Morning Coffee (10/25/17)

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Why did 4 US troops die in Niger? Even the military doesn’t know.

China's Xi Is Elevated To New Level, With Echoes Of Mao

The Danger of President Pence

The Court Challenge Begins: Is Trump Taking Unconstitutional Emoluments?

Phew: An Undocumented 17-Year-Old in Federal Custody Can Get An Abortion, Court Rules

Well this sounds suspicious: Small Montana firm lands Puerto Rico’s biggest contract to get the power back on

These numbers are mind-boggling: 200 more women share their James Toback stories after 38 accuse director of sexual harassment

When Robert Guillaume Played Aaron Sorkin's First Unforgettable Leader

Pablo Neruda Didn't Die Of Cancer, Experts Say. So What Killed The Poet?

Cassini's Final Days Produced a Burst of Fresh Science

Morning Coffee (11/10/15)

Me elsewhere: The Last Kingdom recap!

Amazing news: Mallory Ortberg is the new Dear Prudence.

Ben Carson, the humblebragging instrument of God The idea of this man having any kind of power is really very scary.

This is really important: Men Explain Hillary to Me "As long as feminism has existed, left-wing men have dismissed it as a bourgeois triviality. Now we know how little things have changed. For that, at least, we can thank these men for educating us."

An "artist" set the Russian security service's door on fire. "His plans apparently went undetected by the F.S.B., which like its predecessor, the K.G.B., is responsible for surveillance of the Russian population to prevent crimes and attacks." Karla would be horrified.

Unfixable: How Obama lost Syria

Was Neruda assassinated?

In Tunisia, a Mission of Justice and a Moment of Reckoning

Interesting: I thought the Amazon store was a terrible idea. Then I actually went there.

The fraught history of Princess Leia’s infamous bikini

"MAN: can you say da-da
can you say da-da for me?
BABY FOUCAULT: discourse is not life"

Morning Coffee (2/12/13)

Huh: Wrestling has been dropped from the Olympics.

If you missed the news late last night: North Korea conducted a nuclear test.

Why is the state of the union always "strong"?

Whoa, they're exhuming Neruda!

Downton Abbey fans must read June Thomas's take on the Thomas storyline and whether it's historically accurate.

Do introverts need to be "fixed" or do maybe we need to stop making things worse by telling introverted kids there's something wrong with them? Ugh.