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02 March 2019
Bernie!
Labels:
Bernie,
Bernie Sanders
Location:
Brooklyn, NY, USA
01 March 2019
Home of the Whopper!
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"Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and senior adviser, met with the head of a Russian bank under sanctions and asked Russia’s ambassador to Washington, Sergey I. Kislyak, whether Mr. Trump’s aides could use phone lines at the Russian embassy to communicate with Moscow during the presidential transition."
The New York Times
"Moscow Skyscraper Talks Continued Through ‘the Day I Won,’ Trump Is Said to Acknowledge"
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/20/us/politics/trump-tower-moscow-cohen-giuliani.html
Donald Trump - The 29 most consequential lines from Michael Cohen's congressional testimony
Chris Cillizza
CNN
CNN
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please press: www.cnn.com
ezs note: Okaaay... there is a long list of hotlinks in Chris Cillizza's article. If you are a casual reader, you don't need to worry about that. However, if you are like me, an anti-Trump geek, you would do well to read part or all of them. (Yaaaah!!)
ezs note: Okaaay... there is a long list of hotlinks in Chris Cillizza's article. If you are a casual reader, you don't need to worry about that. However, if you are like me, an anti-Trump geek, you would do well to read part or all of them. (Yaaaah!!)
Poland - Poland moves step closer to banning gay conversion therapy
Lydia Smith
Pink News
Pink News
Slupsk, Poland
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Slupsk_mlyn_zamkowy.jpg
please press: www.pinknews.co.uk
Labels:
banning,
closer,
gay conversion therapy,
Mirosława Makuchowska,
moves,
Poland,
Slupsk,
step
Location:
76-200 Slupsk, Poland
civil rights - Shattering Glass Ceilings This Women’s History Month
Rokia Hassanein
HRC
HRC
Credit: https://annaselundberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/shattered-glass-ceiling.jpg
please press: www.hrc.org
North Dakota - North Dakota lawmakers reopen debate on sexual orientation anti-discrimination
John Hageman
Grand Forks Herald
Grand Forks Herald
Bismarck, ND
Fort Abraham Lincoln
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please press: www.grandforksherald.com
lead story - Man pleads guilty to 2017 murder of OKC transgender woman
Nuria Martinez-Keel
newsok
newsok
Norman, OK
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please press: newsok.com
28 February 2019
Donald Trump - Michael Cohen's shocking picture of Trump's mob-like world
Stephen Collinson
CNN
CNN
Credit: http://www.covertbookreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Trump.jpg
please press: www.cnn.com
Labels:
Donald Trump,
Michael Cohen,
mob-like,
picture,
redemption,
shocking,
Stephen Collinson,
world
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
Mauritius - Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Reviews the Report of Mauritius
Labels:
committee,
cultural,
economic,
International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights,
Mauritius,
Port Louis,
report,
rights reviews,
social
Location:
Port Louis, Mauritius
civil rights - HRC & NEA Sponsor Jazz and Friends National Day of School and Community Readings
Elliott Kozuch
HRC
HRC
Jazz Jennings
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/Jazz_Jennings_2016.jpg
please press: www.hrc.org
Labels:
community,
day,
Elliott Kozuch,
friends,
HRC,
Jazz Jennings,
national,
NEA,
readings,
school,
sponsor
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
Maryland - Baltimore schools draft policy to protect transgender students — a step beyond most Maryland schools
Talia Richman
The Baltimore Sun
The Baltimore Sun
Baltimore, MD
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please press: www.baltimoresun.com
Labels:
Baltimore,
beyond,
draft,
Maryland,
most,
policy,
protect,
schools,
Talia Richman,
transgender students
Location:
Baltimore, MD, USA
lead story - Transgender Troops Tell Congress That They Excel in the Military
Julie Watson
TIME
TIME
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/Latvian_platoon_at_Camp_Lejune.jpg
please press: time.com
VIDEO - Michael Cohen's testimony in its entirety, Rep. Elijah Cummings chairman
Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yCtaPHoxB0
Labels:
chairman,
entirety,
Michael Cohen,
Rep. Elijah Cummings,
testimony
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
27 February 2019
opening testimony of Michael Cohen with exhibits
Labels:
exhibits,
Michael Cohen,
opening testimony,
Washington DC
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
Donald Trump - Michael Cohen testifies before Congress
Meg Wagner, Veronica Rocha, Amanda Wills
CNN
CNN
Michael Cohen
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Trump_executive_Michael_Cohen_012_%285506031001%29_%28cropped%29.jpg
please press: www.cnn.com
Malaysia - New Malaysia looks a lot like old Malaysia when it comes to transgender rights
Editorial
ASEAN Today
ASEAN Today
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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please press: www.aseantoday.com
civil rights - Transgender Coachella fest attendees say they were denied bathroom access. Now, ACLU demands policy change
Sam Metz
Desert Sun
Desert Sun
Coachella festival
Coachella, CA
Credit: https://www.cactushugs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/coachella-big-tent.jpg
please press: www.desertsun.com
Labels:
ACLU,
attendees,
bathroom access,
Coachella,
Coachella fest,
demands,
denied,
policy change,
Sam Metz,
transgender
Location:
Coachella, CA, USA
South Dakota - What impact does transgender bills in South Dakota legislature have on youth?
