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  1. Since the US/Israeli war on #Iran began, this passage from #TheGreatGatsby has been widely quoted. But I'm uncomfortable.

    Sure, this clearly applies to #Trump. The fate of people bombed or displaced doesn't concern him at all.

    But it also applies to anyone with so much military power. Every #POTUS has been a careless killer.

    The liberal American story of Trump shaming the #USA is false. There is no virtuous incarnation of the violent empire. Trump just omits the usual spin.

  2. I recently discovered that the BBC has a bunch of classic books in audiobook format free to listen. I've been listening to Jane Austen novels 'Persuasion' and 'Pride and Prejudice' over the past couple of weeks while I cross stitch. A nice distraction from current events if you enjoy this type of novel. Next week be 'The Great Gatsby'.

    They're a bit scattered, so a couple of links below:

    bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06w4v4x
    bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m002p6wg

    #JaneAusten #audiobooks #TheGreatGatsby

  3. I have another review for #NetGalley finally, this time a Gatsby retelling. This book came out two months ago and I've had the review copy for months longer still, but only had time to read and review it this month.

    Also worth mentioning that I accidentally overwrote my last review when I published this on my website and had to revive the other one in a hurry. Good thing I pasted the review in full on NetGalley so I could copy and paste it again...lol

    Anyway, this book was stunning. Probably one of my favourites for the whole year. If you love Gatsby in any way (or had a lot of run with Nghi Vo's retelling, this novel is an absolute must.

    taylordrew.me/local-heavens-by

    #bookstodon #BookReview #AmReading #SFF #TheGreatGatsby

  4. Ein Leben wie in eigenen Roman: Francis Scott Fitzgerald

    Am 21.12.1940 stirbt F. Scott Fitzgerald, im Alter von 44 Jahren. Erst posthum erlangt er Weltruhm mit seinem Roman "The Great Gatsby" - ein Klassiker des "Jazz Age".
    #podcast #TheGreatGatsby
    #JazzAge 🥃✍️
    pca.st/episode/ae0a8c2f-4a25-4

  5. "They were careless people, Tom and Daisy—they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made." (#TheGreatGatsby)

    salon.com/2025/11/02/champagne

    #USPol
    #MAGA
    #FScottFitzgerald
    #books

  6. #Republican party. See: Tone deaf As the clock struck 12 and #SNAP benefits went dead for MILLIONS of #Americans, a majority of their OWN MAGA VOTERS, Trump held a #TheGreatGatsby style show complete with 21st century flapper girls! The majority may not have been there, but they CAN stop this NOW!

    RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3m4hh3pdpgs2u

  7. "They were careless people... they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made".
    F. Scott Fitzgerald
    Trump throws "The Great Gatsby" themed party amid government shutdown and threats to SNAP and healthcare.
    #mer-a-lago
    #governmentshutdown
    #TheGreatGatsby

    the-independent.com/news/world