☦ Far-Right sleeper cell stationed in Canada, codephrase: "I sure hope the US abolishes term limits like we did."
I will fedpost at 4am and you cannot stop me.
🇺🇸 A Bible fused to steel.
March 30, 2002. A firefighter working the last of the South Tower pulled a charred scrap of scripture off the pile. Heat, rust, moisture, and concrete had baked the page to a chunk of World Trade Center metal.
The page had stayed open in Matthew 5.
"Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also."
A firefighter found it and called over photographer Joel Meyerowitz, who was documenting the pile. Meyerowitz carried it out wrapped in a scarf.
It is in the 9/11 Museum.
The painting in my banner is called "Surprised!", and it's by Henri Rousseau.
This man began painting at the age of 49, having worked in law and tax collection for most of his life.
A personal inspiration of mine, being able to pull exotic scenes from visiting the local gardens.
Rousseau was known for odd perspectives, signature shapes, and exotic scenes. He was not a trained painter, making him a "Naïve" artist, or a primitivist. He simply painted the things he wanted to paint.