Morning Coffee Link Roundup (5/31/23)

Today is Wednesday and somehow it's already the last day of May.

Debt limit deal clears 1st hurdle as McCarthy works to tamp down dissent (WaPo)

Sudan’s rival factions agree to extend shaky ceasefire after rebuke from mediators (The Guardian)

It Took Alito Barely a Month to Violate the Supreme Court’s New Ethics Rules (Slate)

Trump White House Aides Subpoenaed in Firing of Election Security Expert (NYT)

Ugh: A landmark appeals court ruling clears way for Purdue Pharma-Sackler bankruptcy deal (NPR)

Don’t visit Florida if you’re LGBTQ+, Human Rights Campaign warns: ‘It’s dangerous’ (PinkNews)

New NH federal prosecutors to focus on civil rights, domestic terrorism and violent crime (NHPR)

Welp, the effects of Diamond Sports not paying their bills are starting: MLB Relieves Bally Sports, Will Take Over Broadcasting of San Diego Padres Games (NBC San Diego)

Veronica Alvarez to manage World No. 4 USA at IX WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup (WBSC)

Pizza From Pete Davidson and Doughnuts From Jay Leno: Eating on the WGA Picket Line (Eater)

And some longer reads:

This is TRULY AMAZING: Here’s What Happens When Your Lawyer Uses ChatGPT (NYT)

How the U.S. wants to pressure China to help avert climate catastrophe (WaPo)

The Future of Classic New York Slice Shops Hangs in the Balance (Eater)

Domicide: Burying Prehistoric Dwellings (Places)

Future Shock: 8 Crime Novels That Blur the Lines Into SciFi (CrimeReads)

Morning Coffee Link Roundup (5/30/23)

Today feels like Monday, but it's Tuesday!

Large-scale drone attack hits Moscow for first time in Ukraine war (The Guardian)

What to Know as Opening Statements Begin in Tree of Life Massacre Trial (NYT)

What Could Trump Possibly Get Out of Attacking Special Prosecutor Jack Smith? (Slate)

It'll take 300 years to wipe out child marriage at the current pace of progress (NPR)

'Liam! Liam!' Hendriks welcomed back to mound with thundering ovation (MLB)

A unique whale species washed up in New England, giving a rare glimpse of a deep sea diver (NHPR)

! Lost story by ‘poet of the tabloid murder’ James M Cain discovered in Library of Congress (The Guardian)

An archaeologist saw shapes in the water. They led to a submerged grave. (WaPo)

Saturn’s Rings May Be Younger Than Thought—and Disappearing (Smithsonian)

Scones in the Time of Agita (Eater)

And some longer reads:

Start-Ups Bring Silicon Valley Ethos to a Lumbering Military-Industrial Complex (NYT)

Death in Istanbul: The Untold Story Behind Syria's White Helmets (Politico)

This is just a great piece of writing: Aníbal Sánchez Floats On (Baseball Prospectus)

At Indian American Weddings, More Is More (Eater)

15 Excellent 2023 Short Story Collections by Asian Authors (Book Riot)

Morning Coffee Link Roundup (5/29/23)

Today is Monday. Here's my TV news roundup from The Televixen.

Ukraine war: Fresh attacks on Kyiv after intense drone barrage (BBC)

Erdogan cements his power with a victory in Turkey's presidential runoff election (NPR)

Uganda's president signs into law tough anti-gay legislation with death penalty in some cases (ABC News)

Jamelle Bouie: The Real Threat to Freedom Is Coming From the States (NYT)

Pride in London dedicates 2023 campaign to defending trans people: ‘We stand with you’ (PinkNews)

Whee! Spencer Strider is the fastest pitcher to 100 strikeouts in a season since 1893 (SI)

How the future of sustainable fashion is rooted in the fight for garment worker protections in Los Angeles (The 19th*)

A new law aims to make it easier to set up a nano-brewery in New Hampshire (NHPR)

Discovered in the deep: the superbuilder sea anemones that make verandas (The Guardian)

Back Then, Baby Galaxies. Next, a Super-Mega Galactic Cluster? (NYT)

And some longer reads:

In Parkland, a special high school baseball program deserves your attention (The Athletic)

People with disabilities aren't often seen in stock photos. The CPSC is changing that (NPR)

Welcome to Nusantara (NYT)

The Brain-Computer Interfaces That Could Give Locked-In Patients a Voice (Smithsonian)

These books are so good: Don Winslow on the Aeneid, Hollywood, and Reaching the End of His Career as a Novelist (CrimeReads)

Morning Coffee Link Roundup (5/28/23)

Today is Sunday, but tomorrow is a day off too! (For many of us.)

