Morning Coffee (5/25/19)

Yay! After years of fierce debate, Taiwan celebrates the first same-sex weddings in Asia

A good step for New Hampshire: House votes to override governor's veto of death penalty repeal

Also good but it doesn't look like these majorities are veto-proof: N.H. Senate Passes Three Gun-Related Bills

And another good step! Bill to Create Commission to Redraw Legislative Maps Clears N.H. Senate

Distorted Videos of Nancy Pelosi Spread on Facebook and Twitter, Helped by Trump

Banker Accused of Arranging $16 Million in Loans to Manafort to Gain High-Level Trump Post

Very bad: New Trump administration rule would weaken protections for transgender people in health care

And: Proposed HUD rule would strip transgender protections at homeless shelters

ACLU and Planned Parenthood file lawsuit against Alabama's near-total abortion ban

If you're wondering what Theresa May's resignation means, read June Thomas: The Last Days of May

Morning Coffee (1/27/19)

Nancy Pelosi, a Woman in Control, Is a Rival Who Flummoxes Trump

There are SO MANY THINGS wrong with this: Trump Meets With Hard-Right Group Led by Ginni Thomas

Trump’s Inner Circle Keeps Violating the Stringer Bell Rule

Lawsuits Allege 'Grave Harm' To Immigrant Children In Detention

Let's Stop Coddling White Teenage Boys

Kansas Lawmakers Defect to Democrats as G.O.P. Struggles in Suburbs

Media Can Kick Its Horserace Addiction—And It Must

I am SO SAD: ‘This Could Be the End’ for NASA’s Mars Opportunity Rover

Colleges Lose a ‘Stunning’ 651 Foreign-Language Programs in 3 Years

Huh: Melissa Etheridge Prepping Musical ‘Mystic Pizza’ For Stage Delivery

Morning Coffee (1/26/19)

Trump Signs Bill Reopening Government for 3 Weeks in Surprise Retreat From Wall

The Vindication of Nancy Pelosi

Indicting Roger Stone, Mueller Shows Link Between Trump Campaign and WikiLeaks

FL Sec Of State Resigns Over Photos Of Him In Blackface Dressed As Katrina Victim

Ex-Trump fixer Michael Cohen subpoenaed by Senate committee, lawyer says

Deutsche Bank Willing To Report Jared Kushner’s ‘Suspicious Transactions’ To Robert Mueller: Report

Adam Serwer is always worth reading: The Trump-Era Overcorrection

Greenland’s Melting Ice Nears a ‘Tipping Point,’ Scientists Say

Germany and France Renew Their Vows, but Challenges Abound

No, Archaeologists Have Not Found the Tomb of Antony and Cleopatra

Morning Coffee (1/24/19)

Why thousands of protesters — and Trump — are demanding Venezuela’s president step down

Exclusive: Iraqi scientist says he helped ISIS make chemical weapons

4 Arrested and 23 Guns Seized in Plot Against Muslim Enclave in Upstate N.Y.

What the hell is going on with the State of the Union, explained

The Wheels of Justice Are Grinding to a Halt

This piece about the sexual abuse accusations against Bryan Singer is important (and timely given Bohemian Rhapsody's nominations): ‘Nobody Is Going to Believe You’

The Voices of Indigenous People Continue to Be Silenced

I'm very impressed with what L.A.'s teachers got in their negotiations to end the strike.

This is awful: Trump Administration Grants South Carolina Foster Care Agencies Authority to Discriminate Against Jewish, Muslim Families (and Catholic and agnostic and...)

Gawker 2.0 Implodes as Its Only Reporters Quit

Morning Coffee (1/17/19)

Good for her: Pelosi Asks Trump to Reschedule State of the Union Amid Shutdown

Federal Watchdog Finds Government Ignored Emoluments Clause With Trump Hotel

Barr May Do Exactly What Trump Wants

Steve King says he was just defending ‘Western Civilization.’ That’s racist, too.

