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[?]EveryLibrary » 🌐
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Like, follow, and share if you love libraries, literacy, and books!

    [?]Paria sans portefeuille » 🌐
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    "Johnson argues that the took upon itself the task of dulling the outrage of ordinary news consumers and making ’s slaughter seem understandable or unavoidable and thus not too objectionable [...]

    "The focus on the 'liberal' is essential. Genocide support from right-wing media is a given; liberal buy-in is essential for genocide to become normalized."

    Ida Audeh reviews 's

    countercurrents.org/2026/07/ma
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    cover of book: HOW TO SELL A GENOCIDE: The Media's Complicity in the Destruction of Gaza Adam H. Johnson image (photo, at top): Biden meeting with Netanyahu on July 25, 2024 (Getty Images)

    Alt...cover of book: HOW TO SELL A GENOCIDE: The Media's Complicity in the Destruction of Gaza Adam H. Johnson image (photo, at top): Biden meeting with Netanyahu on July 25, 2024 (Getty Images)

      [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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      BALSAM. Money.

      A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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      @histodons

      Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): BALSAM. Money. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

      Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): BALSAM. Money. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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        [?]EveryLibrary » 🌐
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        Libraries change lives.

        Follow us to stay informed, take action, and help defend the freedom to read across America.

        Together we can protect and fund the libraries our communities need.

          [?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
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          The best books on United States
          recommended by Don Watson

          As the United States celebrates the 250th anniversary of its Declaration of Independence, we asked historian Don Watson, author of the excellent The Shortest History of the United States, to suggest books to read to learn more about the country.

          fivebooks.com/best-books/unite

          At PG:

          gutenberg.org/ebooks/76

          gutenberg.org/ebooks/69730

          gutenberg.org/ebooks/2815

          The original 1885 cloth book cover of the first American edition of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. The background is dark sage green or teal textile-textured surface bordered by a thin black framing line. A vertical rectangular window on the left side shows an original line drawing by E. W. Kemble. The drawing is a full-body portrait of a young Huckleberry Finn standing with his hands in his pockets, wearing a wide-brimmed straw hat, a buttoned jacket, trousers, and boots against a wooden fence backdrop. In the title the letter "H" in Huckleberry and "F" in Finn are drawn to look like rustic wooden fence posts tied with rope or wire.

          Alt...The original 1885 cloth book cover of the first American edition of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. The background is dark sage green or teal textile-textured surface bordered by a thin black framing line. A vertical rectangular window on the left side shows an original line drawing by E. W. Kemble. The drawing is a full-body portrait of a young Huckleberry Finn standing with his hands in his pockets, wearing a wide-brimmed straw hat, a buttoned jacket, trousers, and boots against a wooden fence backdrop. In the title the letter "H" in Huckleberry and "F" in Finn are drawn to look like rustic wooden fence posts tied with rope or wire.

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            The word algebra comes from the title of a book called Al-Jabr, written around the year 820 by a Persian mathematician named Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi at the House of Wisdom in Baghdad — and the word algorithm comes from the Latinized version of his name

            By Space Daily Editorial Team

            spacedaily.com/d-the-word-alge

            Books about Algebra at PG:
            gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/3

            Pages from a 14th-century Arabic copy of the book, showing geometric solutions to two quadratic equations. A double-page spread from a medieval Arabic manuscript, densely written in black Arabic script with red ink highlighting key terms and headings, and featuring small geometric grid diagrams with numerals in red at the bottom of each page. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Jabr#/media/File:Bodleian_MS._Huntington_214_roll332_frame36.jpg

            Alt...Pages from a 14th-century Arabic copy of the book, showing geometric solutions to two quadratic equations. A double-page spread from a medieval Arabic manuscript, densely written in black Arabic script with red ink highlighting key terms and headings, and featuring small geometric grid diagrams with numerals in red at the bottom of each page. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Jabr#/media/File:Bodleian_MS._Huntington_214_roll332_frame36.jpg

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              [?]Jürgen Hubert [He/Him] » 🌐
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              So apparently companies are buying old books at secondhand bookstores which aren't yet available in digital form, scan them in to feed their models, and then shred the books afterwards.


