The "blue hour" takes place when the sun is far enough below the horizon that the sun's blue wavelenghts dominate, at dawn or dusk. The blue hour lasts longer near the poles as the sun rises and sets at a shallower angle than at the equator.
Dusk blue hour, Milford Sound, New Zealand.
#bluehour
Nyx, Cthonic Matriarch
AI-generated artwork is officially not eligible for copyright protection after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the appeal.
The court ruled that a work must have a human creator in order to qualify for copyright.
(Link: www.reuters.com/legal/govern...)
yep! she's gay
A new star✨
illustration depicting a gothic re-imagining of the "Beauty and the Beast" fairytale. A 19th century woman and a goat-man monster embrace in a shadowy doorway. The library behind them is bathed in pale yellow sunlight. Goblins climb the tree-shaped columns flanking the door.
Between the shadows
Lots of thing in life and the world are going wrong and are bad… I’m trying to stay focused on things I have to be grateful for today, and you should try it out too 🖤 gratefulness brings us joy. Love y’all
Just a couple of baby dragons 🥰
Pencil sketch in my physical sketchbook, and the refined sketch on my tablet.
They are like roaches covering everywhere first ring suburb and in for both Minneapolis and St. Paul. Def still active in burbs and out, but they are just everywhere in the metro. I’m glad you are safe.
Spaghetti is not the correct food for testing if your food poisoning is done. I know this now.
Guten Morgen!
(Norwegen, Sommer 2025)
Orc with a Pearl earring 🤍｡
Color/portrait study
With my Orc, Jia
#worldofwarcraft | #Orc | #Cheriocs | #Artstudy
The Justice Department has reportedly issued subpoenas to Gov. Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her, state Attorney General Keith Ellison and Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty
A picture of a sketchbook with paint marker dragons. The top dragon is a noodle dragon all wrapped around and the bottom is a big chunky dragon holding his lil hand up to a blue star.
Dragons! 💫
ICE came to Saly’s apartment, broke down the door, trashed the place, handcuffed him, and put a gun to his daughter-in-law’s head.
ICE came to my brother-in-law Saly’s apartment, broke down the door, trashed the place, handcuffed him, and put a gun to his daughter-in-law’s head. They did not allow him to put on proper clothing and forced him outside in freezing weather. Saly is a naturalized U.S. citizen. He has NO criminal record. ICE drove him around for nearly an hour, questioned him, and fingerprinted him. Only after all of that did they realize he had no criminal history and no reason to be detained. They then dropped him back off at his apartment like nothing happened. We believe they were looking for someone who previously lived there, but instead of asking for identification, they chose violence, intimidation, and humiliation. What makes this even more painful is Saly’s story. During the war in Laos, his mother, Nurse Choua Thao, helped a Lao woman deliver premature twins. The mother could not care for them. Choua took the boy, Saly, and one of her fellow nurses took the girl. Choua ensured all her children became naturalized U.S. citizens. She believed deeply in doing things the right way, in protecting life, dignity, and family. To see her son treated like this, in front of family, with weapons drawn, is beyond traumatic. This is not about politics. This is about basic human rights, due process, and accountability. No family should experience this. No child should witness this. And no U.S. citizen should be treated this way. Please share. Silence allows this to keep happening. Louansee Moua
Louansee Moua says ICE agents came to her brother-in-law’s apartment, handcuffed him and forced him outside in freezing weather in boxers.
She says Saly, a U.S. citizen, was released after they realized “he had no criminal history and no reason to be detained.”
Photo by Reuters
Me and the homies picked some of these up from the Toki Toki Tattoo shop in downtown Minneapolis! Look em up on insta! 🖤
#fuckice #abolishice #mnice #mn
punk princess ☆⌒(ゝ。∂)
Hey all! We have unlocked the first ita bag of my kickstarter campaign!
The next two goals are the Dancing Moonilight and Rainbow Swirl potion hard enamel pins! Remember to share and let people know! ♡
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
Photo of several lichens growing on a small tree branch. The centre of the pic shows a roundish, bright orange lichen partially covered in orange discs (apothecia). Other lichen species around the orange lichen are yellow and grey in colour. Combined, the lichens almost completely cover the branch.
Lichens on a stick. The large orange #lichen is a sunburst lichen (Xanthoria sp). NWT, Canada. #fungi #fungifriends
The South Carolina measles outbreak is growing at an astounding speed
More than 500 people are in a 21-day quarantine and about 200 are "actively infected." The largest outbreak currently in the U.S. has spread to at least three other states
seeing my friend typing something to me on discord and then saying "yes [name]?" before they even send the message like i'm a villain swirling a glass of wine in front of a fireplace and know they're there before i even turn around
✧ i am accepting commissions again! ✧
my new years break is OVER! so my vgen is open for business and accepting proposals✨ i’m excited to get back to it!
vgen.co/TheLowestPic...
Lady knight lineart:
Everybody thinks 'https:// stands for 'hypertext transfer protocol secure' but it actually stands for 'head to this place, sucka' followed by a colon and two laser sounds
Illustration of a celestial woman holding a supernova containing a tuxedo cat. She's wearing a frilly periwinkle dress, periwinkle ribbons, and has white long hair. The cat is curled up cutely in the supernova. Drawn by gdbee, Jan 2026
Supurrnova
DHS is quoting the KKK on X. At this point, it’s hard to call it anything but AmeriKKKa. “We’ll have our home again” has been used historically in Ku Klux Klan propaganda, chants, and publications, particularly in the early–mid 20th century
The morning and evening star opening the sun gate
The knight and priestess celebrating the harvest
Gideon and Harrow separated but together
A sphynx cat sitting on a crystal ball
Hello #PortfolioDay I'm Helen, A freelance Illustrator inspired by art nouveau. I love mythology and folklore, dark creepy things, and Queer love.
I'd love to work on more TTRPG, Book covers/comic book covers, Posters, packaging illustration
Portfolio: helenmask.com
📧 thehemask@gmail.com