Of course: Karen Pence to teach at school that bans gay students, parents, employees

Yay! Gov. Laura Kelly reinstates ban on anti-LGBT bias in first official action

Sacklers Directed Efforts to Mislead Public About OxyContin, New Documents Indicate

Interim MSU President John Engler Says Larry Nassar's Victims Are Having A Blast In The "Spotlight" (UPDATE: he resigned.)

And: University of Michigan Fires Gymnastics Coach With Ties to Nassar Scandal

Facebook's '10 Year Challenge' Is Just a Harmless Meme—Right?

Morning Coffee (1/4/19)

It's time for Friday happy links, but there's actually . . . happy political stuff?!?!

Nancy Pelosi’s first speech as House speaker celebrated women’s accomplishments

Kyrsten Sinema Makes History As First Openly Bisexual Person Sworn In To Senate

Democratic Majority Reinstates Gun Ban In New Hampshire House Chamber

New York gets a non-binary option on birth certificates starting today

!! Jamelle Bouie Joins The New York Times Opinion Pages as Columnist

Far side of the moon: China's Chang'e 4 probe makes historic touchdown

Mexican Archaeologists Discover Pre-Hispanic Temple of 'The Flayed Lord'

Obviously there are many more important things about Cecile Richards than her beauty routine but that was interesting too.

Check Out These 14 Adorable Library Cards

LET'S GO: Winter weekends away: 10 of the best country house hotels

Morning Coffee (12/13/18)

Michael Cohen was just sentenced to 3 years in prison

Just evil: Trump Moves to Deport Vietnam War Refugees

Pelosi puts an ignorant, irrational president in his place

Congresswoman, Interrupted

Incoming New York attorney general plans wide-ranging investigations of Trump and family

I'm not committing to a candidate yet but I like him! Julián Castro exploring 2020 presidential bid

Marriott Data Breach Is Traced to Chinese Hackers as U.S. Readies Crackdown on Beijing

Tribune, Tronc And Beyond: A Slur, A Secret Payout And A Looming Sale

Why Not Now—Let The Muppets Host the 2019 Oscars

Love is dead: Irish woman who married ghost of 300-year-old pirate says they have split up

Morning Coffee (12/12/18)

Time got person of the year right this time.

The fiery meeting between Trump, Schumer, and Pelosi about the border wall, explained

Trump Can’t Stop Confessing

Paul Ryan's long con

Not to be a buzzkill, but that viral story about gay WWI soldiers buried together is fiction.

Ooh, good finalists for the Morris award!

Investigation of generic ‘cartel’ expands to 300 drugs

British politics has worst record for antisemitism in Europe, poll says

The Arctic Ocean has lost 95 percent of its oldest ice — a startling sign of what’s to come

Putin's East German identity card found in Stasi archives – report

Morning Coffee (11/29/18)

Wow: Senators back effort to suspend U.S. support for Saudi-led campaign in Yemen

GOOD: It’s official: Nancy Pelosi is Democrats’ nominee for speaker

U.S. Seeing Lowest Level Of Unauthorized Immigrants In A Decade, Pew Study Says

This is a great story about a very Republican town near me! Blue Wave, Red Town

I don't blame the faculty union here, they're trying to do what they can within their limits, but this is ridiculous: For Defense Against Active Shooters, University Hands Out Hockey Pucks

!!! I am sort of excited but also alarmed: Margaret Atwood to publish sequel to ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’

"Claims." Chinese Scientist Claims to Use Crispr to Make First Genetically Edited Babies

This is an important update on that viral burger piece: Did a Rave Review Really Shut Down Portland Burger Bar Stanich’s? Maybe It Was the Owner’s Legal Troubles.

Oh, good for him (but bad wording in the headline!): Kent State recruit Kalin Bennett becomes first player with autism to get D1 basketball scholarship

Easter Island governor begs British Museum to return Moai: 'You have our soul'

Morning Coffee (11/26/18)

Me elsewhere: TV news for the week.