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                GULLGROPERS. Usurers who lend money to the gamesters.

                A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                @histodons

                Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): GULLGROPERS. Usurers who lend money to the gamesters. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): GULLGROPERS. Usurers who lend money to the gamesters. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                  [?]Just Jim » 🌐
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                  RE: mastodon.social/@gutenberg_org

                  A great site for many of your needs!

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                  [?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
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                  Happy 55th Birthday, Project Gutenberg! Let's celebrate!🎉

                  Project Gutenberg was founded on July 4, 1971, when Michael Hart typed the U.S. Declaration of Independence into an early internet-connected computer and shared it with friends, making it the first digital text — though its official posting date is recorded as December 1, 1971. (And happy 250th, USA.)

                  The Declaration of Independence at PG:
                  gutenberg.org/ebooks/1

                  Title: The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America Author: Thomas Jefferson Credits: This etext was produced by Michael S. Hart. A poster-style image of the United States Declaration of Independence document centered against a patriotic red, white, and blue striped background, with the title "The Declaration of Independence" displayed in bold text at the top. https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1/pg1-images.html

                  Alt...Title: The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America Author: Thomas Jefferson Credits: This etext was produced by Michael S. Hart. A poster-style image of the United States Declaration of Independence document centered against a patriotic red, white, and blue striped background, with the title "The Declaration of Independence" displayed in bold text at the top. https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1/pg1-images.html

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                      STOCK JOBBERS. Persons who gamble in Exchange Alley, by pretending to buy and sell the public funds, but in reality only betting that they will be at a certain price, at a particular time.

                      A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                      @histodons

                      Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): STOCK JOBBERS. Persons who gamble in Exchange Alley, by pretending to buy and sell the public funds, but in reality only betting that they will be at a certain price, at a particular time. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                      Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): STOCK JOBBERS. Persons who gamble in Exchange Alley, by pretending to buy and sell the public funds, but in reality only betting that they will be at a certain price, at a particular time. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                        in 1804, Nathaniel Hawthorne was born. He was an American novelist and short story writer. His works often focus on history, morality, and religion.

                        en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathanie

                        Hawthorne at PG:

                        gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/28

                        Oil painting of Nathaniel Hawthorne, painted by artist Charles Osgood. Hawthorne is young with dark curly hair. He is wearing a dark, heavy, velvety black coat or cloak wrapped over his shoulders. Around his neck is a large, meticulously tied satin black bow tie and a thick matching black cravat. A crisp white high-collared shirt peaks out from beneath the dark layers, creating a stark contrast against his black suit.

                        Alt...Oil painting of Nathaniel Hawthorne, painted by artist Charles Osgood. Hawthorne is young with dark curly hair. He is wearing a dark, heavy, velvety black coat or cloak wrapped over his shoulders. Around his neck is a large, meticulously tied satin black bow tie and a thick matching black cravat. A crisp white high-collared shirt peaks out from beneath the dark layers, creating a stark contrast against his black suit.

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                          A Brief Survey of the Great American Novel(s)

                          Do We Need The G.A.N.? Why Do We Keep Looking?

                          by Emily Temple (from the archives)

                          lithub.com/a-brief-survey-of-g

                          American novels at PG:
                          gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?q

                          The title page of "The Great American Novel" by William Carlos Williams, published in Paris by Three Mountains Press in 1923, featuring simple typography and a small decorative publisher's emblem at the center. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63888

                          Alt...The title page of "The Great American Novel" by William Carlos Williams, published in Paris by Three Mountains Press in 1923, featuring simple typography and a small decorative publisher's emblem at the center. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63888

                          The title page of "Studies in Classic American Literature" by D.H. Lawrence, published in New York by Thomas Seltzer in 1923, featuring clean minimal typography and a small triangular publisher's emblem at the center. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/60547/60547-h/60547-h.htm

                          Alt...The title page of "Studies in Classic American Literature" by D.H. Lawrence, published in New York by Thomas Seltzer in 1923, featuring clean minimal typography and a small triangular publisher's emblem at the center. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/60547/60547-h/60547-h.htm

                            [?]Paria sans portefeuille » 🌐
                            @PariaSansPortefeuille@jasette.facil.services

                            ' ’s fixation on what he calls the “woke mind virus” suggests both an understanding of humans as machines and an obsession with the threat of left-wing contagion: a conviction that people can be hacked like software and that progressive ideas—cultural Marxism, gender ideology, and so forth—act on the system as a kind of intellectual malware.'

