Thoughts

Social Commentary, Culture, Politics, History, Current Events, and My opinion on all of the above.

[sciencesarcasmandstuff]

Evening Post: August 12, 1899. “She immediately alighted, caught hold of the astonished youth, and gave him a sound thrashing, using her fists in a scientific fashion…” I would love to know what this means.

[fozmeadows]

I think that might be code for “punched him in the balls with devastating accuracy”.

[venusian--eye-deactivated201606]

it is absolutely code for “punched him in the balls with devastating accuracy”

[ayellowbirds]

As is the case with boxing, it most likely means that she was precise and methodical. So, yes. She punched him in the balls with devastating accuracy.

[jumpingjacktrash]

“to the delight of several colliers who were passing” just imagining these coal miner bros standing around all WHOO YOU GO GURL

I GOT UR HUGE FLOWER HAT BB KICK HIS ASS

[standbyyourmantis-deactivated20]

It’s really hard to choose a favorite part of this story.

[weavemama]

Stay safe. Fight back. And sit tight because these next 4 years are gonna be one hell of a ride. 

[dailyotter]

Are You Seriously Going to Chew on That?

Via Beginners Blog Otter

[chaosophia218]

Hans Memling - Hell, 1485.

[erickaforman]

Oh look, my life.

[mediumaevum]

Mondays… I know, little fella. I know.

‘Oscott Psalter’, England ca. 1265-1270 (British Library, Add 50000, fol. 101r)

[mapsontheweb]

Elevation map, Dunes west of Meroe Patera, Mars.

[medievalpoc]

Beginning around the year 1000, Jerusalem attained unprecedented significance as a location, destination, and symbol to people of diverse faiths from Iceland to India. Multiple competitive and complementary religious traditions, fueled by an almost universal preoccupation with the city, gave rise to one of the most creative periods in its history.

This landmark exhibition demonstrates the key role that the Holy City played in shaping the art of the period from 1000 to 1400. In these centuries, Jerusalem was home to more cultures, religions, and languages than ever before. Through times of peace as well as war, Jerusalem remained a constant source of inspiration that resulted in art of great beauty and fascinating complexity.

This exhibition is the first to unravel the various cultural traditions and aesthetic strands that enriched and enlivened the medieval city. It features some 200 works of art from 60 lenders worldwide. More than four dozen key loans come from Jerusalem’s diverse religious communities, some of which have never before shared their treasures outside their walls.

#MetJerusalem

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Featured Artworks

[crusaders advance on Jerusalem, c. 1158]

[rorschachx]

The lion’s mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata) | image by Alexander Semenov

[scentorient]

“May you have warm words on a cold evening, a full moon on a dark night and a smooth road all the way to your door.”

[gedankenkaiser]

Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir-el-Bahari, Egypt by night.

[think-progress]

Oregon Sheriff Meets Ammon Bundy, Greets Him With Handshake Not Handcuffs

Bundy has been leading an illegal armed occupation of a federal building for almost a week.

The Difference Between Ferguson And Oregon, In Two Pictures

[smithsonian]

Happy Hanukkah! Yes, those are little Statues of Liberty on that menorah. 

Its creator, Manfred Anson, wasn’t born in the U.S. His American story began in Germany.

When the Nazi regime rose to power, a teenage Anson managed to escape to Australia, but the rest of his family was sent to concentration camps. His parents and sister survived—though separated, and with no way of knowing each other’s fate. His brother was killed in the Majdanek camp in Poland. 

Anson came to the states in 1963 and started to collect memorabilia related to his new nation, eventually gathering thousands of souvenirs of the Statue of Liberty, the Liberty Bell and the U.S. Capitol. 

He made his Hanukkah lamp in 1986 for the centennial of the Statue of Liberty, and one of its early casts made its way into our collection. Each statuette (made from those souvenirs) has important dates from Jewish history.

Read more about Anson and his menorah in this blog post from our National Museum of American History. 

For more holiday-related items from our museums, you can check out our Pinterest board, “Thanks a latke: Hanukkah across the Smithsonian.”

[erickaforman]

happy Hanukkah

[archaicwonder]

Trelleborg Viking Ring Fortress, Denmark

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[questionall]

[pbsnature]

Zzzzzzzzzzzz.

[think-progress]

Prosecutor Who Took Down Big Tobacco Says The Feds Should Investigate Exxon’s Climate Denial

"I think a RICO action is plausible and should be considered," she said.

A former U.S. Department of Justice attorney who prosecuted and won the massive racketeering case against Big Tobacco thinks the agency should consider investigating Big Oil for similar claims: Engaging in a cover-up to mislead the public about the risks of its product.

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[fergusonresponse]

PETITION - DEMAND A #BlackLivesMatter Presidential Debate

Because just saying Black Lives Matter isn’t enough. Sign the petition: http://bit.ly/blmdebate

Democracy requires real (and more) debate.

The #BlackLivesMatter network and our allies urge Democratic National Committee chairperson Debbie Wasserman Schultz to allow for more debates amongst Democratic party candidates leading up to the 2016 election, specifically for a #BlackLivesMatter themed Presidential debate.

It is not enough to poll the Presidential candidates on whether or not they think “Black lives matter” or “All lives matter” - we deserve substantive responses - including and in addition to criminal justice reform, what will the presidential candidates do to ensure that Black lives matter?

We deserve substance and not rhetoric. In fact, we demand it. Join the call for a Black Lives Matter Presidential debate focused on the issues important to our community.

Limiting the number of debates unfairly privileges some candidates over others, and cheats voters out of the opportunity to fully engage candidates on issues we care about. Black voters, in particular, constitute a significant portion of the potential voting bloc. According to the Center for American Progress, in 2012, Black women voted at a higher rate than any other group, across ethnicity, gender and race. Those of us who (reluctantly) give our votes to the Democratic Party deserve more robust forums on issues of particular concern to our communities, at home and abroad. Its time to extend the conversation beyond the status quo.

[huffpost]

Incredible Teen Poets Sum Up Everything Wrong With America

American textbooks have plenty of blind spots, but Belissa Escobedo, Rhiannon McGavin and Zariya Allen offer a wide-ranging view of our country in their powerful slam poem, “Somewhere Else in America.” And it’s not a pretty picture.

The teen spoken-word poets are members of the Get Lit organization, a nonprofit that uses spoken word to improve literacy rates in Los Angeles, where 40 percent of teens won’t graduate high school. 

Watch their performance and hear their full poem here. 

[coffeeandcursewords]

Watch this. I emplore you.

[mockeryd-deactivated20201004]

This gives me hope for the future. These three young girls are speaking up and paving the way for future kids. I am so proud of them.

[love-god-herself-deactivated202]

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[thefeministpress]

can I get a #FEMINISM

[erickaforman]

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