Morning Coffee (8/3/19)

Sigh: Lewandowski confirms he's 'very seriously' considering 2020 US Senate run

Oh THIS is what happened with that whole weird thing: Pence Canceled New Hampshire Trip to Avoid Meeting a Drug Trafficker

Enough with "Novelty Candidates"

There's hope: Only 8 Candidates Have Qualified for the Next Democratic Debate

The Trump Strain in American History

Moves to improve press freedom in Malaysia met with cautious optimism

New Documents Raise Ethical and Billing Concerns About the NRA’s Outside Counsel

Could a PrEP implant change the fight against HIV infection forever?

Triceratops Skull, 65 Million Years Old, Unearthed by College Student, 23

Study Asks If War Makes A Person More ... Or Less ... Religious

Morning Coffee (8/1/19)

Rwanda closes border with DRC over deadly Ebola outbreak

Hamza bin Laden Sought to Continue His Father’s Terrorism Legacy

The Senate confirms Kelly Craft as the new UN ambassador

GOOD: Federal Judge Won't Dismiss Challenge To N.H. Voting Law

Ohio just passed the worst energy bill of the 21st century

War on science: Trump administration muzzles climate experts, critics say

Scott Walker admits it: Former Wisconsin governor argues votes in metropolitan areas shouldn't count as much as votes in rural areas

Hal Prince, Giant of Broadway and Reaper of Tonys, Dies at 91

Just one supportive adult cuts the chance an LGBTQ youth will attempt suicide by 40%

‘Roman Biro’ – complete with joke – found at London building site

Afternoon Tea (7/31/19)

Wow, this is wild: Who Gets to Be the Next Poet Laureate of New Hampshire?

Here’s to Lizzo: Patron Saint of Radical Self-Love and Badass Flute Solos

A question for conservatives: what if the left was right on race?

Hahaha: Thank You for Calling the Writer Envy Helpline

Marvellous monsters

Morning Coffee (7/20/19)

SOME GOOD NEWS: New Law Offers Anti-Discrimination Protection For N.H. Public School Students

Trump says US Navy destroyed Iranian drone

...of course: Trump to nominate Eugene Scalia, the son of the late Supreme Court justice, as his next secretary of Labor

Great column from Jamelle Bouie: Trump Voters Are Not the Only Voters

EPA will not ban use of controversial pesticide linked to children’s health problems

The House just passed a $15 minimum wage. It would be the first increase in a decade.

Catholics in Iowa went to church. Steve Bannon tracked their phones.

The new Veronica Mars is STREAMING NOW, this is not a drill!

Yay! Broadway’s Moulin Rouge! Musical Will Release a Cast Recording in the Fall

Heh: The Other CBD: Christian Book Distributors Changes Name After Cannabis Confusion

Morning Coffee (7/12/19)

This was the longest week ever, wasn't it? Okay. We made it. FRIDAY HAPPY LINKS.

I don't know if I can take it: Veronica Mars First Look: Old Friends, Foes and an Ex Return for Hulu Revival

This sounds great! Alaska Native girl leads animated kids TV show in US first

Here's a VERY USEFUL infographic: So You Want to Watch Women's Soccer

Oh, this is gorgeous: The First Mulan Trailer Teases a Sweeping Warrior's Adventure

Dahlia Adler's editing a Shakespeare retelling anthology!!

Bear spotted taking in sunrise over Mount Washington

WHAT: Buckingham Palace Is Hosting a Leonardo da Vinci Escape Room All Summer

I love this headline: Cockatoo choreographs his own dance moves, researchers believe

And in other bird news: The Queen takes a morning stroll with a duck called Olive in Edinburgh

Mix and Match Fruits and Spreads for an Easy, Customizable Fruit Tart

Morning Coffee (7/11/19)

Of course: Gov. Sununu Issues 10 New Vetoes But! Buried in there is that he DID let the non-binary gender marker bill pass into law without his signature, so that's good news, NH!

And another of course: Trump labor secretary who cut Epstein deal plans to slash funds for sex trafficking victims

ICE Just Quietly Opened Three New Detention Centers, Flouting Congress’ Limits

Ilhan Omar calls Tucker Carlson a ‘racist fool’ after he describes her as a threat to U.S.

