#jan martinez

[zaytsev]

Selfies 🫶

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CAMPEONES SUDAMERICANOS 2023

[darlingzelda]

I FEEL LIKE THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT MOMENT OF MY LIFE.

I work as a receptionist at the Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders where I live.

On Halloween, we’re having an office party, and I decided to dress up as Pam Beesly from The Office. We’re both receptionists, we both work with watercolor, and we wear almost the same styles to work.

I usually stay in my office to answer phones and emails, but my boss has given me a special task for the day of our Halloween party.

I get to stand outside the screening rooms and HAND OUT CANDY TO THE CHILDREN WHO COME IN FOR AUTISM SCREENINGS.

How cute is that?! I feel like this will be the sweetest moment of my entire life.

It’s also totally something Pam would do! I remember that episode where all the office workers took their kids to work and Pam put out extra candy on her desk to get the kids to come and talk to her, and I feel like I’m getting that full circle moment here.

…..

I also have to save all the black jelly beans for Dwight.

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Decided to group and add some new treats. Possibly more where these come from, profit from atrophic brain phase.

Bonus because she terrifies me:

Still unsatisfied? Have more, you insatiable beast: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

[cankersaurus]

What I mean when I say I like the office :

Also tier list i made, exact ordering is shaky:

Im so serious im going to reboot the office..... One day.

[the-office-confessions]

Intro and Rules

Hello, you can call me Mod Paper. As of right now there aren’t many rules

-keep it related to the office

yeah thats it right now have fun

Tags

After Dark -> tag for more nsfw asks

[chromosoid]

I got two of Melanie Martinez’ Portal Parfumes in January and the shit hasn’t shipped at all. I’m not alone too, there’s people who bought the whole collection back in November and they haven’t gotten theirs either ??????? Scam alert ????????

[hannahhook7744]

Encanto-Descendants Au Fancast List;

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Pedro x Alma Madrigal’s Family (Minus Their Kids):

María Conchita Alonso as Alma Madrigal (formerly Botero Molinari).

Avan Jogia as Pedro Madrigal Yatra.

Constance Wu as Alejandra Botero-Yee (aka Alejandra Madrigal, Alma’s sister-in-law). 

George Lopez as Raimi Botero Molinari (aka Raimi Madrigal, Alma’s younger brother).

Carmen Salinas as Rosa Madrigal (formerly Yatra Salinas aka Pedro's mom).

Zhang Ziyi as Miranda Botero-Yee (aka Miranda Madrigal, Alejandra and Raimi’s daughter). 

Tatyana Ali as Beatriz Botero-Yee (aka Beatrix Madrigal, Alejandra and Raimi’s daughter).

Julieta x Agustín Madrigal’s Family:

Pedro Pascal as Agustín Madrigal. 

Lorena Forteza as Julieta Madrigal.

Rafaela Cocal as Isabela Madrigal. 

Maribel Martinez as Luisa Madrigal.

Paulina Chávez as Mirabel Madrigal. 

Pepa x Félix Madrigal’s Family:

Maria Canals-Barrera as Pepa Madrigal. 

Mauro Castillo as Félix Madrigal. 

Ron Stallworth as Gabriel Espinosa Castillo (aka Gabriel Madrigal, Félix’s younger brother). 

Samantha Logan as Dolores Madrigal.

Neighborhoodcrackelf as Camilo Madrigal.

Harold Perrineau as (adult) Antonio Madrigal.

Raphael Alejandro as Giovanni Madrigal (aka Antonio’s son). 

Bruno Madrigal's Family:

David Castañeda as Bruno Madrigal (with Dev Patel as a younger version if need be).

Christian Slater as Rick Madrigal (Formerly Ratcliffe). 

Unknown Extra as Rachel Madrigal (Formerly Ratcliffe). 

Unknown Extra as Rory Madrigal (Formerly Ratcliffe). 

Louis Garrel as Cesare Madrigal (Formerly Frollo). 

Jan Cina as Cornel Madrigal (Formerly Frollo). 

Robert Sheen as Cyriacus Madrigal (Formerly Frollo). 

