Joe Rouse
@joerouse.bsky.social
Human, writer, editor, teacher, complainer.
February 12, 2026 at 8:28 PM
“I see no good reasons why the views given in this volume should shock the religious views of anyone.”
#CharlesDarwin #literarybirthdays
#CharlesDarwin #literarybirthdays
February 12, 2026 at 8:25 PM
“I see no good reasons why the views given in this volume should shock the religious views of anyone.”
#CharlesDarwin #literarybirthdays
#CharlesDarwin #literarybirthdays
“The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognise that we ought to control our thoughts.”
#CharlesDarwin #literarybirthdays
#CharlesDarwin #literarybirthdays
February 12, 2026 at 8:23 PM
“The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognise that we ought to control our thoughts.”
#CharlesDarwin #literarybirthdays
#CharlesDarwin #literarybirthdays
“An American monkey, after getting drunk on brandy, would never touch it again, and thus is much wiser than most men.”
#CharlesDarwin #literarybirthdays
#CharlesDarwin #literarybirthdays
February 12, 2026 at 8:22 PM
“An American monkey, after getting drunk on brandy, would never touch it again, and thus is much wiser than most men.”
#CharlesDarwin #literarybirthdays
#CharlesDarwin #literarybirthdays
February 12, 2026 at 8:21 PM
“It is not the strongest of the species that survives,
not the most intelligent that survives.
It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.”
#CharlesDarwin #literarybirthdays
not the most intelligent that survives.
It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.”
#CharlesDarwin #literarybirthdays
February 12, 2026 at 8:18 PM
“It is not the strongest of the species that survives,
not the most intelligent that survives.
It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.”
#CharlesDarwin #literarybirthdays
not the most intelligent that survives.
It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.”
#CharlesDarwin #literarybirthdays
“The love for all living creatures is the most noble attribute of man.”
#CharlesDarwin #literarybirthdays
#CharlesDarwin #literarybirthdays
February 12, 2026 at 8:18 PM
“The love for all living creatures is the most noble attribute of man.”
#CharlesDarwin #literarybirthdays
#CharlesDarwin #literarybirthdays
“We stopped looking for monsters under our bed when we realized that they were inside us.”
#CharlesDarwin #literarybirthdays
#CharlesDarwin #literarybirthdays
February 12, 2026 at 8:16 PM
“We stopped looking for monsters under our bed when we realized that they were inside us.”
#CharlesDarwin #literarybirthdays
#CharlesDarwin #literarybirthdays
“If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin.”
#CharlesDarwin #literarybirthdays
@johnfugelsang.bsky.social @olbermann.bsky.social @gtconway.bsky.social
#CharlesDarwin #literarybirthdays
@johnfugelsang.bsky.social @olbermann.bsky.social @gtconway.bsky.social
February 12, 2026 at 8:15 PM
“If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin.”
#CharlesDarwin #literarybirthdays
@johnfugelsang.bsky.social @olbermann.bsky.social @gtconway.bsky.social
#CharlesDarwin #literarybirthdays
@johnfugelsang.bsky.social @olbermann.bsky.social @gtconway.bsky.social
“If I had my life to live over again, I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once every week.”
#CharlesDarwin #literarybirthdays
#CharlesDarwin #literarybirthdays
February 12, 2026 at 8:14 PM
“If I had my life to live over again, I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once every week.”
#CharlesDarwin #literarybirthdays
#CharlesDarwin #literarybirthdays
“I counsel thee, shut not thy heart nor thy library.”
#CharlesLamb #literarybirthdays
@cincylibrary.bsky.social
#CharlesLamb #literarybirthdays
@cincylibrary.bsky.social
February 10, 2026 at 8:15 PM
“I counsel thee, shut not thy heart nor thy library.”
#CharlesLamb #literarybirthdays
@cincylibrary.bsky.social
#CharlesLamb #literarybirthdays
@cincylibrary.bsky.social
“The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth, and to have it found out by accident.”
#CharlesLamb #literarybirthdays
@johnfugelsang.bsky.social
#CharlesLamb #literarybirthdays
@johnfugelsang.bsky.social
February 10, 2026 at 8:13 PM
“The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth, and to have it found out by accident.”
