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06 June 2020
Donald Trump - Flash bangs and fury: Behind the fortress walls in a defining week for Trump and the country
Kevin Liptak, Kaitlan Collins
CNN
CNN
video credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAH7ZUUzH9g
please press: www.cnn.com
05 June 2020
lead story - 'No criminality' found in the death of transgender inmate on Rikers Island: Prosecutor
Christine Carrega
ABC News
ABC News
Rikers Island
please press: abcnews.go.com
ezs note: Gee, here's a nifty idea: No more solitary confinement. EVER.
Donald Trump - Poll: Two-Thirds Think Trump Made Racial Tensions Worse After Floyd Was Killed
Labels:
after,
Domenico Montanaro,
Donald Trump,
George Floyd,
killed,
made,
poll,
racial tensions,
think,
two-thirds,
worse
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
04 June 2020
Donald Trump - Trump’s Bible photo op splits white evangelical loyalists into two camps
Matthew Teague
The Guardian
The Guardian
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/53/Large_swing_set%2C_City_Park_%28Griffin%29.JPG
please press: www.theguardian.com
Labels:
Bible,
Donald Trump,
evangelical loyalists,
Matthew Teague,
photo op,
splits,
two camps,
white
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
03 June 2020
Michigan - Transgender Michigan Helpline Continues to Take Calls Amid Pandemic
lead story - A Black Trans Woman Named Iyanna Dior Was Beaten by a Mob In Minneapolis
E.J. Dickson
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Minneapolis, MN
please press: www.rollingstone.com
ezs note While the murder of George Floyd is taking the lion's share of attention (and VERY deserving), Iyanna Dior's brutal attack deserves our attention too.
Labels:
beaten,
Black,
E.J. Dickson,
Iyanna Dior,
Minneapolis,
mob,
named,
nationwide calls,
Trans woman,
viral footage
Location:
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Donald Trump - James Mattis Denounces President Trump, Describes Him as a Threat to the Constitution
Labels:
constitution,
denounces,
describes,
Donald Trump,
him,
James Mattis,
Jeffrey Goldberg,
president,
threat
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
02 June 2020
Hawaii - Why Donald Trump can't grasp this moment
lead story - Judge: Idaho Still Cannot Automatically Bar Transgender People Changing Birth Certificates
Labels:
automatically,
bar,
birth certificates,
cannot,
changing,
Idaho,
James Dawson,
judge,
transgender people
Location:
Boise, ID, USA
Donald Trump - George W. Bush on George Floyd protests: 'It is time for America to examine our tragic failures'
Labels:
America,
Devan Cole,
Donald Trump,
examine,
George Floyd,
George W. Bush,
protests,
time,
tragic failures
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
New Hampshire - Pro-LGBT advocacy group Human Rights Campaign endorses Pappas, Shaheen for reelection
01 June 2020
lead story - Bills seek to limit puberty blockers, other medical treatment for transgender youth
Labels:
bills,
Gabrielle Zabat,
limit,
medical treatment,
other,
puberty blockers,
seek,
Transgender Youth
Location:
Tucson, AZ, USA
Donald Trump - Live Updates on George Floyd Protests: Asphyxia Caused Floyd’s Death, Private Autopsy Finds (multiple stories)
Labels:
asphyxia,
autopsy,
caused,
death,
Donald Trump,
finds,
George Floyd,
live,
private,
protests,
updates
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
30 May 2020
civil rights - HRC Mourns Tony McDade, Black Trans Man Killed in Florida
Elliott Kozuch
HRC
HRC
Tallahassee, FL
please press: www.hrc.org
ezs note: If you have any information regarding the murder of Tony McDade, please call the Tallahassee Police Department at 850-606-5800. Thanks.
Labels:
Black,
Elliott Kozuch,
Florida,
HRC,
killed,
mourns,
Tony McDade,
trans man
Location:
Tallahassee, FL, USA
Indiana - REVIEW: Kim Petras’ latest single is the summer bop we need in quarantine
Labels:
anxiety,
depression,
Jaden Amos,
Kim Petras,
latest single,
need,
quarantine,
raining,
summer bop
Location:
Bloomington, IN, USA
lead story - J.K. Rowling threatens legal action against Coquitlam transgender activist over tweets
Donald Trump - Policing in the US is not about enforcing law. It’s about enforcing white supremacy
Paul Butler
The Guardian
The Guardian
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/Ku_Klux_Klan_ceremony_in_London%2C_Ontario.jpg
please press: www.theguardian.com
Labels:
about,
enforcing,
George Floyd,
law,
opposite systems,
Paul Butler,
policing,
US,
white supremacy
Location:
Minneapolis, MN, USA
29 May 2020
Donald Trump - 'Trump knows nothing of Minneapolis': mayor hits back at president's tweets
Laura Aratani
The Guardian
The Guardian
ezs note: Trump's "solution" to everything
please press: www.theguardian.com
Labels:
Donald Trump,
hits back,
knows nothing,
Laura Aratani,
mayor,
Minneapolis,
president,
tweets
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
28 May 2020
Arizona - The brave lives of transgender students
lead story - 7 transgender musicians changing the music industry
Donald Trump - Stung By Twitter, Trump Signs Executive Order To Weaken Social Media Companies
Labels:
Bobby Allyn,
companies,
Donald Trump,
executive order,
signs,
social media,
stung,
Twitter,
weaken
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
Ascension of Baha'u'llah
Labels:
ascension,
Baha'u'llah
Location:
Acre, Israel
27 May 2020
civil rights - Transgender funeral director's widow takes over SCOTUS Title VII case
Labels:
case,
Daniel Wiessner,
Donna Stephens,
funeral director,
SCOTUS,
takes over,
Title VII,
transgender,
widow
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
Arkansas - A big loss for LGBTQ kids: Closure of Lucie’s Place
Labels:
big loss,
closure,
Ginny Monk,
Kat Stromquist,
LGBTQ kids,
Lucie’s Place,
Max Brantley
Location:
Little Rock, AR, USA
lead story - Anti-transgender bill advances in Tennessee as lawmakers return to work
Labels:
advances,
anti-transgender,
bill,
Kimberlee Kruesi,
lawmakers,
return,
Tennessee,
work
Location:
Paris, TN 38242, USA
Donald Trump - Trump news - live: President arrives in Florida to watch Nasa SpaceX rocket launch as US coronavirus death tolls 'hits 100,000'
Joe Sommerlad, Danielle Zoellner
Independent
Independent
ezs note: Sorry for the delay - now it's 100,940 dead.
