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 (7/25/19)

Phew: Federal judge in California halts Trump’s latest asylum ban

Mueller’s testimony, and what it means for President Trump, explained

Boris Johnson: new PM takes his revenge and sacks over half the cabinet

Sudan army chief among senior officers arrested in coup plot

Good: Ricardo Rosselló, Puerto Rico’s Governor, Resigns After Protests

Trump vetoes Congress’s attempt to block arms sales to Saudi Arabia

Transgender people in North Carolina just won a victory against HB2 in court

Ha: Less ado: Boris Johnson's Shakespeare book delayed for 'foreseeable future'

Edith Irby Jones, Barrier-Breaking Doctor in the South, Dies at 91

More Than 50 Lakes Found Under Greenland Ice Sheet

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 (7/10/19)

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 (7/9/19)

Jeffrey Epstein: Seizure of Photos of Nude Girls Deepens Questions About Earlier Deal

Trump Lied to the Supreme Court, and Four Justices Don’t Care

Trump tweets “we will no longer deal” with UK ambassador after leaked cables

E. Jean Carroll and the ‘Hideosity Bar’

Please Stop Thinking This Will Be a Fair Election

...at least it's one in, one out? Billionaire Tom Steyer May Enter the 2020 Field as Rep. Eric Swalwell Bows Out

Principal Who Tried to Stay ‘Politically Neutral’ About Holocaust Is Removed

Trump’s corruption is getting worse. He has a hidden enabler.

This is a thoughtful piece on health care policy and the questions we should be asking 2020 candidates: Abolish private insurance? It depends.

Mickey Kapp, Who Made Mixtapes for Astronauts, Dies at 88

Morning Coffee (7/4/19)

I think we're going with a holiday schedule through the weekend, so one post a day! At slightly weird times, apparently!

UGH: Park Service diverts $2.5 million in fees for Trump’s Fourth of July extravaganza

UGH: Justice Dept. Reverses Course on Citizenship Question on Census, Citing Trump’s Orders

But this call transcript about it is incredible.

An Open Letter to the Director of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum signed by over 100 scholars

Trump Consultant Is Trolling Democrats With Biden Site That Isn’t Biden’s

Gross: Teenager Accused of Rape Deserves Leniency Because He’s From a ‘Good Family,’ Judge Says

LGBTQ Groups Backing SAG-AFTRA in Member Privacy Fight Against IMDb

Deep-sea mining to turn oceans into ‘new industrial frontier’

This shouldn't have happened in the first place but good: Kim Kardashian will rename her “Kimono” shapewear brand after appropriation backlash

Milton Quon, Disney Animator on 'Fantasia' and 'Dumbo,' Dies at 105

Morning Coffee (7/3/19)

GOOD: Federal Court Blocks Trump Administration Policy of Arbitrarily Jailing Asylum-Seekers

DHS Inspector General Finds 'Dangerous Overcrowding' In Border Patrol Facilities

Border agents confiscated lawmakers’ phones. Joaquin Castro captured photo and video anyway.

Phew: 2020 Census Won’t Have Citizenship Question as Trump Administration Drops Effort

Woww: Navy SEAL Acquitted Of Murder After Witness Claims To Have Killed ISIS Captive

About time: House Files Lawsuit Seeking Disclosure of Trump Tax Returns

Kamala Harris Doesn’t Have to Believe in Joe Biden’s Innocence

Amazing: Suspicious substance mailed to 'Straight Pride' organizers turns out to be … glitter

Good for him: Adam Scott Calls Out Mitch McConnell’s Social Media Team for Using His Image on Twitter

Lee Iacocca, Visionary Automaker Who Led Both Ford and Chrysler, Is Dead at 94

Morning Coffee (7/1/19)

Me elsewhere: TV news for the week.

Protesters are trying to storm the Hong Kong government headquarters as I write this - here's the Guardian liveblog.

