#maya manoela

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Giovanna broke the rules of their game. It was up to Maya to decide the punishment.

Read it here.

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Gosta de Xadrez, agente?

Xeque Mate Trailer

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MAYA HAWKE by Manoela Livinalli for Wonderland Magazine, Summer 2020

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Maya Hawke | Wonderland | Manoela Lavinalli | Summer 2020

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MAYA HAWKE | photographed by Manoela Livinalli for WONDERLAND Magazine.

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EVENTO  — ACAMPAMENTO II:

Indo além das imediações do instituto, ainda dentro do mundo em que vivem, esse será o destino dos participantes do segundo acampamento. Irão conhecer um pouco mais da fauna e da flora vivente do mundo mágico, tal como colocar em prática suas habilidades de sobrevivência ao meio natural. Não serão encontrados apenas mosquitos dessa vez, mas também animais selvagens, tanto os comuns que habitam ambos os mundos, como alguns seres minotauros, aves de estínfalos, ciclopes e touros de colchis, mas em seus habitats mais naturais. Eles podem se sentir ameaçados, então tomem cuidado.

Os professores que irão acompanhar no acampamento, ensinar e ajudar são: Psique, Moros e Quiron. Aproveitem ao máximo esse tempo de vocês junto a eles para adquirirem conhecimento. A saída do instituto ocorrerá às 7:00 da manhã e o retorno às 20:00 no domingo.

NOTA OOC:

- Não haverá um plotdrop fixo, mas sábado e domingo (29 - 30/08) todos os POVs relacionados ao acampamento valerão 10 pontos.

- Vocês irão fazer uma thread própria onde irão ir postando os POVs de vocês, e por fim colocar apenas essa thread no tweet da base.

- Poderão entregar a thread até dia 31/08 às 20:00. Lembrando novamente que só serão POVs aceitos relacionados ao acampamento e que leremos todos para confirmar.

- Lembrem que estarão lá para aprender questões de sobrevivência, então os POVs devem ser voltados a coisas feitas em um acampamento, ok?!

- POVs feitos com outros propósitos, flashbacks, etc só valerão 5 pontos e devem ser mantidas as entregas no info caso o façam.

- Seu personagem poderá se encontrar por acaso com qualquer animal ou estes seres em seus habitats, então fiquem a vontade para montar isso.

- Qualquer dúvida, estaremos a disposição na base.

Bom acampamento!

BARRACAS:

1. Psique 2. Quiron 3. Ravena e Moros 4. Bonnibel e Paris 5. Kasper e Phelix 6. Antonina e Rize 7. Anushka, Jaeho e Isabella 8. Gael e Aspen 9. Amber, Morgana e Ramona 10. Wolfgang e Mia 11. Luna, Leon e Hannibal 12. Jinhwan e Ella 13. Aaron e Chiara 14. Subin e Lilibeth 15. Kevin e Lule 16. Robin e Dohyun 17. Nicholas e Joseph 18. Devon e Maggie 19. Angel, Gioconda, Manoela 20. Malika, Alejandra e Ashton 21. Ambrose, Annika e Yujin 22.  Weiqi, Zoey e Javier 23. Kenji, Scarlet e Ali 24. Maya, Scorpius e Bomi 25. Saint e Rubi 26. Vinícius e Juliana

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Unhappy Birthday: “Venezuelan Politics and Human Rights” is Five Years Old

David Smilde 

This month marks the fifth anniversary of Venezuelan Politics and Human Rights. This would normally be a cause for popping corks and cutting cakes. But, writing this on the eve of the vote to select representatives for a Constituent Assembly that is not only unconstitutional but could disempower the Venezuelan people for years to come, it’s hard to be festive.

This anniversary message, then, will not be a celebration but rather a reiteration of our commitment to the Venezuelan people. Whatever happens in the coming weeks and months, we will be here, fighting for the rights of Venezuelans, and against the powers that seek to restrict them—whomever those powers may be.

