Madcap lost in books on the river.
@madcaprivers.bsky.social
Journalist. Activist. Reader. Writer.
The next #bannedbook I am going to talk about is also about #iran. Persepolis Isn't it interesting it became hugely popular after 9/11? The book has been used by the West to hate on Iran over the Hijab. Satrapi is no different than Ayn Rand... Privileged class who is upset their privilege ...
Talking about another #bannedbook that people keep bringing up. 1984. First off he was a cop in Burma (Mynamar) in the 1920s. He openly talks about it in Burmese Days. Second, does no one remember that list he gave to MI6 of alleged communist? Last I checked Orwell is the big brother. #booksky
When I go to Barnes and Noble I have fun looking for certain books. I found Henry Miller underneath a #booktok table. He's not a #bannedbook anymore but he is a forgotten one. #booksky
Parents are fed up with friends and relatives giving their kids “personalized” AI-generated storybooks with characters resembling their kids. Apart from data privacy concerns, literacy experts say these garbled and convoluted narratives could be an impediment to learning how to read.
Boomers Can’t Stop Gifting Their Grandkids AI-Generated Slop Books
Parents are getting fed up with garbled bedtime stories that feature characters based on actual photos of their children.
wired.com
I say this as a former public school teacher and current educator: If I had children, I would legitimately plan to home school them at this point. Nothing about the way this country treats children is acceptable anymore.
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · last wk.Schools are adding pepper-spraying drones to help combat active shooters The plastic, non-lethal aircraft, which can smash windows and ram attackers will be at the ready at certain schools in Colorado, Florida and Georgia www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
Since people are talking about #AHandmaidsTale I would like to interject. 1) Atwood was inspired to write the book based on what she heard about #Iran after the 1979 revolution. 2) Shes a rich white Canadian. Instead of focusing on Iran why doesn't she talk about what her country does to ...
This was somebody's little girl. Just like all the little girls she went to the Middle East to kill.
Molly Ploofkins@mollyploofkins.bsky.social · 2w agoThis is 19-year-old Pvt. Isabella Gonzales. The North Texas resident was one of three U.S. service members killed in action during an Iranian retaliatory attack on a base in Jordan.
Anti- intelligenism is not reading. Americans do this. Liberals do this. Republicans do this. Anarchist do this. Schools do this.
A US official told The Intercept that recent attacks had wounded “far more” personnel than are reflected in the Pentagon’s current casualty count. They did not provide numbers but said “dozens” had received medical attention.
I could easily get carried away with this so I’ll just say that Apocalypse Now is a miraculously good adaptation of Heart of Darkness.
J.M. Berger@jmberger.com · 2w agoWhat are your favorite adaptations that transcend their source material? Blade Runner springs to mind
A lot of people don’t realize the dust bowl wasn’t a natural phenomenon. It happened when agrobusiness interests dramatically transformed the plains without regard for drought, and created vicious dust storms that choked whole families to death. That’s what I think of when I read about data centers.
She joined during a genocide. She wanted to get in on the action.
Dr. Mar@boldnewme.bsky.social · 2w ago19-year-old Pvt. Isabella Gonzales died defending this country. Think about that while politicians demonize immigrants and terrorize Latino communities. Americans with names like Gonzales have always fought, bled, and died for this nation. RIP to her and Lt. Tyler Feehan. 🇺🇸
The radical #veteransforpeace org. Over here discussing the size of letters for banners. Here's the #resistance. I swear the nursing home is more interesting.
Do you wanna know who is a #bannedauthor here in America? Freud. I have gotten so much shit for talking about reading him. Even from therapist. #bannedbooks #booksky.
What is this stupid clique of people making videos as if they are in a #netflix documentary? Girl no one is talking to you for a Netflix documentary. First you gotta have friends. Second you gotta be missed.
This is stupid. Why is this needed #HarryPotter is not real. You can't do spells. Read another book. #booksky
All this stuff with JK Rowling wouldn't be an issue if y'all learned to read another book. But no you have to have your little culty fandom.
