The Weekly Readlines July 4

BIG CUP: THE WEEK’S STOP STORIES

Or maybe just my favorites …

GOP Passes Big Monstrous Bill, Betrays America
There never was a bottom to this pool

Concentration Camp Joins Disney World as Major Florida Attraction
Stuffed alligators eating prisoners sure to be a gift shop hit

Trump Calls for Deporting U.S. Citizens
Once they’ve rounded up all the brown people

WI Supreme Court Strikes Down 1849 Abortion Ban
Just when we needed a win

Fenway Health Loses $3M In Federal Grants For LGBT Research
Everyday erasure, every day

LGBTQ

SNAP Cuts Could Hit 2 Million LGBTQ Americans – Metro Weekly

Parental Opt-Outs on LGBT Books Harm All Children – Human Rights Watch

GOP Drops Federal Medicaid Ban On Trans Care From “Big Beautiful Bill”

Denied, Delayed, Dismissed: Local Trans-Affirming Health Care For Youth Goes Underground

U.S. AND BEYOND

James Carville Warns of Mid-Term Election Theft

Thom Tillis and the Painful Truth About Swing State Politics – POLITICO

HEALTH AND AGING

New Tax Bill and Social Security: What Seniors Need to Know Now

New Brain Scan Tool Predicts Aging Speed And Dementia Risk – News-Medical

Emotional Response to Music May Enhance Memory Specificity

Why More Women Are Doing Weighted Walks

Tens Of Thousands of Heart Attacks, Strokes Could Be Prevented With This Prescription

Federal HIV Prevention Funds Restored For Los Angeles – Beverly Press & Park Labrea News

Body Fat More Accurately Predicts Heart Disease, Death Risk Than BMI

Justice in Aging Condemns Senate Vote to Gut Medicaid and SNAP

TRAVEL

Fears Over How Americans Are Perceived Abroad Dampen US Travel Enthusiasm – Youtube

SCIENCE

AI That Simulates Human Behavior Could Enhance Understanding of Cognition

New Study Reveals How Plants Use Sugar To Sense And Respond To Heat

A Rare Chance To See Two Exploding Stars Is Happening In The Southern Sky

ENTERTAINMENT / CULTURE

With Summer Officially Here, 10 Great Beach Reads