I mostly read non-fiction but I was looking for some new fiction to engage with and a number of people were most insistant I start with this book. Opinions?

Model project 'Palate Cleanser'. As a long time armor model builder in the midst of a slump, it was suggested I try something new. So, a derelict British OO scale shunter locomotive diorama, complete with junk and an unwanted statue of Winston Churchill

Modern tyranny is terror management. When the terrorist attack comes, remember that authoritarians exploit such events in order to consolidate power. The sudden disaster that requires the end of checks and balances, the dissolution of opposition parties, the suspension of freedom #ShieldOfResistance