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 (DIR) Post #B2GxXwJOSNJkqO4Qe8 by gutenberg_org@mastodon.social
       2026-01-14T10:14:52Z
       
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       What January taught George Orwell about control and resistanceLike many of us, George Orwell saw January as a month to be endured rather than enjoyed. You can picture him steeling himself against its cold, gloom, rain, frost and wind.by Nathan Waddellhttps://theconversation.com/what-january-taught-george-orwell-about-control-and-resistance-272860#books #literature
       
 (DIR) Post #B2GxXxdzVHO6yYiOOG by sj_zero@social.fbxl.net
       2026-01-14T10:19:48.491309Z
       
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       The romans didn't even consider January to be a month for a long time, just the time before the year starts for real. It wasn't until much later that it named the time period January, after Janus, God of transformations.
       
 (DIR) Post #B2HecGWbXijwilYijA by gutenberg_org@mastodon.social
       2026-01-14T11:08:49Z
       
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       @sj_zero Thanks for the heads-up.