Corey

Themes *of* his work.

Absolutely excellent. Tchaikovsky really is one of the best living authors of science fiction, and the themes that his work (consciousness, biology, the limits of categorisation and "knowing") powerfully cohere in this one.

Coming here to say I also loved the French Dispatch.

kind of funny that an olympian said they are here to represent "compassion, respect, and love for others" and some people automatically knew that was a statement against them

look on my works, ye mighty, and despair

The Guardian Reform faces police investigation over 'concerned neighbour' byelection letters 13 hours ago The Telegraph Reform reports Labour to police over 'misleading' video 1 week ago

Both stories about Reform UK Party Ltd’s Gorton & Denton campaign are true — they, laughably, reported Labour to the police over a ‘misleading’ video, and now they face a police investigation over breaking by-election law with deliberately misleading campaign material.

The irony being of course that general economic growth has historically been stronger under the Democrats. It's a genuinely counterfactual understanding of reality.

I know im a stupid nerd because Rosie made me watch Metropolis (1927) and I was like..."this is a Dwemer construct from Elder Scrolls"

wish this Fritz Lang guy could have come up with some original ideas

Read the book you claim is the most important book and should be the basis of our society!!!!!

"Holy father, why are you weighing in on my More Swords Less Ploeshares initiative?" - adult Catholic convert

If this had been some liberal figure - if George Soros had had a paedophile island - they'd be calling for the death penalty. These people don't believe in anything.

Which leader *wouldn't* be aggressively monstered by the right-wing press? That's the function of the right wing press.

If he hasn't commented, how can it be said that the BBC 'understands his position'?

Really nuts how many men were like "Me Too went too far, and I need to email Jeffrey Epstein about it."

It's very easy to get kompromat on people who are evil perverts, one would imagine

"We're all shocked that a man called 'Grima Wormtongue' has chosen to betray the Kingdom of Rohan. He's not the man I thought he was."

(other than the weird cargo-cult obsession with Blair - the idea that having the previous emperor's scheming eunuch might ensure Labour once more has the Mandate of Heaven?!)

I genuinely can't comprehend what the attraction for Starmer and co even was in 2024. He was a scandal-magnet, resigned in disgrace previously, had these Epstein connections, and the public don't like him and called him "The Dark Prince". What 'quality' could overcome all that?

I knew he was a bad egg

"Imagine, if you will, that a Space Marine has pointed his boltgun at a Bloodletter of Khorne...."

Horrified to discover that "Divorced Dad rock" is now just music from when I was a teenager 🥲

I keep thinking again, in light of the latest Epstein files dump, about how MeToo “went too far.”

I can't parse the gibberish in the email. Whats all this =C2 stuff?

The overwhelming majority of journalists are privately educated, so she's chatting absolute shit here.

Hell, I think many men see his exercise of patriarchal perogative as aspirational.

He's a weird ancient grotesque slob yet he has access to all these beautiful woman. How enviable - to those who dont really consider women to be fully realised people in their own right.

There were over 20 public accusations in 2016. We always knew he was a persistent abuser and predator. The issue was not one of knowledge.

His supporters and voters simply do not consider being a rapist as disqualifying for the presidency.

Even years ago when it was obvious Trump was in deep with the whole Epstein world, they rationalised it as he was "infiltrating them". like yeah surw the loudest stupidest narcissist on the planet, special agent Trump, is on the case

I'm skimming through mentions of Trump in the Trump-Epstein Files, and there's one thing that I'm thinking over and over:

All we had to do was believe the women.

There are dozens of stories in here that make me ill. Do you really believe these are all lies?

yes Coutts like the bank, snd yes money like the thing you exchange for goods and services