tayknight

tayknight

@tayknight.bsky.social

Husband, father, son, brother. a blue dot.

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Arieh Kovler
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If a university student group had celebrated Charlie Kirk being killed, complete with a graphic made from an actual picture of the killing, the whole lot of them would have been expelled before the ink on the digital story was dry.

Gregory Pratt@royalpratt.bsky.social

University of Illinois college republicans advocate for executing protesters as “traitors” with art that takes a disturbing killing and makes it even more extreme. dailyillini.com/news-stories...

dailyillini.com‘Fell the enemies:’ Illini Republicans support ICE amid killings - The Daily IlliniIn a post that included a graphic of a presumed officer holding a gun to someone's head, Illini Republicans stated that they “stand with ICE."
tayknight
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This is a good one, well worth a read.

Nicola Griffith SHE IS HERE out now!@nicolaz.bsky.social

AMMONITE's tagline is Change or Die—more apt today than when I wrote it. It was my first novel. It's #25 on Esquire's Best SF of All Time. Why? You can find out without risking much: it's currently on sale for $1.99, all North American digital platforms.

nicolagriffith.comChange or Die—for just $1.99!AMMONITE's tagline is Change or Die—more apt today than when I wrote it. It was my first novel.It's #25 on Esquire's Best SF of All Time. It's on sale for $1.99, all NA platforms.
tayknight
@tayknight.bsky.social

I go to church and sing and this resonates with me. I’ve felt this at concerts too. I know that not everyone will go to religious ceremonies for lots of reasons. But they’re missing out on the congregational singing. I think Mr. Eno is right.

kottke.org@kottke.org

Brian Eno: singing is the key to a good life. “That’s one of the great feelings — to stop being me for a little while and to become us. That way lies empathy, the great social virtue.” [kottke.org]

kottke.orgBrian Eno Believes in SingingBrian Eno believes that singing is the key to a good life. Singing aloud leaves you with a sense of levity and contentedness. And then there are what I would call “civilizational benefits.” When you sing with a group of
tayknight
@tayknight.bsky.social

What did I read in 2024? Not as much as I usually do. Distractions, work, TikTok, and my knee injury in February really took a toll. But I started picking back up in the last quarter. I love reading. It gives me something external to focus on. It is my only real hobby. 1/x

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tayknight
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- Axiom's End (Noumena, #1) by Ellis, Lindsay - The Plot (The Book Series, #1) by Korelitz, Jean Hanff - Braking Day by Oyebanji, Adam - Trust by Diaz, Hernan - Arkhangelsk by Bonesteel, Elizabeth H. - Ammonite by Griffith, Nicola - Chain-Gang All-Stars by Adjei-Brenyah, Nana Kwame 5/x

tayknight
@tayknight.bsky.social

- Midshipman's Hope (Seafort Saga, #1) by Feintuch, David - The Humans by Haig, Matt - The Mercy of Gods (The Captive's War, #1) by Corey, James S.A. - Long Island Compromise by Brodesser-Akner, Taffy - Cutting for Stone by Verghese, Abraham 6/6

tayknight
@tayknight.bsky.social

What did I read in 2024? Not as much as I usually do. Distractions, work, TikTok, and my knee injury in February really took a toll. But I started picking back up in the last quarter. I love reading. It gives me something external to focus on. It is my only real hobby. 1/x

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tayknight
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- The Actual Star by Byrne, Monica - All the Sinners Bleed by Cosby, S.A. - Perdido Street Station (New Crobuzon, #1) by Miéville, China - The Need by Phillips, Helen - A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bryson, Bill - Artemis by Weir, Andy 4/x

tayknight
@tayknight.bsky.social

What did I read in 2024? Not as much as I usually do. Distractions, work, TikTok, and my knee injury in February really took a toll. But I started picking back up in the last quarter. I love reading. It gives me something external to focus on. It is my only real hobby. 1/x

tayknight
@tayknight.bsky.social

I decided not to post my ratings here. They are on my Goodreads page if you're interested (my profile is tayknight). No five-stars this year, but no 2-stars either. I also didn't have any abandoned books, which, to me, is good. 2/x

tayknight
@tayknight.bsky.social

Voting for Waxahatchee's "Tiger's Blood" as my favorite album on #kexp top 2024 list. I've come back over and over. Title track and "Right Back to It" (and the video. Dang, the video). I had my injury in February and couldn't convince myself to see her in Ft. Worth in the spring. Still bummed.