Leeja Miller - Why the US is still segregated (video)

 

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Ukraine crisis - Ukraine tensions: Putin accuses US of using Ukraine as tool against Russia

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Kyiv, Ukraine

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Ukraine crisis - US places up to 8,500 troops on alert for possible deployment to Eastern Europe amid Russia tensions

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CNN

Ukraine 

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CDC - CDC sharply drops estimate of Omicron prevalence in U.S.

David Lim

Politico

CDC

Atlanta, GA

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Anthony Fauci - Fauci: US should consider vaccine mandate for domestic air travel

Zeke Miller

The Detroit News

Anthony Fauci

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lead story - LBGTQ icons will be the first transgender people to get statues in the US

Lauren M. Johnson
CNN

Marsha P. Johnson

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To my US friends, happy Turkey/Tofurkey Day!

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Donald Trump - NYT: US threatened nations over breastfeeding resolution

Eli Watkins
CNN

Breastfeeding.  Oh, the horror.

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Donald Trump - US reportedly has 'unequivocal evidence' that North Korea is 'trying to deceive' Trump with secret sites and nuclear-fuel production

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Business Insider

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Milfordian first transgender woman to skate across USA

Christopher Gavin
The MetroWest Daily News

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Indictment - USA v. Manafort and Gates

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New Year, New You? (UK)

LJ Ferris
Huffpost Lifestyle UK

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ezs comment #2...

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If You Are Trans in America, Take the U.S. Trans Survey Today by Cleis Abeni

One seminal work arose in the past few weeks. 

"If You Are Trans..." discusses the 

important work being done by the National Transgender Advocacy Coalition.  There is, no doubt, how

integral this work is.  I myself filled out the rather long form, but it was entirely worth it.  My voice 

was indeed heard, and I'm damn proud of that. (If you want to participate, press USTransSurvey.org.)

However, it makes me wonder what 'might have been'.  Undoubtedly, the University of California, Los

 Angeles holds a position second to none when it comes to precision.  NTAC  holds a position second

 to no one by choosing someone with such prestige.  

Indeed,  only the federal government has such clout - and that's where the problem lies.  Inevitably,

John Boehner would sound the hissy-fit alarm.  "We can't spend that much money on a couple of 

transsexuals!  (sic)  Oh the horror!  Let the private sector do it!"  And, at first blush, it would

seem to be a reasonable premise.  Well, except for the fact that the House of Representatives is built 

like a jigsaw puzzle.  Thus, the House is hardly representative... and thus, very unfair.  


When the House of Representatives is put together every ten years by those who want to stay in power - Republicans and Democrats alike - some, uh, strange things happen. Consider Louie Gohmert.   Oh, Louie, Louie, how could we forget you?  Our "hero" put on an unsuccessful challenge against John Boehner - because he was too liberal!  (Don't that beat all?)  Or his psychedelic "asparagus" comments in the House.  Of course, we wouldn't even be having discussions such as these were it not  for the machinations of Tom DeLay.  


Next we consider the capital of Texas, Austin.  Now, Austin isn't quite as liberal as Provincetown - but it's damn well up there.  Now the good friends in Texas  would have shown some kindness toward their capitol  city... wouldn't they?


Ha!


When the Texas legislature carved up its House of Representatives, they divided  Austin into five parts.  Hence, only 1/5 of Austin got a fair shake in Washington.  It is fair, of course, when a Representative gets to speak his/her mind in D.C., but it is ludicrously unfair when his/her district is shaped like a smashed-up pretzel.


There are anomalies, of course.  A conservative will fall into Jerrold Nadler's district, and a liberal (god bless your heart) will fall into into Louie Gohmert's district.  Hey, that's life.  However you can e-mail them, and let them know that the only good district is a fair district, one so founded by the framers and the Supreme Court.


And, of course, you can run.

Then let us consider the office of Speaker itself.  In the Constitution, there is precious little to tell

us what the Speaker actually does.  "The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker..."  And 

that's it!  One interpretation would give the Speaker little more clout than the Dean of the House.   

Isn't that how it was really meant to be?

Consider the case of Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.  She's a proud Republican.  But, she's also a mother of a transgender son.  

Whenever the topic of transgender issues comes up, she and a handful of enlightened Republicans 

plead with the Speaker.  Predictably, nothing comes of it.  


Thanks, John.  Thanks, 1/16 of Ohio.

Cheers,

Emily

Vote!

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Hartford, CT residents - today is the LAST day to vote in the primaries.  If you don't vote, you don't count.  And if you skip the primaries, forty lashes with a wet noodle!  Mwahahahaha!

All other residents - Register. If you can, vote.  That is all.

Who Are America's Transgender Clergy?

Matthew Maule
Christianity Post

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Across the USA: Reaction to same-sex marriage decision

Janet Loehrke, Joan Murphy, Julie Snider and Richard Wolf
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To all my friends in the USA, happy 4th of July!

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'True blood' of US TV: Gay heroes hit highest-ever level - http://rt.com

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Gay, lesbian, transgender asylum seekers in USA given a raw deal (lezgetreal)

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