Morning Coffee (8/3/19)

Sigh: Lewandowski confirms he's 'very seriously' considering 2020 US Senate run

Oh THIS is what happened with that whole weird thing: Pence Canceled New Hampshire Trip to Avoid Meeting a Drug Trafficker

Enough with "Novelty Candidates"

There's hope: Only 8 Candidates Have Qualified for the Next Democratic Debate

The Trump Strain in American History

Moves to improve press freedom in Malaysia met with cautious optimism

New Documents Raise Ethical and Billing Concerns About the NRA’s Outside Counsel

Could a PrEP implant change the fight against HIV infection forever?

Triceratops Skull, 65 Million Years Old, Unearthed by College Student, 23

Study Asks If War Makes A Person More ... Or Less ... Religious

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 (7/31/19)

"We are in great danger": In Amazon, indigenous Waiapi chief is killed by illegal miners

No More Family Separations, Except These 900

Trump’s Cynical War on American Citizenship

States Rush to Make Voting Systems More Secure as New Threats Emerge

Hardly Any Rape Cases Lead to Charges in England and Wales: Report

Study: Malaria Drugs Are Failing At An 'Alarming' Rate In Southeast Asia

Scientists want to make it a war crime to damage the environment in a conflict

America’s dual housing crisis and what Democrats plan to do about it, explained

The World Is Getting a Pickup-Truck Emoji Because the other emoji weren't manly enough!!

Michael Jaffee, Who Co-Founded Early-Music Group, Dies at 81

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 (7/25/19)

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

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 (6/6/19)

In pictures: D-Day 75th anniversary commemorations

To quote Adam Serwer, the cruelty is the point: Trump administration cancels English classes, soccer, legal aid for unaccompanied child migrants in U.S. shelters

Trump Administration Restricts Federal Research Involving Human Fetal Tissue

This headline is a little... mild; there's a lot here: Russian trolls who interfered in 2016 U.S. election also made ad money, report says

"Yet his presidential campaign confirmed to NBC News that Biden still supports the Hyde Amendment, a four-decade-old ban on using federal funds for abortion services, except in cases of rape, incest or to save the life of the woman."

Reminder that "too lazy to be a Nazi" is not a thing: ‘I own this house.’ California man shrugs off complaints about swastika in front yard

A step: YouTube to Remove Thousands of Videos Pushing Extreme Views

What I Learned Leading the Tiananmen Protests

NOPE: It’s LGBT pride month, but three guys in Boston want a permit for a ‘Straight Pride’ parade

China’s ‘CRISPR Babies’ May Be More Likely to Die Young

Afternoon Tea (6/3/19)

Memories of Massacres Were Long Suppressed Here. Tourists Now Retrace the Atrocities.

A NatGeo TV Drama Is 'Inspired' By A 1989 Ebola Crisis In The U.S. How Accurate Is It?

This is so cool: Martin Parr's Soviet space dog collection – in pictures

Bradley Whitford Will Save Us From the Monsters

38 of the Best YAs of June

Morning Coffee (6/2/19)

THIS IS BAD: US now seeking social media details from all visa applicants

Uh, so is this: Justice Department does not comply with court order to release transcripts of Michael Flynn’s conversations with Russian ambassador

Good for Elizabeth Warren: No President Is Above the Law

Unhappy With Findings, Agriculture Department Plans to Move Its Economists Out of Town

Their families fled Spain for Venezuela. To escape Maduro, they’re returning again.

These Rape Victims Had to Sue to Get the Police to Investigate

Good news: Transgender no longer recognised as 'disorder' by WHO

Half of H.I.V. Patients Are Women. Most Research Subjects Are Men.

Yay!! Netflix Options Sarah Dessen YA Novels, Sets 'Along for the Ride' Adaptation (Exclusive)

A Signal in Giant Earthquakes That Could Save Lives

Afternoon Tea (4/9/19)

This made me say "oh my God" out loud: Scientists weighed all the mass in the Milky Way galaxy. It’s mind-boggling.

Awww, this story: This 61-Year-Old Woman Just Gave Birth To Her Own Granddaughter

Inside the Fight for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

9 Writers Who Perfectly Capture What It’s Like for Jews of Color

'Charge Your Phone' Is the Ultimate Reply-Guy Reply

Morning Coffee (2/28/19)

YAY: House passes most sweeping gun control legislation in decades

Vox has a bunch of good pieces about different aspect of the Michael Cohen hearing here.

North Carolina Operative Indicted in Connection With Absentee Voter Fraud

Why it Matters if Trump Knew About Stone's Contacts with WikiLeaks

Chicago Runoff Ensures City Will Elect Its First Black Woman As Mayor

U.S. denied tens of thousands more visas in 2018 due to travel ban: data

Germany Is Testing the Limits of Democracy

Good for her: Emma Thompson’s letter to Skydance: Why I can’t work for John Lasseter

Facebook wants up to 30% of fan subscriptions vs Patreon’s 5%

Bill Jenkins, Who Tried to Halt Tuskegee Syphilis Study, Dies at 73

Morning Coffee (2/2/19)

I'm not an expert or anything but this seems not good!! U.S. Suspends Nuclear Arms Control Treaty With Russia

Detainees Describe an American Presence in Their Torture Chambers

So I was all set to defend Northam in THIS context... The controversy around Virginia’s new abortion bill, explained

AND THEN THIS HAPPENED: Gov. Ralph Northam ‘deeply sorry’ after photo emerges from his 1984 yearbook showing blackface, KKK hood

'Whistleblower' in White House security clearance office gets suspended

Jussie Smollett Breaks His Silence After Vicious Attack: 'I'm OK'

I'm so glad about this resolution: 96 Days Later, Nonstop Church Service to Protect Refugees Finally Ends

Fake FCC Comments Linked to Ex-Trump Campaign Director's Org, Boosted By Roger Stone

UGH: Exclusive: Teva's generic EpiPen launch stalls months after approval

Book Written by Detainee via WhatsApp Gets a Top Prize

Afternoon Tea (1/22/19)

The Villainous Bitch Has Become the Most Boring Trend in Literature

Overlooked No More: Isabelle Kelley, Who Developed a Food Stamp Program to Feed Millions

Why a Medieval Woman Had Lapis Lazuli Hidden in Her Teeth

Is The Power Of The Flour Really The Secret To Baking The Perfect Biscuit?

