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vic | late 20s | writer + artist

drawings from paleo expedition to dagestan, done right on the trip. sometimes messy when it was cold and rainy, but i won't correct it. i think it's cool to leave it just the way it was done, and not retouch it after. there will be more drawings later, but those will be done from home

He wanted all to lie in an ecstasy of peace; I wanted all to sparkle and dance in a glorious jubilee. I said his heaven would be only half alive; and he said mine would be drunk: I said I should fall asleep in his; and he said he could not breathe in mine.

Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights

Not just any record - the previous one was held by Strom Thurmond, a racist who was protesting the Civil Rights Act.

Go Cory Booker for standing up for democracy, literally!

Ways to support this momentum:

- If you’re in New Jersey, call Booker’s office and thank him for standing up for our rights and actually Doing Something

- If your Senator stood with Booker today (and many did, I will look around for a list), call and thank them and encourage them to do more organized actions like this

- Share this story on social media

- Attend a “Hands Off” rally this weekend on April 5th, or share on social media if you can’t make it

To those of us in the US, waking up to Senator Cory Booker from New Jersey currently filibustering in the Senate Chambers. This is a masterclass in using the US Government's policies for potential change. He is filibustering against the current government's actions. This is what a filibuster is supposed to be here for. Between back-and-forth questions with other senators and reading letters from Republican districts, people who won't go see their constituents.

If he reaches the 24-hour mark, he will pass the historical marker of the longest filibuster, which was set in the 60s by Strom Thurmond, who was attempting to stop the Civil Rights Act.

You can watch his filibuster live on TikTok. He is trying to ensure the whole world can see what is happening in the US government and what the people actually want.

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