So, Virginia exists/existed in the Gormenghast universe

It's a shame all my Gormenghast shitposts from twitter are gone

Italians are wrong. Alfredo is better with cream and a shit ton of garlic

As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.

A lot of colleges post their syllabi online. It's a decent way to get book recommendations

Dems choosing to torture the entire city of Omelas in order to not have to work for a single weekend

Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office. If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.

People who don't pick up after their dog should be burnt at the stake

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Wikipedia fact of the day: Houdini knew both Arthur Conan Doyle and HP Lovecraft

Every time I think of a fantasy name I have to check if it's being used by some crypto scam

One of my boyfriend's coworkers thinks the biblical leviathan is "out there"

terrifying deleted scene from skinamarink

I tried watching Skinamarink, but it was too scary and/or boring for me to finish. Might try again tonight

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I read 'The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas' for the first time today, and in my opinion Omelas should be turned to glass

A lot of Gormemghast fans on old twitter thought Steerpike was sexy, and that turned me evil

"Transgender for Everyone," is a legitimately great campaign slogan

Epic Games announcing a memorial Dick Cheney fortnite skin

Dick Cheney gunned down in Miami

Next read is either 'Swords and Deviltry' (Fahfrd and the Grey Mouser #1), or 'Shadow and Claw' (Book of the New Sun #1)

Also Harry Potter adults really ought to be ostracised and I mean that with my whole chest because if you can casually support it then that means you’re cool with supporting its creator against trans folks so please go house sort yourself into a bin where you belong.

Anime Penric

the only moral action is to abolish ICE and punish those who are members of ICE

My favorite movie is Ico (2002) full walkthrough no commentary

I've always wanted to write, but I've only finished a few short stories. Lately I can't even begin a draft. I think years of having a bunch of distractions readily available at all times has eroded my creativity

A source familiar w/ internal workings at MasterCard notes the company does not plan to recruit additional call center workers for the Christmas season, as MasterCard does not expect higher call volume than usual. A resurgence of calls re censorship during the busy season would be huge strategically

Thinking about a free-to-play game in which you have to pay to keep your character's hairline from receding

I'm constantly threatening to "A Rose for Emily" my boyfriend

I saw someone call fencing "the art of giving without receiving."

I understood your reference. Clearly this was a secret message for me and only me.

Looking at old military uniforms for reasons Why are the guys in front in the "paint me like your French girls" pose? Your grandpa was a ho

Civility gets you fucking nothing

Why does Gertrude, the largest Groan, not simply eat the other five?

Here's a photo of my friend and colleague, Jorge Bautista, getting shot in the face with a flashbang grenade. The ICE Agent is so afraid of Jorge (who was posing no threat) that he has wet himself. Please share this photo. Everyone needs to know what cowards ICE agents are.

There should be a Gormenghast 3D platformer

Zohran's cool and all, but I'd really love a politician that has hate in their heart. Like, visibly a lot of hate for the Nazis and whatnot

"Man goes scorched earth on ICE agents kidnapping people in his hometown." Source: old.reddit.com/r/PublicFrea...

We need to bring back guillotines

ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase. The President is building an army to attack his own country.

In 2 weeks RFK will announce a $400 million grant to research the use of "animal magnetism" to treat hysteria, low sperm count, and ADHD

Found out that the Franz Mesmer (who we get the word "mesmerize" from) was friends with a guy named Maximilian Hell

Now reading more 19th Century bullshit (The Beetle) 💙📚

I love how Lady Gertrude is clearly the best possible ruler Gormenghast could have, she just never felt the need before

I moved, and my new library doesn't have shit 😞

At this point, no. I do not think it has a right to exist

We as a society need to stop eating untoasted PB&Js. We're not cavemen

Hmm, maybe the next book I read SHOULDN'T be a 19th century ghost story

One of my friends has like four ps2 games, and one of them is Haunting Ground. It has a $19.99 GameStop sticker on it. She doesn't know what it is and has never played it

Just now realized that The Turn of the Screw was not written by M.R. James