This week, my husband came down sick early in the week, and I have followed. So it hasn’t been a fabulous week for us. And you may notice that this week’s collection of links is a bit shorter, as once again I haven’t had as much time to read the news.
Anyway, here are the links I gathered this week, sorted into categories as accurately as I could.
Links of the Week
I downloaded an app. And suddenly, was part of the Cajun Navy.
One of the most common questions in American small talk is seen as rude in much of the world.
Study: Atheists behave more fairly toward Christians than Christians behave toward atheists.
Science!
The Sun’s Energy Doesn’t Come From Fusing Hydrogen Into Helium (Mostly).
Climate-change deniers are the new Marlboro Men.
Is climate change wreaking weather havoc? Evolving science seeks answers.
Why Extreme Deadly Hurricanes, Heat Waves and Wildfires Are Here to Stay.
The weather report is climate science, too.
Science Fiction, Fantasy and Speculation!
Harrison Ford on ‘Star Wars’, ‘Blade Runner’, and Punching Ryan Gosling in the Face.
This Week in the Economy
Amazon Is Not Your Newly Cheating Lover, Seattle. It’s a Massive Business With a Low-Tax Agenda.
This Week in Difficult to Classify
Freelancers Sue Historic Black Magazine for $70,000 in Unpaid Invoices.
Bloodstained ice axe used to kill Trotsky emerges after decades in the shadows.
This week in awful news
Multiple victims in shooting at Freeman High School; one student dead; suspect detained.
This week in awful people who only have themselves to blame
The ‘Handbook For Mortals’ Saga Continues As Lani Sarem Goes On The No Apologies Tour.
News for queers and our allies:
Six Actors We Lost Prematurely To AIDS Who Are Worth Remembering.
This week in Writing
This Week in Tech
Study finds Reddit’s controversial ban of its most toxic subreddits actually worked.
An old link, but worth repeating: Internet Trolls Are Narcissists, Psychopaths, and Sadists.
Where Do We Go from Here?
Guest Editorial: Enough About 9/11, Already.
This Week in Inclusion
I Was Made to Believe There’s Something Wrong With Me: Why #BlackLivesMatter in YA Lit.
This Week in Police Problems
The Detective Who Pulled a Gun on a Motorcyclist Had a History of Road Rage Complaints.
This Week Regarding the Lying Liar:
“Oh hi Ivanka”: Finally, we know the least essential White House employee’s real role.
What it took for Republicans finally to feel betrayed by Trump.
This week in Politics:
Mayor Ed Murray Resigns After Fifth Man Accuses Him of Child Sex Abuse.
What You Need to Know About the Seattle Mayoral Succession.
“Prophetess” Opal Covey Comes in Last Place in Toledo Mayoral Race (Again).
This Week in Racists, White Nationalists, and other deplorables:
Good Christian Boys: Jesus Worse Than Hitler.“We executed Nazis after World War 2 for engaging in collective punishment and ordering reprisal killings—rounding up and shooting innocent villagers after resistance fighters staged attacks. Kevin would have us believe that Jesus—the Prince of Peace, the Friend of the Poor, the Lamb of God, etc.—will happily drown little old straight ladies in nursing homes because He’s angry at gay men cavorting in bars on the other side of town.”
Study: A Picture of a Black Person Can Anger Trump Supporters and Change Their Politics.
Vox Day thinks lying is great “persuasion.” Unless people are lying about him..
This Week in Foreign Enemies
Pro-Russian Bots Sharpen Online Attacks for 2018 U.S. Vote.
North Korea fires second ballistic missile over Japan.
China is getting tougher on North Korea—to stop the US from getting tougher on it.
This Week in Sexism
Amber Tamblyn Pens Open Letter to James Woods.
Emma, J.Law, and Scarlett’s Older-Man Problem.
Farewells:
Edith Windsor, Lesbian Trailblazer Who Changed Your Life, Has Died.
Edith Windsor, gay rights pioneer, dies at 88.
Postscript: Edith Windsor, 1929-2017.
How Edith Windsor Became a ‘Matriarch of the Gay-Rights Movement’.
Things I wrote:
Confessions of a writing tool addict—good intentions paving the way.
Worry about you and other revelations for a Wednesday.
How people use a word can tell you more about them than they wish — more adventures in dictionaries.
Videos!
Alfie Arcuri – If They Only Knew:
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Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey – History Repeating:
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The Hound – Can’t Let You Go (Official Video):
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