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Sensing that the Dictator name might be controversial, the company rebranded the 1938 model as Director in Europe.
Taken at Gärdesloppet 2023-06-04
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Hot day, beautiful 1937 Studebaker Dictator coupe. This is a single shot forced perspective of a 1/24 scale model against a real background.
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Grok n'a aucun problème à produire des personnages protégés par le droit d'auteur !
Voici Mickey Mouse déguisé en dictateur !
Le X d'Elon Musk a officiellement lancé son dernier modèle de générateur d'images IA Aurora après sa sortie puis sa disparition le week-end dernier.
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Grok has no issue producing copyrighted characters !
Here’s Mickey Mouse dressed up as a dictator !
Elon Musk’s X has officially rolled out its latest AI image generator model Aurora after it was released and then disappeared last weekend.
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The critics were harsh, even with Christmas just days away.
“A Christmas scene with no snow? Why even that fellow from Brazil found snow for his forced perspective, Christmas scene!"
“What kind of shenanigans are those Colorado boys trying to pull now?”
Truth be told, snowfall and Christmas do not often meet in the Mile High City. Now, some of you may be whispering, “Global Warming” yet, this was as true back in 1938 when this photo was taken as it is today. Daytime temperatures on Winter Solstice had been a balmy 60 degrees. That evening brought a full moon rising behind the photographer and only a hint of snow in the forecast for Christmas Day.
Local history and a story in Westword suggest, David Dwight "D.D." Sturgeon, a Denver electrician, dipped lightbulbs in red and green paint, connected them to electrical wire, and hung them in a pine tree outside his sick son David's window to brighten his holiday. People came from miles away to see the illuminated tree.
The country's first outdoor-lighting contest was held in Denver in 1918, attracting hundreds of contestants. A year later, the city electrician, John Malpiede, replaced the lights in Denver Civic Center with colored globes of red and green for the holidays. The following year, he put an illuminated Christmas tree in front of the State Capitol. In 1926, Mayor Ben Stapleton approved $400 to illuminate the front of City Hall, and by the late 1920s, Denver had become known (or was calling itself), the "Christmas Capital of the World.” The tradition was transferred to the new City And County Building after it opened in 1933.
The scene hasn’t changed a lot in the years since. The big trees were taken down a few years ago and all the cars cruising by to see the lights are headed southbound now.
Traffic is a little heavier, with Mom and Pop SUVs driving by slowly pointing a phone or pad at the lights. Commercial vehicles crowd the street with horse drawn carriages, 15 passenger hotel buses, 50 passenger tour buses, 40 foot long Cadillac stretch limos and tiny Tuk Tuk cabs. Drivers drop off patrons and wait while they gawk, take selfies and dodge street vendors waving trinkets with shiny lights that will fade by morning. Small herds of electric scooters vie for control of the sidewalks with pedestrians and bicyclists.
The city uses electricity much more efficiently in the modern display than the 1938 version. Nowadays, it is all done with LED lighting. This also allows the lighting scheme to change every now and then. Sturgeon Electric, the company founded by D D Sturgeon in 1912 is still in business and now works throughout the mountain west.
This is a forced perspective photograph of 1/24 scale die-cast model cars in front of a real background.
Happy Holidays and Peace on Earth from one24thscale!
Danbury Mint 1937 Studebaker Dictator Coupe
Danbury Mint 1931 Ford US Mail Truck
Danbury Mint 1933 Ford Deluxe Coupe
Danbury Mint 1938 GMC Car Carrier
Franklin Mint 1930 Cadillac V-16 Imperial Sedan
The behind-the-scenes photo of from this set-up can be seen here: www.flickr.com/photos/one24thscale/46479174491/in/datepos...
«Il mondo è nelle mani di coloro che hanno il coraggio di sognare e di correre il rischio di vivere i propri sogni.»
Paulo Coelho
Davo performs an interpretation of the great dictator speech by Charles Chaplin and totally misses the point
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“Race up Red Rock Mountain” - PART TWO of a four frame movie: Farley Sweeney, moonshiner and porcupine hunter extraordinaire, saw them nearly crash head on with old Hank Crenshaw in his brand new Studebaker. Hank was a bit shook up as he exclaimed, “If I ever see those two hooligans back in town, I’m gonna give ‘em a piece of my mind, that’s fer sure!”
Featured Players: Franklin Mint 1937 Cord 812, Franklin Mint 1935 Auburn Speedster
Guest Stars: Danbury Mint 1925 Ford Model T Runabout, Danbury Mint 1937 Studebaker Dictator Coupe
Art Department: Larry made the “ground/road” that the cars are sitting on. These are 1/24 scale cars against a real background.
On to part three: www.flickr.com/photos/144054535@N05/32259922240/in/datepo...
Credit to:
Punkrock for the scope
Shockwave for the mag
El mattia for some parts i lifted from various stocks
and the SPW team for the screws.
More than 3100 people turned out for the No Kings 2.0 Rally in Vero Beach, Florida on October 18th, 2025. One of over 2,700 demonstrations that were held, with at least one protest in every state, and several taking place in other countries in support. This widespread participation highlighted the collective sentiment against fascism and the Trump Administration. Resist!
The dictator is dead, the Cuban people have been thrown to the streets of Miami to celebrate the event. Long life for freedom....!
Se murió Fidel, los Cubanos se lanzaron a las calles de Miami para celebrar el acontecimiento. Viva la Libertad.....! Abajo la dictadura de los Castros....!
Well, looking at the lack of information that many have around the world with reference to this dog named Fidel, I will be as brief as possible.
That human monstrosity, the only thing he did all his life was to hate the Cuban people, at first we did not understand hatred and we still did not understand how he could hate all those who did not follow him.
For him there was no condition of humanity, his own comrades fell dead in the firing wall, only to find their orders unjust with regard to the people, I said that it will be brief, okay, there is a record of the United States Department of Defense, that the links of the drug with the "Colombia Cartel" not only veneered their ideals of hatred towards the American people, but also their eagerness to destroy the educational foundations of this nation with the ideological divisiveness. This is something that I see that has given a very low blow to the United States, because every day is more obvious the ideal of reactionary and dangerous left.
Well, in the so-called Florida Straits, 104,000 people were died, as I said before, according to the State Record, in the African wars, were sent, young boys whose relatives were not aligned with the Castro system, added up their deaths around 87,000, if we keep looking, the executions in prisons in Cuba more than 5,700, I can still put the dead here caused by the son of a bitch of Fidel Castro...
Now, I do not understand, as yet, around the world continue to think that this human shit is a hero .... and say "poor old man" to say that, is so inhuman and so lacking in tact, to say so or think, because it will make you part of that genocide by putting blood in your hands, by your blindness.....
Down with Communism, Down the Castros, Long Live of Freedom....!
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the Armenian Genocide and condemning Turkey's "campaign of genocide against Armenians, Greeks, Assyrians, Chaldeans, Syriacs, Arameans,kurd. Maronites, and other Christians..."🔞
National Security Adviser, Bolton gave speech last week informing that Trumps greenlighting Turkey to attack Kurds was personally and financially motivated...
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the Armenian Genocide and condemning Turkey's "campaign of genocide against Armenians, Greeks, Assyrians, Chaldeans, Syriacs, Arameans,kurd. Maronites, and other Christians..."🔞
National Security Adviser, Bolton gave speech last week informing that Trumps greenlighting Turkey to attack Kurds was personally and financially motivated...
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New Note: In the film, The Great Dictator renonces his dictatorship in the final speech of the movie. Sadly in RL dictators never toss off their uniform jacket of tyranny and fade into the sunset to play golf.
My dear friend Iris Okiddo turned me on this home movie from the orignal film production, really an awesome look at of 1939 Hollywood!
🎥[Rare Colour Footage - On the set of The Great Dictator]🎥
Ok a little back story.
A few weeks ago I attended a historical one man show (a Chautauqua), the person depicted was Charlie Chaplin in 1945, with him speaking a fair amount his 1940 film "The Great Dictator". I have been catching a few these shows with different historical figures over the last year, this one was the most impressive one to date.
Admittedly I don't believe I have seen the whole film, but I have had seen stills, and a clip or two. So for 1st time I caught his final speech in the film........ OMFG!.... With all thats happing around the glob, the parallels are just insane!
My normal way of doing things is find a song as my titles, I decided no music, just the words of Chaplin's moving and inspiring final speech of the film.
