Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Reading archive 2026-09-30

Some DMV pediatricians are kicking out unvaccinated patients

I’m a Republican. This woman tried to do everything right — and was deported.: Can America still differentiate between those who endanger and those who strengthen it? [ed. note: your party hates nonwhite, people, dude. It's not news]

The three most chilling words in the Cornell rape case texts: She’s not a “shop.” She’s a person.

Why Trump might finally fire Pete Hegseth: The Pentagon would have to rebuild expertise, trust and stability if the secretary is forced out.

Trump’s upscale golf plan could destroy a D.C. haven for cyclists, runners: The president wants to eliminate the public road that loops around the Hains Point peninsula, allowing the golf course to stretch to the water’s edge.

A novel form of mosquito birth control comes to the D.C. area: When male mosquitoes are infected with a naturally occurring microbe called Wolbachia, the eggs laid by their female mates don’t hatch.

A past FBI inquiry complicates Susan Collins’s campaign message in Maine: News of a probe involving political contributions and federal contracts has some in a shipyard town raising questions about her influence.

Ospreys are disappearing along the East Coast. Scientists think they know why.: At the center of a widening crisis for one of the nation's great wildlife comebacks is a fish most Americans would hardly recognize. - "At the center of that widening crisis is a fish most Americans would hardly recognize. Atlantic menhaden are silver, oily and generally less than a foot long. Rich in fat and calories, they are the principal prey of Chesapeake ospreys and the nucleus of a food web extending far beyond the bay, including the fish humans do eat. Striped bass, bluefish, whales and seabirds feed on them; Maine lobstermen put them in traps."

This U.S. city boosted homelessness spending fivefold. Is it too little or too much?: A Washington Post review of 12 cities found combined spending rose more than 75 percent in the past five years. Some say it doesn’t address the root of the problem.

James Talarico is catching big breaks in Texas: The Democrat could actually win a U.S. Senate seat. Let me count the ways.

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