Good Things Friday (376) and Link Love
May 15, 2026
1. A story! And one that may be absolutely perfect for this moment? “Surviving in Captivity” by Premee Mohamed (Room 49.2 Science Sneak Peek)
We’re all doing our best to cope with all the everything. Anxiety, depression, dread, (minor blips of relief from me), more anxiety. We’re all struggling to figure out next steps for ourselves, for our families.
I still haven’t told most people in my offline life. I don’t want to. I don’t want to think more about who I am without this job. I just want to be for a bit before I have to think about that.
Doesn’t mean I haven’t been hunting, I have. Sometimes for me, sometimes for the team, sometimes to just get the words I need to polish my resume some more.
I’m depressed that Leverage Redemption didn’t get renewed for season 4 so this quote from John Rogers is apt (for that and my current moment in life right now): “There’s an old saying, the past you can’t change is depression and the future you have no control over is anxiety.”
Infuriating: Trump Halted an Agent Orange Cleanup. That Puts Hundreds of Thousands at Risk for Poisoning.
Microsoft fires head of Israeli subsidiary and other managers over surveillance of Palestinians
This makes me screechy: In one small Minnesota city, less than half of kindergartners are vaccinated for measles
Living on a subduction zone makes me very intent on what we’re learning about earthquakes: A quiet Alaska fault is missing the fluids scientists expected – and it’s changing what we know about earthquake zones
“O Uommibatto” How the Pre-Raphaelites Became Obsessed with the Wombat
We missed the open comment period on this but the headline says it all: USDA Plan to Jack Up Line Speeds at Meatpacking Plants Seems Like a Terrible Idea