My father used to read to my brother and I before bed. One of the books he read to us was The Hobbit.

I also saw and loved the Rankin-Bass TV adaptation of The Hobbit.

Same here. It's not something everyday Christians are going to pick up in church.

Vance grew up in the fetid swamps of 4chan. He knows exactly what the phrase means in our modern context.

So I apologize beforehand to anyone who's chosen to subject themselves to my account. I'll make at least some effort to say something personal or maybe even post some artwork of mine every now and again. But right now, I'm just furnishing this bare apartment, so please excuse my mess.

Severance was brilliant!

These are the people we need to flush out of the Democratic Party before we will ever see progress. They aren't going to save us because they're complicit in fascism.

"But look at all the paperwork we asked people to read!" is a less-than-convincing defense in an election that was decided on frustration, anxiety, and vibes amidst a sea of right-wing propaganda funded by billionaires.

Sanders and AOC were right in their criticisms, and the Dems need to listen.

Too many people just voted for a man they apparently knew nothing about because billionaire-backed propagandists and fundamentalist preachers told them to, so it's kind of rich to be told I'm the one in an echo chamber.

Fascists and grifters get blocked, period.