Holland Roden as Claudine Madrigal (Formerly Frollo). 

Unknown Extra as Mason Gothel (Gigi Gothel’s brother. His and his twin’s father is unknown).

Unknown Extra as Glenn Gothel (Gigi Gothel’s brother. His and his twin’s father is unknown).

Fiona Frills as Gigi Gothel (Claudine Frollo’s half sister via Frollo). 

Isabela Madrigal x Bubo Marquez’s Family:

Tony Revolori as Bubo Marquez Madrigal.

Unknown Extra as Miguel Melchor Marquez Madrigal Jr.

Unknown Extra as Zoey Alejandra Marquez Madrigal.

Luisa Madrigal x Ryder Nattura’s Family:

Forrest Goodluck as Ryder Nattura Madrigal.

Jenna Ortega as Belinda Nattura Madrigal.

Ariana Greenblatt as Silvia Nattura Madrigal.

Mirabel Madrigal x Miguel Rivera’s Family:

Omar Rudberg as Miguel Rivera Madrigal.

Sasha Pieterse as Vera Rivera Madrigal.

Julianna Gamiz as Renata Rivera Madrigal.

Dolores Madrigal x Mariano Guzmán’s Family:

Michele Morrone as Mariano Guzmán.

Julia Rehwald as Princesa Guzmán Madrigal.

Sofia Wylie as Fuega Guzmán Madrigal.

Dafne Keen Fernández as Leta Guzmán Madrigal.

Aiden Fernandes as Javier Guzmán Madrigal and Juan Guzmán Madrigal.

Camilo Madrigal and Mina Madrigal-Prepon's Family:

Shoba Narayan as Mina Madrigal-Prepon.

Auli'i Cravalho as Amelia and Sofia Madrigal Prepon.

Marcel Ruiz as Hugo Madrigal Prepon.

Love Interests of Bruno’s Kids:

Jake T. Austin as Carlos Madrigal Prepon.

Xolo Maridueña as José Madrigal Prepon.

Ashley Nicolette Frangipane/Halsey as Mad Maddy Mim (Rick Madrigal's girlfriend).

Colin Morgan as LeFou Deux (aka Lee, Claudine Madrigal's boyfriend).

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More to be added.

This is for my au.

[strawberri-company]

For anyone who wants a good thinspo bored I add to this every day, have a great day lovelies 🎀

[cariantha]

Code Yellow

Book: Open Heart, Book 2 Pairing: Dr. Ethan Ramsey x F!MC (Dr. Sawyer Brooks) Rating: General Warning: None Category: Fluff Word count: 1K Summary: Recovering in the hospital, Sawyer is having trouble sleeping. A/N: I saw a scene on TV where the female MC spoons her male LI, and ever since I just needed for Sawyer to spoon Ethan.🥰

It had been three days since the poison attack and just as many days since Sawyer last slept. And while there was medication that might help, Ethan preferred to exercise extreme caution, not wanting to risk any adverse reactions with an untested vaccine. 

“Jan, would it be okay if I took a few laps around the floor?” Sawyer asked the night nurse who changed her I.V. bag. 

“Sure, hon. Let me help you with another gown to cover your backside.” 

“But what if I wanted to enjoy the breeze like Mrs. Martinez?” joked Sawyer.

“Bless her heart. She was quite the character,” Jan reminisced as she finished tying the second gown. “Okay, kiddo. You’re all set.”

Sawyer was halfway through her second lap when she approached a nurses’ station on the opposite side of the floor. She stopped before rounding the corner when she overheard someone mention Dr. Ramsey. 

“Hey guys, the Chief has taken over Ramsey’s cases. All but one, that is…” the supervising nurse announced.

“Brooks?” asked Nurse Claire. 

“Yep.”

“God, I can’t even imagine,” Claire shook the terrifying thoughts from her head. 

“Sarah mentioned that Dr. Ramsey comes by and reviews her chart several times a night,” added Nurse Anna. 

“I heard he hasn’t left the hospital since it happened. That he’s been sleeping in his office,” Claire said.

