The Weekly Readlines March 29
From the Editor’s Desk: The architects of Project 2025 and their human autopen in the White House continue to erase us (and lots of others), with a stated goal of restoring “shared American values.” It’s clear they do not consider anyone who doesn’t hold those values (racism, bigotry, white Christian supremacy) to be American. They’re eliminating all references to LGBTQ people in every branch of the government. Books, universities, corporate support, are all being targeted with tragic success. They are reconstructing the ghettos we lived in and redrawing the margins we stood outside. If all we’ll have left are protests and blogs, count me in. Assimilation was always a tease. Mark/LGBTSr.
BIG CUP: THE WEEK’S TOP STORIES
Trump Officials Shared Classified War Plans Over Signal App, Included Journalist
Was it a drunken butt chat? Ewww!
Barn Burners with Bernie and AOC Pack In Thousands
34,000 and it’s just the beginning.
Florida Wants Kids Filling Migrants Jobs
Just not theirs.
Project 2025 Drives Bulldozer Into the Smithsonian
The triumph of mediocrity continues.
LGBTQ
Utah Becomes First US State To Ban Pride Flags In Schools, Government Buildings – ABC News
Trump Executive Order Targets Law Firm Challenging Anti-Trans Policies – Advocate.Com
Trump Admin. Cancels 68+ Grants Focused On LGBTQ Health Questions
Netherlands Tightens US Travel Advice For LGBTQ+ People
More Than 80 Bills Filed On LGBTQ Issues In Texas Legislature Reveal Lawmakers’ Focus
U.S. AND BEYOND
Trump Agenda Sparks Fears For LGBT Rights In Africa | Reuters
Elon Musk, Congressional Republicans Target Democrats’ Main Fundraising Machine – CNN
Canada PM Mark Carney Says Old Relationship With US ‘Is Over’ – BBC
HEALTH AND AGING
Southern California Healthcare Agencies Fear Cuts To HIV Prevention Will Cost Lives
Women Can Hear Better Than Men: Researchers Find Amplitude More Influenced By Sex Than Age
Possible Measles Exposure At Starbucks In Bucks County, Health Officials Warn
Medicaid Is A Lifesaver For Trans People Like Me. Policymakers Most Protect It.
TRAVEL
What Green Card And Visa Holders Should Know Before Traveling Abroad – NPR
Britons Heading To The Caribbean Issued Travel Warning As Specific Group Could Be ‘Imprisoned’
Canadians Pull Back On U.S. Trips, Threatening To Widen Travel Deficit – CNBC
International Students, Faculty Alarmed By Speculated Federal Travel Bans – Yale Daily News
FINANCES AND RETIREMENT
Your Credit Card Likely Has Benefits You Don’t Know About — Here’s How To Find Them
SCIENCE
How De-Extinction of the Woolly Mammoth Might Help Mitigate Global Warming
Mark, pondering the future of America