E. Jean Carroll Told Her Story Anyway

An Executive Order Can’t Fix Trump’s Census Problem

SIGH: Tom Steyer Will Run for President and Plans to Spend $100 Million on His Bid

Hahaha: Megan Rapinoe would beat Donald Trump in 2020 election according to new poll

The Future of Ebook Pricing

13-Year-Old Scientist's Research Shows Hand Dryers Can Hurt Kids' Ears

Morning Coffee (7/10/19)

Migrant kids in overcrowded Arizona border station allege sex assault, retaliation from U.S. agents

Judge Rejects Justice Dept. Request to Change Lawyers on Census Case

"It was supposed to be an exclusive party at Mar-a-Lago, Donald J. Trump’s members-only club in Palm Beach, Fla. But other than the two dozen or so women flown in to provide the entertainment, the only guests were Mr. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein."

President Trump cannot block his critics on Twitter, federal appeals court rules

A new human rights commission sounds nice but don't be fooled: this administration is redefining human rights and probably who gets to be human.

And in gross local news: Sununu Auctions Copy Of His Paid Family Leave Veto At Republican Fundraiser

Warren Rising: Massachusetts Progressive Announces $19 Million Fundraising Haul

Ross Perot, Brash Texas Billionaire Who Ran for President, Dies at 89

Support for legal abortion matches its 24-year high: Poll

Everything in this article is great: In 2003, an 8-year-old Rose Lavelle dressed as Mia Hamm for a third-grade book project

Morning Coffee (6/20/19)

FINALLY, New Hampshire: Gov. Sununu signs bill declaring Juneteenth a state holiday

‘Never again’ means nothing if Holocaust analogies are always off limits

Prominent Uighur Writer Dies at Chinese Internment Camp

E.P.A. Finalizes Its Plan to Replace Obama-Era Climate Rules

Good for him: A Pride Flag is flying over California’s Capitol. Gavin Newsom says it’s sending a message

Which 2020 Candidates Have The Most In Common … On Twitter?

Librarian of Congress Names Joy Harjo the Nation's 23rd Poet Laureate (THE FIRST NATIVE AMERICAN POET LAUREATE. Sigh.)

GOOD: Nxivm’s Keith Raniere Convicted in Trial Exposing Sex Cult’s Inner Workings

Whoa: Kaitlyn Weaver & Andrew Poje stepping away from competition

In the Bronze Age, Bagels Were Tiny

Morning Coffee (6/10/19)

Me elsewhere: TV news for the week.

The border is in crisis. Here’s how it got this bad.

Company part-owned by Jared Kushner got $90m from unknown offshore investors since 2017

SIGH: Joe Biden Worked to Undermine the Affordable Care Act’s Coverage of Contraception

Swastikas and Burning Pride Flags: Hate Crimes Spike in N.Y.

Trump’s own Defense Department directly contradicts his claim about transgender troops

A Scandal in Austria and the Far Right’s Fortunes in Europe

!!! Big news up here in NH: Three Bear Brook Murder Victims Identified; Citizen Sleuth, Genetic Genealogy Provide Key Clues

This is awful: MSU Wants To Pay Nassar Survivors A Fraction Of What It Paid Those Who Sued Earlier

Guys. JUST DON'T BE CREEPY. 60% of male managers now say they’re uncomfortable mentoring women

Elephants May Sniff Out Quantities With Their Noses

Morning Coffee (6/8/19)

Pure evil: Border Patrol is confiscating migrant kids' medicine, U.S. doctors say

Theresa May officially steps down as Tory leader

The corruption is just so OUT IN THE OPEN: A wealthy Iraqi sheikh who urges a hard-line U.S. approach to Iran spent 26 nights at Trump’s D.C. hotel

Good news for NH: Court finds school funding formula unconstitutional

IS HE, really? ‘Kill the problem’: Alabama mayor sorry for Facebook post accused of ‘inciting violence’ against gays

Oh, whoa! Central Park 5 Prosecutor Dropped by Publisher After Netflix Series Outcry

Biden’s First Run for President Was a Calamity. Some Missteps Still Resonate.

