Ozymandias

Your periodic reminder that, 150 years ago, a desire to read fiction was considered both a sign of mental illness in women and a symptom of it.

The groups devoted to banning some books because they're "immoral", "obscene", etc. are just growths from the same bad root.

“Be careful. When a democracy is sick, fascism comes to its bedside, but it is not to inquire about its health.”

Albert Camus

Tesla Gigafactory, Berlin

(Collaboration with @politicalbeauty.bsky.social )

Turns out that a man who entirely baselessly and bizarrely calls a British minister a rape genocide enabler and tweets random conspiracy theories day and night might neither be the most stalwart nor reliable political ally.

Bobby Jr. shares his secret to getting brain worm.

🎯

Radical left liberals please reveal yourself’s so I can follow you.

Congrats to nine-times losers @footballramble.bsky.social on finally winning Best Podcast at the @wearethefsa.bsky.social awards. 😂

And thanks to the FSA for locking me in a room with free drink for four hours, then handing that gong out last. Get it out early so i can enjoy more of these

If you’re afraid that books might change someone’s thinking, you’re not afraid of books, you’re afraid of thinking.