The Treatment of Migrants Likely ‘Meets the Definition of a Mass Atrocity’

There will be Close the Camps protests tomorrow (Tuesday) at noon. Find one near you.

Bolton Keeps Trying to Goad Iran Into War

The Census Case Is Shaping Up to Be the Biggest Travesty Since Bush v. Gore

Elizabeth Warren & Julián Castro Refused To Battle Each Other In The Debate. It Paid Off.

Gross: 2,495 Reports of Police Bias. Not One Was Deemed Valid by the N.Y.P.D.

This is extremely worrisome: New Study Shows Decline in LGBTQ Acceptance Among Young Americans

Good: Melvil Dewey's name stripped from top librarian award

Groundbreaking astronomer Kepler 'may have practised alchemy'

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 (6/16/19)

A “Listless” 1-Month-Old Girl And Her Teenage Mother Were Discovered In Border Patrol Detention

Obama Veterans: Joe Biden’s Pledge to Work With GOP Is Delusional

Poll: a growing number of Democratic voters are prioritizing gender-related issues

Abortion Rights Haven’t Been A Priority In Blue States — Until Now

Here’s How New Zealand’s ‘Hobbit Law’ Is Impacting The Country

Depo-Provera, an Injectable Contraceptive, Does Not Raise H.I.V. Risk

Patricia Battin, Lightning Rod in a Library War, Dies at 89

Wow: Your Smartphone Is Spying (If You’re a Spanish Soccer Fan)

Women Directed Just 3% of Animated Movies (Study)

Ancient asteroid crater located off coast of Scotland

Afternoon Tea (6/5/19)

An Urgent Mystery: Who's Attacking Ebola Responders In Congo — And Why?

This is more well-reported and important (beyond this one case) than the headline sort of implies: Trump Pardoned Billionaire Conrad Black but Left His Prison Buddy Behind

The Atlantic has a great special section for the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage: Votes for Women

When It Comes to Birth Control and Eugenics, Clarence Thomas Gets It All Wrong

Some great recommendations for kids here! 7 New and Upcoming Reads Perfect for Pride Month

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 (5/28/19)

Trump Administration Hardens Its Attack on Climate Science

The ‘Enemy of the People’ Is the Real Target of the Assange Prosecution

This sounds bad! Hungary far-right party forms uniformed ‘self-defense’ group

The Myth of the “Personally” Anti-Abortion Politician

Breaking: Nobody Knows What’s Going to Happen in 2020

Young people, women, voters in cities: how Democrats won in 2018, by the numbers

‘Wow, What Is That?’ Navy Pilots Report Unexplained Flying Objects

Baby Anacondas Born At New England Aquarium — Without Any Male Snakes Involved

I feel so vindicated: Anxious People Quicker to Flee Danger

Frigid Offices Might Be Killing Women’s Productivity

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

Morning Coffee (5/11/19)

The fight for Trump’s tax returns just escalated

Are We in a Constitutional Crisis?

Over 4 months after Mattis quit, Trump picks Patrick Shanahan as defense secretary

Giuliani Plans Ukraine Trip to Push for Inquiries That Could Help Trump

Oh but wait: Rudy Giuliani Cancels His Trip to Ukraine, Blaming Democrats’ ‘Spin’

Presidential candidate Julián Castro backs his campaign staff's vote to unionize

U.S. May Ease Rules Restricting Alaska Natives From Harvesting Seal Meat

In Matteo Salvini’s Italy, Good Is Bad and ‘Do-Gooders’ Are the Worst

The Latest in Military Strategy: Mindfulness

A Mystery Frequency Disrupted Car Fobs in an Ohio City, and Now Residents Know Why

Morning Coffee (5/9/19)

Donald Trump Jr. Is Subpoenaed to Testify to Senate Panel on Russia Contacts

The House Judiciary vote on contempt of Congress and what it means for William Barr, explained

Georgia Just Criminalized Abortion. Women Who Terminate Their Pregnancies Would Receive Life in Prison.

