Mark Twain was thrilled when they banned Huck Finn. He thought it was great for sales. Percival Everett hoped his retelling of the same story from Jim's point of view, James, would be banned, "only because I like irritating those people who do not think and read".

James just won the Pulitzer Prize

“Efficiency was just a measurement of how fast money moved from the poor to the rich. We prefer the opposite of efficiency, which is to say, justice.” - Kim Stanley Robinson

A comedian and a reality TV personality have disrupted politics and the expectations. But Zelensky definitely makes a better president.

Slava Ukraini!

US Department of State plans to spend $400m on Tesla armoured vehicles Plan raises possibility of more conflicts of interest for Elon Musk as he leads efforts to slash government spending

Good news, guys!
I found all that waste and fraud they've been looking for. Someone tell the DOGE guys. I'm sure they'll get right on it!
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

"Tho' we are not now that strength which in old days moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield"
-Tennyson

Banned & Challenged Books ALA compiles data on book challenges from reports filed by library professionals in the field and from news stories published throughout the United States.

Here is a list of banned books:
www.ala.org/bbooks
Here is a database of independent bookstores:
www.indiebound.org/indie-store-...
Here are all the Little Free Libraries:
littlefreelibrary.org/map/
Make good use of this information.

Feels like we're watching a live-action version of Machiavelli's The Prince. Was kinda hoping they'd do it a musical.