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Coming up today: It’s been three years since Russia invaded Ukraine — again. Now President Trump is pushing the U.S. government to side with Russia in the war. We’ll talk about it with Illinois-based former Ambassador Ian Kelly. Join us live at 11 Central: will.illinois.edu/am/willplayer

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President Trump's executive order that the federal government recognizes only two sexes, male and female, is disrupting the lives of some trans, nonbinary and intersex people applying for passports.

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In this week's politics roundup, @wbez.org's Dave McKinney discusses Gov. Pritzker comparing the Trump administration to Nazi Germany in Wednesday's state of the state and budget address. Plus, Linda Kenyon takes us through the latest news out of Washington.

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Illinois schools chief tells districts to follow state law, not Trump threats https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/02/21/illinois-schools-chief-says-keep-teaching-black-history-after-trump-letter/

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BREAKING: The Associated Press sues three Trump administration officials over access to presidential events, citing the First Amendment.

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In the two weeks since Lurie paused surgeries for transgender youth, WBEZ has spoken with 10 patients or their parents about what it means for their lives. Read more. www.wbez.org/health-medic...

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Coming up today: -We'll look at the headlines in Carbondale. -We'll talk about Governor Pritzker drawing parallels between the Nazis of history and the Republicans of today. -And we’ll talk about the history of the Underground Railroad in Illinois. Join us at 11: will.illinois.edu/am/willplayer

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From today's 21st Show -- a good conversation on a major piece of Black history in Illinois and America...

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Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker in his State of the State speech (the "as prepared" remarks), drawing a direct line from history:

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We're getting ready to bring you the Governor's State of the State and budget address live from Springfield, along with conversations with the Democratic and Republican House leaders. Join us at 11 a.m. for the show, then stay with us at noon for the speech. Listen: will.illinois.edu/am/willplayer

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Need help covering the cost of a conference, training, workshop, coaching, or other career opportunity? Apply now for a $250 or $500 stipend to support your work. Deadline: March 17. Details & application 👇 www.transjournalists.org/2025-level-u...

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Hey y'all, I'm Orion, an award-winning journalist at The 19th. I cover LGBTQ+ news, which includes everything from health care access to the Supreme Court. As a trans reporter covering the Trump administration's impacts on our community, I want to hear your stories! Text me on Signal @orionr.80

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Re: the Madigan corruption trial:

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Have you had your passport application put on hold or suspended in the last few weeks because of the executive order from the Trump administration about trans people’s documents. If so I want to talk to you. Email: [email protected] Signal: @SydneyBauer.30

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Here’s how most of my days have gone lately: Late evening: Trump issues executive order Next morning: Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul sues That afternoon: federal judge issues TRO Late evening: Trump issues executive order Next morning: Illinois Attorney General Kwame…

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INBOX: the @aclu.org says over 1,500 trans people - many with suspended or pended passport applications - have reached out in wake of President Trump’s executive order mandating people use sex assigned at birth for documents, and seven people have joined a federal lawsuit challenging the order.

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NEWS: Hearing is set for 1p Thursday on the TRO motion seeking to block Trump’s EO seeking to limit gender-affirming medical care for trans people under 19. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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NEW: An internal email obtained by WIRED from a threat intelligence team monitoring US Treasury systems advised labeling DOGE operatives an "insider threat," adding that it recommended suspending their access "immediately." | www.wired.com/story/treasu...

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BREAKING: DOJ sends a letter to SCOTUS regarding Skrmetti, the trans care care, asserting, first, that, “The Department has now determined that SB1 does not deny equal protection on account of sex or any other characteristic,” but, second, adding that the court should still decide the current case.

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Major breaking trans news: The States of Washington, Minnesota, and Oregon have sued the Trump administration to block it from enforcing a national gender affirming care ban for those under 19 years of age. This is the second major lawsuit over Trump's trans ban EO. Docs to come.

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New study in Nature finds no such thing as natural immunity to covid after the arrival of omicron. Pre omicron, infection provided 80% protection against re-infection one year later. This falls to under 5% at one year with omicron

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SCOOP: DOGE Is Now Inside the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau www.wired.com/story/doge-a...

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BREAKING: After we published our story, the teen's mom received a call from the Wisconsin clinic rescheduling her appointment. Gathering more details ASAP. Still nothing public from the hospital. wisconsinwatch.org/2025/02/wisc...

