Nelson Rare Books
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Bookseller of uncommon 18-19th c. British literature, street literature, and Gothic Revival. Dirtbag medievalist. Wears Crocs with tweed. It’s all sarcasm. Never legal advice. Life coach for bad ideas. Member ABAA/ILAB/PBFA.
Woo booked my trip to London for Firsts 2026.
This year I want to stay out of zone 1 to the extent possible.
This year I want to stay out of zone 1 to the extent possible.
January 8, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Woo booked my trip to London for Firsts 2026.
This year I want to stay out of zone 1 to the extent possible.
This year I want to stay out of zone 1 to the extent possible.
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The shooter and Bovino have to be arrested. ICE murdered someone in broad daylight.
January 7, 2026 at 6:07 PM
The shooter and Bovino have to be arrested. ICE murdered someone in broad daylight.
I really hated that Cable Car song back when it came out since it was so overplayed, but now it's not so bad.
January 7, 2026 at 5:48 PM
I really hated that Cable Car song back when it came out since it was so overplayed, but now it's not so bad.
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Yesterday, I had an exchange w a scholar who defended Bhattacharya & Makary as reasonable thinkers after the vaccine schedule change announcement, arguing for the need for civility.
I argue here that we shouldn't prioritize civility over sound health policy
mirandayaver.substack.com/p/bless-thei...
I argue here that we shouldn't prioritize civility over sound health policy
mirandayaver.substack.com/p/bless-thei...
January 6, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Yesterday, I had an exchange w a scholar who defended Bhattacharya & Makary as reasonable thinkers after the vaccine schedule change announcement, arguing for the need for civility.
I argue here that we shouldn't prioritize civility over sound health policy
mirandayaver.substack.com/p/bless-thei...
I argue here that we shouldn't prioritize civility over sound health policy
mirandayaver.substack.com/p/bless-thei...
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I implore you to hit up CVS and get your flu shot. Please don’t game it with whatever else you heard. It’s real serious and we don’t gave any public health allies in the government now.
“These viruses are serious, dangerous, and life-threatening. We are seeing children who are seriously ill, families grieving devastating losses, and hospitals under capacity strain.”
www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/h...
www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/h...
Flu reaches highest levels in the US in 25 years | CNN
Flu continues to visit misery across the US, with all but four states showing high or very high levels of activity as a new virus strain called subclade K continues to spread.
www.cnn.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:28 PM
I implore you to hit up CVS and get your flu shot. Please don’t game it with whatever else you heard. It’s real serious and we don’t gave any public health allies in the government now.
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Parent and pediatrician here.
All vaccines are still available & recommended. Talk to your pediatrician for more info.
Know this: Even as our government shifts its recommendation language, I would never forgo the RSV, hepatitis A & B, or meningitis vaccines for my own kids.
All vaccines are still available & recommended. Talk to your pediatrician for more info.
Know this: Even as our government shifts its recommendation language, I would never forgo the RSV, hepatitis A & B, or meningitis vaccines for my own kids.
January 5, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Parent and pediatrician here.
All vaccines are still available & recommended. Talk to your pediatrician for more info.
Know this: Even as our government shifts its recommendation language, I would never forgo the RSV, hepatitis A & B, or meningitis vaccines for my own kids.
All vaccines are still available & recommended. Talk to your pediatrician for more info.
Know this: Even as our government shifts its recommendation language, I would never forgo the RSV, hepatitis A & B, or meningitis vaccines for my own kids.
Umm can we bring back huge subwoofers on cars, circa 2003?
January 6, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Umm can we bring back huge subwoofers on cars, circa 2003?
King John, the hero of 1215.
January 5, 2026 at 6:46 PM
King John, the hero of 1215.
Instead of lame duck, can we do like "injured iguana" or "gimpy gazelle"?
January 5, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Instead of lame duck, can we do like "injured iguana" or "gimpy gazelle"?
So is it bad parenting to let your kid play penny slots on your phone?
Does the answer differ if the kid has been super annoying all weekend?
Does the answer differ if the kid has been super annoying all weekend?
January 4, 2026 at 11:30 PM
So is it bad parenting to let your kid play penny slots on your phone?
Does the answer differ if the kid has been super annoying all weekend?
Does the answer differ if the kid has been super annoying all weekend?
Odds on Trump knowing how to spell Venezuela, even as of today?
January 4, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Odds on Trump knowing how to spell Venezuela, even as of today?
FOIA the number of fake Real IDs the government has confiscated?