When the Illness Is a Mystery, Patients Turn to These Detectives

Afternoon Tea (1/16/19)

This was wild: The Empty Mason Jar of the Influencer Economy: The Case of Caroline Calloway and her Creativity Workshop Tour

The Best Skin-Care Trick Is Being Rich

12 of Our Most Anticipated Historical YA Fiction of 2019

The Mormon polygamists who believe Missouri is the 'promised land'

The History of Blood

Morning Coffee (12/10/18)

Me elsewhere: TV news for the week.

An important refugee story: 'Death is waiting for him'

Republicans Are Using Potential GOP Election Crimes in North Carolina to Push for More Voter Suppression Measures

And: The Wisconsin power grab is part of a bigger Republican attack on democracy

Monumental Disaster at the Department of the Interior

Wow. Good for her for coming forward: Making President Trump’s Bed: A Housekeeper Without Papers

Democrats need some 2020 Senate candidates

In case this applies to anyone who hasn't seen it yet: Infant ibuprofen recall: Walmart, CVS Pharmacy and Family Dollar lots impacted

He's stepped down but this is still important: Oscars host Kevin Hart's homophobia is no laughing matter

‘Make better choices’: Endangered Hawaiian monk seals keep getting eels stuck up their noses and scientists want them to stop

Aaah, the new Les Miserables miniseries trailer looks so good!

Afternoon Tea (11/12/18)

‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’ and the History in Historical Fiction

What if the Placebo Effect Isn’t a Trick?

Instagram Has a Massive Harassment Problem

‘St. Elsewhere’: Why You Should Revisit TV’s Groundbreaking Medical Drama

Oscars: A Guide to the 2018 Foreign-Language Entries Accepted by the Academy

Morning Coffee (10/15/18)

Me elsewhere: TV news for the week.

The Five-Year-Old Who Was Detained at the Border and Persuaded to Sign Away Her Rights

Kushner Paid No Federal Income Tax for Years, Documents Suggest

Also: Khashoggi’s Disappearance Puts Kushner’s Bet on Saudi Crown Prince at Risk

New U.S. Weapons Systems Are a Hackers’ Bonanza, Investigators Find

My Private Oval Office Press Conference With Donald Trump, Mike Pence, John Kelly, and Mike Pompeo

Memo to the media: Stop spreading Trump’s fake news

Important! Yes, the Post Office Will Still Deliver Your Mail-In Ballot Without a Stamp

"For West, Trumpian masculinity—that which nakedly pursues power and evades all consequences in the process—is a kind of superpower."

THIS IS HORRIFYING: TNT Orders Live Medical Diagnosis Show

Ooh: Peter Ackroyd’s ‘The History of England’ Headed For The Screen After Pulse Films Options Historical Book Series

Morning Coffee (10/2/18)

The Confusion Surrounding the F.B.I.’s Renewed Investigation of Brett Kavanaugh

And an update: White House Tells F.B.I. to Interview Anyone Necessary for Kavanaugh Inquiry

Make sure you read until you get to MERRICK GARLAND because hahahaha: Brett Kavanaugh’s Comments In That Hearing Raise Ethics Questions That Will Likely Follow Him Whether Or Not He's Confirmed

This was even worse than I expected: ‘This guy doesn’t know anything’: the inside story of Trump’s shambolic transition team

Some good news! California Toughens Sexual Harassment Laws, Launches Gender Parity Push for Corporate Boards

The Man Standing Between Brazil and Authoritarianism

...of course: Border agent to pay $220K for Tucson-area wildfire sparked at gender-reveal party

Uh, NOPE: MoviePass Is Now Re-Enrolling Former Customers in an 'Unlimited' Plan Unless They 'Opt Out'

James P Allison and Tasuku Honjo win Nobel prize for medicine

Caravaggio May Have Died of Infected Sword Wound, Not Syphilis

Afternoon Tea (9/25/18)

This is fascinating and I would read a book about them: The Couple Who Helped Decode Dyslexia

One of the world’s oldest—and deadliest—diseases has undeniably racist roots

I promise this is more interesting and less annoying than the headline makes it sound: Welcome to College. Your Parents Are in the Tents Next Door.

Campus Novels and School Mysteries

Wynflaed and the price of fashion

Morning Coffee (9/10/18)

Me elsewhere: TV news for the week.

Across Afghanistan, Scores Are Killed in a Deadly Wave of Violence

Sweden election: far right makes gains as main blocs deadlocked

This was written before the election but is good background: Sweden Was Long Seen as a ‘Moral Superpower.’ That May Be Changing.

Les Moonves is out at CBS as more sexual misconduct allegations surface

Top Cancer Researcher Fails to Disclose Corporate Financial Ties in Major Research Journals

Huh: Infectious Theory Of Alzheimer's Disease Draws Fresh Interest

The search for alien life needs a new space telescope, astronomers say

Ooh, I'm excited for Vita & Virginia.

New life for historic theatre as it faces up to ‘slave trade’ past

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