the twilight zone guide to HTS
like all real terrorists, HTS chief, jolani got a new PR image and a hair transplant!
US president biden and israeli prime minister netanyahu boasted of helping topple bashar al-assad. NATO member turkey played a key role as well. ben norton explains how the west became buddies with its enemy. by xy
“it is believed that indigenous peoples have no culture…that they are barbarians,” declared martín chambi after exhibiting his photographs in chile in 1936.
“that is why i am undertaking this task,” he affirmed. as an indigenous descendant, chambi devoted his decades-long career to photographing the lives and surroundings of the peruvian people of the southern andes during the early 20th century.
from formal studio portrayals of peru’s diverse society to chronicles of the andes and their environs, chambi’s work remains a testament to his drive for capturing his country’s history and culture.
sihuana (above) one of martín chambis most famous photographs – “two giants from cusco” (1925)
sihuana was the peruvian giant. chambi’s photograph of sihuana is a sensitive portrait of an indigenous peruvian man in traditional dress, including a draped poncho and chullo cap.
“sihuana’s direct gaze confronts the viewer. his stance and surroundings mimic painted portraits of a century earlier, like afro-peruvian portraitist josé gil de castro’s portrayal of the marques de torre-tagle (below).
although gil de castro never traveled to europe, he became famous for his ability to represent the peruvian elite in grand style. much like sihuana, the gentlemanly tagle is positioned in front of a cloth of honor and surrounded by decorative objects that help to signal his “status.”
born to a quechua family in the coasa district of southern peru, chambi first encountered photography at the age of 14, while working at the british mining company santo domingo, where his father also worked. it was here that he came across two british company photographers, angus and ferrin, who showed him the workings of the camera.
within a few years, in 1908, he moved to arequipa to become assistant to max t. vargas, a renowned photographer and owner of one of the most well-known studios in the city. in his nine years training with vargas, chambi learned the technical and aesthetic fundamentals of artistic portraiture and outdoor photography, exhibiting his work locally and establishing connections with arequipa’s vibrant artistic community.
above portraits of two peruvian women by martin chambi
irving penn met chambi in the early days of his career and the influence on his work is very much recognizable
above portraits of a peruvian man not by martin chambi, but rather the american photographer irving penn
incredible portraits of max ernst and dorothea tanning by irving penn
this period marks the beginning of his successful career, when he participated in multiple photographic competitions and earned himself several copper medals on various occasions.
around 1917, chambi opened his own photographic studio, first in the town sicuani and then in cusco.
while his studio soon became the regional leader in natural light portraiture, the artist also worked as a photographic correspondent for national journals and newspapers documenting streets, monuments, everyday scenes of urban and rural life, events, and gatherings, as well as peruvian architectural and archaeological sites.
he photographed the incan citadel machu picchu, and documented an array of subjects, from the prominent families of cuzco to the daily lives of the andean communities and the working class. his photojournalism and nationalist spirit were shaped at a time when foreign explorations of peru’s ancient monuments were at a peak and the tourist industry was just emerging.
it also coincided with the cultural and political emergence of the indigenism movement, in which chambi was profoundly influential for changing the way the country was represented through photography.
both his landscapes and his portraits of indigenous sitters from this period challenged traditional understandings of national identity and representation, and it was through his extensive photographic records, publications, and postcard production that he radically changed perceptions of the region, leaving an indelible mark on peruvian visual culture. over the course of his life, chambi’s work was widely recognized, exhibited, and published both in peru and throughout latin america, leaving behind a massive and profoundly influential body of work as peru’s first indigenous photographer. by jp
american coup wilmington 1898
directed by brad lichtenstein and yoruba richen
you can watch the full film on PBS website – link in copy below
the film, which is a part of american history seldom displayed, tells the little-known story of a deadly race massacre and carefully orchestrated insurrection in north carolina’s largest city (wilmington) in 1898 — the only successful coup d’état in the history of the united states to date. stoking fears of “negro rule,” self-described white supremacists used intimidation and violence to destroy black political and economic power and overthrow wilmington’s democratically-elected, multi-racial government. black residents were murdered and thousands were banished.
the story of what happened in wilmington was suppressed for decades until descendants and scholars began to investigate. today, many of those descendants — black and white — seek the truth about this intentionally buried history. the film is available on pbs website for viewing,
“hump? what hump?”
“everything is wrapped in mystery… the arrogance of the human experience to think we can dominate nature”
“who are the “savages”?”
