Rafael Mena Illustration

Then go to fucking prison.

if they were courageous they would quit. there's nothing brave about killing kids at the whim of an irrational old pedophile

no sorry we’re not doing this anymore. not for a volunteer army committing atrocities

Maybe it’s because I’m a colonial historian but so many of these white nation states seem to behave exactly like they did in the 19th century: ‘your leaders aren’t right for you,’ ‘we’re only killing you/colonizing you/installing puppet leaders for your own good’

Just a few weeks ago, all these European powers spoke of the threat that the US now presents to Europe. They talked about the possibility of Trump attacking Greenland, like it was an imminent and existential danger. Now Trump unilaterally bombs Iran and they all fall in lockstep

schools are never valid military targets, on or off base

if someone bombed a DoD school in Okinawa and killed a bunch of American 4th graders, that would be a war crime.

The murder of Iranian schoolchildren is a war crime.

Tweet on X by Amir Kiyae reads: Strikes on Iran appear to have hit the home where opposition leaders Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard have been held under house arrest - both are reported safe, but their residence was damaged. Former President Ahmadineiad's home was also targeted. Israel has stated it is targeting Iranian leaders "past, present, and future." This follows previous Israeli strikes on Evin Prison. Draw your own conclusions,

Home of reformist opposition leaders from 2009 Green Movement, Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard was also hit by Israeli/US strikes. They have been under house arrest by the regime for over a decade.

One can only hope that the Iranian strike backs are as painful as possible.

no war on iran, hands off iran. the united states and israel are an existential threat to all human life.

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Nahua man with a flower cloak carrying his young infant.

Patreon request of an nahua man with a flower cloak carrying his young infant. I think it came out pretty nicely, but what do you think?
www.patreon.com/c/Rafaelmena

I'm not an expert on the region, but the egyptians, nubians and related horn of africa societies are basically the same civilization right? Like, in the way that the Itza, Tzotzil and Yucatecs are all mayan?

These are great references, I might steal some of the compositions for a painting. Amazingly skilled photographer.

Congrats!

This should be the biggest story on the planet today; Netanyahu's regime reportedly shot & killed Paramedics from as little as 1 metre away, some shot "execution-style" from close range!

forensic-architecture.org/investigatio...

It's hard to pin down the feeling, it's as though you have to prove they are human, and not sub-human savages or magical fairies.
In a way that's just the study of history but it feels especially true in this continent.

Talking about Mesoamerican can be frustrating at times because a whole lot of it feels like trying to get across that they did all the normal stuff that was done in the 'old world', as though it was a crazy revelation.

For good or ill it feels like the idiosyncrasies are the baseline.

Lots of mixed feelings about the whole Mencho affair rn.

Extinction: Obsidian Empire

Minha ilustração de capa feita para o segundo livro da Saga Extinction, de Isaac Wilson

This is pretty sick ngl

There is nothing of substance to engage with.

Your "straightforward criticism" is barely more cogent than Hasan's brain rot.

I know you think your posts feel more substantive than Hasan's, but you might find that both of you have a lot more in common than you think when viewed from afar.

I mean you're just circle-jerking about "the left", and saying "exaaaactly".
Hardly anything of substance worth discussing, no?

I mean if you can't even engage with what someone like Medhi is saying in good faith 🤷

I'm talking about you.

For every side of the political aisle there is this kind of insular and deranged poster perpetually stuck inside an online bubble where only their version of the world has any validity.
It's pretty interesting seeing the liberal version of that here.

Wonder how this played out, must have been a scary moment

While I fundamentally agree and believe now that everyone should have nukes, even lil' ol Mexico, a not insignificant part of the equation is the border with China.

An assault on one of these fortifications is observed, where elite warriors from an expansionistic polity attack the defenders of a Muskogean-speaking settlement.

The illustration shows an idealized representation of Middle Mississippi armor, with a full range of possible armor constructions and weapon systems (copper and flint weapons, wood armor, leather, and copper plates).