Wow, I’m tired. So these are mostly links I stockpiled previously for you.
This is extremely scary: Trump’s War Against ‘the Deep State’ Enters a New Stage (NYT)
Good for them: Prosecutors resign from Roger Stone’s case after DOJ interference in sentencing (Vox)
The Economy Is Not as Good as It Looks (NYT)
Can we stop pretending he’d be an acceptable Democratic president: Mike Bloomberg said trans rights are about “some man wearing a dress” using a locker room with girls (LGTBQ Nation)
This is great: Virginia will eliminate a state holiday honoring Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. It'll make Election Day a day off instead (CNN)
Another H.I.V. Vaccine Fails a Trial, Disappointing Researchers (NYT)
Whoa: Influencers Allege That a Famous Curly Hair Brand Is Damaging Their Hair (Vice)
Board-game piece from period of first Viking raid found on Lindisfarne (The Guardian)
Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs Was Great for Bacteria (NYT)
Instagram Just Made It Easier To Delete All Those Accounts You Forgot That You Follow (Refinery29)
And some longer reads:
How the Iowa Caucuses Became an Epic Fiasco for Democrats (NYT)
I’d never specifically thought about Disney’s nation-state project but this was fascinating: Deconstructing Disney: The Princess Problem of ‘Frozen II’ (Longreads)
Modern ark: designs for the new climate reality – in pictures (The Guardian)
This essay is worth a read even if the title doesn’t grab you: Classic cookbooks: The Settlement Cook Book, the way to a man’s heart (The Takeout)
Make sure you read to the part about converting to Catholicism for their dog: Poets and lovers: the two women who were Michael Field (The Conversation)
xoxo, Katie