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In his first 10 days, Trump issued multiple executive orders that seek to change government policy around gender. We have: - What to know - Coverage best practices - Questions to ask - Key terms and background - Journalistic resources - Reading to catch up

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An Illinois teen's top surgery was allegedly canceled by University of Illinois Health in the wake of President Donald Trump's recent executive order seeking to end gender-affirming care for people under age 19, according to court documents filed Wednesday. 1/6 chicago.suntimes.com/lgbtq/2025/0...

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SCOOP from me @wisconsinwatch.bsky.social: Wisconsin youth gender clinic cancels appointment for hormone replacement therapy after Trump’s anti-trans executive order. wisconsinwatch.org/2025/02/wisc...

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As a reminder, NCAA President Charlie Baker told a Senate panel in December that there are fewer than 10 transgender athletes that he is aware of who currently compete in college sports, accounting for .002% of NCAA athletes nationwide. thehill.com/homenews/lgb...

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NEW: President Donald Trump has given Elon Musk sweeping authority to overhaul the U.S. government bureaucracy and its operations around the globe. ProPublica confirmed the identities and roles of more than 20 key people affiliated with Musk.

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I’m always saying this

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One thing about the EO keeping trans girls out of girls’ sports: the WH really does not seem to want to talk about this as affecting transgender people. From my story yesterday: www.npr.org/2025/02/05/n...

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Today on 21st Show: anger, politics, and the effect all of it has on our bodies and minds. (we've been planning this for weeks and it's only gotten more prescient since then!)

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SCOOP: One day after Trump's new Chinese tariffs went into effect, Americans say they are being blindsided by notifications from DHL and UPS saying that they owe between $20 to $50 (or more) in import duties www.wired.com/story/tariff...

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Fun one from today that nobody seems to be clocking amidst all the more substantive chaos. The White House comms department is now declaring that Trump can now "sign [an] executive order into law" without a bill passing Congress. Have never seen this language from a prior White House.

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because even when the world is going crazy, public radio still loves its books (coming soon to a @21st.show near you)

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"[F]ederal funding to institutions that provide gender-affirming care continues to be available, irrespective of President Trump’s recent executive order. If the federal administration takes additional action to impede this critical funding, we will not hesitate to take further legal action.”

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After a week of uncertainty for Illinois hospitals and clinics over an executive order seeking to end gender-affirming care for minors, the Illinois attorney general issued a statement Wednesday saying the state will protect such care.

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New from 404 Media: Employees working at DOGE have been ordered to stop using Slack while government lawyers attempt to transition the agency to one that is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act. Means DOGE will be even more secretive and unaccountable www.404media.co/doge-employe...

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The ACLU and Lambda Legal just sued to stop Trump's attempt to end gender-affirming care for people under 19. Complaint here, story soon: assets.aclu.org/live/uploads...

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A man identifying himself as a career employee of USAID (but not senior executive service) declines to allow members of Congress from the Democratic Party entry to the aid agency's headquarters.

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Trans folks, if any of these new orders are impacting your life, we at @19thnews.org want to know. DM me. Tell me if your medical appointments are canceled. If your documents are seized. Help us find the news

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We're live talking about the latest in the Trump administration. You can sound off throughout the hour: -Email: [email protected] -Text us: (217) 803-0730 -Call us: (800) 222-9455

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WIRED is tracking numerous reports of Musk-related shenanigans across the federal govt. We're looking for fed employees open to discussing the activity they're seeing or to help confirm other reports. Anonymity offered. Please use @signal.org (contact dell.3030). Do not use work networks/devices.

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NEW: The Trump administration is now bragging about hospitals that are preemptively pausing, reviewing, or stopping gender-affirming medical care for those under 19 following Trump's anti-trans executive order relating to health care, asserting, "Promises made, promises kept."

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Want to sound off on motions vainly in no particular direction everything that's been happening? We're live at 11 Central to talk about it:

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Today on the program: We're two weeks into the second Trump administration. We'll talk live with @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social and UIUC professor Malaika McKee about the state of affairs. We'll also hear how Illinoisans are processing it all. Join us at 11 a.m. Central:

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Quick reminder that if you see a headline from a source you’ve never heard of that isn’t being reported by anyone else, you really should do some due diligence before spreading it around as fact. There’s enough misinformation floating around already; no need to add more.

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I'm being very selective in the news stories I'm sharing. There are some things that I'm just not going to reskeet. I do not want to add more panic and fear to the discourse.

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