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The intriguing art of Kente weaving. Video and Words by Nana Kofi Acquah (www.nkaphoto.com) @africashowboy (Copyright: 2016)
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y’know what pisses me off the most about this whole jared leto thing?
heath ledger was a method actor too. as most people know, before his role as the joker heath put countless hours into his character and locked himself away in a hotel so he could practice different versions of the joker (he even kept a diary on it). heath put everything he had in that role, just like he did with all his other roles. HOWEVER heath ledger was an actor, and what people don’t understand is that he knew the difference between acting and real life. a make-up artist on the set of the dark knight even said that “he’d only be in character when filming. Ledger would skateboard around, goof off, smoke cigarettes, and give out bear hugs at the beginning and the end of every workday” like he knew the difference between playing a character and being a normal person who was respectful to his coworkers and fellow actors. he was a talented person and a good man. he didn’t “go crazy” and scare people and he certainly didn't “become the joker”
and then we have jared leto. who is not only spitting in the face of method acting, but is also tarnishing the memory of heath ledgers dedication to his role by reinforcing this whole “joker curse” bullshit. this is a man who is basically milking this for what its worth and using the whole “playing the joker makes you crazy” theory so he has an excuse to be an obnoxious asshole. he is harassing his coworkers by sending them used condoms and bullets and scaring people on purpose. its not funny. its not edgy. its ridiculous and completely disrespectful. he is a grown ass man and should be sued for his behavior and honestly fuck off jared leto
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Two days before Puerto Rico was set to default on $2 billion in debt payments, the Senate staved off calamity by passing a measure Wednesday that will allow the island to restructure its debts.
The Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act, known as PROMESA, now heads to President Barack Obama for his signature. It will create an independent financial oversight board that will oversee the island’s budgets and allow the Puerto Rican government to restructure its nearly $70 billion in debts with 18 different creditors. A key provision would halt all pending litigation related to the debt—there are currently 14 different lawsuits—and allow for continued funding of essential public health and safety services for the island’s 3.5 million residents.
The measure was tacked on to a bill in the Senate that will reauthorize the National Sea Grant Program through fiscal year 2021.
“Obviously, the bill isn’t perfect,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said after its passage, according to the Washington Post. “But here’s why we should support it: It won’t cost taxpayers a dime; it prevents a bailout; and it offers Puerto Rico the best chance to return to financial stability and economic growth over the long term so we can help prevent another financial crisis like this in the future.”
On Monday, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew sent a letter to McConnell arguing that failure to pass the bill by July 1 could lead to Puerto Rico defaulting on a $2 billion debt and interest payment and a possible court order forcing the island’s government to pay creditors before providing essential services for its people. The result could have been that Puerto Rico would stop paying police officers and firefighters, shut down public transit, and even close medical facilities.
The next day, Puerto Rico Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla wrote an op-ed for CNBC and argued that there was no choice but to pass this bill. He noted that the island’s government has already cut millions in spending, eliminated thousands of public jobs, raised taxes, and withheld tax returns, and is currently $2 billion behind in payments to suppliers (in addition to the $2 billion debt payment due July 1).
“The emergency measures we have taken are unsustainable, harm our economy, reduce revenues and diminish our capacity to repay our debts,” he wrote. “Puerto Rico cannot endure any more austerity.”
The governor’s op-ed echoed many Democrats, Puerto Ricans, and observers and said the independent financial review board—which has broad powers over the island’s budget decisions and is not accountable to any local elected leaders—"unnecessarily undercuts the democratic institution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.“
On Tuesday, as the Senate debated the bill, Democratic presidential contender Sen. Bernie Sanders railed against the bill, urging his colleagues not to support it, according to the Washington Post. Sanders has opposed the bill since it was proposed in the House.
“Is this legislation smacking of the worst form of colonialism, in the sense that it takes away all of the important democratic rights of the American citizens of Puerto Rico?” he asked Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), who was speaking against the bill at the time. “That basically, four Republicans who likely believe in strong austerity programs will essentially be running that island for the indefinite future?”
i fucking know this guy IRL i had a pool party and he told me someone on tumblr stole his vine & got it popular and…here it is. kill me
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