If you have not see seen this clip, do yourself a favor to replenish your soul, with this 3 minutes & 35 seconds of complete and moving brilliance.
Again I cannot say how awesome it is to shoot on The Continental Club sim. I shot this in Manor next to hotel.
"In the name of democracy, let us all unite!"
Peace Out!
Kidd
PS: Yeah I will watch the whole thing
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🎥[The Great Dictator Final Speech (Charlie Chaplin)] 🎥
I’m sorry, but I don’t want to be an emperor. That’s not my business. I don’t want to rule or conquer anyone. I should like to help everyone - if possible - Jew, Gentile - black man - white. We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that. We want to live by each other’s happiness - not by each other’s misery. We don’t want to hate and despise one another. In this world there is room for everyone. And the good earth is rich and can provide for everyone. The way of life can be free and beautiful, but we have lost the way.
Greed has poisoned men’s souls, has barricaded the world with hate, has goose-stepped us into misery and bloodshed. We have developed speed, but we have shut ourselves in. Machinery that gives abundance has left us in want. Our knowledge has made us cynical. Our cleverness, hard and unkind. We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery we need humanity. More than cleverness we need kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost…
The aeroplane and the radio have brought us closer together. The very nature of these inventions cries out for the goodness in men - cries out for universal brotherhood - for the unity of us all. Even now my voice is reaching millions throughout the world - millions of despairing men, women, and little children - victims of a system that makes men torture and imprison innocent people.
To those who can hear me, I say - do not despair. The misery that is now upon us is but the passing of greed - the bitterness of men who fear the way of human progress. The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from the people will return to the people. And so long as men die, liberty will never perish…
Soldiers! don’t give yourselves to brutes - men who despise you - enslave you - who regiment your lives - tell you what to do - what to think and what to feel! Who drill you - diet you - treat you like cattle, use you as cannon fodder. Don’t give yourselves to these unnatural men - machine men with machine minds and machine hearts! You are not machines! You are not cattle! You are men! You have the love of humanity in your hearts! You don’t hate! Only the unloved hate - the unloved and the unnatural! Soldiers! Don’t fight for slavery! Fight for liberty!
In the 17th Chapter of St Luke it is written: “the Kingdom of God is within man” - not one man nor a group of men, but in all men! In you! You, the people have the power - the power to create machines. The power to create happiness! You, the people, have the power to make this life free and beautiful, to make this life a wonderful adventure.
Then - in the name of democracy - let us use that power - let us all unite. Let us fight for a new world - a decent world that will give men a chance to work - that will give youth a future and old age a security. By the promise of these things, brutes have risen to power. But they lie! They do not fulfil that promise. They never will!
Dictators free themselves but they enslave the people! Now let us fight to fulfil that promise! Let us fight to free the world - to do away with national barriers - to do away with greed, with hate and intolerance. Let us fight for a world of reason, a world where science and progress will lead to all men’s happiness. Soldiers! in the name of democracy, let us all unite!
- Charlie Chaplin
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Buckle up Buttercup!
"Party of Law & Order".... My Ass
Let's close CDC public access, because who needs to know about the shit that kills you.
Who in the hell thought giving the keys to the treasury to a billionaire man child and his little incel posse was a good idea?!?!
Fuck Putin & his Orange Bitch 🌻💙💛🌻
Just a reminder, a "Tariff" is in fact tax on all consumers no matter who you voted for. I like Tequila 🇲🇽 & Maple Syrup 🇨🇦
How's your 401k doing? Because mine is sucking the spiny cock of Satin ATM
Real pro move to close the Department of Education, because who wants a educated population.
Can you kind people give me a minute please, I am on a secret government war plan unsecured text chain.
Holy Shit! What a week, 3 days to blow up the economy envied by the world....Good job Dumb Fuck
1376 Days Of Suck To Go ...... Day 84
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they both fight till the last moment...........a hero sacrifices himself for others,while a dictator kills others for himself.........
Former dictator Marcos and his wife had a small private island, right next to Coron island. That small island, which is about 25km², looked a bit deserted to them. So what did they do?
They called their african dictator friends so they can get awesome birthday presents, such as zebras, girafes, antelopes and so on. No carnivores so it allowed them to stroll freely in the middle of their new found personal zoo where every animal is free to wander wherever they want.
30 years later, ding dong, the dictator's gone and the island is still there, welcoming every tourists who is lost enough to find it.
Enjoy and share your enthousiasm if you have any.
And / or register. ;-)
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Ok a little back story.
A few weeks ago I attended a historical one man show (a Chautauqua), the person depicted was Charlie Chaplin in 1945, with him speaking a fair amount his 1940 film "The Great Dictator". I have been catching a few these shows with different historical figures over the last year, this one was the most impressive one to date.
Admittedly I don't believe I have seen the whole film, but I have had seen stills, and a clip or two. So for 1st time I caught his final speech in the film........ OMFG!.... With all thats happing around the glob, the parallels are just insane!
My normal way of doing things is find a song as my titles, I decided no music, just the words of Chaplin's moving and inspiring final speech of the film.
If you have not see seen this clip, do yourself a favor to replenish your soul, with this 3 minutes & 35 seconds of complete and moving brilliance.
Again I cannot say how awesome it is to shoot on The Continental Club sim. I shot this in Manor next to hotel.
"In the name of democracy, let us all unite!"
Peace Out!
Kidd
PS: Yeah I will watch the whole thing
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🎥[The Great Dictator Final Speech (Charlie Chaplin)] 🎥
I’m sorry, but I don’t want to be an emperor. That’s not my business. I don’t want to rule or conquer anyone. I should like to help everyone - if possible - Jew, Gentile - black man - white. We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that. We want to live by each other’s happiness - not by each other’s misery. We don’t want to hate and despise one another. In this world there is room for everyone. And the good earth is rich and can provide for everyone. The way of life can be free and beautiful, but we have lost the way.
Greed has poisoned men’s souls, has barricaded the world with hate, has goose-stepped us into misery and bloodshed. We have developed speed, but we have shut ourselves in. Machinery that gives abundance has left us in want. Our knowledge has made us cynical. Our cleverness, hard and unkind. We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery we need humanity. More than cleverness we need kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost…
The aeroplane and the radio have brought us closer together. The very nature of these inventions cries out for the goodness in men - cries out for universal brotherhood - for the unity of us all. Even now my voice is reaching millions throughout the world - millions of despairing men, women, and little children - victims of a system that makes men torture and imprison innocent people.
To those who can hear me, I say - do not despair. The misery that is now upon us is but the passing of greed - the bitterness of men who fear the way of human progress. The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from the people will return to the people. And so long as men die, liberty will never perish…
Soldiers! don’t give yourselves to brutes - men who despise you - enslave you - who regiment your lives - tell you what to do - what to think and what to feel! Who drill you - diet you - treat you like cattle, use you as cannon fodder. Don’t give yourselves to these unnatural men - machine men with machine minds and machine hearts! You are not machines! You are not cattle! You are men! You have the love of humanity in your hearts! You don’t hate! Only the unloved hate - the unloved and the unnatural! Soldiers! Don’t fight for slavery! Fight for liberty!
In the 17th Chapter of St Luke it is written: “the Kingdom of God is within man” - not one man nor a group of men, but in all men! In you! You, the people have the power - the power to create machines. The power to create happiness! You, the people, have the power to make this life free and beautiful, to make this life a wonderful adventure.
Then - in the name of democracy - let us use that power - let us all unite. Let us fight for a new world - a decent world that will give men a chance to work - that will give youth a future and old age a security. By the promise of these things, brutes have risen to power. But they lie! They do not fulfil that promise. They never will!
Dictators free themselves but they enslave the people! Now let us fight to fulfil that promise! Let us fight to free the world - to do away with national barriers - to do away with greed, with hate and intolerance. Let us fight for a world of reason, a world where science and progress will lead to all men’s happiness. Soldiers! in the name of democracy, let us all unite!
- Charlie Chaplin
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🐕 💝 1095 Days 💝 🐈
💗 Hope 💗
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Buckle up Buttercup!
"Party of Law & Order".... My Ass
Let's close CDC public access, because who needs to know about the shit that kills you.
Who in the hell thought giving the keys to the treasury to a billionaire man child and his little incel posse was a good idea?!?!
