yesterday a very lovely couple were browsing the bookstore with a cute lil baby who kept cooing. it was a nice vibe on a quiet afternoon. they bought a couple things and then doubled back to tell me “hey by the way, this baby only exists because of this bookstore.”

No one was hurt in an auto collision hundreds of miles from New York City, but Rupert Murdoch’s New York Post is reporting on it because he’s a fascist propagandist promoting racism to ruin our country.

Struggling to find the words for how it’s felt watching a baseless blood libel accusation metamorphosise into a pogrom in real time

Like I said, James was a real one:

A strong (G3) geomagnetic storm watch was added for September 16th and into the 17th when the edge of the X4.5/CME is predicted to reach our planet. Aurora sky watchers at middle to high latitudes should be alert beginning Monday.

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) is getting brighter! This morning, 15 September 2024 (14 Sept UT). Nice clear skies today and the tail is clearer. Courtesy Rob Kaufman.

30 years since the end of the Sinn Féin voice ban - and this brilliance.

driving conditions in north cork . Be prepared. #myduhallowtour

The Telegraph isn't even pretending any more...

Van harte gefeliciteerd, Johan! 🧡🎉 #NothingLikeOranje

A state-of-the-art stadium in a working-class nationalist area was a step too far for some here. They foolishly celebrate the Casement decision. Hosting Euro 2028 on GFA 30th annivy would have sent a powerful message that NI works.The opposite is true now belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/column…

Let's talk about how the political positions I support—such as greater freedom for all, multiculturalism, and respect for different ways of living—have, in fact, improved fashion. 🧵

There's a certain kind of mindset, which we'll call "declinism," that asserts things are always getting worse. Remarkably, declinists always point to some period in history they believe was the ideal, but was, in fact, a period of decline for some other declinist.

History is full of declinists: Henry Adams, Oswald Spengler, and Arnold Toynbee among them. In the 19th century, Arthur de Gobineau believed the Aryan race would one day be tragically “contaminated” through its contact with the Latins, the Gauls, and other "lower orders."

The thing that unites these people is a hatred for modern society, no matter the era they lived. For declinists, modernism erodes community life and personal virtue, it levels high-culture and elevates the profane. The past is always the ideal. Fareed Zakaria sums it up well:

I can't address all the issues raised by declinists. But since I am a menswear writer, and Carl asserts that my political values have worsened the thing I love most, let's address that question. Has liberalism made people dress worse?

It could have all turned out differently… Johan Neeskens declined an invitation from the Chicago Cubs to focus on his burgeoning footballing career.

Rarely have I seen AI described so succinctly.

Modern PL football... Can't tackle, can't shoot from distance, and everything is handball. Meanwhile we're doing Royal Rumble for late goals and could celebrate freely. Championship > Premier League. All day.