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Day 1,793: brace, heartening


For most of the world, the election is what matters: billions are bracing for another four years of Trumpian fireworks. But for Americans, it should be heartening that the pro-choice movement is tackling a central failure of American politics.


Artwork of the day 
Isaac's servant trying the bracelet on Rebecca's arm
Benjamin West
Date: 1775
Style: Rococo
Genre: religious painting
Media: oil, canvas
Location: Private Collection

Word of the day 
brace: to prepare yourself physically or mentally for something unpleasant:
heartening: making you feel happier and more positive:

Quote of the day
“Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather. ”

John Ruskin

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