Weekend link dump for August 28

Here are those pictures of cats sitting on glass tables that you didn’t know you needed.

The Iron Nun. We are not worthy.

“[F]alse confessions happen. They happen all the time. Brendan [Dassey] is not an anomaly.”

Behold Rossia pacifica, an adorable purple googly-eyed not-really-an-octopus.

Ibtihaj Muhammad’s message of inclusion—her embrace of an America that embraces her—presents to Muslims here and around the world the exact opposite image of our country to Donald Trump’s.”

“I’d argue the real dividing line is optimism. Consider this: Two-thirds of Hillary Clinton’s supporters think the next generation will be in better shape than we are today, or least the same, according to Pew Research. The reverse is true for Trump’s camp. Sixty-eight percent of his supporters think the next generation will be worse off. What’s more, the vast majority of Trump voters say life is worse today for people like them than it was 50 years ago. Only two percent —two!— think life is better now and that their children will also see improvement.”

Alamo archeologists find more than 1,700 artifacts in 4 weeks.

“The trouble is that most password strength meters don’t actually measure password strength at all.”

On Trump, Russia, and “McCarthyism”, of which this has nothing to do.

The Hugo Awards are doing just fine, thanks.

From the You Can Even Eat The Dishes department, 21st Century update.

“Truth in Advertising Inc. has lodged accusations against the Kardashian/Jenner family for consistently skirting federal labeling requirements in connection with paid-for social media posts.”

Who doesn’t want to smell like fried chicken at the beach?

RIP, Steven Hill, actor best known for playing DA Adam Schiff on the original Law & Order.

Former Olympic gold medal gymnast Kerri Strug now works for the US Justice Department administering grants for juvenile justice programs.

“As a former IRS commissioner and practicing tax lawyer, I understand it may be inconvenient for Trump to release his tax returns but we all know — and the IRS has confirmed — that nothing prevents any of us from releasing our tax returns any time we want.”

RIP, Lou Pearlman, boy band architect and Ponzi schemer.

“Three men caught in Brooklyn with $1M worth of stolen barbecued eels“. Well, we all have cravings sometimes.

“Like it or not, this election is a plebiscite on the most divisive, polarizing and disrupting figure in American politics in decades. And neutrality is not an option.”

“The nut fact that the AP uses to lead its coverage is wrong, and Braun and Sullivan’s reporting reveals absolutely no unethical conduct. In fact, they found so little unethical conduct that an enormous amount of space is taken up by a detailed recounting of the time Clinton tried to help a former Nobel Peace Prize winner who’s also the recipient of a Congressional Gold Medal and a Presidential Medal of Freedom.”

RIP, Marvin Kaplan, versatile actor who was the last surviving cast member with a significant role from It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.

Johnny Canadian Football? Probably not.

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