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18 September 2020
Donald Trump - Trump under fire for 'shocking' Covid failures as ex-adviser turns against him
Martin Pengelly, Mario Koran, Tom McCarthy
The Guardian
"I don't like shaking hands with people, I don't have to shake hands with these disgusting people. (italics mine)
Donald Trump
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17 September 2020
Alaska - 'Tell Me Why': Video game features transgender lead character
Cynthia Silva
NBC News
Alaska
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lead story - Video reviewed of police shooting of transgender woman
Tom Rader
69 News
Reading, PA
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Donald Trump - Donald Trump accused of sexual assault by former model Amy Dorris
Lucy Osborne
The Guardian
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16 September 2020
Tennessee - Pastor threatens school with lawsuit after daughter sent home for homophobic T-shirt
Rhuaridh Marr
MetroWeekly
Livingston, TN
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Delaware - Sarah McBride poised to become U.S.'s first transgender state senator
Press
NBC News
Claymont, DE
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Donald Trump - Fox News Host Grills Kayleigh McEnany on Trump’s Disastrous ABC Town Hall ‘AGAINST THE SCIENCE’
Matt Wilstein
Daily Beast
Slowly they turn...
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15 September 2020
Arizona - Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel Blasted For Trans Joke
Erasmus Baxter
Phoenix New Times
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Phoenix, AZ (1940s)
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lead story - Communication Professor Awarded Grant to Study Transgender Suicide History
Press
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
University of Arkansas
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Donald Trump - Trump ad asks people to support the troops. But it uses a picture of Russian jets.
Daniel Lippman, Bryan Bender
CNN
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14 September 2020
What I believe...
The Asiatic continent, the cradle of the principal religions of mankind; the home of so many of the oldest and mightiest civilizations which have flourished on this planet; the crossways of so many kindreds and races; the battleground of so many peoples and nations; above whose horizon, in modern times, the suns of two independent Revelations--the promise and consummation of a six thousand-year-old religious Cycle--have successively arisen; where the Authors of both of these Revelations suffered banishment and died; within whose confines the Centre of a divinely-appointed Covenant was born, endured a forty-year incarceration and passed away; on whose Western extremity the Qiblih of the Bahá'à world has been definitely established; in whose heart the City proclaimed by Bahá'u'lláh as the "Mother of the World" is enshrined; within whose borders another City regarded as the "cynosure of an adoring world" and the scene of the greatest and most glorious Revelation the world has witnessed is embosomed; on whose soil so many saints, heroes and martyrs, associated with both of these Revelations, have lived, struggled and died--such a continent, so privileged among its sister continents and yet so long and so sadly tormented, now stands, at the hour of the launching of a world-encompassing Crusade, on the threshold of an era that may well recall, in its glory and ultimate repercussions, the great periods of spiritual revival which, from the dawn of recorded history have, at various stages in the revelation of God's purpose for mankind, illuminated the path of the human race. (Shoghi Effendi)
Kansas - Kansas commission adds LGBT nondiscrimination protections
Heather Hollingsworth
AP
Mission, KS (not printed, extreme upper)
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lead story - Arrest made in connection to murder of transgender woman, LGBT activist
Fernie Ortiz
KTSM.com
Chihuahua City, Mexico
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Donald Trump - Trump baselessly questions climate science during California wildfire briefing
Maegan Vazquez
CNN
Our leader, Donald Trump
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13 September 2020
Philippines - Filipino (sic) transgender wins online pageant
Press
manilastandard.net
Hawai'i - HawaiÊ»i wahine among ‘Women of the Century’ in national publication
Press
University of Hawai'i Press
Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu
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lead story - Transgender anarchist wins GOP nomination for sheriff in Cheshire County
Damien Fisher
New Hampshire Union-Leader
Keene, NH (seat of Cheshire County)
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Donald Trump - Mary Trump says president's 'desperation' led him to accuse Biden of drug use
Alexis Benveniste
CNN
Desperation (novel)
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12 September 2020
lead story - Fracture risk in transgender women after gender-confirming surgery
Bob Kronemyer
Contemporary OB/GYN
Fracture
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ezs note: The best place to start is to check with your doctor about whether you are getting enough calcium in your diet. If not, she/he will recommend a supplement. It's better the sooner you do it!