January 4, 2026 at 10:53 PM
FOIA the number of fake Real IDs the government has confiscated?
I just tested my attention span away from social media…
4 seconds.
I made it four seconds before I’m back to scrolling.
4 seconds.
I made it four seconds before I’m back to scrolling.
January 4, 2026 at 6:55 PM
I just tested my attention span away from social media…
4 seconds.
I made it four seconds before I’m back to scrolling.
4 seconds.
I made it four seconds before I’m back to scrolling.
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Rubio is Secretary of State, head of the NSA, head of the National Archives and now Viceroy of Venezuela.
January 4, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Rubio is Secretary of State, head of the NSA, head of the National Archives and now Viceroy of Venezuela.
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This is an emergency of the gravest kind. “We can do it again. Nobody can stop us” he said. It is the absolute and solemn duty of Congress to impeach and remove Trump from power immediately.
Watch this. Watch again.
"This incredible thing last night... We have to do it again [in other countries]. We can do it again, too. Nobody can stop us."
"This incredible thing last night... We have to do it again [in other countries]. We can do it again, too. Nobody can stop us."
January 4, 2026 at 3:37 PM
This is an emergency of the gravest kind. “We can do it again. Nobody can stop us” he said. It is the absolute and solemn duty of Congress to impeach and remove Trump from power immediately.
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Isn't it odd that the United States has enough money to suddenly run Venezuela, but not enough to run our own country?
There is always cash in the piggy bank for bombs to kill people, but never for healthcare to keep them alive.
There is always cash in the piggy bank for bombs to kill people, but never for healthcare to keep them alive.
January 4, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Isn't it odd that the United States has enough money to suddenly run Venezuela, but not enough to run our own country?
There is always cash in the piggy bank for bombs to kill people, but never for healthcare to keep them alive.
There is always cash in the piggy bank for bombs to kill people, but never for healthcare to keep them alive.
Is the red herring native to Venezuela?
The Epstein files are not in Venezuela
January 4, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Is the red herring native to Venezuela?
Does anyone actually use KDE?
January 4, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Does anyone actually use KDE?
So how can a regular Joe like me invest in Venezuela?
All Americans should be able to get in on the pillaging, not just our oligarchs.
All Americans should be able to get in on the pillaging, not just our oligarchs.
January 3, 2026 at 11:57 PM
So how can a regular Joe like me invest in Venezuela?
All Americans should be able to get in on the pillaging, not just our oligarchs.
All Americans should be able to get in on the pillaging, not just our oligarchs.
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It’s sobering to look back on the run-up to the Iraq war—a period of unceasing chattering-class debate, elaborate official lies, media complicity, unavailing global protest, in the end a giant stitch-up—and have it seem like some sort of paradise of public deliberation compared to these gangsters.
January 3, 2026 at 9:51 PM
It’s sobering to look back on the run-up to the Iraq war—a period of unceasing chattering-class debate, elaborate official lies, media complicity, unavailing global protest, in the end a giant stitch-up—and have it seem like some sort of paradise of public deliberation compared to these gangsters.
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It’s 1990, I’m 1 years old, and the republican president of the US is attacking a petrol state
It’s 2004, I’m 15 years old, and the republican president of the US is attacking a petrol state
It’s 2026, I’m 37 years old, and the republican president of the US is attacking a petrol state
It’s 2004, I’m 15 years old, and the republican president of the US is attacking a petrol state
It’s 2026, I’m 37 years old, and the republican president of the US is attacking a petrol state
January 3, 2026 at 10:21 PM
It’s 1990, I’m 1 years old, and the republican president of the US is attacking a petrol state
It’s 2004, I’m 15 years old, and the republican president of the US is attacking a petrol state
It’s 2026, I’m 37 years old, and the republican president of the US is attacking a petrol state
It’s 2004, I’m 15 years old, and the republican president of the US is attacking a petrol state
It’s 2026, I’m 37 years old, and the republican president of the US is attacking a petrol state
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Poor Dixie Chicks are gonna get banned from radio again.
January 3, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Poor Dixie Chicks are gonna get banned from radio again.
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Trump and Miller need an extralegal lacuna, like the “General Government”, to deport people to with no courts or rights, and have found it in Venezuela
January 3, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Trump and Miller need an extralegal lacuna, like the “General Government”, to deport people to with no courts or rights, and have found it in Venezuela
Who will be the first GOP politician to say “You’re either with us or against us”
January 3, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Who will be the first GOP politician to say “You’re either with us or against us”