Fuck Putin & his Orange Bitch 🌻💙💛🌻
Just a reminder, a "Tariff" is in fact tax on all consumers no matter who you voted for. I like Tequila 🇲🇽 & Maple Syrup 🇨🇦
How's your 401k doing? Because mine is sucking the spiny cock of Satin ATM
Real pro move to close the Department of Education, because who wants a educated population.
Can you kind people give me a minute please, I am on a secret government war plan unsecured text chain.
Holy Shit! What a week, 3 days to blow up the economy envied by the world....Good job Dumb Fuck
1380 Days Of Suck To Go ...... Day 80
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[...]The clouds are lifting! The sun is breaking through! We are coming out of the darkness into the light! We are coming into a new world; a kindlier world, where men will rise above their hate, their greed, and brutality. Look up, Hannah! The soul of man has been given wings and at last he is beginning to fly. He is flying into the rainbow! Into the light of hope, into the future! The glorious future, that belongs to you, to me and to all of us. Look up, Hannah. Look up!
Le nuvole si diradano, comincia a risplendere il sole.
Prima o poi usciremo dall'oscurità verso la luce e vivremo in un mondo nuovo, un mondo più buono, in cui gli uomini si solleveranno al di sopra della loro aridità, del loro odio, della loro brutalità.
Guarda in alto, Anna. L'animo umano troverà le sue ali e finalmente comincerà a volare, a volare sull'arcobaleno, verso la luce della speranza, verso il futuro, il glorioso futuro che appartiene a te, a me, a tutti noi.
Guarda in alto Anna. Lassù.
The Great Dictator - Il grande dittatore
I took this pano during sunset in the Icelandic Highlands. I couldn’t use a tripod from this position and also had to do some focus stacking on the right part. The distortion was pretty problematic when I first merged all the shots, which became obvious because of all the water but I could make some local adjustments.
(AP Photo/Iraqi Special Tribunal, File) In this photo released by the Iraqi Special Tribunal, former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein is seen as he is questioned by Chief Investigative Judge Raid Juhi, not seen, in this Aug. 23, 2005 file photo at an unknown location. An Iraqi judge said Friday Dec. 29, 2006 that Saddam Hussein will be executed by Saturday at the latest and lawyers representing him say the condemned former leader is no longer in U.S. custody.
In 1978, the US-appointed dictator of Nicaragua Anastasio Somoza assassinated Joaquin Chamorro, publisher of a conservative opposition newspaper. With this, the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) maintained control over Nicaragua as Somoza packed his bags for Miami. But Somoza had hardly unpacked his bags in Asuncion when Argentine guerrillas, who considered him their enemy too, found him and put an antitank rocket through the windshield of his bulletproof Mercedes Benz.
Somoza was buried in Miami, at Woodlawn Park Cemetery and Mausoleum.
In 1979, the Brazilian newspaper Gazeta Mercantil estimated that the Somoza family's fortune amounted to between $2 billion and $4 billion with its head, Anastasio Somoza Debayle, owning $1 billion.
Hey everybody, here is something entirely different from the rest of the stuff on my photo stream! Our IB history class was assigned to read over the history of Latin America and I thought the sections of US-appointed dictatorships and all our programs we had implemented in order to keep anticommunism a priority were quite interesting.
Hope you enjoy!
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Final Word: Thank for all your support good people of Earth One! Back to puppies & rainbows! (hint of big things from moi)
Note: In the film, The Great Dictator renonces his dictatorship in the final speech of the movie. Sadly in RL dictators never toss off their uniform jacket of tyranny and fade into the sunset to play golf.
My dear friend Iris Okiddo turned me on this home movie from the orignal film production, really an awesome look at of 1939 Hollywood!
🎥[Rare Colour Footage - On the set of The Great Dictator]🎥
Ok a little back story.
A few weeks ago I attended a historical one man show (a Chautauqua), the person depicted was Charlie Chaplin in 1945, with him speaking a fair amount his 1940 film "The Great Dictator". I have been catching a few these shows with different historical figures over the last year, this one was the most impressive one to date.
Admittedly I don't believe I have seen the whole film, but I have had seen stills, and a clip or two. So for 1st time I caught his final speech in the film........ OMFG!.... With all thats happing around the glob, the parallels are just insane!
My normal way of doing things is find a song as my titles, I decided no music, just the words of Chaplin's moving and inspiring final speech of the film.
If you have not see seen this clip, do yourself a favor to replenish your soul, with this 3 minutes & 35 seconds of complete and moving brilliance.
Again I cannot say how awesome it is to shoot on The Continental Club sim. I shot this in Manor next to hotel.
"In the name of democracy, let us all unite!"
Peace Out!
Kidd
PS: Yeah I will watch the whole thing
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🎥[The Great Dictator Final Speech (Charlie Chaplin)] 🎥
I’m sorry, but I don’t want to be an emperor. That’s not my business. I don’t want to rule or conquer anyone. I should like to help everyone - if possible - Jew, Gentile - black man - white. We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that. We want to live by each other’s happiness - not by each other’s misery. We don’t want to hate and despise one another. In this world there is room for everyone. And the good earth is rich and can provide for everyone. The way of life can be free and beautiful, but we have lost the way.
Greed has poisoned men’s souls, has barricaded the world with hate, has goose-stepped us into misery and bloodshed. We have developed speed, but we have shut ourselves in. Machinery that gives abundance has left us in want. Our knowledge has made us cynical. Our cleverness, hard and unkind. We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery we need humanity. More than cleverness we need kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost…
The aeroplane and the radio have brought us closer together. The very nature of these inventions cries out for the goodness in men - cries out for universal brotherhood - for the unity of us all. Even now my voice is reaching millions throughout the world - millions of despairing men, women, and little children - victims of a system that makes men torture and imprison innocent people.
To those who can hear me, I say - do not despair. The misery that is now upon us is but the passing of greed - the bitterness of men who fear the way of human progress. The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from the people will return to the people. And so long as men die, liberty will never perish…
Soldiers! don’t give yourselves to brutes - men who despise you - enslave you - who regiment your lives - tell you what to do - what to think and what to feel! Who drill you - diet you - treat you like cattle, use you as cannon fodder. Don’t give yourselves to these unnatural men - machine men with machine minds and machine hearts! You are not machines! You are not cattle! You are men! You have the love of humanity in your hearts! You don’t hate! Only the unloved hate - the unloved and the unnatural! Soldiers! Don’t fight for slavery! Fight for liberty!
In the 17th Chapter of St Luke it is written: “the Kingdom of God is within man” - not one man nor a group of men, but in all men! In you! You, the people have the power - the power to create machines. The power to create happiness! You, the people, have the power to make this life free and beautiful, to make this life a wonderful adventure.
Then - in the name of democracy - let us use that power - let us all unite. Let us fight for a new world - a decent world that will give men a chance to work - that will give youth a future and old age a security. By the promise of these things, brutes have risen to power. But they lie! They do not fulfil that promise. They never will!
Dictators free themselves but they enslave the people! Now let us fight to fulfil that promise! Let us fight to free the world - to do away with national barriers - to do away with greed, with hate and intolerance. Let us fight for a world of reason, a world where science and progress will lead to all men’s happiness. Soldiers! in the name of democracy, let us all unite!
- Charlie Chaplin
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Buckle up Buttercup!
"Party of Law & Order".... My Ass
Let's close CDC public access, because who needs to know about the shit that kills you.
Who in the hell thought giving the keys to the treasury to a billionaire man child and his little incel posse was a good idea?!?!
Fuck Putin & his Orange Bitch 🌻💙💛🌻
Just a reminder, a "Tariff" is in fact tax on all consumers no matter who you voted for. I like Tequila 🇲🇽 & Maple Syrup 🇨🇦
How's your 401k doing? Because mine is sucking the spiny cock of Satin ATM
Real pro move to close the Department of Education, because who wants a educated population.
Can you kind people give me a minute please, I am on a secret government war plan unsecured text chain.
Holy Shit! What a week, 3 days to blow up the economy envied by the world....Good job Dumb Fuck
1376 Days Of Suck To Go ...... Day 84
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Will Be A Lot of Small Things...
Here's some small (though actually significant) things you can do today to help democracy:
1. The Senate Committee on Homeland Security is taking calls about Bannon's appointment to the NSC. You can call: 202-224-4751. Tell them you don't want a racist and fascist running our security.
