So in 1867 the Samurai caste stood at the threshold of extinction leading to the abolition of the samurai class following the Meiji Restoration.
The first fax machine was patented by Scottish inventor Alexander Bain on May 27, 1843. He called it the "Electric Printing Telegraph".
And President Abraham Lincoln died at 7:22 a.m. on April 15, 1865.
So there was a 22 year window where a Samurai could send a fax to Abraham Lincoln!
dörsend, adj:
Kofferwort aus dösend und dörrend. Beschreibt den Zustand von Dachgeschoss-Bewohnern während der Nacht im Hochsommer
Nur noch 95 Tage bis zur deutschen Scheibenwelt-Convention 2025 (Terry Pratchett, nicht flache Erde). Mit den intensiveren Vorbereitungen steigt langsam steigt die Vorfreude und Nervosität. #scheibenwelt #pratchett
The poison garden
Also nur um das nochmal zusammenzufassen:
- Wir zahlen den Konzernen die externalisierten Folgeschäden
- sozialisieren Risiken&Verluste
- sollen die ewig verschnarchten nachhalt. Zukunftsinvestitionen übernehmen..
aber von Rekordgewinnen dann ordentlich was abzubekommen zB für hungernde Kinder in Armut geht nicht, weil DAS sonst ja schlimmer Sozialismus wäre.
I am about to kick some journalists in the nuts real hard.
YOU failed to report on the dire warnings of scientists the past *checks the 6 IPCC reports* 33 years with your bloody "both-sideism" and now it's our fault?
Fuck you, the Hill. Fuck you very very much.
An illustration that was part of the early stages of the cancelled 'Mort' Disney animated film adaptation of the Discworld book that never came to be.
There is something particularly calming, peaceful, and gentle about this depiction of Death and his soft spot for cats.
Art by Tealin (twirlynoodle)
More illustrations and info here:
🔗: https://ko-fi.com/post/Mort-F2F4AFP4C