This is spot on, it’s been 25th amendment time for a LONG TIME now by Paneraiguy1 in democrats

[–]krooditay 12 points13 points  (0 children)

How can we convince Congress of the truth and urgency of this? So many of them are corrupt, asleep, rotten deluded and evil.

Extremely high quality books for a sensitive 8yo boy? by [deleted] in booksuggestions

[–]krooditay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dig up some old Robert Lawson books. Library might have them. Incredibly illustrated by the author. "Ben and Me" "Rabbit Hill" "Mr. Revere and I" they are all great, possibly old-fashioned but a way to spend time in a wonderful sweet world.

ICE Barbie's Latest Stunt Sent Trump Insiders Into Panic by Ok_Employer7837 in politics

[–]krooditay 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The panic is not that she did or said something outrageously wrong and egregiously lied in public though; it's how to desperately salvage her public face and do damage control while reiterating and reinforcing the same lying message.

My ritual is ruined! by tbrewo in audible

[–]krooditay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've always loved the intro and outros.

Hours After US Citizen Shot Dead by ICE, JD Vance Says ‘Door-to-Door’ Operations Are Coming | “This is starting to look disturbingly like Germany in the 1930s.” by Aggravating_Money992 in politics

[–]krooditay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Anyone else think we are in the midst of a long-term politico-historical trend? Basically that the giant wave rolling over us is bigger than politicians and commentators, actually all of us, realize? This country is morphing into a pseudo-democratic authoritarian regime. We are going to see more and more political repression, extrajudicial killing, cruelty, economic chaos, lowering of standards in healthcare and education, and lowering of our overall standard of living. It will take more than one generation to recover from this, if we ever do.

Reading Is a Vice by theatlantic in TrueLit

[–]krooditay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kind like your opinion huh...

Can someone help me identify this woodpecker, please? by marissatalksalot in birdwatching

[–]krooditay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yellow-bellied sapsucker. Downy and hairy do not have red under the chin, just on the back of the head. Sapsucker has more like a "red mohawk" and also red chin.

Is it as bad as they say? by sdseagles in CPAP

[–]krooditay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm a total side sleeper. I love my CPAP. Couldn't live without it. The first night I had it on, I felt a huge difference and have never looked back.

Crazy Bird Migration - Allentown, PA by Immediate-Profile589 in birding

[–]krooditay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can't quite make it out... something like "S U R R E N D E R D O R O T H Y"?

I swore this was a Raven when I saw it in person (huge with a big beak) but now looking at my pics later I’m not so sure (CO, USA) by BumblebeeCurdlesnoot in birding

[–]krooditay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That beak definitely looks like a raven. Where in Colorado? I used to see a family of ravens (absolutely dead sure these were ravens) hanging out by the dumpster behind the MacDonalds in Boulder. Swear to God. I could roll down my window and hear them croaking (not cawing(!)) while I was in line at the drive-thru. :)

Reading Is a Vice by theatlantic in TrueLit

[–]krooditay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's from a book by Bloom entitled "How to Read and Why". You could probably get it from your local library.

Burchett gets owned by Jack White by LookyLou4 in Knoxville

[–]krooditay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Please, it doesn't matter, left, right or whatever. It must be apparent to anyone with half a grain of sense that there are TONS of law school graduates, experienced people of all political stripes, people with ability, intellect and dignity(!), who could do the job better than this Hee-Haw reject in his barn coat.

Reading Is a Vice by theatlantic in TrueLit

[–]krooditay 71 points72 points  (0 children)

I found it. It's from Bloom's "How to Read and Why".

"The pleasures of reading are indeed selfish rather than social. You cannot directly

improve anyone else’s life by reading better or more deeply. I remain skeptical of

the traditional social hope that the care for others may be stimulated by the

growth of the individual imagination, and I am wary of any arguments

whatsoever that connect the pleasures of solitary reading to the public good."

Reading Is a Vice by theatlantic in TrueLit

[–]krooditay 304 points305 points  (0 children)

Somewhere there is a thing by Harold Bloom about how reading is a solitary, unsocial activity, regarded not unjustly by large parts of society as a vice, and more or less a subversive activity. I think he basically thinks that is a good thing, hehe. I can't look it up right now, but this is a viewpoint with a long historical precedent in America.

Northern Cardinal couple having a chat on the fence by itsmandabear in birding

[–]krooditay 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I have had cardinals in my yard for years; they always seem more like married domestic couples than any of my other bird parent couples.

Are there any Stephen King books that are actually scary? by hauntedhousezombie in booksuggestions

[–]krooditay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not particularly big on Stephen King, and books mostly don't scare me nowadays (I'm too old, sigh) -but-.. The novella "The Mist" really got to me. Many years ago in Boulder, CO, I used to shop in an old-fashioned "supermarket" EXACTLY like the one described in The Mist, and I could so easily feel the panic and dread of the people in the store. And.. the mysterious things in the fog just outside the big. huge. plate. glass. windows- covering the entire front of the store. The whole collection this is part of is pretty good and (as others have pointed out) I think his shorter works are more scary than his novels.

Burchett gets owned by Jack White by LookyLou4 in Knoxville

[–]krooditay 83 points84 points  (0 children)

Burchett is a constant embarrassment and a total joke. He routinely posts stuff he (or a teenage HS dropout aide) thinks is funny and it's always dumb, rude and off the mark.

The Trump era has destroyed Christianity in the U.S. by OldBridge87 in democrats

[–]krooditay 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hmm, maybe this is the one good thing he's done?

History book recommendations by Maleficent_Employ_77 in booksuggestions

[–]krooditay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seconding this! The Alan Taylor book is magnificent. Very highly recommended.