Summer Vacation

Hi everyone! Let's get right to it: I am, to put it mildly, extremely burned out. I'm in the middle of a huge stressful work project and also have had a bunch of personal stuff going on and I'm working on a writing project I actually really like and want to devote some energy to and . . . something has to give, and that something has to be these posts. Some I'm going on hiatus for a bit and then will reevaluate how to do something along these lines in a more sustainable way - maybe weekly roundups.

This wasn't an easy decision, because I really do enjoy putting these posts together, but at the same time - it's a fair amount of time and effort, making sure I have 15 links every single day, and also it's kind of a constant inescapable thing to know I have to either have time before 8am to write the post or do it the night before. I like it! But it's been YEARS of having to plan my life around this structure to some extent and I just need a break. (And since I left Substack because of their transphobia, I've been doing this totally just for free, so it's a hobby that is in fact just work. Which is often what I like in hobbies! But it has to take a back seat to actual work.)

So: Have a great rest of your summer! Pop around occasionally because I have some book reviews coming up. And I'll be back in some form in September.

Morning Coffee Link Roundup (7/19/23)

Somehow it's only Wednesday? This week is very long.

Target Letter to Trump Raises Possibility of Obstruction and Fraud Charges (NYT)

Good: Michigan's attorney general charges 16 people in fake elector scheme (NPR)

Militia units commanded by Russia named in Izium abuse investigation (The Guardian)

Republicans Have a New Target (Slate)

Thank goodness: NH applying for pandemic EBT assistance, after uncertainty (NHPR)

Inside the college newspaper investigation that got a football coach fired (WaPo)

I see: Marjorie Taylor Greene wants anti-LGBTQ+ amendments in a national air travel bill (LGBTQ Nation)

Last night was WILD: A historic night for offense in MLB produced runs galore (MLB)

Over the Edge: Cliffs, Coasts and Liminal Spaces in Crime Fiction (CrimeReads)

Why the Country’s Best Sandwich Makers Are Expanding Into Fine Dining (Eater)

And some longer reads:

A Current War Collides With the Past: Remnants of World War II in Ukraine (NYT)

Peak TV Has Peaked: From Exhausted Talent to Massive Losses, the Writers Strike Magnifies an Industry in Freefall (Variety)

‘No one is talking about it’: the cruelty of long Covid in the global south (The Guardian)

A talk with the left-hander who helped craft the minor leagues’ first CBA (WaPo)

Meagan Lucas’s Dark New Fiction: “I Was Tired of Hiding the Ugly” (CrimeReads)

Morning Coffee Link Roundup (7/18/23)

Unfortunately, it seems to only be Tuesday.

Russia says decision not to extend Black Sea grain deal is final (The Guardian)

Alabama Republicans Are Daring the Supreme Court to Uphold Its Own Voting Rights Ruling (Slate)

Iowa judge blocks state’s six-week abortion ban (The 19th*)

Sinkholes, flooded basements, road closures: More rain brings more damage across NH (NHPR)

This headline is bad - they're ANTI-ban bills, yay! Massachusetts Legislators Propose Book Ban Bills (Book Riot)

All the prison's presidents: Peru's special jail for ex-leaders is all full up (NPR)

In Gilgo Beach Killings, an Arrest Bears Out a Decade-Old Prediction (NYT)

Celebrities use social media as a new picket line for Hollywood strike (WaPo)

Taylor Swift Makes History As First Woman With Four Albums In Top 10 At The Same Time As ‘Speak Now’ Debuts At No. 1 (Deadline)

Umpiring Our Existential Crisis (Baseball Prospectus)

And some longer reads:

This is, uh, bad!! Trump and Allies Forge Plans to Increase Presidential Power in 2025 (NYT)

The West Is Returning Priceless African Art to a Single Nigerian Citizen (The Atlantic)

Masters of Their Own Realities (The Ringer)

The Replacement Player: Inside the hunt for difference-making talent on the margins of MLB rosters (Yahoo! Sports)

I wish to read this romance novel IMMEDIATELY: Who Was Tessa Kelso? A Feminist History of the Librarian Pioneer (Book Riot)

Morning Coffee Link Roundup (7/17/23)

Today is Monday! My TV news roundup at The Televixen is on hiatus in solidarity with the striking workers.