Ohio Doctor Charged With Killing 25 Patients in Fentanyl Overdoses

Undistorting the Civil War

Rock Art and Footprints Reveal How Ancient Humans Responded to Volcanic Eruption

Morning Coffee (6/1/19)

Virginia Beach Shooting: 12 Killed in Rampage at Municipal Center

A tiny bit of good news: Missouri's Last Abortion Provider Wins Reprieve, As Judge Rules Against State

And some REALLY good news up here: N.H. Abolishes Death Penalty, As Legislature Overturns Governor's Veto

House Republicans block $19.1 billion nationwide disaster aid bill for third time

White House requested USS John S. McCain move “out of sight” while Trump was in Japan

Trump finally admits Russia helped get him elected

Exclusive: DNC Requires Female Moderators At Every 2020 Debate

Measles Cases Reach Highest Level in More Than 25 Years, C.D.C. Says

How Trump's Anti-Transgender Policies Could Hurt Young People

A School of Fish, Captured in a Fossil

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 (5/19/19)

Yay!! Senate Committee Backs Independent Redistricting Commission in N.H.

Appeals court finds Trump administration’s move to end DACA ‘arbitrary and capricious’

Elizabeth Warren Deserves Your Undivided Attention

Abortion in America, explained in 10 facts

Awesome: Borough mayor is knitting to prove men speak too much at meetings

Despite Measles Warnings, Anti-Vaccine Rally Draws Hundreds of Ultra-Orthodox Jews

How many Cuban troops are there in Venezuela? The U.S. says over 20,000. Cuba says zero.

Books a Target of New China Tariffs

This sounds not great! ‘Extraordinary thinning’ of ice sheets revealed deep inside Antarctica

Fatal Stabbing on Appalachian Trail Is Uncovered Thanks to GPS and a Dog

Morning Coffee (4/26/19)

Friday happy link time! I'm writing this Thursday night because I will be ON A PLANE when it posts, but by the time you're reading it there will be NEW TAYLOR MUSIC OUT, THE HAPPIEST OF OCCASIONS, GO GET IT.

HAHAHA: Avengers: Endgame Cast Sings "We Didn't Start the Fire"

!!! Possible 'marsquake' detected for first time on red planet

Oh neat: The New Hampshire Fisher Cats Go Organic

SO CUTE: It’s (Nearly) Prince Louis’s First Birthday and We Got New Pictures

!!! YES. I AM FREAKING OUT. McDonald's is bringing its iconic Dutch Stroopwafel McFlurry to America — and people are freaking out

This sounds fun: Star Trek Animated Series in Development at Nickelodeon

Interesting: Skyhorse Forms Arcade CrimeWise

Australian ship discovered off Victoria 77 years after Japanese submarine attack

I'm not even particularly into DD, but I kinda want these? Dunkin’s New Lip Balms Are Essentially Spreadable Munchkins

I love this: Blake Lively Used to Wear Forever 21 on Red Carpets and Lie and Say It Was Vintage

Morning Coffee (4/13/19)

Very happy about this: N.H. Poised To Abolish Death Penalty After Senate Vote

This is not normal! Trump told CBP head he'd pardon him if he were sent to jail for violating immigration law

Trump Just Fired Me Because I Am Trans

Fact-Checking Trump’s Family Separation Claim about Obama’s Policy

Lindsey Graham introduces bill which would ban abortions after 20 weeks

Hahaha. (Yes, the Onion.) William Barr Agrees To Release Nonverbal, Abstract Visual Representation Of Mueller Report

GOOD: McGill dumps Redmen team name after calls from Indigenous community

First 'Star Wars: Episode IX' Trailer Unveils 'The Rise of Skywalker'

I know they have me, I won't even pretend they don't: Disney+ will be available on November 12th for $6.99 a month

An Ancient Human Species Is Discovered in a Philippine Cave

Morning Coffee (4/10/19)

After Tight Race, Netanyahu Appears Poised to Form Israel’s Next Government

For first time in town history, Webster elects all-woman select board

Congress Is About to Ban the Government From Offering Free Online Tax Filing. Thank TurboTax.

Can Congress force Trump to hand over his tax returns? I asked 11 legal experts.

