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01 October 2019
Georgia - Georgia university system agrees to cover transgender healthcare
lead story - Virginia teacher sues school after being fired for not using transgender student's pronouns
Minyvonne Burke
NBC News
NBC News
West Point, VA
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please press: www.nbcnews.com
Donald Trump - This 2016 map tweeted by Donald Trump is hugely misleading
Chris Cillizza
CNN
CNN
ezs note: Donald Trump's mapmakers, hard at work
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please press: www.cnn.com
please press: www.cnn.com
Labels:
2016,
Chris Cillizza,
Donald Trump,
Electoral College,
hugely,
map,
misleading,
second term,
tweeted
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
30 September 2019
South Dakota - The Oglala Sioux Tribe Passes Hate Crime Law Protecting its LGBTQ Citizens
Mary Annette Pember
Daily Yonder
Daily Yonder
Pine Ridge, SD
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please press: www.dailyyonder.com
lead story - Man charged in 'horrendous' attack on victim activists say is transgender
Labels:
activists,
attack,
charged,
Eric Shaun Bridges,
horrendous,
man,
transgender,
victim
Location:
Jacksonville, FL, USA
Donald Trump - GOP CONGRESSMAN SLAMS TRUMP FOR QUOTING PASTOR'S WARNING OF 'CIVIL WAR LIKE FRACTURE': 'BEYOND REPUGNANT'
Labels:
Adam Kinzinger,
beyond repugnant,
Christina Zhao,
Civil War*,
congressman,
Donald Trump,
fracture,
GOP,
pastor,
quoting,
Robert Jeffress,
slams
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
29 September 2019
civil rights - Activists Call For Protections, Policy Changes At First National Trans Visibility March In D.C.
Oregon - Transgender Discrimination
lead story - Transgender woman from Pakistan finds peace in Germany
Donald Trump - Trump-Supporting Lawyers diGenova and Toensing Teamed Up With Giuliani to Dig Up Ukraine Dirt on Biden: Report
Justin Baragona, Scott Bixby
Daily Beast
Daily Beast
ezs note: dirt, as found in the White House
please press: www.thedailybeast.com
Labels:
dig up,
Donald Trump,
Joe Biden,
Joe diGenova,
Justin Baragona,
lawyers,
Rudy Giuliani,
Scott Bixby,
supporting,
teamed up,
Ukraine dirt,
Victoria Toensing
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
28 September 2019
Iceland/US - Iceland's president wears rainbow bracelet during Pence visit, apparently to show support for LGBT
Bailey Vogt
The Washington Times
The Washington Times
ezs note: Yes... apparently so!
please press: www.washingtontimes.com
civil rights - Person of Interest Is Named in Killing of Transgender Woman in Florida
lead story - A viral fake news story linked trans health care to 'thousands' of deaths
Tim Fitzsimons
NBC News
NBC News
"War Of The Worlds" hoax (1938)
ezs note: Ahem, if you haven't figured it out by now, LifeSiteNews is a HOAX.
please press: www.nbcnews.com
Labels:
deaths,
fake news,
hoax,
LifeSiteNews,
linked,
story,
thousands,
Tim Fitzsimons,
trans health care,
viral
Location:
New York, NY, USA
Donald Trump - Trump blasts 'savages' — Ocasio-Cortez, three other women of color, Schiff, Nadler
Labels:
Adam Schiff,
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez,
Ayanna Pressley,
blasts,
Donald Trump,
Ilhan Omar,
Jerrold Nadler,
Phil McCausland,
Rashida Tlaib,
savages
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
27 September 2019
Guatemala - Guatemala’s First Gay Congressman Fears for His Life Amid Death Threats
civil rights - The Human Rights Campaign Joins Thousands of Advocates and Allies at National Trans Visibility March
Hawaii - Tulsi Gabbard Rejects Claim Her LGBTQ Commitment Is 'Skin-Deep'
Labels:
claim,
LGBTQ commitment,
rejects,
skin-deep,
Tulsi Gabbard
Location:
Honolulu, HI, USA
lead story - A Man Has Been Arrested After Another Transgender Woman Was Shot In Dallas
Donald Trump - White House Knew of Whistle-Blower’s Allegations Soon After Trump’s Call With Ukraine Leader
Julian E. Barnes, Michael S. Schmidt, Adam Goldman, Katie Benner
The New York Times
The New York Times
please press: www.nytimes.com
Labels:
Adam Goldman,
allegations,
call,
Donald Trump,
Julian E. Barnes,
Katie Benner,
knew,
Michael S. Schmidt,
Ukraine leader,
whistle-blower,
White House
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
26 September 2019
Donald Trump - Read: Whistleblower complaint regarding President Trump and Ukraine
House Committee on Intelligence - whistleblowing
ezs note: Hey I ain't an armtwister, but I do urge to listen to at least an hour of testimony. I have a sense that this will be historic. Here's where you go:
25 September 2019
Ecuador - Why Is This Happening? Receiving asylum, and helping today's asylum seekers with Luis Mancheno: podcast and transcript
civil rights - At Emmys, Laverne Cox shines spotlight on LGBTQ Supreme Court cases
California - California adds an 11th state to its travel ban. No taxpayer-funded trips to Iowa
lead story - Transgender man loses court battle to be registered as father
Robert Booth
The Guardian
The Guardian
Kent, UK
earliest inscription 871-899 CE
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
please press: www.theguardian.com
Donald Trump - Read Trump's phone conversation with Volodymyr Zelensky
24 September 2019
lead story - 'I am going to kill you. I hate transgender females' | Trans women held at gunpoint, attacked in DC
Donald Trump - Trump mocks teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg
23 September 2019
Czech Republic - Czech activist organization champions transgender rights in Prague
Press
Tennessee Journalist
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Tennessee Journalist
Prague, Czech Republic
please press: tnjn.com
civil rights - Patricia Arquette Honors Late Sister Alexis In Powerful Emmys Plea For Transgender Rights
Curtis M. Wong
HuffPost
HuffPost
Patricia Arquettte
please press: www.huffpost.com
ezs note: Damn skippy, Patricia. Thank you.
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