                            Mark O'Connell reviews 's & 's

                            nybooks.com/articles/2026/07/2
                            archive.ph/STOGJ
                            @bookstodon

                              [?]Philosophics » 🌐
                              @microglyphics@mastodon.social

                              In deference to US Independence Day, I was thinking about books with a counterfactual historical take – speculative history. I wrote about it.

                              👉philosophics.blog/2026/07/03/u

                                [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                                SIMEONITES, (at Cambridge,) the followers of the Rev. Charles Simeon, fellow of King's College, author of Skeletons of Sermons, and preacher at Trinity church; they are in fact rank methodists.

                                A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                @histodons

                                Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): SIMEONITES, (at Cambridge,) the followers of the Rev. Charles Simeon, fellow of King's College, author of Skeletons of Sermons, and preacher at Trinity church; they are in fact rank methodists. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): SIMEONITES, (at Cambridge,) the followers of the Rev. Charles Simeon, fellow of King's College, author of Skeletons of Sermons, and preacher at Trinity church; they are in fact rank methodists. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                  [?]דער קערפער פֿון השם » 🌐
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                                  "Every so often, a discovery comes along that reminds us how much of still lies hidden on library shelves, in forgotten archives, and within private collections. For collectors, scholars, and anyone fascinated by the world of rare and , such moments are exceedingly rare. This is one of them.

                                  An entirely unknown, previously unpublished eighteenth-century has surfaced from a private collection and has now been officially consigned for sale through . More than simply another volume, this remarkable opens an extraordinary window into the formative years of in Eastern , decades before these teachings became widely available in print.

                                  The manuscript is a unique recension of the Lurianic , the intricate mystical intentions associated with prayer, for and the Jewish festivals. Dated to 1717[...]"

                                  jewishpress.com/the-aris-influ

                                    [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                    @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                    ROUGH MUSIC. Saucepans, frying-paps, poker and tongs, marrow-bones and cleavers, bulls horns, &c. beaten upon and sounded in ludicrous processions.

                                    A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                    @histodons

                                    Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): ROUGH MUSIC. Saucepans, frying-paps, poker and tongs, marrow-bones and cleavers, bulls horns, &c. beaten upon and sounded in ludicrous processions. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                    Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): ROUGH MUSIC. Saucepans, frying-paps, poker and tongs, marrow-bones and cleavers, bulls horns, &c. beaten upon and sounded in ludicrous processions. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                      [?]דער קערפער פֿון השם » 🌐
                                      @dukepaaron@babka.social

                                      "Tully Gets Hooked on is a delightful new for families. and by , the follows Tully the worm as he travels through the forest and encounters several animal friends: Ollie Owl, Shimmy Sloth, Faigy Flamingo, and Talia Turtle.

                                      Remarkably, each of these new friends is a when Tully meets them, which in turn inspires him to want to to , too."

                                      jewishpress.com/a-tale-for-rel

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                                        [?]Robin Ince » 🌐
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                                        Josie and me are off on a tour - we’ve been working closely together for 20 years and I think we were quite pioneering when it came to podcasts - this is not a podcast but two good friends having a great time on stage - we are at The Tabernacle in London on 18th November

                                        dice.fm/event/3o728p-josie-lon

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                                          [?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
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                                          Typographers Have Spent a Thousand Years Trying—and Failing—to Render Arabic Properly

                                          How a millennium of kludges and workarounds led to one man's "will not fix."

                                          By Tom Hawking

                                          gizmodo.com/typographers-have-

                                          Books about Arabic literature at PG:
                                          gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/1

                                          Qur'an in justified Naskh script The first page of a Qur'an in Naskh script, showing what justified Arabic is supposed to look like. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naskh_(script)#/media/File:FirstSurahKoran.jpg

                                          Alt...Qur'an in justified Naskh script The first page of a Qur'an in Naskh script, showing what justified Arabic is supposed to look like. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naskh_(script)#/media/File:FirstSurahKoran.jpg

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                                            [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                                            TO QUEER. To puzzle or confound. I have queered the old full bottom; i.e. I have puzzled the judge. To queer one's ogles among bruisers; to darken one's day lights.

