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(They/He) [21] Jorkin pennies.

[trupowieszcz-moved-deactivated2]

r/scrungycats is fucking amazing

[fruityfinch]

This one is my favourite. It’s subtle. It’s contemplative. This cat has so much to consider

[tazetta]

if you've ever gone on a romantic "date" at olive garden just block me rn i literally can't deal with you proshippers -_-

[littlebigplanet]

what

[tazetta]

when you're there you're family

[herpsandbirds]

Graceful Black-throated Trogon (Trogon tenellus), male, family Trogonidae, order Trogoniformes, Costa Rica

photographs by Roger Brenes

[thebristolboard]

“The Militarization of the Police Department – Deadly Farce,” an original painting by Richard Williams from “The 20 Dumbest People, Events, and Things of 2014″ in Mad magazine #531, published by DC Comics, February 2015.

[spaceraptor]

Here’s the original, for comparison. And here’s a bit more about the artist and why he created the piece above for MAD Magazine.

[pennamerequired]

Richard Williams on Norman Rockwell:

“For most people, he was the painter of ‘America,’” he added. “But even he said his vision was what he wanted ‘America’ to be. It was a mythical ‘America,’ a place where all people were decent, honest and full of good will. His work was full of gentle humor that made you feel a little better; even if you knew it wasn’t really true… you just wished it was. My parody of Rockwell’s painting simply says, ‘That myth is dead.’”

[1-420-666-6969]

I think it’s relevant to add that even Norman Rockwell chose to leave his cushy job at the Saturday Evening Post because he wanted to make artwork that was more radical. The Post had rules that wouldn’t allow him to do artwork depicting black people as anything other than servants. The job paid really well and that was a huge reason he continued on. But he wanted change that and so he moved to Look magazine.

A lot of people know about the very first piece he did when he left the post which was the The Problem We All Live With which depicts Ruby Bridges walking to school under federal protection.

But I don’t think enough people know about Murder in Mississippi which depicts three real civil rights activists who were murdered by the Ku Klux Klan and sherriffs. The magazine ran the sketch instead of the finished piece because they felt it had a more striking statement to accompany the article. Norman Rockwell would finish that version after publication which is here

Rockwell’s legacy is sanitized because he decided to maintain his job at the Post for so long despite his frustrations with not being able to express himself. The civil rights movement was just his final straw to change what he could with the little time he had left. Look magazine received a lot of hate for Rockwell painting these as well.

Another favorite piece of mine is The Right to Know which depicts an integrated populace questioning their government. In 1968, the year of Vietnam and the year the Fair Housing Act only just got signed in months prior:

But I think it’s important to include the caption Rockwell originally wrote for the piece as well. I think it represents how a 74 year old Rockwell felt about the America he believed in and the people in it:

We are the governed, but we govern too. Assume our love of country, for it is only the simplest of self-love. Worry little about our strength, for we have our history to show for it. And because we are strong, there are others who have hope. But watch us more closely from now on, for those of us who stand here mean to watch those we put in the seats of power. And listen to us, you who lead, for we are listening harder for the truth that you have not always offered us. Your voice must be ours, and ours speaks of cities that are not safe, and of wars we do not want, of poor in a land of plenty, and of a world that will not take the shape our arms would give it. We are not fierce, and the truth will not frighten us. Trust us, for we have given you our trust. We are the governed, remember, but we govern too.

[batboyblog]

I’d just like to briefly say even Rockwell’s seemingly feel good Americana pieces are often more political than people today realize for example

likely the most famous picture of a Thanksgiving dinner ever painted and you see it all the time.

What you may not know is its actual title

“Freedom From Want” it’s a part of a series of 4, including this now famous meme

“Freedom of Speech” These paintings were illustrations of FDR’s “Four Freedoms” speech where The President laid out a vision that would become what the Allies were fighting for in WWII universal human rights that became a part of the UN charter.

So this homey American Thanksgiving scene was also a bold statement that no one in the world should go hungry

Rockwell’s work was very political, he used that Americana small town America vibe of his work to make what he was saying feel very close to the viewers he was trying to reach and also his optimism of the human spirt but for sure not blind to the need to build a better world.

