‘Women Creating’: interview with Bolivian Anarcha-feminist and Lesbian activist, Maria Galindo

UPDATE, comment : ”I am Maria Galindo , I disagree with the result of this interview. it is too superficial. It doesn t really reflect my work, my policy, my dreams. que pena. we lose time and space ..”

Maria Galindo, Bolivian anarchist, feminist and lesbian activist

By: Dimitri O’Donnell In an interview with teleSUR, Maria Galindo explains why she is one of Bolivia’s most vocal opponents of the Catholic church

`'You have to be Brave to be Queer'.. Maria Galindo — `’You have to be Brave to be Queer’.. Maria Galindo

Maria Galindo attracts a lot of attention wherever she goes. With her knee-high, leather-studded boots, chunky goth jewelry, heavy, dark eyeliner and half-shaved head, you can’t miss the self-proclaimed rebel as she makes her way around La Paz.

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“I suppose you could say some people are afraid of me,” admits the 52-year-old anarchist, feminist and lesbian activist. “But I really don’t care what the public thinks, I’m not running for mayor and I don’t work to be applauded by them,” she says. “I was the first publicly ‘out’ lesbian in Bolivia and I’m proud of that, I’ve never not spoken about my sexuality,” says Galindo. Continue reading “‘Women Creating’: interview with Bolivian Anarcha-feminist and Lesbian activist, Maria Galindo”

Suicide Attempt?? Chelsea Manning Reportedly Taken to Hospital

UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE #ChelseaManning rushed to hospital after suicide attempt.

Military whistleblower hero serving a 35-year sentence

by Andrea Germanos, staff writer

Chelsea Manning…life in jail for telling the terrible truth

Whistleblower Chelsea Manning was reportedly taken to the hospital on Wednesday. (Photo: Alicia Neal, in cooperation with Chelsea Manning, commissioned by the Chelsea Manning Support Network)

U.S. military whistleblower Chelsea Manning was taken to the hospital on Wednesday. Though one reporter tweeted that it was a suspected suicide attempt, the reason for the medical visit is still unconfirmed.

Manning, who released a trove of government and military documents to WikiLeaks, is currently serving a 35-year sentence at the military prison in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Continue reading “Suicide Attempt?? Chelsea Manning Reportedly Taken to Hospital”

Mega-Corpse Of Loch Ness Monster ‘Found’ In Scotland

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— Photos, Facts, & Thoughts On The Approaching Extinction Of Many Marine Species

by James Ayre, shared with thanks

While animals that fit the description of the famous Loch Ness Monster most certainly have existed at various points in time, in various parts of the world — and while I’m not of the mind that all “sightings” are hoaxes per se — the chances of finding a physical animal living in Loch Ness that fits the description are pretty much nil.

: There are plenty of real life ‘monsters’, many of them being driven to extinction by human predation

So, what are we left with? A hoax of some sort — though the motives behind hoaxes often vary quite a bit. In this case, I’d say that those behind it have had quite a bit of fun. I wonder what the exact motive was? Continue reading “Mega-Corpse Of Loch Ness Monster ‘Found’ In Scotland”