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October 2020
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DOCUMENTING GAY HISTORY SINCE 1994
ELECTION 2020
21 ATTACKS ON LGBT PEOPLE
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Pinocchio In the
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COVER STORY
SHE CAME TO EARTH MARCH 15, 1933 AND
DIED SEPTEMBER 18, 2020. BUT NOT BEFORE
SHE LEFT HER MARK ON US!
In my opinion, all of us leave a mark
but some resemble dinosaur tracks
that remain for eternity. That is just how
it functions, we begin and also finish
constantly in the same way, it takes place
RUTH BADER
GINSBURG
at various times but it happens the same
way. But the quality of that life is typically
not determined by work or character.
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elections
14. Election 2020 by Vic Gerami
21. 21 ways Trump Attacked Queers
28. Debates & Date
36. Desert Stonewall Democrats
entertainment
22 Art and elections
30 Solve the Epicurean paradox?
32 Hispanic Heritage Month
business
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18 Resorts
20 Shopping
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lifestyle
4 Did You Know?
34 PRIDE!
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14 ELECTION 2020:
22 THE ARTS AND THE 2020
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
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But I wont forget those lost. From the famous to
the friend and lover ,even the anonymous.
I learned to forgive myself and those I lost
and learned the good memories are weightless
compared to the bad. I am learning to forgive
the oppressors so I can forgive the person,
but it will take a long time. A friend told me
anger is like drinking poison and expecting
the other person to get sick. Incalculable grief,
with little justice or memorial. So I suggest we
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ELECTION
2020
ELECTION 2020: DEMOCRATS
CAN TURN LEMONS INTO SWEET LEMONADE
By Vic Gerami
You Can Not Think Yourself Into Right Action,
You Can Only Act Yourself Into Right Thinking
2020 is a rollercoaster that will not
stop, even after the election, surprising
us at every corner, testing our will, and
challenging us to keep going.
Since 2017, America has suffered
greatly under Donald Trump’s disastrous
administration. The economy has
deteriorated for average Americans,
only making the rich even richer.
Trump’s actions have eroded our
reputation internationally and created
many enemies. Corruption and fraud
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at the highest levels of government
have chipped away people’s fate in the
system. Racist and vigilante groups are
emboldened by the President’s racist,
xenophobic, homophobic, transphobic,
sexist, and misogynist rhetoric. The
US leads the world in COVID-19
(CoronaVirus) cases. Our troops and
veterans have been insulted. Most
Americans are fatigued, frustrated, and
have reached their tipping point. The list
goes on.
But how did this happen and where
do we go from here?
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The Dismantling
It started with our so-called
‘president,’ or should I say the president of
about 30-million right-wing Republicans?
After inheriting a robust economy from
President Obama, Trump spent four years
dismantling the painstaking work that his
predecessor had done.
Trump managed to alienate all
our allies, set us back decades in
environmental protections, and scapegoat
immigrants to appease his xenophobic
base. All this while the White House was
a revolving door of top officials being fired
and resigning in protest.
The Henchmen
He passed a bill giving tax breaks to
the top %1 of Americans and corporations.
He tried to overturn the Affordable Care
Act (ObamaCare), but failed thanks to
Senator John McCain. His Administration
has significantly reduced funding for HIV/
AIDS.
His top henchmen aided and abetted
their corrupt boss while committing fraud,
treason, and crimes along the way.
Steve Bannon who worked on
Trump’s presidential campaign and later
worked as White House chief strategist,
was charged with defrauding Trump
supporters in a campaign to help build the
president’s signature wall along the U.S.-
Mexico border.
He overturned several laws and
protections for the LGBTQ+ community,
especially trans-Americans. He banned
trans Americans from serving in the
military, routinely spewing anti-trans
Roger Stone, Trump’s longtime friend,
rhetoric to justify his discrimination. and adviser was convicted of lying under
oath to lawmakers investigating Russian
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He was convicted on all seven criminal
counts of obstruction of a congressional
investigation, five counts of making false
statements to Congress, and tampering
with a witness.
A Washington jury in November 2019
convicted Stone on all seven criminal
counts of obstruction of a congressional
investigation, five counts of making false
statements to Congress, and tampering
with a witness. The day before Stone was
due to report to prison to begin serving a
sentence of three years and four months,
Trump commuted his sentence.
