26 September 2020

An open letter to State Senator Derek Slap and State House of Representatives Jillian Gilchrest

 


nation of Connecticut (if the worst happens)

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I am writing to you about a subject I would never have dreamed of. However, Donald Trump currently is our President.

Let us examine the upcoming 2020 race. More and more, Trump is not planning on winning the popular vote. He is not even planning on winning the Electoral College. Rather, he plans on winning by fiat and baldfaced lying.

It is late September, and much remains to occur. However, experience tells us that Trump consistently lies, in matters both small and large. If the worst happens, can we honestly give this cretin a pass? For me, the answer is clearly NO.

Once again, if the worst happens, I urge you to separate Connecticut from the rest of the states. I hope that, in time, the rest of the New England states will do likewise.
I hope that this never happens, and the United States will steer a just, more equitable course.
Sadly, Trump will not allow this to happen.
Emily Shorette


25 September 2020

Donald Trump - Donald Trump's plot against democracy could break America apart

 Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian


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24 September 2020

Kentucky - Louisville, Kentucky, has finally banned conversion therapy, but the practice is still legal in over half the US

Canela López

Insider


Louisville, KY

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lead story - Lawmakers push schools to consider transgender sports policy

 Stephen Groves

AP


Sioux Falls, SD

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Donald Trump - Trump booed as he pays respects to Ginsburg at court

 Kevin Liptak

CNN


Pollice Verso, Jean-Léon Géröme (1872)

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SPECIAL (continued) Frontline's extended interview with Mary Trump (video)

 


SPECIAL - Frontline: The Choice 2020

 


22 September 2020

Mississippi - ‘Safe, non-judgmental.’ Coast native opens 1st MS clinic dedicated to trans healthcare

Isabelle Taft

SunHerald



Hattiesburg, MS (1910 postcard)

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lead story - What does transgender mean and what does the law say? (UK)

Press

BBC


London, UK

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Donald Trump - Donald Trump seems to think he has already won the Nobel Peace Prize

Chris Cillizza

CNN


What Donald WON'T be getting

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18 September 2020

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg 1933 - 2020

 


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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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14 September 2020

What I believe...

 



ezs note:  I've given this some thought - no, a great deal of thought - but I've given a great deal of respect and admiration to Baha'u'llah (1817-1892).  I'll be ending this with a quote of Baha'u'llah, as well as His son, Abdu'l Baha, as well as Shoghi Effendi (among others).  If you wish to peruse the Writings more thoroughly, you can see http://bahai-library.com/. (Baha'i Library Online) 

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'í 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

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Manila, Philippines

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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...

 

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ezs note:  I've given this some thought - no, a great deal of thought - but I've given a great deal of respect and admiration to Baha'u'llah (1817-1892).  I'll be ending this with a quote of Baha'u'llah, as well as His son, Abdu'l Baha, as well as Shoghi Effendi (among others).  If you wish to peruse the Writings more thoroughly, you can see http://bahai-library.com/. (Baha'i Library Online) 

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


Minot, ND

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Minot residents:  Well, don't just sit there!  The next time a town/city meeting comes up, go and speak up. 



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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