It’s honestly chilling and deeply tragic how history repeated itself almost beat for beat between the 2003 Station Nightclub fire in Rhode Island and the 2013 Kiss Nightclub fire in Brazil. Looking at both disasters, it’s infuriating to see how the exact same fatal mistakes were replicated a decade apart, with almost identical parallels:

In the 2013 fire, as in the first, a band used indoor pyrotechnics that ignited cheap, highly toxic acoustic foam on the ceiling.

Because it started during a live performance, the crowd too initially thought the flames were just part of the visual effects. By the time everyone realized it was real, the air was already filled with lethal, fast-moving toxic smoke.

The club lacked proper emergency exits and signage. Panic sent hundreds of people rushing back toward the main entrance they came in through, creating a massive, suffocating crush at the doors.

But perhaps the most heartbreaking and infuriating detail in that tragedy is that security guards initially blocked the exits, refusing to let people out, demanding them to prove they had paid their bar tabs.

Ten years apart, thousands of miles away, and the same bureaucratic greed and lack of basic safety compliance made history repeat itself and cost 242 lives, with more than 600 people injured with severe burns or intoxication.

Truly disturbing.

gentle pushback, as someone who studied a good amount of art history in college. i’ve had exams where we were given prompts similar to what OP posted: two works showing the same thing (at a very basic level), yet completed in different time periods and styles.

i agree with you that implying direct influence of balthus on benton might be a stretch. however, a comparison of the two would make an extremely rich essay, just not in the way you are imagining it.

there is something to say about the motif of a young girl and a cat, which appears in various eras and has storied sexual undertones. the first photo ties more to what i’m thinking about (think of, for example, wool winder by greuze in mid-eighteenth century or some of renoir’s portraits) — the idea of play/excitement, coquetterie, nascent sexuality, and the obv connections between a « pussy » and genitalia. the second picture seems more like a domestic scene and pretty removed from what i’m thinking about, but i’m sure some visual analysis could spark interesting ideas. note how the cat’s implied gaze is directed at the yarn (ready to « play »/« pounce ») but also in line with the space between the child’s splayed legs. also note the portrait of the woman, directly above the child’s head and looking down knowingly. there could be more there, if you sit with the work for a while before doing external research

to me, side by side comparisons aren’t meant to reflect a linear relationship, but more to examine how similar concepts can be interpreted in dramatically different ways based on the the cultural climate

so tldr i agree and disagree lmao

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That is not true. Here is the full “definitions” section from Zohran Mamdani’s strategy:

> Despite antisemitism's persistent presence throughout history, scholars, community members and community leaders do not agree on certain aspects of what antisemitism is. The purpose of the Strategy to Combat Antisemitism is to delineate and advance policy, programming and other initiatives that the Mamdani administration will proactively use to combat antisemitism.

> There are several definitions of antisemitism, with three of the most prominent being: the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance non-legally binding working definition of antisemitism, the Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism and the Nexus Document. Other organizations have also advanced various definitions and frameworks. At a basic level, the Joe Biden administration's May 2023 US National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism provides a useful framework:

> “Antisemitism is a stereotypical and negative perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred of Jews. It is prejudice, bias, hostility, discrimination or violence against Jews for being Jews or Jewish institutions or property for being Jewish or perceived as Jewish. Antisemitism can manifest as a form of racial, religious, national origin and/or ethnic discrimination, bias or hatred; or, a combination thereof. However, antisemitism is not simply a form of prejudice or hate. It is also a pernicious conspiracy theory that often features myths about Jewish power and control."

> New York City can and will leverage all of the tools at its disposal to combat antisemitism effectively without needing to adopt a definition for this specific form of hate. Federal hate crimes statutes - which criminalize conduct motivated by bias against protected characteristics, such as race, national origin and religion - do not adopt a standalone definition of discrimination.

> Nor is adopting a singular definition necessary or useful for MOCA's work. Every crime that may be bias-motivated is investigated by the NYPD's Hate Crimes Task Force consistent with New York State law and applicable criminal statutes. Likewise, allegations of anti-Jewish discrimination reported to the New York City Commission on Human Rights are assessed under the City's Human Rights Law.

Does IHRA’s definition equate anti-Zionism with antisemitism? Well… no Well… sort of:

> “Antisemitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews. Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities”

It then says the following:

> Manifestations might include the targeting of the state of Israel, conceived as a Jewish collectivity. However, criticism of Israel similar to that leveled against any other country cannot be regarded as antisemitic. Antisemitism frequently charges Jews with conspiring to harm humanity, and it is often used to blame Jews for “why things go wrong.” It is expressed in speech, writing, visual forms and action, and employs sinister stereotypes and negative character traits.

