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 From the Women's March: Chicago
  One woman said protesting is more productive than worrying about what Donald Trump might do next.
 
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          Jan 21, 2017
          
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Conservatives demanded that college courses be “foundational and fundamental.” LGBTQ+ literature, women’s studies, and Black history may not make the cut.

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The famous transgender model is tired of her community 'being employed as the scapegoat to make people forget about the economy, the Iran war, and the Epstein files.'

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