Bookworm Bean

200 years on Shelley's still right "the House of commons is not a representation of the people" but exercises sovereignty 'in contempt of them in a hospital for lunatics" #brexit #Parliament

Obviously picture nothing to do with the company's actual business but cat-monkey looks evil and she looks like she's seen something disgusting @Alichat66 @FlavellG @rose1_scarlett

It was the most beautiful day. I had a walk around the garden and it was crammed with amazing things. I don't often get the chance to do that so you've all got to look at it now.

Lovely to see the feral honey-bees working in the warm sunshine today; they have had this hive in the old oak tree for very many years.🥰

@joce_leigh I just need time to read more - I am down to 3 books plus kindle on the go at the moment.

@BookwormBean Oh Bean! You win 🏆

I photographed some of my bookshelves recently. I am in the 3% that have over 1000 and yes, the more I have, the more disorganized it has gotten! I know where they all are though! I also got rid of so many classics after my degree thinking the library has them but now they don’t! @BookwormBean -moving discussion and deleting on the voting thread

New information has emerged about the post office incident. Keith's permanent record, Entry 7, states only that Keith "was found in the village, had at some point eaten something that resulted in an incident outside the post office." Dave has now provided the full account. Keith escaped on a Wednesday. Keith was in the road for eleven minutes before Dave noticed. Dave drove to the village. Keith was outside the post office. Keith had eaten the contents of a hanging basket mounted to the wall at approximately Keith's head height, which had contained petunias, trailing lobelia, and what Dave describes as "some kind of succulent that the post office gets every year and that Maureen from the post office is particularly attached to." Maureen was not attached to it by this point. Maureen had opinions about this. There was also a display board outside the post office advertising the village fete, which had been in a plastic stand at ground level. Keith had not eaten the display board. Keith had, however, moved it. The display board was now approximately four metres from where it had started and leaning against the parish notice board. Dave could not explain how this had happened. Keith could not be asked. Maureen had two further opinions. Dave apologised. Dave paid for the hanging basket. Dave has not established what Keith was doing with the display board. Dave's log, Entry 7 addendum, added three weeks later: "I think he moved the board to read it. I don't know why I think this. It just feels consistent." Keith is back in the village occasionally on Wednesdays. The hanging basket now has a bracket extension that raises it six inches higher than before. Keith has been measuring this from the road. Maureen has been informed. Maureen has added a second bracket.

Since Elon shared our post, thousands of you joined our book club, so we thought now is a good time to remind you of our mission.. We live in a time of noise, speed, and amnesia. Few remember where we came from, and fewer still care to ask. But without active memory, a culture dies. Athenaeum was founded to resist this death. We are a home for readers who still believe that ideas matter: that Augustine, Dante, Shakespeare, and Dostoevsky are not just names in a syllabus, but guides to a deeper and more ordered life. This is the kind of reading that sharpens the mind and strengthens the spirit. Western Civilization has given us the greatest works ever written, but it takes effort to read them, and even more to read them well. That’s what we’re doing here — slowly, together. If you want to support our efforts, please consider a paid subscription. It makes a huge difference to the time and resources we can dedicate to this project. Paid members get: - Live community book discussions (biweekly) - Deep-dive essays to guide you through the books we’re reading - The full archive of book reviews, essays, and our 100 Great Texts reading list - Access to all community discussion threads (via the subscriber chat) - Ability to vote on what we read next This is not school. There are no grades, no credentials, and no status games. Just a community of readers serious about recovering what’s been lost, and using it to build something better. Welcome!

The official definition of Islamophobia — now repackaged as “anti-Muslim hostility” — will be used to suppress legitimate criticism of Islam and its practices. We are already seeing this play out. Less than a week after the Communities Secretary, Steve Reed, published the definition — assuring the public it would not stifle legitimate criticism of Islam — Nick Timothy is facing calls to resign after criticising mass ritual prayer by Muslims in Trafalgar Square. He has been accused of “anti-Muslim hostility” by a Labour MP and reported to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards. This is a Muslim blasphemy law by the back door. Today, the Free Speech Union has sent a pre-action letter to Steve Reed, threatening judicial review if the definition and guidance are not withdrawn immediately. This is one of the biggest fights we’ve taken on in our six-year history. Help us stop the Government’s de facto Muslim blasphemy law 👇

“The greatest evils in the world will not be carried out by men with guns, but by men in suits sitting behind desks.” C.S. Lewis

@itvnews @PaulBrandITV The public doesn't back assisted suicide as envisaged by Dignity in Dying and its political and media stooges. dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…

@itvnews @PaulBrandITV Always a sign of client journalism when a supposedly impartial broadcaster hides posts that contradict the narrative. There seem to be more hidden posts on this thread than visible replies. x.com/bea_johanssen/…

@cwestword I have the urge again - resisting

@cwestword @sussexbiker5360 🤣

This photo does the beautiful, red sky no favours, but you’ll have to take my word for it.

@WoodlandNomad he's a wonderful stalwart of our garden. Every year he dazzles us with his blossom. Then feeds the birds for their annual cherry gorge. And the rest of the year we enjoy the swish of his leaves or the sheer beauty of his skeleton But mostly he's a dear friend #treeclub

@FlavellG @inertiaaaaaa @rose1_scarlett @Alichat66 @Hamblespin15 @Casserly_Rock I hope that kitten was called Tarzan 😂

@inertiaaaaaa @rose1_scarlett @Alichat66 @BookwormBean @Hamblespin15 @Casserly_Rock Squeee!

Guys please stop whatever you are doing and watch this. 🥹

@DaryaSilman @JoshPhillipsPhD I do have a Tolstoy on my TBR pile (Childhood, Boyhood, Youth) but whether I get to it this year, who knows

@JoshPhillipsPhD I won't. I read most of his works at uni. And you have to clarify which Tolstoy you mean. There were three of them :)

Testing this theory: How many of you are going to read some Tolstoy in the next 12 months?

@Alichat66 @FlavellG @rose1_scarlett typical!

“Some old-fashioned things like fresh air and sunshine are hard to beat." — Laura Ingalls Wilder.

The whole point of the vote yesterday, which passed by the way, was to decriminalise the act for women who do it. It's a strange defence of the policy by pretending it's not the policy.

@CSG1973 @IncognitoMV It's good for his skin & fur...

I was first alerted to impending disaster when my friend shouted “oh Go no, Peasan!” He is such a dick @IncognitoMV