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 (7/2/19)

Inside the Secret Border Patrol Facebook Group Where Agents Joke About Migrant Deaths and Post Sexist Memes

Agents feared riots, armed themselves because of dire conditions at migrant facility, DHS report says

No thank you: Trump Says Tanks Will Be on Display in Washington for July 4

These people should all be ashamed of themselves. This is how evil regimes take hold. Alabamians Defend Arrest of Woman Whose Fetus Died in Shooting

Elizabeth Warren Wants To Transform American Elections

Good: Twitter Conspiracy Theorist Charged With a Felony in Lynch Threat Against Muslim Candidate

Oh no: Center for American Progress Puts ThinkProgress Up for Sale

This is the minimum any decent person should say, but given his position, it's still important and great that he said it: The Duke of Cambridge: ‘absolutely fine’ if children are LGBTQ

Eee, good winners! 2019 Locus Awards Winners

In Hawaii, Construction to Begin on Disputed Telescope Project

Afternoon Tea (6/27/19)

NICOLE CLIFFE'S ALANIS MORISSETTE PROFILE IS OUT!!! It is great, of course.

They Thought This HIV Strategy Couldn't Work. But It Did

Brand Twitter Grows Up

The Many Liars of Crime Fiction

Toads and ermine (and other coats of arms)

Afternoon Tea (6/26/19)

‘Lock the S.O.B.s Up’: Joe Biden and the Era of Mass Incarceration

The kidnapped Yazidi children who don’t want to be rescued from ISIS

If you've seen other article about YA and Twitter going around... well, I recommend THIS one, which is actually well-researched and thoughtful: YA Twitter Can Be Toxic, But It Also Points Out Real Problems

Challenging Heterosexist Readings Of Women’s Holocaust Testimonies

Tsampa: The Tibetan Cereal That Helped Spark An Uprising

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 (6/3/19)

Me elsewhere: TV news for the week.

Evil: U.S. is using unreliable dental exams to hold teen migrants in adult detention

Twitter Takes Down Accounts of China Dissidents Ahead of Tiananmen Anniversary

Of course: Trump Administration Lifts Ethanol-Fuel Ban That Was Meant to Cut Smog

Boeing Built Deadly Assumptions Into 737 Max, Blind to a Late Design Change

Transportation Secretary Failed to Sever Financial Ties to Construction Company (Also relevant here that she's MARRIED TO MITCH MCCONNELL.)

What Republicans And Democrats Are Doing In The States Where They Have Total Power

This is horrifying: A New York teacher made black students act as slaves in mock auctions

I'm so glad this is working out better than it originally looked: It Looked As Though Millions Of Babies Would Miss Out On A Lifesaving Vaccine

GOOD FOR HER: Taylor Swift Urges Passage of Pro-LGBTQ Equality Act: ‘I Reject the President’s Stance’

Found: 20,000-Year-Old Seawater From the Ice Age

Morning Coffee (4/24/19)

Oh, very normal: In Push for 2020 Election Security, Top Official Was Warned: Don’t Tell Trump

Leader of Right-Wing Border Militia Allegedly Said the Group Was Training to Assassinate Obama, Clinton, and Soros

‘Please god let there be a race war.’ Coast Guard officer’s ‘views on race’ drove his plans to launch terrorist attack, prosecutors allege

Navy SEALs Were Warned Against Reporting Their Chief for War Crimes

Is Obstruction an Impeachable Offense? History Says Yes

Sigh: Twitter’s CEO Jack Dorsey Attended Closed-Door Meeting With President Trump

The Supreme Court case over adding a citizenship question to the census, explained

More than 12,000 Boy Scout members were victims of sexual abuse, expert says

We Asked the 2020 Democrats About Climate Change (Yes, All of Them). Here Are Their Ideas.

A World War I Soldier’s Cholera Seemed Odd. 100 Years Later, Researchers Have Sequenced His Bacteria’s Genome

Morning Coffee (4/19/19)

I'll have Mueller report analysis for you tomorrow, but for today we're sticking with FRIDAY HAPPY LINKS.

