Linkspam(s) for Friday: The Political

Many of these are deeply distressing, hence the cut. (Some are also deeply hilarious, at least to my dark sense of humor. If you know me you cna probably guess which made me laugh so I wouldn't cry and which just made me cry with rage.) ( sexism, racism, Ayn Rand, transphobia, Republican policy, historical revisionism, legal bullying, and science )

Later I intend to do a linkspam of cheer.

Linkspam(s) for Friday: The Happymaking

Compiled whilst waiting for a friend who is as generous and kind as he is intelligent and cute (and who may identify himself if he likes) to give me a lift.

( science, art, history, poetry, polyamory, and assorted niftinesses. Also, Facebook. )

Some Nifty Fandom-Related Things I Ran Across Recently

I don't actually mean to be All Linkspam All The Time (being so is one of the reasons I haven't taken down my hiatus banner yet), but the world is so full of nifty things! Such as:


Steve Rogers meets Erik Lehnsherr for the second time by caitri

Compersion, a Sherlock fic by brighteyed_jill that brilliantly illustrates the meaning of its title

The White House turns down a petition to build a Death Star in adorably fannish form

The dwarves of The Hobbit: a flowchart and a cheat sheet

Radagast's Racing Rhosgobel Rabbits: a musher considers the realities of bunny sledding.

Beautiful astronomical animations that make me think of the view from approaching spacecraft.

The origin story of the Knitter, Tumblr's viral new supervillain (because I had to get Tumblr in there somewhere).

In which Ryan Gosling speaks softly and carries a big gun.

I went to see L.A. Confidential: The Prequel - I mean, Gangster Squad. ( Not as bad as advertised! )