May America’s military readiness always rival the media’s speed in coordinating a united front against Trump

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President Donald Trump surprised a lot of people including some enlisted soldiers, it seems with a series of tweets Wednesday morning spelling out a ban on transgender people serving in any capacity in the U.S. military. Veteran and Wounded Warrior J.R. Salzman issued his own series of tweets in response, arguing in no uncertain terms […]

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Apology To Mardi Gras ’78ers Could Be A Reality In Next NSW Parliament

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A step closer to equality. At a state election forum on Wednesday night, a panel of cross-party MPs unanimously supported an apology to the LGBTI community for police activity at the first Mardi Gras in 1978. View this image › Lane Sainty / BuzzFeed News The panel, hosted by the Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby, […]

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Our 9 Favorite Feature Stories This Week: Deserters, Second Chances, And The End Of Obesity

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This week for BuzzFeed News, Joel Oliphint discovers how one simple device could change our understanding of hunger and the way physicians treat obesity. Read that and these other great stories from BuzzFeed News and around the web. 1. The Invention That Could End Obesity — BuzzFeed News View this image › Photograph by Erin […]

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