This
Thanksgiving week link roundup
pairs well with a leftover turkey sandwich, a cup of turkey soup, or a slice of pumpkin pie.
The National Day of Mourning has been held on Thanksgiving every year since 1970. UAINE organizes the primary observance, at Cole’s Hill in Plymouth, around 20 miles from where I grew up. Here in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Indigenous Peoples’ Sunrise Gathering takes place annually at Alcatraz, and recalls its occupation from 1969 to ’71.
Roasted Butternut Squash, by Ina Garten.
Cranberry Orange Relish, by Laura Kumin.
Meet the Aphantasics, Those Who Can’t See Mental Images, by Kottke.
Several links via Eric Bailey:
- Hyperclay HTML Apps, by David.
- A Cell So Minimal That It Challenges Definitions of Life, by Jake Buehler.
- Lowriders & websites, by Adam Stoddard.
On Clockfaces, Dials, And Dashboards, by Henry Catchpole.
Some interesting sites via Matt:
- Loops Prospect Park, by Rick Paulas and a literal cast of characters.
- How Did I Get Here?, by Lexi and Hack Club.
- The Emoji Museum, from Emojis Time.
- Jörke, Dirk PhD, Studebaker, Benjamin PhD. Debilitated democracy: When the legs get ripped off. European Journal of Social Theory. (2025)
https://doi.org/ 10.1177/ 13684310251393914
Emily Sneddon gives us Fran Sans, a typeface based on the sinage on Muni’s recently-retired Breda LRV, via Andy Baio.
Fifteen Years (XKCD 3172), by Randall Munroe.
東京レインボープライド： LGBTQ+が自分らしく生きる「これから」を育む常設コミュニティスペース「Queer Space Tokyo」を東京レインボープライドが2026年1月16日（金）オープン。
Same-sex marriage must be recognized across EU, court rules, by Roshni Majumdar and Reuters. The ECJ ruling is worth a look.
Australia’s 2026 Census to include new questions on gender and sexuality in expanded topics list, by Luke Cooper. Relatedly: Ireland’s census to include questions on gender identity and sexual orientation, by Sarah McKenna Barry.
Florida Man Arrested After Allegedly Trying To Mow Down Local LGBT Running Club With SUV, by Margaret Hetherman.
Multiple judges call out DOJ’s methods of defending its invasive trans care subpoenas, by Chris Geidner.
Allen, Luke R. PhD,
Dodd, Cody G. PhD,
Moser, Christine N. PsyD,
Knoll, Michelle M. MD.
Changes in Suicidality among Transgender Adolescents Following Hormone Therapy: An Extended Study.
The Journal of Pediatrics,
Volume 289. (February 2026) 114883.
https:// (via Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition, by Erin Reed).
Also by Erin: Republicans Privately Pushing Anti-Trans Funding Ban For ACA Subsidy Deal After Shutdown Compromise.
BBC Now Calling Trans Women ‘Biological Males Who Identify As Women’, by s. baum.
Web User Agents, by the W3C TAG (eds. Jeffrey and Sarven).
Hidde asks: Who wins when we filter the open web through an opaque system?
6 years after too much crypto, by Jean-Philippe Aumasson, via Leah.
How the Blogosphere Takes Shape in 2002, Along With RSS 2.0, by Richard MacManus.
Matters of care - why maintenance comes first, from Bonfire Networks, via David Larlet.
Have you heard of Relevance Deprivation Syndrome? It strikes politicians who suddenly lose a high profile and real power. After many years of the public and media massaging their egos and hanging on their every word, flying in VIP aircraft and getting lurks, perks and freebies far beyond the comprehension of mere mortals, they have to be mere nobodies again.
(via Alice)
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has proposed new rules that would effectively end the public’s ability to challenge improperly granted patents at their source—the Patent Office itself. If these rules take effect, they will hand patent trolls exactly what they’ve been chasing for years: a way to keep bad patents alive and out of reach. People targeted with troll lawsuits will be left with almost no realistic or affordable way to defend themselves.
Liz in the news: S.F. has zero electric-wheelchair charging stations. Users are frustrated, by Junyao Yang, via Eryn.