The chances of being killed by a landmine delivered by a bear are low, but they are never zero.

Japanese fire fighter uniforms during the Edo period

"The Harry Potter lights on one of London's busiest streets do not make trans people feel safe and at ease."

WIJNAND NUIJEN Pintor Holandés 1813-1839 "El Viejo Molino en Invierno" - 1838

Henri-Paul Motte painted The Fiancée of Belus in 1885. The scene is supposedly set in ancient Babylon, where the most beautiful woman in a daily contest was chosen to spend a day on the lap of the god's statue. The next day,another woman took her place.But there’s a catch. 🧵1/

"Old Tree by the Stream" By, Ramón Tusquets Maignon (Italian - Spanish, 1838–1904) Oil on canvas #paintings #FineArt

🎨Adalbert Waagen (1833-1898, German painter) - Blick auf den Watzmann, 1878

🎨Adalbert Waagen (1833-1898, German landscape painter) - Southern Mountain Landscape with Castle Ruin

A blue door turned into an underwater scene. Such a simple but beautiful idea.

🚨 THE BAY OF BENGAL IS UNLEASHING ITS FURY! 🌪️ Cyclonic Storm ‘Arnab’ has reportedly begun making landfall near Visakhapatnam, with the process expected to last around 3 hours. 💨 Sustained winds: 125–135 km/h ⚠️ Estimated peak gusts: Up to 150 km/h At these speeds, flying debris, uprooted trees, damaged power lines and dangerous coastal conditions become serious threats. This is the most critical phase of a cyclone. Residents must stay indoors, avoid coastal areas and follow official IMD and local administration advisories. 🙏 Stay safe, Andhra Pradesh. #Cyclone #Visakhapatnam #AndhraPradesh

Shot in the Dark (1943), by Tom Lovell

Japanese scientists to cancer:

Rain, a famous sculpture by Chinese artist Shen Lieyi.

Tout ce qui nous entoure influence notre esprit et façonne notre perception du monde. Et je crois qu'on sous-estime énormément l'importance de l'architecture dans nos vies. Regardez ce que nos ancêtres étaient capables de construire. Des bâtiments magnifiques, des façades travaillées jusque dans les moindres détails, des sculptures, des ornements, des monuments qui, plusieurs siècles plus tard, continuent de nous émerveiller. Et regardez ce qu'on construit aujourd'hui. Des blocs de béton, des immeubles sans caractère, sans âme, des façades toutes identiques. On a remplacé la beauté par la rentabilité, le savoir-faire par la facilité et l'élégance par le strict minimum. Mais ce n'est pas simplement une question d'esthétique. Vivre entouré de belles choses, c'est aussi nourrir son esprit, développer sa sensibilité, son imagination, son goût du détail et son sens de l'harmonie. Notre environnement a une influence considérable sur notre manière de voir le monde, et on aurait tort de croire que la disparition progressive du beau est sans conséquence. Il suffit de regarder les grandes civilisations de l'histoire. Qu'ont-elles laissé derrière elles ? Des temples, des cathédrales, des palais, des monuments extraordinaires. Des œuvres qui traversent les siècles et qui témoignent encore aujourd'hui de leur grandeur. Parce que la grandeur d'une civilisation ne se mesure pas uniquement à sa puissance économique, militaire ou technologique. Elle se mesure aussi à sa capacité à créer de la beauté et à la transmettre. Il faut impérativement remettre le beau au cœur de notre société, de nos villes et de notre architecture. Il n'y a pas de grande civilisation sans beauté.

Winter landscape with skaters Charles Leickert, 1866

The Leafy Sea Dragon (Phycodurus eques) is stunning a marine fish related to seahorses and pipefish. It is famous worldwide for its incredible camouflage, which makes it look exactly like floating seaweed.

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Pan-Africanist: Africa is poor because Europeans spent centuries exploiting our resources. Normal African: Colonialism was exploitative. But who controls those resources today? Pan-Africanist: African governments, technically. But Western corporations still benefit. Normal African: Who signs the contracts with those corporations? Pan-Africanist: Our corrupt leaders. Normal African: And who receives the money? Pan-Africanist: Our corrupt leaders. Normal African: So why is your revolution always directed at London and Paris instead of the presidential palace down the road? Pan-Africanist: Because you don't understand how neocolonialism works. Normal African: Apparently, it works by making African presidents steal money and buy mansions in the countries they claim are oppressing us. Pan-Africanist: You're oversimplifying centuries of systemic exploitation. Normal African: Fair enough. Let's talk about solutions. How do we become economically independent? Pan-Africanist: We must reject Western dependency and build African institutions. Normal African: Excellent. Where should we start? Pan-Africanist: Education, technology, infrastructure, manufacturing. Normal African: Agreed. Why haven't we done that? Pan-Africanist: Because Western powers deliberately keep Africa underdeveloped. Normal African: So the West is powerful enough to prevent 54 African countries from developing, but somehow powerless to stop China, South Korea, Singapore and other former poor countries from industrializing? Pan-Africanist: Their historical circumstances were different. Normal African: Exactly. So perhaps we should study what they did differently instead of treating history as a permanent excuse. Pan-Africanist: You sound like someone who worships white people. Normal African: I thought we were discussing economics. Pan-Africanist: Economics cannot be separated from colonial history. Normal African: Neither can it be separated from present-day leadership, corruption, productivity, education and institutions. Pan-Africanist: Africa needs leaders like Thomas Sankara. Normal African: Sankara received formal education and military training through institutions established under French colonial rule. Should we acknowledge that too? Pan-Africanist: That's colonial mentality. He used their knowledge against them. Normal African: Wonderful. So we agree that knowledge is useful regardless of who introduced it? Pan-Africanist: You're missing the point. Normal African: I'm beginning to suspect the point is that everything good is African resistance and everything bad is European influence. Pan-Africanist: We must decolonize the African mind! Normal African: Can we first fix the public hospital? Pan-Africanist: You cannot fix institutions without first liberating the African mind. Normal African: The hospital has had no medicine for three weeks. Pan-Africanist: That's the legacy of colonialism. Normal African: The health minister just bought himself a new Range Rover. Pan-Africanist: You really need to read more African history. Normal African: And you need to read the Auditor-General's report.

Garland of Fruit and Flowers Jan de Heem, 1650-1660

York cobblestones. 2006 vs 2026. Well maintained in 2006. Can’t be arsed to maintain properly and just plaster with tarmac patches in 2026. British civic pride decay in a nutshell.