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma Plays Bach In Shadow Of Border Crossing

EXCITED: Exclusive: Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed team for activist novel Yes No Maybe So

AWW I LOVE THIS: An Unusual Family Of Bald Eagles Adds 3 Eaglets

And in other good animal news: Dog Saved By Workers On Oil Rig, 135 Miles Off Thai Coast

Oh, this is great: Modern Library Launches Series of Classics Penned by Women

Cannes Film Festival Unveils Poster Featuring Agnes Varda

I have some reading to catch up on: Longman-History Today Book Prize 2019: The Shortlist

Dessert stamps with recipes!! Sweet! Nanaimo bar goes postal with announcement of new stamp

Twitter introduces 40 adorable Avengers emoji, including Korg from Thor: Ragnarok

Oh these look fun: Coca-Cola, Disney Strike ‘Star Wars’ Partnership

Morning Coffee (3/20/19)

US government uses several clandestine shelters to detain immigrant children

I've seen Sirota's now-deleted tweets and THIS IS SO GROSS: Bernie Sanders Just Hired His Twitter Attack Dog

It is wildly unclear whether Beto O’Rourke supports Medicare-for-all

PBS Chief Paula Kerger Responds To Third Donald Trump Push To De-Fund

Whoa: Nowata County Sheriff, Deputies Resign Over Jail Concerns (EVEN THE K-9. What a good boy.)

lol: Devin Nunes Suing Twitter, Twitter Accounts 'Devin Nunes' Mom' & 'Devin Nunes' Cow'

Baltimore mayor resigns from board of U.-Md. Medical System FOR HAVING THEM SPEND $500k ON HER SELF-PUBLISHED KIDS' BOOKS.

After Years Of Abuse By Priests, #NunsToo Are Speaking Out

Good for them: WNBA stars respond to homophobic SNL skit

US detects huge meteor explosion

Afternoon Tea (2/26/19)

THIS IS FASCINATING: Have Dark Forces Been Messing With the Cosmos?

The knitting community is reckoning with racism

Why is Young Adult fiction still so afraid of gay sex?

The curse of the Twitter reply guy

I'm so excited for Queen's Shadow: A Guide to the Royal Handmaidens of Naboo

Morning Coffee (12/6/18)

This is important, from Jamelle Bouie: The Lame-Duck Power Grab

Wow, the Charlotte Observer: Hold a new election in NC’s tainted 9th District

Republicans Recommit to Trump's Impunity

Whoa: A Top Huawei Executive Is Arrested in Canada for Extradition to the U.S.

Hahahah remember how he was the cyber czar? Rudy Giuliani Says Twitter Sabotaged His Tweet. Actually, He Did It Himself.

DO BETTER, Durham! NH Town Denies Jewish Group's Request to Display Menorah

Les Moonves Obstructed Investigation Into Misconduct Claims, Report Says

Related: ‘If Bobbie Talks, I’m Finished’: How Les Moonves Tried to Silence an Accuser

As U.S.-China Trade War Rages, Some Australian Farmers See an Opportunity

Giving life to a woman found in a 4,250-year-old grave in Caithness

Morning Coffee (10/4/18)

This is terrible and undemocratic, and it's happening in Michigan too: Wisconsin GOP uses rare session to weaken incoming governor

Dahlia Lithwick, great as always: This Was the Week the Mueller Probe Switched From “What If” to “What Else”

Civil rights 'under serious attack' across the globe

How Twitter’s Ban on ‘Deadnaming’ Promotes Free Speech

Interesting: Bret Stephens’ 2018 midterm analysis is quietly getting worse

I love her: Michelle Obama on ‘leaning in’: ‘Sometimes that shit doesn’t work’

This should be... something: Tumblr will ban all adult content on December 17th

!!!!!!!!!! Starz Acquires Crime Drama ‘Dublin Murders’

Yay! Hallmark Is Adding Hanukkah Movies to Its 2019 Holiday Lineup

Interesting! Polis Books Launches Diversity-Focused Crime Imprint

Morning Coffee (10/22/18)

Me elsewhere: TV news for the week.

This is an important report: Saudis’ Image Makers: A Troll Army and a Twitter Insider

Today in "if you're not scared, you're not paying attention": South Carolina Is Lobbying to Allow Discrimination Against Jewish Parents

Why Republicans Are Suppressing Black Votes

Of course: Trump Administration Moves to Finalize Rules Upending Birth Control Benefit

Why PEN America Is Suing Donald Trump

Trump, Warren, and America's Racial Essentialism

Sigh: Adelsons Add $25 Million to Their Midterm Campaign Spending

Wow: Penguin Random House Merges Two of its Successful Publishing Lines

I'm glad they're bringing back The Great American Baking Show with, obviously, a different judge.

