Conk of cola (2023)
Acrylic on wood
this image made me so upset that i imagined leaving this baby inside the hottest car in the world to make myself feel better
I remember bits and pieces, but not the whole night.
Burning Days, 2022 dir. Emin Alper
I'm not a RF dickrider btw if you honestly think Russia has any bonafide interest in "liberating Ukraine" or "fighting fascism/neo-Nazis" stay off my posts and blog lol
The clusterfuck in Ukraine is the result of decades of great power competition between two reactionary capitalist states, one with more aggressively expansionistic goals than the other (hint: it's not Russia). Ukraine is the poor motherfucker where the competition came to a head. Both states are perfectly fine using neo-Nazis and other fascist meatbrain freaks as cannon fodder to carve out their spheres of influence (and tbh if those were all of the casualties than good fucking riddance) while accusing each other of being fascists and declaring their own military operations anti-fascist. The ghosts of the slaughters of the 20th centuries coming back to haunt a land that earnestly deserved to know peace and prosperity but then Freedom and Democracy happened. Hell.
Now that the submarine saga is over can we go back to talking about actually important issues like shipping discourse and why Lin Manuel Miranda was selling framed pictures of himself biting his lip like this
this image is beautiful to me it is holy, this should be in a gallery
People are like “it’s so beautiful no clouds at all” it could use a little clouds if I had to be honest.
the irish prime minister gave biden a "shamrock bowl" but as far as i can tell this isnt like... a thing? they have sprigs of clover in their suits? this seems insane
from an article by the USDA on this tradition
The tradition of this annual gift from the people of Ireland started in the early 1950s when Ireland’s first Ambassador, John J. Hearne, sent a small box of shamrocks to President Harry Truman.
The shamrock presented to President Biden was grown by Mr. Joe Sugrue at his family-run nursery in Ballinskelligs, County Kerry, Ireland. For more than two decades, the Sugrue family has provided shamrock for the St. Patrick’s Day presentation at the White House.
from an article by AS
During the Second World War, Ireland remained neutral for the entirety of the conflict despite immense pressure from the US and Britain. This diplomatic position damaged relations between the nations, something that needed to be remedied after the triumphant Allies set about rebuilding Europe.
To repair relations, Irish Ambassador to the US John Hearne gave President Harry Truman a bowl of shamrocks in 1952. The move was a success as Truman sent a message hoping that, “relations between the two countries will continue to be on a good and effective level for generations.”
here's kennedy and reagan
from atlas obscura
In spite of all of the pageantry, it’s “a deadly serious day” for the Irish government, says Dr. Michael Kennedy, Executive Editor of Documents on Irish Foreign Policy. “In officialdom, this is something absolutely unique to have 15-20 minutes with the most powerful person in the world. No other small country like Ireland has it.” He adds: “You can tell jokes about paddywhackery until the cows come home, but you’ve still got that access.”
Hearne’s most brilliant move, though, may have come the following St. Patrick’s Day. As entered in Eisenhower’s presidential diary: “The Ambassador requested, thru Protocol, an appointment with the President in order to make presentation of shamrock to the President for St. Patrick’s Day … [Chief of Protocol] John Simmons stated that similar presentations have been made in the past, and recommended that the President receive him.”
there were dozens and dozens lighthearted comedy films during stalinist era too? stalin's favorite movie was literally that exact kind of musical soviet comedy volga-volga?? also what is so westlike in the plot centered on Palace of Culture workers, an entirely foreign concept among capitalist countries.
Hell yes. Spring Break 2013. Pop a Molly and get jolly in south beach. New York is a dream to me now.
we have to stop moralizing the human condition and start jerking each other off while making out
I have had so many bad takes on this post and not only is this a breath of fresh air, I’m gonna kiss you for it, you get me
americans when a war breaks out: "ok but who do we need to cheer for"
I mean, honestly, I don't really believe in not taking sides.
Like, remaining a passive observer and clinging to impartiality only enables perpetrators, oppressors, authoritarians, etc.
well the thing is that using the rhetoric of anti-imperialism and social justice to treat war like a game of football is actually rather perverse