• The Weekly Readlines with Mark McNease

  • By: Mark McNease
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The Weekly Readlines with Mark McNease

By: Mark McNease
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  • The Weekly Readlines with Mark McNease is a weekly roundup of general news across the country and world, with an added emphasis on news affecting the LGBTQ population. Politics, culture, opinion, health, travel and more.
    2023
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Political Science
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  • The Weekly Readlines February 17

    The Weekly Readlines February 17
    Feb 17 2023

    BIG CUP: THE WEEK’S TOP STORIES

    First the good news: California moves to enshrine marriage equality in their Constitution. And Senator Diane Feinstein announces her retirement at the end of her term. We salute you, Senator Feinstein!

    Governor Ron ‘New Sheriff in Town’ DeSantis secretly wanted guns banned from his election night bacchanal, asking the venue to say it was their idea. They refused. And in a pointless gesture, Nikki Haley announced her run for the Republican nomination (but her speech was pretty good).
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    17 mins
  • The Weeekly Readlines January 20

    The Weeekly Readlines January 20
    Jan 20 2023

    BIG CUP: THE WEEK’S TOP STORIES 

    First the good news: As of January 22, we’ll be entering the  Year of the Rabbit. The rabbit is a symbol of longevity, peace and prosperity in Chinese culture. 2023 is predicted to be a year of hope. In the words of the great intergalactic philosopher Jean-luc Picard, “Make it so!”

    Georgia Rep. Rick Allen claims people want to work longer before retirement, in his defense of raising the eligibility age for Social Security. House Republicans have brought back smoking in Congressional offices, ensuring that if Covid didn’t get them cancer will. Nothing demonstrates masculinity like smelling like an ashtray at last call. Continue listening!
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    20 mins
  • The Weekly Readlines January 13

    The Weekly Readlines January 13
    Jan 15 2023

    BIG CUP: THE WEEK’S TOP STORIES 

    First the good news: CA Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia was sworn into office on the U.S. Constitution, beneath which were a photo of his parents lost to Covid, his citizenship certificate, and an original Superman #1 from the Library of Congress. Light and spirit in a dark world.

    The GOP House of Horrors Show begins, with endless hearings on hot MAGA buttons guaranteed to exhaust us for the next two years. Classified documents continue to be found at properties once occupied by Joe Biden, providing the mainstream media lots of opportunity to parrot the right-wing echo chamber. And a 6-year-old shot his teacher in Newport News, VA, probably with the gun Mommy left on the kitchen table.
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    14 mins

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