Morning Coffee (3/5/19)

House Judiciary panel launches sweeping Trump probe

Trudeau and Wilson-Raybould: The crisis that could unseat Canada's PM

Why Measles Is a Quintessential Political Issue of Our Time

The Gay-Rights Activists Hoping for a Legal Victory in Kenya

9 polling experts explain what could happen if Joe Biden doesn’t run for the presidency

Out Magazine’s Fresh Start Overshadowed by a Bitter Money Dispute

Ooh: Former ballerina takes legal action against managers of Balanchine’s ballets

Black History Trail Makes 200 Stops Across Massachusetts

Hollywood Diversity Report Finds Progress, But Much Left To Gain

Oh wow: Omloop Het Nieuwsblad women's race halted as rider catches men's race

Morning Coffee (2/11/19)

Me elsewhere: TV news for the week.

Sexual Abuse of Nuns: Longstanding Church Scandal Emerges From Shadows

Texas: civil rights groups sue to stop 'unlawful purge' of thousands of voters

How President Trump Is Like A Terrible Poker Player

Romania moves to block own candidate from EU prosecutor role

Liam Neeson laid bare the logic of lynching, in all its horror

‘It will take off like a wildfire’: The unique dangers of the Washington state measles outbreak

The one piece actually worth reading about this: YA Twitter is a Bottomless Well for Click Bait Articles. Here’s Why…

Milky Way is warped and twisted, not flat

Theodore Rabb, Resourceful Renaissance Historian, Dies at 81

Bots are cheap and effective. One startup trolls them into going away

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 (11/24/18)

This is horrifying: Border agent not guilty of involuntary manslaughter in Mexican boy's death

Zimbabwe 'state agents' tried to cover up post-election violence, say doctors

Of course: This Thanksgiving, The Trump Administration Is Taking Land From The Tribe That Welcomed The Pilgrims

Of... course? Trump’s Nominee to Replace Kavanaugh Is a Staunch Defender of Dwarf-Tossing

Trump Administration Plots Costly Private-Care Expansion for Veterans

How California conservatives became the intellectual engine of Trumpism

Pop culture needs to give Ruth Bader Ginsburg some space

They're terrible! Don't give to them! Salvation Army warns staff against public homophobia

Oh, this is sad: Glamour Magazine to Cease Regular Print Publication

Harmless viral Facebook post is another reminder how easy it is to make online fakes

Morning Coffee (10/27/18)

Pipe bomb suspect charged: what we know

These people are just evil for no reason: Trump administration wants to remove 'gender' from UN human rights documents

And of course: Lawyer who fought to ban trans people from bathrooms will lead DOJ civil rights division

Here’s A Running List Of Racist Attacks On Candidates Of Color

UGH, this guy has always seemed so shady: New questions raised about Avenatti claims regarding Kavanaugh

Uh... State Dems: 4,700 Absentee Ballot Requests Missing In DeKalb County

Deep In The Desert, A Case Pits Immigration Crackdown Against Religious Freedom

!!! 'I couldn't let him get away with it': Tourist from Louisiana sightseeing with his wife tells of the moment he nabs thief who tried to steal the £20million Magna Carta from Salisbury Cathedral

Stop selling costumes that sexualize Indigenous women

This... sounds kind of fun? A new Pokémon Go clone lets players collect Catholic saints instead of monsters

Morning Coffee (10/21/18)

This is terrifying and evil: Trump Administration Eyes Defining Transgender Out of Existence

Wait I just saw this and ALSO TERRIFYING: U.S. To End Cold War-Era Nuclear Arms Treaty With Russia, Trump Says

A bit of good news: Women in the U.S. Can Now Get Safe Abortions by Mail

Good for her: Rihanna Turned Down the Super Bowl Halftime Show in Solidarity With Colin Kaepernick: Report

Not good! The iPhone’s New Parental Controls Block Searches for Sex Ed, Allow Violence and Racism

Interesting: The States Where Democrats Or Republicans Could Seize Full Control Of Government

What’s at Stake in the Harvard Lawsuit? Decades of Debate Over Race in Admissions

Hugo Award-Winning Editor Liz Gorinsky Launches New Publishing Company Erewhon Books

Good for her but sad that this help was needed: Jamaica qualify for Women's World Cup with help from Bob Marley's daughter

All Major U.S. Airports Must Now Have Rooms for Breastfeeding

Morning Coffee (6/5/18)

In Narrow Opinion, Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Baker Over Same-Sex Couple

Protesters Demand Audit of Hurricane Maria Death Toll in Puerto Rico

Oh good: Judge orders Maine to implement voter-approved Medicaid expansion

This is terrible: Police investigated Bruce McArthur for months before telling public there was no evidence of serial killer

Good for them: Marjory Stoneman Douglas students to embark on summer tour

Amazing: Crowd cheers when valedictorian quotes Trump. Then reveals it was Obama

Wow: Howard Schultz, architect of modern Starbucks, to step down as executive chairman

WHAT: Woody Allen Says He Should Be ‘Poster Boy for the #MeToo Movement’

I wish this were more surprising than it is: Researcher finds skull in Philadelphia Quaker library display case

Who Owns the New Land Created By a Volcano in Hawaii?

