17 January 2021

16 January 2021

Idaho - Billie Jean King, Megan Rapinoe and Candace Parker Support Brief Against Idaho Anti-Transgender Law

Jenna West

Sports Illustrated

 


Boise, ID


please press:  www.si.com

lead story - Judge: Alabama transgender license policy unconstitutional

Kim Chandler

ABC News


Montgomery, AL


please press:  abcnews.go.com

Donald Trump - As Trump leaves the stage, Republicans grapple with new conspiracy caucus

Michael Warren

CNN


Eeeek! It's a conspiracy!


please press:  www.cnn.com


15 January 2021

NOTE - "American Reckoning", PBS



ezs note:  "American Reckoning" will be shown at 9 pm Eastern Time. 

India - Gender Should Never Be A Barrier In Life: Transmodel Archie Singh

Arshi Khanam

Outlook


Itangar, India


please press:  www.outlookindia.com


Florida - Trump Judges Distort Precedent to Rule Against Transgender Inmate in Florida: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears

Paul Gordon

People For The American Way


Panama City, FL


please press:  www.pfaw.org

lead story - Body of missing transgender woman, 37, found in SUV on Detroit's west side

Miriam Marini

Detroit Free Press


 Detroit, MI


please press:  www.freep.com

ezs note:  Detroiters - if you have any information on the murder of Natasha Kieanna, please contact the Detroit police at 313-596-5840.  Thanks.

Joe Biden - Biden wrests control of Trump's spotlight and makes first big bet of presidency

Stephen Collinson, Maeve Reston

CNN


Hint - it ain't on Trump.


please press:  www.cnn.com


14 January 2021

Washington (state) - WSU announces Visiting Writers Schedule for Spring 2021

Staff

WSU Insider


Pullman, WA


please press:  news.wsu.edu



lead story - Transgender man fatally shot in Puerto Rico

Dan Avery 

NBC News


Trujillo Alto, PR
(section of San Juan)


please press:  www.nbcnews.com

ezs note:  Samuel Edmund Damián Valentin is the latest transgender man to be murdered.  If you  have any information, please contact the San Juan police department at 956-223-2400. Thanks. 

Nota de ezs: Samuel Edmund Damián Valentin es el último hombre transgénero asesinado. Si tiene alguna información, comuníquese con el departamento de policía de San Juan al 956-223-2400. Gracias.

Donald Trump - Trump Struggles to Find Lawyers as Impeachment Trial Nears

Tom Schoenberg, Jennifer Jacobs, Jordan Fabian

Bloomberg


law office


please press:  www.bloomberg.com


13 January 2021

IMPEACHMENT, AGAIN

 



ezs note:  To see the final vote, go to 6:52:04.  Thanks.

Pennsylvania - Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania now offers hormone therapy for transgender and non-binary patients

Amanda Waltz

Pittsburgh City Paper


Pittsburgh, PA


please press:  www.pghcitypaper.com


lead story - HRC Mourns Tyianna Alexander, Black Transgender Woman Killed in Chicago

Madeleine Roberts

HRC


Chicago, IL


please press:  www.hrc.org

ezs note: Chicagoans -  it may be a coincidence, but two transgender women have been killed in less than a month.  Tyianna Alexander and Courtney "Eshay" Key were the victims.  If you have any information on the perpetrator(s), contact the Chicago police at 312-746-6000. Thanks.

Donald Trump - Trump's 5-year campaign of lies led to the Capitol attack. And we just let it happen.

Cindy L. Otis

USA Today


Uh... we told ya so...


please press:  www.usatoday.com

12 January 2021

UK - British trans clinic appeals puberty blockers judgment

Rachel Savage

Thomson Reuters Foundation News


London, UK


please press:  news.trust.org

Michigan - Prosecutors won't proceed with charges against Michigan woman arrested during Capitol insurrection

Riley Beggin

The Detroit News


Grand Rapids, MI


please press:  www.detroitnews.com

ezs note:  Leslie - you do have all your marbles together, don't you?  Just sayin'...



lead story - Sydney women-only ocean pool under fire over transgender policy

Helen Sullivan

The Guardian


 Sydney, Australia


please press:  www.theguardian.com

Donald Trump - Early warning signs emerge for GOP after US Capitol riots

Mark Levy, Thomas Beaumont, Nicholas Riccardi

AP


A "friendly" little meet-up


please press:  apnews.com

11 January 2021

FLASH - Armed protests being planned at all 50 state capitols, FBI bulletin says

Aaron Katersky, Celia Darrough

ABC News


Connecticut State Capitol


please press:  abcnews.go.com

Alabama - Alabama lawmakers again seek to ban transgender treatments for minors

Mike Cason

AL.com


Troy, AL


please press:  www.al.com


lead story - How transgender protection laws differ by state

Alexander Raeburn

Napa Valley Register


Napa, CA


please press:  napavalleyregister.com

Donald Trump - House Democrats plan to vote Wednesday to impeach Trump

Jeremy Herb, Manu Raju, Lauren Fox, Phil Mattingly

CNN



please press:  www.cnn.com

10 January 2021

ATTENTION

The following raw footage of the breach of the Capitol is over 6 hours long.  It is courtesy of globalnews.ca.  As I've said, the footage is raw, so you might only get a glimpse of someone.  If you're really lucky though, the FBI or Capitol police might find this very helpful.  If you're certain,     TURN THEM IN.  Thanks.


