A reminder that Margaret Thatcher once said Nelson Mandela was a “grubby little terrorist”, and David Cameron was a top member of the Federation of Conservative Students in 1985, who produced the “hang Mandela” posters.
~~
“Nelson Mandela had been placed on the U.S. terror watch list by Ronald Reagan, [and ] wasn’t removed until 2008.”—@AntDeRosa (via kateoplis)
(via sublime-limitations)
Brian is one of my closest friends, and I owe him huge for letting me live on his boat for a few months a few years back. The boat was based in the marina behind Willie Mays field in San Francisco, and my office was only a block away, at that time.
Since then, Brian has become a highly…
Data is one thing, making sense of it is another.
(via stoweboyd)
Southern Flannel Moth (Megalopyge opercularis)
aka Pus Moth
The most distinct feature of this moth its its pre-metamorphic stage. Also known as the puss caterpillar, is covered in long fur and is very venomous. These rashes can become inflated burning swelled areas and can cause nausea and even breathing problems. As the caterpillar grows, its fur becomes shorter and more tussled.
In the adult forms, the moths can have a wingspan of between 1 and 2 inches. Like most moths, they are dimorphic. The males have thicker antennae, more black markings and are smaller than females. They live throughout Texas and Florida.
More thorough information on instar stages and other details can be found here. (An extremely well written and well researched website).
#ANIKA
(via jenn2d2)
Victorian Women Breastfeeding
At a time when when modesty was considered fundamental in women, the above images depict an unlikely fashion amongst mid-19th century mothers.
According to Gwen Sharp, an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Nevada State College, ‘The use of wet nurses had never been as common in the U.S. as in Europe, and it became even less popular by the early 1800s; breastfeeding your own child became a central measure of your worth as a mother. ‘Cultural constructions of femininity became highly centered on motherhood and the special bond between a mother and her children in the Victorian era.’
Given that the images are daguerrotypes - the first commercial photographic process - the subjects do not appear quite as at ease as their modern counterparts might. The women and their babies would have had to sit still for approximately ten minutes while the image developed on a silvered copper plate - presumably a challenge with small children involved.
(via dendroica)
“Einstein, when he arrived in America, was shocked at how Black Americans were treated. “There is separation of colored people from white people in the United States,” he said. “That separation is not a disease of colored people. It is a disease of white people. And, I do not intend to be quiet about it.” And, he wasn’t.
Although he had a fear of speaking in public, he made all the effort he could to spread the word of equality, denouncing racism and segregation and becoming a huge proponent of civil rights even before the term became fashionable. Einstein was a member of several civil rights groups (including the Princeton chapter of the NAACP).
Happy Birthday Albert Einstein!”Source: Craig Lowery II for Last Words.
I wonder why I never learned this about Einstein in school…oh wait, I do know why.
Yeah, I mean how could you “tarnish” the legacy of one of the world’s greatest physicists by linking him to the fight for racial equality, especially since he openly calls out racism as a “disease” of the white oppressor. Of course this isn’t a bigger part of his historical narrative.
(via silas216)
In the endless madness of consumerism and the Internet, the crowdfunding service Kickstarter allowed a book project titled “Above the Game” to use and receive money through their service, to the total of $16,000 dollars. An unofficial sequel/competitor to “The Game” by Neil Strauss of Pickup…
That Cheap Stuff You Just Bought At Walmart? Turns Out It Cost $6,000 More Than You Thought | UpWorthy
According to a Congressional study, $6,000 is the average amount taxpayers are being dinged per employee. Walmart’s wages and benefits are so low, it forces workers to go on Medicaid and receive housing assistance, childcare subsidies, food stamps, and more. Yes, it’s totally insane, but it’s true.
(via sublime-limitations)