Anna confirmed. “I’m pretty sure that’s true. Last night, I heard Jan instruct an orderly to deliver a cot to his office.”

Ethan stayed with Sawyer for a couple of hours each night after visiting hours, but she assumed he always went home afterward. Wanting to know if the rumors were true, Sawyer backtracked toward the physicians’ offices. 

A few minutes later, she knocked lightly on Ethan’s office door. When no one answered, she took a chance and gently pushed down on the handle, cracking the door open a smidge. 

The office was dark, save for the dim light from the reading lamp on his desk. Ethan's white coat was draped over the back of his desk chair, and his dress clothes were hung behind it, with the hanger hooked on the ledge of the bookshelf. A gym bag was perched on a lounge chair, with a t-shirt carelessly draped over it.

Hearing a murmur inside, Sawyer pushed the door open just enough to carefully squeeze through with her I.V. stand. 

She tracked the gentle snoring to Ethan, who was fast asleep on a fold-out bed next to the floor-to-ceiling window. Lying on his side, his back was to the door. He was clad only in gym shorts, and the hospital-issued blanket appeared to have fallen to the floor.

Sawyer cautiously tiptoed to the foot of the cot and took a moment to watch him sleep. With his chest's steady rise and fall, tears formed in her eyes as she realized he was there for her. Since the day she almost died, the only moments of calm she felt were when he was near. She took selfish comfort in knowing that if he was sleeping at the hospital every night, he was never too far away.   

“Uhn…Sss…No...Stay with me…,” Ethan mumbled in his sleep, his body tense and the grip on his pillow tight. 

Sawyer recognized that Ethan was having a bad dream. She picked up the blanket from the floor to comfort him and draped it over him. Then, maneuvering around her I.V., she joined him on the flimsy twin-sized mattress, spooning him from behind.

She slowly slid her arm under his, resting her hand over his pounding heart. Ethan stirred and covered her hand with his own. After placing soft, barely-there kisses on his shoulder blade, Sawyer rested the side of her face against the warm skin of his naked back.

Ethan, still half-asleep, untangled himself and slowly rolled over to face her.

“Hi,” Sawyer breathed, running her fingers through his tousled hair. 

“Hi,” his voice laced with sleep. “How long have you been here?”

“Not long. Just a couple minutes.”

“You should be resting in your bed,” Ethan reproached. 

“So should you,” Sawyer quickly countered.

His fingers grazed her cheek as he pushed a few strands of hair behind her ear. “I’m exactly where I need to be.” 

For a moment, they locked eyes, silently appreciating each other. Sawyer traced the lines of his muscular torso while Ethan raked his fingers through her silky blonde waves. 

“Can I lay here with you for a few more minutes?” she interrupted the quietness. 

Pressing a light kiss to her forehead, he snuggled her tight against his body. “Just a few more.” 

Ethan's worries vanished with her safe and secure in his arms. Finally feeling unburdened, his eyelids grew heavy, and sleep pulled him away once more. As her cheek melted into his bare chest, the skin-to-skin contact also lulled Sawyer to sleep. It was the first time in days that she had closed her eyes and not seen ghosts.

A couple hours later, the high-pitched cry from Ethan’s pager startled them awake. But before reaching for it, he squeezed the woman in his arms and kissed her temple. Rolling to his back, he blindly dragged his hand along the carpeted floor until he could palm the device.

“Shit!” he exclaimed, reading the message.

“What’s wrong?”

“They just called a ‘Code Yellow.’”

“What’s that one again?”

“In this case, it's when a high-risk patient is missing,” he sighed, running his hand over his face.

“That’s not good. Who’s the patient?”

“YOU! You are the patient, Sawyer.” 

“Oh no,” the realization dawned on her, “Jan is going to kill me.”

“We must have dozed off.” 

“Is it awful to say sorry, not sorry? Because that has been the first time I’ve slept since…" she swallowed, "since you were lying next to me in a plastic suit.”

With a suddenly tender and sympathetic look in his eye, Ethan caressed her cheek. “I know, and I’m glad. I slept better, too.” Placing a chaste kiss on her lips, “But come on, I need to get you back to your room.”