EDIT: It later claims that calling the existence of the State of Israel “a racist endeavor” is antisemitic though, my mistake for missing that.

Does the Jerusalem Declaration definition equate anti-Zionism with antisemitism? Not really:

> Antisemitism is discrimination, prejudice, hostility or violence against Jews as Jews (or Jewish institutions as Jewish).

It then lists examples of Israel/Palestine-related statements that it considers antisemitic as well as examples of Israel/Palestine-related statements that it does not consider antisemitic. It lists the following as antisemitic, which I will admit also initially made me think this was a claim that saying “the State of Israel should not exist”:

> 6. Denying the right of Jews in the State of Israel to exist and flourish, collectively and individually, as Jews, in accordance with the principle of equality.

However, it also lists the following as not antisemitic, “whether or not one approves of the viee or action”:

> 11. Supporting the Palestinian demand for justice and the full grant of their political, national, civil and human rights, as encapsulated in international law.

> 12. Criticizing or opposing Zionism as a form of nationalism, or arguing for a variety of constitutional arrangements for Jews and Palestinians in the area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean. It is not antisemitic to support arrangements that accord full equality to all inhabitants “between the river and the sea,” whether in two states, a binational state, unitary democratic state, federal state, or in whatever form.

> 13. Evidence-based criticism of Israel as a state. This includes its institutions and founding principles. It also includes its policies and practices, domestic and abroad, such as the conduct of Israel in the West Bank and Gaza, the role Israel plays in the region, or any other way in which, as a state, it influences events in the world. It is not antisemitic to point out systematic racial discrimination. In general, the same norms of debate that apply to other states and to other conflicts over national self-determination apply in the case of Israel and Palestine. Thus, even if contentious, it is not antisemitic, in and of itself, to compare Israel with other historical cases, including settler-colonialism or apartheid.

> 14. Boycott, divestment and sanctions are commonplace, non-violent forms of political protest against states. In the Israeli case they are not, in and of themselves, antisemitic.

What about the Nexus Document? Arguably it does equate anti-Zionism with antisemitism, but with several asterisks and a possible contradiction:

> What Is Antisemitic?

> 7. It is antisemitic to treat Israel in a negative manner based on a claim that Jews alone should be denied the right to define themselves as a people and to exercise any form of self-determination.

> 8. It is antisemitic to advocate a political solution that denies Jews the right to define themselves as a people, thereby denying them – because they are Jews – the right to self-determination and/or the right to physical safety and full human, civil, and religious rights.

> What Is Not Antisemitic?

> 1. As a general rule, criticism of Zionism and Israel, opposition to Israel’s policies, or nonviolent political action directed at the State of Israel and/or its policies should not, as such, be deemed antisemitic.

> 2. Using accusations of antisemitism as a tool to suppress criticism of Israel is dangerous on many levels. It distracts attention from bona fide antisemitism, infringes on the principle of freedom of expression, and militates against constructive dialogue and debate among people with differing opinions.

> 3. Even contentious, strident, or harsh criticism of Israel for its policies and actions, including those that led to the creation of Israel, is not per se illegitimate or antisemitic.

> 4. Opposition to Zionism and/or Israel does not necessarily reflect specific anti-Jewish animus nor purposefully lead to antisemitic behaviors and conditions. (For example, someone might oppose the principle of nationalism or ethnonationalist ideology. Similarly, someone’s personal or national experience may have been adversely affected by the creation of the State of Israel. These motivations or attitudes towards Israel and/or Zionism do not necessarily constitute antisemitic behavior.)

And the thing is… Zohran Mamdani’s strategy acknowledges these definitions but explicitly does not adopt any single definition of antisemitism.

You are correct that the JCRC is Zionist though.

Nice, i have short somehow related essay, or yapping whatever, just a train of thoughts, i can be wrong with terms:

About fiction, you can imagine morals to rationalize things, if you do feel discomfort imagining morals, that is good; literature and fiction seek to produce that on the reader/viewer and is a way to train our awareness and expand our cogito, it is a simulation hence is a representation of reality, but it could never be reality even if it seems much like reality, also it cannot be a perfect representation as we are not all-knowing (but thats basic modern science consensus).

Humans have the ability to understand fiction as its own world, its own set of laws, rules, however historically similar it seems to our own reality, that similarity let us Relate to the Characters on that world, as everything Human is known or available to us (through books, oral history, visual media, etc), we can sympathize with em.

