alex angelosanto
@alexangelosanto.bsky.social
waneth the watch but the world holdeth, folks!
Can the UK get a fucking grip already?
Sally Rooney says she will be unable to publish books in UK while Palestine Action banned
Sally Rooney says she will be unable to publish books in UK while Palestine Action banned
Author tells high court her public support for group means her books could disappear from UK stores altogether
The Irish author Sally Rooney has told the high court she is highly unlikely to be able to publish new work in the UK while the ban on Palestine Action remains in effect because of her public support for the group.
On the second day of the legal challenge to Palestine Action’s proscription, the effect on Rooney, who said her books could disappear from UK stores altogether, was held up as an example of its impact on freedom of expression. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Can the UK get a fucking grip already?
Child soldier recruited by an empire to fight a forever war in the provinces comes to the imperial core and kills two troops sent there to occupy a domestic city like a foreign imperial force.
The repressed isn’t staying repressed! It’s- returning??
The repressed isn’t staying repressed! It’s- returning??
November 28, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Child soldier recruited by an empire to fight a forever war in the provinces comes to the imperial core and kills two troops sent there to occupy a domestic city like a foreign imperial force.
The repressed isn’t staying repressed! It’s- returning??
The repressed isn’t staying repressed! It’s- returning??
Archeologist Manuel Esteve after discovering a Proto-Corinthian helmet in Jerez, Spain. 1938.
November 28, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Archeologist Manuel Esteve after discovering a Proto-Corinthian helmet in Jerez, Spain. 1938.
Reddit controlled government. In two weeks he’ll drop “die hard is a Christmas movie” in a speech
JD Vance: "How many of you really like turkey?"
Many soldiers raise their hands.
Vance: "You're all full of shit."
Many soldiers raise their hands.
Vance: "You're all full of shit."
November 27, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Reddit controlled government. In two weeks he’ll drop “die hard is a Christmas movie” in a speech
Freud makes the novel observation that many creatures on earth may have all ready evolved past the need for civilization, leaving humans in the dust
Sigmund Freud. Civilization and Its Discontents. 1930.
Sigmund Freud. Civilization and Its Discontents. 1930.
November 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Freud makes the novel observation that many creatures on earth may have all ready evolved past the need for civilization, leaving humans in the dust
Sigmund Freud. Civilization and Its Discontents. 1930.
Sigmund Freud. Civilization and Its Discontents. 1930.
When getting gifts for loved ones this Christmas, remember that signed first editions of Richard Nixon's books are surprisingly affordable. And you'll learn something too!
November 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
When getting gifts for loved ones this Christmas, remember that signed first editions of Richard Nixon's books are surprisingly affordable. And you'll learn something too!
Now that HBO’s made their Welcome to Derry series, how about a Remembrance of Lost Time prequel series about the Baron de Charlus and Charles Swann being boys together in school?
November 25, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Now that HBO’s made their Welcome to Derry series, how about a Remembrance of Lost Time prequel series about the Baron de Charlus and Charles Swann being boys together in school?
The nation has grown weary of the right wing chattering class droning on about race war and abolishing friendsgiving or whatever the fuck
Generic Ballot Polling Lead:
Gen-Z: D +34
Millennials: D +17
Gen-X: D +3
Boomers/Silent: D +7
- Marist -
Gen-Z: D +34
Millennials: D +17
Gen-X: D +3
Boomers/Silent: D +7
- Marist -
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The nation has grown weary of the right wing chattering class droning on about race war and abolishing friendsgiving or whatever the fuck
You can tell when thinking of the spirit of the Middle Ages that there was a lack of cumin.
November 22, 2025 at 8:27 PM
You can tell when thinking of the spirit of the Middle Ages that there was a lack of cumin.
Train Dreams: light but sturdy, with occasional moments of lyrical uplift but lacking the gravity for the kind of grace the movie is aiming for.
In other words-a thoroughly faithful adaptation of the book 😈
In other words-a thoroughly faithful adaptation of the book 😈
November 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Train Dreams: light but sturdy, with occasional moments of lyrical uplift but lacking the gravity for the kind of grace the movie is aiming for.
