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Leopard seal By: Sorenson From: Living Mammals of the World 1969

Azuki Furuya — Amor Conquered by Beauty (oil, acrylic, mixed media, on board, 2024)

- Timothy Snyder. The first and perhaps most important lesson from On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons for the Twentieth Century (2017)

Snyder's new book, On Freedom, was published in 2024.

I know it’s scary & there are so many unknowns

But don’t make it easy for them. Don’t just step aside as they march right in like they own the place. Your freedom, your personhood, your identity isn’t theirs to take.

I’ve seen so many people already accepting extremes when they haven’t even happened yet.

So many trans folks talking about detransitioning, or making themselves less queer looking. So many people accepting that there will never be another election in the US. So many people taking down pride flags and bumper stickers.

Don’t just hand it over to them.

Surround yourself with supportive people, make and find communities where you can rely on each others. Don’t hide and isolate, don’t preemptively comply with fascism

i gotta remember this

Kiki Smith

Dmitry Kochanovich (Russian,b. 1972)

Globus, 2021

Oil on canvas

nighttime is going to be fucked up under the trump administration, as he plans to get rid of the weird bug appointed by joe biden to be in charge of it. "the bug is too weird it freaks me out yucky", said the president-elect when asked about the nighttime department. insider sources say he plans to appoint an obscure youtuber known only as "gamer rickey" to the position.

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A collection of Greek gold and silver coins, including 11 gold staters bearing the portrait of Alexander the Great, uncovered in Crete in 2024. Dated to the 4th-3rd century BC