                                            A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                            @histodons

                                            Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): TO QUEER. To puzzle or confound. I have queered the old full bottom; i.e. I have puzzled the judge. To queer one's ogles among bruisers; to darken one's day lights. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                            Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): TO QUEER. To puzzle or confound. I have queered the old full bottom; i.e. I have puzzled the judge. To queer one's ogles among bruisers; to darken one's day lights. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                              After 80 Years, Mathematicians Give Famed ‘Erdős Method’ an Upgrade

                                              by Leila Sloman

                                              quantamagazine.org/after-80-ye

                                              Books about Mathematicians at PG:
                                              gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/1

                                              Albrecht Dürer, Melencolia I, 1514. Albrecht Dürer's famous engraving "Melencolia I" (1514), depicting a brooding winged figure slumped in contemplation surrounded by scattered tools, a geometric polyhedron, a sphere, an hourglass, a magic square, a sleeping dog, and a comet-lit sky, with the title inscribed on a banner held by a bat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melencolia_I#/media/File:Albrecht_D%C3%BCrer_-_Melencolia_I_-_Google_Art_Project_(_AGDdr3EHmNGyA).jpg

                                              Alt...Albrecht Dürer, Melencolia I, 1514. Albrecht Dürer's famous engraving "Melencolia I" (1514), depicting a brooding winged figure slumped in contemplation surrounded by scattered tools, a geometric polyhedron, a sphere, an hourglass, a magic square, a sleeping dog, and a comet-lit sky, with the title inscribed on a banner held by a bat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melencolia_I#/media/File:Albrecht_D%C3%BCrer_-_Melencolia_I_-_Google_Art_Project_(_AGDdr3EHmNGyA).jpg

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                                                [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                                                HUM TRUM. A musical instrument made of a mopstick, a bladder, and some packthread, thence also called a bladder and string, and hurdy gurdy; it is played on like a violin, which is sometimes ludicrously called a humstrum; sometimes, instead of a bladder, a tin canister is used.

                                                A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                @histodons

                                                Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): HUM TRUM. A musical instrument made of a mopstick, a bladder, and some packthread, thence also called a bladder and string, and hurdy gurdy; it is played on like a violin, which is sometimes ludicrously called a humstrum; sometimes, instead of a bladder, a tin canister is used. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): HUM TRUM. A musical instrument made of a mopstick, a bladder, and some packthread, thence also called a bladder and string, and hurdy gurdy; it is played on like a violin, which is sometimes ludicrously called a humstrum; sometimes, instead of a bladder, a tin canister is used. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                  [?]Hollie [she/they] » 🌐
                                                  @hollie@social.coop

                                                  It’s a law of book physics (that’s totally a thing) that when the book club has selected a book I’m lukewarm about, New Scientist will review a book (or in this case, several) I’m now dying to read but am forced to set aside until I’m done with the lukewarm one. Which isn’t torturous at all.

                                                  The first two of these look especially amazing, but they all look great.

                                                  The first two:

                                                  The End of Everything by M. John Harrison

                                                  The Traveler by Joseph Eckert

                                                  newscientist.com/article/mg270

                                                    [?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
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                                                    Celebrating 250 Years of the USA

                                                    To honor the 250th anniversary of the United States of America, The History Reader has put together a list of top Revolutionary War-era books published over the last two decades.

                                                    thehistoryreader.com/us-histor

                                                    An American flag at the top of a flagpole. The camera is looking up towards the flag which is blowing in the breeze. There is a blue sky around it.

                                                    Alt...An American flag at the top of a flagpole. The camera is looking up towards the flag which is blowing in the breeze. There is a blue sky around it.

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                                                      Reading Homer’s Iliad feels like scrolling through TikTok

                                                      The Iliad does not unfold as a smooth, continuous narrative. Instead, it advances through a succession of micro-episodes.