I usually try to link to specific articles rather than liveblogs, but there's a bunch of breaking Russia/Ukraine news so: Ukraine attacked Crimean Bridge, official says; Russia says grain deal ‘being terminated’ (WaPo)

Of course: Iran's morality police to resume headscarf patrols (BBC)

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Airs Bigoted New Covid Conspiracy Theory About Jews and Chinese (NYT)

With Democratic ballot filling out, the 2024 race for NH governor begins to take shape (NHPR)

Tomato crisis hits India as rain ravages crops and prices rise 400% (The Guardian)

Thousands of authors urge AI companies to stop using work without permission (NPR)

WNBA players take offseason into their own hands with new winter league (The 19th*)

Never Too Young: Why Kids Deserve Queer Friendly Libraries (Book Riot)

My hot take is that if they do this they need to make it universal, or it will just increase the problem of only wealthy kids getting into the higher levels: Electronic communication devices for high school baseball may be coming to Connecticut (Yahoo! Sports)

Painting reattributed to Gainsborough after six decades labelled unknown (The Guardian)

And some longer reads:

Riots in France Highlight a Vicious Cycle Between Police and Minorities (NYT)

‘A long slog’: Inside DeSantis’s early struggles and effort to rebound (WaPo)

Maryland Is Becoming the Patron State of Abortions (Slate)

An Era of Dynamic Catchers Is Upon Us (NYT)

How Samuel R. Delany Reimagined Sci-Fi, Sex, and the City (New Yorker)

Morning Coffee Link Roundup (7/16/23)

Today is Sunday and it's very rainy here.

Severe and prolonged heat wave nears peak: Live weather updates (WaPo)

New York Is Ordered by Appeals Court to Redraw House Map (NYT)

Trump's former AG Bill Barr says failing to prosecute Trump would be 'unjust' (NPR)

Ugh: Winnipeg can remove blockade over indigenous murders, court rules (BBC)

I... see. Trailing Trump by 30 Points, Ron DeSantis Plans Attack on Tim Scott (Slate)

This week's flooding caused significant crop loss for some NH farmers (NHPR)

Huw Edwards: how BBC news arm is driving story about one of its own (The Guardian)

New data shows hunger is a ‘really big issue’ for LGBTQ+ people in state, region (NH Bulletin)

Classrooms are dominating the culture war (The 19th*)

For Ronald Acuña Jr., superstardom is as simple as taking the field (WaPo)

And some longer reads:

The biggest obstacle to Ukraine’s counteroffensive? Minefields. (WaPo)

A National Treasure, Tarnished: Can Britain Fix Its Health Service? (NYT)

The Negro League revolutionized baseball – MLB's new rules are part of its legacy (NPR)

Dying Onstage: Performance, Theater, and Deception in Classic Murder Mysteries (CrimeReads)

This pitching/catching staff just seems to have really good vibes: Sean Murphy a star with Braves, who are getting elite offense from former A’s catcher (The Athletic)

Morning Coffee Link Roundup (7/15/23)

Today is Saturday, and I had an eye injection yesterday so please excuse any important news I haven't caught up on yet.

Thailand’s winning candidate for PM blocked from power (The Guardian)

Families and health care workers sue Texas over gender-affirming care ban (The 19th*)

FTC investigates OpenAI over data leak and ChatGPT’s inaccuracy (WaPo)

Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig formally declares run for NH governor (NHPR)

FDA approves Opill, the first daily birth control pill without a prescription (NPR)

Bob Casey Hears You Comparing Him to Oatmeal. He Is Betting Boring Wins. (The Messenger)

With A Chronic Shortage Of Teachers, Hungary Is Struggling To Replace Them (RFE)

Liverpool LGBT+ group ‘appalled and concerned’ over Jordan Henderson’s potential Saudi Arabia move (The Athletic)

Scientists Have Found a Hot Spot on the Moon’s Far Side (NYT)

The .400 Mark Was Always a Lie (Baseball Prospectus)

And some longer reads:

Texas A&M recruited a UT professor to revive its journalism program, then watered down the offer after ‘DEI hysteria’ (The 19th*)

Hugs, handshakes and blanking your opponent: How geopolitics is impacting Wimbledon (The Athletic)

Underground Heat Is Shifting Chicago’s Foundations (NYT)

The Tyranny of the Tale (New Yorker)

It Cost $527 to Take a Family of Four to Yankee Stadium (Baseball Prospectus)

Morning Coffee Link Roundup (7/14/23) - Friday Happy Links!

