In the 1950s, portrait photographer Philippe Halsman would ask his subjects to jump in the air so they would loosen up for subsequent shots. Among Halsman's subjects was Judge Learned Hand, then in his 80s. The request resulted in the photo below. smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture...

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I pay taxes for schools despite not having kids because I live in a society. The retired people who don't want to pay property taxes are weird. They still use roads and other public services. But the US is a deeply individualistic society run by Republicans hyper-focused on exclusionary policies.

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Just saw a post describing Marcus Aurelius as "the best Christian ever". Aurelius was 1 of the most actively persecuting Roman emperors ever, but his son Commodus -yes, the Gladiator villain- contrasted notably for his mercy towards Christians, prob influenced by his freedwoman concubine Marcia.

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This is what American fascism looks like.

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Once again Trump demonstrates his commitment to trying to destroy everything that is actually good and loveable about the US.

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