Ukraine war: Kyiv hit by new massive Russian drone attack (BBC)

Polls open in Turkish election runoff as Erdoğan hopes to retain power (The Guardian)

White House and GOP reach a deal in principle to stop the nation from defaulting (NPR)

Takeaways From the Impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (NYT)

This is so awful: Cold snap may have wiped out Upper Valley apple crop (NHPR)

Memo to Target... Outdoor retailer The North Face affirms commitment to inclusivity (LA Blade)

Women are almost half of lieutenant governors. Could it pave the way to higher office? (The 19th*)

I see: Buckingham Palace Refuses to Repatriate Remains of Ethiopian Prince (Smithsonian)

Please read this even if you don't care about baseball: The Man Who Got the Disabled List Changed to the Injured List (Baseball Prospectus)

How to Dine Outdoors, Minus the Bugs (Eater)

And some longer reads:

Objection to sexual, LGBTQ content propels spike in book challenges (WaPo)

Hundreds of Thousands Have Lost Medicaid Coverage Since Pandemic Protections Expired (NYT)

The ‘open secret’ in most workplaces: Discrimination against moms is still rampant (The 19th*)

Mass Support (Places)

A Reading List of Multi-Generational Mischief (CrimeReads)

Morning Coffee Link Roundup (5/27/23)

Happy Saturday!

Stewart Rhodes, Oath Keepers founder, sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy (NPR)

Oleksiy Danilov interview: Ukraine counter-offensive 'ready to begin' (BBC)

Mar-a-Lago Worker Provided Prosecutors New Details in Trump Documents Case (NYT)

Samuel Alito’s Assault on Wetlands Is So Indefensible That He Lost Brett Kavanaugh (Slate)

Debt ceiling negotiators race to cement deal before June 5 deadline (WaPo)

I'm mildly agog that this is finally actually happening, though who knows if it will succeed: Ken Paxton updates: Texas House impeachment vote will be an intra-GOP showdown (Texas Tribune)

New mpox cases found in UK: ‘The infection has not gone away’ (PinkNews)

Yay! Rochester Starbucks becomes first NH location to unionize (NHPR)

For real: Sarris: Let’s figure out a better way of checking pitchers for sticky stuff (The Athletic)

Maybe it was having a party!! Black bear takes 60 cupcakes from US bakery, scaring staff (The Guardian)

And some longer reads:

U.S. debt default could hit Social Security payments first (WaPo)

US presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis’ anti-LGBTQ+ attacks: A timeline of hate (PinkNews)

This was written before the impeachment articles were filed, but has some good background: Texas G.O.P. Leaders Clash Over Accusations of Corruption and Drunkenness (NYT)

'It's not for the faint-hearted' — the story of India's intrepid women seaweed divers (NPR)

Wildly entertaining, wonderfully profane: The Liam Hendriks experience is about to return (The Athletic)

Morning Coffee Link Roundup (5/26/23) - Friday Happy Links!

It's Friday! Let's take a break from . . . all the news for some happy links!

!!!! THE WHEEL OF TIME: Prime Video Sets September Season 2 Release (GMMR)

New Hayley Kiyoko single!! (YouTube)

This is cute: Charlie ‘Clutch’ Culberson is back with Atlanta, and teammates and Braves fans love it (The Athletic)

Get Your First Look at the Lower Decks Crossover in the New Trailer for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Tor)

4 new books by Filipino authors to read this spring (NPR)

Relevant to my interests: Countdown to Pride: Okay Gays, What Flannels Are We Tying Around Our Waists This Year? (Autostraddle)

Ahaha: Blue Jays fans are eating hot dogs at a frankly alarming rate (SBNation)

Why Researchers Turned This Goldfish Into a Cyborg (NYT)

Fug Nation Loves Fun (and Maybe Slightly Unhinged) Items For Summer! (GFY)

News you can use: You Don’t Need a Knife to Cut a Cake at a Picnic (Eater)

And some longer reads:

‘Everybody Is Welcome Here’ (NYT)

This made me check the next book in my series readthrough out of the library immediately: “Holmes and Watson in Manhattan”: Musings on the Creation of Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin (CrimeReads)

Aw, he's been fun to watch: Appreciating Jake Burger’s breakout: ‘I could write a whole book about how cool it is’ (The Athletic)

The Next Generation of American Cheese (Eater)

13 Hockey Romances to Read During the NHL Playoffs (Book Riot)

Morning Coffee Link Roundup (5/25/23)

Today is . . . Thursday! Right. I'm very discombobulated.

Ukraine war: Wagner says Bakhmut transfer to Russian army under way (BBC)

Rwandan ex-police chief arrested in South Africa over 1994 genocide (The Guardian)

Chinese Malware Hits Systems on Guam. Is Taiwan the Real Target? (NYT)

Ron DeSantis debuts presidential bid in a glitch-ridden Twitter 'disaster' (NPR)

Imagine if the Press Covered the Supreme Court Like Congress (Slate)

Of course: Target pulls some LGBT+ items days after CEO talks up inclusivity (WaPo)

ACLU sues federal government for state-level data on Canadian border crossings (NHPR)

Study Offers New Twist in How the First Humans Evolved (NYT)

How two museums are resetting for a post-pandemic world (WBUR)

Inventing a royal past (Medieval manuscripts blog)

And some longer reads:

The deepening radicalization of Donald J. Trump (WaPo)

(Anti-)Wokeism as a Rorschach Test (Aaron Ross Powell)

Drug Shortages Near an All-Time High, Leading to Rationing (NYT)

Juan Soto is Still Juan Soto (Baseball Prospectus)

Elly Griffiths on Knowing When to Say Goodbye (CrimeReads)

Morning Coffee Link Roundup (5/24/23)

Today is Wednesday and it's my brother's birthday! Happy birthday, Dave!