Donald Trump - ‘A huge risk’: Trump’s allies can’t sway him on mail-in voting
Anita' Kumar
Politico
Risk game
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11 September 2020
Donald Trump - Trump twists history of Churchill and FDR to cover up pandemic denialism
Stephen Collinson
CNN
Winston Churchill
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What I believe...
His Holiness Christ says: Travel ye to the East and to the West of the world and summon the people to the Kingdom of God. Hence the mercy of God must encompass all humanity. Therefore do ye not think it permissible to leave that region deprived of the breezes of the Morn of Guidance. Consequently, strive as far as ye are able to send to those parts fluent speakers, who are detached from aught else save God, attracted with the fragrances of God, and sanctified and purified from all desires and temptations. Their sustenance and food must consist of the teachings of God. First they must themselves live in accordance with those principles, then guide the people. Perchance, God willing, the lights of the most great guidance may illumine that country and the breezes of the rose garden of the love of God may perfume the nostrils of the inhabitants of Alaska. Should ye become confirmed in thus rendering such a service, rest ye assured that ye shall crown your heads with the diadem of everlasting sovereignty, and at the threshold of oneness you will become the favored and accepted servants. (A?)
10 September 2020
North Dakota - Council faces ire for rainbow flag raising
Jill Schramm
Minot Daily News
lead story - 'Transgender Black Marxists' seek to overthrow U.S., Trump backer Michele Bachmann says
Sakshi Venkatraman, Brooke Sopelsa
NBC News
Michele Bachmann
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Donald Trump - Trump's historic dereliction of duty laid bare
Stephen Collinson
CNN\
ezs note: Donald's hair-raising event (again!)
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09 September 2020
Colorado - CSU updating systems to improve experiences for transgender and nonbinary students
Joe Giordano
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO
Colorado State University
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lead story - Canadian WNT player Rebecca Quinn comes out as transgender
Jason Owens
Yahoo! Sports
Donald Trump - 'Play it down': Trump admits to concealing the true threat of coronavirus in new Woodward book
Jamie Gangel
CNN
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08 September 2020
lead story - Temple senior’s thesis film shares transgender experience
The Temple News
Donald Trump - Trump visibly distressed over Atlantic story fallout from claims he disparaged the military
CNN
07 September 2020
Idaho - 6 eastern Idaho districts with competitive November races
Post-Register
Idaho Falls, ID
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ezs note: Idadoans - If you live in District 33 (Idaho Falls) you have a decent chance of unseating Barbara Ehardt (R). Now, wouldn't that be a pleasant surprise!
lead story - Transgender crisis hotline is flooded with calls every time Trump admin rules threaten LGBTQ community
KTLA5
Donald Trump - Trump reportedly took home $750,000 worth of art from the home of the US ambassador to France in 2018 after canceling a World War I cemetery visit
Business Insider
06 September 2020
Alabama - Parks, Rice, Ledbetter among 10 influential women from Alabama
The Gadsen Times
lead story - Mexico's Transgender Community in Fear After Second Murder
US News & World Report
Donald Trump - Trump says Department of Education will investigate use of 1619 Project in schools
CNN
05 September 2020
Kazakhstan - Fighting For Identity: Kazakh Laws Make Life Difficult For Transgender Community
RFE/RT
Maine - Downtown Bangor Partnership turns an ugly situation into something beautiful and prideful
NewsCenter Maine
lead story - Conservative group relea ses anti-transgender political ads in Michigan
NBC News
Donald Trump - Biden puts two feet in the ring as Trump wobbles
CNN
04 September 2020
Maryland - After life sentence overturned, guilty plea in Md. transgender murder case
WTOP
lead story - Star Trek introduces first non-binary and transgender characters
Sky News
Donald Trump - What Will You Do if Trump Doesn’t Leave?
The New York Times
03 September 2020
lead story - U.S. Marine Who Killed Transgender Woman in Philippines Is Ordered Released
The New York Times
Donald Trump - Donald Trump accidentally revealed something very important in a tweet
CNN
02 September 2020
Donald Trump - Mike Pence's laughable response to questions about Trump's Walter Reed visit
CNN
01 September 2020
lead story - Transgender Woman Found Dead in Sand at NYC Beach, Police Say
NBC News
Donald Trump - How Jim Gaffigan's profanity-laced tirade could hurt Trump
CNN