“One of the strongest natural proofs of the folly of hereditary right in kings, is, that nature disapproves it, otherwise she would not so frequently turn it into ridicule, by giving mankind an ass for a lion.”
—Thomas Paine, “Common Sense”
#nokings
Lux tenebras vincit!
Light conquers darkness!
“Withdraw into yourself and look. And if you do not yet find yourself beautiful, then act as the creator of a statue that is to be made beautiful: he cuts away here, he smooths there… until a lovely face has grown upon his work.”
—Plotinus 🇬🇷 🇪🇬
Hope Eternal
Hope Everlasting
There are some Americans who refuse to engage with the complexity of our society. But reality is never simple. We are a great nation that is even greater than the sum of its parts precisely because we are complex. Rejecting our own diversity is as irrational as a leopard hating its own spots.
Loved “Sinners”!
Animating this image was fun!
My dream would be able to write full stories and set them in motion, with music and voice, using AI.
“Being a feminist on X”
A mind is dyed by the color of its thoughts.
Women never served in the Roman military.
That makes Bellona, the sister goddess of Mars, so very interesting! The sight of a woman in armor would have been jarring to most people of Roman culture.
The only other Greco-Roman goddess who wore armor I can think of is Athena.
World was on fire and no one could save me but you…
Good morning!
Et si cras non videō sōlem, nihil timebō.
And if I don’t see the sun tomorrow, nothing shall I fear.
HEAR ME OUT
I think Sydney Sweeney would be *perfect* to play Samus Aran in a hypothetical Metroid movie!
My immune system hard at work 🤧
Ishtar 🇮🇶
Yukio Mishima 🇯🇵
What is she hiding?
Future Fashion 😎
When are tired and can’t sleep but UH OH your brain insists on reminding you of every dumb thing you ever did 😂
The individualist proclaims, “I owe nothing to anyone but myself.” Yet does the oak tree owe nothing to the soil? Does the river claim it carved its own path without the rain, the stone, the gravity that guides it? No being exists in solitude.
This is a bigger issue than people realize. Not just jobs lost. But their families losing benefits. Landlords losing tenants. Cities and towns losing revenue. This is how recessions start
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
Tried to “draw” myself with AI wearing close to what I’m actually wearing today 😊
Concept art: futuristic space search and rescue captain
Plato in the Agora 🇬🇷
Leidende Seele
Lady Luck 🃏
