Morning Coffee Link Roundup (12/14/22)

Today is Wednesday and my dad's birthday! Yesterday he (mostly) cheerfully spent his day driving me to a medical appointment across the state, waiting, and driving me home. ("Mostly" because we hit some completely ridiculous traffic and neither of us were cheerful.) Happy birthday, Dad!

Generators ‘as important as armour’ to Ukraine surviving winter, says Zelenskiy (The Guardian)

The Special Counsel Investigating Trump Is Wasting No Time (Slate)

Good for her: Oregon governor commutes all 17 of state's death sentences (BBC)

I see: Amazon launched a driver tipping promotion on the same day it got sued over tip fraud (NPR)

Acknowledging ‘the promise of equal justice falls short’ for some, N.H. courts aim to become more inclusive (NHPR)

This is so great! Definition of ‘Team’ updated to reflect gender diversity across the Podium Pathway (Skate Canada)

!!! Scientists Achieve Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough With Blast of 192 Lasers (NYT)

What holds women back from the tech industry? Girls Who Code report assesses gender gap (The 19th*)

History Is Shouting... All You Need to Do Is Listen (CrimeReads)

Hand of Irulegi: ancient bronze artefact could help trace origins of Basque language (The Guardian)

And some longer reads:

‘We’re not going back’: Hillary Clinton on the message of the midterms and women’s rights (The 19th*)

They brought their sick baby to the hospital. Three days later, the state took their kids away. (WaPo)

Can police use facial recognition as probable cause? Probably not, but some are doing it anyway (Grid)

Close Encounters of the Fishy Kind; or Oppian’s Maritime World (Antigone)

Seven Wildly Entertaining Books About Agatha Christie and Her Characters (CrimeReads)