Morning Coffee Link Roundup (4/30/23)

Today is Sunday and somehow it's the last day of April?

Sudan crisis: Air strikes and fighting in Khartoum as truce collapses (BBC)

‘It’s hell’: vigilantes take to Haiti’s streets in bloody reprisals against gangs (The Guardian)

This was very brave! Son asked Montana governor to veto anti-trans bill. It didn’t work. (WaPo)

A Texas man fatally shot 5 neighbors after he was asked to stop firing in his yard (NPR)

Houston public schools have a diverse, nearly all-women school board. A state takeover would oust them from office. (The 19th*)

Deforestation Is Linked to Lower Rainfall, Study Says (Smithsonian)

Natural burials haven't been allowed at many New England cemeteries. Now, they're catching on (NHPR)

This is fun: Xander goes globe-trotting with HR in FOURTH country (MLB)

Electric school buses serve as mini power plants during the summer (WBUR)

New Support for Some Extinct Tasmanian Tiger Sightings (NYT)

And some longer reads:

‘We’ll show just how weak they are’: Ukraine primed for crucial offensive (The Guardian)

The Youngest Victims of Belgium’s African Rule Are Still Seeking Justice, Decades Later (Smithsonian)

The Once Unthinkable Revolution Coming to Figure Skating (Slate)

The Kylix Marvel: Why Experts Distrust the Story of an Ancient Cup’s Rebirth (NYT)

8 Novels Featuring Artificial Intelligence (CrimeReads)

Morning Coffee Link Roundup (4/29/23)

Today is Saturday!

Ukrainian journalist killed by Russian snipers in ambush near Kherson (The Guardian)

Phew: Conservative dissenters block abortion limits in Nebraska, South Carolina (WaPo)

Lawmakers are being silenced for speaking out against anti-trans bills (The 19th*)

In case you can't bring yourself to really care about what they're doing to queer and trans people: they're coming for no-fault divorce next. Far-Right Podcaster Steven Crowder Implies Ex-Wife Shouldn't Have Been Allowed to Divorce Him (Jezebel)

I see: Texas agriculture department's new dress code is based on 'biological gender' (NPR)

The first NH residents are enrolled in community power, despite bumps with Eversource (NHPR)

Ah: Magic 'Raid' Wasn't the First Time Wizards of the Coast Hired Pinkertons (Gizmodo)

Boston's SatanCon expected to be largest ever gathering of Satanists (WBUR)

Indigenous groups in the American West lived alongside horses by the early 1600s, study finds (PBS)

Plants, they're just like us: Plants Make Noises When Stressed, Study Finds (Smithsonian)

And some longer reads:

Buildup resumed at suspected Chinese military site in UAE, leak says (WaPo)

Lorraine Hansberry’s family says Chicago’s racist policies seized their land. Now they’re seeking reparations. (The 19th*)

Google Devising Radical Search Changes to Beat Back A.I. Rivals (NYT)

Expertise vs. experience? MLB’s latest revolution is changing the face of coaching (Yahoo! Sports)

Alex Mar and Sarah Weinman Discuss True Crime and Criminal Justice Storytelling (CrimeReads)

Morning Coffee Link Roundup (4/28/23) - Friday Happy Links!

We made it to Friday, and after work I'm off to visit friends, whee!

Your feel-good story of the week: 'Phantom ballplayer' no more, Maggi a big leaguer after 13 years (MLB)

So excited for this! ‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ Sets Summer Release Date for Queer Romance Adaptation (Collider)

And this! Hi. ‘Heartstopper’ Season 2 Premieres Aug. 3 (Netflix Tudum)

!! Quercus signs four books by Griffiths (The Bookseller)

Hercule Poirot Gets Horrified in Trailer for A Haunting in Venice (Tor)

This ends today, so go preorder quickly! Shopper's Delight: B&N Preorder Sale (LGBTQ Reads)

‘Doctor Who’ Goes Back to the ’60s in New Look at Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson (Variety)

Ah I see she uses the Gerrit Cole method: This Elephant Taught Herself to Peel Bananas (NYT)

A Tortellini Salad With Garlic Scape Pesto Recipe That Captures the Excitement of Spring (Eater)

Lavish ancient Roman winery found at ruins of Villa of the Quintilii near Rome (The Guardian)

And some longer Friday reads:

This is extremely cute: White Sox’s Gavin Sheets, Jake Burger embracing a shared route to playing time (The Athletic)

The Culinary Cocktail Is Drunk on Nostalgia (Punch)

Earlier this week but still worth celebrating! Happy Lesbian Visibility Day 2023! (LGBTQ Reads)

Dangle Your Love for Books with These Bookish Keychains (Book Riot)

The 18 Scruffiest Detectives in Crime Film and TV (CrimeReads)

Morning Coffee Link Roundup (4/27/23)

Good morning. Today appears to be Thursday.

