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Utter madness…
The UK government flagged these books (among others) as potential signs of far-right extremism.
List includes Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, Hobbes’ Leviathan, Milton’s Paradise Lost. You may be an extremist if you’ve read these.
What else would you add to the list? pic.twitter.com/H7V0DwQ5FQ
— The Culturist (@the_culturist_) March 4, 2026
Utterly cool…
The Lou Holtz newspaper trick has been stuck in my head for more than a decade. Blows my mind every time. pic.twitter.com/kPvGpa0r0i
— Chris Vannini (@ChrisVannini) March 4, 2026
Superlatively cool…
You cannot look at this and think God does not exist pic.twitter.com/sztPPfYgQQ
— Hillbilly Catholic (@RosaryQuotes123) March 4, 2026
Unquestionably cool…
?#Roma È di #Michelangelo il busto scultoreo del Cristo Salvatore, finora anonimo, presente da secoli nella basilica di sant’Agnese fuori le mura, sulla via Nomentana. La riattribuzione al Buonarroti è basata su carteggi, diari e carteggi notarili dal 1564 ai giorni nostri. pic.twitter.com/RnW7Ns4ovN
— Rai Radio1 (@Radio1Rai) March 4, 2026
White to move and mate in 4. HERE
White to move and mate in 4.
[NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others.]
1. Qf5+ BxQ
2. BxB+ Kg7 (or g8)
3. Rg1+ Kh8
4. Bf6++
The combox is not yet working right, Fr. Z. It gave me only a small, narrow window to the right of the chess diagram in which to write, and the “Preview” option was not visible or available; only “Post Comment” directly. After I chose to post the comment, now this new combox appeared, full size, but again without any “Preview comment” button. (Viewing this in Safari on my MacBook; it’s always worked before you migrated your site.) So once again I have to post it, but I expect you simply to take note, and then delete it — thanks.
Tis fit alone to mock suchlike in verse.
“What bird on yonder window breaks,
It is deceased, the government is the dumb.”
Well I’ve read or am reading 6 of the books on the British government’s list. Now I have some good suggestions as to further reading (if they consider it subversive it must be good).
When we were homeschooling our daughters, every summer we had them read from the book list from the encyclopedia Brittanica. The idea was if you read classic literature it would help you write correctly.
As you can see, I should have been reading too.
I’m having a difficult time picturing Mr. Bilbo Baggins as an “extremist.”
@A.S. Haley: I experienced the same in another thread a couple of days ago. While I am typing this, there is also no preview button.
I would add anything by Dr. Seuss especially the Cat in the Hat…domineering figure with control of all things.
I’ve read all but the Mason and the Tolkein (but not for want of trying. I know many people love Tolkein; I found somnolent). I don’t think anyone is going to confuse me for the right wing. This honestly looks like the syllabus for a freshman course I had in Political Science in college. I’d love to see the far left extremist book list, if they published one.