2. Call and/or email your congress person. Here's a quick lookup if you don't know who that is:
Email or call them to oppose Bannon, DeVos, Sessions (those are the big ones) and the Muslim ban. When you call, you will be talking to a Congressional aide and it will take less than 5 minutes. They will jot down your name and occasionally you can leave contact info. for them to get back to you. Most of the time, if you mention you are an active voter and are paying attention to how your congress person votes on an issue, that is enough to do the trick to get the information passed along.
3. The Army is actually taking feedback about the Dakota Access Pipeline. This is an environmental nightmare and opposed by all of the indigenous groups in the area for good reason. Leave your feedback:
actionnetwork.org/letters/submit-your-eis-comment-to-the-...;
4. Grab Your Wallet! We're in an era where profits are more important than people so check out this listing of Trump supporter-businesses and email them telling them you will boycott their product because of it. I sent out about 10 emails last night after I found both Uber and Nordstrom were disassociating themselves from Trump (that's huge!)
5. Take a poll from Fox News! No, seriously. Take the poll. Our government has decided to censor and not allow in most media at this point as they are textbook fascists performing an experiment of modern horror on America. So, the prized baby media of our celebrated Fascist in chief is Fox News. So, for one, tell Fox News you disagree with his policies. And, additionally, it's a relief to see the results on many of these questions. Is Trump right about firing Sally Yates? 65% say no. Is he correct about immigrant restrictions? 77% say no. This is Fox news viewers people....
nation.foxnews.com/poll/index.html
6. Sign some petitions. If you're too tired from protesting or just too fearful at the moment, the very basic thing you can do is to sign petitions. There's been a lot of talk about how petitions might not mean anything and, while I agree it's more meaningful to call your congress person, relate that you are a voter and are paying attention, it is still a fun and easy way to express your voice and, after you fill out your info. once, it auto populates for the rest and you can sign about 20 petitions in less than five minutes. Done and done...invigorating when you see how many other hundreds of thousands of Americans agree with you.
7. Have conversations with people...start with your coworkers and family....including (gasp) your republican family members. Appeal to the goodness of them and their sense of nationalism. They want a strong America...well, selling guns to people who are mentally ill without background checks while deporting highly qualified individuals does not make for a strong America. Reference the Constitution which they are supposed to hold dear themselves. Appeal to them as Christians, women, human beings-whatever. Just find that common ground of conscience that would alert them that what is happening is woefully wrong. If you can't talk about politics in person because you don't feel comfortable, talk about politics on social media-destroy lies like the so called Bowling Green Massacre that never happened Kellyanne Conway made up last night. Make sure that for every lie they spout, you spout the truth. Twitter and Facebook are excellent references for that...most people get their news from social media these days anyway (can't blame them when all of the good news sources have been censored and Trump won't allow a recording to be made when he calls Putin) The other funny thing that happened last night is the Trump memo got out that women should dress like women so everyone started tweeting and uploading photos of famous women and how they dressed, the best being this one: pbs.twimg.com/media/CdCLAAsWoAEEP16.jpg
8. Protest. It's easy to say Resist! Resist! But, really mean it. Get out there on the streets...I am a regular protestor in Chicago and, yes, I would probably be protesting some of Hillary's policies too just in case you're wondering. Some people concerned about protesting ask me things like, "Aren't you afraid of getting hurt?" or "Aren't you afraid of getting arrested?"
Right now, by and large, the public agrees with us. Trust me...40% of people want impeachment...60% disapprove of his presidency so far according to recent polls done in America. Most of the police officers agree with you even though they might not say it. You don't have to break the law...protesting is your democratic right and fascist Trump WILL take it away from us if you don't exercise it. These protests are peaceful and passionate. Add to that energy. Plus, it's a great way to connect with other people in your community. The street is the new bar. Meet people, congregate, fall in love. Just voice your democratic freedom.
Another question people ask me about protesting is where to find out the information. Here's a great website with specific information: mashable.com/2017/02/01/how-to-find-protests-online-trump...
Last, you might live in a place that is not by a major city...well, then organize a protest in your town. Why does that make a difference? Trust me, it DOES. Chicago residents were recently very impressed when three suburbs, Oak Park, Morton Grove, and Evanston (not near to each other) organized three separate protests on different days. The reason why these protests are especially important is that it goes against the idea that it's only those city folk who are against Trump. No, it's not...and proving that in every small suburb, town, and city there will be people who are willing to be a light in the darkness is extremely important.
The next huge protest might be the March For Science on April 22cnd. Visit marchforscience.org for more information on participating and/or starting one in your own city!
9. I put this one at the end not because of lack of importance but because I have tried several times and cannot get through.
House Speaker Paul Ryan's Washington D.C. office is allowing callers to express their opinion regarding the Affordable Care Act, often called the ACA or, more simply, Obamacare.
The survey can be accessed by calling either (202) 225-3031 or (202) 225-0600. In each case, there is a period of silence before callers are asked to press "2" if they want to "express [their] opinion on President [Barack] Obama's healthcare law"; for example, it took two minutes and 30 seconds before being able to begin the process while calling the latter number.
10. Donate $$$ The ACLU has received a ton of donations and that's great. Let's not forget also about Planned Parenthood: www.plannedparenthood.org/ and Refugees in America: www.rescue.org/topic/refugees-america
Have a nice day being politically active and standing up against tyranny! Make sure you take your vitamins and caffeine! Don't forget, a little bit of self care is important too in order to help you stay healthy and active.
Btw, this photo is actually from Ghent, Belgium but I liked the message so much, I felt it fit.
**Don't steal this image but spread this message.**
Le rhinocéros, graffiti in Arles
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Arles
Arles is located in France
Arles is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Coordinates: 43°40′36″N 4°37′40″ECoordinates: 43°40′36″N 4°37′40″E
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement Arles
Canton Arles
Intercommunality CA Arles-Crau-Camargue-Montagnette
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020) Hervé Schiavetti (PCF)
Area1 758.93 km2 (293.02 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 52,439
• Density 69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 13004 /13200
Elevation 0–57 m (0–187 ft)
(avg. 10 m or 33 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.
Arles (French pronunciation: [aʁl]; Provençal [ˈaʀle] in both classical and Mistralian norms; Arelate in Classical Latin) is a city and commune in the south of France, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, of which it is a subprefecture, in the former province of Provence.
A large part of the Camargue is located on the territory of the commune, making it the largest commune in Metropolitan France in terms of territory (though Maripasoula, French Guiana, is much larger). The city has a long history, and was of considerable importance in the Roman province of Gallia Narbonensis. The Roman and Romanesque Monuments of Arles were listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1981. The Dutch post-Impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh lived in Arles from 1888 to 1889 and produced over 300 paintings and drawings during his time there. An international photography festival has been held in the city since 1970.
Geography
The river Rhône forks into two branches just upstream of Arles, forming the Camargue delta. Because the Camargue is for a large part administratively part of Arles, the commune as a whole is the largest commune in Metropolitan France in terms of territory, although its population is only slightly more than 50,000. Its area is 758.93 km2 (293.02 sq mi), which is more than seven times the area of Paris.
Climate
Arles has a Mediterranean climate with a mean annual temperature of 14.6 °C (1948 - 1999). The summers are warm and moderately dry, with seasonal averages between 22 °C and 24 °C, and mild winters with a mean temperature of about 7 °C. The city is constantly, but especially in the winter months, subject to the influence of the mistral, a cold wind which can cause sudden and severe frosts. Rainfall (636 mm per year) is fairly evenly distributed from September to May, with the summer drought being less marked than in other Mediterranean areas.[1]
Climate data for Arles, 1948–1999
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 10.4
(50.7) 12.3
(54.1) 15.7
(60.3) 18.5
(65.3) 22.8
(73) 27.1
(80.8) 30.3
(86.5) 29.7
(85.5) 25.5
(77.9) 20.3
(68.5) 14.4
(57.9) 11.0
(51.8) 19.8
(67.6)
Average low °C (°F) 2.1
(35.8) 2.8
(37) 5.3
(41.5) 7.5
(45.5) 11.2
(52.2) 14.5
(58.1) 17.7
(63.9) 17.3
(63.1) 14.4
(57.9) 10.4
(50.7) 5.9
(42.6) 3.1
(37.6) 9.4
(48.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 54.7
(2.154) 50.8
(2) 49.3
(1.941) 50.3
(1.98) 48.6
(1.913) 37.3
(1.469) 17.1
(0.673) 39.2
(1.543) 81.7
(3.217) 85.7
(3.374) 66.7
(2.626) 54.7
(2.154) 636.1
(25.043)
Source: Italian Wikipedia article on Arles
History
Arles Amphitheatre, a Roman arena.