Michaela Feldmann
KSFY
KSFY
Sioux Falls, SD
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/Bus_Stop_Downtown_Sioux_Falls_1.jpg
please press: www.ksfy.com
lead story - Decorated transgender troops to testify before Congress
Press
NBC News
NBC News
Washington DC
US Capitol
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please press: www.nbcnews.com
26 February 2019
Donald Trump - How Vietnam Became Donald Trump’s Forever War
Michael Kruse
Politico
Politico
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please press: www.politico.com
Labels:
became,
conventional wisdom,
Donald Trump,
forever war,
Hanoi,
John McCain,
Michael Kruse,
Vietnam
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
Ireland - Ireland's Got Talent rapper reveals how death scare encouraged him to come out as transgender
Sharon McGowan
Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
Dublin, Ireland
Father Mathew Bridge
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/Dublin_-_Father_Mathew_Bridge_-_110508_182542.jpg
please press: www.irishmirror.ie
Labels:
come out,
death scare,
encouraged,
Ireland's Got Talent,
rapper,
reveals,
Sharon McGowan,
transgender
Location:
Dublin, Ireland
civil rights - Holy Dictum: Federal Judge Rejects Protection Against Transgender Discrimination in “Elegant Aside”
Joanna L. Grossman, Grant Hayden
Verdict
Verdict
Dallas, TX
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/Big_Tex_2013.jpg
please press: verdict.justia.com
Georgia - Georgia House committee passes hate crimes bill
Patrick Saunders
Project Q
Project Q
Dacula, GA
Elisha Winn house
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/Elisha_Winn_House.JPG
please press: www.projectq.us
lead story - Bill targeting transgender athlete policy fails in South Dakota
Press
NBC News
NBC News
Pierre, SD
state capitol
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/SD_Capitol.jpg
please press: www.nbcnews.com
25 February 2019
Czech Republic - Czech TV’s Genre-Busting Comedy Is a Hit
Press
TOL
TOL
Prague, Czech Republic
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Praga_0003.JPG
please press: www.tol.org
Labels:
comedy,
Czech Republic,
Czech TV,
genre-busting,
hit,
mixed-race,
transgender woman,
travel website
Location:
Prague, Czechia
civil rights - ACLU Of Minnesota Files Lawsuit Against Anoka-Hennepin School District
Press
WCCO
WCCO
Anoka, MN
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/AnokaCntyCourthouse.jpg
please press: minnesota.cbslocal.com
Labels:
ACLU,
against,
Anoka,
Anoka-Hennepin School District,
files,
Gender Justice,
lawsuit,
Minnesota
Location:
Anoka, MN, USA
Arizona - UA professor sues state over denial of health-care coverage to transgender employees
Lurissa Carbajal
Cronkite News
Cronkite News
Tucson, AZ
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/Tucson_Arizona_Temple_2017.jpg
please press: cronkitenews.azpbs.org
lead story - Family Fun Weekend puts focus on transgender people
Kimberly Drelich (The Day)
San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle
Groton, CT
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/GrotonMemorial.jpg
please press: www.sfchronicle.com
Labels:
Family Fun Weekend,
focus,
Groton,
Kimberly Drelich,
swap room,
transgender people
Location:
Groton, CT, USA
24 February 2019
Donald Trump - McCabe responds to Trump's 'poor man's J. Edgar Hoover' slam: 'I don't even know what that means'
Allan Smith
NBC News
Credit: http://smartauthorsitesmain.com/kenackerman/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/tn_MP1070317-1.jpg
please press: www.nbcnews.com
Central African Republic (among others) - Gendered Security and the Right to Life: Analysis of UN Human Rights Committee’s General Comment
Fionnuala Nà Aoláin
Just Security
Just Security
Bangui, Central African Republic
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/VOA_Bangui_Refugees_02.jpg
please press: www.justsecurity.org
civil rights - ‘We refuse to hide’: Sarah DePalma, transgender ‘firebrand,’ dead at 67
Lisa Gray
Houston Chronicle
Houston Chronicle
her scrapbook
Credit: https://www.transadvocate.com/wp-content/uploads/571351474.040864.png
please press: www.houstonchronicle.com
ezs note: I remember the very last words in her scrapbook - '...and we vote'. Remember that in November.
ezs note: I remember the very last words in her scrapbook - '...and we vote'. Remember that in November.
Missouri - Gay Methodist woman makes 600-mile prayer journey before denomination vote on LGBTQ issues
Amy McRary
knox news.
knox news.