                                                      by Harsh Trivedi

                                                      theconversation.com/reading-ho

                                                      The Iliad at PG:
                                                      gutenberg.org/ebooks/6130

                                                      Homer Singing His Iliad at the Gate of Athens by Guillaume Lethière (1760–1832). A neoclassical oil painting depicting a group of figures in ancient Greek dress gathered around a bearded elder in an outdoor courtyard setting, with classical architecture, a cypress tree, and a mountainous cityscape visible in the background. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer_Singing_His_Iliad_at_the_Gates_of_Athens#/media/File:2024-LET-20_NCM_1884-1.jpg

                                                      Alt...Homer Singing His Iliad at the Gate of Athens by Guillaume Lethière (1760–1832). A neoclassical oil painting depicting a group of figures in ancient Greek dress gathered around a bearded elder in an outdoor courtyard setting, with classical architecture, a cypress tree, and a mountainous cityscape visible in the background. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer_Singing_His_Iliad_at_the_Gates_of_Athens#/media/File:2024-LET-20_NCM_1884-1.jpg

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                                                        Why We Still Love Mr. Darcy, 200 Years Later

                                                        Susan Moore in Praise of the Model For Self-Aware Romantic Heroes

                                                        lithub.com/why-we-still-love-m

                                                        Pride and Prejudice at PG:
                                                        gutenberg.org/ebooks/1342

                                                        “When the Party entered” [Copyright 1894 by George Allen.] A detailed pen-and-ink illustration captioned "When the Party entered," depicting five figures in Regency-era dress — two men and three women — in an animated social gathering scene, with the women in high-waisted gowns and elaborate coiffures reacting to one another's presence. https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1342/pg1342-images.html

                                                        Alt...“When the Party entered” [Copyright 1894 by George Allen.] A detailed pen-and-ink illustration captioned "When the Party entered," depicting five figures in Regency-era dress — two men and three women — in an animated social gathering scene, with the women in high-waisted gowns and elaborate coiffures reacting to one another's presence. https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1342/pg1342-images.html

                                                          [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                                          @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                                          CLYSTER PIPE. A nick name for an apothecary.

                                                          A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                          @histodons

                                                          Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): CLYSTER PIPE. A nick name for an apothecary. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                          Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): CLYSTER PIPE. A nick name for an apothecary. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                            [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                                            @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                                            Hi!, I'm a bot posting selections from Francis Grose’s 1785 “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue”, a compilation of slang terms, the coded language of the underclass and the demi-monde.

                                                            [18th-century-content warning: possible racism, animal cruelty, homophobia, sexism, slut-shaming. Let me know of any problems.]

                                                            Montage of dictionary items posted by this account

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                                                              [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                                              @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                                              NIGHTINGALE. A soldier who, as the term is, sings out at the halberts. It is a point of honour in some regiments, among the grenadiers, never to cry out, become nightingales, whilst under the discipline of the cat of nine tails; to avoid which, they chew a bullet.

                                                              A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                              @histodons

                                                              Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): NIGHTINGALE. A soldier who, as the term is, sings out at the halberts. It is a point of honour in some regiments, among the grenadiers, never to cry out, become nightingales, whilst under the discipline of the cat of nine tails; to avoid which, they chew a bullet. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                              Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): NIGHTINGALE. A soldier who, as the term is, sings out at the halberts. It is a point of honour in some regiments, among the grenadiers, never to cry out, become nightingales, whilst under the discipline of the cat of nine tails; to avoid which, they chew a bullet. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                Why did this journal retract two 1940s papers by Max Planck?

                                                                by Jennifer Ouellette

                                                                arstechnica.com/science/2026/0

                                                                Books by Max Planck at PG:
                                                                gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/35

                                                                Max Planck Clendening History of Medicine Library, University of Kansas Medical Center A black-and-white oval-framed portrait photograph of Max Planck with a mustache, wearing round wire-rimmed glasses, a dark suit, and a bow tie, https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Planck#/media/Datei:Max_planck.jpg

                                                                Alt...Max Planck Clendening History of Medicine Library, University of Kansas Medical Center A black-and-white oval-framed portrait photograph of Max Planck with a mustache, wearing round wire-rimmed glasses, a dark suit, and a bow tie, https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Planck#/media/Datei:Max_planck.jpg

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                                                                  Deuterium in Comets Tells Interesting Tales

                                                                  Comets were long viewed as omens by ancient cultures, but modern astronomy has revealed them to be icy, rocky bodies that release dust and gas as they travel through the inner Solar System.