Vatican establishes new rule for sexual abuse complaints and coverups involving bishops

Awful: Jewish Family Loses Legal Battle To Recover Painting Stolen By Nazis

Is Biden Really the Most ‘Electable’ Democrat?

The Man Who Made Your iPhone Wants to Run Taiwan. A Sea Goddess Backs Him, He Says.

Jacinda Ardern Got Engaged. New Zealand Almost Didn’t Notice.

He ruins everything! How Donald Trump ruined a space art project

Battle for .amazon Domain Pits Retailer Against South American Nations

Morning Coffee (5/5/19)

Bill Barr’s Perverse Theory of Justice

Oglala Sioux Tribe tells the South Dakota governor she is ‘not welcome’ on their reservation

Estonia Ministers’ Gesture Raises Fears of Support for White Supremacy

PrEP vs. Privacy

Study: Major media outlets' Twitter accounts amplify false Trump claims on average 19 times a day

This headline! Why Whales and Dolphins Join the Navy, in Russia and the U.S.

How the Middle Schoolers Who Refused to Be Confirmed Because of Methodist LGBTQ Policies Reveal the Split Within the Church

Hinge in the White House

Exclusive: André Aciman talks striking cover for Call Me by Your Name sequel, Find Me

You Will Never Smell My World the Way I Do

Morning Coffee (5/4/19)

Emails show Trump admin had 'no way to link' separated migrant children to parents

The Dangerous Ideas of Bill Barr

Trump Administration Files Formal Request to Strike Down All of Obamacare

Of course: Interior Dept. Loosens Offshore-Drilling Safety Rules Dating From Deepwater Horizon

Staking Out Battle Lines, House Votes to Keep U.S. in Paris Climate Pact

Uh, what's going on, Tennessee?? Democratic lawmakers locked inside House chambers

New Hampshire Democrats Push 2020 Hopefuls on Voting Rights

Some voting booths in India have an all-female staff and childcare facilities

Can't imagine why! Americans Are Among the Most Stressed People in the World, Poll Finds

So glad I'll be seeing her perform again this year: World champion skater Kaetlyn Osmond retires

Morning Coffee (4/17/19)

An important piece from Dahlia Lithwick: What Happened While We Were Waiting for the Mueller Report

Congress Subpoenas Deutsche Bank As Part Of Democrats' Probe Of Trump Finances

Trump moves to resist House inquiries, setting up fight over congressional subpoena powers

The Notre-Dame Rooster and Other Statues That Escaped the Fire

Mirjana Markovic, the ‘Lady Macbeth’ of War-Torn Serbia, Dies at 76

Not a great look! Bernie Sanders Accuses Liberal Think Tank of Smearing Progressive Candidates

Ohh, this is an interesting aspect of the strike I hadn't thought about: Jews face having to find Passover foods without Stop & Shop

!! Unknown Daphne du Maurier poems discovered behind photo frame

Wow: For months, she fell ill at work. Then, police say, she watched video of a co-worker spiking her drink.

Nepalese Expedition Seeks to Find Out if An Earthquake Shrunk Mount Everest

Morning Coffee (4/16/19)

The Notre Dame fire is heartbreaking: A France in Turmoil Weeps for a Symbol of Paris’s Enduring Identity

Here's the Guardian's ongoing live blog about the tragedy.

And this has good information from experts: How Catastrophic Is the Notre-Dame Cathedral Fire?

I'm glad this fire seemed smaller, but still, awful: Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque Fire Burns at the Same Time As Flames Engulf Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris

Mueller report’s release is expected Thursday, Justice Dept. says

Measles Outbreak 'Accelerates,' Health Officials Warn

Good news: Arizona Teachers Can Now Discuss LGBTQ Issues Without Worrying About The Law

It’s the Sexism, Stupid: Why men are dominating the Democratic 2020 primary.

Well, this seems apt: Pulitzer Prizes Focus on Coverage of Trump Finances and Parkland Shooting

This is fascinating: Book of Lost Books Discovered in Danish Archive