Sign in with Facebook
“You know what Trump is?’ ‘Tell me.’ ‘He’s Putin’s shithouse cleaner. He does everything for little Vladi that little Vladi can’t do for himself: pisses on European unity, pisses on human rights, pisses on NATO. Assures us that Crimea and Ukraine belong to the Holy Russian Empire, the Middle East belongs to the Jews and the Saudis, and to hell with the world order.”
― Agent Running in the Field
― Agent Running in the Field
“Electorates tend to get the politicians they deserve.”
― The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can Be Done About It
― The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can Be Done About It
“If you haven't read hundreds of books, you are functionally illiterate, and you will be incompetent, because your personal experiences alone aren't broad enough to sustain you.”
― Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead
― Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead
“It is my considered opinion that for Britain and Europe, and for liberal democracy across the entire world as a whole, Britain’s departure from the European Union in the time of Donald Trump, and Britain’s consequent unqualified dependence on the United States in an era when the US is heading straight down the road to institutional racism and neo-fascism, is an unmitigated clusterfuck bar none.”
― Agent Running in the Field
― Agent Running in the Field
Simon’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Simon’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
4,525 books
|
119 friends
827 books
|
113 friends
675 books
|
120 friends
268 books
|
26 friends
726 books
|
103 friends
154 books
|
86 friends
387 books
|
94 friends
209 books
|
122 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Art, Business, Classics, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Memoir, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Self help, and Nonfiction
Polls voted on by Simon
Lists liked by Simon