Paul Manafort, Trump’s former
campaign chairman was found guilty of tax
fraud and bank fraud in a jury trial in August
2018.
guilty in August 2018 to crimes including
orchestrating ‘hush money’ payments
before the 2016 election to women who
had said they had sexual encounters with
Trump.
Cohen also pleaded guilty in
November 2018 to lying to Congress about
negotiations concerning a proposed Trump
Tower in Moscow, a project that never
materialized. He said Trump implicitly
directed him to lie about the project.
Michael Flynn, the retired Army
lieutenant general served as Trump’s
national security adviser for less than a
month in 2017. He pleaded guilty that year
to lying to the FBI about his interactions
with Russia’s ambassador to the United
States in the weeks before Trump took
office.
A month later,
he pleaded guilty to
conspiracy charges
related to money
laundering, lobbying
violations, and witness
tampering.
Prosecutors said he tried to conceal
millions of dollars he was paid as a political
consultant for pro-Russian Ukrainian
politicians. He was sentenced to sevenand-a-half
years in prison and in May was
released to finish his sentence at home due
to the coronavirus pandemic.
He then accused the FBI of entrapping
him and asked the judge to dismiss the
charge. The Justice Department has denied
the allegations of prosecutorial misconduct.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District
of Columbia Circuit has yet to rule on the
matter.
Rick Gates, the former deputy chairman
of Trump’s campaign pleaded guilty in
February 2018 to conspiracy against the
United States and lying to investigators.
Gates agreed to cooperate with former
Special Counsel Robert Mueller and testified
as a prosecution witness against Manafort,
his former business partner, and Stone.
Gates was sentenced in December 2019 to
45 days in jail.
Michael Cohen, Trump’s former
personal lawyer is serving a threeyear
prison sentence at home due to
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the Mueller investigation, was sentenced in
June to 10 years in prison by a federal judge
in Virginia. He pleaded guilty to possessing
child pornography and bringing a boy to the
United States for sex.
largely sought to soothe the public,
repeatedly insisting that the “immediate
threat” to the nation was low and
encouraging people to take only basic
preventative measures.
George Papadopoulos, the former
Trump campaign adviser was sentenced in
September 2018 to 14 days in prison after
pleading guilty in October 2017 to lying to
the FBI about his contacts with Russian
officials and a Maltese professor who told
him the Russians had “dirt” on Clinton.
The ’Hoax’ That Killed 200,000+
Americans
Then came COVID-19 (CoronaVirus) at
the beginning of the year. While the world
was monitoring the spread of the disease,
Trump and his cronies called it a ‘hoax.’
While other countries prepared, Trump
continued to downplay the threat publicly
— comparing it to the typical flu, insisting
the virus would disappear quickly once
the weather gets warmer. The president
appeared committed to keeping the public
focused on more upbeat matters such as
the rising stock market.
It was revealed by veteran journalist
Bob Woodward’s book, ‘Rage,’ and
corresponding taped conversations with
Trump that the seriousness of the virus was
kept from the public. Trump privately told
Woodward on Feb. 7 that the coronavirus
was “deadly stuff” transmitted by air, a
threat “more deadly” than the flu, the
warnings around him had been rampant.
More than 200,000 Americans died
from COVID-19 by late September 2020.
As a result of the virus and Trump’s lack of
leadership, the US economy is devastated,
with more than 40-million Americans
unemployed or under-employed.
The Tax Returns Expose
In September 2020, New York Times
reported that President Donald Trump paid
just $750 in federal income tax the year
he entered the White House — and no
income tax at all in 11 of the 18 years that the
Times reviewed — served to raise doubts
about Trump’s self-image as a shrewd and
successful businessman.
Trump also financed an extravagant
lifestyle with the sue of business expenses.
From his homes, his aircraft — and $70,000
on hairstyling during his television show
“The Apprentice” — Trump has capitalized
on the cost incurred from his businesses to
finance a luxurious lifestyle.