Yay, Friday happy links are here!

See the James Webb Telescope’s First Image of Saturn and Its Rings (Smithsonian)

Oh, interesting list: Ohtani, Acuña head into break on top of jersey sales (MLB)

Ooh: iHeartMedia, A.J Jacobs Team for Daily Puzzle Podcast (THR)

Grifter Princesses, Sci-Fi Romance, and Unchosen Ones: July’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books (LitHub)

Okay! Let’s Make This the Summer of the Creamsicle (Autostraddle)

Make-Up Games: Immaculate Grid (2023) (Baseball Prospectus)

eyes emoji: ‘X-Men’ & ‘Camp Cretaceous’ Scribe Zack Stentz Penning Animated Movie ‘The White Tower’ Inspired By ‘The Wheel Of Time’ (Deadline)

This sounds amazing: Iced Peach Lemonade Matcha Latte. (Half-Baked Harvest)

Geoffrey Chaucer note asking for time off work identified as his handwriting (The Guardian)

Fug Nation Loves (Possibly Random?) Stuff You Might Need For Your Vacation! (GFY)

And some longer reads:

MLB All Star Game red carpet! Do You Like Photos Of Dudes Holding Open Their Jackets? (GFY)

Happy Disability Pride Month 2023! (LGBTQ Reads)

It’s Never Been a Better Time for Vegan Ice Cream (NYT)

Meet the only European umpire in the Minor Leagues (MLB)

20 Must-Read Works of Historical Fiction Set in Mexico (Book Riot)

Morning Coffee Link Roundup (7/13/23)

Today is Thursday! We're almost there!

Chinese hackers breach email of Commerce Secretary Raimondo and State Department officials (WaPo)

Sudan conflict: 87 people found in Darfur mass grave, UN says (BBC)

Guatemala’s Election Thrown Into Turmoil After Top Party Is Suspended (NYT)

As NH assesses local flood damage, emergency crews also help with recovery in Vermont (NHPR)

Iowa abortion providers sue to block enforcement of 6-week ban (Iowa Public Radio)

EPA recommends stricter rules on harmful lead dust in millions of homes, schools and day cares (CNN)

SAG-AFTRA Strike Imminent as Talks Conclude With No Deal (Variety)

Good for her: Oakland mayor meets with Rob Manfred to demonstrate city made ballpark proposal to A’s (The Athletic)

Of Course Guy Fieri Was Nice to Trump (Eater)

Industrial Revolution iron method ‘was taken from Jamaica by Briton’ (The Guardian)

And some longer reads:

A racist past and hotter future are testing Western water like never before (NPR)

The Most Shocking College Football Coach Firing in Recent Memory (Slate)

The Aesthetics of Noir: Ed Brubaker on His Latest Crime Graphic Novel, ‘Night Fever’ (CrimeReads)

Hurston Waldrep’s Freaky Splitter Is Coming! Beware! Beware! (FanGraphs)

Women on the Verge: The Jazz Age Origins of Burnout (LitHub)

Morning Coffee Link Roundup (7/12/23)

Today is Wednesday and I stayed up too late watching the All Star Game.

Create new Europe-wide migrant rescue mission, EU parties implore (Politico EU)

How to help with flood recovery in Vermont (Vermont Public)

Not a surprise, but still terrible: Iowa GOP lawmakers pass 'fetal heartbeat' 6-week abortion ban (Iowa Public Radio)

Joe Biden’s New Student Debt Relief Plan Might Actually Work This Time (Slate)

SIGH: With deadline Friday, NH has not applied to receive additional EBT funds (NHPR)

Workers at Sega, Maker of Sonic the Hedgehog, Vote to Unionize in the US (The Messenger)

Oklahoma judge throws out a suit seeking reparations for the Tulsa Race Massacre (NPR)

Caster Semenya wins human rights court appeal; more challenges ahead (WaPo)

Milan Kundera, Czech Literary Star and Communist Party Outcast, Dies at 94 (NYT)