World - Activists around the world react to Capitol siege

Michael K. Lavers

Los Angeles Blade


The Earth


please press:  www.losangelesblade.com


Iowa - Iowa Safe Schools will work to ban conversion therapy in new lawmaking session

Zach Sommers

We Are Iowa


Des Moines, IA (1907)


please press:  www.weareiowa.com

ezs note:  No matter where you are in Iowa, it helps if you call your state Congressperson and tell her/him that you support  banning "conversion therapy".  Thanks.

lead story - Advocacy Group, Lawmakers Team Up to Support Transgender Chicagoans

Blair Paddock

WTTW


Chicago, IL


please press:  news.wttw.com


Mike Pence - Pence has not ruled out 25th Amendment, source says

Jim Acosta, Pamela Brown

CNN


Vice President's residence


please press:  www.cnn.com

09 January 2021

An Air Force Combat Veteran Breached the Senate

Ronan Farrow

The New Yorker

J
Larry Rendall Brock Jr.
Turn him in to the police.


please press:  www.newyorker.com

New Mexico - Victor Reyes, Top Aide To Governor, Launches Campaign For U.S. Congress

Press

Los Alamos Reporter


Estancia, NM 
(part of 1st Congressional District)


please press:  losalamosreporter.com

lead story - Trump Jr. Incited Capitol Mob With Anti-Transgender Rant

Trudy Ring

The Advocate


Washington DC


please press:  www.advocate.com


Donald Trump - DOJ announces charges against man carrying Pelosi's podium and others in US Capitol riot

Evan Perez, Katelyn Polantz

CNN


A fitting look


please press:  www.cnn.com


TRAITORS

These are the names of the 147 cretins who did their best to upend the legal President of the United States, Joe Biden.  If you, or someone you know live in these areas, perhaps it would be best to oust them in 2022. Go to house.gov to find out if you live there.


08 January 2021

Virginia - Transgender Homeless People Struggle to Find Shelter in Richmond. This Bill Would Help.

Arianna Coghill

Dogwood


Richmond, VA

please press:  vadogwood.com

lead story - First-ever Jamaica transgender strategy looks beyond health

Press

Mirage


Kingston, Jamaica


please press:  www.miragenews.com

Donald Trump - Former Trump communications director says President lied about 2020 election and should consider resigning

Veronica  Stracqualursi

CNN


Rats jumping a sinking ship...


please press:  www.cnn.com

ezs note:  Uh, nice thought, Alyssa, but he's not coming out early. It takes an act of Congress.

07 January 2021

lead story - BRPD asking for information about deadly shooting of transgender woman last summer

Michael Scheidt

BRPROUD


 Baton Rouge, LA


please press:  www.brproud.com

ezs note:  Baton Rouge residents - if you have any information about the murder of Queasha Hardy, please call the BRPD at 225-344-STOP.  Thanks.

Donald Trump - Calls grow in Congress for Trump to be removed by impeachment or the 25th Amendment

Clare Foran

CNN


IMPEACH. NOW.


please press:  www.cnn.com


A NOTE

Before working on this blog, I contacted Rep. John Larson and told his caller that the cretins that stormed the Capitol yesterday should be punished to the FULLEST extent of the law.  I hope you will do the same.  Please contact house.gov and follow the instructions to find out who your Representative is. Thanks.

06 January 2021

Kansas - This Kansas Filmmaker Is Providing Opportunities For Other Transgender Creatives

Press

KCUR


La Crosse, KS


please press:  www.kcur.org

lead story - Fox News Cuts Away From Donald Trump Jr’s Comments on Trans Women

Lindsey Ellefson

thewrap.com





please press:  www.thewrap.com

Donald Trump - U.S. Capitol Locked Down As Trump Supporters Breach The Building

Elena Moore

NPR


US Capitol burned by British in 1814 


please press:  www.npr.org

ezs note :  This is a rapidly developing situation; police from Virginia and Maryland are surrounding the Capitol; and it is not clear whether the Joint Session will resume today.  For more information, please go to NBC News live.

Addendum:  Riot police are storming the Capitol now.

05 January 2021

Indonesia - Breaking the silence on gender identity in Asia Pacific

Stevie Emilia

The Jakarta Post


Jakarta, Indonesia


please press:  www.thejakartapost.com


Oklahoma - O'HANLON: Remembering some good things from 2020

Adrian O'Hanlon III

McAlester News-Capital


McAlester, OK


please press:  www.mcalesternews.com

lead story - Trans women retain athletic edge after a year of hormone therapy, study finds

Dan Avery

NBC News


Dora Ratjen


please press:  www.nbcnews.com



Joe Biden - Georgia deciding US Senate control in election’s final day

Steve Peoples, Bill Barrow, Russ Bynum

AP


Atlanta, GA

please press:  apnews.com

ezs note:  Georgia voters - VOTE!!!