The Last Power Grab-The Supreme
Court
In 2016, Republicans, including Senate
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked
President Obama’s nominee Merrick
Garland for the Supreme Court seat after
Justice Antonin Scalia’s death, arguing
that it was an election year. Almost 8
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21 ways Trump
Attacked LGBT
Here’s a partial list
of Trump-Pence
administration has levied
against LGBTQ people:
For the full list visit
HRC.org/Trump.
1 Opposition to the
Equality Act
2 Appointed anti-LGBTQ
judges
3 Joked about Pence’s
desire to hang LGBTQ
people
4 Supported employment
LGBTQ discrimination
5 Banned transgender
service members from the
military
6 Rolled back Obamaera
non-discrimination
protections
9 Advocated for the
elimination of the entire
Affordable Care Act
10 Removed Guidance for
Schools on Transgender
Students
11 Rejected Complaints
From Transgender
Students
12 Made it acceptable for
schools to discriminate
against LGBTQ students
while accepting tax-payer
funds
12 Asked DeVos increased
the standard of proof from
“preponderance of the
evidence” to “clear and
convincing evidence” on
Sexual Assault
13 Eliminated language
protecting LGBTQ children
participating in the 4-H
program
incarcerated persons in
the wrong prison
15 Allowed foster care
programs to discriminate
while accepting tax-payer
funds
16 Refused visas to
partners of diplomats:
Changed rules to deny
surrogate born children
citizenship
16 HHS Remove
transgender word
including those at the
CDC.
17 Eliminated information
on LGBTQ rights on
government websites
18 Blocked questions
regarding sexual
orientation from census
19 Refused to recognize
LGBTQ people in National
AIDS day Address
14 Used Title IX to
20 Refusing LGBTQ
7 Kicked people living with discriminate against asylum seekers fleeing
HIV out of the military trans students: allowed violence and remove
because of their status emergency shelters Embassy Pride Flags
to deny access to
8 Created a hostile work transgender and gender 21 Left the U.N. Human
environment for LGBTQ nonconforming people Rights Council
federal
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ADAMSARTEXPOSE’
THE ARTS AND THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
The arts are not separate from the larger society.
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The arts are not separate from the
larger society. The visual, performing, and
writing arts are a reflection of the society
including the political and social aspects
of everyday life. A historical Presidential
election is about to take place and the
arts are critical in helping to assure the
integrity of this election. This is the first
time in the history of the United States
that a tyrannical sociopath has the power
of the presidency and the attorney general
at the ready to fraudulently control the
democratic integrity of an election.
Saturday Night Live an icon of fifty
years of political satire and societal mores
is going to be presented live during this
pandemic beginning Saturday, October 3.
The show also has special clearance for
a live audience with the proper protocol
for distancing and masks. The plan is to
produce live shows at least through the
election. Actors to play the major political
players are already in place. This comedy
distraction may help to allay the tension
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continued election undermining tactics.
It would not be the first time that SNL
has had an influence on displaying the
fallacies of politics and one way that the
performing arts can illuminate autocratic
hypocrisy in politics.
Following the debacle that was the
first presidential debate on September
29th, with Trump demonstrating his ability
to disrupt and prevent productive debate
over issues replacing it with juvenile
behavior that would not even be tolerated
in a middle school student, Biden in anger
called Trump a clown, recognizing this
was not proper protocol in addressing a
president attempted to correct himself.
The photo still from this incident was
used the next morning news with Trump’s
open mouth and the bi-line in large letters
CLOWN. The headline on the Chris Hayes
show on MSNBC was more accurate with
the bi-line, FAILURE which reflects the
Trump presidency in total.

Not all art and artists are anti-Trump,
an artist in Provo Utah, Jon McNaughton
has been depicting Donald Trump in
representational fictional paintings
participating in activities that are primarily
beyond Trump’s physical or cognitive
abilities. One such painting shows
Trump as George Washington crossing
the swamp with a number of his swamp
creature cabinet members and Melania in
the boat with him.