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Incredible Milestone!

After 9 madness-flavoured treato dumpings, we're still here with the 10th, going strong. The debauchery never stops.

(The fact that the 6th is the most popular one so far brings me joy beyond reason. Y'all just love Oscar's parachoques, uh? Same)

Bonuses:

Special sweet section:

(skip if avoiding glucose or faint of heart)

(Phyllis' expression is me while I make these, fyi)

Still unsatisfied? Have more, you insatiable beast:

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9][10]

[scuderlia]

I don’t know the sainz lore pls share the sainz lore

i keep getting asked about this, so here's ONE PIECE of sainz lore:

In 1995, Antonio Sainz Rebollo (Carlos' paternal grandfather) was put on trial for the death a man named Samuel Chiabuto, who attempted to steal his wife's purse. During the confrontation, a bullet fragment from a shot fired by Sainz ricocheted and hit Chiabuto, fatally wounding him.

Antonio was ultimately sentenced to six months and one day in prison for his role Samuel's death, with the primary question during the trial being whether or not his actions were in legitimate self-defense, or instead represented "reckless imprudence resulting in death." The prosecutor argued that "defending a purse could not be equated with defending a life," emphasizing the severity of the outcome.

The case remains relatively significant in legal discussions concerning self-defense and use of force in regard to human life.

(quotes from articles on the incident below—please note that the full publications are paywalled and that these are automated translations from the original Spanish text)

The prosecutor in the 'Sainz case' says that the theft of a purse cannot be compared to a life by Elsa Fernández-Santosel for EL PAÍS Madrid (June 1995)

Self-defense or reckless recklessness resulting in death? The trial against the businessman and consul general of Bolivia Antonio Sainz Rebollo, father of the former world champion Carlos Sainz, was heard yesterday for sentencing. Forensic evidence confirmed the indications: that Samuel Chiabuto, a 27-year-old Nigerian who tried to steal Sainz's wife's purse, was killed by the ricocheted bullet fragment. According to the prosecutor, there can be no talk of self-defense when what is on the table is a purse versus a life. Sainz repeated yesterday that that night has marked his life. "I only defended my wife. When I was little, I was taught that women are sacred," he added.

Six months for Carlos Sainz's father due to the death of a shooter by Begoña Aguirre for EL PAÍS Madrid (July 1995)

Businessman and honorary consul of Bolivia, Antonio Sain Rebollo, 69, father of former world champion Carlos Sainz, has been sentenced to six months and one day in prison for the death of 27-year-old Nigerian immigrant Samuel Chiabuto. Chiabuto was shot dead by him after snatching his wife's purse. The head of the 26th Criminal Court, Eva Isabel Gallardo Martín, considers Sainz guilty of a crime of reckless recklessness resulting in death. The popular action, exercised by Sos Racismo and the Association for Human Rights, requested a sentence of four years and two months. The prosecutor asked for a one-year sentence.

Antonio Sainz was carrying a gun because of a death threat from a mafia by Jan Martinez Ahrens for EL PAÍS Madrid (December 1995)

The acquittal of Antonio Sainz Rebollo, 69, consul of Bolivia and father of two-time world rally champion Carlos Sainz, yesterday unleashed the "indignation" of SOS Racismo, personified as an accusation in the process. This association described as "resounding contempt for life" the decision of the Madrid Court to revoke the sentence that condemned Sainz for the death, on February 5, 1994, of a Nigerian shooter after a shot that ricocheted off a terrace. That night, Sainz was carrying the gun because of the death threats made against him by a mafia of counterfeiters whom he had denounced.