In other words-a thoroughly faithful adaptation of the book 😈
In other words-a thoroughly faithful adaptation of the book 😈
“The strangeness of life, the more you resisted it, the harder it bore down on you. The more the mind opposed the sense of strangeness, the more distortions it produced. What if, for once, one were to yield to it?”
Saul Bellow. Humboldt’s Gift. 1975.
Saul Bellow. Humboldt’s Gift. 1975.
November 21, 2025 at 1:50 PM
“The strangeness of life, the more you resisted it, the harder it bore down on you. The more the mind opposed the sense of strangeness, the more distortions it produced. What if, for once, one were to yield to it?”
Saul Bellow. Humboldt’s Gift. 1975.
Saul Bellow. Humboldt’s Gift. 1975.
Last night I had a French onion soup so good it’s continuing to improve my life straight through this morning
November 21, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Last night I had a French onion soup so good it’s continuing to improve my life straight through this morning
unprecedented month of music
November 21, 2025 at 2:13 AM
unprecedented month of music
Conservatives love being wrong about Serrano's Piss Christ because they love being functionally illiterate. I'm not even saying they should appreciate it, just that in their indulgent umbrage they can't get the basic facts of the piece straight.
November 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Conservatives love being wrong about Serrano's Piss Christ because they love being functionally illiterate. I'm not even saying they should appreciate it, just that in their indulgent umbrage they can't get the basic facts of the piece straight.
On Sloth
Saul Bellow. Humboldt’s Gift. 1975.
Saul Bellow. Humboldt’s Gift. 1975.
November 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
On Sloth
Saul Bellow. Humboldt’s Gift. 1975.
Saul Bellow. Humboldt’s Gift. 1975.
Read a few pages before bed, but Schattenfroh's style has an acute pimply feeling to it. Doesn't bode well
November 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Read a few pages before bed, but Schattenfroh's style has an acute pimply feeling to it. Doesn't bode well
Starting a rumor Medjed is in the Hebrew Bible
November 20, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Starting a rumor Medjed is in the Hebrew Bible
I like to think I bring a “Gandalf-The-Grey” type vibe to the group chat
November 20, 2025 at 3:51 AM
I like to think I bring a “Gandalf-The-Grey” type vibe to the group chat
Lacan’s idea of the variable-length session feels intuitively like it would benefit many patients and even the practice of psychotherapy at large. Shame it seems like it’s practically impossible to implement 🥺
November 20, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Lacan’s idea of the variable-length session feels intuitively like it would benefit many patients and even the practice of psychotherapy at large. Shame it seems like it’s practically impossible to implement 🥺
Saul Bellow shows off Twain’s influence with the line-
“He was not so much a fisherman as he was intent always on getting something for nothing”
“He was not so much a fisherman as he was intent always on getting something for nothing”
November 20, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Saul Bellow shows off Twain’s influence with the line-
“He was not so much a fisherman as he was intent always on getting something for nothing”
“He was not so much a fisherman as he was intent always on getting something for nothing”
“Her soul was really pierced with beauty, she was translated beyond herself”
November 18, 2025 at 2:21 AM
“Her soul was really pierced with beauty, she was translated beyond herself”
New word for me: palaver
November 17, 2025 at 10:50 PM
New word for me: palaver
burned the sauce just a bit and ended up really liking the result. This is what Kant meant about the crooked timber of humanity
November 15, 2025 at 6:56 PM
burned the sauce just a bit and ended up really liking the result. This is what Kant meant about the crooked timber of humanity
There are times in politics when winning is actually disadvantageous to your long term prospects. Its nearly impossible to detect beforehand and abused as a rationalization by the opposing side but it is nevertheless true and should be kept in mind when prognosticating
November 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM
There are times in politics when winning is actually disadvantageous to your long term prospects. Its nearly impossible to detect beforehand and abused as a rationalization by the opposing side but it is nevertheless true and should be kept in mind when prognosticating