Katharine Kit Kerr

@kitkerr.bsky.social

Writes SF and F, author of the Deverry series among many other books. Certified Old Bat, still radical leftist. https://www.patreon.com/KatharineKerr I have a Patreon page, where I do post regularly. Here's the URL.

The assorted rightwingers who thing the Odyssey movie isn't "true to Homer" obviously have no idea of what "Homer" really was and what was actually in the Odyssey. Hint: it starts with O. already marooned on the nymph's island.

Thinking about how Osprey, a publishing house almost entirely devoted to publishing military uniform/equipment fetish material disguised as dry but picture heavy non-fiction tomes, put out a book dismantling the right wing mythologization of Sparta with an absolute all-timer table of contents.

Table of Contents
Preface
List of Maps

PART I: THE MYTH OF SPARTA
Introduction

PART II: THE REALITY OF SPARTA
I. Cuckold Kings and Wolves' Work: Behind the Spartan Mirage
II. Archaic Sparta at War: Early Losses, Foreign Roots
III. The Greco-Persian War: The Thermopylae Speed Bump
IV. The Peloponnesian Wars: Floundering at Sea, Surrendering on Land
V. Masters of Greece? Sparta Squanders its Hegemony
VI. The Boeotian War: What Cannot Bend Must Break
VII. The End of Sparta: Irreformable and Irrelevant
VIII. Conclusion: The Bronze Lie

PART III: TANGLING MYTH AND REALITY
IX. The “Moron Label”: The Spartans and the Political Far Right
Appendix A. Historiography and Objectivity
Appendix B. The Fundamentals of Ancient Battle

Glossary
Bibliography
Index

It’s crazy to me that so many news outlets are accepting that McConnell “proof of life” photo as proof of life, without questioning the very real issues with it. I need video evidence and a doctor’s report.

The White House was never supposed to be a palace. George Washington and architect James Hoban deliberately rejected the lavish style of European monarchies. Instead, they designed a President’s House that reflected the ideals of a republic: dignified, restrained, and accountable to the people.

Wow! Iran left a thank you note in their locker room thanking LA for its hospitality during the World Cup. Be sure you read the last line: “May peace, respect, and friendship prevail among all nations.” (Source: Reuters)

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The 500 richest people on the globe added $336 billion to their fortunes on Monday, bringing their collective net worth to a record $13.3 trillion. Read that back. Our problem isn’t an issue of resources. Our problem is ever-expanding wealth inequality.

This morning's thought: Why would the pustule actually pay Iran? He doesn't pay anyone. He will *agree* to pay and then treat it like every other agreement/promise he's ever made. He will take the $300 billion from us and somehow it will get lost on the way to the Middle East.