lead story - HRC Mourns Dominique Jackson, Black Trans Woman Killed in Mississippi

Madeleine Roberts

HRC

Jackson, MS

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please press:  www.hrc.org

ezs note: Jackson city/ Hinds, Madison, Rankin counties - if you have any information regarding the murder of Dominique Jackson, please contact Jackson police at 601-960-1217. Thanks.

Joe Biden - Why Republicans won’t agree to Biden’s big plans and why he should ignore them

Robert Reich

The Guardian

Robert Reich

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please press:  www.theguardian.com

Publix heiress paid for Trump rally preceding Capitol riots, WSJ reports ***BOYCOTT PUBLIX***

 

Publix store

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please press:  www.tampabay.com

ezs note:  After what Publix tried to do to our Capitol, DON'T GIVE THEM A F***ING DIME.  Please, if you know anyone who lives in the following states, let them know.

states with Publix stores:  Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky

North Dakota - Stand with North Dakota's transgender youth

Kevin R. Tengesdal

Williston Herald

 Williston, ND

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please press:  www.willistonherald.com

lead story - States challenge Biden on rights for transgender students

Bianca Quilantan

Politico

Boise, ID

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please press:  www.politico.com

CDC - CDC says travelers must wear masks on all forms of public transportation

Madeleine Holcombe, Jason Hanna

CNN

CDC

Atlanta, GA

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please press:  www.cnn.com

ezs note:  Yeah, it's a bit of a pain, but it's a little better than croaking.  WEAR YOUR MASK!

Tennessee - Discrimination Against LGBT People Grows in Tennessee

Peter Minkoff

Out And About Nashville

Jackson, TN

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please press:  outandaboutnashville.com

lead story - Army chaplain under investigation for calling transgender soldiers 'mentally unfit' to serve

Wilson Wong

NBC News

Killeen, TX

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please press:  www.nbcnews.com

Joe Biden - Biden Refusing to Give Marjorie Taylor Greene the Attention She Craves

Sam Brodey, Scott Bixby

The Daily Beast

Marjorie Taylor Greene

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please press:  www.thedailybeast.com

 

AMEN!!!

I really don't care whether you are a believer or not.  Pastor Gino Jennings RIPS 'prophetess' Paula White a new one - as well as the morons who believe in Trump. This is hilarious and TRUE.

 Credit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDM-bdxt2jo

EU - European Human Rights Court Fines Romania For Transgender Rights Violations

Press

RFE/RL

Bucharest, Romania

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please press:  www.rferl.org

Kentucky - With Transgender Military Ban Lifted, Kentucky Native Eager to Enlist

Adam K. Raymond

Spectrum News

Glasgow, KY

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please press:  spectrumnews1.com

lead story - With ban lifted, transgender service members free to figure out what comes next

Jo Yurcaba

NBC News

Fort Bliss, TX

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please press:  www.nbcnews.com

Joe Biden - Fact Check: Did Joe Biden Set Modern Record For Executive Orders in His First Week?

Darragh Roche

Newsweek

World record!

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please press:  www.newsweek.com

Massachusetts - 'It's still hard to think about' : Jacob Lemay shares what living under Trump has felt like for transgender youth

Dialynn Dwyer

Boston.com

Boston, MA

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please press:  www.boston.com

lead story - Biden lifts Pentagon's ban on transgender people serving in military

Luis Martinez

ABC News

cold weather training

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please press:  abcnews.go.com

Joe Biden - Biden attends first Sunday Mass as President

Arlette Saenz, Allie Malloy, Jasmine Wright, Chandelis Duster

CNN

Holy Trinity Catholic Church

Washington DC

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please press: www.cnn.com

India - Standing on a precipice: A peep into the plight of Northeast India's transgender community

Pritisha Borthakur

EastMojo.com

Kohima, India

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please press:  www.eastmojo.com

Maine - OUT Maine releases free guidebook ‘Best practices for LGBTQ+ inclusive youth programming’

Press

Bangor Daily News

Bangor, ME

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please press:  bangordailynews.com

lead story - Biden Moves to Reverse DeVos on Transgender Students’ Treatment

Andrew Kreighbaum

Bloomberg Government

Department of Education

Washington DC

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please press:  about.bgov.com

Joe Biden - Here are the executive actions Biden will take this week

Brett Samuels

The Hill

Climate

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please press:  thehill.com

India - Transgenders To Collect Parking Fees In Bhubaneshwar

ANI

Business World

Bhubaneshwar, India

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New York - New York Democrats finally ready to repeal ‘walking while trans’ loitering law

