I haven’t read this and refused to watch the documentary becuase I always felt she was a Johnny come lately that got credit for work detectives did for decades simply because she was that goblin Patton Oswald’s wife.

Let’s not get too dramatic. Local communities that fund libraries can choose what content they find acceptable to distribute in their community. Not funding books they find antithetical to their values isn’t an attack on the right to read.

Let the publishers publish what they will, people can choose to buy the content or not.

As to librarians, whom I love, why would they disappear and if they did what harm would it cause. Here are some counterpoints to the references narrative.

If the librarian disappeared and they didn’t notice at first, that supports the reduction of staffing not negates it.

If they don’t have an agenda how would they know where to go…to find the good stuff. It’s an inherently subjective analysis. You don’t need a librarian to show you where the Stephen King novel is but perhaps to recommend you a good book in a certain genre.

I should note that I actually donate money to library and support spending public funds on upgrading them and offering other services (within reason) so I’m not anti library or reading.

Pomeranians are quite comforting when sailing the rough waters of them North Sea.

I don’t think you have to justify your preferences to anyone.

There’s a pretty good documentary series (two episdoes) that explores the German economy during the Nazi period. “Blood Money” I saw it on curiosity stream but it may be elsewhere.

Life can be very cruel and challenging to some people, sugar coating it and enabling self destructive behavior isn’t a solution. The proof is in the pudding in that his book and lectures have helped many people improve their lives.

I use goodreads to get reviews before I read books as we all have limited time. I feel that if I’m going to use it, I should contribute as well.

It’s probably not much of a mystery. Some of my Scottish ancestors were in the Crusades. It shouldn’t be shocking that some brought back pillaged art/artifacts.