The Weekly Readlines September 22 (Now with Audio)
BIG CUP: THE WEEK’S TOP STORIES
Attorney General Merrick Garland was subjected to cartoonish grilling in a House Judiciary hearing by Republican senators intent on pleasing the MAGA base and no one else.
Five Americans held in Iran have been released in a deal arranged by the Biden Administration and immediately criticized by the Right … because Biden.
Lauren Boebert apologized for vaping in a a public theater, but not for being groped by her date at a family-friendly show. Bonus: the woman who asked her to stop vaping was pregnant. So much for parental rights. A drag queen would never put an unborn child in danger like this!
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has accused India of sponsoring the assassination of a Sikh leader in Canada. India cancels lunch buffets in Ottawa as conflict escalates.
Republicans and media double-team relentless ‘Biden is old and diminished’ agitprop while Trump gives a speech claiming Obama is the president, and Biden will lead us into World War II. You decide.
LGBTQ NEWS
US Census Bureau Seeks To Test LGBTQ Questions
PBS
Pentagon To Review Benefits Denied To DADT Victims
Axios
Florida district wants to recognize LGBT History Month despite so-called ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law
NBC Montana
California Becomes First State to Declare Transgender History Month
Yahoo News
100 Lesbian Things To Do Before You Die
Pride
San Francisco’s LGBT Asylum Project Helps Asylum Seekers Fleeing Persecution
Axios
U.S. AND BEYOND
California Planned Parenthood Employees Unionize, Say They’re Overworked As Abortions Increase
CalMatters
Anti-Abortion Laws Blocking Out-of-State Travel Are Popping Up Across Texas
The Austin Chronicle
Motion To Oust McCarthy Found In House Restroom
Joe.My.God
Tim Scott: Union Workers Who Strike Should Be Fired
New York Times
With Trump, Parental Rights Extremism Is on the March
New York Magazine
As Aging Lawmakers Refuse To Step Aside, The Next Generation Waits — And Wait
Philadelphia Inquirer
The World’s Largest LGBTQ+ Sporting Event Comes to Guadalajara, Mexico
Gayety
HEALTH AND AGING
Rulemaking On Older Americans Act Targets Seniors Who Are LGBTQ, Living With HIV
Washington Blade
Selective Destruction – Scientists Propose New Theory of Aging
SciTechDaily
Reframing Aging & Longevity – Maria Shriver’s Sunday Pape
Maria Shriver’s Sunday Paper
This Pediatrician Has A Stark Warning About The Risks Of ‘Anti-Science’
CBC
FINANCE AND RETIREMENT
A Uniform Hike in the Retirement Age Is a Bad Idea
National Review
Thinking Holistically About Finances To Avoid Bad Habit
Yahoo Finance
Here Are The 5 Best American Cities To Retire I
Financial Planning
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Earth Beyond Six Of Nine Planetary Boundarie
Science
How Science Will Be Transformed By AI
The Economist
Climate Science Is under Attack in Classroom
Scientific American
ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
An Arts Revival At The World Trade Center Sit
CBS News
Drag Is Under Attack, but Takes Center Stage During Oscar Season
The Daily Beast
This Sitcom’s Cancelation Signals The Death Of the Laughtrack
ScreenRant
TRAVEL
Loving the Land Down Under
Los Angeles Blade
Missed Out On Summer Travel? Airline Tickets Will Be Cheaper In The Fall
CNN
This 19-day Train Trip Takes You Through Some of Canada’s Most Spectacular Fall Foliage
Travel + Leisure
ISN’T THAT SOMETHING
Gator With Missing Nose And Upper Jaw Finds New Home In Florida Reptile Park
The Hill
Strange Mathematical Pattern Found in The Cells of The Human Body
Science Alert
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