[taledhq]

anonymous asked: most wanted faces?

alan ritchson, aldis hodge, alejandro speitzer, alex fitzalan, alex landi, alfonso herrera, alfred enoch, álvaro rico, andrew matarazzo, angel bismark curiel, anthony keyvan, archie renaux, arón piper, asa butterfield, avan jogia, blair redofrd, brandon flynn, brandon larracuente, brandon perea, ben levin, carloto cotta, casey deidrick, charles melton, charles michael davis, charlie carver, clayton cardenas, cody christian, conrad ricamora, daniel dae kim, daniel ezra, danny griffin, danny pino, david castañeda, david corenswet, david harbour, derek luh, diego tinoco, drew ray tanner, drew starkey, dylan minnette, dylan sprayberry, edgar ramirez, elliot fletcher, emilio sakaraya, eric dane, evan mock, froy gutierrez, gavin leatherwood, george sear, harris dickinson, henry golding, henry zaga, idris elba, itzan escamilla, jack champion, jack mulhern, jacob elordi, jan luis castellanos, jared padalecki, jd pardo, jeffrey dean morgan, jeremy pope, jensen ackles, jeremy allen white, jesse williams, joe keery, john boyega, jonah hauer-king, jonathan daviss, jordan buhat, jordan fisher, keahu kahuanui, kedar williams sterling, keith powers, kellan lutz, kj apa, kofi siriboe, lakeith stanfield, laith ashley, laz alonso, lewis tan, luca sabbat, lucien laviscount, mackenyu, manny jacinto, mason gooding, max carver, michael cimino, michael ealy, michael evans behling, michael provost, michael trevino, miguel bernardeau, miguel herran, ncuti gatwa, nick robinson, nick sagar, nico hiraga, noah centineo, omar ayuso, omar hardwick,paul rudd, penn badgley, rahul kohli, rainer dawn, raymond ablack, regé-jean page, ricky whittle, ronen rubinstein, ross butler, rudy pankow, santiago segura, sean teale, shemar moore, simu liu, sinqua walls, steve carrell, steven strait, taylor zakhar perez, thomas doherty, thomas weatherall, timothy granaderos, tom hardy, tommy martinez, trevante rhodes, tyler lawrence gray, tyler posey, wentworth miller, will sharpe, william levy, wolfang novogratz, yoshi sudarso, & zack nelson

opening this up to the members as well!

[piratewithvigor]

AEW Roster Organized By Age (& events, for context)

