The Weekly Readlines Special Edition July 2: SCOTUS Turns the Clock Back

The Weekly Readlines (rhymes with headlines) is a round with news you can use every week. Today’s special edition is brought to you by a house on fire.

  Quote for the Week: “The logic would be amusing if it weren’t so embarrassing.” – Justice Sotomayor, scorching Gorsuch in her dissent in the LGBTQ discrimination case.

  BIG CUP: THE WEEK’S TOP STORIES

SCOTUS took a blow torch to freedom at the end of its term, slicing and dicing 50 years of affirmative action, gut-punching Bidens student debt relief effort, and greenlighting anti-LGBTQ discrimination as the cherry of top of their hate fudge sundae.

  LGBTQ NEWS

Moms for Liberty’s Conference Infiltrated by Activists Calling Out Its Hate
Advocate.com

House Democrats organize against anti-trans bills across U.S. – Axios
Axios

LGBT Support Makes Good Economic Sense
Marketplace.org

  U.S. AND BEYOND

Gay Man Who Moved To Russia In 90s Shares Brutal Truth Of Moscow Life: ‘Humanity Is Being Crushed’
PinkNews

Good Humor Discontinues 1 Of Its Iconic Ice Cream Bars, Toasted Almond
Good Morning America

CA May Let Weed Shops Sell Food And Host Live Music
Courthouse News Service

Survey: 73% Of Americans No Longer Have A Landline
JoeMyGod

Op/Ed: Even beyond Pride Month, it’s important to promote diversity in Indiana
Dubois County Free Press

Woman Afraid Of Mexico Kidnapping Fatally Shoots Texas Uber Driver
HuffPost

Biden Has Reminded Us Yet Again That He’s A Weak And Lukewarm Ally Of Abortion Rights
The Guardian

Conservatives Are On A Roll In Their Quest To Remake America Through The Courts
CNN

Thomas, Alito Retirement Talk Raises Stakes for 2024 Election
NewsNation

  HEALTH AND AGING

Study Of Indigenous South Americans Supports A Lifestyle ‘Sweet Spot’ For Aging Brain Health
National Institute on Aging – National Institutes of Health (NIH)

  TRAVEL

Travel and Dating: Tips for LGBTQ Voyagers
East End Taste Magazine

Eat, Love, Miami : A Culinary Journey Through Miami For LGBTQ Foodies – Towleroad
Towleroad

  ENTERTAINMENT

Madonna ‘Doesn’t Want To Cancel’ Tour Permanently After Health Crisis, Insider Reveals
Towleroad

Ryan Seacrest To Host ‘Wheel Of Fortune’ After Pat Sajak
People

Madonna Released From Hospital After Days In ICU
JoeMyGod

  ISN’T THAT SOMETHING

Texas Airport Worker “Ingested” By Delta Jet Engine
KEN5

South Koreans Grow Younger Overnight As The Country Changes How It Counts People’s Ages
KSN-TV

Adults Are Driving Sales Of Squishmallows, The Hottest Toy On The Market
Washington Post