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"The Lady of the Decoration" (1914), by Harry Clarke.

simone weil

ursula k. leguin

Gone forever

If you see one of these things, cover your face and tip it over, if you have any paint or tools with you, wreck their cameras. [video]

A man came out of the crowd and literally had to pick up the robot and move it so she could safely access the sidewalk. A woman next to me commented to her friend "well that was nice of him, but now his door dash account will be deactivated because he touched it" as if that was anywhere in the realm of reasonable responses to witnessing one of these things endanger a woman's life. Oh no, his account 🙄 whatever will he do. Fuck these robots, and fuck doordash/ubereats/all these companies taking over public spaces for shareholder gains.

capybara

He has a knack for making tragedy of tribulation, and forgiving himself for anything and everything in every confessional paragraph he pens.”

I now know all your faces. If there is an afterlife, I’m gonna come back — and fucking kill all of you. And if there isn’t an afterlife, I’m still gonna find a way.

Prague, 1942. A refugee Jewish couple light Shabbat candles as night falls. The words of their Shabbes prayer ignite the Friday night darkness, alongside the hesitantly kindling flame. Together they create a holy space of rest in the middle of an increasingly hostile world that persecutes them: for their faith, their sexuality, and because both women are trans.

For context: Jonis Josef is a famous Norwegian comedian.

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