The Return of Ronald (Baseball Prospectus)

And some longer reads:

Vermont Floods Show Limits of America’s Efforts to Adapt to Climate Change (NYT)

It's hot. For farmworkers without federal heat protections, it could be life or death (NPR)

Former SF Giants prospect Solomon Bates has his eyes on the history books (SI)

The Puzzle of Putting Video Games in a Museum (New Yorker)

Five Great Books from the Borderlands of Mystery, Horror, and the Psychological Thriller (CrimeReads)

Morning Coffee Link Roundup (7/11/23)

Today is Tuesday and we seem to have survived the storms. Hope you're all doing okay.

Turkey Clears the Way for Sweden’s Entry to NATO on the Eve of Summit (NYT)

Sudan on brink of all-out civil war, UN chief warns, after airstrike kills at least 22 (The Guardian)

Again, this will kill children: Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth reinstated (PinkNews)

Disgraced USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar is stabbed multiple times in prison (NPR)

This is bad for several reasons, including the fact that it's basically union-busting: New York Times will close sports desk, sending readers to the Athletic (WaPo)

Most Americans don’t agree with Supreme Court’s discrimination ruling (LGBTQ Nation)

NH utilities file new energy efficiency plans after controversy (NHPR)

Excited for this! Gallen, Cole get the honor of 1st career All-Star starts (MLB)

Yeahhhhh: Outrage over Jack the Ripper-inspired bar in Southsea prompts rethink (BBC)

Good luck!! Yankees reportedly hire broadcaster, former player Sean Casey as hitting coach after Dillon Lawson's firing (Yahoo! Sports)

And some longer reads:

Nina Totenberg: Supreme Court dissents and rejoinders, with respect and disrespect (NPR)

Rebecca Traister, great as always: RFK Jr.’s Inside Job: How a conspiracy-spewing literal Kennedy posing as a populist outsider jolted the Democratic Party. (NY Mag)

Greek shipwreck: hi-tech investigation suggests coastguard responsible for sinking (The Guardian)

When I got to a certain set of classmates in this I said WHY CHOOSE out loud to my computer, iykyk. Will Paul Skenes Be as Good a Pro Pitcher as His Teammate? (FanGraphs)

How Drag Queens Use Cookbooks To Flip Femininity (Eater)

Morning Coffee Link Roundup (7/10/23)

Monday again. Here's my TV news roundup for the week at The Televixen.

Trump Asked About I.R.S. Inquiry of F.B.I. Officials, Ex-Aide Says Under Oath (NYT)

Kremlin says Wagner chief Prigozhin met with Putin after attempted rebellion (CNN)

Ukraine war: Poland strengthens Belarus border over Wagner fears (BBC)

Dutch PM Mark Rutte to leave politics after collapse of government (The Guardian)

Heavy rain leads to flash floods in N.Y., killing 1 and prompting emergency (WaPo)

Yay! Miss Netherlands crowns trans woman Rikkie Valerie Kollé (NPR)

Aw, I'm happy for them: MLB Draft 2023: LSU’s Paul Skenes, Dylan Crews become first pair of teammates to go 1-2 in draft (The Athletic)

The BONES Team Reunites to Support the Ongoing WGA Strike (GMMR)

After spring freezes wiped out apples, peaches and more, NH farmers pivot to other crops — and new revenue sources (NHPR)

It’s Modelo Time (Slate)

And some longer reads:

Outliers Turkey, Hungary threaten NATO unity in standoff with Russia (WaPo)

The Curious Case of Francis Suarez (The Messenger)

How a flood led family to discover slavery link (BBC)

This Is the End (The Ringer)

Enrique Bradfield Jr. Is Running Down a Dream (FanGraphs)

Morning Coffee Link Roundup (7/9/23)

Today is Sunday!

