Morning Coffee Link Roundup (12/10/22)

Happy Saturday! Let's get back to the news. There's . . . a lot of it.

First of all, I AM SO RELIEVED. Brittney Griner Is Home in Texas, Here’s What’s Next (Autostraddle)

Phew. Not perfect, but an important step for us: House passes bill to protect same-sex marriage, sending it to Biden's desk (NBC News)

In, uh, less good queer political news, she's been such a fucking disappointment from the start: Sinema leaving the Democratic Party and registering as an independent (CNN)

Lotta nonsense this week, Arizona!! Kari Lake Sues Arizona’s Largest County, Seeking to Overturn Her Defeat (NYT)

I see: Florida Republican who sponsored ‘Don’t Say Gay’ resigns after federal indictment (Politico)

Fingers crossed!! A Moment of Promise at the Supreme Court (Slate)

Mohsen Shekari: Iran carries out first execution over protests (BBC)

German far-right groups becoming increasingly organized, says a historian (NPR)

A surge of RSV infections is straining capacity at N.H. hospitals (NHPR)

Oldest known sentence written in first alphabet discovered – on a head-lice comb (The Guardian)

And some longer reads:

In freeing Griner, Biden faced resistance abroad and at home (WaPo)

The Germany coup plot: How QAnon is dangerously evolving in Europe (Grid)

Can an Island Feed Itself? (NYT)

What Does the Sea Sound Like? (Hazlitt)

The Classic Classic? Antigone Hits 250 (Antigone)