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there are no strings on me

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Chloe White: Cuckoo Settles Down (2006)

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a fool and a sinner

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"Someday... come with me... to Earth."

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farcille

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designs for a pearlina soccer au lol

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ah..... se quieren mucho...

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this animal

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I realllyyyy wanna do a drawing of Marcille and Falin based on this photo. But i have no time to draw right now if it’s not for work. So ill just leave this sketch here for later 👯‍♀️💖

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I'm trying to come up with something clever to say here but I feel like I've been hit by a truck. In a good way. I never thought anything like this would pass in the Midwest, not even in a blue state like IL, because it's simply not the kind of thing anybody campaigns on or even talks about at the gubernatorial level.

This is honestly the perfect legal addendum to NAGPRA, and I'm thrilled it's at the state level. This type of legislation would be way too complex at the federal level, but the individual state responsibilities are manageable, and more importantly, doable.

Here's some of the highlights of what the law does:

It is now the state's responsibility to help return ancestral remains, funerary objects and other important cultural items to tribal nations

The state must follow the lead of tribal nations throughout the repatriation process.

Money must be allocated as part of the state Repatriation and Reinterment Fund to help with the costs of reburial, tribal consultation and the repair of any damage to burial sites, remains or sacred items.

Criminal penalties for the looting and desecration of gravesites are increased, and the law adds a ban on profiteering from human remains and funerary objects through their sale, purchase or exhibition.

Tribal nations must be consulted as soon as possible when Indigenous gravesites are unintentionally disturbed or unearthed — such as during construction projects. (We already had kind of a version of this, but it wasn't strong enough.)

IDNR must set aside and maintain land solely for the reburial of repatriated Native American ancestors and their belongings, as tribal nations have pointed to the lack of protected places for reburial in Illinois as among the highest barriers to repatriation.

Institutions that display human remains that are Native American and any items that were originally buried with those individuals (funerary items) cannot charge admission. You want to display looted grave goods? No money for you. (This is specifically targeting the Dickinson Mounds Museum, which is... well, it started as a guy's private display of Native American skeletons he personally looted. The state took it over in the 90s, but they didn't rebury any of the 230~ human skeletons.)

My favorite comment is this: When asked about what he would say to museums that may push back against the law, Illinois State Rep. Mark L. Walker said: “Too bad.”

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The opposition to the death penalty in me leaving my body when I think about the tech guys responsible for this

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The Hunter and The Warlock

The story of a man who hunts warlocks, their battle on a cold winter night, and the aftermath. But the Warlock is tender hearted and rather than stumble away into the cold tundra, turns back to help….

Prints are available on INPRNT

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part 1 - part 2

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please never go away

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Hourly Comics Day was February the first as usual, but it took me four days to finish because I've had very little time to sit down and actually draw. Here is my glorious journey to acquire a business checking account, groceries, and a gigantic calzone.