Afternoon Tea (8/1/19)

The Paternity Reveal

Why the Polar Bear Is an Indisputable Image of Climate Change

This story is still happening!! Target Pulls New Thread in Bikini Yarn

Which Way to the City on a Hill?

The Art of Setting Your Crime Novel in a Not-So-Distant Past

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

Morning Coffee (7/30/19)

Julián Castro Introduces Major Platform For Indigenous Peoples

The battle over extending the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, explained

Trump administration to reject generous Medicaid expansion funding for Utah

'Unprecedented': more than 100 Arctic wildfires burn in worst ever season

SIGH: Neil deGrasse Tyson was accused of sexual misconduct by 4 women. He’s keeping all his jobs.

‘It snuck up on us’: Scientists stunned by ‘city-killer’ asteroid that just missed Earth

I haven't read him yet, somehow, but I know it's a huge loss to the genre: Andrea Camilleri, Author of Inspector Montalbano Novels, Dies at 93

Lion Bones Are Profitable for Breeders, and Poachers

UGH: The Dalai Lama Still Thinks a Woman Successor Would Need to Be Hot

Mystery of Chedworth's 1,800-year-old Roman glass shard solved

Afternoon Tea (7/29/19)

Madam President? Five Candidates on What It Will Take to Shatter the Most Stubborn Glass Ceiling

‘Rainfall has rocketed’: the remote weathermen charting the climate crisis

First they burn the books. Then they kill people. History has shown us this repeatedly.

Could This Be the End of Frankincense?

Our Most Anticipated Contemporary YAs of 2019: July to December

Morning Coffee (7/29/19)

Me elsewhere: TV news for the week.

Trump says Daniel Coats, director of national intelligence, to step down

‘I Have a Moral Responsibility to Come Forward’: Colonel Accuses Top Military Nominee of Assault

A controversial deal between US and Guatemala could reshape the asylum process

In Congo, a New Plan to Fight Ebola Follows a Government Power Struggle

RT fined £200,000 for breaching impartiality rules

Moody’s Buys Climate Data Firm, Signaling New Scrutiny of Climate Risks

Sen. Chris Murphy announces new book on violence and guns

Your Data Were ‘Anonymized’? These Scientists Can Still Identify You

Nasa fast-tracks habitation module for planned moon landing

A Shipwreck, 500 Years Old, Appears on the Baltic Seabed

Morning Coffee (7/27/19)

No shower for 23 days: U.S. citizen says conditions were so bad that he almost self-deported

Of course this administration is doing this: U.S. to Resume Capital Punishment for Federal Inmates on Death Row

Bear Witness Faithfully

How Trump ended up in front of a presidential seal doctored to include a Russian symbol

SOME OF US DID: Joe Biden says he didn't think anyone thought Trump 'would be as bad as he is' during the 2016 presidential election

Treasury Department Launches Investigation Into Delays Behind Harriet Tubman $20 Bill

'No doubt left' about scientific consensus on global warming, say experts

What a headline: French Rock Star’s Instagram Defeats His Widow in Inheritance Battle

Were U.S. Diplomats Attacked in Cuba? Brain Study Deepens Mystery

Fear of Foreign Food May Have Led to the Death of This Crusader King

Morning Coffee (7/23/19)

Hard-Line Brexiteer Boris Johnson To Become Britain's New Prime Minister

Trump Administration Moves To Speed Up Deportations With Expedited Removal Expansion

The GOP’s Dangerous Cowardice

What The 2020 Candidates Need To Know About Sex Work Decriminalization

This is disgusting: Pennsylvania School District Warns Parents They Could Lose Kids Over Unpaid School Lunches

Chris Kraft, One Of The Architects Of The U.S. Space Program, Dies At 95

Climate crisis: extremely hot days could double in US, study shows

Aah, Star Trek: Picard trailer!