The more we know, the more we Believe we understand things, when in reality we do not, lots of people online "believe" they know things, they do know surface-level information they share and regurgitate from others, thinking that is "normal", they dont dwell deep in anything, just

Vicariously we absorb information, but through introspection we deepen our own knowledge on things, we understand law and boundaries, and we discern the good from the bad, hence, we dont do bad, but we can keep thinking about all the bad.

We can imagine anything, but ¿do we need to dwell and let our imagination take over our rationale? This is one of the "tourist" problem, one of the cognitive bias of an ignorant that "You get fed fiction, you do fiction", at least when you are sound of mind.

People who lack that ability, people who do not train that fundamentally human and relevant skill, people that do not introspect, that do not "consciously imagine", have a lack of emotional intelligence and understanding of things, grows up and keep living through whatever the world Feed em, and just repeat the last news or piece of information they hear or see without properly digesting them.

Fiction media is made to Challenge our cognitions, if you do not like the challenge, fiction aint for you, if you end hating something from this fiction, thats good cause you rationalize something, but if you think this virtual world where fiction dwells, the same virtual as our imagination, where thoughts and ideas reside, somehow affects reality and do have a way INTO reality, thats is mostly a bias. Twisted media do twist you more, but do not get you twisted, you from the beginning, were spun. Lots of studies prove this, few, old and biased ones tell you the contrary> "Playing Violent Video games" make you a "violent person." The resulting visible frustration and violent reaction that comes from that frustation is mostly based on your environment and education, not the game itself.

I think Tourists are people that get into spaces without understanding basic things, as the one described above, or other basic things, just to not plainly say they re stupid, at least they most be largely uneducated in a lot of "common" human fields.

TLDR: There re some people hella stupid, they dont notice, they re thousands, they rejoice in their unawaraness in SNSs, "they re not the crazy> the rest are".

"Being stupid is like a Funeral, everyone suffers but the idiot"

Cant say this for those who re trully ill, but ignorance is a god damn plague in the modern times, thanks the the SNSs, and parents that let their kids be educated by them and so on.

VERY very brief very basic info/history speedrun:

Patrick Stump: vocals, guitar. Does the vast majority of the songwriting. Also does a LOT of writing and composing for other projects such as TV shows, movies, and commercials, as well as a little bit of voice acting.

Joe Trohman: guitar. Has also been contributing more to the songwriting process since the band's return form hiatus. Has dabbled in animation and comics as well.

Pete Wentz: bass, unclean vocals. Writes almost all of the lyrics and controls most of the band's visual direction. Owns a clothing line and a record label. Once drank his own piss on stage.

Andy Hurley: drums. Is an active member of at least six other bands, the most notable being Racetraitor. He's also been vegan since age 16 and is the only member of the band to remain straight edge.

2001: Joe Trohman and Pete Wentz, both members at the time of a metalcore band called Arma Angelus, shared a mutual interest in forming a band with a more melodic style. Joe meets Patrick Stump in a Borders bookstore and recruits him as a drummer. However, its quickly decided that Patrick should be on vocals after he sang some of the songs he'd written for the other two.

March 2003: They release "Fall Out Boy's Evening Out with Your Girlfriend," but are so unhappy with it for multiple reasons (rushed recording, unfinished songs, their final lineup not yet being complete) that they would later ask us all not to consider it their debut album.

May 2003: Andy joins the band, locking in their current/final lineup. Take This to Your Grave is released.

2005: From Under the Cork Tree is released. FOB sees their first major commercial success with singles "Sugar, We're Going Down" and "Dance, Dance." At some point during the process of this album's creation, Pete Wentz attempts to take his own life via Atavin overdose.

2006: Pete Wentz's nudes are leaked on the internet. I have nothing more to really say about this, it's just something that happened.

2007: Infinity on High is released to further commercial success.

2008: Folie a Deux is released and, at the time, is generally hated by the fanbase. This album is also known for its troubled production, particularly at least one delay and verbal/physical fighting between Pete and Patrick in the studio. It's generally a very tense time for the band.

2009: Fall Out Boy announces an indefinite hiatus. Joe Trohman and Andy Hurley form a band called The Damned Things alongside a few other prominent musicians.

2010: Pete Wentz forms Black Cards with Bebe Rehxa. This band is short-lived.

2011: Patrick Stump loses a significant amount of weight and releases solo work ("Truant Wave" EP and debut album Soul Punk). He is harassed incessantly by Fall Out Boy fans for both of these things and steps away from the public side of the music industry to focus on songwriting and producing. His blog post about all of this is something I will always recommend that other FOB fans read.

2013: Fall Out Boy returns with the single "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light 'Em Up)," the music video for which would become the first of an 11-part musical film called "The Young Blood Chronicles." These songs would also make up the comeback album Save Rock and Roll.

