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january 6th remembered.

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memorial at u.s. capitolĀ 

 

“great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.”

-albert einstein

 

 

photo credit: reuters, carlos barria

*man’s greatest blunder has been in trying to make peace with the skies instead of making peace with his neighbors. ~elbert hubbard



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map of pangea with current international borders

the good people at open culture

recently shared this map of pangea

with the present day country names.

if the band ever gets back together,

here’s who your nation’s neighbors would be.

-massimo pietrobon –Ā mental floss magazine

we cannot live only for ourselves.

a thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men.

~herman melville


*this post is dedicated to the brave journalists in paris, recently lost to a senseless violent act, to journalists everywhere, to the freedom of speech and to peace.