The Weekly Readlines

The Weekly Readlines December 23

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  Quote for the Week:  “Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.” – Peg Bracken, author of ‘I Hate to Cook’

BIG CUP: THE WEEK’S TOP STORIES 

First the good news: The January 6 Committee referred Donald Trump for prosecution on four charges. Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.

2022 was not the apocalypse, a lot of good things happened. Challenges and opportunities await us in the New Year. Walmart will soon offer delivery by drone. My beloved Lambertville, NJ, was named New Jersey Destination of the Year, and my writing career, such as it is, is going gangbangers. Or it that gangbusters? So let’s move forward with hope and determination, and make next year everything we want it to be.

  LGBTQ+ HEADLINES

Trevor Project: Nearly Half Of Texas’ LGBTQ Youths Considered Suicide In Past Year
Austin American-Statesman

Amy Grant to Host Niece’s Same-Sex Wedding at Her Farm
ChristianHeadlines

In 2021, Judge Warned of Gay Bar Attacker’s Shootout Plans
EDGE Media Network

Republican attacks on LGBTQ lives may have helped elect Democrats
The Washington Post

  U.S. AND BEYOND  

MSG’s Facial Recognition at Radio City Gets Girl Scout Mom Kicked Out
NBC New York

Electoral Count Reform Act Added To Spending Bill
JoeMyGod

Is Trump finally politically dead? Sort of | Robert Reich
The Guardian

ABC’s Martha Raddatz Dings TX Gov Abbott & GOP: You Tell Migrants The Border’s Open, Not Biden
Daily Kos 

U.S. Expects More Migrants When Asylum Restrictions End, DHS Says
PBS

Climate Change Fuels Unprecedented Cholera Increase
Voice of America 

‘Unexpected Item’: How Self-Checkouts Failed To Live Up To Their Promise
The Guardian 

Multiple Cats Apply To Be New York City’s “Rat Czar”
The Daily Beast

DeSantis Vows To Sign No-Permit Open Carry Bill
Florida Politics

Trump’s NFT Trading Cards Have Sold Out
JoeMyGod 

  HEALTH AND AGING

10 Signs Of Brewing Suicide And Steps To Take During The Holidays
Forbes

How Often Should You Squat To Lose Belly Fat?
San Diego Gay & Lesbian News

Small Acts Of Kindness: 6 Amazing Ways To Help Queer People As They Age
LGBTQ Nation

  FINANCE AND RETIREMENT  

Re-Imagining Retirement: Potential
MLTnews.com 

Most Americans Don’t Think Finances Will Improve In 2023
The Hill

TRAVEL

Major Winter Storm Threatens To Upend Holiday Travel
Axios

  ENTERTAINMENT

David Crosby Changes Mind on Touring: ‘I Think I’m Going Back Out to Play Live’
Best Classic Bands

Merrily We Roll Along” and “Some Like It Hot” Bring Blockbuster Energy to the Stage
The New Yorker

  ISN’T THAT SOMETHING?  

For 158 Years, a Cézanne Self-Portrait Hid Behind a Still Life of Bread and Eggs
Smithsonian 

Michigan Woman’s 20-Year-Old Chicken Might Be World’s Oldest
UPI 

Atila The Hun May Have Raided The Roman Empire Because Of Drought
Jerusalem Post 

Huge Berlin Aquarium Bursts, Unleashing Flood Of Devastation
Norfolk Daily News

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