Timoclea of Thebes throws man who raped her down a well. She next hurled in heavy stones until he was dead. Painted in 1659 by Elisabetta Sirani of Bologna, who had a thing for assertive heroines.

We really need to stop trying to punish everyone for everything and start expanding to discipline instead. Punishment focuses on making someone suffer for a wrongdoing, while discipline aims to teach them how to make better choices in the future. 1/

An astrophysicist and a neurosurgeon concluded that the human brain and the universe basically grow as a result of similar physical principles.

Today’s House of Study goody looks at a myriad of similar connections, with many exquisite photos:

Unreal — after Impact Plastics workers died in the floods during the East TN storm because they didn’t get out in time (allegedly they weren’t allowed to leave), the company sent families of the deceased workers fast food gift cards. 😳
www.wsmv.com/2025/01/08/y...

ALABAMA: “A state autopsy has ruled that a Black man found hanging in an abandoned Alabama home in late September died by suicide — a conclusion that contradicts a private autopsy commissioned by Dennoriss Richardson’s family.” newschannel9.com/news/local/2...

“For my efforts doing my duty as a Capitol Police sergeant, I was beaten and struck by raging rioters until I was covered in my own blood... I thought I was going to die and never make it home to see my wife and young son.” www.nytimes.com/2025/01/05/o...