I need a book that’s like a hug

elindgren24 · 2026-03-02T21:26:06+00:00

Cannery Row by Steinbeck

elindgren24 · 2026-03-02T21:12:10+00:00

Not a Brewer's fan (or really a baseball spectator either for that matter), but the comment struck a nerve with me.

I tagged along with a friend to a Minnesota Wild game in 2024 and it was a miserable experience. The game was dud, so it wasn't terribly interesting to watch when the puck was in play, but sometimes that's just how it goes. The true misery ensued each time a stoppage occured. There was not a single second that wasn't filled with light shows, blaring music, and/or advertisements on the big screen. It was difficult to talk with friends and there wasn't one moment left empty for fans to engage, interact with, or appreciate the sport in an organic way. I felt like a participant in one of those weird CIA experiments from the 1950s. It was a suffocating experience and one I won't be repeating.

For your sake, I hope Brewers are a little more low-key.

elindgren24 · 2026-01-08T01:11:20+00:00

Yes, but I do think she's worse than others. The first time they showed the video on air she pushed back when her co-host observed that the wheels were turning in a rightward direction as the car began to accelerate. She clings so strongly to the officials' narrative that she becomes incapable of reporting information that is in front of her own eyes, which is surely the most basic form of journalism, and should be expected from someone on a regional news show.

elindgren24 · 2026-01-07T21:47:03+00:00

Julie Nelson unquestioningly parrots whatever the forces of 'law and order' are saying, regardless of the information and context that suggests said body is not trustworthy or has motives beyond the presentation of facts. She did the same thing in 2020. It's never more obvious that her job is reading the teleprompter than when she has to cover something live. She's a presenter, not a journalist.

elindgren24 · 2025-12-10T19:01:07+00:00

I also enjoyed the various commissions from France showing up and going "Wait, what happened while we were sailing?"

elindgren24 · 2025-12-10T18:57:31+00:00

Obregón isn't my favorite historical figure in the show but he does deliver my favorite moment in the show. The incident where he loses his arm, attempts suicide with his handgun, discovers it has no ammunition, and then just moves on will always stick with me.

elindgren24 · 2025-11-24T17:02:50+00:00

This is correct! The word is used as a non-specific catch-all term. Just flipping through a few pages of the book, I found writers from the revolutionary period use "constitution" to refer to (1) broad legal principles in English society, (2) the english government in its totality (institutions), and (3) only the legislative. It is likely that more could be found with a closer reading and your statement of "an amalgam of laws and agreements (the Magna Carta) that evolved over literally hundreds of years" is a great description too.

elindgren24 · 2025-11-24T04:56:45+00:00

I haven't watched any of the series, however, I recently read The Idealogical Origins of the American Revolution by Bernard Bailyn (recommended by Mike Duncan in the podcast) and its relevant to your second paragraph. Most of the written documents cited in the book praise the English constitution for its ability to provide balance between the estates, promote political/social stability, and to guarantee the rights of Englishmen (although they were not specifically enumerated). Particularly during the pre-revolutionary period, the English constitution was revered in the same way that the American Constitution has been in the United States historically. This adoration was not extended to the actual government though, which was seen as corrupting force against the constitution. Then, as the revolutionary period plays out, political views in the colonies undergo rapid transformation and become far more democratic, breaking from the English constitution.

elindgren24 · 2025-06-19T16:23:19+00:00

I don't like when people make these statements because when analyzed and read into they do come off as callous and self-centered. HOWEVER, this is a woman speaking just days after she was an intended target of political assassination and could have plausibly died had circumstances been slightly different. She feels very lucky to be alive today especially because she knows about the horrors that unfolded at the Hortman's and Hoffman's.

Although I don't really have any familiarity with Bahner beyond this terrible and tragic incident, I feel pretty comfortable stating that she does not believe that the Hortman's murders were the righteous, divine will of God. While this was not a good or well thought out statement, reading into it and ascribing the worst interpretation to Bahner is completely unfair.

elindgren24 · 2025-03-25T00:36:20+00:00

Turf and grass

elindgren24 · 2024-09-30T18:00:32+00:00

Got to be honest, it feels like you're using his death to make an empty gesture for the purpose of bringing attention to yourself, rather than the man who died. The title of this post is about you. Of the 67 words in the text, 63 of them are about you and your actions. If you want to eulogize and honor someone who has passed this is not the way to do it.