Excavation of Waterloo field hospital unearths limbs and musket balls

PERFECT: ‘The Hating Game’: ‘Pearson’ & ‘Suits’ Star Gina Torres Joins Lucy Hale & Robbie Amell In Rom-Com

Afternoon Tea (7/17/19)

Worrisome, obviously, but fascinating: ‘We Cannot Save Everything’: A Historic Neighborhood Confronts Rising Seas

This is quite a saga: "I Did Not Die. I Did Not Go to Heaven."

Oh, wow, what bad science: The 5G Health Hazard That Isn’t

7 Unlikeable Women (Characters) You Should Get to Know This Summer

An Ancient Greek Philosopher Was Exiled for Claiming the Moon Was a Rock, Not a God

Morning Coffee (7/16/19)

Trump Administration Implementing '3rd Country' Rule On Migrants Seeking Asylum

ICE Launches Raids Targeting Migrant Families

Vital, from Adam Serwer: Trump Tells America What Kind of Nationalist He Is

Trump says he’s not concerned about being racist because “many people agree” with him

Hundreds of leaked chat messages show Puerto Rico’s governor using vulgar antigay slurs repeatedly

American Federation of Teachers sues Betsy DeVos over public service loan forgiveness program

Good! Britain’s £50 Note Will Honor Computing Pioneer Alan Turing

Glacial melting in Antarctica may become irreversible

Fair Trade Helps Farmers, But Not Their Hired Workers

Found: The Original Home of England’s Doomed ‘9-Day Queen’

Afternoon Tea (7/11/19)

Central America’s choice: Pray for rain or migrate

‘Mother Is Not Going to Like This’: The 48 Hours That Almost Brought Down Trump

This post from Dahlia Adler is great even if the situation doesn't directly apply to you: Mid-Career Querying and Other Stuff We Don’t Talk About

The Woman Who Revealed the Missing Link Between Viruses and Cancer

The Personal Kit of a British Soldier at the Start of the Asia-Pacific War

Morning Coffee (6/30/19)

Toothpaste and Soap

German far-right group 'used police data to compile death list'

The cost of Trump’s tariffs has fallen ‘entirely’ on US businesses and households: Goldman

Wowww: Supreme Court Affirms Police Can Order Blood Drawn From Unconscious DUI Suspects

Joe Biden's White Privilege

The Case Against Hope

Blue States Roll Out Aggressive Climate Strategies. Red States Keep to the Sidelines.

Blurred lines: Trump’s UN choice and her coal magnate spouse

This is horrifying: Increasing Support for Religiously Based Service Refusals

!! Scientists successfully transfer 1st test tube rhino embryo

Morning Coffee (6/25/19)

Doctor compares conditions for unaccompanied children at immigrant holding centers to 'torture facilities'

Migrant Children Moved From Border Patrol Center After Outcry But. "It is not clear where the children formerly detained at the Clint facility have been transferred" is a CHILLING statement.

White House moves to bar counselor Kellyanne Conway from testifying to Congress about alleged violations of Hatch Act

Trump will never be held accountable for his treatment of women

It’s time for a reckoning for journalists who boosted false narratives about Donald Trump’s LGBTQ policy positions

A good step: A Message From the Billionaire’s Club: Tax Us

What Is Joe Biden Hiding About What He’s Hiding From the New York Times?

Wow: Over 40% of newly elected Indian lawmakers facing charges

Rising Temperatures Ravage the Himalayas, Rapidly Shrinking Its Glaciers

Giant Squid Reappears on Video, This Time in U.S. Waters

Morning Coffee (6/23/19)

Trump postpones ICE’s planned deportation raids in 10 big cities

What I Saw at the Dilley, Texas, Immigrant Detention Center

Bolton Warns Iran Not to ‘Mistake U.S. Prudence and Discretion for Weakness’

READ: Hannity, Manafort messages released by judge

Wow, good for Ravelry: New Policy: Do Not Post In Support of Trump or his Administration

How A Baby Caused A Revolutionary Change In Pakistan

Three Democrats Have A Big Built-In Advantage in New Hampshire

Vaccine Injury Claims Are Few and Far Between

Soaring Temperatures Speed Up Spring Thaw on Greenland’s Ice Sheet

Uh: Thousands petition Netflix to cancel Amazon Prime's Good Omens

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 (6/13/19)

OH THANK GOODNESS: An Arizona Teacher Helped Migrants. Jurors Couldn’t Decide if It Was a Crime.

