The MOMOTXORROS (momotxorroak) are the central characters of the winter masquerade in the village of Altsasu, Nafarroa. They cover themselves in animal blood, wear horns and symbolically beat everyone in their path and enter the neighbours' houses to loot them.

"Richard, I *am* a god and I was blasphemed by Kate. Long ago, Euripides wrote these things [...] I ask you all this year, this terrible year to consider my candidacy for President of the United States" The Perfomance Group Dionysus in 69 archive.org/details/dionys… 🙏 Jon W.

This painting from 1687 Rijksmuseum is of Thomas Hees (b 1634), diplomat in Algiers, Tunis & Tripoli, with his enslaved African 'servant' Thomas, age 17, & his nephews Jan, also 16/17 & Andries, age c25 ... fascinating power dynamics in every detail ... rijksmuseum.nl/en/search/obje…

Morning everyone! No votes for genocide supporters.

Tanzania wants to evict Maasai for w̶i̶l̶d̶l̶i̶f̶e̶ dollars. This is only about conservation to the extent that it is about conserving the tourist revenues that come with World Heritage status. It's time for UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 to stand up and end its complicity in this ethnocide.

This is better than any speech from a politician we’ve heard recently 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Tupo sana Mbaka Haki zetu tulizobainisha zipatikane

The sole intersection between my interests and anything remotely monetisable is AI, so that's what all the ads I see here pitch. Thanks but I'd geld myself with a vinegared corkscrew before I'd demean myself by using your unnecessary, morally bankrupt, planet-wrecking moronware