Donald Trump - ‘It was great’: In leaked audio, Trump hailed low Black turnout in 2016

Nolan McCaskill
Politico

ezs note:  Aw, all we're doin' is havin' a little meetin'...

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To all my Black friends:  I urge you - really, really urge you - to do the following - if you have any doubts, register to vote.  And when the time comes around, VOTE. (And this goes for you allies, too.) 

lead story - Disturbing images of robbery and attack on transgender women in the heart of Hollywood

Christina Gonzalez
FOX News

Los Angeles, CA

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Donald Trump - Steve Bannon, three others charged with fraud in border wall fundraising campaign

Erica Orden, Kara Scannell
CNN

ezs note:  Oh, this is too rich!!!

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lead story - Federal judge says Idaho cannot ban transgender athletes from women's sports teams

Madeline Holcombe, Andy Rose
CNN

Pocatello, ID

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Donald Trump - Trump, While Attacking Mail Voting, Casts Mail Ballot Again

Miles Davis
NPR

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El Salvador - Trans Salvadoran Woman Who Fled to Guatemala Murdered

Ernesto Valle
South Florida Gay News

Salcajá, Guatemala

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Rhode Island - Documentary on transgender boxing promoter is filming in R.I.

Rob Duguay
Providence Journal

Cranston, RI

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lead story - Trump rule on transgender health blocked at the 11th hour

Press
NBC News

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Donald Trump - Gergen: Trump traps GOP in boneheaded position

Caroline Cohen, David Gergen
CNN

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lead story - Why transgender people are ignored by modern medicine

Zaria Gorvett
BBC News

University of Washington

Seattle, WA

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Donald Trump - Amid outcry, postmaster general to testify before House

Matthew Daly, Lisa Mascaro
ABC News (US)

Louis DeJoy

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New Zealand - New Zealand rugby grapples with transgender debate

Greg Stutchbury
Reuters

Wellington, New Zealand

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Kansas - Human Rights Campaign on Kansas Republican Primary Results

Lucas Acosta
HRC

El Dorado, KS

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lead story - Ancient Viking warrior given a hero’s burial may have actually been ‘transgender, non-binary or gender fluid’, researchers say

Patrick Kelleher
Pink News

Birka, Sweden

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Donald Trump - Trump's finger-pointing on USPS is latest attempt to rewrite history in real time

Maeve Reston
CNN

USPS truck

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Indonesia - Meet Hendrika Kelan: Indonesia’s First Ever Transgender Public Officer

Jamie
worldofbuzz.com

Indonesia

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Georgia - Timothy Graves (J.D. ’20) strives for inclusivity Timothy Graves (J.D. ’20) strives for inclusivity

Press
Georgia State University

Georgia State University College of Law

Atlanta, GA

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lead story - Bronx Man Arrested for Fatally Stabbing Transgender Woman

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The Bronx, NY

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Donald Trump - Trump administration to withdraw controversial nominee for Bureau of Land Management

Jason Hoffman
CNN

William Perry Pendley

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South Dakota - Trump Denies Asking To Add A President’s Face To Mount Rushmore. OK!

Asia Ewart
Refinery29

Mount Rushmore

Keystone, SD

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lead story - Two transgender women arrested at rights rally call treatment at Miami jail ‘dehumanizing’

Haley Lerner
Miami Herald

Miami, FL

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Donald Trump - Marge Simpson responds to Trump adviser's Kamala Harris comparison

Lisa Remers France
CNN

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Oklahoma - Oklahoma ScissorTales: Array of talent on OKC police reform panel

Editorial Board
Oklahoma News

Oklahoma City, OK

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lead story - Employers reject transgender people

Linköping University
EurekAlert

Linköping University

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Donald Trump - Judge orders Trump campaign to produce evidence of voter fraud in Pennsylvania

Katelyn Polantz
CNN

The Evidence (2006)

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Donald Trump - The Republican Party just took another step toward a dangerous conspiracy theory

Chris Cillizza
CNN

Conspiracy Theory (1997)

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Kansas - Kansas could elect its first openly transgender lawmaker this fall

Katie Shepard
The Washington Post

Wichita, KS

  

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lead story - New center in Santa Ana helps hard-hit transgender people during coronavirus pandemic

Deepa Bharath
The Orange County Register

Anaheim, CA

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Donald Trump - Lincoln Project expands GOP target list, winning Trump ire

Jonathan Easley, Max Greenwood
The Hill

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lead story - Florida teen wins transgender rights suit in federal court

Tim Fitzsimons
NBC News

Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

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Donald Trump - 'Unconstitutional slop:' Donald Trump spars with Ben Sasse, the GOP senator who attacked his executive order

David Jackson
USA Today

Trump signs his order

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Mississippi - Hattiesburg clinic offers hormones for transgender community

Sarah Fowler
Clarion Ledger

Hattiesburg, MS (April 1968)

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lead story - The Matrix is a 'trans metaphor', Lilly Wachowski says

Press
BBC News

The Matrix (1999)

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ezs note:  Hmmm... but Ma Vie En Rose was made 2 years before The Matrix... and much more frankly.

Donald Trump - Pelosi calls Trump's coronavirus relief executive actions 'absurdly unconstitutional'

Chandelis Duster
CNN

Sisyphus, Franz Stuck

(Absurdist art)

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Alabama - Birmingham rally calls attention to Black trans lives lost

Jonece Starr Dunigan
AL.com

Birmingham, AL

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lead story - Idaho district court upholds decision on transgender birth certificate changes

KTVB
Misty Inglet

Boise, ID

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Donald Trump - Trump antagonizes GOP megadonor Adelson in heated phone call

Alex Isenstadt
Politico

Sheldon Adelson

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lead story - New York county agrees to 'landmark' transgender jail reforms

Tim Fitzsimons
NBC News

Bath, NY

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Where Do Republicans Go From Here?

 David Brooks
The New York Times

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Donald Trump - Trump’s Bank Was Subpoenaed by N.Y. Prosecutors in Criminal Inquiry

David Enrich, Ben Protess, William K. Rashbaum, Benjamin Weiser
The New York Times

Subpoena!  

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Donald Trump - 2020 Electoral Map Ratings: Trump Slides, Biden Advantage Expands Over 270 Votes

Domenico Montanaro
NPR

Road to 270

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New Mexico - Members of New Mexico Council for Racial Justice named

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The New Mexican

Santa Fe, NM

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lead story - El Salvador: Police Officers Convicted for Transgender Murder

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Human Rights Watch

San Salvador, El Salvador

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Donald Trump - ‘Hating Joe Biden doesn’t juice up their base’: Key swing state slips away from Trump

Holly Otterbein
Politico

ezs note:  Yaaaaaaaahhhhh!!!

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Donald Trump - Trump's trashing of democracy will have consequences far beyond America

Luke McGee
CNN

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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) 

It behoveth thee to consecrate

 thyself to the Will of God.

 Whatsoever hath been revealed

 in His Tablets is but a reflection of

 His Will. So complete must be thy 

consecration, that every trace of worldly

 desire will be washed from thine heart.

 This is the meaning of true unity. 

(Baha’u’llah)

lead story - House votes to stymie Trump's transgender troop ban

Connor O'Brien
Politico

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Donald Trump - Barack Obama’s Eulogy for John Lewis Was Perfect

Jeremy Stahl
Slate.com

Barack Obama

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lead story - A transgender female inmate received her gender confirmation surgery after a three-year court battle

Andy Rose, Hollie Silverman
CNN

Pocatello, ID

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Donald Trump - Trump again attempts to stoke racial divisions in housing message

Kevin Liptak, Gregory Wallace
CNN

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