“…these elections are a form of choreographed escapism, for the public to avoid and evade facing the real problems of the society… its like a safe place you take children to when they are frightened by real issues in their lives, and you give them something to focus on..”
georg wilhelm friedrich hegel – just observing
hulk hogen “…its a way of calming a population that’s getting increasingly nervous… the show changes nothing, it calms the public, it distracts, you hope that they forget, and then its over, and pretty quick, like trump, biden, bush obama…”
richard wolff is a professor emeritus of economics at the university of massachusetts amherst, wolff has also taught economics at yale university, and the sorbonne in paris, and more – click here if video not available richard wolff: the final case against donald j. trump
henry kissinger – war criminal
this interview reminds me of adam curtis’ incredible documentary called “hypernormalization” which i am sure richard is a fan of too… if you have not seen that, it means you’re new to TS, so here is the link to that post from some years ago – more relevant today than ever – must watch a work of art in its own right. enjoy this interview, its genuinely thought provoking… by dd
rene burri photograph of ernesto che-guevara 1963 havana
lisa howard and fidel castro first meeting havana riviera hotel april 21 1963. in the early 1960s, lisa howard became ABC news’s first woman reporter, and was the first woman to have her own national network television news show (insert: mole). howard developed a relationship with cuba’s fidel castro, whom she met to interview, and was a go-between for a time between castro and the american white house.
blue bird production “the faces of che” and the cuban revolution
a very good and rare documentary (watch it before this bootleg is taken down) on cuba and its revolution with some details about the relationship of che and castro that i didn’t know. worth a watch for any history buff. by xy
with his first wife marella
even giants start small
oh hi jackie kennedy!
older wiser agneli and the fiat empire
good clip on gianni agnelli’s life…
“the agnelli look was about ease, grace and never trying too hard. like the dinner party just happened without any planning.”
“was he vain? He invented it.”
“he had the view of Aristotle – where goodness and beauty overlap.”
three quotes that sum up gianni agnelli and la dolce vita. this video is part 2 of the HBO documentary agnelli (2017). genuine style is both timeless and priceless, it is innate and money (though not necessary to have flair) in the hands of agnelli made his life shine so brightly that the whole world was lit up. by uh
WWI
sykes-picot-agreement was a 1916 secret treaty between the united kingdom and france, with assent from the russian empire and the kingdom of italy, to define their mutually agreed spheres of influence and control in an eventual partition of the (turkish) ottoman empire.
full documentary : how britain started the arab-israeli conflict
“the bitter struggle between arab and jew for control of the holy land has caused untold suffering in the middle east for generations. it is often claimed that the crisis originated with jewish emigration to palestine and the foundation of the state of israel. yet the roots of the conflict are to be found much earlier – in british double-dealing during the first world war. this is a story of intrigue among rival empires; of misguided strategies; and of how conflicting promises to arab and jew created a legacy of bloodshed which determined the fate of the middle east.” a good watch – one more documentary to better understand the world we live in. by dd
omer bartov born 1954 is an israeli-born historian
bartov also served as a soldier in the IDF between 1973-1976. he is the samuel pisar professor of holocaust and genocide studies at brown university, where he has taught since 2000. bartov is a noted historian of the holocaust.
“the US holocaust museum has sighted him as one of the world’s leading authorities on the subject of genocide.”
thank you amy goodman and democracy now for this very insightful and informative interview. always good to hear it from an expert. by xy
60 minutes archives
now that xy is on a history lesson trip, here’s a great snippet into the past
before the world lost their mind – and when there was still some hope for peace
they try and make is sound complicated but its really not…
there is a land that 3 religions find sacred. they once all lived together on the same land. they can do so again. if you just stop the dehumanizing language of racism and hate and fucking with one another until one side goes mental. rinse repeat. you have to stop demanding the entire place for yourself, and using civilian terror tactics to win. we need a fair and just mediator as these people have been unable to make peace for 75 years and the way its going there is none in sight. finally, not that there is a god, but if there was one for all you delusional people, no one god gave this land to any one people. if you believe that i gotta a book that gives me everything you got. finally lets be fair, be nice — if you are in charge, find a way to live together and stop calling it a “religious state” for just one of the 3 faiths, or split the land 3 ways or make it a UNESCO world heritage site with no one government ruling it. i’m no politician but you guys are fucking up the entire world over this shit piece of land 90% of us don’t care about… by dd
a pretty IDF soldier checks our reporter
a deeply personal documentary, dena spends a day in hebron retracing the footsteps of her father, who was born and raised in hebron. our reporter is given a tour by a kind hearted Israeli IDF ex-soldier. it is a look at life before october 7th massacres in the palestinian west bank territories which was and is not controlled by hamas
while these stories of human suffering can be heart breaking, i hope you can see there are good and righteous people everywhere including the IDF which you may believe to be harsh as they defend their country. there are also so many israeli’s who have stood up against the collateral damage that is the killing of innocent woman and children and do not support netanyahu. as long as there is hate and bigotry on either side there will be no peace and both governments are guilty of not delivering that to the good people of each side.
