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- Women Surfers Club. Dakar , Senegal .

Miniaturist Perfectly Recreates Historical Interiors at a Staggering 1:12 Scale

On his popular Instagram account, artist Chris Toledo shares ornate interiors and bathroom remodels. There is one distinct difference, however, between his handiwork and the type of thing you’d find on Pinterest. All of Toledo’s interiors are miniaturized at a 1:12 scale. If it weren’t for his hand cramming into the small spaces—or a full-sized toothbrush towering in the bathroom or a real head of garlic taking up half the kitchen—you’d never realize how tiny these places are; his details are just that impeccable.

Are you folks getting sick of baby hippos yet? I might be a little obsessed lately. But, they help me feel better. 

Paintings by Dusty Ray

Dusty Ray is an artist from Fort Collins, Colorado who working mostly in gouache, watercolor, and micron pens. He makes art for “strange but discerning” people who enjoy “a touch of weird in their life”.    

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Designs by Anai Greog

Romanian artist Anai Greog started making art when her art-therapy studies met with her previously abandoned ambitions to become a graphic designer. Using Illustrator and Photoshop, Anai explores herself in circles, creating kaleidoscopes of her thoughts and mandalas of her mental patterns. As she journeys through life, her digital spheres shed light (and color) on the realms of her emotions and experiences. Follow her on Tumblr and buy prints.

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The Truth about the Border Crisis, as Told by Civil Rights Attorney Monica Ramirez

On Why People Seek Asylum: “It’s simple: You don’t undertake this type of dangerous journey unless you are fleeing awful circumstances. … Too often, the debate around migration doesn’t take into account the basic humanity of asylum-seekers, and that any person confronting abject poverty, a drought, and failed aid programs would undertake a journey like the ones we’re seeing today.”

On The U.S. Asylum Process: “What many people don’t realize is that you do not have to request asylum immediately. You have up to one year after entering the US to request asylum. … There’s a narrative out there that these families are breaking the law by entering the US. This is not accurate: The only way that they can seek asylum is by entering the US. So, in fact, they are following the established process to seek asylum.”

On How the U.S. Asylum Process Has Changed: “In April of 2018, former US Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a policy called ‘zero tolerance,’ which essentially criminalized those who didn’t enter the US through what’s known as a port of entry, claiming it was illegal. This allowed the government to charge adult migrants with a crime, and used that as a justification to rip them away from the children they were traveling with, because when you’re charged with a felony you can’t keep your kids with you.”

On the Ramifications: “Some parents were deported without their children. Detained children were exposed to sexual and physical violence. Private companies are making millions of dollars off of this operation, and we’ve seen numerous studies outlining the profound psychological harm that child separation has on children. …many families have yet to be reunited. Worse still, in the past six months, six children have lost their lives in US custody.”