This and That

 Ignacia Fernández is a contestant for the title of Miss World Chile. Normally, I totally hate these superficial, reductive, objectifying, misogynistic, patriarchal promotions of boringly homogenized beauty (with ridiculous nods to intelligence or mainstream talent). Ignacia brings something different to the stage though.

DECESSUS is a progressive death metal band formed in 2020 in Santiago, Chile. The band was founded by vocalist Ignacia Fernández, who gathered talented musicians such as Carlos Palma on guitar, Martín Fénix on drums, and more recently, Jaime Pape on bass. With a powerful and unique sound,
 DECESSUS has managed to establish itself as one of the most promising emerging acts in Chilean metal. (source) 

Well, well, well. This is some incredibly creative band marketing! I can’t say that I’ve heard any death metal bands (but then, I’ve been deaf for nearly 20 years) but I’ve def liked some metal. I mean, who doesn’t love Iron Man, Immigrant Song, and Cult of Personality? Rilly now!

“I’m not trying to fit in. I’m trying to show myself as I am,” the beauty queen said in an interview after her performance. (source) 

Way to tweak the status quo, Ignacia!
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It was not Hitler or Himmler who abducted me, beat me and shot my family. It was the shoemaker, the milkman, the neighbor, who received a uniform and then believed they were the master race.
~ Karl Stojka, Auschwitz survivor

You’ve undoubtedly heard that Sandwich Guy has been acquitted. This case is peak absurdity, so far, in America under Trump and his ridiculous administration of drunk petty tyrants.

On the second day of the trial, Lairmore testified that the impact of the sandwich was so severe that it "exploded" all over his uniform and left behind the unmistakable smell of "onions and mustard." During cross-examination, the defense pounced on the inconsistencies in Lairmore's testimony, pointing out that the contents of the sub never in fact escaped their packaging. (source) 

These Border Patrol and Ice Assholes are responsible for atrocities but bleat in court over the smell of (nonexistent) onions and mustard on their bullet proof vests?

That this ever went to trial at all is SUCH a waste of taxpayer’s (OUR!) money. Border Patrol agent Greg Lairmore LIED under oath. That’s a crime – it’s called perjury. Will he be prosecuted? Will he lose his cushy job as a state sponsored bully? HAH, doubt it. The whiny little snowflake should, however, be the butt of every joke in his workplace and social circle now until the day he dies. I’d call him a pathetic moron but even they’ve got more sense and dignity than onion-fearing, douchebag Greggles.
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The billionaire class has sought to convince those making $30-an-hour that their enemies are those earning $20-an-hour. They want the people to fight amongst ourselves so that we remain distracted from the work of remaking a long, broken system. 
~ Zohran Mamdani

We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both.
~ Louis D. Brandeis