The world is big enough for US and China, Yellen says to conclude Beijing trip (NPR)

Iowa GOP sets Jan. 15 for first-in-the-nation caucus, starting 2024 race (WaPo)

The John Roberts Two-Step (NYT)

How to Sum Up This Supreme Court Term (Slate)

Big if true, as they say: Amazon deforestation down by a third in 2023, says Brazilian government (BBC)

Orkney councillors back plan to explore alternative forms of governance (The Guardian)

After extended health-related absence, Nashua state lawmaker who sued for remote participation resigns (NHPR)

Dangerous heat waves will hit the Southwest and Florida over the next week (NPR)

USWNT legend Megan Rapinoe to retire at end of 2023 season (ESPN)

'Nobody does that': How Cincinnati Red Elly De La Cruz pulled off another impossible feat (Cincinnati Enquirer)

And some longer reads:

Ukraine pushes to reclaim Bakhmut, fighting on fallen city’s flanks (WaPo)

AI Is a Lot of Work (NY Mag)

To Unlock His Potential, He Needed to Come Home (NYT)

Who Are the Best Sibling Relievers in Baseball History? (FanGraphs)

Sarah Weinman on James Baldwin, the Atlanta Child Murders, and the Evolution of True Crime Writing (CrimeReads)

Morning Coffee Link Roundup (7/8/23)

Today is Saturday, but I'm writing this on Friday night because I'm going to try NOT SETTING AN ALARM. I'm sure I will wake up by 6:30 am anyway but we'll see.

Shooter who targeted Latinos in Texas Walmart gets 90 life sentences (WaPo)

‘Terrible mistake’: human rights groups decry sending cluster bombs to Ukraine (The Guardian)

Ukraine war: Front-line troops discuss counter-offensive (BBC)

Dutch Government Collapses Over Plan to Further Limit Immigration (NYT)

Not great!! Earth Faces Hottest Day Ever Recorded—Three Days in a Row (Smithsonian)

‘Peaky Blinders’ Denounces Homophobic Ron DeSantis Campaign Video: Cillian Murphy Footage Was ‘Obtained Without Permission’ (Variety)

After abandoning Northern Pass plans, Eversource turns over some land to recreation, forest management companies (NHPR)

Author ‘beyond angry’ as London children’s museum removes trans and queer books (PinkNews)

Getting Halfway There (Baseball Prospectus)

A Forgotten Minor Scandal at the New Yorker, Remembered 26 Years Later (Slate)

And some longer reads:

Adam Serwer: The Most Baffling Argument a Supreme Court Justice Has Ever Made (The Atlantic)

Why Is America’s Green Party Like This? (Slate)

REI fostered a progressive reputation. Then its workers began to unionize (NPR)

The making of Gavin Williams, the Cleveland Guardians’ latest pitching development triumph (The Athletic)

How Franz Kafka Achieved Cult Status in Cold War America (LitHub)

Morning Coffee Link Roundup (7/7/23) - Friday Happy Links!

Yay, it's Friday! Time for some happy links!

I'm so excited: British prince and president's son start a secret affair in Red, White & Royal Blue trailer (EW)

Lolololol: INTERNAL PHILLIES MEMO: Stop Talking About Bryce Harper Not Homering (Baseball Prospectus)

'Smartphones' for sharks: Scientists upgrade sensors to keep track of Cape Cod's white sharks (NHPR)

See Photos of Gay Men in Love Dating Back to the 1850s (Smithsonian)

Mix and Match Your Way to the New Drink of Summer (Punch)

Quiz: Which Barbie Are You? (Autostraddle)

Five Summer Reads Perfect for Star Gazers (Tor)

A Starter Kit for Your Vegetarian Cookbook Shelf (Eater)

Aw: Octopuses changing skin pattern while asleep may show they dream, research shows (The Guardian)

Fave Five: Queer Takes on Westerns (LGBTQ Reads)

And some longer Friday reads:

This is extremely cute: Best friends Aaron Nola and Zach Eflin square off in Phillies vs. Rays, and savor it (The Athletic)

How three Latino coffee entrepreneurs are brewing stories in NH’s java scene (NHPR)

How William Byrd Influences Music, 400 Years After His Death (NYT)

Bookish Pride Mugs for Celebrating All Year Long (Book Riot)

The 19 Most Polished Detectives in Crime Film and TV (CrimeReads)

Morning Coffee Link Roundup (7/6/23)

Today is Thursday and HOPEFULLY my old car will be taken away today, cross your fingers!

