By: Revanche

Good Things Friday (394) and Link Love

September 18, 2026

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Challenges this week:

One of AI’s Fiercest Critics Says All the Doom Talk Is ‘Meant to Distract Us’. Timnit Gebru argues that AI companies are stoking fears of extinction to avoid discussing actual harms, like autonomous weapons.

Lilly Wachowski on Her New Studio Anarchists United, the Black Power Origins of ‘The Matrix’ and How ‘Harry Potter’ Fans Are ‘Supporting Trans Genocide’

Censorship of Pro-Palestine Speech in the Music Industry Shows the Power of Demands for Decolonization

Virginia’s governor seems to be a good Egg so far (at least all the reporting I’ve seen has been positive change): Spanberger quietly kills Youngkin-era transgender rulemaking effort

I don’t trust the CDC now but no fucking kidding: 71% of Americans Say They’re Completely Exhausted. A CDC report shows that people are not feeling relaxed and restful in the United States.