The Weekly Readlines

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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