Passageway in Roman arena
Church of St. Trophime and its cloister.
Ancient era
The Ligurians were in this area from about 800 BC. Later, Celtic influences have been discovered. The city became an important Phoenician trading port, before being taken by the Romans.
The Romans took the town in 123 BC and expanded it into an important city, with a canal link to the Mediterranean Sea being constructed in 104 BC. However, it struggled to escape the shadow of Massalia (Marseilles) further along the coast.
Its chance came when it sided with Julius Caesar against Pompey, providing military support. Massalia backed Pompey; when Caesar emerged victorious, Massalia was stripped of its possessions, which were transferred to Arelate as a reward. The town was formally established as a colony for veterans of the Roman legion Legio VI Ferrata, which had its base there. Its full title as a colony was Colonia Iulia Paterna Arelatensium Sextanorum, "the ancestral Julian colony of Arles of the soldiers of the Sixth."
Arelate was a city of considerable importance in the province of Gallia Narbonensis. It covered an area of some 40 hectares (99 acres) and possessed a number of monuments, including an amphitheatre, triumphal arch, Roman circus, theatre, and a full circuit of walls. Ancient Arles was closer to the sea than it is now and served as a major port. It also had (and still has) the southernmost bridge on the Rhône. Very unusually, the Roman bridge was not fixed but consisted of a pontoon-style bridge of boats, with towers and drawbridges at each end. The boats were secured in place by anchors and were tethered to twin towers built just upstream of the bridge. This unusual design was a way of coping with the river's frequent violent floods, which would have made short work of a conventional bridge. Nothing remains of the Roman bridge, which has been replaced by a more modern bridge near the same spot.
The city reached a peak of influence during the 4th and 5th centuries, when Roman Emperors frequently used it as their headquarters during military campaigns. In 395, it became the seat of the Praetorian Prefecture of the Gauls, governing the western part of the Western Empire: Gaul proper plus Hispania (Spain) and Armorica (Brittany). At that time, the city was perhaps home to 75,000–100,000 people.[2][3][4][5]
It became a favorite city of Emperor Constantine I, who built baths there, substantial remains of which are still standing. His son, Constantine II, was born in Arles. Usurper Constantine III declared himself emperor in the West (407–411) and made Arles his capital in 408.
Arles became renowned as a cultural and religious centre during the late Roman Empire. It was the birthplace of the sceptical philosopher Favorinus. It was also a key location for Roman Christianity and an important base for the Christianization of Gaul. The city's bishopric was held by a series of outstanding clerics, beginning with Saint Trophimus around 225 and continuing with Saint Honoratus, then Saint Hilarius in the first half of the 5th century. The political tension between the Catholic bishops of Arles and the Visigothic kings is epitomized in the career of the Frankish St. Caesarius, bishop of Arles 503–542, who was suspected by the Arian Visigoth Alaric II of conspiring with the Burgundians to turn over the Arelate to Burgundy, and was exiled for a year to Bordeaux in Aquitaine. Political tensions were evident again in 512, when Arles held out against Theodoric the Great and Caesarius was imprisoned and sent to Ravenna to explain his actions before the Ostrogothic king.[6]
The friction between the Arian Christianity of the Visigoths and the Catholicism of the bishops sent out from Rome established deep roots for religious heterodoxy, even heresy, in Occitan culture. At Treves in 385, Priscillian achieved the distinction of becoming the first Christian executed for heresy (Manichaean in his case, see also Cathars, Camisards). Despite this tension and the city's decline in the face of barbarian invasions, Arles remained a great religious centre and host of church councils (see Council of Arles), the rival of Vienne, for hundreds of years.
Roman aqueduct and mill
Aqueduct of Arles at Barbegal
The Barbegal aqueduct and mill is a Roman watermill complex located on the territory of the commune of Fontvieille, a few kilometres from Arles. The complex has been referred to as "the greatest known concentration of mechanical power in the ancient world".[7] The remains of the mill streams and buildings which housed the overshot water wheels are still visible at the site, and it is by far the best-preserved of ancient mills. There are two aqueducts which join just north of the mill complex, and a sluice which enabled the operators to control the water supply to the complex. The mill consisted of 16 waterwheels in two separate rows built into a steep hillside. There are substantial masonry remains of the water channels and foundations of the individual mills, together with a staircase rising up the hill upon which the mills are built. The mills apparently operated from the end of the 1st century until about the end of the 3rd century.[8] The capacity of the mills has been estimated at 4.5 tons of flour per day, sufficient to supply enough bread for 6,000 of the 30-40,000 inhabitants of Arelate at that time.[9] A similar mill complex existed also on the Janiculum in Rome. Examination of the mill leat still just visible on one side of the hill shows a substantial accretion of lime in the channel, tending to confirm its long working life.
It is thought that the wheels were overshot water wheels with the outflow from the top driving the next one down and so on, to the base of the hill. Vertical water mills were well known to the Romans, being described by Vitruvius in his De Architectura of 25 BC, and mentioned by Pliny the Elder in his Naturalis Historia of 77 AD. There are also later references to floating water mills from Byzantium and to sawmills on the river Moselle by the poet Ausonius. The use of multiple stacked sequences of reverse overshot water-wheels was widespread in Roman mines.
Middle Ages
Place de la République.
Cafe Terrace at Night by Vincent van Gogh (September 1888), depicts the warmth of a café in Arles
In 735, after raiding the Lower Rhône, Andalusian Saracens led by Yusuf ibn 'Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri moved into the stronghold summoned by Count Maurontus, who feared Charles Martel's expansionist ambitions, though this may have been an excuse to further Moorish expansion beyond Iberia. The next year, Charles campaigned south to Septimania and Provence, attacking and capturing Arles after destroying Avignon. In 739. Charles definitely drove Maurontus to exile, and brought Provence to heel. In 855, it was made the capital of a Frankish Kingdom of Arles, which included Burgundy and part of Provence, but was frequently terrorised by Saracen and Viking raiders. In 888, Rudolph, Count of Auxerre (now in north-western Burgundy), founded the kingdom of Transjuran Burgundy (literally, beyond the Jura mountains), which included western Switzerland as far as the river Reuss, Valais, Geneva, Chablais and Bugey.
In 933, Hugh of Arles ("Hugues de Provence") gave his kingdom up to Rudolph II, who merged the two kingdoms into a new Kingdom of Arles. In 1032, King Rudolph III died, and the kingdom was inherited by Emperor Conrad II the Salic. Though his successors counted themselves kings of Arles, few went to be crowned in the cathedral. Most of the kingdom's territory was progressively incorporated into France. During these troubled times, the amphitheatre was converted into a fortress, with watchtowers built at each of the four quadrants and a minuscule walled town being constructed within. The population was by now only a fraction of what it had been in Roman times, with much of old Arles lying in ruins.
The town regained political and economic prominence in the 12th century, with the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa traveling there in 1178 for his coronation. In the 12th century, it became a free city governed by an elected podestat (chief magistrate; literally "power"), who appointed the consuls and other magistrates. It retained this status until the French Revolution of 1789.
Arles joined the countship of Provence in 1239, but, once more, its prominence was eclipsed by Marseilles. In 1378, the Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV ceded the remnants of the Kingdom of Arles to the Dauphin of France (later King Charles VI of France) and the kingdom ceased to exist even on paper.
Modern era
Arles remained economically important for many years as a major port on the Rhône. In the 19th century, the arrival of the railway diminished river trade, leading to the town becoming something of a backwater.
This made it an attractive destination for the painter Vincent van Gogh, who arrived there on 21 February 1888. He was fascinated by the Provençal landscapes, producing over 300 paintings and drawings during his time in Arles. Many of his most famous paintings were completed there, including The Night Cafe, the Yellow Room, Starry Night Over the Rhone, and L'Arlésienne. Paul Gauguin visited van Gogh in Arles. However, van Gogh's mental health deteriorated and he became alarmingly eccentric, culminating in the well-known ear-severing incident in December 1888 which resulted in two stays in the Old Hospital of Arles. The concerned Arlesians circulated a petition the following February demanding that van Gogh be confined. In May 1889, he took the hint and left Arles for the Saint-Paul asylum at nearby Saint-Rémy-de-Provence.
