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Sadie Adler 02/??

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Daniel Urrabieta y Vierge (1851-1904) - The Murders in the Rue Morgue

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28 April 1945 - Fascist Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and some of his closest supporters are caught and executed by antifascist partisans, and their bodies strung up in Piazzale Loreto square in Milan.

The previous year, the Milan Gestapo had publicly executed 15 Italian partisans in that square and hung their bodies there for several days. At the time, Mussolini is said to have remarked, “for the blood of Piazzale Loreto, we shall pay dearly.” [video]

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Addams Family Values (1993) dir. Barry Sonnenfeld

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Bouie is absolutely right: Noem probably told this story feeling that it would reflect well on her leadership as a tough, uncompromising Republican. As Bouie points out, Noem’s reaction to her puppy is illustrative of how she feels about trans rights, as well as any community that doesn’t conform to her ideas about how people should act.

Because we’ve all heard stories of leaders who feel justified in “destroying” the people and systems that don’t agree with their own views. That was essentially the fascist model: build up pro-state propaganda, and get rid of anyone who could raise criticism or stand up to the status quo. It’s also the attitude we’re seeing in regard to the sweeping anti-trans laws and LGBTQ+ book bans all over the country: conservatives feel that if they personally don’t agree with something or find it distasteful, they shouldn’t be forced to simply ignore it. Instead, the offending thing should be wiped off the map entirely.

“I think in telling us this story,” Bouie continutes, “Noem has actually done something valuable. She’s telling us how conservatives like herself conceptualize the world and think about society.”

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1946 - Paul Bebert, who was interned in a concentration camp for many years for being a union organiser, removes swastikas from the now liberated union building in Hamburg. [video]

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ALICE IN WONDERLAND (1951)

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Las gaviotas bailongas.

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Hands down best line in TV history

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