Tom Bateman To Reprise Role In ‘Death on the Nile’ Adaptation At Fox; New Release Date Set

Morning Coffee (10/7/18)

A disciple of Brazil's dictatorship moves closer to the presidency

Brett Kavanaugh proves the Never Trump movement was a sham all along

All the men who never assaulted me

This is just evil: Transgender student barred from shelter in locker rooms during school safety drill

Most Twitter Accounts Linked To 2016 Disinformation Are Still Active, Report Finds

Banksy Painting Self-Destructs After Fetching $1.4 Million at Sotheby’s

Heh: Tronc changing name back to Tribune Publishing

Leon Lederman, 96, Explorer (and Explainer) of the Subatomic World, Dies (He sold his Nobel Prize to pay for health care, because America is terrible.)

Remains of real Wolf Hall discovered by archaeologists

! Get a Sneak Peek at Author John le Carré's Cameo on The Little Drummer Girl

Afternoon Tea (9/6/18)

Spain Exhumes Its Painful Past

Do Inmates Have Access to Crime Novels?: Crime Fiction, Banned Books, and the Prison-Industrial Complex

Welcome To Nemesis Twitter, Where Phantom Beefs Run Wild And Free

The shady world of beauty influencers and the brands that pay them, explained

A very useful piece by my friend Katie for any writers out there: How to Grow an Audience as a Newer Author

Afternoon Tea (8/1/18)

This is wild: Literary ambition. Fabulous parties. A hidden past. Who is Anna March?

3 biological parents, 1 child, and an international controversy

!! 14,000-Year-Old Piece Of Bread Rewrites The History Of Baking And Farming

What Happened When I Tried Talking to Twitter Abusers

A U.S. soldier dressed as St. Nick for kids in war-torn Luxembourg. They never forgot him.

Morning Coffee (7/30/18)

Me elsewhere: TV news for the week.

A 6-Year-Old Girl Was Sexually Abused in an Immigrant-Detention Center

Les Moonves and CBS Face Allegations of Sexual Misconduct

Former Catalan Leader Returns to Belgium, Vowing to Defend Separatist Cause

Wow: On Eve Of Zimbabwe's Vote, Robert Mugabe Says He Won't Support His Old Party

Cardinal Theodore McCarrick Resigns Amid Sexual Abuse Scandal

‘We didn’t let girls do it in the old days,’ a judge said. ‘Inappropriate,’ a higher court ruled.

To Keep Women From Dying In Childbirth, Look To California

Twitter Is Not ‘Shadow Banning’ Republicans

Academic writes 270 Wikipedia pages in a year to get female scientists noticed

Heh, shocker: Amazon Studios Will No Longer Let Audiences Vote on Which Pilots They Want to See Developed

Morning Coffee (7/9/18)

Me elsewhere: TV news for the week.

Essential reading from Jamelle Bouie: White Fight: Donald Trump is leading the Republican charge to preserve a shrinking white majority.

Why Europe Could Melt Down Over a Simple Question of Borders

Twitter is finally addressing fake accounts. Trump wants it to go after two specific real ones.

Useful: The US-China trade war, explained in under 500 words

This Woman Flipped Off Donald Trump’s Motorcade Last Year. She’s Still Paying For It.

A baby was treated with a nap and a bottle of formula. His parents received an $18,000 bill.

Someone Is Stealing Italy’s Most Precious Cheese

Time to put THAT myth to rest: Research: Women Ask for Raises as Often as Men, but Are Less Likely to Get Them

Anne Tolstoi Wallach, 89, Dies; Her Advertising Novel Caused a Stir

Aaah, I am very excited that Patty Jenkins and Chris Pine are making a crime show.

Afternoon Tea (6/21/18)

The Hidden Queer History Behind “A League of Their Own”

Can Twitter Save the Dictionary?

This may make you hungry: A Brief History of America’s Appetite for Macaroni and Cheese

A Disgruntled Federal Employee’s 1980s Desk Calendar

This Twitter Account Devoted to Angry Italians Is My Favorite Place Online

Morning Coffee (6/14/18)

She says federal officials took her daughter while she breastfed the child in a detention center

Welp: Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen likely to cooperate as his attorneys leave case, sources say

Oh: Fox News now says criticizing Kim Jong Un amounts to criticizing Trump

This is NOT NORMAL: Trump Appointee Compiles Loyalty List of U.S. Employees at U.N., State

Nor is this: US launches bid to find citizenship cheaters

The fight over preexisting conditions is back. Here’s why the Obamacare battle won’t end.

Okay, some good news: The raccoon was okay.

PLEASE: Snitch tagging is ruining Twitter. Stop it.

Ooh, drama: German whisky Glen Buchenbach 'may mislead buyers into thinking it's scotch'

From Slavery to Sainthood: Julia Greeley Is the First Person to Be Entombed in Denver Cathedral