Political groups supported by artists
in several states are putting up billboards,
some showing Republicans saying they
are voting for Biden. The dangerous and
destructive Trump refusal to acknowledge
direct scientific evidence in battling a
pandemic has caused the death of over
two hundred and ten thousand lives in
the: U.S. This seems to be overlooked
by the Republican party and many of
the Trump cult followers which creates a
dangerous deadly situation for the whole
country. Also, there are numerous white
supremacist organizations and other side
groups such as Proud Boys and QAnon
and other delusional organizations which
can be very destructive to a democratic
way of life. Trump’s niece, Mary Trump
introduced a book in June titled “Too
Much and Never Enough, How my family
created the world’s most dangerous
man” A devastating expose’ on the
evil sociopath of which Donald Trump
embodies and of which even his own
family recognizes as destructive.
security. While this has been taking
place the Black Lives Matter organization
has been demonized by Trump and
some of his followers accusing them
of being thugs and looters, There have
been many rebuttals and corrections
to these accusations. Out of this has
come a recognition of a very human
story regarding Chadwick Boseman who
passed away two weeks ago from cancer
at age 43. Chadwick played King T/
Challa of Wakanda in the fictional Disney
film Black Panther which has the topic of
a resurgence of recognition of the Black
community. Chadwick was known for his
philanthropy and dedication to children
afflicted with devastating diseases. Artist
Nikkolas Smith, a Disney Imagineering
artist, created a commemorative mural
of Chadwick showing him crossing his
arms with an emaciated little boy beside
him crossing his arms the same in the
Wakanda salute from the film. Artists
can still provide symbols of humanity and
civility still existing in the time of Trump’s
inhumanity.
The most effective way to change the
current conditions is to VOTE. California
provides vote by mail for everyone. If you
are not comfortable with this method you
may take your ballot to a polling location
in person.
Trump has run rampant through most
progressive and human common sense
matters attempting to destroy civility,
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McConnell and Lindsey Graham blocked the
appointment.
After the death of Justice Right
Bader Ginsburg, McConnell and Senate
Republicans are rushing to replace her, days
before Nov 3 and while many states have
started voting. President Trump nominated
far-right conservative Judge Amy Coney
Barrett with a history of anti-LGBTQ, ACA,
Marriage Equality, and a woman’s right to
choose.
McConnell won’t adhere to the
principle he invented, that the Senate
should not fill an open seat in an election
year before a new president is sworn
in. But Mr. McConnell is determined to
secure a conservative majority on the court
regardless of his own treatment of Judge
Garland. A 6-3 conservative Supreme
Court would be catastrophic for America in
decades to come. The addition of a sixth
conservative justice will shift the court’s
center further to the right, changing the
dynamics of coalition-building and the
justice who occupies the key position as the
swing vote who casts decisive votes on hot
button issues, legal experts said.
the electoral system to help him win a
second term. With studies showing that 2/3
of Democrats plan to vote by mail, while 2/3
of Republicans will vote in person, Trump
appointed his grossly underqualified friend
and donor, Louis DeJoy as Postmaster
General to make it harder for people to vote
by mail.
Over the summer, the Postal Service
began taking 671 high-speed mail sorters
offline and removing and sometimes
relocating dozens of mailboxes in Oregon,
Montana, Arizona, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
California, and other states. The moves
sparked an outcry from Democrats and
voting rights watchdogs, who worried about
potential mail slowdowns heading into the
election. 90 House Democrats have called
for DeJoy’s resignation.
Trump aides are exploring executive
actions to curb voting by mail. Trump’s
final safety net is to challenge the election
results should he lose, so that it ends up
in the Supreme Court like in 2000. With
the realities of the current court and the
possible confirmation of Barrett, the writing
is on the wall.
What We Can Do
The Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare), Forget Al Gore vs. George W. Bush or
Roe vs. Wade, LGBTQ+ rights, and much any other election since. This is the election
more are at stake if the Democrats are of our life that will either put us on a long
unable to block the confirmation of Amy and challenging road to recovery with
Coney Barrett.
Biden/Harris or dismantle what is left of
democracy and decency in America.
Plan B: Cheat the Election-AGAIN
Let’s Flip The Senate
Donald Trump regularly breaks with
democratic norms and values and is now Democrats have an excellent chance of
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ELECTION 2020
You can support candidates who are
running against Republican Senators in key
states. Jaime Harrison has a good chance
of defeating Republican Lindsey Graham
in South Carolina. Sara Gideon has a lead
over Republican Susan Collins in Maine. Cal
Cunningham can beat Republican Thom
Tillis in North Carolina. Theresa Greenfield
has a good chance to defeat Republican
Joni Ernst. Mark Kelly could defeat
Republican Martha McSally. And Amy
McGrath can use all the support to beat
Republican Mitch McConnell in Kentucky.
