Shinji_11

Did not realize Italy had a Tunisian Prime Minister... (explains the racism)

Hi im Hassiba from Oran Hi im Latifa from Casablanca Hi im Najla from Halq al-Wadi Hi im Jacqueline from New Cairo Hi im Hitlerette from Batroun

ever heard of a little thing called “the confederacy”? yeah maybe don’t join it next time

Marta really trying to suck up to her friends in the AfD

One kremlin propagandist even suggested arresting those people who are showing imagines and videos of those disasters online Guess which one

> invade country > hope to conquer it in just 3 days > realise that they fight back > after 4 years your oil facilities are attacked that fund your genocide > have a natural disasters and do absolutely nothing to at least warn your people

That's Nadjia from Algiers

Without colonization and Sinicization, Yunnan and Guangxi would rightfully be considered part of Southeast Asia today as they are ethnically and culturally closer to us than the Han.

If higuain cut his beards, went to turkey for hair transplant and filled his face with botox injections He would look younger too..

Антимайданівець Антон Раєвський - у 2014 році приїхав із росії в Одесу «боротися з нацистами». Друге фото - Раєвський у таборі на Куліковому полі, який одесити знесли 2 травня 2014 року, бо не хотіли більше терпіти таких, як він, у своєму місті.

Ramstein and Landsthul are the backbone of EUCOM and AFRICOM

Meanwhile from EPP: CRICKETS. What an embrassement to have as the largest party in Parliament.

I'd say this sounds like a tall story, but it wouldn't be true

@kaylapop_ Why did you do it on the wrong day?

Israel is literally employing the same tactics it used in Gaza in large parts of Lebanon as we speak. Everything from indiscriminate destruction and bombings of civilians to occupy more territories and make vast lands uninhabitable for the foreseeable future.

I don’t wish to be a snob, but I’m going to be. Went to a wedding last night and the effort fellas put into getting dressed is utterly pathetic. Women all looked great, 50% of the men looked like they were actually protesting against making an effort.

Well thank god we have a great nationwide rail syst-

This reflects fundamental difference in two enterprises. Caravel was a perfect recon vessel, a floating artillery platform built to go into terra incognita. Zheng He's ships were bult to overawe neighbors. He sailed to familiar lands on voyages of intimidation, not exploration.

@LilithLovett It's only eugenics when you say a certain group of people need to be "bred out" or "genetically fixed" what you said is true the body is a flawed machine and we should aim to help it work better for us all

The replies to this person's tweet lack a nuanced understanding of aesthetics. Let me tell you why I don't think this room works. First, the gold decorations make the room look like an ersatz Versailles. Go to Getty Images and type in "Oval Office." Then zoom in on the gold decor. You'll notice that the lines are very blunted and muddied; they lack the sharp lines and fine detailing that you'd expect on something made by an artisan. Hence why some people have suggested these decorations are from Home Depot (true or not, that's the impression). You can see the difference between the first and second photos. The first, of course, is of the Oval Office; the second is the reception room from the Hotel de Cabris in France, which was made during the 18th century under the direction of Louis XVI. Even at this distance, the second image looks much better because it was designed and executed by artisans working within a coherent visual language. You can really see the crisp lines and detailing. Second, the White House was designed by James Hoban, an Irish architect who migrated to the US for economic opportunities (what a great American story!). He originally designed it in the Neoclassical style, drawing on Palladian and Georgian influences. Neoclassicalism was a reaction against the Rococo movement, which reactionaries saw as overly ornate and frivolous. A bit of gold used sparingly and strategically can look fine in a Neoclassical building, but the amount Trump used has so radically encrusted the room that it's now in Rococo territory, making it look like a mismatch of aesthetics. You can see an example of gilded Rococo architecture in the third slide. Although it's not my thing, the effect is totally different because it's coherent. IMO, architecture sets the terms for you can decorate a space. Modernist furniture looks best in modernist buildings, just as Craftsman furniture looks best in Craftsman homes (see fourth slide). You don't have to do period recreations — sometimes mixing two aesthetics, or old and new, can make a space feel more natural — but having a sense of aesthetic history (art, architecture, furniture, fashion) can help you create better aesthetics. The Oval Office offends on at least three levels: the ersatz nature of the decor, the way it grates against Hoban’s Neoclassical vision, and the way it misunderstands the classical-republican symbolism that the White House was meant to project in the first place. As others have noted, this is the kind of decor you'd expect from dictators who rob their own country.