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ancient greek word of the day: κακοθερής (kakotherēs), unfitted to endure summer heat

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silkworms in a terrarium

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Oh man you guys weren't kidding about the Twitter refugees with empty blogs. Spooky

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After being released from 104 days of ICE detention for his pro-Palestine activism, Mahmoud Khalil joins his wife, Dr. Noor Abdalla, and their newborn son at Newark Liberty Airport this morning (21 June 2025).

photo via NYT

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nothing scarier than being a fan of a fic and then becoming mutuals with the author. like hi shakespeare. big fan of your fake dating au

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Well!

So first, let's clear a common misconception: no, President Abraham Lincoln did not love Black people nor see them as human equals. At best he was centrist about it (though, even his implication that 'exceptional' Black men ought to vote got him assassinated).

"My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do, it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that. What I do about slavery, and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union...I have here stated my purpose according to my view of official duty; and I intend no modification of my oft-expressed personal wish that all men everywhere could be free."

The "freeing of slaves" after the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 was meant to kneecap the economic and military powers of the seceded South. Lettuce stop making a white savior figure out of Lincoln, or thinking that my people's shackles were unchained via anything other than desperate war strategy and extreme violence. Think on that, for a moment.

That being said!

But not everyone in Confederate territory would immediately be free. Even though the Emancipation Proclamation was made effective in 1863, it could not be implemented in places still under Confederate control. As a result, in the westernmost Confederate state of Texas, enslaved people would not be free until much later. Freedom finally came on June 19, 1865, when some 2,000 Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas. The army announced that the more than 250,000 enslaved black people in the state, were free by executive decree. This day came to be known as "Juneteenth," by the newly freed people in Texas.

Consider going through the Smithsonian website to learn about Juneteenth! Recognize why it's an actual day of freedom, versus July 4th and the independence of a select few.

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Sugar Plum Fairy and little lapin

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happy birthday to the stans ever

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you can tell that cloudward ho is gonna be a good season when the third episode is built around a south pole trip only made possible due to the ih forcibly making wealwell a main character

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the most wanted man in pilby

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going for a ride with mama

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I wanted to make a comic of one of my favorite parts of the book of bill so I did

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Some more oldies that I thought I would finish but never did!

The New Years one I drew thinking about his 30's and 40's, growing into the 90's, realizing it's New Years Eve 10 years after losing Stanford and getting that feeling of "Oh my god, there is no way he's still kicking." Mourning for Ford and then deciding actively to keep working on the portal due to sheer spite and delusion

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love olethra so much she's just happy to be there

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RIZ GUKGAK: ON AROMANTICISM, ASEXUALITY, INHUMANESS, AND LOVE UNRELENTING

Fantasy High: Sophomore Year - Sophomores Start / Warsan Shire / @SirVictorThe2nd (twt) & Cait May / Fantasy High: Sophomore Year - Sophomores Start / Rebecca Snowden, Dimension 20: Animated / Fantasy High: Sophomore Year - My Green Heaven / Fantasy High: Junior Year - Fracas at Frostyfaire Festival / Will Wood, Love me, Normally / Fantasy High: Junior Year - Fracas at Frostyfaire Festival / Heather Havrilesky, Ask Polly: Help, I’m The Loneliest Person In The World! / Fantasy High: Sophomore Year - Fearful Symmetry / Orla Gartland, Why Am I Like This? / @/icecreamvi (twt) / Fantasy High: Sophomore Year - My Green Heaven / @bekindbella (instagram) / Fantasy High: Sophomore Year - Fearful Symmetry

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I'm so sorry Mr. Dekarios I'm trying