Jewish history
Main article: History of the Jews in Arles
Arles had an important and evident Jewish community between the Roman era and until the end of the 15th century. A local legend describes the first Jews in Arles as exiles from Judaea after Jerusalem fell to the Romans. Nevertheless, the first documented evident of Jews in Arles is not before fifth century, when a distinguished community had already existed in town. Arles was an important Jewish crossroads, as a port city and close to Spain and the rest of Europe alike. It served a major role in the work of the Hachmei Provence group of famous Jewish scholars, translators and philosophers, who were most important to Judaism throughout the Middle Ages. At the eighth century, the jurisdiction of the Jews of Arles were passed to the local Archbishop, making the Jewish taxes to the clergy somewhat of a shield for the community from mob attacks, most frequent during the Crusades. The community lived relatively peacefully until the last decade of the 15th century, when they were expelled out of the city never to return. Several Jews did live in the city in the centuries after, though no community was found ever after. Nowadays, Jewish archaeological findings and texts from Arles can be found in the local museum.[10]
Population
Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1806 20,151 —
1820 20,150 −0.0%
1831 20,236 +0.4%
1836 20,048 −0.9%
1841 20,460 +2.1%
1846 23,101 +12.9%
1851 23,208 +0.5%
1856 24,816 +6.9%
1861 25,543 +2.9%
1866 26,367 +3.2%
1872 24,695 −6.3%
1876 25,095 +1.6%
1881 23,480 −6.4%
1891 24,288 +3.4%
1896 24,567 +1.1%
1901 28,116 +14.4%
1906 31,010 +10.3%
1911 31,014 +0.0%
1921 29,146 −6.0%
1926 32,485 +11.5%
1946 35,017 +7.8%
1954 37,443 +6.9%
1962 41,932 +12.0%
1968 45,774 +9.2%
1975 50,059 +9.4%
1982 50,500 +0.9%
1990 52,058 +3.1%
1999 50,426 −3.1%
2008 52,729 +4.6%
2010 57,328 +8.7%
Main sights
Gallo-Roman theatre.
The Alyscamps.
Arles has important Roman remnants, most of which have been listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1981 within the Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments group. They include:
The Gallo-Roman theatre
The arena or amphitheatre
The Alyscamps (Roman necropolis)
The Thermae of Constantine
The cryptoporticus
Arles Obelisk
Barbegal aqueduct and mill
The Church of St. Trophime (Saint Trophimus), formerly a cathedral, is a major work of Romanesque architecture, and the representation of the Last Judgment on its portal is considered one of the finest examples of Romanesque sculpture, as are the columns in the adjacent cloister.
The town also has a museum of ancient history, the Musée de l'Arles et de la Provence antiques, with one of the best collections of Roman sarcophagi to be found anywhere outside Rome itself. Other museums include the Musée Réattu and the Museon Arlaten.
The courtyard of the Old Arles hospital, now named "Espace Van Gogh," is a center for Vincent van Gogh's works, several of which are masterpieces.[11] The garden, framed on all four sides by buildings of the complex, is approached through arcades on the first floor. A circulation gallery is located on the first and second floors.[12]
Archaeology
Main article: Arles portrait bust
In September–October 2007, divers led by Luc Long from the French Department of Subaquatic Archaeological Research, headed by Michel L'Hour, discovered a life-sized marble bust of an apparently important Roman person in the Rhône near Arles, together with smaller statues of Marsyas in Hellenistic style and of the god Neptune from the third century AD. The larger bust was tentatively dated to 46 BC. Since the bust displayed several characteristics of an ageing person with wrinkles, deep naso-labial creases and hollows in his face, and since the archaeologists believed that Julius Caesar had founded the colony Colonia Iulia Paterna Arelate Sextanorum in 46 BC, the scientists came to the preliminary conclusion that the bust depicted a life-portrait of the Roman dictator: France's Minister of Culture Christine Albanel reported on May 13, 2008, that the bust would be the oldest representation of Caesar known today.[13] The story was picked up by all larger media outlets.[14][15] The realism of the portrait was said to place it in the tradition of late Republican portrait and genre sculptures. The archaeologists further claimed that a bust of Julius Caesar might have been thrown away or discreetly disposed of, because Caesar's portraits could have been viewed as politically dangerous possessions after the dictator's assassination.
Historians and archaeologists not affiliated with the French administration, among them Paul Zanker, the renowned archaeologist and expert on Caesar and Augustus, were quick to question whether the bust is a portrait of Caesar.[16][17][18] Many noted the lack of resemblances to Caesar's likenesses issued on coins during the last years of the dictator's life, and to the Tusculum bust of Caesar,[19] which depicts Julius Caesar in his lifetime, either as a so-called zeitgesicht or as a direct portrait. After a further stylistic assessment, Zanker dated the Arles-bust to the Augustan period. Elkins argued for the third century AD as the terminus post quem for the deposition of the statues, refuting the claim that the bust was thrown away due to feared repercussions from Caesar's assassination in 44 BC.[20] The main argument by the French archaeologists that Caesar had founded the colony in 46 BC proved to be incorrect, as the colony was founded by Caesar's former quaestor Tiberius Claudius Nero on the dictator's orders in his absence.[21] Mary Beard has accused the persons involved in the find of having willfully invented their claims for publicity reasons. The French ministry of culture has not yet responded to the criticism and negative reviews.
Sport
AC Arles-Avignon is a professional French football team. They currently play in Championnat de France Amateur, the fourth division in French football. They play at the Parc des Sports, which has a capacity of just over 17,000.
Culture
A well known photography festival, Rencontres d'Arles, takes place in Arles every year, and the French national school of photography is located there.
The major French publishing house Actes Sud is also situated in Arles.
Bull fights are conducted in the amphitheatre, including Provençal-style bullfights (courses camarguaises) in which the bull is not killed, but rather a team of athletic men attempt to remove a tassle from the bull's horn without getting injured. Every Easter and on the first weekend of September, during the feria, Arles also holds Spanish-style corridas (in which the bulls are killed) with an encierro (bull-running in the streets) preceding each fight.
The film Ronin was partially filmed in Arles.
European Capital of Culture
Arles played a major role in Marseille-Provence 2013, the year-long series of cultural events held in the region after it was designated the European Capital of Culture for 2013. The city hosted a segment of the opening ceremony with a pyrotechnical performance by Groupe F on the banks of the Rhône. It also unveiled the new wing of the Musée Départemental Arles Antique as part of Marseille-Provence 2013.
Economy
Arles's open-air street market is a major market in the region. It occurs on Saturday and Wednesday mornings.
Transport
The Gare d'Arles railway station offers connections to Avignon, Nîmes, Marseille, Paris, Bordeaux and several regional destinations.
Notable people
Vincent van Gogh, lived here from February 1888 until May 1889.
The Provençal poet Frédéric Mistral (1830–1914) was born near Arles
Jeanne Calment (1875–1997), the oldest human being whose age is documented, was born, lived and died, at the age of 122 years and 164 days, in Arles
Anne-Marie David, singer (Eurovision winner in 1973)
Christian Lacroix, fashion designer
Lucien Clergue, photographer
Djibril Cissé, footballer
Antoine de Seguiran, 18th-century encyclopédiste
Genesius of Arles, a notary martyred under Maximianus in 303 or 308
Blessed Jean Marie du Lau, last Archbishop of Arles, killed by the revolutionary mob in Paris on September 2, 1792
Juan Bautista (real name Jean-Baptiste Jalabert), matador
Maja Hoffmann, art patron
Mehdi Savalli, matador
The medieval writer Antoine de la Sale was probably born in Arles around 1386
Home of the Gipsy Kings, a music group from Arles
Gael Givet, footballer
Lloyd Palun, footballer
Fanny Valette, actress
Luc Hoffmann, ornithologist, conservationist and philanthropist.
Saint Caesarius of Arles, bishop who lived from the late 5th to the mid 6th century, known for prophecy and writings that would later be used by theologians such as St. Thomas Aquinas
Samuel ibn Tibbon, famous Jewish translator and scholar during the Middle Ages.
Kalonymus ben Kalonymus, famous Jewish scholar and philosopher, Arles born, active during the Middle Ages.
