In the novel Fahrenheit 451, the abolition of reading began with tech companies simplifying books into summaries that you could read in five minutes. Because people no longer engaged with the texts, they forgot how to think. Then came the book-burnings.
I finally read the Project 2025's proposals for education. It's easy enough to say "abolish the department of education." I mean, who outside of Washington actually cares about how the federal government organizes its education programs? But what you might care about is that
Keanu Reeves once said:
"I’m at the stage in life where I stay out of arguments. Even if you say 1+1=5, you’re right. Have fun."
Here are 9 things I learned from him:
Big day for the Christian law and order crowd when their leader is convicted of multiple felonies for paying hush money to a porn actress with whom he had an affair just after the birth of his fifth child by his third wife.
Trump should drop out immediately. He is a convicted felon, he faces massive future legal jeopardy, it's completely inappropriate for a man like him to run for president of the United States. There are other Republicans who can run in his stead. This shouldn't be debatable.
Easter is my favourite time.
Not for any religious association or that it appeals to an internal "pagan" instinct.
To me it symbolises renewal & hope that
after dark days of winter anything is possible.
"The reappearance of light is the same as survival of the soul"
(Victor Hugo)
#PoorThings is gloriously weird af but omg the humanity and beauty on display is breathtakingly wondrous and rings so true … what a delight and Emma Stone is magnificent as is the whole cast. 🥰