Onement VI is a painting which sold for a price of $43.84 million.
I bet you're thinking who in the world would pay 43m for this painting that you can DIY for 30$.
Allow me to explain how this goes.
*Millionaire makes $43m in 2022
*He hires an artist to make "art" for $25k
*Artist puts one streak on canvas.
*Millionaire thanks artist, and has art appraised by an appraiser who is in his same circle of friends.
*Appraiser values artwork at $43m
*Millionaire donates $43m artwork to museum to get $43m tax written off
*Millionaire pays no taxes in 2022.
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🇺🇸⚡️- Robert O’Neill, the US Navy SEAL who shot and killed Osama bin Laden during Operation Neptune Spear, comments on Sneako’s rant about making the entire world Muslim.
📝 🇺🇸 📖 During the American revolutionary period, one of the most common practices among patriots, activists, and revolutionaries was wearing disguises or covering faces to prevent themselves from being identified. This wasn't because they were cowardly; it was because during moments of heated political action, one must prioritize self-preservation.
1. The Boston Tea Party: Roughly 100-150 activists from the Sons of Liberty—led by Sam Adams, dressed up their faces to look like Mohawk Indians and dump tens of thousands of pounds of tea into the Boston harbor.
2. Stamp Act Protests (1765): In Boston and other ports, Sons of Liberty members blackened their faces with charcoal or wore masks while hanging effigies of tax collectors (e.g., Andrew Oliver) and destroying stamped paper.
3. Boston Non-Importation Agreement Enforcement (1768–1770): Patriots disguised themselves to intimidate merchants violating boycotts of British goods. Nighttime raids often involved face paint or masks to ...