Black people throughout the country, in more than 20 states, have been getting racist text messages that order them to report to a plantation for slave labor, according to reporting by CNN and numerous other outlets. The texts reference “slave catchers” and “picking cotton,” These hate-filled messages have been received by both kids and adults. The texts appear to be targeting Black and Brown individuals, including students.

#AndSoItBeginsInEarnest

Oupas Design, a creative studio from Portugal, has spent over 12 years crafting playful, custom paper art for brands like Salesforce, Hermès, and The Atlantic.

Founded by three friends—Cidália, Joana, and Sofia—the studio’s work reflects their passion and expertise in paper art, evident in their detailed, whimsical creations that bring ideas to life.

https://oupasdesign.com/

#YomikoReadman would be proud #IYKYK ❤️

#CoSoArt #PaperUsers

Anthony Ventura, an award-winning Canadian artist, is known for his highly detailed and expressive illustrated portraits.

A graduate of Sheridan College’s Illustration program, he has worked with major clients like Playboy, Rolling Stone, Time Magazine, Doritos, and ESPN, with standout celebrity pieces featuring Bob Dylan, George Harrison, and Nikki Sixx that showcase his exceptional linework and unique use of color and texture.

https://www.behance.net/EvolveR

#CoSoArt

Congratulations to the Queens of #aespa for hitting a significant Youtube milestone 🎉

Their music video for “Next Level” surpassed 300 million views on November 9. This is about three years, five months, and 22 days since its release on May 17, 2021.

I've not been a fan of aespa's music really but I like their concept and ideas. Actually, Next Level was probably the last time their music made sense 🤣 Their stuff is so wildly different now.

Congrats!

https://youtu.be/4TWR90KJl84

#RecluseRadio

Elwood Edwards died Tuesday, one day before his 75th birthday.

Elwood was a staple at the Ohio station for years, working as a graphics whiz and camera operator, among other roles. But, it was back in 1989 when he struck gold, earning worldwide fame — and a spot in internet history — as the voice of America Online's "You've Got Mail" message.

He was asked to record just 4 simple lines — "Welcome," "You've Got Mail," "Files Done," and "Goodbye"

He was paid $200.

RIP Elwood

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦, 𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 ... 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘶𝘭.

https://thewebrecluse.blog/onrealism/

𝘋𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵, 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘰𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘧. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦; 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺. 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘮 ... 𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘧𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘐'𝘮 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵.

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𝘉𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦, 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥-𝘮𝘢𝘱 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴, 𝘢𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦, 𝘢 𝘣𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴. 𝘐𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 – 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵, 𝘮𝘺 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦. - Dann Sullivan

https://lithobreakers.itch.io/notes-on-the-disappearance-of-a-sister

𝘐’𝘮 𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘐 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘨𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘵 ... 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵; 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘈𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘧-𝘢-𝘥𝘰𝘻𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭-𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘵-𝘨𝘰, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺’𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴. - Dann Sullivan

Notes on the Disappearance of a Sister captures a captivating, affecting story within the limitations of a mind map program.

This game is an interactive fiction title created in a free, kanban-style productivity tool, domino2, as part of the recent anti-productivity jam. The jam, if you haven’t already surmised, is themed around the concept of taking a tool designed specifically for productivity and ‘work-related’ use and building out an experience inside it.

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After the success of Fallout, Amazon will head back to the well for another TV show based on a video game franchise.

According to Variety, a Mass Effect TV show is being developed at Amazon MGM Studios. Daniel Casey will write and executive produce the series.

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If you think about the original idea that Asclepius and Hippocrates created and not how much the world deviated from it and completely destroyed it ... you'll see that it's the same general wellness concept that provides the most benefit

1. EXERCISE
2. SELF CARE and SELF AWARENESS
3. THERAPY including ART

Consider it.

Component 2: Interventions on trauma care

These included surgical practices developed by Hippocrates, mainly due to the frequent wars in ancient Greece.

Component 3: Mental care and art therapy

These interventions were in accordance with the first classification of mental disorders which were proposed by Hippocrates. Music and drama were used as management tools in the treatment of illness and in the improvement of human behavior.

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Asclepius and Hippocrates' focused medical practice had three main components of philosophy and provision of care:

- health promotion
- interventions on trauma care
- mental care and art therapy interventions

Component 1: Health Promotion

Health promotion included physical activity as an essential part of physical and mental health and emphasized the importance of nutrition to improve performance in the Olympic Games.

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𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳, 𝘴𝘢𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 ...

If the environment you surround yourself with constantly emphasizes repeated collisions of hope and reality, it is probably not going to be the best environment for healing, wellness, or critical thinking.

If the environment you surround yourself with constantly focuses on draining energy into negative thoughts and actions, it is probably not going to be healthy for you.

Greek medicine was holistic in nature and the point of it was to understand how EVERYTHING figured into the overall health of an individual. It was never solely about the physical ... and despite what people think today (which is usually 1000% incorrect), it is about the balance between body, mind, and spirit and all of the factors that influence those things.

Choose your environments wisely. Choose your friends wisely. Choose what you take into yourself wisely.

Now more than ever.

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The original Greek practice of "medicine" INCLUDED PSYCHOLOGY, PHYSICAL HEALTH, and ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS that contributed to a person's health; both the natural environment (sky, air, water etc) and the societal environment (people, politics, social issues).

It emphasized the causes and therapeutic importance of psychological factors, nutrition and lifestyle, independence of mind, body and spirit, and the need for harmony between individuals, society, and the natural environment.

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𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳, 𝘴𝘢𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 ... 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘷𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦.

They also believed that environment was a key component in how a person developed their mind, spirit, and body.

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𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘺, 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘵, 𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥, 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘺, 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 ...

... conglomerating together and trapping themselves in endless feedback loops of negativity is how we got where we are.

Choose your support wisely.

Think about what you need, truly need, and the best ways to obtain the focus, positivity, understanding, and self love you need to be able to love others going forward.

It may not be from the sources you expect it to be from.