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Homeless Shelters Could Be Allowed to Turn Away Transgender People (Chris)
The author writes, “The Trump Administration on Wednesday announced a new rule that would permit homeless shelters receiving Housing and Urban Development funds to turn people seeking shelter away based on their gender identity. … Civil rights advocates have slammed the Trump administration for the proposal, which could have particularly dire consequences for transgender people. Thirty percent of transgender people have at some point experienced homelessness, and transgender people of color are more than three times as likely as the total U.S. population to be living in poverty, according to the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey.”
PG&E Can’t Be Trusted — Disband or Replace It (Chris)
The author writes, “Enough already, 111 deaths prove the utility is incapable of living up to its promises.”
Online Abortion Pill Provider Ordered By FDA to Cease Delivery (Gerry)
The author writes, “A European organization that provides doctor-prescribed abortion pills by mail is under order by the US Food and Drug Administration to stop deliveries. … ‘The sale of misbranded and unapproved new drugs poses an inherent risk to consumers who purchase those products,’ [according to the agency]. … Dr. Rebecca Gomperts, founder of Aid Access, … [has] insisted that everything she does ‘is according to the law’ and that the FDA’s restrictive handling of abortion medication is ‘based on politics, not science.’”
Florida Officials Wanted an Elections Cybersecurity Team. Lawmakers Said No. (Reader Steve)
From the Tampa Bay Times: “Last year, then-Secretary of State Ken Detzner asked the Legislature for $488,000 to create a full-time elections cybersecurity team with five people, according to the department. Even though it was a measly amount in the scope of their $88.7 billion budget, lawmakers refused.”
‘Face Mites’ Live in Your Pores, Eat Your Grease, and Mate on Your Face While You Sleep (Russ)
The author writes, “Don’t freak out, but you probably have a few dozen arachnids grinding up on the tiny shafts of hair lodged inside your face, quietly gorging themselves on your natural oils.”
