Profits go down: We regret to announce that we have to destroy the world.

Profits go up: We're delighted to announce that we have to destroy the world.

Somebody posted this article with a gift link on here, and I'm sorry I don't remember who did. But I'm reposting because it's so excellent.

"Fascists Are Pathetic" by David Roth

No lie detected

https://defector.com/fascists-are-pathetic?giftLink=59f98ba3730b4ebf15b81d629dc7b474

Rare smiling Medusa unearthed in Türkiye's ancient city founded by Queen Amastris

The stoa is being rebuilt through a meticulous restoration process known as anastylosis, in which original architectural elements are reassembled stone by stone in their presumed original positions.

Within the scope of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism’s “Heritage for the Future" project, three columns have already been re-erected using original pieces, while four more columns, together with blocks, ceiling coffers and other architectural fragments, have been documented and prepared to go up in the next phase.

The most striking find to emerge from the restoration of the stoa so far has been a Medusa figure carved on the ceiling coffers, the decorated panels placed above the marble columns.

In Greek mythology, Medusa is known as a female monster with snakes for hair, sharp teeth and a gaze said to turn onlookers into stone. In many ancient buildings and objects, her image was used in order to frighten enemies and to act as a protective symbol on façades, shields and pediments.

https://www.turkiyetoday.com/culture/rare-smiling-medusa-unearthed-in-turkiyes-ancient-city-founded-by-queen-amastris-3211053?s=1