The Weekly Readlines October 12
BIG CUP: THE WEEK’S TOP STORIES
War in Israel. I have no words.
In a choice between horrible and worse, GOP Reps Jim Jordan and Steve Scalise are competing to be House Speaker. Expect a buffet of shutdown extortion, lies, and base-thrilling vengeance in either case. America, we hardly knew ye. Meanwhile, Marjorie Taylor Greene, classy as ever, says she won’t support Scalise because he has cancer.
And the cherry on top of the hate cake goes to Alabama, where a children’s book that has nothing to do with being gay and no gay characters, was flagged in a public library system because the author’s last name is Gay. If you’re not awake yet, queer folk, you better set your alarms!
LGBTQ NEWS
LGBTQ Groups Endorse Biden Reelection Campaign
The Hill
Atlanta Gay Men’s Chorus: 40 Years Of Music, Unity And Joy In The Atlanta LGBTQ+ Community
11Alive.com
U.S. AND BEYOND
Oklahoma Judge Traci Soderstrom Busted Sending Inappropriate Texts During Murder Trial
The Daily Beast
Mary Lou Retton Gravely Ill and on Life Support, According to Family
DailyKos
What Is It Like Being Gay In Communist Vietnam?
GayCitie
Report Calls For Care Homes For LGBT People
BBC
HEALTH AND AGING
How Geriatric Psychiatry Can Provide Care That Older Adults Deserve
American Medical Association
Treatment Strategy Helps People With Advanced Bladder Cancer Retain the Organ
U.S. News & World Report
US Overdose Deaths Continue Their Rise, Data Shows, With ‘Devastating Impact’ On Population
CNN
Weight Loss Drugs Like Ozempic May Lead To Stomach Paralysis And Pancreatitis
Medical News Today
Daylight Heals, Night Light Steals: The Surprising Link Between Light Exposure And Mental Health
News-Medical.net
FINANCE AND RETIREMENT
More Than Half Of Americans Say They Don’t Have Enough For Retirement
CBS News
Fewer Older Americans Rejoining The Workforce
Marketplace.org
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Strange Methane Leak Discovered At The Deepest Point Of The Baltic Sea Baffling Scientists
Live Science
ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
From Golda To Frasier: A Complete Guide To This Week’s Entertainment
The Guardian
TRAVEL
Things for LGBT Tourists to Do in San Francisco Without Using a Credit Card
Bay Area Reporter
ISN’T THAT SOMETHING?
How Do Cats Purr? New Finding Challenges Long-Held Assumptions
Science
Worms With Spider Genes Spin Silk Tougher Than Bulletproof Kevlar
Science
