Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Reading archive 2024-04-17

Sasha Velour sashays into the culture wars: The champion drag queen — prepping a stage show and starring in a TV series — confronts the people who want to ban her - "The protests she encountered while filming the show felt 'like drag, in its own way,' she would say later. 'They dress up, they put on their red hats,' and put on 'demented, wrong drag, where it’s like you’re performing something, and there’s no acknowledgment that it’s a performance. And it’s really designed to make people feel unsafe and weak and small' — unlike real drag, which, at its best, makes the crowd (and the performer) feel joyful and empowered."

Biden’s handling of Gaza shakes his support in the Black community: Some Black activists want voters to reject Biden over his Gaza policy. Others see Trump as a far bigger threat. - "Biden is handling the Gaza war as best he can, they add. 'You can’t solve the problem of the Middle East as a purist or idealist,' said Marshall Mitchell, a pastor at Salem Baptist Church of Abington, a Black church in Montgomery County, Pa. 'They don’t understand the power of quiet diplomacy. And they’re going to force a hand, and then you won’t be able to turn Pennsylvania back.'

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"In contrast, Rahima Abdullah, 67, a lifelong Philadelphia resident, said the events of the past six months have not deterred her desire to vote for Biden. Voting 'uncommitted' or staying home 'is a vote for Trump,' she added."

Ark. governor’s office might’ve broken law in buying $19K lectern, audit finds

Trump rails against wind energy in fundraising pitch to oil executives: At a Mar-a-Lago dinner, Donald Trump doubles down on promises to derail a key form of clean energy that competes with fossil fuels

Fact-checking Donald Trump's claim that wind turbines kill whales - "Many other areas with high numbers of wind farms have not seen an increase in whale mortality. 

"For example, the UK is home to the world's four largest wind farms, but no humpback whale strandings there have been conclusively linked to the impact of those farms."

Opinion  This defiant Ukrainian general has no smile — and surprising remarks on Trump

THE SURVIVOR SPECIES: Having lost many of their cattle, traditional herders are trying out a milk-producing animal that is more resilient to climate change - "The global camel population has doubled over the last 20 years, something the U.N. agency for agriculture and investment attributes partly to the animal’s suitability amid climate change. In times of hardship, camels produce more milk than cows."

Secret Russian foreign policy document urges action to weaken the U.S. - "The academic, Vladimir Zharikhin, called for Russia to 'continue to facilitate the coming to power of isolationist right-wing forces in America,' 'enable the destabilization of Latin American countries and the rise to power of extremist forces on the far left and far right there,' as well as facilitate 'the restoration of European countries’ sovereignty by supporting parties dissatisfied with economic pressure from the U.S.' 

"Other points in the policy proposal, which was also provided to The Post, suggested that Moscow stoke conflict between the United States and China over Taiwan to bring Russia and China closer together, as well as 'to escalate the situation in the Middle East around Israel, Iran and Syria to distract the U.S. with the problems of this region.'"

A Md. boy’s burns required 20 surgeries. Now his mother is headed to prison.: In Montgomery County, authorities said Kimberly Tyler set her 8-year-old son on fire after he spilled cereal, then ignored his grievous injuries for two weeks

'Voted off the island': Inside Bill Belichick's failed job hunt

Internet data centers are fueling drive to old power source: Coal

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