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 (4/28/18)

Hmm: North and South Korea Set Bold Goals: A Final Peace and No Nuclear Arms

All 4 service chiefs on record: No harm to units from transgender service

Bill Cosby Found Guilty Of All Charges In Sexual Assault Retrial

Charlie Rose Is Getting A New Show Because We Don't Care About The Women He Hurt

This is good in THIS case but... not great as precedent in general: Relative's DNA from genealogy websites cracked East Area Rapist case, DA's office says

This case is so terrible in so many ways: Hart Family, Before Driving Off Cliff, Hid Dark Home Life From View

Conventions are NOT AN EASY THING TO PULL OFF and I don't know why people keep thinking they are: Universal Fan Con: Peeling Back the Layers

I hate him so much! Bernie Sanders Is Quietly Building a Digital Media Empire

Swedish archaeologists uncover brutal 5th century massacre

Guys. Yankees Spell Didi Gregorius' Name Wrong While Promoting Bat Day Giveaway

Morning Coffee (4/3/18)

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Is Dead at 81; Fought Apartheid

The Taliban Have Gone High-Tech. That Poses a Dilemma for the U.S.

Census Bureau’s Own Expert Panel Rebukes Decision to Add Citizenship Question

Good for them: Vermont Legislature Passes Sweeping Gun Restrictions

And them: Teachers in Oklahoma and Kentucky Walk Out: ‘It Really Is a Wildfire’

Ireland sets May date for historic abortion referendum

It looks like they're fixing this, but GEEZ: Grindr Is Letting Other Companies See User HIV Status And Location Data

Progress! Mormon Church Selects 2 Senior Leaders, and Neither Is a White American

Inuit oral historian who pointed way to Franklin shipwrecks dies aged 58

A New Batch of Neanderthal Genome Provides Insights Into Their Complex History

Morning Coffee (3/24/18)

How evil: Trump Approves New Limits on Transgender Troops in the Military

Trump’s Lawyer Resigns as President Adopts Aggressive Approach in Russia Inquiry

I'm glad the ACLU is fighting this nonsense: New Hampshire’s Signature Issue

What a shock! Trump adviser John Bolton worked with Cambridge Analytica on YouTube voter experiment

Allegations of skulduggery in Pakistan’s Senate races set stage for chaotic general election

The Struggle to Build a Massive ‘Biobank’ of Patient Data

The Shoppers Have Spoken, and They Want to Be Left Alone

JUST MAKE IT CHRONOLOGICAL: Instagram will be better about showing you new pictures first

Environmental Change Forced Early Humans in East Africa to Innovate

Wow: Indy 500 Moving To NBC After 54 Years On ABC

Morning Coffee (2/22/18)

ICYMI, yesterday's Oscar Project posts: Edith+Eddie, Last Men in Aleppo, Loving Vincent

The Assad regime just launched the bloodiest attack in Syria in the past 3 years

The Southern Poverty Law Center's Year in Hate is always worth a read, and notable this year: for the first time they've added male supremacist groups.

This is great: More Than Twice As Many Women Are Running For Congress In 2018 Compared With 2016

After Florida School Shooting, Russian ‘Bot’ Army Pounced

Donald Trump Jr.’s tour through India is staggeringly corrupt

100s of USA swimmers were sexually abused for decades and the people in charge knew and ignored it, investigation finds

Welp: Women better represented in Victorian novels than modern, finds study

You're on notice after the last one, Disney: Disney Planning Another 'Muppets' Reboot for Its Streaming Service

The Russian Train Stop That Serves One Schoolgirl

Kepler Astronomers Discover Treasure Trove of New Exoplanets

Morning Coffee (1/15/18)

Me elsewhere: TV news for the week.

Greece Scraps Compulsory Shariah for Muslim Minority (I hadn't realized they had that - and had for almost a century! - and I'm so glad it will now be optional.)

Donald Trump and the Rule of Law

What to say instead of “Bernie’s not a Democrat”

Google's Martin Luther King, Jr. Day doodle is so pretty!

Wow: New York City police solve 1994 rape case that newspaper called a hoax

It Is Silly Season in the Land of Cryptocurrency

Quite a story: Anna Mae Hays, 97, U.S. Military’s First Female General, Dies

A Woman Now Leads the Vatican Museums. And She’s Shaking Things Up.

DRAMA: Queen's bra fitter Rigby & Peller loses royal warrant (But seriously, OF COURSE, what did they expect?)

Whoa: HBO Hosts "Hogwarts House Challenges" in Atlanta, Boston, and Denver!

Morning Coffee (8/2/17)

This is long but worth reading (and really well written): Why the Scariest Nuclear Threat May Be Coming from Inside the White House

Ughhh: Nashua Telegraph’s Executive Editor Fired; City Editor Gives Notice "Bucknam said he was fired at 1:30 p.m. by publisher Heather Goodwin Henline for refusing to increase the hours of three salaried employees who are already each putting in about 60 hours a week to avoid paying overtime."

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ State Department considers scrubbing democracy promotion from its mission

Of course they are: "The Trump administration is preparing to redirect resources of the Justice Department’s civil rights division toward investigating and suing universities over affirmative action admissions policies deemed to discriminate against white applicants."

This is important to understand, especially given the incorrect stuff going around: John McCain did not kill Obamacare repeal for good. It could still come back.

Success of North Korean Missile Test Is Thrown Into Question

Awful: Premier League youth players targeted by Snapchat groomers posing as agents

Finally some good news! Britain's Best Cook: Mary Berry to judge new BBC cooking contest

Interesting: Amazon's race to make Alexa smarter

Ancient statue unearthed at Cambodia's Angkor temple complex