Source: Smackdown Hotel

Jan 3 1952 - Jim Ross

Feb 8 1952 - Elizabeth II crowned

May 30 1955 - Jake Roberts

Nov 3 1957 - Laika becomes first animal in space

Nov 7 1957 - Tony Schiavone

May 13 1958 - Velcro is patented

Sep 20 1958 - Arn Anderson

Mar 20 1959 - Sting

Jun 12 1963 - Jerry Lynn

Jul 1 1963 - ZIP codes are introduced in the US

Oct 13 1963 - Don Callis

Nov 11 1963 - Daddy Ass

Apr 14 1967 - Jeff Jarrett

May 9 1967 - Kevin Kelly

Oct 11 1967 - Taz

Dec 6 1967 - First successful heart transplant

May 10 1968 - William Regal

Oct 30 1968 - Luther

Apr 10 1969 - Dustin Rhodes

Jul 16 1969 - Apollo 11 lands the first people on the moon

Mar 24 1970 - Christopher Daniels

Nov 9 1970 - Chris Jericho

Dec 18 1970 - Rob Van Dam

Apr 3 1971 - Alex Marvez

Jun 12 1971 - Mark Henry

Feb 8 1972 - Paul Wight

Oct 12 1972 - Karen Jarrett

Nov 29 1972 - Atari releases Pong

Oct 30 1973 - Adam Copeland

Nov 30 1973 - Christian Cage

Jan 1 1974 - Jim Ross starts his career in wrestling

Sep 23 1974 - Matt Hardy

Oct 8 1975 - Michael Nakazawa

Jan 23 1976 - Nigel McGuinness

May 8 1976 - First roller coaster with a loop in it opens

Oct 4 1976 - Emi Sakura

Feb 28 1977 - Lance Archer

Aug 31 1977 - Jeff Hardy

Nov 9 1977 - Alex Abrahantes

Dec 12 1977 - The Butcher

Mar 17 1979 - Samoa Joe

Aug 1 1979 - Prince Nana

Oct 3 1979 - Johnny TV

Dec 29 1979 - Justin Roberts

May 6 1980 - Colt Cabana

Jun 2 1980 - The Blade

Jul 16 1980 - Excalibur

Nov 17 1980 - Mercedes Martinez

Dec 27 1980 - Claudio Castagnoli

Feb 19 1981 - Shawn Spears

May 22 1981 - Bryan Danielson

Aug 1 1981 - MTV debuts

Dec 12 1981 - Eddie Kingston

Apr 7 1982 - Sonjay Dutt

May 21 1982 - Kota Ibushi

Aug 3 1982 - Nyla Rose

Oct 10 1982 - Tony Khan

Dec 3 1982 - Jake Hager

Mar 1 1983 - Mark Sterling

Mar 19 1983 - Matt Sydal

Apr 1 1983 - Scorpio Sky

Jul 26 1983 - Roderick Strong

Oct 16 1983 - Kenny Omega

Dec 7 1983 - Matt Menard

Jan 26 1984 - JD Drake

Feb 2 1984 - Brian Cage

Feb 17 1984 - Jimmy Jacobs

Feb 23 1984 - Serpentico

Mar 20 1984 - Angelo Parker

May 4 1984 - Orange Cassidy

Jun 30 1984 - Dax Harwood

Jul 1 1984 - PG13 rating is invented

Sep 19 1984 - Renee Paquette

Nov 4 1984 - Ryan Nemeth

Nov 8 1984 - Keith Lee

Dec 26 1984 - Pat Buck

Dec 29 1984 - Anthony Henry

Jan 17 1985 - Mark Briscoe

Feb 13 1985 - Truth Magnum

Feb 26 1985 - Penta El Zero Miedo

Mar 13 1985 - Matt Jackson

Mar 19 1985 - Luchasaurus

Mar 20 1985 - Matt Taven

Mar 23 1985 - CJ

Mar 31 1985 - First Wrestlemania

May 16 1985 - Mike Bennett

May 19 1985 - Malakai Black

Apr 20 1985 - Jay Lethal

Jul 15 1985 - QT Marshall

Aug 6 1985 - Tony Nese

Sep 9 1985 - The Bunny

Dec 7 1985 - Jon Moxley

Dec 25 1985 - Miro

Jan 24 1986 - Vincent

Feb 5 1986 - Madison Rayne

Feb 19 1986 - Shawn Dean

Feb 21 1986 - The first Zelda game is released

Mar 2 1986 - Bishop Kaun

Mar 4 1986 - Dalton Castle

Apr 8 1986 - Big Bill

Apr 22 1986 - Chuck Taylor

Jun 15 1986 - Cezar Bononi

Jun 29 1986 - Serena Deeb

Jul 22 1986 - Thunder Rosa

Aug 21 1986 - Pac

Oct 22 1986 - Taya Valkyrie

Jan 13 1987 - Ian Riccaboni

Feb 4 1987 - Aaron Solo

Mar 1 1987 - Kyle O'Reilly

Mar 7 1987 - Angelico

