The Weekly Readlines January 27
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Quote for the Week: “Listen, if there is such a thing as the woke mob in Florida, I aspire to lead it.” – Professor Marvin Dunn
BIG CUP: THE WEEK’S TOP STORIES
First the good news: Drag queens and their friends fight back in San Antonio, complete with firearms, and I have a new hero.
Two mass shootings occurred in California within days of each other, kickstarting America’s violent pastime for 2023. Classified documents keep turning up wherever Joe Biden (and now Mike Pence) forgot he put them. And voice of a generation David Crosby died at 81.
LGBTQ+ HEADLINES
Indiana Lawmakers Launch All-Out Campaign Against LGBTQ Hoosiers
Indiana Capital Chronicle
DeSantis Demands Info On Trans College Students
Daily News
United Methodists Lose 1800 Churches in Split Over LGBT Stance
Christianity Today
Concerned LGBTQ+ Parents Consider Leaving Florida
EDGE Media Network
Santos Gets Into Flame War With “Drag Race” Winner
JoeMyGod
How One LGBT Community Met Anti-Drag Protestors Head On – YouTube
YouTube
Man Smashes Windows At Two Orlando Gay Bars
JoeMyGod
AgeSpan Prepares for 12th Annual LGBTQ+ Elders in an Ever-Changing World Conference in June
WHAV
U.S. AND BEYOND
What’s Happening With The Debt Ceiling (Again)?
Brookings
Johns Hopkins Expert: Sending Tanks to Ukraine Worth the Risk for U.S.
Newswise
Pence Documents Discovery Sparks Scrutiny On US Classification System
The Guardian
Majority Of Democrats Say Biden Should Be 2024 Nominee: Poll
The Hill
Four Oath Keepers Found Guilty Of Seditious Conspiracy In Latest January 6 Convictions
The Guardian
M&M’s Drops Spokescandies for Maya Rudolph, Cites ‘Polarizing’ Reaction to Candies’ Shoes
Mediaite
England Finally Joins Europe In Banning Single-Use Plastic Foodware
Salon
Laboratory-Grown Meat Could Go On Sale This Year
Reuters
A Black Professor Defies Desantis Law Restricting Lessons On Race
Washington Post
No More Sliced Cheese Under Iowa Republicans SNAP Proposal
Axios
Dem Rep. Ruben Gallego To Challenge AZ Sen. Sinema
CBS News
Shorter Height, Lower Salary: Height Discrimination Is Real
Salon
FINANCE AND RETIREMENT
Nearly Seven In 10 Investors Say They May Continue Working In Retirement
PR Newswire
Companies, Older Workers May Benefit From Semi-Retirement Option
The Journal Record
UK Retirement Age To Rise To 68 By The End Of The 2030s
The Independent
Tipping Amid Inflation: Should Consumers Draw a Line for Sake of Their Finances?
GOBankingRates
Legislation to Boost Retirement Saving Plans Signed into Law
Senator Susan Collins
HEALTH AND AGING
Older LGBTQ Adults Face Unique Challenges In Giving And Receiving Care
American Heart Association
Do Women Age Differently From Men?
SciTechDaily
Gut Microbes May Affect Motivation To Exercise
National Institute on Aging – National Institutes of Health
How to Be 18 Years Old Again for Only $2 Million a Year
Bloomberg.com
How Antidepressants Help Bacteria Resist Antibiotics
Nature.com
Initial Symptoms Could Predict How Fast Alzheimer’s Progresses
U.S. News & World Report
Wearable Sensor Uses Ultrasound to Provide Cardiac Imaging On the Go
UC San Diego Health
Symptoms Of Low Blood Sugar (Hypoglycemia)
Forbes
20-Year Study Finds Cancer Mortality On The Rise People with Type 2 Diabetes
MD Magazine
Head Injuries Decrease Long-Term Survival Time
MedPage Today
ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTURE
The 2023 Oscar Nominations, and What Should Have Made the List
The New Yorker
The André Leon Talley Estate Auction Goes Beyond the Clothes
Vogue.com
TRAVEL
Splash Mountain Line Reaches Three Hours on Closing Day
Gayety
Viginia’s ‘Lake Tahoe Of The East’ Is One Of The Best Places To Buy A Vacation Home In The U.S.
Travel + Leisure
ISN’T THAT SOMETHING?
Fear The Deer: Crash Data Illuminates America’s Deadliest Animal
Washington Post
Ohio Chihuahua Named Oldest Dog Living By Guinness World Records
UPI
Jealous Wife Tracks Down Husband’s Brothel and Ends Up Working There in Odd Revenge Plot
The Daily Star
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