This is horrifying. They're firing tear gas AT CHILDREN. San Ysidro border crossing closed, U.S. fires tear gas as migrants rush toward border

Tension escalates after Russia seizes Ukraine naval ships

E.U. Leaders and U.K. Agree on Brexit Divorce Terms

Conservative nonprofit with obscure roots and undisclosed funders paid Matthew Whitaker $1.2 million

lol: Steve Bannon's far-right Europe operation undermined by election laws

U.S. Judge Strikes Down Mississippi Law That Bans Abortions After 15 Weeks

The time Nancy Pelosi saved Social Security

How a $50-a-year nutrition program cut domestic violence in Bangladesh

Ohhh: As Teenagers, They Started the Swine Bowl. As Octogenarians, They Played the Last Game.

Egypt unveils previously unopened ancient female sarcophagus

Morning Coffee (11/21/18)

In case you somehow didn't see! Do Not Eat Romaine Lettuce, Health Officials Warn

Let's start with some good political news because then we have a whole run of bad: Judge stops Trump from enforcing asylum ban

Not a surprise, but still... UH. Trump Wanted to Order Justice Dept. to Prosecute Comey and Clinton

VERY BAD: Trump’s Khashoggi statement is a green light for murder

ALSO BAD: Trump administration officials suggested sharing census responses with law enforcement, court documents show

More bad! How Trump administration pressure to dump 4-H's LGBT policy led to Iowa leader's firing

She has since dropped her bid for Pelosi's job, but this is still not good! (She's also Not Great on LGBTQ+ issues.) Marcia Fudge vouched for man now accused of killing ex-wife

Yes, the campaign to take down Nancy Pelosi is sexist — not to mention a terrible idea

Okay, SOMETHING ELSE GOOD: In New Class of Young Lawmakers, a Former Girl Scout Goes to the Statehouse

Have a wild art theft story to finish: A Dutch writer thought she’d found a stolen Picasso. The real story is much weirder.

Morning Coffee (11/14/18)

Deployed Inside the United States: The Military Waits for the Migrant Caravan

Democrats’ blue wave was much larger than early takes suggested

I love her: Nancy Pelosi: 'I want women to see that you do not get pushed around'

Good: CNN sues White House to regain access for reporter Jim Acosta

What Happens if Elections Are No Longer Legitimate?

The New Face of Power Is Taking Shape

Trump’s Misleading Claims About California’s Fire ‘Mismanagement’

This is great! Scotland to embed LGBTI teaching across curriculum

I read this headline and said "whoa" so clearly I need to get out more: HTTP-over-QUIC to be renamed HTTP/3

We need to do better, publishing: The PW Publishing Industry Salary Survey, 2018

Morning Coffee (5/9/18)

The New ICE Age: An Agency Unleashed

Civil rights groups sue HUD over fair housing rule

I love her: Pelosi on Democratic candidates who denounce her: ‘Just win, baby’

Eric Schneiderman Proves Why Male Allies Can't Get the Benefit of the Doubt

People think she’s a Parkland ‘crisis actor.’ It’s terrifying.

The #MeToo Poem That Brought Down Korea’s Most Revered Poet

Oh, GOOD: Christiane Amanpour named as Charlie Rose's official replacement

A search for native children who died on 'Outings' in Pa.

No thank you: Ryan Murphy Was Thinking About Making a Black Mirror-Style Show About #MeToo

Feeling Burned Out? Here Are 3 Things That Can Help

Morning Coffee (3/18/18)

What a shock: How Trump Consultants Exploited the Facebook Data of Millions

"Why is she so unpopular? Because powerful women politicians usually are. Therein lies the tragedy. Nancy Pelosi does her job about as well as anyone could. But because she’s a woman, she may not be doing it well enough."

Why it’s not ‘enabling’ to make drug use safer

Italian 'sect' that imposed macrobiotic diet broken up – police

Hm: Harper Lee Estate Sues Over 'To Kill A Mockingbird' Broadway Script By Aaron Sorkin

Yes, People Actually Steal Tubas. Sometimes They Even Return Them.

Cybercriminals spotted hiding cryptocurrency mining malware in forked projects on GitHub

Rome’s Subway Project Keeps Digging Up Archaeological Marvels

Photosynthesis May Have Begun a Billion Years Earlier Than Previously Thought

I actually DO need rain boots: Target Is Collaborating With Your Favorite Boot Brand In Time For Festival Season