The Weekly Readlines November 17
A note from the newsroom: I got a private message from a friend I met many years ago in California. She told me that she’d come from a very religious background and that meeting me (in my 20s then) opened her heart and mind to a wider, more loving world. One chance encounter, a friendship, and she and her now-adult children are the sort of people who make me feel safe. We CAN make a difference when we are ourselves, when we live truthfully, and when we live as examples. Hate may have no home here, as the yard signs in my beloved Lambertville say, but it has mansions all around us.
– Mark
QUOTE FOR THE WEEK
“If you come for my people, you come through me.”
– Illinois Governor JB Pritzer
THE WEEK’S TOP STORIES
LGBTQ
Discovery of New Oscar Wilde Books Resolves a Serious Loss in LGBT Literary History.
LGBTQ+ Community Urged to Take Legal Precautions Amid Potential Risks in a Second Trump Term
U.S. POLITICS
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Reveals Plans To Fire 600 Federal Health Workers – LGBTQ Nation
One Election Victory Does Not Make A New Era In American Politics
Trump Expected to Appoint Anti-LGBTQ+ White Nationalist Stephen Miller
HEALTH AND AGING
Nearly Three-Fourths Of Veterans Are Age 50 Or Older; Here Are Simple Ways To Help Them
Ultra-Processed Foods May Accelerate Biological Aging – Medicalnewstoday
Beyond the Binary: Shaping the Future of LGBTQ+ Health Data – QNews
LGBTQ+ Adults May Have Greater Risk of Poor Brain Health – OutSmart
SCIENCE
Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity Faces Challenge
Sunita Williams Addresses Health Concerns From Aboard The Space Station
TRAVEL
The Best Safety Devices for Travel
ENTERTAINMENT
Freevee Sent To Amazon Graveyard – Ars Technica
All the Girls and Gays Defied Gravity at the ‘Wicked’ Premiere – Autostraddle
Ella Jenkins, The First Lady Of Children’s Music, Has Died At 100
Shaboozey’s ‘A Bar Song (Tipsy)’ Hits Another Pop Chart Milestone
ISN’T THAT SOMETHING?
Koala Found Relaxing In South Australia Couple’s Bedroom – UPI.Com
Just Like Us: Animals Become Less Social as They Age — Here’s Why
Mattel Apologizes For Misprint On ‘Wicked’ Doll Packaging That Links To Porn Website – UPI
Painting by an AI robot sells for more than $1 million
Sunita Williams Witnesses 16 Sunrises, Sunsets Every Day
The Science Behind Your Dog’s Most Annoying Behavior