Reading archive 2022-07-25

'Parentese' Is Truly a Lingua Franca, Global Study Finds

JD Vance Suggests People in ‘Violent’ Marriages Shouldn’t Get Divorced: The Ohio Republican Senate nominee claimed people “shift spouses like they change their underwear,” and that it had damaged a generation of children.

How ‘ghosting’ is linked to mental health: The term refers to when a person cuts you off from all online communication. Here’s what I learned in my study of 76 college students.

‘The stakes could not be higher’: Kansas abortion vote set for Aug. 2 [ed note: lol the quotes from Rs regarding the lies from the YES camp are mint]

Moldova ‘very worried’ Russia may invade, prime minister says

This Republican embraced gun control. It ended his political career.

Jill Biden raises money for Democrats amid gaffes and popularity drop: The first lady’s popularity has declined, a bad sign just as Democrats need her for a midterms push.

How The Fight To Ban Abortion Is Rooted In The ‘Great Replacement’ Theory - "In fact, according to analysis published in the December edition of the population-research journal “Demography,” a hypothetical total abortion ban would lead to more pregnancy-related deaths among non-Hispanic Black people than among any other racial group."

Yellowstone is this town’s golden ticket. Climate change risks that.