Airman Accused of Leak Has History of Racist and Violent Remarks, Filing Says (NYT)

Montana transgender lawmaker barred by GOP from House floor (AP)

Barring people from speaking or even just existing in public is an important step of genocide: North Dakota limits bathroom, locker room use for transgender people (PBS)

Proud Boys operated as fighting force for Trump on Jan. 6, prosecutors say (NPR)

Good: Disney’s had enough — it’s taking Ron DeSantis to court (Vox)

U.S. Authorizes a New Round of Covid Boosters (NYT)

‘Headed off the charts’: world’s ocean surface temperature hits record high (The Guardian)

Special committee to look at how NH family courts operate (NHPR)

The Island Where New York City Buries Its Unclaimed Dead Is Becoming a Park (Smithsonian)

War-torn FC Mariupol reborn in Brazil: ‘The least we could do to help give hope’ (The Guardian)

And some longer reads:

Inside Biden’s Renewed Promise to Protect South Korea From Nuclear Weapons (NYT)

Long COVID Is Being Erased—Again (The Atlantic)

Fear, burnout and insubordination: Insiders spill details about life at the highest levels of FBI (Politico)

The conservative campaign to rewrite child labor laws (WaPo)

bro, where's my marriage plot (Brandon Taylor)

Morning Coffee Link Roundup (4/26/23)

Today is . . . Wednesday? Yeah! Wednesday.

Mastermind of Kabul airport massacre killed by Taliban, U.S. says (WaPo)

I know I keep saying this but this is genuinely terrifying. They are quite simply using instruments of the state to keep an elected representative from speaking because she is trans: Montana GOP doubles down after blocking trans lawmaker from speaking, citing decorum (NPR)

I see: Chief Justice Declines to Testify Before Congress Over Ethics Concerns (NYT)

Fears grow for Taiwan book publisher believed held in China (The Guardian)

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signs assault weapons ban HB 1240 (CBS News)

Good: Biden’s new executive order could expand access to child care and long-term care (The 19th*)

I'm shocked he didn't have some contractual way to keep himself tied to the FiveThirtyEight brand, tbh: Nate Silver Out at ABC News as Disney Layoffs Once Again Hit News Division (THR)

More electric vehicles are coming. But NH lawmakers are split on charging infrastructure study bill. (NHPR)

Can a Machine Know That We Know What It Knows? (NYT)

Archaeologists Discover 2,000 Mummified Ram Skulls in Temple of Ramses II (Smithsonian)

And some longer reads:

Will Tucker Carlson Become Alex Jones? (The Atlantic)

12-year-olds can't buy cigarettes — but they can work in tobacco fields (NPR)

India Is Passing China in Population. Can Its Economy Ever Do the Same? (NYT)

And You Get Counted! And You Get Counted!: Oprah’s Book Club by the Numbers (Book Riot)

Fascinating: How Vertical Approach Angle, or VAA, is helping MLB pitchers understand and improve the shape of their fastballs (Yahoo! Sports)

Morning Coffee Link Roundup (4/25/23)

Time for Tuesday!

President Biden officially declares he's running for reelection (NPR)

Georgia prosecutor to reveal charging decisions in Trump probe this summer (NBC News)

Amazon delivery firm allows its drivers to unionize with the Teamsters (WaPo)

As Carlson and Lemon Exit, a Chapter Closes on Cable’s Trump War (NYT)

The enemy within? Ukraine’s Moscow-affiliated Orthodox Church faces scrutiny (The Guardian)

New NH paid family and medical leave program signs up 149 employers (NHPR)

James Webb Telescope Spots Raging Dust Storms on an Exoplanet (Smithsonian)

Benin bronzes made from metal mined in west Germany, study finds (The Guardian)

A Sting Operation to Save Elephants, With No Stings (NYT)

How NYC’s Bakery Lines Became as Fierce as Streetwear Drops (Eater)

And some longer reads:

‘We Will Hunt You’: Ugandans Flee Ahead of Harsh Anti-Gay Law (NYT)

Blundering on the Brink: The Secret History and Unlearned Lessons of the Cuban Missile Crisis (Foreign Affairs)

Can Cookbooks Teach Us to Waste Less Food? (Eater)

The Forgotten History of Tsianina Redfeather, the Beloved American Indian Opera Singer (Smithsonian)

MLB’s trendiest pitch, the sweeper, has its problems — but with familiar fixes (The Athletic)

Morning Coffee Link Roundup (4/24/23)

And now it's Monday again. Here's my weekly TV news roundup at The Televixen.

