The law of the land in text and image The Stele of Hammurabi

The latest installment in A History of Western Art dropped this morning. Enjoy and share!
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Wondering what it must be like to live in a compassionate country that prioritizes its hungry citizens over buying more bombs and cutting the taxes of billionaires . . .

The Big Review: Rothko in Florence ★★★★★ A revelatory show, which has been years in the making, stretches across three venues in the birthplace of the Renaissance

Very excited to see this show! www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/04/17/t...

Thank you for posting. I agree with her 💯

Why I will not stand for Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Day siren A state that commits genocide cannot claim to honor the Holocaust. Each ceremony it holds in its name defiles the memory of the victims.

This. www.972mag.com/stand-israel...

Opinion | We Are Gambling Away Our Future

The times when I am a conservative: We Are Gambling Away Our Future www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/o...

The Badia of Florence Santa Maria di Firenze, an ancient, venerable Benedictine abbey (called the Badia) located in the heart of Florence, is the subject of Anne Leader's new book...

Through 27 April you can get a copy of my book for 40% off! That's 340 Pages with 205 color illustrations for 39 bucks with code UIUDAY26. Get one for the Italophile in your life today!
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Literally one of my favorite paintings ever!!!

High on their own supply

Spain approves plan to give around 500,000 undocumented migrants legal status Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said migrants helped "build the rich, open and diverse Spain that we are and to which we aspire".

Was literally just saying the USA should do this. One-time amnesty for people already here. Then reform the process for future immigration

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Makes me a little less worried that our days are numbered

He’s so very gross. The arrogance is quite something

They are all insane

AHA Executive Director Interviewed About the Impact of NEH Cuts - AHA AHA executive director Sarah Weicksel sat for an interview with WUSA9 News for its weekly program Federal Workforce Fallout to discuss the impact of the administration’s revocation of NEH grants last ...

AHA executive director Sarah Weicksel spoke with WUSA9 about the impact of the admin‘s revocation of NEH grants last year, DOGE’s review process, and the risks of using tools like ChatGPT without expertise.

History is an evidence-based discipline, and telling the full story matters.

So short sighted. Reminds me the campaign to save Latin in Rushmore.

Good grief. So many places where I almost got a job or turned down an offer that are in collapse. Bullets dodged.

Object 6 of 50: Seated Scribe (Egypt) The afterlife for the (mostly) common man

If you had to teach the history of Western #art in 50 objects, would this fellow make the cut? Share the joy of art with a friend!

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Of the Jewish senators, 7 out of 10 voted to block a sale of bulldozers to Israel.

Michael Bennet
Jon Ossoff
Bernie Sanders
Brian Schatz
Adam Schiff
Elissa Slotkin
Ron Wyden

NO: Blumenthal, Rosen, Schumer

Says a lot about the political shift happening

Good on them. Schumer needs to pass the baton

It’s now been 48 lovely minutes of breeze and birdsong. But I really do need to get to work!

I could watch my bird feeders for hours.

Casar: "Millions of Americans could be on verge of losing their jobs, but the only AI legislation Republicans are pushing is legislation to prevent any regulation. We should be stopping AI billionaires from putting countless Americans out of work, but Republicans are too busy cashing their checks."

And my grandfathers were in the Army in WWII!

I mean, after watching it I was not feeling very pro-American. Just Anti-War

They think that poverty and disease are the faults of the poor and the sick. And they call themselves Christians! #JesusWept

Wow. That film is really something. Hard to watch in the context of what’s happening in Iran. Really, hard to watch at all. Thanks for sharing it.

Annoyingly no link to the tool in the article. But thanks for sharing. Fascinating!

Also not what Jesus said.

Congratulations! Huge deal!

And go where instead?