Twin towns — sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France
Arles is twinned with:
Pskov, Russia
Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
Fulda, Germany
York, Pennsylvania, United States
Cubelles, Spain
Vercelli, Italy
Sagné, Mauritania
Kalymnos, Greece
Wisbech, United Kingdom
Zhouzhuang, Kunshan, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
Verviers, Belgium
See also
Archbishopric of Arles
Montmajour Abbey
Trinquetaille
Langlois Bridge
Saint-Martin-de-Crau
Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Archdiocese of Aix". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton.
INSEE
The table contains the temperatures and precipitation of the city of Arles for the period 1948-1999, extracted from the site Sophy.u-3mrs.fr.
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Rick Steves' Provence & the French Riviera, p. 78, at Google Books
Nelson's Dictionary of Christianity: The Authoritative Resource on the Christian World, p. 1173, at Google Books
Provence, p. 81, at Google Books
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"Espace Van Gogh". Visiter, Places of Interest. Arles Office de Tourisme. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
Original communiqué (May 13, 2008); second communiqué (May 20, 2008); report (May 20, 2008)
E.g."Divers find marble bust of Caesar that may date to 46 B.C.". Archived from the original on 2008-06-05. Retrieved 2008-05-14. , CNN-Online et al.
Video (QuickTime) Archived May 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. on the archaeological find (France 3)
Paul Zanker, "Der Echte war energischer, distanzierter, ironischer" Archived May 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine., Sueddeutsche Zeitung, May 25, 2008, on-line
Mary Beard, "The face of Julius Caesar? Come off it!", TLS, May 14, 2008, on-line
Nathan T. Elkins, 'Oldest Bust' of Julius Caesar found in France?, May 14, 2008, on-line
Cp. this image at the AERIA library
A different approach was presented by Mary Beard, in that members of a military Caesarian colony would not have discarded portraits of Caesar, whom they worshipped as god, although statues were in fact destroyed by the Anti-Caesarians in the city of Rome after Caesar's assassination (Appian, BC III.1.9).
Konrat Ziegler & Walther Sontheimer (eds.), "Arelate", in Der Kleine Pauly: Lexikon der Antike, Vol. 1, col. 525, Munich 1979; in 46 BC, Caesar himself was campaigning in Africa, before later returning to Rome.
Scenes from the White House and Downtown Washington DC during the 2020 Presidential election. As of 11-4, President Trump is attempting to delegitimize and steal the election with his team of lawyers.
October 1 will be China's 58th National Day! The background of the photo is Dictator Mao Zedong's handwriting five Chinese characters "serving the people"; foreground is the prospect of two soldiers armed with conventional weapons walked into the Xinhua Gate —— the front gate of the Chinese Communist Party’s Headquarter in Beijing(中南海新华门).
Mao Zedong's death 30 years, China has also undergone tremendous changes within the last 30 years, but Chinese people are still living under the shadow of the dictator, and China is still a highly centralized authoritarian state. 1.3 billion Chinese citizens still live in the darkness of the "Social Democracy "—— democracy without political rights. However, it has been a long time since Chinese people raised a question: Is the party serving the people, or are the people serving the party?
再过几天就国庆节了，我想到了一件有趣的往事：我漫步在红砖绿瓦的西长安街上，路过雕龙绘凤的中南海新华门时，偶然看到政府衙门的卫兵在换岗，我即刻拿出了相机，当卫兵们所持的那两把刺刀把“民”字挟持在中间时，我往前走了四五米，冲进了门口的“黄线”，并按下了快门。不料一个探子随之走了过来严厉质问我：“你是干什么的？”我只好随机应变，用英语反问了他几句，他摸不着头绪，以为我是外国游客，便指着我身后的黄线意示我离开。
上图照片中的背景是雕刻在新华门前牌坊上毛泽东当年手写的“为人民服务”，前景是两位手持常规武器的军人走入新华门。毛泽东已去世三十年，中国在这三十年里也发生了巨大的变化，但中国人仍然生活在毛的阴影之下，而且中国仍旧是一个高度集权的专制国家。十三亿中国公民至今仍然生活在阴暗之处的“刀光剑影”之中，没有政治上的民主权利，而共产党也没有任何在除去他们量身定做的法律保障之外的群体或机构的监督，这就使一个问题浮出了水面：到底是共产党在为人民服务呢？ 还是人民在为共产党服务呢？
1945年黄炎培访问延安，在窑洞里与毛泽东谈话说：“我生六十多年，耳闻的不说，所亲眼看到的，真所谓‘其兴也浡焉’，‘其亡也忽焉’，一人，一家，一团体，一地方，乃至一国，不少不少单位都没有能跳出这周期率的支配力。中共诸君从过去到现在，我略略了解的了。就是希望找出一条新路，来跳出这周期率的支配。” 毛泽东听后几乎从座椅上跳了起来，大声嚷道：“我们已经找到新路，我们能跳出这周期率。这条新路，就是民主。只有让人民来监督政府，政府才不敢松懈。只有人人起来负责，才不会人亡政息。”
可是六十多年过去了，共产党建国到今天又已过了五十八年，老毛及中共所说的“民主”在哪里呢？ 连个影子都看不见。别说“让人民来监督政府，” 就是共产党的干部们少拿人民的纳税钱养几个二奶，少出几个贪污犯；高级官员的王八子孙们不用特权谋取私利，不把国家当自己家，中国的老百姓就谢谢共产党了！
每次当我走过中南海新华门时，我都会思考一个问题：为什么新华门前的这道“为人民服务”的屏风不是立在新华门对面，而是立在里面，让过往行人看不见里面的景象呢？这显然与中国的政治文化有关系。但我想说的是，假如日后有一天“为人民服务”的招牌被立在了新华门对面，不仅能随时提醒出门的高级官员都明白自己是在“为人民服务”（现在是只有在他们回中南海时才能看见“为人民服务”的招牌），而且能让人民至少能感觉到中南海的透明，从而消除政府高级官员在人民心目中犹如皇帝般的神秘面纱，这不仅有助于提高中央政府的形象，而且有助于提高中央政府高级官员的觉悟，知道自己是“为人民服务”为出发，而不是“人民为自己服务”。
当然，即使是这种表面改变的可能性都很小，毕竟中国自古就是一个封建专制的国家，在这个国家，若是没有一个人、一个政党的专制统制，国家的面貌也会面目全非。中国人也早已习惯了儒家家长式的统制风格，而且已经几乎成为了我们民族性情的一部分。若中国人一心想建设民主，拥有自由，一场切肤之痛也是不可避免的核心过程。不过，长痛不如短痛，假如中国人民意识到没有民主及自由是不幸时，中国人民会用自己的方式告诉世界：我们已经忍耐了两千年！
I have been thinking a great deal about the future of this country. I've always wanted to believe that America has the potential for greatness but every day of Trump's presidency, I question that. I've been reading quite a bit of James Baldwin and thinking also quite a bit about Claudette Colvin and Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Harriet Tubman, and Frederick Douglass. I went to see the film "I'm Not Your Negro" yesterday and it made me cry seeing the images of white people who wanted segregation and oppression and realizing the hate crimes today are exactly the same and prove we haven't come very far in 50+ years since the civil rights movement.
Baldwin's characters often fall in love with white men and women and he mentions wanting to be an optimist as long as he was alive in an interview the film shows. He wanted us to question what purpose having a group to oppress serves and our own human psyche. He wanted people and our country to be different too, and there were times when it couldn't be that he ended up escaping to France instead as well.
In Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone, this question is asked, "Are all white people the same?" Though some of his characters (much like I'm sure people in real life back then and now) believed that was the case, Baldwin realized this wasn't the case. He knew that people of every race have the capacity for great flaws and hatred but also for insight and love and he wanted us to move towards that point.
This recently has been coming up increasingly more since I visited the grave of Susan B. Anthony and have been thinking of how she excluded women who weren't white in her aim for women's suffrage. Even though she knew Frederick Douglass in real life (and is buried in Mount Hope cemetery the same as him), she could not reconcile their mutual aims for progress in this country. She put white women before women of other races and this was wrong. She was not only a product of her time but we have many women now who haven't evolved in those hundred years since.