Russia controls Bakhmut, for now, but holding it will be difficult (WaPo)

Race against time to stop ‘humanitarian disaster’ among Sudan refugees in Chad (The Guardian)

Of course: DeSantis Set to Announce 2024 Run on Twitter With Elon Musk (NYT)

South Carolina legislature sends 6-week abortion ban to governor's desk (CNN)

Debt ceiling talks aren't going well. Here's where they stand (NPR)

I don't want Target employees to be put in danger, but also, this really sucks: Target pulls some Pride collection items after threats to employees (NBC News)

Why Republicans and Democrats alike are concerned about a No Labels presidential nominee (KJZZ)

Chip war: Apple strikes major US-made semiconductor deal (BBC)

Yankees ace Gerrit Cole records 2,000th career strikeout, third fastest MLB pitcher by games and innings (CBS Sports)

Vatican experts uncovering gilded glory of Hercules statue struck by lightning (NHPR)

And some longer reads:

A year after Uvalde, officers who botched response face few consequences (WaPo)

Will A.I. Become the New McKinsey? (New Yorker)

Apocalypse Sow: Can Anything Stop the Feral Hog Invasion? (Texas Monthly)

Eat more beans. Please. (Vox)

Baseball Returns to the ‘Hallowed Grounds’ of a Negro Leagues Stadium (NYT)

Morning Coffee Link Roundup (5/23/23)

Today is Tuesday! I'm traveling, so I wrote this last week. Back to normal tomorrow!

It's not just about "drag nuns," it's a non-profit that has raised a ton of money: LGBTQ+ Angelenos slam Dodgers for dropping “drag nun” activists from Pride event (LGBTQ Nation)

Ranked-choice voting is gaining momentum. So are efforts to stop it. (The 19th*)

Two UNH studies to explore nutrition and food insecurity in Latino communities (NHPR)

Hospitals create police forces to stem growing violence against staff (NPR)

Denials of health-insurance claims are rising — and getting weirder (WaPo)

Climate Change Made East Africa’s Drought 100 Times as Likely, Study Says (NYT)

Polynesian snails release is biggest ever of ‘extinct in the wild’ species (The Guardian)

A 19th-Century Textile Stitches a Tale of Women’s Liberation (Smithsonian)

One of Evolution’s Biggest Moments Was Re-created in a Year (The Atlantic)

When the Setting Is as Creepy as the Story Itself (CrimeReads)

And some longer reads:

This is so important: ‘Way more common than people realize’: How some in MLB are bringing mental health into focus (The Athletic)

The voices of NPR: How four women of color see their roles as hosts (The 19th*)

She’s More Than the Creator of Peter Rabbit (NYT)

How Alberghi Diffusi Turn Villages Into Hotels (Smithsonian)

Clementine Paddleford’s ‘How America Eats’ Chronicled the Tastes of a Nation (Eater)

Morning Coffee Link Roundup (5/22/23)

Today is Monday! I'm traveling, so I wrote this last week. Back to normal on Wednesday!

Ron DeSantis Signs Law Allowing Trans Kids to Be Taken From Their Families (New Republic)

Trump May Have Just Cooked Himself in the Mar-a-Lago Case (Slate)

As G-7 approaches, Japan remains an outlier on LGBTQ rights (WaPo)

Why the lack of housing in NH? New map of local zoning offers answers. (NH Bulletin)

How do you get equal health care for all? A huge new database holds clues (NPR)

Native American remains discovered at Dartmouth College spark calls for accountability (NHPR)

Jordyn Zimmerman is redefining communication as a nonspeaking advocate for disability rights (The 19th*)

Martha Stewart, 81, becomes oldest Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover model (The Guardian)

For New England farmers, silvopasture could be a key adaptation to a changing climate (WBUR)

Black Hole Hurtling Through Space Leaves a Trail of Stars in Its Wake (Smithsonian)

And some longer reads:

The War on Poverty Is Over. Rich People Won. (The Atlantic)

A Tech Industry Pioneer Sees a Way for the U.S. to Lead in Advanced Chips (NYT)

North Carolina beach houses have fallen into the ocean. Is there a fix? (WaPo)

Realmuto is undisputed king of catching guys stealing (MLB)

Magic, Memory, and Power: The Storytelling Brilliance of Isabel Allende (Tor)