and what a year its been.
In 1945, future US president Dwight D. Eisenhower predicted that people would one day deny the existence of the Holocaust. He therefore ordered that all possible photos be taken and had Germans from surrounding towns brought inside death camps to prevent the events from becoming labeled as ‘propaganda.’ Source
the last president to think of his country beyond his own political career. quote me Idgaf
Josef Stalin with his ZIS-101, 1936
I found this little gem
An official corporate account posting the words “Shit Tier” is the only good thing about 2016
Japanese Samurai during the Boshin War, 1868-1869
me walking down the street wearing a VR headset, bumping into strangers: EY BUDDY IM GAMING’ HERE!
if I know you, you should text me, I gotta new phone and lost your number.
With Pennsylvania becoming the 24th state to legalize medical marijuana, many lawmakers are weighing whether to decriminalize the drug. Here is a timeline of marijuana’s journey from restricted substance to everyday commodity:
- 1933: The United States collectively decides against learning any lessons from the Prohibition era
- 1940-1970: The term “reefer” tried on for size
- 1952: The Boggs Act imposes mandatory minimum sentencing for cannabis possession, an effort aimed at curbing prison violence by flooding penitentiaries with nonviolent offenders
- 1969: President Richard Nixon urges strong anti-marijuana legislation as part of his signature “War on Blacks” initiative
More.
The ghost town. Černobyl’ (Chernobyl)
It seems cruel to have to walk back over to my desk to work on spreadsheets after my lunch break with this view. Absolutely no filter on this photo. (at Founder’s Park)