Mar 10 1987 - Alex Reynolds

Mar 17 1987 - Brody King

Mar 30 1987 - Trent Beretta

May 17 1987 - Cash Wheeler

Apr 21 1987 - Dutch

Jun 18 1987 - Brandon Cutler

Jul 20 1987 - Evil Uno

Sep 5 1987 - AR Fox

Jan 19 1988 - Wardlow

Mar 20 1988 - Josh Woods

Apr 14 1988 - Marina Shafir

Apr 17 1988 - Dasha Gonzalez

Jun 11 1988 - Hikaru Shida

Jul 18 1988 - RJ City

Aug 23 1988 - Metalik

Aug 28 1988 - EJ Nduka

Aug 31 1988 - Athena

Sep 26 1988 - Buddy Matthews

Sep 29 1988 - Rush

Nov 24 1988 - Anthony Ogogo

Jan 25 1989 - Stu Grayson

Apr 10 1989 - Juice Robinson

Apr 11 1989 - Ari Daivari

Jun 14 1989 - Peter Avalon

Jul 5 1989 - Adam Cole

Jul 27 1989 - Nick Jackson

Jul 31 1989 - Max Caster

Sep 20 1989 - Ethan Page

Nov 3 1989 - Andrade El Idolo

Dec 17 1989 - The Simpsons premiers

Aug 17 1990 - Danhausen

Aug 20 1990 - Mark Davis

Sep 30 1990 - Swerve Strickland

Nov 12 1990 - Stokely Hathaway

Dec 18 1990 - Anthony Bowens

Dec 30 1990 - Rey Fenix

Jan 9 1991 - Ruby Soho

Jan 23 1991 - Powerhouse Hobbs

Jan 30 1991 - Toa Liona

Feb 4 1991 - Mike Santana

Apr 22 1991 - Nick Comoroto

Apr 23 1991 - Dr Britt Baker DMD

May 18 1991 - Colten Gunn

Jun 4 1991 - John Silver

Jul 14 1991 - Diamante

Jul 21 1991 - Adam Page

Aug 23 1991 - World Wide Web starts up

Sep 27 1991 - Ortiz

Nov 22 1991 - Brandon

Nov 22 1991 - Brent

Jan 15 1992 - Preston Vance

Apr 7 1992 - Abadon

May 19 1992 - Kip Sabian

Jun 3 1992 - Red Velvet

Aug 17 1992 - Saraya

Sep 14 1992 - Penelope Ford

Sep 15 1992 - Dralistico

Oct 9 1992 - Jay White

Dec 27 1992 - Yuka Sakazaki

Jan 7 1993 - Darby Allin

Jul 28 1993 - Sammy Guevara

Jan 25 1994 - Willow Nightingale

Feb 21 1994 - Ricky Starks

Mar 26 1994 - Paige Vanzant

Apr 12 1994 - Marq Quen

Jun 6 1994 - Lee Moriarty

Aug 26 1994 - Austin Gunn

Sep 16 1994 - Kiera Hogan

Apr 17 1995 - Bandido

Apr 23 1995 - Jamie Hayter

May 29 1995 - Konosuka Takeshita

Jun 6 1995 - Tay Melo

Aug 7 1995 - Kris Statlander

Oct 19 1995 - Toni Storm

Nov 13 1995 - Boulder

Nov 13 1995 - Bronson

Nov 22 1995 - Toy Story is released

Dec 10 1995 - Satnam Singh

Mar 15 1996 - MJF

Aug 11 1996 - Lexy Nair

Oct 26 1996 - Wheeler Yuta

Apr 29 1997 - El Hijo Del Vikingo

Jun 4 1997 - Riho

Jun 15 1997 - Jack Perry

Jul 10 1997 - Isiah Kassidy

Oct 27 1997 - Leyla Hirsch

Dec 13 1997 - Lee Johnson

Mar 9 1998 - Parker Boudreaux

Jul 15 1998 - Anna Jay

Aug 4 1998 - Mariah May

Sep 7 1998 - Daniel Garcia

Dec 15 1998 - Komander

Dec 24 1998 - Kyle Fletcher

May 4 1999 - Hook

Sep 20 1999 - Darius Martin

Oct 2 1999 - Skye Blue

Mar 3 2001 - Dante Martin

Mar 23 2001 - WWF buys WCW

Nov 8 2001 - Julia Hart

Oct 13 2004 - Billie Starkz

Jul 10 2005 - Nick Wayne

Jan 17 2012 - Negative One

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

By: Brandy Shufutinsky

Published: Jan 23, 2024

Until about 160 years ago Black American labor was used to benefit the few, especially a small group of privileged white landowners. Today, we are still being used. Progressive academics, activists, and political leaders are constantly exploiting Black Americans as living, breathing excuses for policies that benefit progressives and their constituents but fail Black people. 

