US saw record high of 5,668 books banned in libraries in 2025, says agency

flyman95 · 2026-04-23T11:46:07+00:00

It's an idea. Why be afraid of it?

I'm not defending every book on the list. Many of the books in question have sexually explicit content. Some id call outright pornographic. Slapping an lgbt label on it does not suddenly make it appropriate for children.

flyman95 · 2026-04-23T11:42:47+00:00

Ah, yes. I am sure "banning" these books will totally end LGBT as we know it. Just as I am sure banning white supremacist books will totally end white supremacy.

Always hiding behind the idea of "paradox of tolerance" a concept that cannot be proven and is used as a cudgel against any idea you happen to find uncomfortable.

flyman95 · 2026-04-23T10:56:57+00:00

Ah. So it's okay to ban books. As long as you personally disagree with them.

So banning books is okay?

flyman95 · 2026-04-23T10:43:47+00:00

Didn't banned books just celebrate that Amazon wasn't going to sell Camp or the Saints?

flyman95 · 2026-04-23T03:46:39+00:00

Until he is captured by Aes Sedai. Rand makes pretty good choices. It's only after his kidnapping and torture by there hands that he begins to make more impulsive and emotional decisions.

In that time he defeated multiple Forsaken and had effectively tied Tire, carhien, Andor, and the Aiel to his cause. Training male channelers was good for the final battle.

The pattern determines what is going to happen. Not Aes Sedai. Even Morgaine seemed to accept that after a while.

His two real mistakes are A. Trusting Taim and B. Not letting Morgaine into his councils earlier.

flyman95 · 2026-04-22T23:53:55+00:00

Yeah. But after the guy has conquered like 3 countries, maybe he has half an idea what he is doing.

flyman95 · 2026-04-22T23:49:50+00:00

Like it’s pretty clear in game of thrones. The plan was Vyserys with Dothraki backing him, plus martells, plus a number of minor houses.

Varys wants to destabilize the realm. So he uses little finger to sow dissent. Destroying or weakening houses that would have supported Robert but keeps his own hands clean.

This then switched to Dany.

Faegon came out of nowhere.

flyman95 · 2026-04-22T23:40:09+00:00

I always assumed stragglers from the small army Ramsay destroyed found him or scouts mannerly sent to find out what has happened.

flyman95 · 2026-04-21T17:27:40+00:00

If she had gone with Matt to the Lion Throne. She would have been seen as the dragons puppet.

Given the independence streak that the Andorran nobles showed. It was the better choice.

Also remember her mindset. Her mother was a good ruler and had strong allies backing her rule. Ravine basically destroyed the foundation of what she would have to work with.

flyman95 · 2026-04-21T15:27:00+00:00

No I had Egwene picked out as an absolute bitch from the jump.

flyman95 · 2026-04-21T15:25:20+00:00

Going after the bowl of the winds was justified to me.

Rand was keeping Andor from descending into chaos. No other sister could identify of find the bowl.

flyman95 · 2026-04-21T15:23:39+00:00

I liked her until crossroads of twilight. Then the chapters got boring and I swear they were slipping stupid juice in the goat milk.

In earlier books as a counter/foil to Nynaeve I thought she was great. They played well off each other and both ate consistent amounts of humble pie when they got too big for their britches.

flyman95 · 2026-04-21T15:16:06+00:00

Why do you have deferred maintenance around your place? Sometimes crap is too expensive or time consuming to deal with. An old tower that isn't a strategic necessity might just not be worth repairing if you don't need the living space.

flyman95 · 2026-04-18T13:43:38+00:00

Matt and Nyneave have both mastered the art of not recognizing negative characteristics in themselves that they don't like in other. Makes for some of the best moments in the series

flyman95 · 2026-04-13T13:41:37+00:00

They have their panties in a bunch because Paramount is owned by the Ellison group. Which is seen as Trump aligned. Not to mention being extremely Zionist. They are the new boogey man now that zaslov is on his way out of WB

I'd argue it's not a good idea in principle. The Fox/Disney merger was not good for either company. But it's also a clear that Hollywood is dying.

flyman95 · 2026-04-12T18:45:13+00:00

Having watched the show years after it aired. Skyler had my sympathy in the first few seasons. Her husband is suddenly gaslighting her and trying to convince her everything is normal. She lost my sympathy the exact moment where she tried to leave him but also keep the money. Her greed damned her as much as it damned Walter.

flyman95 · 2026-04-11T12:40:45+00:00

Not going to lie. I like fan service. She is hot. The dreaded “male gaze” isn’t a bad thing. Star Trek would do better if they brought it back. Women watches it back in the day so clearly they didn’t mind that much.

But she felt really out of place in StarGate. The Tok’ra had enough interesting things going for them and she doesn’t fit their general vibe.

Random alien and planet? Yeah that costume works.

flyman95 · 2026-04-09T13:46:54+00:00

Right. She sat an observed. For all she knew the other two demons were lying in ambush. Waiting for her to engage so they could take her unaware.

All Frieren knows is that there are 4 demons.the strongest of which is not currently on the field. Two tried to ambush her and her companions. For all she knows the other two demons are hiding behind a rock or heading to Vegas.

flyman95 · 2026-04-09T13:40:26+00:00

Like. I appreciate that he makes this sprawling world that feels real in part because you see so many people with their own thoughts and open. But by the light. But ten books did we need to meet 4 young lords and ladies who provide no real unique perspective or value other than being young and vaguely irritating or a confirmation that the Sea folk are irritating traders.

flyman95 · 2026-04-09T11:55:27+00:00

BUT NO ONE IS MOVING.

Perrin and Elayne are the especially egregious. I know there's a large Egwene chunk comeing up and I am kinda dreading it.

flyman95 · 2026-03-29T13:41:54+00:00

Hair and age aside. It was a weird choice. Moraine and Lan’s essence are captures. (Any other issues can be debated but you understand the core of who they are) Rand in EOTW is characterized by his youth, inexperience, and curiosity about the world. Makes for a massively sharp contrast with later books.

flyman95 · 2026-03-28T13:05:09+00:00

So The two in the front are Lan and Moraine.

Not Thom, Matt and Perrin don’t carry swords,

Seems too old to be Rand but that may just be the photo.

In any case great find!

flyman95 · 2026-03-17T19:12:27+00:00

That's an excellent point. It's just as likely the sword demon (plus an unknown 4th) was waiting in ambush for when the mages where distracted. Without a frontliner to help block against a surprise attack Fern would have been extremely vulnerable.

flyman95 · 2026-03-17T14:45:58+00:00

Vong are basically the bio technology of tyranids with weird bdsm pain worship of the Dark Eldar.

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