Judge says DeSantis repeatedly spread false information in push for transgender health care ban

Lauren Irwin

The Hill

Gov. Nitwit, spreadin' his lies

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ezs note:  Awwwwwwwwwww😀!

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lead story - Critics decry Democratic chairman’s push to pass transgender sports bill as an act of retaliation

Alex Briseno

The Dallas Morning News

Houston, TX

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lead story - Push against trans athletes in girls’ sports fails in Kansas

John Hanna

AP

Topeka, KS

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Joe Biden - 17 senators ask Biden to push for Medicare expansion

David Cohen

Politico

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lead story - The black transgender push to keep the fight alive at LGBT Pride

Shrai Popat
BBC News

Brooklyn, NY

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Oregon - Advocates, families and transgender students push for progress in Oregon schools

Natalie Pate
Statesman-Journal

South Salem, OR (neighborhood) 

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civil rights - Republicans are using the pandemic to push anti-abortion and anti-trans agendas

Katelyn Burns
Vox

Austin, TX

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Donald Trump - Trump’s Efforts to Push Ukraine Toward a Biden Inquiry: A Timeline

Weiyi Cai, K.K. Rebecca Lai, Alicia Parlapiano, Jugal K. Patel, Kenneth P. Vogel (and others)
The New York Times

imPEACHment (get it?  Oh, never mind...)

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ezs note:  Are all the President's machinations a bit dizzying?  The timeline may be helpful.  The hotlinks are especially informative.

Illinois - Veterans, Lawmakers Push to Overturn Transgender Service Ban

Alexandra Silets
WTTW

Pritzker Military Museum & Library

Chicago, IL

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Vermont - Supreme Court could push transgender or gay employees into the closet

Guinevere Downey
The Commons

Putney, VT

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civil rights - Push for broader LGBT rights slowed by lack of GOP support

David Crary
Daily Freeman

Boonville, NC

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ezs note:  If you live in an area where the Congressperson or either one of the Senators is a Republican, all is not lost.  Remember, s/he represents you.  Write a letter or e-letter and in a polite yet firm missive, let your concerns be heard.

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Donald Trump - Trump push to deport Vietnam War refugees scalds California GOP

Jeremy B. White
Politico

ezs note:  First they came for...

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China - Thousands of Chinese activists renew push for same-sex marriage

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NBC

Beijing, China

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Thousands of Chinese activists renew push for same-sex marriage

Thousands of Chinese activists renew push for same-sex marriage

civil rights - Leslie Rutledge joins push to allow firing transgender people UPDATE

Max Brantley
Arkansas Times

Batesville, AR

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ezs note: Arkansas residents - whether you live in a small town or a large city, it's almost Labor Day.  And it's also time to volunteer against Leslie Rutledge having another term as Attorney General.

Cambodia - Push for LGBT rights

Pech Sotheary
Khmer Times

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Transgender actors push for more inclusion on TV

Robert Blanco
USA Today

Hari Nef

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South Sudan Rebuffs UN Push for Gay-Marriage (South Sudan)

Joseph Oduha
allAfrica

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Republicans push bill to keep transgender people from changing restrooms

Tim Pugmire / tpugmire@mpr.org
MPR

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Lawmakers Push to End Military Transgender Ban

ERNESTO LONDOÑO

The New York Times

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Equality push puts media pair in news (Hong Kong)

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The Standard

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