Denis Slattery

New York Daily News

Yonkers, NY

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lead story - Pennsylvania state representative mocks Dr. Rachel Levine on Facebook, apologizes

AP

ABC 6

Ford City, PA

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please press:  6abc.com

Joe Biden - Psaki announces new White House effort to combat domestic extremism in wake of Capitol riot

Brittany Shepherd

Yahoo! News

Press Secretary Jen Psaki

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please press:  news.yahoo.com

Australia - Margaret Court's Order of Australia award sparks anger

Press

BBC News

Perth, Australia

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please press:  www.bbc.com

Colorado - Transgender pastor from Colorado takes part in the Inaugural Prayer Ceremony

Deborah Takahara

FOX 31

Longmont, CO

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please press:  kdvr.com

lead story - Biden order may mean trouble for Idaho transgender sports law

Sally Krutig

Post Register

Arco, ID

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please press:  www.postregister.com

Joe Biden - Biden wants to remove this controversial word from US laws

Catherine E. Shoichet

CNN 

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please press:  www.cnn.com

New Hampshire - BOSC Policy Committee recommends new transgender policy

Andrew Sylvia

Manchester Ink Link

Manchester, NH

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please press:  manchesterinklink.com

lead story - Biden issues executive order expanding LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections

Jo Yurcaba

NBC News

Elementary classroom

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please press:  www.nbcnews.com

Joe Biden - 'Welcome Back America': Newspapers around the world react to Biden's inauguration

Rob Picheta

CNN Business

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please press:  www.cnn.com

Maryland - Maryland bill would ease requirements for trans people to legally change their name

Bil Browning

LGBTQ Nation

Elkton, MD

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please press:  www.lgbtqnation.com

lead story - Biden to reverse transgender military ban imminently, White House says

Jo Yurcaba

NBC News

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please press:  www.nbcnews.com

Joe Biden - Joe Biden is now president, but Trump has changed the US for a generation

Martin Kettle

The Guardian

Aerial view of Capitol

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please press:  www.theguardian.com

DING DONG, THE WITCH IS DEAD! (live coverage of Pres. Joe Biden inaugural speech)

 

Credit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwvbQR887W0

A Reporter’s Footage from Inside the Capitol Siege | The New Yorker (video)

 

Credit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=270F8s5TEKY

Nebraska - Bethel Church breaks away from U.C.C., citing left-leaning activism

Dan Swanson

News Channel Nebraska

Nebraska City, NE

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please press:  rivercountry.newschannelnebraska.com

ezs note:  Uh, try as I might, I don't find "don't be transgender' in the sayings of Jesus.  Ever.

lead story - Biden picks transgender physician Rachel Levine as assistant health secretary

Press

NBC News

Dr. Rachel Levine

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please press:  www.nbcnews.com

Donald Trump - Mitch McConnell: Capitol Hill mob was 'provoked' by Trump

Alex Rogers, Clare Foran

CNN

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-TN)

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please press:  www.cnn.com

New York - North Brooklyn Residents Plead With Gov. Cuomo To Keep Marsha P. Johnson State Park Open

Anna Conkling

Bklyner.

Brooklyn, NY (1900)

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lead story - Montana Republican targets transgender youth with 2 new bills

Dan Avery

NBC News

Kalispell, MT

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please press:  www.nbcnews.com

Donald Trump - Capitol rioter plotted to sell stolen Pelosi laptop to Russian intelligence

Tom Winter, Corky Siemaszko

NBC News

Moscow, Russia

FIS headquarters

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please press:  www.nbcnews.com

Delaware - LGBTQ Social Group In Delaware Brings Community Together

Press

TechnoCodex

Wilmington, DE

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lead story - For some transgender people, pandemic paves path to transition

Carol Leonetti Dannhauser

CT Mirror

South Windsor, CT

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please press:  ctmirror.org

Joe Biden - Washington, D.C., locks down as inauguration events kick off

Sarah Baldwin, Audrey McNamara, Caroline Linton

CBS News

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please press:  www.cbsnews.com

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

Jenna West

Sports Illustrated

 

Boise, ID

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please press:  www.si.com

lead story - Judge: Alabama transgender license policy unconstitutional

Kim Chandler

ABC News

Montgomery, AL

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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!

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please press:  www.cnn.com

NOTE - "American Reckoning", PBS

 Credit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7-iEx3yOsw

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