Morning Coffee (10/20/18)

There Are Now More Than 14,000 Immigrant Kids in Federal Custody—a New Record

Good thing there's never been an uproar about someone using personal email . . . wait. Ivanka Trump used a personal email account to send hundreds of emails about government business last year

This is awful: Just 96 of 30,000 people who applied for public service loan forgiveness actually got it

Jim Acosta: White House backs down in fight over CNN reporter's pass

Good: After 181 Years of No Hats in Congress, Dems Eye Exception for Religious Garb

The real reason conservative critics love talking about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s clothes

Here is a big profile of Donald Trump Jr. if you want to torture yourself (no, it's well done, really): From Rebellious to Reliable

FBI now classifies far-right Proud Boys as 'extremist group', documents say

They’re Black. They’re Trans. And They’re Ready To Shake Up Brazil’s Politics.

Good for them: Book People unionizing for better wages and benefits

Morning Coffee (6/7/18)

Amazing: ‘Not a swimming place for Nazis’: A far-right lawmaker had his clothes stolen at the lake

California Judge Will Lose His Job Over 6-Month Sentence in Stanford Sexual Assault Case

Wouldn't it be nice to think any of this might matter? Ivanka Trump Was In Contact With A Russian Who Offered A Trump-Putin Meeting

... Exclusive: Trump invokes War of 1812 in testy call with Trudeau over tariffs (Invokes it INCORRECTLY, we should say.)

California’s Primary Shows A Blue Wave Of Progressive Democrats Isn't A Sure Thing

The NFL Is Too Dumb To Realize That Donald Trump Is Never Going To Stop With This Shit

Good for them: The New Yorker has formed a union.

Inside the Modern-Day Underground Railroad for Abortions

Ooh, interesting: Harlequin Teen Rebrands

Remains of 14th-Century Village in New Zealand Tells Tales of Māori History

Morning Coffee (1/21/18)

This annual freedom report is worth a look: Democracy in Crisis

In a time of ‘Fake News Awards,’ here are 11 real, imprisoned journalists

Trump’s biggest political weakness is on regular policy issues

How the Evangelical Culture of Forgiveness Hurts Victims of Sexual Abuse

This is a little dark even for me: Moscow Got 6 Minutes of Sunlight in December

Good for him: Adam Rippon rips Mike Pence for leading Olympic delegation (For context, Rippon is the first openly gay U.S. winter Olympian.)

“She’s Perfect in Everything”: Inside the Obsessive World of Ivanka Trump Instagram Accounts

So interesting: Massive Data Project Will Help People Identify Enslaved Ancestors

Can't wait to watch this: ‘Native America’ To Explore Interconnectivity Of Ancient Indigenous Cultures On PBS

Good to know the world is still turning normally in SOME ways: Lifetime announces Meghan Markle and Prince Harry TV movie

Morning Coffee (10/5/17)

He is SO TERRIBLE: In bizarre visit, Donald Trump compares Puerto Rico to ‘a real catastrophe like Katrina’ — and congratulates himself

Oh, the headlines we see these days: Tillerson Denies Wanting to Resign, But Doesn’t Deny Calling Trump a ‘Moron’

This has made barely a blip, given everything, but all this stuff is important: How Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump, Jr., Avoided a Criminal Indictment

This is a powerful piece about children in Ukraine: Learning to Fight

There Is No “Hope” With Mass Shootings

Interesting: How Every NFL Team’s Fans Lean Politically

Kazuo Ishiguro Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature (Maybe I'll finally read him! No, seriously, I've been meaning to for years.)

I am so excited about Crooked Media's expansion, and Brian Beutler is a great hire.

!!! Google's New Earbuds Instantly Translate 40 Languages

Archaeologists home in on Homeric clues as Turkey declares year of Troy

Morning Coffee (6/27/17)

I'm extremely hesitant to believe anything that suggests the Senate bill won't just pass, but for what it's worth, the Times seems to think it's "edging toward collapse". Honestly, I still assume this is so people can LOOK like they objected and then have a meaningless "fix" at the last minute, but I'd love to be wrong!

Hrm: White House says Syria’s Assad preparing another chemical attack, warns of ‘heavy’ penalty

Uh... Ivanka Trump, Adviser To The President: I Try To ‘Stay Out Of Politics’

The GOP Can Only Defend Itself by Lying

But there was actually some good news yesterday! Gay Couples Entitled to Equal Treatment on Birth Certificates, Justices Rule

Also! Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy Did Not Retire Today

I love the galleries the Guardian puts together for photos of celebrations around the world. Here's Eid al-Fitr.

I also love Truly Devious, the forthcoming mystery by my boss and friend Maureen Johnson, and you can read an excerpt (and see the cover) now!

Awesome: Girl Scouts Will Start Offering Cybersecurity Badges to Promote Interest in Science And Math Fields

Ooh: 10,000 medieval pottery finds at Newport Memorial Hall

Morning Coffee (6/15/17)

Well. Special counsel is investigating Trump for possible obstruction of justice, officials say

Congressional Democrats to file emoluments lawsuit against Trump

By one definition, the GOP baseball shooting is the 154th mass shooting this year

Kamala Harris Got Shut Down After Asking an Incredibly Important Question. Again. WONDER WHY.

Who Needs Rule of Law?

Revealed: reality of life working in an Ivanka Trump clothing factory

Bared Breast Enthralls a Future Czar, and Stokes a Russian Culture War

SIGH: An Uber board member interrupted a presentation about sexism to make a sexist joke

I'm so excited to read this: Anthony Horowitz’s Whodunit Within the Whodunit

!!! ‘Bake in Space’ Experiment Aims to Make Crumb-Free Bread on ISS

Secret Mexican diary sheds light on Spanish Inquisition

Morning Coffee (5/29/17)

Me elsewhere: TV news for the week!

Uh... The Trump Organization Says It's 'Not Practical' to Comply With the Emoluments Clause

Trump's Proposed Budget Would Cut $2.2 Billion From Global Health Spending

The many ways Trump has tried to intervene in the Russia investigation, in one chart

Ivanka doesn’t moderate Trump; she sells him to moderates

Interesting: Asian Kenyans Seek to Be Declared a ‘Tribe’ of Their Own

!! D-day veteran becomes world's oldest skydiver at 101 and 38 days

Ha! JFK wrote a letter to his mom politely asking her to not contact heads of state without asking first

Ooh: 9 World War II Novels Coming Out This Summer

Every word of this headline fills me with horror: YouTube Stars, Wattpad Stories Tapped for Fullscreen’s Fan-Fiction Anthology Series

Morning Coffee (5/4/17)

Last night Twitter was full of rumors that someone had died, because Buckingham Palace called an emergency staff meeting, so I'm relieved to find the news is no more tragic than the retirement of a very elderly man: Prince Philip to step down from carrying out royal engagements

This is (among the reasons) why Trump being buddy-buddy with Russia is a big deal: Chechnya’s Anti-Gay Pogrom

U.N. Documents Syrian War Crimes, but Prosecution Moves Slowly

Sigh. Of course he is: Trump Is Expected to Relax Tax Rules on Churches Endorsing Political Candidates

The US Department of Justice is literally prosecuting a woman for laughing at Jeff Sessions

I'd forgotten about this but OF COURSE: Ivanka Trump Was In Gossip Girl Because Of Course She Was

How Ingrained Is Sexism in Silicon Valley? Ask the Women Trying to Get Funding

America's First Offshore Wind Farm Shutters Diesel Power Plant

Off with their heads: 3D scans reveal Lord Nelson and PM Pitt's secrets

Oh, interesting: Amazon expands its literary horizons, making big imprint in translation niche