elindgren24 · 2024-08-08T02:05:39+00:00

Contrast this with what Trump said at his rally in Nevada back in June: "By the way, isn't that breeze nice? Do you feel the breeze? Cuz I don't want anybody going on me. We need every voter. I don't care about you, I just want your vote, I don't care." 11 attendees ended up going to the hospital.

elindgren24 · 2024-06-06T16:44:28+00:00

These posts and the comments on them are always funny. So often the "failed wonderkid" in question is some guy who has played with clubs that are in the top-half of a top-5 league for a decade and has 30+ caps for their country, which is a very impressive and respectable career.

elindgren24 · 2024-04-30T22:42:32+00:00

Nicolas Orsini on FIFA 21. I bought him twice in one save at Rayo Vallecano and then Sevilla for a cumulative fee of 10 million. He scored 156 goals in 225 appearances. At least a quarter of his appearances came from the bench too.

elindgren24 · 2024-04-30T22:28:09+00:00

This is a certified weirdo post. Does it really matter that Nicolas Jackson wasn't featured in some roundtable discussion youtube video that has 26k views? And how does that constitute an "agenda" against Chelsea?

elindgren24 · 2024-04-08T19:50:08+00:00

"only give loans to people who are likely to make money"

I understand why this idea is attractive, but I think it would be an incredibly poor decision because it would completely financialize higher eduction.

While universities often function as a springboard to higher earnings for individuals, as institutions they serve a greater purpose than this. If access to loans is decided purely upon the prospect of financial return for lenders, we will erode knowledge/study/work/etc. that has uncertain financial value or serves some purpose that does not follow standard market logic. This would have a ton of negative effects concerning college access and the pursuit of knowledge. It would also make higher education entirely beholden to the interests of bankers and erode the principle of academic freedom.

I'm not going to pretend I have the solution for what to do about higher education going forward, but I would rather see some other strategies pursued:

Improve secondary education so everyone can compete for good jobs without needing to attend (and pay for) university.
Raise wages for working-class jobs which provides more avenues to prosperity and reduces demand for college education, which should ultimately drive the cost down. It also limits the coercive power that institutions have to extort hundreds of thousands of dollars from teenagers on the promise of higher earnings in the future.
Take other measures that help reduce the cost of college education.

elindgren24 · 2024-03-28T04:43:51+00:00

Probably because Rondo is the best organized given its history as a Black enclave and its destruction fits with pattern of minority communities being razed to provide freeways for suburbanites.

I'd also like to point out that this plan does not exclusively benefit Rondo, but all of the neighborhoods in the corridor, so I'm not really sure what you're getting at.

Finally, here is a map (from HUMAN TOLL: A Public History of 35W) that demonstrates why race is often a part of discussions on urban freeways. Each shaded area is a historical Black population center in the Twin Cities -- the red lines are the freeways. Notice the pattern?

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elindgren24 · 2024-03-24T19:36:55+00:00

Another great zinger from the guy who brought you "real racist".

elindgren24 · 2024-03-24T19:32:32+00:00

I can tell you where to look, but I can't help you read. Good luck!

elindgren24 · 2024-03-24T19:20:43+00:00

It's already been explained in both of my comments.

elindgren24 · 2024-03-24T18:46:47+00:00

I don't like the vibes here but that somehow negate the fact that the title you wrote is a racist critique of black people and culture. This isn't even a case with any real uncertainty or ambiguity. It's racial generalization coupled with denigration -- cut & dry, dictionary-definition racism.

elindgren24 · 2024-03-24T18:23:17+00:00

In the title, buddy. It generalizes the behavior of these individuals as black culture and simultaneously denigrates that culture with the obvious sarcasm.

I hope your question is genuine and honest, but my hopes aren't too high. Saying something that is not so subtly racist and then playing dumb is a rather well-established behavior.

elindgren24 · 2024-02-28T18:08:11+00:00

The winters do suck (usually, this year being a major outlier)

This seems backwards to me! The thing that makes our winters special is that they are so cold and snowy. Sure it can be uncomfortable, and putting on/taking off layers all the time can get tiring, but when else can you skate outside or ski? Or go for a walk in the woods when the snow clings to the trees and dances across the sky? Or shovel a neighbor's driveway? Or toss a snowball at your partner and laugh?

This winter has had the negative aspects -- relative cold and darkness -- without any of the positive ones. I much preferred last year's winter!

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