Register To Vote + Check Your Voter
Registration
Election Day is Tuesday, November
3, 2020. The deadline to register online to
vote is Monday, October 19. The deadline for
registering by mail to vote is (postmarked
by) Monday, October 19. The deadline
to register in-person to vote is Tuesday,
November 3. The early voting period runs
from Monday, October 5 to Monday,
November 2, but dates and hours may
vary based on where you live. You can also
register and vote on Election Day. VOTE.org.
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My prime-time national breaking and
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BLUNT POST with VIC on Independent
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Center.
I interview members of Congress, as
well as leaders from various Democratic
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and Livestream at KPFK.org. Show archives
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Visit TheBluntPostWithVic.com
Much more work can be done as we
head toward the election. Key campaign and
Democratic organizations can use muchneeded
donations. You can also volunteer
for phone-banks at various organizations.
Contact the below organizations in the
greater Palm Springs area.
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GROUNDBREAKING
CEREMONY FOR THE
AMERICAN INDIAN
VETERANS MEMORIAL
Support Committee Chairman Paul
Adkins and RNCSC Treasurer, acting as
MC, Michael Warren; Tribal Leaders and
Area Donors representing donations
made to honor their Veterans, Riverside
National Cemetery Memorial Honor
Detail, Chairman of the Board Daniel
L. Smith III; UCR Professors Michelle
Raheja and Robert Perez on behalf
of The Veterans Legacy Program;
Members of the American Indian
Alaska Native Veterans Memorial
Committee: AIANVMC Honorary
Chairman and Tribal Chairman of
the Rincon Band of Luiseňo Indians
Bo Mazzetti, US Navy Veteran;
Chairwoman Sharron Savage; Vice
Chairman Frank Johnson, US Army
Veteran; Veterans Representative
Angelo Schunke, USN Retired; Saginaw
Grant, Actor and USMC Veteran;
Manny Mendivil USMC Veteran; Roy
“Two Bears” Delarosa, USMC Veteran,
Spiritual Advisor and Commander
of Color Guard for Native American
Veterans Association, Downey, CA;
former AIANVMC Vice Chairman
Michael Lombardi, accompanied by
Juanita Lombardi and Jingle Dancer
Dominique Lombardi
Guest Speakers and Honored Guests
Dept. of Veterans Affairs Secretary
Robert L. Wilkie; National Cemetery
Administration Under Secretary of
Memorial Affairs Randy Reeves;
Riverside National Cemetery Director
Pete Young: National American
Indian Veterans, Inc., Chief of Staff,
and Louisiana Dept. of Veterans Due to the National Cemetery
Affairs Secretary Joey Strickland, Administration’s Covid19 pandemic
US Army Ret., accompanied by Leila protection regulations, the ground
Strickland; Sculptor of THE GIFT, breaking will be filmed and available in
Thomas Schomberg, accompanied October on aianveteransmemorial.com.
by Cynthia Schomberg; Baxter Miller,
RLA, President blma, inc., and President Riverside National Cemetery,
American Society of Landscape
22495 Van Buren Blvd., March Air
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DEBATES & DATES
All debates start at
9:00 p.m. ET and run
for 90 minutes without
commercial interruption.
First presidential debate:
Chris Wallace, Anchor,
Fox News Sunday
Tuesday, September 29,
Case Western Reserve
University and Cleveland
Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Vice presidential debate:
Susan Page, Washington
Bureau Chief, USA Today
Wednesday, October 7,
The University of Utah,
Salt Lake City, UT
Second presidential
debate
(town meeting):
Steve Scully, Senior
Executive Producer &
Political Editor, C-SPAN
Networks
Thursday, October 15,
Adrienne Arsht Center
for the Performing Arts,
Miami, FL
Third presidential debate:
Kristen Welker, Co-
Anchor Weekend
TODAY, White House
Correspondent, NBC
News
Thursday, October 22,
Belmont University,
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Nashville, TN
First presidential debate
Rules
The debate will
be divided into
six segments of
approximately 15
minutes each on major
topics to be selected
by the moderator and
announced at least one
week before the debate.
