Kathleen B. Hudson
@khudson.bsky.social
Artist painting in Colorado
•Signature Member, Plein Air Painters of America & the California Art Club
www.kathleenbhudson.com
•Signature Member, Plein Air Painters of America & the California Art Club
www.kathleenbhudson.com
Ha I like this read! And given his experience at the Battle of the Somme, I imagine it felt more straightforward to paint enemies in a more simplistic and totalizing way.
January 26, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Ha I like this read! And given his experience at the Battle of the Somme, I imagine it felt more straightforward to paint enemies in a more simplistic and totalizing way.
Agreed. I imagine Tolkien would have written things a little differently in the modern era in any case
January 26, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Agreed. I imagine Tolkien would have written things a little differently in the modern era in any case
Honestly the plot makes much more sense in that light than in the “nostalgia for the better blood of our ancestors” stuff that does crop up in the musings of Theoden and Denethor. Although those two are not designed to be reliable narrators at all!
January 26, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Honestly the plot makes much more sense in that light than in the “nostalgia for the better blood of our ancestors” stuff that does crop up in the musings of Theoden and Denethor. Although those two are not designed to be reliable narrators at all!
…which is still very much about finding strength in unexpected places, the proud being humbled, and sacrificial love overcoming the cruel weight of power
January 26, 2026 at 3:18 AM
…which is still very much about finding strength in unexpected places, the proud being humbled, and sacrificial love overcoming the cruel weight of power
Doing a listen with the excellent Andy Serkis-narrated audiobooks and all the stuff of blood and race is sticking out more than I remember from a couple decades ago when I last read them. I can see why it appeals to the white nationalist bros but their ethos is so at odds with the heart of the story
January 26, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Doing a listen with the excellent Andy Serkis-narrated audiobooks and all the stuff of blood and race is sticking out more than I remember from a couple decades ago when I last read them. I can see why it appeals to the white nationalist bros but their ethos is so at odds with the heart of the story
It’s pathetic folks like this can’t conceive of people acting bravely or generously out of care, no transactional element involved at all.
January 25, 2026 at 11:59 PM
It’s pathetic folks like this can’t conceive of people acting bravely or generously out of care, no transactional element involved at all.
I’ve lost count of how many glossy magazine pieces I’ve seen like this. God forbid anyone else was right *too early*. “Listen to me, a brave truth teller, who is seeing the light at exactly the right time. Now….where’s my check?”
January 25, 2026 at 10:36 PM
I’ve lost count of how many glossy magazine pieces I’ve seen like this. God forbid anyone else was right *too early*. “Listen to me, a brave truth teller, who is seeing the light at exactly the right time. Now….where’s my check?”
Thank you! Yes, oil on linen.
January 25, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Thank you! Yes, oil on linen.
Yep, and the reason people buy it is that a ton of famous comedians and podcasters and oped columnists reinforce it constantly. These rest of us remember normies and even conservatives horrified at the manner of George Floyd’s death and businesses cancelling events in NC over the bathroom bill.
January 25, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Yep, and the reason people buy it is that a ton of famous comedians and podcasters and oped columnists reinforce it constantly. These rest of us remember normies and even conservatives horrified at the manner of George Floyd’s death and businesses cancelling events in NC over the bathroom bill.
We’re with you!! Hoping our state doesn’t get a turn in the barrel too, but if it does, you all have given everyone a courageous example to follow
January 25, 2026 at 2:18 AM
We’re with you!! Hoping our state doesn’t get a turn in the barrel too, but if it does, you all have given everyone a courageous example to follow
It’s fine! Changing rapidly and the military contingent is fairly ethnically diverse. I grew up in evangelicalism so the orgs headquartered here aren’t operating in a foreign language ha
January 25, 2026 at 2:12 AM
It’s fine! Changing rapidly and the military contingent is fairly ethnically diverse. I grew up in evangelicalism so the orgs headquartered here aren’t operating in a foreign language ha
Colorado Springs, CO
Courage in Minnesota is a North Star for all of us.
Courage in Minnesota is a North Star for all of us.
January 25, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Colorado Springs, CO
Courage in Minnesota is a North Star for all of us.
Courage in Minnesota is a North Star for all of us.
100%. One of my close friends died of a heart condition brought on by a treatable childhood illness. Her mother was in a cult that shunned medicine. That woman should never have been allowed to abuse her daughter by withholding vaccinations and standard care.
January 23, 2026 at 8:14 PM
100%. One of my close friends died of a heart condition brought on by a treatable childhood illness. Her mother was in a cult that shunned medicine. That woman should never have been allowed to abuse her daughter by withholding vaccinations and standard care.
Thank you!! Hold fast!
January 22, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Thank you!! Hold fast!
I initially read it as a short story too. Wasn’t until some random details and repetition that i started to wonder
January 20, 2026 at 5:00 AM
I initially read it as a short story too. Wasn’t until some random details and repetition that i started to wonder
People rage posting like that guy are bumming me out. Your post was helpful bc videos often don’t show the broader context (lone pedestrians being targeted, for instance).
January 14, 2026 at 3:31 PM
People rage posting like that guy are bumming me out. Your post was helpful bc videos often don’t show the broader context (lone pedestrians being targeted, for instance).
How do you not feel like a chud making this kind of post at someone doing actual work on the ground? Please log off for a bit
January 14, 2026 at 3:30 PM
How do you not feel like a chud making this kind of post at someone doing actual work on the ground? Please log off for a bit
Right, and those things are related. What’s the point of any average citizen putting it all on the line if Dems will just do a couple fundraising texts and then vote for Trump’s budget in a month to avoid a shutdown? We’ve seen this video before
January 12, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Right, and those things are related. What’s the point of any average citizen putting it all on the line if Dems will just do a couple fundraising texts and then vote for Trump’s budget in a month to avoid a shutdown? We’ve seen this video before
Absolutely. I can’t figure out why they haven’t blocked the site in most of Europe, where countries tend to lead the way on better Internet policy. If the rest of the world were blocked from using it, it would just turn into another truth social eventually and Maga would lose interest
January 6, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Absolutely. I can’t figure out why they haven’t blocked the site in most of Europe, where countries tend to lead the way on better Internet policy. If the rest of the world were blocked from using it, it would just turn into another truth social eventually and Maga would lose interest
Agreed, it’s not something the Dems can meaningfully deploy although I do think they should try in order to have republicans on record. Also the downside if they succeed is Vance in power, and he’s more cunning and ruthless and ideological. Plausibly worse on a bunch of issues than Trump himself
December 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Agreed, it’s not something the Dems can meaningfully deploy although I do think they should try in order to have republicans on record. Also the downside if they succeed is Vance in power, and he’s more cunning and ruthless and ideological. Plausibly worse on a bunch of issues than Trump himself
Is that garden of the gods? (I live in Colorado Springs.) gorgeous place
December 25, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Is that garden of the gods? (I live in Colorado Springs.) gorgeous place
I don’t hate that he’s running, the more folks like him to take up centrist oxygen in the primary, the better 😆
December 23, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I don’t hate that he’s running, the more folks like him to take up centrist oxygen in the primary, the better 😆