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Arisha. 25. 10/29. CS&IT.

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Painting Storm this week! I made a poll on my Patreon asking what to paint for a Black History month appreciation Episode and she leads :> ⚡

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Willem Arondeus was a Dutch resistance fighter who gave his life trying to protect his Jewish countrymen from the Nazis. Born in Amsterdam in 1895, Willem was one of six children. From a young age, he was a talented artist and his parents encouraged his creativity, until he came out as homosexual at age 17. In a time when nearly all gay people were in the closet, Willem’s parents could not accept his choice to live openly. Their rejection led Willem to run away from home. On his own, Willem took odd jobs and eventually became a successful visual artist and writer. He was commissioned to paint a mural for Rotterdam’s town hall, in a style that combined modern abstract painting with a traditional Dutch motif. Willem was a well-respected author who published a popular biography of Dutch painter and political activist Matthijs Maris. In 1940, Germany invaded the Netherlands. Willem immediately joined the resistance movement, and urged his fellow artists to fight against the Nazi occupation. WIllem published illegal anti-Nazi pamphlets calling for mass resistance against the Germans. Willem was especially committed to saving Amsterdam’s Jewish community. Bringing in others to the cause, Willem arranged for Dutch Jews to be hidden in people’s homes. He used his artistic skills to create false identity papers. In 1943, Willem hatched a brazen plan. Dressed as a German Army captain, and with 15 men behind him, Willem boldly marched into the Public Record Office, where lists identifying people as Jews were kept. Willem drugged the guards and planted a firebomb. The resulting blaze destroyed tens of thousands of documents, and delayed or prevented many Jews from being identified by the Nazis. Unfortunately, Willem was captured by the Germans and sentenced to death. Willem’s last words before being executed in July, 1943 were, “Let it be known that homosexuals are not cowards.” In 1986 Yad Vashem recognized Arondeus as Righteous Among the Nations. Because of his sexual orientation, Willem’s story was omitted from Dutch history books. Only in the last 20 years has his courage become widely known.

[trueka]

raven !!!

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Japanese photographer Chino Otsuka’s took old photos from her childhood and put pictures of her present self in them, creating lovely double self-portraits.

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oh shit this is so brilliant but also kind of unnerving

[writingaboutmyrapists]

They look so different

[motleystitches]

Is it your future self coming back or the past self going to the future self…

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#photography

[zodiaccity]

Happy Birthday to all the Scorpios out there!!

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Watch: Can video games be a spiritual experience?

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My favorite video game story ever

[hilokaul]

Science is neat, but I’m afraid it’s not very forgiving.

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Click here to support Charles's Vet Bills by Robert Barrozo

Charles got hit by car while he was out at night on Tuesday 8/2/16. I found him sitting on the side of the street unable to move so i got out of my car to see what was wrong and saw his leg so i rushed him to the 24 hour vet. My poor baby was in a lot of pain and shock so they gave him a pain inj...

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D.va‬ from ‪overwatch‬ with her mini mech >;3 PSD+high res,steps,vidprocess etc>https://www.patreon.com/sakimichan

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I wanted to draw feathers

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♤ ♧  ♥ ♡ ♢   Exclusive Harley Quinn #1 variant cover for @friedpiecomics! Be sure to pick it up Aug 3rd! ♤ ♧  ♥ ♡ ♢ 

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Minimal Cafe Interior, Melbourne

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[societyandcivilization]

The Thousand Hand Bodhisattva Dance

Performed by China Disabled People’s Performing Art Troupe, the Thousand Hand dance is a portrayal of Guan Yin (Chinese: 觀音菩薩), an East Asian spiritual figure of mercy, the Goddess of Mercy, and a bodhisattva associated with compassion.

The thousand hands represent Guan Yin’s many abilities to render assistance. There are a thousand eyes on these hands which give her great powers to observe the world.  Guan Yin also has many faces so she can become who people need her to be, not necessarily herself, because her help is given in a way that is literally selfless.

All members of the dance troupe are hearing impaired.

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Love this!