finally this can not be watched without a bit of history on how this country came to be and why. “how israel was created“
please educate yourselves by reading and watching multiple sides of the same story and judge for yourself. everything is biased, some are more biased than others. I find these to be factual and fair, but that is me.
if you watch this and you feel hatred in you, you are falling for the trap that is set for us all. understand your world and know that no one people can be all bad or good. there are good people and bad people in every country and culture. if this makes you hate all jews know that you have succumbed to oldest of racist means. you can condemn an act of a government or a group but to assign that guilt to their family and neighborhood and all such people is what we all must condemn. by xy
watch israeli historian and political scientist ilan pappe (jewish) debate journalist for jerusalem post melanie phillips (jewish)
and british born reporter and oxford graduate mehdi hasan (muslim) debate knesset member einat wilf (jewish)
since all middle easterners have been silenced and equated to “animals”, branded “incompetent, ignorant, uneducated and never to be believed”… it is nice to hear these words from 3 out of 4 speakers of jewish decent and one oxford graduated “muslim brown boy” that just maybe you can “half-believe”.
what is terrorism?
2014 gaza war – operation protective edge death tool – democracy now PBS
regardless of the bios, this is an interesting debate with some factual historic background to help you sort out your own thoughts. in this age of misinformation and propaganda please always research facts from several opposing sources in order to reach a best guess scenario. somethings of course, require no research – occupying, locking and controlling a people is wrong, kidnapping innocent civilians, killing the elderly and defenseless citizens is also outright wrong and all of them should be condemned. and while self defense is warranted to bring the perpetrators to justice, bombing an entire neighborhood, or schools, or a high-rises is no-way to justify getting a mass shooter inside. “collective punishment of civilians to achieve a political goal” is wrong and by definition is terrorism – no matter who partakes in that.
the troubles did not begin on oct 7th as many would like us to believe. the blood shed and oppression and resistance and terrorism has been going on for more than 75c years. our stance remains: condemn all collective punishment/terrorism no matter who partakes in them
bring the perpetrators to justice (*sometimes they are a group, sometimes they are a state)
free all hostages including wrongful detainment of political prisoners inside israel
stop the war and especially stop the killing of civilians – needless to say jewish, christian, or muslim… but especially atheists
negotiate a “just” peace with equally strengthened parties and an unbiased judge (meaning not the U.S.) to reach a two state solution or a one state with equal rights.
finally zionism is an ideology like communism, you can surely be against communism but not racist towards russians, or chineses who were communist or some of the founders of communism who where jewish. this is a mafia style gag order, routed in zero rational or reality.
…to peace and collaboration of all humans, and to everyone standing up to bullies, on the playground and on the world map – amen and dog bless america. by xy
apple think different ad campaign 1997 albert einstein
apple think different ad campaign 1997 john lennon and yoko ono
gap kakhis ad campaign 1993 ernest hemingway
gap kakhis ad campaign 1993 miles davis
i never connected the two, but apple’s “think different” campaign by chiat/day LA that came out in 1997 is practically the same as gap’s kakhis campaign that came out in 1993. who would have thought apple and lee claw of chiat would so blatantly rip a campaign form gaps in-house department! granted the kakhis ads where purely on the surface. miles wore kakhis and if you want to be just as cool wear khakis too. granted there was no gap around when miles wore those but that’s a minor note.
apple on the other hand connected to the thinking and culture of those individuals like john and yoko and einstein, and not so much on the appearance… but the idea to take an old cool picture and slap your logo on it – was not only the laziest idea but also one of the most beautiful, it really worked.
still some of my favorite campaigns, because they beautified the streets rather than pollute them. or so I say… by uh
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