St. Louis, MO
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/FromLacledesLanding.JPG
please press: www.knoxnews.com
Labels:
Amy McRary,
before,
denomination vote,
gay,
LGBTQ issues,
Methodist,
prayer journey,
woman
Location:
St. Louis, MO, USA
lead story - Connecticut runners part of debate over transgender athletes
Pat Eaton-Robb
StarTribune
StarTribune
Cromwell, CT
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c2/CromwellCTseal.gif
please press: www.startribune.com
Labels:
Andraya Yearwood,
Connecticut,
Cromwell,
debate,
over,
part,
Pat Eaton-Robb,
runners,
transgender athletes
Location:
Cromwell, CT, USA
23 February 2019
Donald Trump - 'His criminal actions were bold': Prosecutors urge harsh sentence for Paul Manafort in court memo
Bart Jansen
USA Today
USA Today
Paul Manafort, 'mugging' for the camera
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/Manafort_Mug_Shot.jpg
please press: www.usatoday.com
ezs note: At the bottom of the article, there is also a 25 page (redacted in part) document of the prosecutor's version of the court memo.
Labels:
Bart Jansen,
bold,
court memo,
criminal actions,
harsh,
Paul Manafort,
prosecutors,
sentence,
urge
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
Cambodia - Village where 'love the same' is embraced
Tabitha Payne
Khmer Times
Khmer Times
Koh Province, Cambodia
(not necessarily Angkrong)
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/Koh_thonsay_beach.jpg
please press: www.khmertimeskh.com
civil rights - Trans woman killed in El Salvador after U.S. deportation, rights group says
Gwen Aviles
NBC News
NBC News
Santa Ana, El Salvador
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/Templo_tazumal.jpg
please press: www.nbcnews.com
Rhode Island - US Senator leading effort to overturn transgender military ban
Morgan Wright
wdtn.com
wdtn.com
Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI)
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/Senator_Jack_Reed_official_photo.jpg
please press: www.wdtn.com
lead story - India's Kumbh Mela festival features 1st ever transgender congregation
Press
CBC News
CBC News
Prayagraj, India
(formerly Allahabad)
Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw1_SYylUbE
please press: www.cbc.ca
22 February 2019
North Dakota - Grand Forks council shows support for antidiscrimination efforts
Emily Allen
Grand Forks Herald
Grand Forks Herald
Grand Forks, ND
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7d/Redrivergrandforkscairn.jpg
please press: www.grandforksherald.com
lead story - Transgender Deputy: Sex Surgery Not Covered by Health Plan
Press
US News & World Report
US News & World Report
Warner Robins, GA
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/Museum_of_Aviation_RAFB.JPG
please press: www.usnews.com
21 February 2019
Donald Trump - Mueller's Russia investigation: Trump's legal team braces for report, hasn't talked with special counsel in 'weeks'
Kevin Johnson
USA Today
USA Today
ezs note: Well, what have you been up to, Donald?
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1a/Dszpics1.jpg
please press: www.usatoday.com
Ukraine - Volunteer-driven website aims to revolutionize sex ed in Ukraine
Matthew Kupfer
Kyiv Post
Kyiv Post
Zelenodolsk, Ukraine
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/%D0%93%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B1-%D0%97%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA.jpg
please press: www.kyivpost.com
civil rights - How to Fight the Latest Attempts to Erase ‘Transgender’
Alex Myers
The Good Men Project
The Good Men Project
(alternate)
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/TransPrideFlagSF.png
please press: goodmenproject.com
New Hampshire - Pappas Knocks Court Decision on Transgender Restrictions for U.S. Service Members
Press
NHPR
NHPR
Chris Pappas (D-NH)
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/Chris_Pappas%2C_official_portrait%2C_116th_Congress.jpg
please press: www.nhpr.org
lead story - Virginia district split over ending transgender bathroom ban
Ben Finley
fredericksburg.com
fredericksburg.com
Abingdon, VA
(part of Gloucester County)
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/Abingdon_Episcopal_Church.JPG
please press: www.fredericksburg.com
Labels:
bathroom ban,
Ben Finley,
boys' bathrooms,
citations,
district,
ending,
split,
transgender,
Virginia
Location:
Abingdon, VA, USA
Donald Trump - AP source: FBI had backup plan to save Russia probe evidence
Eric Tucker/AP
The Free Press
The Free Press
Credit: https://www.lm-va.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Whats-your-back-up-Plan.jpg
please press: www.mankatofreepress.com
Labels:
AP source,
backup plan,
Donald Trump,
Eric Tucker,
evidence,
FBI,
Russia probe,
save,
senior officials
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
20 February 2019
lead story - LGBT group drops Martina Navratilova over transgender comments
Press
The Guardian
The Guardian
Martina Navratilova
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/Navratilova-PragueOpen2006-05_cropped.jpg
please press: www.theguardian.com
interview with NYT Maggie Haberman
Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNn0dprcS5Y
Labels:
interview,
Maggie Haberman,
New York Times
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
19 February 2019
Donald Trump - Intimidation, Pressure and Humiliation: Inside Trump’s Two-Year War on the Investigations Encircling Him
Mark Mazzetti, Maggie Haberman, Nicholas Fandos, Michael S. Schmidt
The New York Times
The New York Times
Credit: https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/071/629/512.jpg
please press: www.nytimes.com
Labels:
Donald Trump,
encircling,
him,
humiliation,
inside,
intimidation,
investigations,
Maggie Haberman,
Mark Mazzetti,
Michael S. Schmidt,
Nicholas Fandos,
pressure,
two-year war
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
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