A question for those of you familiar with countries that use stand alone bidets. In Buenos Aires, as far as I can determine from my limited experience, bidets almost seem to be required by law to be powerful enough to strip the paint off of walls. The jet of water could literally touch the roof if you didn't stick your posterior in the way!
“After leading in polls for most, Javier Milei, far-right libertarian economist, tumbled to 2nd place in #Argentina’s election, sending him to a runoff next month that will be an important test of strength for the global far-right movement.
Milei will face off against Sergio Massa, Argentina’s center-left economy minister who finished a surprise first Sunday and who will now try to persuade voters he can save the nation from the econ turmoil his govt helped create” https://nyti.ms/3FxS3w0
The #CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup is starting up tonight. #Mexico vs #Argentina currently on, then #USWNT vs #DominicanRepublic at 10:15pm ET. You can watch on Paramount+ if you haven't canceled your #NWSL subscriptions already
Homophobia and Transphobia on the rise in the so-called US, a failed coup attempt in Russia and protests in Argentina in this 24th installment of System Fail.
36 studies of political violence, state repression and social memory by historians and other scholars from the #recenthistory of Argentina, Chile, Peru, etc.
On this #Caturday the boss lady is nearly belly up, having just finished working on the very latest #TheGlobalJigsaw Special, this time looking into #Argentina 's presidential race https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct68fd - one of the candidates is said to be talking to his dogs for advice, so #CatsOfMastodon , you better listen 😉 PS tempted to fluff that belly fur? She snaps into trap position in nanoseconds
As Argentinians prepare to vote for a new president, #TheGlobalJigsaw looks at the race, the candidates and the appeal of the anti-establishment contender who vows to upend the political status quo https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct68fd
If you are not yet much into #Argentina 's #politics , this is a light touch good intro - a great weekend listen #podcast - don't miss Luis Fajardo's analysis - expertly presented by @krassitwigg
Track List
Black Sky Giant - Planet Terror
Black Sabbath - Electric Funeral
Kyuss - Demon Cleaner
Elephant Tree - Wither
Earth - Old Black
Weedpecker - Reality Fades
Spaceslug - SpaceRunner
Lowrider - Pipe Rider
It goes by many names: Doom Metal, Stoner Rock, Desert Rock, Heavy Psych, Sludge Metal… they’re all mostly describing the same thing. Low tuned, fuzzed-out guitars, and slow tempos. Black Sabbath pretty much prototyped the genre, which is why I included them here.
If there are any vocals at all, the lyrics tend to involve drugs, space, paganism, or general feelings of doom (go figure). Not that it matters, they’re almost always unintelligible. 😏
In the 90s there was a big stoner rock scene in the Palm Desert, #California area, which is why it’s sometimes referred to as Desert Rock. Kyuss was probably the biggest band to come out of that era.
More recently there’s been a flourishing of doom metal bands in #Poland. The last 3 bands in this mix are all from Poland.
Black Sabbath pretty much invented doom metal in 1970. Good job guys. For you younger types, that's Ozzy Osbourne's original band. 😉
Members of Kyuss have gone on to form or play in Queens of the Stone Age, Eagles of Death Metal, and Them Crooked Vultures among other bands.
Elephant Tree is from London.
Earth is one of the pioneers of Drone Metal. (Yet another sub-genre!)
Weedpecker, Spaceslug and Lowrider are all from Poland. 🇵🇱
For other Polish bands, check out Dopelord, MuN, Bantha Rider, Major Kong, Fifty Foot Woman, Kapitan Bongo, Seedium, WEIRD TALES, Shine, Belzebong and Sunnata.
In the years after the undisclosed trip to Alaska, Republican megadonor Paul Singer’s hedge fund has repeatedly had business before the Supreme Court. Alito has never recused himself.
Here's an old pic I took of the snow-capped Llullaillaco #volcano, as seen at #sunset from ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile. The volcano itself sits at the border between #Chile and #Argentina. I love the colour contrast between the ochre expanse of the Atacama #Desert and the white #snow covering the volcano!
Portugal’s data regulator, the Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados (CNPD), has imposed a 90-day suspension on Worldcoin’s biometric data collection activities in the country, citing complaints about the unauthorized collection of data from minors, inadequate communications regarding their iris-scanning Orb program...
I want you all to pay attention to what's happening in #Argentina right now. I want you to watch how the state behaves. And I want you to remember that Trump would probably do worse. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tWXD-tEwsk
Far-right populist posts shock win in Argentina’s primary election (www.aljazeera.com)
Javier Milei’s win is a stinging rebuke of the political establishment in a nation battered by economic woes.
China demands UK talks with Argentina over Falklands slamming 'colonial legacy' (www.express.co.uk)
China's UN diplomat sent shockwaves as he took aim Britain in another barbed attack.
Justice Samuel Alito Took Luxury Fishing Vacation With GOP Billionaire Who Later Had Cases Before the Court (www.propublica.org)
In the years after the undisclosed trip to Alaska, Republican megadonor Paul Singer’s hedge fund has repeatedly had business before the Supreme Court. Alito has never recused himself.
Portugal orders Worldcoin to stop collecting iris biometrics for 90 days (www.biometricupdate.com)
Portugal’s data regulator, the Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados (CNPD), has imposed a 90-day suspension on Worldcoin’s biometric data collection activities in the country, citing complaints about the unauthorized collection of data from minors, inadequate communications regarding their iris-scanning Orb program...