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has set his sights on eliminating high-achieving magnet schools in the name of equity. Currently, academically gifted students from low socioeconomic backgrounds are able to compete for entrance into high-achieving schools. One need not guess why some Black parents welcome this opportunity for their children. After all, only 17% of Black students are proficient in reading and even fewer (7%) demonstrate proficiency in math. Moreover, in 2022, fewer than 10% of Black third-grade students and just under 11% of low-income third-grade students could read at grade level. These dismal figures entail that a great many talented Black students in Chicago must suffer through classes geared not to them but to their illiterate and innumerate peers. Magnet schools offer these talented students a way out. One would think that policy makers committed to providing access to quality education for all students, not just the ones whose parents were able to send them to private schools, would increase the number of high-achieving schools, rather than eliminate them. 

So, why would Mayor Johnson want to eliminate one of the few opportunities for gifted but economically disadvantaged students to access quality education? Well, according to Chicago Public Schools Board CEO, Pedro Martinez, allowing gifted students access to quality education causes “stratification and inequity in Chicago Public Schools.” One has to wonder whether this excuse (as incoherent as it is) is sincere or whether it reflects instead a cynical push to discard selective schools that have proven to be top-tier nationally because these schools compete directly with the union-led public school system. 

In Portland, Oregon education leaders are planning to roll out a system of equitable grading that calls for teachers to consider “non-academic factors” when grading student work. Portland Public School Chief Academic Officer Kimberlee Armstrong, a supporter of the policy, argues that in order to address “biases” educators must, wait for it, engage in bias themselves, by “considering the diverse backgrounds and needs of students.” Just how does considering background rather than correct answers and knowledge acquisition reduce bias? 

Oregon’s student literacy rates are slightly better than Chicago’s but still fewer than half of students read at grade level, with Black student literacy hovering around 26%. Yet rather than provide students with the necessary resources to achieve basic literacy, Oregon policymakers are simply eliminating any method of measuring student achievement. 

We must ask ourselves, who gets lost in educational politicking? Students who desire a quality education are being sacrificed at the altar of progressive policies that do them more harm than good. When I was in the third grade my teacher suggested I be tested for the Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) program. I was attending an under-resourced, high-poverty school where the majority of students qualified for the free-lunch program, including me. My GATE score allowed me access to all of the resources that I would otherwise have missed because my socioeconomic circumstance did not allow for tutors or extracurricular activities, let alone private school tuition. Fast-forward a few decades and instead of providing support for students who find themselves in a situation similar to mine, policy makers are relegating them to mediocrity. 

Who benefits from policies that disenfranchise the most vulnerable students? Many organizations that claim to work to improve student achievement by using equity-based practices have sprouted up over recent years. They offer services to school districts, providing teacher training and curricular materials with a stated goal not of teaching students the knowledge and skills they need to succeed but of “building social justice starting in the classroom.” These organizations are very successful in using our public schools to build their client base and sell their obviously political goals of equity and social justice. When it comes to improving student achievement, however, their results are dismal. Policies that eliminate access to quality education, lower standards and reframe what knowledge is will not help Black students, it will harm them. Politicizing education by lowering expectations is a racist endeavor that denies Black Americans the credit they rightly deserve for overcoming obstacles and reaching the highest levels of success. It’s the bigotry of low expectations.

Brandy Shufutinsky is a social worker, writer, researcher, and advocate. She holds her Doctorate in International and Multicultural Education from the University of San Francisco, her MSW from the University of Southern California, and her MA in International Relations from the University of San Diego. Dr. Shufutinsky has worked towards advancing the rights of victims and survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault through practice, education, and research, and is now focusing her advocacy on developing intercultural and academic opportunities to enhance liberal democratic ideals as the director of education and community engagement with the Jewish Institute for Liberal Values. Follow her on Twitter.

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This is what "equity" does. In order to force everybody to have equal outcomes, it has to eliminate the ability for people to overachieve or exceed others. Because that would make people jealous and would be "unfair." It can't make everybody an Elon Musk, but it can make everybody a Joe Schlub. And so "equity" always results in the lowest of the lowest common denominators. When you inevitably use force to ensure that happens, that's how you get Russia and China.

The people activists who are putting in these policies are the exact same people who put in the policies that caused this illiteracy and innumeracy in the first place.