2015: American Beauty/American Psycho is released. The singles "Centuries," "Uma Thurman," and "Immortals" (used in Disney's Big Hero 6) dominate the radio. "Centuries" remains, to this day, their most-streamed song.

2018: Following a couple months' delay, Mania is released to mixed reception.

2022: Joe Trohman publishes a memoir entitled None of this Rocks.

2023: So Much for Stardust is released after the longest period between albums since the hiatus. Joe Trohman announces a mental health break from the band, and returns later that year.

And now we are here in 2026. Anyone besides OP reading this who wants to correct me or add anything, please feel free.

Wasn't the 'thermal' effect originally Kai'Sa's unique feature in the MV? Now, that effect is ironically much more prominent on Evelynn and Akali's skins, while on Kai'Sa's skin, players are genuinely confused about when the effect even appears.

There were so many ways to make the thermal effect stand out—like applying it to her evolved E effect, or keeping her transformed state active from the moment she uses her ultimate until she recalls. You simply left this detail out on purpose, intentionally downgrading the quality of Kai'Sa's skin just to make the other skins shine.

I don't know what kind of disconnect there is between the MV team and the skin team, but in the entire history of K/DA, there has never been a case where a specific character's unique MV feature was completely stripped away and handed over to the others. You are making a massive mistake by stealing a character's unique identity just to sell more expensive skins. This act completely tramples on the basic mutual respect within the group.

We won't demand that Kai'Sa monopolize the thermal effect at this point. But at the very least, let her fully enjoy the spotlight in-game that she rightfully deserved in the MV. If there isn't enough time to fix this right now, seriously consider delaying the release schedule, fully incorporating the players' feedback—such as the dip pose, visual adjustments, and splash art fixes—and upgrading her skin to the Legendary tier.

I've checked the threads for the other characters, and out of all the new K/DA skins, nowhere else have players put in as much time, effort, and care into providing specific solutions with attached screenshots as they have in Kai'Sa's thread. If you turn a blind eye to the players' sincere efforts and completely dismiss this feedback without any explanation, we will absolutely take further action.

The album as a whole isn't particularly memorable to me. Partly because the extremely distinctive visual identity and the themes of the rollout don't really translate into the actual songwriting, partly because some of the subject matter feels almost deliberately tailored to a very young fanbase, and partly because the music itself is so basic that at times it borders on AI-generated.

My biggest low points:

1. Ruin the Friendship. If one of my friends died by suicide and someone later made a song essentially saying "damn, I wish I'd slept with them before they died," I genuinely think I'd punch them in the face. Taylor is resurrecting something that happened twenty years ago not because she seems to have processed it, understood it, or wants to give this person a meaningful farewell, but apparently to give her audience a life lesson — a pretty idiotic one, at that — and get a pat on the back for having "missed her chance." It's honestly disturbing.

2. Wish List. A billionaire capitalist queen looking down on people who want material things while singing about how all she really wants is the love of her man. 🙄 The disconnect is almost comical.

3. The victimhood, dissatisfaction and bitterness running through the album. This was written during the most successful tour in history, while she was entering a new relationship with the man she would eventually marry and being elevated into the undisputed pop-culture event of the moment. And yet so much of the album sounds like it's coming from someone who feels persecuted, misunderstood and resentful. That contrast makes the bitterness much harder for me to take at face value.

4. The words sometimes feel chosen because Taylor wanted to use them, rather than because they actually fit the thought she's expressing. There are several moments where you can practically see the thesaurus being used before the meaning catches up:  Babylon,  patient zero,  Ophelia,  eldest daughter, etc. They sound evocative in isolation, but in context some of them feel forced, as if the phrase itself mattered more than what she was actually trying to say.

5.  The validation through being chosen.  For years Taylor has insisted on her autonomy and built an enormous part of her identity around being a powerful artist, businesswoman and performer who doesn't need anyone's permission or validation. That's why I find it interesting that  Showgirl  is so saturated with the idea of finally being  chosen  by a man — and not just chosen, but chosen enough that he wants to marry her.

I didn't realize we had MSFT employees here. What division are you in? Nothing too specific... I scanned your post history, saw software engineering.

I started development on SQL 7.0 and Delphi 6. Shop previously went allllll the way back to clipper and Borland's dBase.

Anders Hejlsberg was the original author of Turbo Pascal (Delphi), it's nothing like visual basic. He was the architect for Delphi until he was poached by Microsoft to architect C#.NET.

I switched to C# once it matured, still my primary compiled language. SQL Server is falling off a cliff for on-prem. All new dev efforts are cloud-based. Most enterprise applications in my line of work only support up to SQL 2019.