New Ukraine positions near Kherson could signal spring offensive – report (The Guardian)

New restrictions in Missouri would make gender-affirming care nearly impossible (The 19th*)

In an armed and tense nation, knocking on doors feels risky for workers (WaPo)

WOW, this is horrifying: Michael Schumacher: Magazine editor sacked over AI-generated 'interview' with seven-time F1 champion (BBC)

One of the objections here was simply that the book said kids with LGBTQIA+ parents should be welcome in school. Alabama governor ousts a top education official over a book's 'woke concepts' on race (NPR)

Related: NH Republicans continue push for 'parental bill of rights' (NHPR)

Cleaner Air Helps Everyone. It Helps Black Communities a Lot. (NYT)

Ancient DNA Confirms the Origin Story of the Swahili People (Smithsonian)

Ultramassive black hole discovered by UK astronomers (The Guardian)

9 Recently Published Graphic Novels About Politics and Identity (Book Riot)

And some longer reads:

Wagner Group surges in Africa as U.S. influence fades, leak reveals (WaPo)

After American’s Killing in Syria, F.B.I. Builds War Crimes Case Against Top Officials (NYT)

Sic(k) semper tyrannis? Dictatorship and emotions around 1800 (History of Emotions)

This is some great writing: The Toll Taken on Cody Bellinger (Baseball Prospectus)

Crime and the City: Cyprus (CrimeReads)

Morning Coffee Link Roundup (4/23/23)

It's a very rainy Sunday here.

The U.S. has evacuated diplomats in Sudan amid fierce fighting (NPR)

U.S. review of chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal blames Trump (PBS)

A 150-Year-Old Law Could Ban Abortion Nationwide (Slate)

One of the leading coalitions that pushed for the Equality Act has quietly disbanded (The 19th*)

Red States Are Trying To Fight The World On Climate (FiveThirtyEight)

UK develops genetic early warning system for future pandemics (The Guardian)

New Monument in London Will Honor Victims of Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade (Smithsonian)

I'm glad college athletes are able to do this now: UNH track athlete signs NIL deal with Manchester company (NHPR)

A Paler Uranus Emerges in the Latest Hubble Telescope Image (NYT)

History Forgot Minerva Parker Nichols, the Country’s First Solo Woman Architect (Smithsonian)

And some longer reads:

Twitter once muzzled Russian and Chinese state propaganda. That's over now (NPR)

Zimbabwe’s Wounds of Empire (NYRB)

California Salmon Stocks Are Crashing. A Fishing Ban Looks Certain. (NYT)

Poisoning the Well in Oakland (Baseball Prospectus)

Is There Life After Influencing? (NYT)

Morning Coffee Link Roundup (4/22/23)

Phew, we made it to Saturday. And it's my parents' anniversary! Happy anniversary!

Supreme Court Ensures, for Now, Broad Access to Abortion Pill (NYT)

Sudan fighting: Foreign nationals to be evacuated (BBC)

Swedish investigators: ‘Difficult’ to confirm who blew up Nord Stream (Politico EU)

Of course: In school funding lawsuit, Edelblut avoids defining ‘adequate education’ (NH Bulletin)

That's great: Polyamorous families now have legal protections in this Massachusetts city (The 19th*)

Major League Baseball has a sticky stuff enforcement problem (Yahoo! Sports)

This Is Ben & Jerry’s Moment to Prove Itself (The Takeout)

Donut painting pits bakery against town of Conway in free speech suit (NHPR)

Deep-sea mining for rare metals will destroy ecosystems, say scientists (The Guardian)

Rare Gold Coin Celebrating Julius Caesar’s Death Returned to Greece (Smithsonian)

And some longer reads:

Russia Is Importing Western Weapons Technology, Bypassing Sanctions (NYT)

Report targets Anthem for $300 million in unpaid claims, weekslong delays (NH Bulletin)

Principal historian Turkiya Lowe is reshaping how the National Park Service tells the American story (The 19th*)

The Aspiring Cult Leader’s Missing Art and the Nephew Obsessed With His Legacy (NYT)

Happy National Poetry Month! (LGBTQ Reads)

Morning Coffee Link Roundup (4/21/23) - Friday Happy Links!

This was an extremely long week, but we made it to Friday! Let's have some happy links!

I just read this and it's SO GOOD: Exclusive Cover Reveal: For Never & Always by Helena Greer (LGBTQ Reads)

I appreciate that Damian Lewis is just all in on spies now: Damian Lewis & Alexander Cary Adapting More Ben Macintryre Books For TV After ‘A Spy Among Friends’ (Deadline)

Ahaha: Quiz: Who said it, Tom Holland the writer or Tom Holland the actor? (LitHub)

This is cute: O'Hoppe once threw a HR ball back at Yankee Stadium -- here's proof (MLB)

! Kitchen Renovation Reveals 400-Year-Old Paintings in English Apartment (Smithsonian)

Outsiders Solve Problems. Just Ask Goats. (NYT)

Quiz: Pick Your Favorite Period Piece Films, Get a Historical Fiction Recommendation (Book Riot)

Scientists gain insights into Old Master artists’ use of egg in oil paintings (The Guardian)

Crime Novels Set Against the Backdrop of Reality TV Shows (CrimeReads)

Pickle Flavored Everything, Please (The Takeout)

And some longer Friday reads:

15 Amazing Upcoming YA Books With Queer Characters (BuzzFeed)

The Hottest Late-Night Party in Rome Is at the Bakery (Eater)

Crowds Roared, a Century Ago, on Opening Day for the Mighty House That Ruth Built (Smithsonian)

Meet the Maker: Jamieson & Smith, the Shetland Wool Brokers (Woolly Thistle)

Bookish Goods That You Don't Have to Worry About Fitting Your Body (Book Riot)