#deformation

[jareckiworld]

Younguk Yi — A portrait of one acting as though conjuring spells while commanding an obedient dog. (acrylic on linen, 2025)

[wallacepolsom]

Wallace Polsom, Ask Me No Questions CXCII (04 Mar 2026), paper collage, 26.2 x 33.3 cm.

[heated-deformations]

Image sequence created at 24fps. Processed with Starstax mode: lighten - save after each step. New image sequence reassembled and sped up.

[fuckyeahfluiddynamics]

Stretching Ant Rafts

In their natural habitat, fire ants experience frequent floods and so developed the ability to form rafts. Entire colonies will float out a flood in a two-ant-thick raft anchored to whatever vegetation they can find. Because ants in the upper layer of the raft are constantly milling about, the rafts have some ability to "self-heal" as they're stretched. (Image credit: top - Wikimedia Commons, others - C. Chen et al.; research credit: C. Chen et al.; via APS Physics) Read the full article

[martin-singer]

Nouvelle version de Salomé avec la tête de saint Jean-Baptiste (espérons que cette vague goût Bacon se termine vite pour passer à quelque chose de plus digeste). Acrylique et collage sur papier 9,8 x 6,4 inches / 25 x 16,2 cm

[mathhombre]

Amalfi by Escher

John Richard on FB: "This is a follow-up to my last post about Metamorphosis I, II ,III. It shows what is said to be the inspiration for those and other works of his. The 1931 photograph by M.C. Escher shows his wife, Jetta, sitting on a cliff overlooking the Italian town of Atrani on the Amalfi coast."

In the first post he points out the church, Collegiata di Santa Maria Maddalena, in Metamorphosis II

[alwayswonderingandwandering]

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[hollywood-vampires]

Did ancient people had better health care than KKK, Nazis, MAGA America ??? The following is a ChatGPT query.

The ancient Egyptians believed in preserving life and invested heavily in medicine and healing practices. They did not have a philosophy that the weak should “just die.” In fact, their worldview emphasized balance (ma’at), care for the community, and respect for the body as a vessel for both earthly and spiritual existence.

Ancient Egyptians

Approach to Health: Healing and preservation of life, for rich and poor alike (though access was better for elites).

Worldview: Illness was a disruption of balance (ma’at), not a moral failing. Physicians and priests sought to restore harmony.

Legacy: Valued medical knowledge, passed it down, and influenced Greek and later Western medicine.

Greco-Romans

Health Approach: More systematic and naturalistic than Egyptians. Greek physicians like Hippocratesemphasized observation and diet. Romans excelled at public health — aqueducts, baths, sewers, military medicine.

Worldview: Illness was a natural imbalance (the “four humors”), not a punishment from the gods.

Legacy: Built the foundation of Western medicine and public health infrastructure.

Nazis

Approach to Health: Highly racialized. They practiced “racial hygiene,” sterilizing or killing those deemed “unfit” (disabled, chronically ill, Jewish, Romani, etc.).

Worldview: Life was not sacred in itself — it was judged by its utility to the state and to the so-called “Aryan race.”

Legacy: Atrocities like the Aktion T4 program (euthanasia of disabled people) and inhumane medical experiments.

Ku Klux Klan (KKK)

Approach to Health: Not a formal health policy, but their ideology enforced racial segregation in hospitals and health systems.

Worldview: Believed Black Americans and other minorities did not deserve equal access to medical care, education, or public resources.

Legacy: Helped entrench systemic disparities in U.S. healthcare, many of which still echo today.

MAGA (Make America Great Again movement)

(This is more current and politically sensitive, but here’s a factual contrast)

Approach to Health: Policies and rhetoric have often opposed expansions of government-funded healthcare (e.g., attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act). Some leaders frame healthcare as an individual responsibility rather than a universal right.

Worldview: Strong emphasis on self-reliance and reduced government intervention. Critics argue this leaves vulnerable groups (the poor, uninsured, immigrants) with less access. Supporters argue it preserves freedom of choice.

Legacy: Still unfolding, but debates around healthcare access remain central to U.S. politics.

Rough Assessment

Among top MAGA leadership (e.g. Trump himself, some high-ranking allies), there are statements that strongly evoke or align with eugenic thinking, especially around “good genes” / immigration. So yes, some do seem to embrace or flirt with eugenic-type ideas.

Among influential writers / thinkers associated with MAGA / right / tech-right (HBD circles etc.), there are more explicit endorsements of beliefs that are considered eugenic by many. But they are fewer, and many are more on the fringe (influencers rather than establishment leaders).

However, there does not appear to be widespread, formal adoption of classical eugenic policy (forced sterilization, state-directed “breeding programs” etc.) in MAGA leadership publicly. Much of it remains in rhetoric, insinuation, or ideological overlap.