Donald Trump - Ditching The Donald: Trump’s largest voter base is fleeing at an alarming rate

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The Ditch (2010)

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ezs note: It's really beginning to look promising, but if you haven't done so yet, VOTE  Put another shovel up Donald's ass!

Maine - Maine’s 1st openly trans person elected to office wants to keep Passamaquoddy culture ‘front and center’

Emily Burnham

Bangor Daily News

Indian Township, ME

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lead story - Tallahassee's Planned Parenthood offers support for transgender people

Tori Lynn Schneider

Tallahassee Democrat

Tallahassee, FL

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Donald Trump - The legal reckoning awaiting Donald Trump if he loses the election

Kara Scannell, Erica Orden

CNN

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Colorado - Colorado State University’s Artist-Curated Virtual Exhibition Series Features Renowned Photographer Jess T. Dugan

Steven Bonifazi

North Forty News

Colorado State University

Fort Collins, CO

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lead story - Biden tells mother of transgender daughter there should be "zero discrimination"

Caitlin O'Kane

CBS News

Joe Biden

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Donald Trump - Trump administration rejects California's disaster assistance request for wildfires

Sarah Moon, Paul LeBlanc

CNN

Yosemite National Park, California

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Arkansas - ACLU of Arkansas tell HUD that federally-funded shelters should not turn away transgender people

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Little Rock, AR

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lead story - Guilty plea in death of transgender woman leads to 35-year sentence for Jacksonville man

Dan Scanlan

First Coast News

Jacksonville, FL

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Donald Trump - Trump Is Suffering From Trump Derangement Syndrome

John F. Harris

Politico

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Washington (state) - Seahawks suspend Seattle radio host Dori Monson after transphobic tweet

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Qwest Field

Seattle, WA

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lead story - Transgender people who experience discrimination likelier to have poor mental health

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University of Waikato

Hamilton, New Zealand

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Donald Trump - Exclusive: Feds chased suspected foreign link to Trump's 2016 campaign cash for three years

Katelyn Polantz, Evan Perez, Jeremy Herb

CNN

 Fresco of Fatimid Caliph Al-Hakim (985-1021 CE)

Cairo, Egypt

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Kentucky - Mom celebrates son coming out as transgender with sweet photo shoot

 Nicole Pelletiere

Yahoo! news

Louisville, KY

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lead story - Transgender Woman Says Illinois Is Denying Her Unemployment Benefits Because Of Name Change

 Tara Molina

CBS News

Chicago, IL

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Donald Trump - "Nervous breakdown": President Trump attacks Fox News and Drudge Report in early morning tweet spree

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Uh, Donald, your marbles are over here...

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Colorado - Colorado lawmaker fights back against transphobic attack ad

 Saja Hindi

The Denver Post

Arvada, CO

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lead story - Transgender man's dream of joining U.S. military thwarted for now

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Paulo Batista

San Diego, CA (1915 booklet)

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Donald Trump - Trump's new pitch to voters: Blue states are 'going to hell'

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future nation of Connecticut

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ezs note:  Gee, Donald, you're right. We've been bad.  Kick us out.  Please.

North Dakota - No harm in flying Pride flag

 Barry Nelson

Minot Daily News

Minot, ND

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lead story - Transgender women in rugby union: Mixed reaction to World Rugby decision

Press

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Dublin, Ireland

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Donald Trump - Amateur hour at the Trump White House

John F. Harris, Daniel Lippman

Politico 

The White House

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Arkansas - Communication Professor Awarded Grant to Study Transgender Suicide History

Staff

University of Arkansas

'Tusk'

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lead story - Transgender Man Told to Identify as Female at Birth on Blood Donation Paperwork

 Jackie Bensen

4 Washington (NBC)

Sterling, VA

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Donald Trump - The Swamp That Trump Built

Nicholas Confessore, Karen Yourish, Steve Eder, Ben Protess, Maggie Haberman, Grace Ashford, Michael LaForgia, Kenneth P. Vogel, Michael Rothfeld, Larry Buchanan

The New York Times

The New York Times (1914)

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ezs note:  This is a gargantuan piece - but don't forget the hotlinks.

lead story - Trans rights advocate Monica Roberts wasn't feeling well before her death, family says

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Houston, TX

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Donald Trump - Trump Lashes Out at His Cabinet With Calls to Indict Political Rivals

 Peter Baker, Maggie Haberman

The New York Times

Donald Trump

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Ohio - A Look At Transgender Discrimination in Criminal Justice System and Beyond

Rachel Ross

ideastream

Cuyahoga County, OH

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lead story - Shreveport police investigate slaying of transgender woman

Staff

Shreveport Times

Shreveport, LA

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ezs note:  Shreveport residents/Caddo parish - Police are still on the lookout for the murderer of Brooklyn DeShauna Smith.  If you have any information, please call 318-673-6955. Thanks. 

