Rhiwiel aka TheSingDesigns📚 „The Picture of Dorian Grey“ by Oscar Wilde can capture the readers attention with the flamboyant wit and Wildes sharp criticism of the distinguished London society. #goodread #AllTimeFavorite #books
📚 „Ivan the fool“ by Leo Tolstoy invites the reader to read between the lines in this satire on monarchy, military and capital disguised smartly as a fairy tale. #goodread #SocialCriticism #books
Bud Talbot📚 „Nana“ by Émile Zola tells of the rise and fall of a heroine using all means necessary to achieve what she perceives as happiness. „Nana tourne au mythe, sans cesser d'être réelle“ commented Flaubert. #goodread #FrenchClassic #books
📚 „Igrok“ („The Gambler“) by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Why is gambling worse than any other way of making money—trade, for instance? Dostoevsky asks and muses about an addiction that can still be seen as current. #goodread #SoInsightful #books
Andreas WittigChina’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
https://economist.com/leaders/2025/11/06/chinas-clean-energy-revolution-will-reshape-markets-and-politics?giftId=NTI5ZDg1Y2EtMDk4Yy00ZTk3LWI2NTgtMWM0MjBmMjc3YTQw&utm_campaign=gifted_article #goodread
https://economist.com/leaders/2025/11/06/chinas-clean-energy-revolution-will-reshape-markets-and-politics?giftId=NTI5ZDg1Y2EtMDk4Yy00ZTk3LWI2NTgtMWM0MjBmMjc3YTQw&utm_campaign=gifted_article #goodread
I was finally able to read "Midnight in Chernobyl" after waiting 22 weeks (!) for my hold from the Front Range Digital Library. And 4 people are waiting after me. They clearly need a few more copies.
This is a really #goodread . It's crazy how much I'm learning about the #Chernobyl incident and about Russian propaganda, glasnost, etc. Highly recommend reading this. And the #physics is good, too!
LeszekLook: we don't really know what's going on here, which is fine. What's not fine is believing that we know what's going on, because then we'll never do what it takes to actually figure it out. The first step in solving the mysteries is believing in the mysteries.
#goodRead
https://www.experimental-history.com/p/on-the-importance-of-staring-directly
#goodRead
https://www.experimental-history.com/p/on-the-importance-of-staring-directly
Occupy NederlandVluchtelingenopvang: drie decennia van bewuste ontmenselijking door zowat het hele politieke spectrum
https://www.doorbraak.eu/vluchtelingenopvang-drie-decennia-van-bewuste-ontmenselijking-door-zowat-het-hele-politieke-spectrum/
"Hoe is de vluchtelingenopvang geworden zoals het nu is?"
#LinksePartijen #Migratiebeleid #Uitsluiting #Vluchtelingen
#LongRead #GoodRead
Vluchtelingenopvang: drie decennia van bewuste ontmenselijking door zowat het hele politieke spectrum | Doorbraak.eu
De opvangcrisis van vluchtelingen is een gefabriceerde crisis, en de overheid houdt die crisis kunstmatig in stand. Dat horen we al jaren, ook van adviesorganen zoals de Raad voor het Openbaar Bestuur. Dat de regering dit doet is ondertussen een feit van algemene bekendheid, waarbij vaak naar de VVD en hun bezuinigingen wordt gewezen als hoofdschuldige. Maar dat is slechts
Whiskers 🇦🇺Feeling #enshittified ? Despondent ? Like things are starting to get #apocalyptic ?
#Cultured Mag shares some texts that help make sense of the moment and give us the resolve to keep going 👍
https://www.culturedmag.com/article/2025/11/03/literature-american-politics-reading-guide/