#CharlesLamb #literarybirthdays
@johnfugelsang.bsky.social
#CharlesLamb #literarybirthdays
@johnfugelsang.bsky.social
“Lawyers, I suppose, were children once.”
#CharlesLamb #literarybirthdays
@gtconway.bsky.social @weissmann.substack.com
#CharlesLamb #literarybirthdays
@gtconway.bsky.social @weissmann.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:12 PM
“Lawyers, I suppose, were children once.”
#CharlesLamb #literarybirthdays
@gtconway.bsky.social @weissmann.substack.com
#CharlesLamb #literarybirthdays
@gtconway.bsky.social @weissmann.substack.com
“Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak.”
#WilliamCongreve #literarybirthdays
@brassland.bsky.social @djxfactor511.bsky.social @browneyegirlhi.bsky.social
#WilliamCongreve #literarybirthdays
@brassland.bsky.social @djxfactor511.bsky.social @browneyegirlhi.bsky.social
February 10, 2026 at 8:09 PM
“Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak.”
#WilliamCongreve #literarybirthdays
@brassland.bsky.social @djxfactor511.bsky.social @browneyegirlhi.bsky.social
#WilliamCongreve #literarybirthdays
@brassland.bsky.social @djxfactor511.bsky.social @browneyegirlhi.bsky.social
Spot on.
MAGA constantly reminds me of one of my favorite James Baldwin quotes:
“Hatred is always self-hatred, and there is something suicidal about it.”
MAGA constantly reminds me of one of my favorite James Baldwin quotes:
“Hatred is always self-hatred, and there is something suicidal about it.”
Honestly, I feel we should concentrate most of our attention on the positive.
Let MAGA whine about Bad Bunny and the Super Bowl. Let them ruin their sleep and engage in performative outrage. Let them be miserable in their hate and racism.
The more we ignore their rage bait, the more they suffer.
Let MAGA whine about Bad Bunny and the Super Bowl. Let them ruin their sleep and engage in performative outrage. Let them be miserable in their hate and racism.
The more we ignore their rage bait, the more they suffer.
February 9, 2026 at 5:24 AM
Spot on.
MAGA constantly reminds me of one of my favorite James Baldwin quotes:
“Hatred is always self-hatred, and there is something suicidal about it.”
MAGA constantly reminds me of one of my favorite James Baldwin quotes:
“Hatred is always self-hatred, and there is something suicidal about it.”
Shame on Collinsworth, Tirico, and @nbcnews.com for not mentioning the Halftime Show. Not a single word, before or after.
Didn’t even mention Bad Bunny’s name. What a joke. Embarrassing.
Didn’t even mention Bad Bunny’s name. What a joke. Embarrassing.
February 9, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Shame on Collinsworth, Tirico, and @nbcnews.com for not mentioning the Halftime Show. Not a single word, before or after.
Didn’t even mention Bad Bunny’s name. What a joke. Embarrassing.
Didn’t even mention Bad Bunny’s name. What a joke. Embarrassing.
Reposted by Joe Rouse
OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit
Reposted by Joe Rouse
Just the halftime show we needed now. Thank you, Bad Bunny.
February 9, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Just the halftime show we needed now. Thank you, Bad Bunny.
“Silence is only frightening to people who are compulsively verbalizing.”
#WilliamSBurroughs #literarybirthdays
#WilliamSBurroughs #literarybirthdays
February 5, 2026 at 6:35 PM
“Silence is only frightening to people who are compulsively verbalizing.”
#WilliamSBurroughs #literarybirthdays
#WilliamSBurroughs #literarybirthdays
February 3, 2026 at 7:18 PM
February 3, 2026 at 7:16 PM
February 3, 2026 at 7:15 PM
February 3, 2026 at 7:10 PM
“A very important thing is not to make up your mind that you are any one thing.”
#GertrudeStein #literarybirthdays
#GertrudeStein #literarybirthdays
February 3, 2026 at 7:09 PM
“A very important thing is not to make up your mind that you are any one thing.”
#GertrudeStein #literarybirthdays
#GertrudeStein #literarybirthdays
February 3, 2026 at 7:07 PM