[iapislazuli]

when i was at walgreens (at 3 in the morning which explains all of this) the cashier was talking to her coworker about how shed rather be a werewolf than a vampire because vampires are condemned to hell but werewolves arent and then she asked me what i thought and i said vampire because im already condemned to hell and she said in the nicest tone of voice “i dont think anybody is condemned to hell….” paused, stared at me for a few moments, and added on “…not even gay people” 

[iapislazuli]

Happy pride month to the filthiest most brutal read I’ve ever been given in my life

[the-punforgiven]

I'm just saying, if you're going to worldbuild magic being a "raw, primal force, akin to and interweaving with nature itself" you gotta explain to me why animals don't use it

[the-punforgiven]

I know the normal answer is "they just aren't smart enough for it" but idk I've seen enough media where a character uses a spell in a moment of brain-off panic ilI feel like animals could probably stumble into a spell or two like, accidentally

[the-punforgiven]

Also how funny would it be to see a completely normal regular bear cast magic missile outta nowhere

[the-punforgiven]

Also there is no way ravens wouldn't figure out spells, tbh

They're smart fuckin birds, I believe in them

Either through observing or just figuring shit out ravens could 100% learn how to cast spells I'm sure of it

[the-punforgiven]

Dogs can also cast Magic Missile but every time they do the projectile is shaped like a bone or a stick and they chase after it

[rathayibacter]

group of wizards who ask this in-universe, and after extensive study learn to their surprise that animals are casting spells all the time, just that their magic is so fundamental as to be unrecognizable to humans. turns out the only reason acorns grow on trees is because squirrels keep wishing for them.

[zzoupz]

I know this post isn't asking for recs but you should check out the Codex Inversus worldbuilding project which has this EXACT premise

Curious Archive's video on it is a great place to start!

[tatzelwurming]

listen i consider myself an empathic person but after a certain point i get sick of other people’s problems. my friend is always talking about how the jewel-eyed skull on their mantlepiece is tormenting them w its sinister beauty and im over it. like dude i don’t want to talk about this anymore. get rid of the fucking skull

[e-102]

you’ are biased against my skull

[tatzelwurming]

i’m not having this argument again man

[o6eiyrskb4hg7rix8hih-deactivate]

toxins and sludge toxins and sludge im a little lad who loves toxins and sludge

[onenicebugperday]

Yellow leatherleaf slug, Vaginulus taunaisii, Veronicellidae

Photographed in Brazil by rogerriodias

[ernvetna]

Holy shiiit! :V

[fuckass-bird-blog]

[the-muppet-joker]

Greetings, Homosapians

I'm the author of the former Muppet Joker blog and character. You may know me from my silly fictional scenarios and pretend muppet fixation.

"Pretend."

Oh, how the mighty fall.

It started as a bit, but unfortunately the personality traits and, ahem, interests of my Muppet Joker character began to infiltrate and eventually take over my life. My wife was sickened by my Muppet Lust and left me, taking our son. I was fired from my job because I kept Joker Laughing at the customers.

I am trying to fight the monster I have created within me and I am losing the battle. But at least I am in speaking terms with my beautiful wife again.

No longer am I posting "in character," but as my true self with the raw, messy account of my life. Yes, some aspects are exaggerated, like my job at the Dangerous Chemical Factory (...it doesn't JUST sell dangerous chemicals. It also sells deadly sharks).

There will not be a comedically elaborate DNI. That was childish and not representive of who I am. Instead, I will eventually be attaching a flow-chart to more clearly illustrate who is and is not allowed to look at my posts. Please read the whole thing before interacting.

Yes, it was a Bit. But it's not a Bit anymore. You think I would lie to the internet? Twice?

Anyways. Enjoy the madness. And... Heh.

Run while you can.

[diseases-for-center-control]

Some of you need to touch grass. Long grass. With your bare skin. And don't check your body or clothes after. And definitely don't utilize any kind of EPA-registered insect repellent

[diseases-for-center-control]

If you're cold, she's cold.

Let her in

[diseases-for-center-control]

Pleas e.... she is so hungry..... .. and so full of Borrelia

[diseases-for-center-control]

[mrsterlingeverything]

how do u play chess

Move the peaces luv

[lucielovekj]

Ppl will be like “end the stigma around mental illness uwu” but still judge you if you’re unemployed or single or not completely self-sufficient or healthy or perfectly groomed or still live with parents and don’t see the hypocrisy in that whatsoever

[chronicallyinvisible]

sometimes depression is so scary because you stop being able to achieve any sense of fulfilment. a huge part of being human is looking forward to things and having treats, goals, rewards, outcomes that you strive towards. if you don’t have those things it can be really, really hard to find any sense of purpose. having depression is asking yourself what do i want to eat, what do i want to watch, what do i want to play, what do i want to listen to, what do i want to do, what am i looking forward to, what’s driving me to keep going, and having the answer be a resounding ‘nothing’

[footlongdingledong]

i dont care if mondays rife,tuesday qednesday full of strife, thursday fuck my baka life, its friday im in sucks

[vviridescence]

happy thursday fuck my baka life, thank you for this post op i had this stuck in my head for days so i embroidered it

i might attach it to a magnet to go on my fridge lol

[beefwizard91]

[ernvetna]

REAL. SHIT. While honeycrisp is far from the best apple, literally ANY variety is FAR BETTER than Red "Delicious." Delicious, my ass. Subpar at best.

Granny Smith, McIntosh, and Fuji apples are some of the best popular store varieties. I will possibly die on this hill.

Fuck Red Delicious.