Richard’s Items: 1- A history lesson for Trump: Transgender soldiers served in the Civil War https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/07/26/a-history-lesson-for-trump-transgender-soldiers-served-in-the-civil-war/?utm_term=.7bc8627cdab2 2- Trump’s military ban on transgender people, explained has press conference video http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/the-conversation/sd-why-trump-banned-transgender-military-20170726-htmlstory.html   3- Reince Priebus out, John Kelly in as White House chief of staff http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/28/politics/john-kelly-chief-of-staff/index.html 4- Sen. John McCain saves GOP healthcare bill in partisan vote, then calls for more bipartisanship http://www.latimes.com/politics/washington/la-na-essential-washington-updates-senator-mccain-votes-yes-on-partisan-1501011613-htmlstory.html 5- The “Brookings Report” Guests: Michelle Belmont is an English teacher working in Shizuoka, Japan and writes part-time for a feminist-oriented video game website called “FemHype” . Just 30 miles from the summit of Mt. Fuji, Michelle enjoys listening to radio and staring out her window at Mt. Fuji at sunset. She is currently working on furthering her teaching career, transitioning her gender, and collecting rare Japanese tech from the 80s and 90s.   Leslie Regier Website:  www.violetangel.net Leslie Regier is currently an AutoCAD drafter by day and many other thingsin her personal […]