The moderator will open
each segment with a
question, after which
each candidate will have
two minutes to respond.
Candidates will then
have an opportunity to
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respond to each other.
The moderator will use
the balance of the time
in the segment for a
deeper discussion of the
topic.Vice presidential
debate
The debate will
be divided into
nine segments of
approximately 10
minutes each. The
moderator will ask an
opening question, after
which each candidate
will have two minutes to
respond. The moderator
will use the balance of
the time in the segment
for a deeper discussion
of the topic.
Second presidential
debate
The second presidential
debate will take the
form of a town meeting,
in which the questions
will be posed by citizens
from the South Florida
area. The candidates
will have two minutes
to respond to each
question and there will
be an additional minute
for the moderator
to facilitate further
discussion. The town
meeting participants
will be uncommitted
voters selected under
the supervision of Dr.
Frank Newport, Senior
Scientist, Gallup.
Third presidential debate
The format for the
debate will be identical
to the first presidential
debate.
All debates will be
moderated by a single
individual and will
run from 9:00-10:30
p.m. Eastern Time
without commercial
breaks. As always, the
moderators alone will
select the questions
to be asked, which are
not known to the CPD
or to the candidates.
The moderators will
have the ability both to
extend the segments
and to ensure that the
candidates have equal
speaking time. While the
focus will properly be
on the candidates, the
moderator will regulate
the conversation so
that thoughtful and
substantive exchanges
occur.
Note: these rules are
subject to change
because the Republican
President proved
ineducable on how
to follow the rules he
agreed to.
This includes Trump’s
extreme belligerence,
bullying, name calling
and attacking the
moderator.
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Can you solve the Epicurean paradox?
There is a recurring theme that if God is testing us he doesn’t know something or
his powers are limited. But step back and look at other religions. Existence itself
is suffering. Epicurean-ism itself abstains from politics and just wants decent
food with friends. We’re all pretty sure the world is a rough place. Christians are
under the belief that humans have done great wrongs and are cast out to suffer.
Buddhists don’t have a cause for suffering aside from desire that occurs from
existing. Aside from not wanting to exist by obtaining karma, it could be argued
atheism exist to inspires those who are alive to fix the world without retreating
into religious study shut off from the world.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg
But sex, the color of your skin or zip
code will remain a hard obstacle until
culture, not just some people decline that
notion entirely.
Ginsburg was an associate justice
of the High court of the USA from 1993
until her fatality in 2020. Nominated by
Head Of State Bill Clinton and also was
normally taken into consideration in
agreements contracts. She would become
vital part of the liberal wing of the Court.
Ginsburg came to be the second woman
to serve on the Supreme Court, after
Sandra Day O’Connor .
“SO OFTEN IN LIFE, THINGS
THAT YOU REGARD AS AN
IMPEDIMENT TURN OUT TO BE
GREAT, GOOD FORTUNE.”
Ginsburg created several remarkable
majority opinions, consisting of United
States v. Virginia (1996 ), Olmstead v. L.C.
(1999), and also Buddies of the Planet, Inc.
v. Laidlaw Environmental Providers, Inc.
Ginsburg was born and matured in
Brooklyn, New York City. Her older sister
died when she was an infant, as well as
her mother passing away quickly prior to
Ginsburg finishing from high school. She
earned her bachelor’s degree at Cornell
College and married Martin D. Ginsburg,
coming to be a mother before beginning
at Harvard, where she was one of the few
woman in her courses. Ginsburg moved to
Columbia, where she finished first in her
class. After Columbia college, Ginsburg
went into academia. She was a professor
at Rutgers as well as Columbia Law
College, teaching civil procedure as one
of the few females in her field.
Ginsburg continued to be an
advocate for gender equal rights and
also women’s rights, throughout winning
many disagreements prior to the
Supreme Court. A volunteer lawyer for
the American Civil Liberties Union and
belonged to its board of directors as well
as one of its general counsel in the 1970s.
