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GottaLaff , 3 days ago to random

Via Norm Ornstein:

#Trump says battery powered planes can’t fly in cloudy weather, inflation is 30%. Revelations about shocking Trump rapes and sexual assaults w J. Epstein. WaPo leads w 2 front page stories on #Biden’s debate meltdown, pressure to withdraw. One on Trump—on his strategy to lie low because of firestorm over Biden. NOTHING on these Trump scandals. Nothing. Journalistic malpractice to the max. Sleepwalking to autocracy. New slogan for the Post: Democracy dies in negligence.

GottaLaff , 2 months ago to random

#Doonesbury: #Trump: “NOone knows more about dimension than me!”

Just… go. Now. You’re welcome. #comics

Entire strip here: https://www.gocomics.com/doonesbury/2024/04/14

rbreich , 5 months ago to random

Remember: The real freeloaders in this country are the rich, not the poor. The richest 1% evade $163 billion in taxes every year. The United States literally has a yacht tax deduction. Hello?

Likewise , 5 months ago to bookstodon group

I have been sometimes way too attracted by my own villains because in a way they seem to hold the secret to the heart of the narrative.

• Peter Straub
  *A current read & my second by Peter Straub, & for the record, I really like villains, too. #books #fediverse #photography #wine @bookstodon

Likewise , 5 months ago to bookstodon group

3 people in my bookclub really enjoy reading erotica. To each their own, it’s simply not my thing. My question, & I don’t want to come across as condescending, are there any books of this genre that are well-written? I get there will be a lot of gratuitous stuff, but is that all there is to these books? Years ago, another bookclub I was in read the 1st book in the Sleeping Beauty series by Anne Rice (she wrote these under a different name) & I couldn’t finish it, I thought it was ridiculous.

Any insight?
#books #bookclub #fediverse #erotica @bookstodon

rbreich , 5 months ago to random

The price of Huggies diapers went up 6% between April- June 2023.

Inflation, right? Wrong.

Kimberly-Clark, the maker of Huggies, reported that the cost to make its products fell by $75 million.They took the money and ran, banking $168 million in operating profits in Q3 2023.

Now, new research shows that corporate profits drove 53% of inflation during the 2nd and 3rd quarters of 2023. During the 40 years prior to the pandemic, profits drove just 11% of price growth.

Likewise , 5 months ago to bookstodon group

My stories are never quite good enough.

• Anne Tyler

Actually, her stories are rather amazing.

Last night I shared that Richard Russo is a favorite of mine, Anne Tyler is another. I’ve been reading her books for over twenty years. She writes similar stories to Russo in that she captures the nuance of daily life and relationships incredibly well.
#books #photography #kindle @bookstodon

Likewise , 5 months ago to bookstodon group

Friday night
white-&
red.

I read and really enjoyed Chasing the Boogeyman last year, so when the second book was in from the library, I jumped on it!
#amreading #wine #photography #snow @bookstodon

Likewise , 5 months ago to bookstodon group

Cozy mysteries?

I’ve read & enjoyed Still Life by Louise Penny, does that count? I recently found this book, The Thursday Murder Club & it was called a ‘cozy mystery.’ Do you all have any recommendations, do you like this genre or am I’m just 100 years old?
#books #wine #photography #amreading @bookstodon