(courtesy ncov2019.live)
please press: www.independent.co.uk
Labels:
100000,
arrives,
coronavirus. death tolls,
Danielle Zoellner,
Donald Trump,
Florida,
Joe Sommerlad,
live,
Nasa SpaceX,
news,
president,
rocket launch,
US,
watch
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
26 May 2020
civil rights - Virginia school board defends transgender bathroom ban
Kentucky - ‘Lie down with dogs, wake up with fleas.’ Ky GOP has only itself to blame for effigy disgrace.
Location:
Harrodsburg, KY 40330, USA
lead story - High Point BOE approves transgender policy
notice
On May 26, 2020, at 8:20 pm, Covid-19 (coronavirus) topped 100,000 deaths. (100,120) This is more than topped the ENTIRE Vietnam War. It took a little more than four months. 100,000 deaths.
Donald Trump - Tech Writer Calls For Twitter To Remove Trump Tweets
Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski
MSNBC
MSNBC
video credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTaMJz3vLx4
ezs note: If you would still even consider voting for this vile, evil, cretin of a 'man', perhaps you should be locked up in a psych ward. Please, see this important, utterly sickening blog.
Labels:
calls,
Donald Trump,
Joe Scarborough,
Mika Brzezinski,
remove,
tech writer,
tweets,
Twitter
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
25 May 2020
civil rights - New Florida policy aids transgender students doing distance learning amid coronavirus
Minnesota - How COVID-19 could exacerbate inequalities in Minnesota’s workforce
Walker Orenstein
MinnPost
MinnPost
North Minneapolis, MN (section of Minneapolis proper)
please press: www.minnpost.com
lead story - Marie Cau: First transgender mayor elected in France
Donald Trump - Donald Trump, the Most Unmanly President
24 May 2020
Wyoming - Pandemic Exacerbates Disparities For LGBTQ Wyomingites Without Support Or Legal Protections
lead story - Manipur to set up dedicated quarantine centre for transgender community
Donald Trump - 2020 election: Trump falsely claims 'thousands' of forgeries on mail-in ballots, despite his own commission not finding a single case of fraud
Labels:
2020 election,
despite,
Donald Trump,
falsely claims,
finding,
forgeries,
fraud,
Griffin Connoly,
mail-in ballots,
own commission,
single case,
thousands
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
23 May 2020
civil rights - Everything you need to know about the argument over trans rights
Labels:
about,
argument,
cultural divides,
David Levesley,
everything,
need to know,
trans rights,
transness
Location:
London, UK
Idaho - Idaho student leaders denounce anti-transgender laws
Chad Sokol
The Spokesman-Review
The Spokesman-Review
University of Idaho
Moscow, ID
please press: www.spokesman.com
ezs note: Hmmm... maybe the students should give their state representatives a run for their money...
lead story - Virus pushes Pakistan's transgender dancers out of their homes
Donald Trump - Donald Trump press secretary inadvertently reveals president's bank details
Melissa Davey
The Guardian
The Guardian
Credit: http://perfusiontheory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Ron-Stetzer-OOPS-Perfusion-Cartoon.jpg
please press: www.theguardian.com
22 May 2020
civil rights - Larsen: Elliott-Larsen was meant to include everyone, I know because I wrote it
Labels:
because,
Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act,
everyone,
include,
know,
meant,
Mel Larsen,
wrote
Location:
Lansing, MI, USA
Delaware - Karissa Sanbonmatsu: What Can Epigenetics Tell Us About Sex And Gender?
lead story - Eleven transgender inmates sexually assaulted in male prisons last year
Donald Trump - Trump’s Inaccurate Claims on Hydroxychloroquine
Linda Qiu
The New York Times
ezs note: Well, 'Doctor' Trump says it's good, so it must be good!
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/Clark_Stanley%27s_Snake_Oil_Liniment.png
please press: www.nytimes.com
New Jersey - Higher Court Overturns Judge's Order Requiring Transgender Bias Training For Jersey City Police
21 May 2020
lead story - U.S. Supreme Court rebuffs bid to halt Idaho transgender inmate's surgery
Labels:
bid,
halt,
Idaho,
inmate,
rebuffs,
sex reassignment surgery,
surgery,
transgender,
U.S. Supreme Court
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
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