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Resuelto el enigma de Tenório Jr., el pianista brasileño asesinado por la dictadura argentina y desaparecido durante casi medio siglo
“Voy a salir a comer un bocadillo y a comprar medicamentos en la farmacia. Vuelvo pronto”. Corrían las tres de la madrugada del 18 de marzo de 1976 en Buenos Aires y Tenório Jr. escribió a mano esta frase en una nota que dejó en la habitación. El pianista brasileño se encontraba en el hotel Normandie, ubicado en Rodríguez Peña 320, a pocos metros de la avenida Corrientes, eje central de la zona de bares y espectáculos porteños, cuando salió a la calle sin preocupaciones y orgulloso: la noche anterior había deslizado sus dedos con frenesí y elegancia por las teclas de su piano para tocar en el teatro Gran Rex con
... full articleIf freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
Conservatives Are Using Charlie Kirk’s Death to Enact Sweeping Speech Crackdown
Conservative politicians and activists are calling for retribution against a wide range of perceived opponents in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing on September 10, sparking fears about a sweeping crackdown on free expression.
Even as law enforcement officials sought to determine the motive behind Kirk’s fatal shooting and the ideological alignment of his alleged killer, prominent right-wing figures quickly began using the outrage sparked by his death to blame the political left, vowing to enact a broad range of measures that could clamp down on civic society.
... full articleWhoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech.
Bernie Sanders: It Is Genocide
Hamas, a terrorist organization, began this war with its brutal attack on October 7, 2023, which killed 1,200 innocent people and took 250 hostages. Israel, as any other country, had a right to defend itself from Hamas.
But, over the last two years, Israel has not simply defended itself against Hamas. Instead, it has waged an all-out war against the entire Palestinian people. Many legal experts have now concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. The International Association of Genocide Scholars concluded that “Israel’s policies and actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of genocide.” The Israeli human rights groups B’Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights–Israel have reached the same conclusion, as have international groups like Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch.
... full articleWhat is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.
US justice department removes study finding far-right extremists commit ‘far more’ violence
The US justice department has scrubbed a study from its website concluding that far-right extremists have killed far more Americans than any other domestic terrorist group, just days after a gunman fatally shot the prominent conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
The report, now archived, titled What NIJ Research Tells Us About Domestic Terrorism, vanished from the Department of Justice website between 11 and 12 September, according to Jason Paladino, an independent investigative reporter who first wrote the story. Kirk, the 31-year-old Turning Point USA founder and Trump ally, was gunned down while speaking at Utah Valley University on 10 September.
... full articleI may not agree with you, but I will defend to the death your right to make an ass of yourself.