‘Objects resembling explosives’ planted at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, says Kyiv (The Guardian)

Russian regions on Ukraine border come under fire, local authorities say (Politico)

It’s Hard to Overstate How Awful the Latest Injunction Against the Biden Administration Is (Slate)

Good!! Louisiana governor vetoes state ban on trans healthcare passed on ‘propaganda and misinformation’ (Pink News)

Yankees' Cordero suspended through '23 for Domestic Violence violation (MLB)

Researchers identify first case of CTE in a female athlete (WaPo)

This is great: New 'Queer Care Fund' is helping NH patients pay for gender-affirming care (NHPR)

10 million sign up for Meta's Twitter rival app, Threads (NPR)

Neutrinos Build a Ghostly Map of the Milky Way (NYT)

Can Savory Ice Cream Be More Than a Gimmick? (Eater)

And some longer reads:

The D.N.C. Has a Primary Problem (NYT)

What Is No Labels’ Plan for 2024? Wrong Question. (Slate)

How the Orioles, D-Backs and Reds capitalized on MLB’s new rules and surprised the sport (The Athletic)

Drone Photo Award winners capture the extraordinary beauty of the ordinary (NPR)

The Metropol Hotel: A Brief History of Moscow’s Legendary (and Notorious) Hotel (CrimeReads)

Morning Coffee Link Roundup (7/5/23)

I guess it's Wednesday!

Judge blocks U.S. officials from tech contacts in First Amendment case (WaPo)

The Roberts Court Has Turned the First Amendment Into a Wrecking Ball (Slate)

The Taliban say they are outlawing women's beauty salons in Afghanistan (NPR)

After Protests, France Holds Hasty Trials for Hundreds (NYT)

Bill introduced in Navajo Nation to legalize marriage equality (LGBTQ Nation)

Nicaragua’s Deforestation on US Dinner Plates (The Messenger)

Advocates object to White Mountain National Forest plan to manage land near Gorham (NHPR)

The rising ocean will extinguish more than land. It will kill entire languages (The Guardian)

A Different Commissioner Wouldn’t Mean a Better One (Baseball Prospectus)

Bologna: Crime Fiction in the Red City (CrimeReads)

And some longer reads:

Could Putin Lose Power? (New Yorker)

Impeached Texas Attorney General Partnered With Troubled Businessman to Push Opioid Program (ProPublica)

New Gen Z graduates are fluent in AI and ready to join the workforce (WaPo)

The umpire on the cusp of a watershed moment for baseball: ‘I think she’s going to do it’ (The Atlantic)

The 25 Most Influential Works of Postwar Queer Literature (NYT)

Morning Coffee Link Roundup (7/4/23)

Today is, improbably enough, Tuesday.

The Enemies of Slavery Gave New Meaning to the Declaration of Independence (NYT)

Supreme Court Keeps Navajo Nation Waiting for Water (ProPublica)

John Roberts Is Winning. The Rest of Us Are Losing. (Slate)

Critics slam DeSantis campaign for sharing an anti-Trump ad targeting LGBTQ rights (NPR)

With his political career at a turning point, Sununu rides high on cable TV (NHPR)

US set to rejoin Unesco after leaving during Trump presidency (The Guardian)

Authors Sue OpenAI Claiming Mass Copyright Infringement of Hundreds of Thousands of Novels (THR)

NH beaches see record number of piping plover nesting pairs (NH Bulletin)

The Shift Ban Hasn’t Achieved Its Goals (Baseball Prospectus)

Fourth of July Crime Movies (CrimeReads)

And some longer reads:

How Israel’s raids on Jenin led to a major West Bank military operation (WaPo)

Yellen’s China Visit Aims to Ease Tensions Amid Deep Divisions (NYT)

Men are hunters, women are gatherers. That was the assumption. A new study upends it. (NPR)

Expanding the Expanded Playoffs (Baseball Prospectus)

The Best Crime Novels of the Year (So Far): 2023 (CrimeReads)

Morning Coffee Link Roundup (7/3/23)

Today is a weird pre-holiday Monday! Here's my weekly TV news roundup at The Televixen. 

