Morning Coffee Link Roundup (4/7/21)

Vaccine Wednesday!

Today is Wednesday and I’m getting my first vaccine this morning!!

There is no explanation for this other than bigotry and evil: Arkansas becomes first state to outlaw gender-affirming treatment for trans youth (CNN)

This definitely sounds like what you do when you’re innocent: Matt Gaetz, Loyal for Years to Trump, Is Said to Have Sought a Blanket Pardon (NYT)

Senate Democrats can now officially pass more bills with 51 votes (Vox)

The E.P.A. administrator purges its scientific advisory boards, which included many Trump appointees. (NYT)

After Arrest, A Queer, Black Georgia Lawmaker Vows to Fight Voter Suppression (them.)

This is a good read even if you’re not in this specific situation: my staff is anxious about reopening, even though they’re vaccinated (Ask a Manager)

Good: N.H. Businesses Oppose Bill To Ban Teaching About Systemic Racism, Sexism (NHPR)

With Mini Helicopter On Mars, NASA Hopes To Reinvent Flight 'On Another World' (NPR)

Detroit Museum Tries to Change After Review Cites a Culture of Fear (NYT)

Sprawling 5,000-year-old cemetery and fortress discovered in Poland (Live Science)

And some longer reads:

Adam Serwer on The Real Border Crisis (The Atlantic)

Researchers Are Hatching a Low-Cost Coronavirus Vaccine (NYT)

Are California Oil Companies Complying With the Law? Even Regulators Often Don’t Know. (ProPublica)

Pop culture lists are not activism (Vox)

The Invention of Murder: How the Ancient Romans Codified Their Bizarre Views on Murder (CrimeReads)

xoxo, Katie