In 1980. Head of state Jimmy Carter
assigned her to the UNITED STATE Court
of Appeals for the Area of Columbia
Circuit, where she offered up until her
service to the High court in 1993. After
O’Connor’s retired life in 2006 and also
before Sonia Sotomayor in 2009, she was
the only women justice on the Supreme
Court. Ginsburg made use of that time to
ended up being much more forceful with
her dissents setting our future direction.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s last wish:
‘I will not be replaced until a new
president is installed’
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NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH
THE HISPANIC HERITAGE FOUNDATION TO
RECOGNIZE THE ACTIVISM OF JOHN LEWIS
THROUGH A SPECIAL TRIBUTE PERFOR-
MANCE DURING PBS BROADCAST OF 33RD
HISPANIC HERITAGE AWARDS OCTOBER 6TH
WASHINGTON, DC – The
Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF)
today announced that the late U.S.
Representative and Civil Rights Leader
John Lewis will be honored with a special
Recognition as an Ally for his work in
fighting for justice and equality for all
communities including Latinos through
a tribute musical performance during the
October 6th PBS broadcast of the 33rd
Annual Hispanic Heritage Awards.
SEPTEMBER 25, 2020
immigrant community. The Congressman
indefatigably supported Latinos by
fighting for comprehensive immigration
reform, denouncing family separations,
and trying to ensure our right to vote. The
Congressman will continue to serve as an
inspiration to anyone who is in la lucha
for justice and how our communities can
make an even bigger impact when we
work together.”
The Hispanic Heritage Awards are
“The Hispanic Heritage Foundation among the highest honors by Latinos for
is proud to recognize the legacy of our Latinos and are considered “America’s
compadre John Lewis, a true champion of Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration”
civil rights for all our communities,” said after being established in 1988 to
Jose Antonio Tijerino, President & CEO of commemorate the creation of Hispanic
the Hispanic Heritage Foundation. “The Heritage Month in America by the White
Congressman was a passionate friend House. Linda Ronstadt (Legend), Bad
and champion of the Latino community Bunny (Vision), Selena Gomez (Arts),
through his courage, morality, decency, Jessica Alba (Business), and America’s
fire, action and collaboration for justice essential farmworkers (Heroes) will be
and human rights. He was ready to
awarded.
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is known as the ‘Conscience of the
Congress’ but John Lewis was known as
the conscience of our caucus,” said
Congressional Black Caucus
Chairwoman Karen Bass (D-CA). “One of
the greatest honors of serving in Congress
was that I had the possibility of serving
with him. His legacy to our country is
that he devoted his life fighting racism
and injustice wherever he confronted it,
from boycotts, sit-ins, to protests in the
streets, to championing bold, progressive
policies in Congress including the Voting
Rights Act, and being a moral compass.
Mr. Lewis also led the effort to build the
African American History Museum and
when we visit the museum, this is another
opportunity for us to always remember
him and what he stood for. Now that he
is no longer with us, we have to live up to
his legacy and protect the right to vote for
all Americans. As we continue to face the
challenges due to coronavirus, we must
protect our democracy even in the midst of
adversity. Most especially in this election.”
John Lewis was an iconic civil rights
leader who served in the U.S. House
of Representatives for Georgia’s 5th
congressional district from 1987 until his
passing on July 17th in 2020. He was also
the chairman of the Student Nonviolent
Coordinating Committee (SNCC) 1963 –
1966.
Mr. Lewis led the first of three Selma to
Montgomery marches across the Edmund
Pettus Bridge. In an incident which
became known as Bloody Sunday, state
troopers and police attacked the marchers,
including Mr. Lewis. He was a leader of
the Democratic Party in the U.S. House
of Representatives, serving from 1991
as a Chief Deputy Whip and from 2003
as Senior Chief Deputy Whip. Mr. Lewis
received many honorary degrees and
awards, including the Presidential Medal of
Freedom.
Photo Credit: By Jeff Hutchens
The Hispanic Heritage Awards
serve as a launch of HHF’s yearround,
innovative, high-impact,
actionable programs focused on
education, workforce, leadership and
culture. HHF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
organization. For more information,
visit www.hispanicheritage.
org and follow the Hispanic Heritage
Foundation on Instagram, Facebook
and Twitter.