The Supreme Court’s Blessing of Anti-LGBTQ+ Discrimination Will Haunt Gay Couples (Slate)

War crimes surge in Burkina Faso, the world’s ‘most neglected crisis’ (The Guardian)

How Much Hotter Can Texas Get? (New Yorker)

Advocates celebrate budget’s $60.5 million for child care – as a start (NH Bulletin)

GLAAD, HRC Issue Letter Signed by 250+ Stars Asking Social Platforms to Curb Anti-LGBTQ Hate (THR)

NH landfill reform bill fails at final step, driven by concerns over industry involvement (NHPR)

Edinburgh Zoo praised for response to homophobic backlash over Pride support (Pink News)

The Reds are this season’s most pleasant surprise. How far can they go? (WaPo)

Huh: Domino’s Pizza Launches ‘Anywhere’ Delivery, No Address Required (The Messenger)

Three New Cookbooks Explore the Reality and Diversity of Italy and Its Food (Eater)

And some longer reads:

Ketanji Brown Jackson Exposed the Supreme Court’s “Colorblind” Lie (Slate)

Push to tie Medicaid to work is making a comeback. Georgia is at forefront. (WaPo)

The Long, Sad Story of the Stealing of the Oakland A’s (The Ringer)

What it means to be Asian American in ballet — and what barriers stand in the way (The 19th*)

Mark O’Connell on Walking Around Dublin Looking for a Murderer (CrimeReads)

Morning Coffee Link Roundup (7/2/23)

Today is Sunday and I have a new car!

US State Department report details damning failings around chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal (CNN)

Ketanji Brown Jackson Wrung One Thing Out of John Roberts’ Affirmative Action Opinion (Slate)

Jamelle Bouie: What Frederick Douglass Knew That Trump and DeSantis Don’t (NYT)

Twitter users report problems accessing the site as Musk sets temporary viewing limits (NPR)

NH community colleges will keep tuition fees flat (NHPR)

World’s oldest national newspaper prints final edition after 320 years (The Guardian)

That's great: MLBPA executive board adds 34 minor leaguers (The Athletic)

Cell-cultivated chicken was just approved for sale in the US. But it won’t be on grocery shelves anytime soon. (Vox)

NH’s expensive heating season is over, but it had lasting effects. Now, some are calling for change in aid programs. (NHPR)

‘Voice’ of NYC Subways Comes Out as Transgender Woman (The Messenger)

And some longer reads:

The words GOP presidential hopefuls use to stand out in a crowded field (WaPo)

Anthony Volpe and the outsized expectations of being the Yankees’ shortstop (The Athletic)

The Quest to Save Chili Peppers (New Yorker)

Samantha Irby Says It’s OK to Hate Your Body (NYT)

See Inside One of America’s Last Pencil Factories (Smithsonian)

Morning Coffee News Roundup (7/1/23)

Today is Saturday, and the Supreme Court has done so many terrible things that I haven't had time to find good pieces for all of them yet, so we'll be stretching that out for a while as I come across things worth reading. 

Sherrilyn Ifill: The Supreme Court’s Conservatives Are Breaking History and Our Future (Slate)

Kamala Harris says fundamental freedoms are at stake with the Supreme Court rulings (NPR)

France protests: nearly 1,000 arrested as riots surge in Marseille and Lyon (The Guardian)

Police say the stabbings of three people during a gender class in Canada were motivated by hate (ABC News)

Former top Ohio lawmaker sentenced to 20 years in one of state’s largest scandals (WaPo)

Sigh: A New Poll Finds Fewer American Adults Support Same-Sex Relationships (them)

NH activists are considering legal action over ‘Rebel Girl’ historical marker removal (NHPR)

Not good!! What is going on with Colleen Ballinger, of Miranda Sings fame? (AV Club)

Bad Bullpens Are Good Business (Baseball Prospectus)

This sounds interesting: A new documentary takes a deep dive into the ancient and modern practice of Sabbath (WaPo)

And some longer reads:

It is INFURIATING that no one even checked if any of it was real: The Mysterious Case of the Fake Gay Marriage Website, the Real Straight Man, and the Supreme Court (New Republic)

I see: DeSantis agency sent $92 million in covid relief funds to donor-backed project (WaPo)

Origin Stories: Plantations, Computers, and Industrial Control (Logic(s))

Boston gay sports bar — ‘home away from home’ for ex-MLB ump and a community — on the ropes (The Athletic)

Five Riveting Thrillers Unfolding in Wooded Isolation (CrimeReads)