conversation

Battle of Cannae (216 BCE)

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Civil rights groups to sue over Trump's plan for transgender military ban (UK)

Amanda Holpuch
The Guardian

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The Governor Of Connecticut Just Signed An Order To Defy Trump’s Transgender Ban

Dan Avery
newnownext

Connecticut Capitol (Hartford, CT)

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The 45 oddest quotes from Donald Trump's secretive Wall Street Journal interview

Chris Cillizza
CNN

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“BETRAYAL”: TRANSGENDER TROOPS REACT TO TRUMP’S BAN

Dave Cullen
Vanity Fair

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Top military officials call on Trump to reverse transgender ban (UK)

Sam Levin
The Guardian

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Trump’s Trans Troops Ban Would Require a Cruel and Exorbitantly Expensive Witch Hunt

Alex Wagner
Slate

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Mark this date: Donald Trump is now a lame-duck president

Steven Pearlstein
The Washington Post

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Protesting Trump’s Transgender Ban

Jeremy Kidd, Janet Svatos, Christina Milano
The New York Times

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What Trump and his base get wrong about transgender Americans (Canada)

Lee Schubert
The Globe And Mail

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ezs note:  F***, Donald Trump screws up when he puts sugar in his coffee.

President Trump’s Transgender Military Ban Is an Affront to the Core Tenets of the US Military

Chase Strangio
ACLU

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ezs note:  Whether you realize it or not, the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, or Coast Guard is working for YOU. Approximately 15,000 are transgender people.   Dimwit Donald says they're not worth it.  Your signing a petition sends one more loud NO to Donald's desk.  Either look to the e-letter on the right-hand side or press the button here. I signed the petition - why not you?

The Navy Doctor Who Pushed for Trans Troops to Serve Openly Pushes Back on Trump’s Ban

Mark Joseph Stern
Slate

USNS Comfort

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California Today: Military Communities Respond to Trump’s Transgender Ban

Mike McPhate
The New York Times

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The Daily Show Talks to Transgender Veterans About Trump’s Ban and Serving While Trans

Marissa Martinelli
Slate

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US Joint Chiefs blindsided by Trump's transgender ban

Barbara Starr, Zachary Cohen, and Jim Sciutto
CNN

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Transgender Air Force Staff Sergeant Slams Trump's Service Ban: He 'Is Doing This Country an Injustice'

Char Adams and Lindsay Kimble

People

Staff Sergeant Logan Ireland

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ezs note: Oh, Canada... (have you got it yet?)

Canadian military tweets welcome as Trump bans transgender personnel (Canada)

Andrea Hopkins
Reuters

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ezs note:  Oh, Canada, my home and native land...  funny how that song sounds sweeter and sweeter...

Trump to reinstate US military ban on transgender people

Jeremy Diamond
CNN

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ezs note:  To all my LGBT friends who are also Trumpazoids, I'm so glad he kept his word to you.

Um... riiiiiight...

Donald Trump and the Coming Fall of American Empire

Jeremy Scahill
Common Dreams

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ezs note:  To see the full article, click The Intercept. It's a long article, but well worth it.