There has been an increase in hate crimes that has occurred since Trump took office and this serves the rich and powerful most as it's a diversion from so many things-the destruction of science, women, rights for people with disabilities, the environment, even animal rights with the USDA removing animal welfare reports. The top 2% have to protect their own profits and the majority, ignorant of this, are falling for it and are taking the bait, accusing refugees and anyone who isn't heterosexual, white, male, able bodied of attacking the "core values of America." Even now, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are harassing people of color illegally within our own borders with very vague guidelines and no accountability. Trump and his appointees have even made up two terrorist attacks and people in this country believe them without doing the research because we've been raised to think we're supposed to trust our government. That's extremely harmful dishonesty. This country has never been great when we are fighting each other for power, greed, hatred, and fear. This country can only live up to its potential and true democratic ideals when we can learn from each other, dance with each other, celebrate our joys, and mourn our sicknesses and losses. True happiness cannot be achieved through products and mass marketed ideas. It can only be achieved when we fully realize and embrace our brothers and sisters no matter what our differences are. We've been trying the former way for so many decades and it hasn't worked out for us...perhaps it's time to try something different.
I'm in a period of my life where I'm not experiencing white guilt. I'm experiencing something much deeper-white shame. The idea that Trump and Bannon and Milo Yiannopoulos and Sessions and DeVos could share any common genetics with me makes my stomach turn. So, when I am confronted with this burning question, "Are all white people the same?" I want to scream an astounding "NO!" But, here's the thing, it is on myself and every other white person to prove that we are not the same...because, the reality is that years of history are not backing us up on this. No one can change the color of her/his skin but you can change your choices. You can choose to support artists of all races in the books you read, the art exhibits you visit the music you listen to the films you see. You can give to those in need and be generous with your time and your love. You can open your mind to those around you and you will feel so much better. You can call, write and visit your elected officials to demand policies that protect minorities and boycott the products of companies that support hate and discrimination. You can walk with all of your brothers and sisters in the street and when you chant, "No Trump, No KKK, No fascist USA" or "The People United Will Never Be Divided" or "This is What Democracy Looks Like" you will embrace the meaning of those words fully and realize that this movement has momentum because our spirit cannot be crushed when we stand together. We need each other.
I met these two women briefly right after the Inauguration at a protest and I thought it was inspiring to see them supporting the Black Lives Matter Movement. Most people, even those who don't consider themselves ageist, would see an older white woman and think she is most likely racist. These women probably never had the opportunity like I had to go to school with children of any other race besides their own. They lived in an era where segregation was popular and minorities were never considered equal (only separate) despite the dishonest political catch phrase. And yet, their human spirit rose up and they were able to reason that this wasn't right-not for them or for the world and they are still fighting it despite their lengthy time on Earth...a lifelong resistance. I'm already tired and weary and I'm not even forty so I can't imagine having to protest when I'm in my 70s...hopefully, I won't have to.
White people are not all the same...but we must prove ourselves and the time to do so is now! Change the world...make America love, feel, dance, mourn, cherish its differences...only then will we truly thrive as a country and as human beings.
There is glorious power, untold treasure, and sycophantic adoration awaiting a dictator who doesn't have to worry about a robust system of checks and balances.
“It’s nice to be king!*”
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Artist: Abraham Bloemaert (Dutch, 1564–1651)
Title: Coronation Scene (1629, Northern Mannerist style)
Venue: Indianapolis Museum of Art via Speed Art Museum, University of Louisville
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*Note: this is a quote from the part of the guy playing King Louis' double (Mel Brooks) right before the French Revolution from the movie The History of the World, Part I by Mel Brooks, with due respect to Sir Walter Raleigh who in real life wrote the original The History of the World, Part 1 while a political prisoner in the Tower of London. Unfortunately, Raleigh was beheaded before he could complete Part 2. Likewise, Brooks marketed a Part 2 at the end of his movie, and how. But it never came. 😉
(From my own archived photos, 2024)
On January 24, 1940, dictator Adolf Hitler gave dictator Francisco Franco a Mercedes Benz 540 G4 W31 car for his birthday, which was delivered by the then ambassador of the Third Reich in Spain, Eberhard von Stohrer, at the Royal Palace in Madrid.
The Führer had two of these models, and a fourth model was given to dictator Benito Mussolini.
With an eight-cylinder in-line engine, 5.4 liters and 115 horsepower, it was capable of moving its 3,840 kg. at a top speed of 67 km/h. With a consumption of 38 litres per 100 km in the city and ten litres less on the highway, with a 98 litre tank, two electric fuel pumps and one mechanical one
However, this Mercedes was not a pure off-roader.
Its four rear wheels propelled the car, but its front axle was not driven.
Even so, equipped with a gearbox with a reduction gear, two rigid rear axles, off-road tyres and a good height, it was really capable of going well off the asphalt.
Its braking system was hydraulic, with servo-assistance on the three axles of the vehicle.
The vehicle was equipped with a set of custom-made chains and six suitcases signed by Karl Baisch.
Franco was not completely convinced by this model, since due to a breakdown, the dictator, who had returned from a hunting trip, had to return to the palace in a Willys Jeep belonging to his personal guard.
However, the change in the Second World War and the defeat of the Third Reich led the Spanish Government to not use this and other vehicles due to the political connotations they entailed.
Mercedes, for its Stuttgart museum, offered the then enormous sum of 1,000 million pesetas for Franco's Mercedes, which at current exchange rates and inflation, we could be talking about more than seven million euros (or US dollars).
DISMANTLED PIECE BY PIECE: A few years later, already in the 21st century, Patrimonio Nacional accepted Mercedes' offer to overhaul the G4, despite the mechanics of the Royal Guard, who take care of it, as well as the rest of the fleet of official vehicles, manufacturing themselves parts for which there were no spare parts.
In the Mercedes workshops, the jewel was dismantled piece by piece in Stuttgart and for three years the German technicians drew the blueprint of the car and, took advantage of the opportunity to faithfully repair the only one of the lower series cars that is exhibited in their museum. (Source: Wikipedia and other websites).
(es.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mercedes-Benz_W_31_with_Hitler...)
UN MERCEDES MUY ESPECIAL, 2024
(De mis propias fotos archivadas, 2024)
El 24 de enero de 1940 el dictador Adolf Hitler le regaló al dictador Francisco Franco por su cumpleaños un coche Mercedes Benz 540 G4 W31, que lo entregó el entonces embajador del III Reich en España, Eberhard von Stohrer, en el Palacio de Oriente de Madrid.
El Führer tenía dos de estos modelos, y un cuarto modelo le fue regalado al dictador Benito Mussolini.
Con un motor de ocho cilindros en línea, 5,4 litros y 115 caballos de potencia, era capaz de mover sus 3.840 kg. a una velocidad punta de 67 km/h. con un consumo de 38 litros a los 100 km en ciudad y diez litros menos por carretera, contando con un depósito de 98 litros, con dos bombas eléctricas de combustible y una mecánica
Sin embargo este Mercedes no era un todoterreno puro.
Sus cuatro ruedas traseras impulsaban al coche, pero su eje delantero no era motriz.
Aún así, dotado de una caja de cambios con reductora, dos ejes rígidos traseros, neumáticos todoterreno y una buena altura, era realmente capaz de marchar bien por fuera del asfalto.
Su equipo de frenado era hidráulico, con servo-asistencia en los tres ejes del vehículo.
El vehículo iba equipado con un juego de cadenas hechas a medida y seis maletas firmadas por Karl Baisch.
A Franco no le acabó de convencer este modelo, ya que debido a una avería, el dictador, que venía de una jornada de caza, tuvo que volver al palacio en un Jeep Willys de su guardia personal.
Sin embargo el cambio de signo de la Segunda Guerra Mundial y la derrota del Tercer Reich llevaron al Gobierno español a no utilizar este y otros vehículos por los connotaciones políticas que conllevaban.
La casa Mercedes, para su museo de Stuttgart, ofreció la entonces enorme cantidad de 1.000 millones de pesetas por el Mercedes de Franco, que al cambio e inflacción actuales, podríamos estar hablando de más de siete millones de euros (o dólares USA).
DESMONTADO PIEZA A PIEZA: Unos años más tarde, ya en el siglo XXI, Patrimonio Nacional aceptó el ofrecimiento de Mercedes de revisar el G4, a pesar de los mecánicos de la Guardia Real, que cuidan de él, así como del resto de la flota de vehículos oficiales, fabricando ellos mismos piezas de las que no había repuesto.
En los talleres de Mercedes, la joya fue desmontada pieza a pieza en Stuttgart y durante tres años los técnicos alemanes dibujaron el plano del coche y, aprovecharon para reparar con fidelidad el único de los automóviles de la serie inferior que se exhibe en su museo. (Fuente: Wikipedia y otras webs).
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