Donald Trump - The New England Journal of Medicine has remained nonpartisan for more than 200 years — until now

 Gina Kolata

Chicago Tribune

January 1814 edition

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ezs note:  To see the entire article, please read HERE.

Kansas - Kansas' 3rd Congressional District: Davids and Adkins

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KSHB

Olathe, KS

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lead story - Killings of transgender Americans reach all-time high, rights group says

Dan Avery

NBC News

 Augusta, GA

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ezs note:  residents of Augusta, GA - As of now, Felycya Harris' killer is still at large.  If you have any information, please call  706-821-1000. Thanks.

Donald Trump - Subpoena for Trump tax returns heading back to Supreme Court after President dealt another setback

 Kara Scannell

CNN

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Arizona - The past and future of queer programs at the UA

 Katie Beaufort

The Daily Wildcat

salvaged USS Arizona bell

Tucson, AZ

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lead story - Friends, supporters call for justice after transgender woman brutally attacked in MacArthur Park

 Eileen Frere

Eyewitness News 7

MacArthur Park

Los Angeles, CA (Westlake section)

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Donald Trump - After Donald Trump's deranged balcony address, we're all gasping together

 Marina Hyde

The Guardian

probable Covid-19 outbreak

(Amy Coney Barrett's nomination announcement)

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Arkansas - GOP senators seek to ban transgender girls from female sports

 Dan Avery

NBC News

Dardanelle, AK

(Tom Cotton's birthplace)

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lead story - Books and movies keep creating transgender aggressors. But trans people are far more likely to be victims of violence

 Emma Reynolds

CNN

Yale University (1906)

New Haven, CT

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Donald Trump - Testing positive: Will Trump's presidency be a casualty of COVID-19?

 Douglas Kmiec

The Hill

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Colombia - Transgender Woman Killed at Army Checkpoint in Colombia, Prompting Outrage

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Bogotá, Colombia

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North Carolina - SPLC hate group map shows "Proud Boys" presence in NC

 Savannah Levins

WCNC

Proud Boys flag

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ezs note: North Carolinians - Although homophobia/transphobia is not mentioned specifically as a belief of the Proud Boys. these beliefs are more thoroughly mentioned in Wikipedia. You can find the Proud Boys article HERE.

lead story - 'This is about my safety': Trans Americans on November's high-stakes election

Elizabeth Kuhr

NBC News

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ezs note:  Register and vote... I DID!!!!!!

Donald Trump - Trump’s Covid Treatments Are Aimed at Preventing Severe Illness

 Gina Kolata, Apoorva Mandavilli

The New York Times

Walter Reed Medical Center

Bethesda, MD

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The Do's and Don'ts of Mail-in Voting (video)

 

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I voted early... DID YOU?????

 

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ezs note: When I filled out my ballot, I was very careful.  I filled out the bubble next to a candidate completely.  I signed and dated the inner envelope.  When your new name is not yet 'official', please use your legal name. In the outer envelope, write in the upper left-hand corner in BLOCK LETTERS your legal name, address, city or town, 2-letter state abbreviation, and ZIP code. Doing this might mean an extra five minutes... but it's worth it.  

Ohio - Phyllis Harris on LGBT rights in Northeast Ohio: 'I cannot say we have done enough'

 Jessica Miller, Maureen Kyle

WKYC

Cleveland, OH

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lead story - Lawsuit Challenges Alaska Medicaid Transgender Coverage

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US News & World Report

Anchorage, AK

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Donald Trump - Trump's campaign rocked by coronavirus one month before election

 Eric Bradner, Ryan Nobles

CNN

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Connecticut - AG Against Effort To Weaken Shelter Protections For Trans People

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Patch

Hartford, CT

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lead story - Belgium's new Deputy Prime Minister is Europe's most senior transgender politician

 Amy Goodyat, James Frater

CNN

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Ghent, Belgium

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