Police and protesters clash as mass protests escalate in Hong Kong

Reps of 22 foreign governments have spent money at Trump properties

An important piece about the nonsense Biden is spouting about Republicans: The Fever Is Not Going to Break

Even some Trump allies want Kushner to ice his peace plan

Raytheon, United Technologies to Merge, Forming One of World's Biggest Defense and Aerospace Firms

Maybe this will make some people care?? Climate Change Poses Major Risks to Financial Markets, Regulator Warns

Good for her: USA soccer star Megan Rapinoe refuses to sing national anthem before World Cup match

Shocking! Female nurse who played crucial role in IVF ignored on plaque

Who Were the Ancestors of Native Americans? A Lost People in Siberia, Scientists Say

Morning Coffee (6/11/19)

Justice Dept. Agrees to Turn Over Key Mueller Evidence to House

Chao created special path for McConnell’s favored projects

Oh no: Supreme Court will hear a major attack on anti-discrimination law

White House blocked intelligence agency’s written testimony calling climate change ‘possibly catastrophic’

Oh: Barr compares being Trump’s attorney general to D-Day invasion

Reporter’s Arrest Sets Off Widespread Protests in Russia

Julián Castro is the first presidential candidate to visit Flint

The New Socialism Panic Is the Right’s Trick to Justify Supporting Trump

Ugh: Daniel Barenboim’s Contract Is Extended Despite Bullying Accusations

I'm so glad he's finally being held accountable: Life as a Nxivm ‘Slave’: Branding, Whippings and Cold Showers

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 (5/18/19)

Toddler apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border dies after weeks in hospital

The House just passed a sweeping LGBTQ rights bill

Anti-Abortion Lawmakers Have No Idea How Women’s Bodies Work

Motherhood in Alabama, by the Numbers

Trump administration showers Brazilian crooks with $62M bailout money meant for struggling U.S. farmers

White House declines to back Christchurch call to stamp out online extremism amid free speech concerns

This is gross: NH lunch lady fired for feeding student who couldn't pay; vendor accused her of $8 theft

Good for them: Why the Guardian is changing the language it uses about the environment

The king of Thailand married his bodyguard and made her queen

Huh! Makers Of Sam Adams And Dogfish Head Beer Announce Merger Deal

Afternoon Tea (5/16/19)

The Birth-Tissue Profiteers

Wow, imagine being these guys: Why Apollo 10 Stopped Just 47,000 Feet From the Moon

Why It's So Hard To Stop Women From Sleeping In A Menstrual Shed

Australia’s Politics May Be Changing With Its Climate

Stumbling Into Identity: Casey McQuiston on Writing About Bisexuality

Morning Coffee (5/15/19)

Alabama Lawmakers Vote to Effectively Ban Abortion in the State

White House Reviews Military Plans Against Iran, in Echoes of Iraq War

What Democrats Can Learn About Impeachment From the Civil War

Good for her: 'A hate-for-profit racket': Warren refuses Fox town hall invite

“Am I a bad person?” Why one mom didn’t take her kid to the ER — even after poison control said to.

Bill Nye says "the planet's on f****ing fire" and we need to "grow the f*** up"

Welp: Disney takes over full control of Hulu

How Volunteer Sleuths Identified a Hiker and Her Killer After 36 Years

Royal burial site ‘UK’s answer to Tutankhamun’s tomb’

Goro Shimura, 89, Mathematician With Broad Impact, Is Dead