Good Things Friday (362) and Link Love
February 6, 2026
1. Charlie Jane Anders and Annalee Newitz Humble Bundle supporting Miss Major Alexander L. Lee TGIJP Black Trans Cultural Center / Transgender Gender-Variant Intersex Justice Project (TGIJP)
2. You have to be logged into Bluesky for this but Claire Willett commentary on the current Catholic Church doings and politics is always enlightening. I had no idea that the Latin Mass was a dogwhistle for virulent antisemitism, for one.
Viral app ‘Are You Dead Yet?’ unveils the anxiety and pain of single Chinese youths
Holy crap this bit is awful (wearing my manager/boss hat): “China is notorious for its 996 work system: 9 am to 9 pm, 6 days a week, and it is customary for employers to use messaging apps to assign work tasks during non-working hours and holidays.”
I loved D&D Honor Among Thieves, it’s such a fun movie even if you know nothing about D&D. I just looked it up for some random reason and just discovered that it was co-directed by Sweets from Bones (John Francis Daley). I used to love that show, once upon a time. I’m sure it doesn’t hold up but I really liked Sweets as a character.
VA Chaplains in Massachusetts Told Not to Mention Slain Nurse Alex Pretti. I think it’s important that more people say this part out loud: “When you intentionally intimidate chaplains as to what they can and cannot counsel and pray about for fear of violation of the Hatch Act, it’s just bullshit,” Weinstein said. “Restricting the First Amendment rights of VA chaplains is what you would expect from a full-throttle fascist regime,” he said.
Homeland Security is trying to force tech companies to hand over data about Trump critics “The American Civil Liberties Union, representing the account owner, said there was no evidence of wrongdoing and that recording police, sharing that recording, and doing so anonymously is legal and protected under the First Amendment. Homeland Security withdrew its subpoena without providing an explanation.”
I’m very surprised and a little suspicious of this development: Supreme Court lets California use new Democrat-friendly congressional map