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From the April 4 edition of Fox News’  America Live : Previously : Fox Host Bolling: Rutgers’ Decision To Fire Abusive Coach “Is An Example Of Our Culture In Free-Fall” Hannity: Abusive Rutgers Coach Was Just “Trying To Bring The Best Out Of” The Team

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On the same day that thousands of people around the world gather to remember those who have been killed due to anti-transgender hatred, Fox News ran a segment criticizing one transgender prison inmate for requesting adequate medical care. November 20 is the International Transgender Day of Remembrance , a day meant to memorialize the victims of violence motivated by transphobia. It’s only fitting, then, that the Fox & Friends crew would start the day with a news alert mocking Michelle Kosilek, a transgender prison inmate in Massachusetts who requested electrolysis treatment to complete her gender transition: Although Kosilek’s request was denied that afternoon, electrolysis is widely recognized as an option for helping transgender people fully transition.

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During his Fox News Radio program today, Fox & Friends co-host Brian Kilmeade remarked that Fox hires female hosts by looking at “the Victoria’s Secret catalogue” and asking, “Can any of these people talk?” Kilmeade’s comment came in response to a caller who complimented his guest, Fox & Friends Weekend co-host Alisyn Camerota, and the person who hired “all the women of Fox.”  Listen to Kilmeade’s remark: As  Media Matters  has  documented , Fox News has a history of sexism on-air and behind the scenes. Kilmeade himself has frequently offered  sexist commentary during  his  Fox & Friends  hosting duties

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I’m excited for Sons of Anarchy to return to FX tonight and for the debut of Lost Resort on ABC (it’s available online , but airs for the first time on September 27). They’re both ambitious shows with big ideas, Last Resort about nuclear weapons and the geopolitical stability, Sons of Anarchy about masculinity and fraternity. And they’re both shows with diverse casts, from creators with interesting, if contrasting, thoughts on the best way to get television to get more like the people watching it

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The National Hockey League is less than a week away from becoming the third major American sports league to lockout its players in the last 13 months, after owners in the National Football League and National Basketball Association forced their players off the job last year. Players and owners have until Saturday to reach a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement; otherwise, owners are committed to locking out players for the second time since 2004

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LOS ANGELES–Nancy Landa was working in the public sector at a California organization that fateful September in 2009, when she was 29.

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The appearance of fame, popularity and a good reputation on the Internet can be bought at bargain prices these days. For only $20 you can have 500 Facebook “likes” in less than three days. For $10, you can get 1,000 Twitter followers, for $8.50, 5,000 YouTube page views and for $110 you can get 10 detailed book reviews

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It seems like this election season “religious liberty” is a hot topic. Rumors of its demise are all around, as are politicians who want to make sure that you know they will never do anything to intrude upon it

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The Republican Party’s war on Democratic voting blocks is like a game of three-dimensional chess in which their strategies are intended to remain dormant until Election Day, and in the following days when votes are officially counted. But their game plan is simple. They want to discourage voters by complicating every step for new and existing voters from specific blue cohorts, such as students, poor people and minorities

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Welcome to The Morning Pride, ThinkProgress LGBT’s daily round-up of the latest in LGBT policy, politics, and some culture too! Here’s what we’re reading this morning, but please let us know what stories you’re following as well.

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