UGH: Anti-Vaccine Protesters Misappropriate Holocaust-Era Symbol to Promote Their Cause

As a College Student, I Had My Own Close Encounter With Joe Biden. I’m Still Not Sure How to Feel About It.

This guy. Devin Nunes Sues McClatchy Newspaper Chain, Alleging ‘Character Assassination’

I'm so glad this guy is finally on trial: ‘Daddy hurt her’: Nobody believed a boy’s story, until he dug up the backyard 20 years later

An Iceberg Twice the Size of New York City Is About to Split From Antarctica

Ooh: 'The Crown' Casts Its Princess Diana

Morning Coffee (4/2/19)

Me elsewhere: TV news for the week.

Parliament Votes Down Brexit Alternatives, Worsening Deadlock

Wow: White House whistleblower says 25 security clearance denials were reversed during Trump administration

The Supreme Court’s Conservatives Just Legalized Torture

Meanwhile, I'd sort of lost track of what was going on in Turkey, but whoa: A Political Quake in Turkey as Erdogan’s Party Loses in His Home Base of Support

McConnell moves to change Senate rules to speed up confirmation of Trump nominees

Mick Mulvaney’s latest effort to whitewash Trump’s failures is a joke

EPA Science Panel Considering Guidelines That Upend Basic Air Pollution Science

Jamelle Bouie on Trump and health care: An Opening for the Democrats

An interesting series from NHPR: Adequate: How a State Decides the Value of Public Education

'I can get any novel I want in 30 seconds': can book piracy be stopped?

Morning Coffee (3/30/19)

British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit agreement fails for a third time

Brunei to Punish Adultery and Gay Sex With Death by Stoning

The Mueller report will be released to the public by mid-April

In Blow to Trump, Judge Blocks Health Care Law ‘End Run’

An Awkward Kiss Changed How I Saw Joe Biden

Go, New Hampshire: Senate Passes Voting Registration Measure, Adopts Independent Redistricting Panel

How Donald Trump inflated his net worth to lenders and investors

He's so disgusting: Alex Jones blames ‘psychosis’ for Sandy Hook hoax claim

Jussie Smollett Is Free. That’s Good, Whether He’s Guilty or Not.

This is so sad: French New Wave filmmaking icon Agnès Varda dies at 90

Morning Coffee (3/19/19)

It still has to go through the Senate, but yay! N.H. House OKs Birth Certificate Changes in Transgender Cases

This is an important, moving read on the Christchurch attacks and Islamophobia in general: Our Brother, Our Executioner

Exclusive: 7 U.S. Military Members Identified As Part Of White Nationalist Group

Federal Authorities Raided Trump Fundraiser’s Office in Money Laundering Probe

The Summer Zervos sexual assault allegations and lawsuit against Donald Trump, explained

The headline sort of obscures that the prosecutor picked an older victim among DOZENS OF OPTIONS to lessen the punishment: Age of victim in prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein, long a source of confusion, eased his obligations to register as a sex offender

Facebook, Axios And NBC Paid This Guy To Whitewash Wikipedia Pages

lol: France’s EU minister names her cat ‘Brexit’ because ‘he meows loudly to be let out but won’t go through the door’

Ohh: Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, 90, ‘Nate the Great’ Author, Dies

DNA on ancient tobacco pipe links Maryland slave site to West Africa

Morning Coffee (3/7/19)

This is (should be) big: In the Middle of His Official Business, Trump Took the Time to Send Checks to Michael Cohen

N.H. Senate Considers Outlawing Discrimination In Public Schools Considers! Wouldn't want to be too hasty!

Well, Actually, Voting for a Woman Does Matter

Trump's War on California

House Democrats will introduce bill to reinstate net neutrality rules

SHOCKING: Revealed: Ukip membership surge shifts party to far right

Wow: In biggest advance for depression in years, FDA approves novel treatment for hardest cases

GOOD: Court Rules That Shitty Media Men List Creator Can't Be Sued for Emotional Distress, Questions Relevance of Her Tweets About 'Hating Men'

Two Nobel Prizes in Literature to Be Awarded This Year After Scandal

Lost Caravaggio painting found in attic could fetch $171 million at auction