                                                                  By Carolyn Collins Petersen

                                                                  universetoday.com/articles/deu

                                                                  Books about Comets at PG:
                                                                  gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/1

                                                                  3I/ATLAS imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope's NIRSpec on 6 August 2025, showing an extended coma (left image). The two image panels on the right show how the brightness of 3I/ATLAS's coma changes depending on the wavelength of light, due to infrared light emission from the rotation and vibration of gas molecules in the coma. The middle image shows carbon dioxide emission and the right image shows water vapor emission in 3I/ATLAS. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3I/ATLAS#/media/File:Webb_Images_Combined_3I_ATLAS.png

                                                                  Alt...3I/ATLAS imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope's NIRSpec on 6 August 2025, showing an extended coma (left image). The two image panels on the right show how the brightness of 3I/ATLAS's coma changes depending on the wavelength of light, due to infrared light emission from the rotation and vibration of gas molecules in the coma. The middle image shows carbon dioxide emission and the right image shows water vapor emission in 3I/ATLAS. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3I/ATLAS#/media/File:Webb_Images_Combined_3I_ATLAS.png

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                                                                    Guide to the classics: John Steinbeck’s East of Eden has always been controversial

                                                                    by Paul Giles

                                                                    theconversation.com/guide-to-t

                                                                    Books in American Literature at PG:
                                                                    gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf

                                                                    First-edition dust jacket cover of East of Eden (1952) by the American author John Steinbeck. The first edition dust jacket of John Steinbeck's "East of Eden" (1952), featuring bold purple serif lettering dominating a pale sky background, with a small painted landscape vignette at the bottom depicting rolling hills, a river valley, and scattered trees evoking California's Salinas Valley. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_of_Eden_(novel)#/media/File:East_of_Eden_(1952_1st_ed_dust_jacket).jpg

                                                                    Alt...First-edition dust jacket cover of East of Eden (1952) by the American author John Steinbeck. The first edition dust jacket of John Steinbeck's "East of Eden" (1952), featuring bold purple serif lettering dominating a pale sky background, with a small painted landscape vignette at the bottom depicting rolling hills, a river valley, and scattered trees evoking California's Salinas Valley. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_of_Eden_(novel)#/media/File:East_of_Eden_(1952_1st_ed_dust_jacket).jpg

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                                                                        [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                        BADGE-COVES. Parish Pensioners. Cant.

                                                                        A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                        --
                                                                        @histodons

                                                                        Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): BADGE-COVES. Parish Pensioners. Cant. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                        Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): BADGE-COVES. Parish Pensioners. Cant. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                          Dr Johnny Blanchard boosted

                                                                          [?]Dr Johnny Blanchard » 🌐
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                                                                          My new book is out, The Orcs are attacking and we're all out of ham is an absurdist fantasy about Sam who discovers he's Earth's protector at exactly the wrong time, just as he's about to deliver the catering contract for the local chess club.

                                                                          amazon.co.uk/orcs-attacking-we

                                                                          a book cover with two people, one holding a sword and tray of sandwiches the other a calculator in front of a purple portal with an Orc appearing. The book is called The Orcs are attacking and we're all out of ham and it's by Johnny Blanchard

                                                                          Alt...a book cover with two people, one holding a sword and tray of sandwiches the other a calculator in front of a purple portal with an Orc appearing. The book is called The Orcs are attacking and we're all out of ham and it's by Johnny Blanchard

                                                                            [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                                                            @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                                                            BELLOWSER. Transportation for life: i.e. as long.

                                                                            A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                            --
                                                                            @histodons

                                                                            Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): BELLOWSER. Transportation for life: i.e. as long. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                            Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): BELLOWSER. Transportation for life: i.e. as long. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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