Mr. Lewis was one of the “Big Six”
leaders of groups who organized the 1963
March on Washington. He fulfilled many
key roles in the civil rights movement
and its actions to end legalized racial
segregation in the United States. In 1965,
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IN NATURE, NOTHING IS
PERFECT AND EVERYTHING
IS PERFECT. TREES CAN BE
CONTORTED, BENT IN WEIRD
WAYS, AND THEY’RE STILL
BEAUTIFUL. –ALICE WALKER
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Desert Stonewall Democrats
Campaign and
Election Updates
the polls at 8:00 PM on
November 3rd. Anyone may
return your ballot for you, as
http://www.desert-stonewall.org
info@desert-stonewall.org
Ballots Arriving This
Week
Given ongoing uncertainties
with the USPS system it is
highly recommended that
you complete and return your
vote-by-mail ballot as soon
as possible after it arrives.
After you have completed
your ballot, seal it in the return
envelope and sign and date
the envelope, writing your
address where indicated. Then
you can: 1) mail it using the
prepaid envelope, 2} take the
envelope to an official drop
box, or 3} return it in person at
a “Voter Assistance Center”
to the Riverside County
Registrar in Riverside (24/7
drop box access).
All drop boxes will be
available beginning tomorrow
October 5th.
Voter Assistance Centers
will be open October 31 –
November 2, 9:00 am to
5:00 pm and on Election Day,
November 3, 7:00 am to 8:00
pm.
If you are returning your
ballot in person, at a Voter
Assistance Center or in a
drop box, it must be delivered
no later than the close of
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long as they do not get paid
to do so. You can track your
submitted ballot by registerin
at:
https://california.ballottrax.
net/voter/
Volunteer
Opportunities for
Campaigns
Each week we will be
publishing the latest
information that we have on
how you can (and should!) ge
involved to help our endorse
candidates. This week’s
offerings:

DEBATES & DATES
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Join the Re-Elect Christy
Holstege for Palm Springs
City Council team to
get out the vote in Palm
Springs District 4.
Neighborhood Walking:
October 10, 11, 17, and 18th;
8 - 11 am.
Phone Banking: every
Saturday morning, 11 am to
2 pm
To join, contact campaign
coordinator Paulina Angel
at ChristyHolstege2020@
gmail.com
Ballots will be mailed to
voters starting (October
5) and we need your help
walking door to door.
We will practice social
distancing measures,
including mask wearing,
social distancing, and
being outdoors. Let’s work
to get Christy re-elected
and contact voters directly!
The Steve Moyer for
Palm Desert City Council
campaign could use some
help delivering yard signs
and planting them where
legal along major streets in
Palm Desert. To volunteer,
contact Campaign
Manager Kelly Graziano
at 310-922-8592 or kelly.
reinemedia@gmail.com
The Roger Nunez for
Desert Hot Springs City
Council campaign needs
volunteers to help with
walking neighborhoods
to deliver flyers, phone
banking and voter
outreach. Contact
Campaign Manager Joseph
Mota at 760-497-5522
The Nancy Ross for
Cathedral City Council
is lining up volunteers
to wave campaign signs
at nine locations in
Cathedral City, October
7 - 13 and again October
28 - November 3,
mornings from 7 am -
9 am and afternoons
4 pm - 6 pm. Sign up
by email to Nancy@
Nancy4Cathedralcity.com
to help the campaign and
also remind people to vote.
You will be provided a sign
on a lightweight pole, a
chair, cold water, and a
Costco muffin all waiting at
your location!
The Erin Teran for Indio City
Council, District 1 needs
your support. Follow her
campaign on Facebook
and signup to phone bank.
Learn about Karina
Quintanilla for Palm Desert
City Council D1 and sign-up
to help on her website.
Find more about, and
support our endorsed
candidates for Coachella
City Council - Denise
Delgardo and Neftali
Galarza.
DSD 20th/Stonewall 50th
Anniversary 12 oz mugs
($15), bumper stickers ($2)
and of course, baseball
caps ($15), T-shirts ($16)
and polo shirts ($26) in
various colors and sizes, all
with our embroidered logo.
Member discount is 20%
on all items. Shop early for
the holidays!
JOIN THE FIGHT!
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