The Weekly Readlines February 2

A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK:

America, we hardly knew ye. It’s been less than two weeks and already Trump and Project 2025 have taken a jackhammer to the country’s foundations. It’s a tragi-comedy in two acts: his first and second terms, and it’s not even intermission yet! But as horrible as it all is, remember that people have gone through worse. 400 years of slavery. Native genocide. AIDS. It’s why I cannot allow myself to shed tears only to have them savored by MAGA. We remain undefeated and unbowed.

Some Spectacular Lowlights

US Federal Websites Scrub Vaccine Data And LGBT References

Transgender People Removed From State Department Travel Page – Los Angeles Blade

CDC Researchers Ordered to Retract Papers Submitted to All Journals – MedPage Today

NOTE: “In the order, CDC researchers were instructed to remove references to or mentions of a list of forbidden terms: “Gender, transgender, pregnant person, pregnant people, LGBT, transsexual, non-binary, nonbinary, assigned male at birth, assigned female at birth, biologically male, biologically female,” according to an email sent to CDC employees (see below).”

Take a quick breather and keep reading for more news …

BIG CUP: THE WEEK’S TOP STORIES

Following the first major plane crash in 16 years, Trump blamed “DEI,” Biden, woke-whatever, and Pete Buttigieg, whom he seems to think is still the Secretary of Transportation. He also responded to a question about visiting the crash site by saying, “What site? The water? You want me to go swimming?” Comforting words for the families of the deceased.

We learned that RFK Jr. enjoyed putting baby chickens and live mice in a blender to feed his hawks. Tuberculosis made a comeback in Kansas.

Leaked DoD memo shows halting of all non-white / Christian observances, including Holocaust Remembrance Day. (Nothing says “Never again” like erasing the Holocaust.)

U.S. AND BEYOND

Wtih Little Government Intervention, Bird Hunters Left To Protect Themselves From HN51

Democrats Elect Ken Martin, The Party Leader In Minnesota, As National Chair – 6ABC

Make Argentina Gay Again’: Argentines Hold Anti-Fascist Pride March – Buenos Aires Herald

HEALTH AND AGING

Aging Concerns Related To Sexuality And Gender: HIV Prevention And Healthy Aging

Heart Disease Remains Leading Cause Of Death In US, New Report Finds

Top Dementia Expert Shares Her One ‘Most Important’ Tip To Prevent It

FINANCES AND RETIREMENT

Prediction: President Trump Is Going to Break His Social Security Promise – The Motley Fool

SCIENCE

Deadly Asteroid May Strike Earth In 2032 — What To Know