Over the past year we’ve frequently heard—as both praise and criticism—that the blog has changed, that we now have a much more critical line on the Venezuelan government. This latter is true, but it does not represent a change, because our perspective has never been oriented by partisan political options. Indeed, the very first post on this blog back in July 2012, stated the following:

“Reality-based,” of course, does not mean that our facts or our analyses are always right. Rather it means that our posts seek to engage facts and be influenced by them rather than trying to select facts to support pre-established perspectives. And of course, “independent” does not mean apolitical. The contributions to this blog will be consistent with WOLA’s values of human rights, democracy, and social justice, and this is in itself a political position. But it is a non-partisan position insofar as it does not ally itself with particular political projects, parties, or personalities. Rather, we seek to call it as we see it, identifying the good, the bad and the ugly on all sides of the political spectrum.

On our first anniversary, in 2013, I further clarified.

“Reality-based” does not mean that this blog provides inerrant truth. We simply try to get it right using the best available information, rather than spinning difficult facts in favor of one of Venezuela’s current political options. Nor does it mean that our analysis will necessarily be “balanced.” If at any given moment one side deserves it, they are going to get more criticism than the other.

And this is what we have done. In 2014, when radical sectors of the opposition launched the #lasalida movement, we were quite critical of them, while defending their right to protest. That movement came approximately two months after Maduro’s coalition received strong support at the polls in the nationwide municipal elections in December 2013. In that sense it seemed to us like an undemocratic rejection of popular sovereignty as expressed at the ballot box.

In the past year and a half the same situation has occurred but with the actors reversed. In December 2015 National Assembly elections, Venezuelan citizens sent a clear message that they wanted change. Since then the Maduro government has consistently ignored that message, undemocratically rejecting popular sovereignty as expressed at the ballot box. They have used the Supreme Court to neutralize the National Assembly and the National Electoral Council to postpone further elections. Now they are calling a Constituent Assembly to change the rules before they get voted out of power.

None of this means we have “turned the corner” or have become allied with opposition politics. In terms of partisan politics, we should be considered fickle, untrustworthy and unreliable because that is not where our loyalties lie. Rather, our loyalties lie with the Venezuelan people and their struggle to defend their rights against power, whether that power is leftwing or rightwing, national or international, public or private. An individual or institution we praise today, we’ll throw under the bus tomorrow if they disempower, abuse or otherwise betray the people.

This blog is a thoroughly collective undertaking and I would like point to a few people who are especially important.

Hugo Pérez Hernáiz, Timothy Gill and Rebecca Hanson were my original collaborators on the blog. All three of them have finished their Ph.Ds. in the past year and are moving on. Hugo is in the process of moving to Barcelona, Spain to teach there. After one year as a postdoc at Tulane, Tim will be starting as an assistant professor of sociology at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington. In the midst of a flurry of important projects, Becca will be starting as an assistant professor of sociology and Latin American studies at the University of Florida. I am thrilled by their success and hope they will continue to contribute to the blog.

Geoff Ramsey will now be my main collaborator, bringing his crack research and communication skills. He has already coauthored or authored some of our most successful pieces this year. Elsewhere at WOLA, John Walsh and Geoff Thale provide substantive commentary and feedback when needed, as do Gimena Sánchez and Adam Isacson. Kristel Muciño originally conceived the blog and leads a crack communications team including Loren Riesenfeld, that is always innovating and pushing us forward. Former Executive Directory Joy Olson was unfailing in her support. New ED Matthew Clausen has enthusiastically embraced the blog’s mission.

Venezuela’s foreign correspondents have become my closest interlocutors. Nick Casey, Stephan Gibbs, Josh Goodman, Girish Gupta, Anatoly Kurmanaev, Gideon Long, Nick Miroff, John Otis, Alexandra Ulmer, and Jim Wyss, always push me along with their questions. Andy Cawthorne, Josh Goodman, Andy Rosati and Kejal Vyas have become friends as well as colleagues. Hannah Dreier has moved on to ProPublica and we all wish her well there. I also appreciate the sustained interest in Venezuela shown by Jerome McDonnell of WBEZ Worldview and Ian Masters of Background Briefing.

My scholarly and activist colleagues provide pointed yet generous feedback. Carolina Acosta-Alzúru, Benigno Alarcón, Andrés Antillano, Marino Alvarado, Mario Arraigada, Felipe Cala, Javier Corrales, Mariano De Alba, Steve Ellner, María Pilar García Guadilla, Gabriel Hetland, David Holiday, Luis Lander, Luis Vicente Leon, Abraham Lowenthal, Margarita López Maya, Miguel Martínez Meucci, Michael McCarthy, Jennifer McCoy, Manoela Miklos, Francisco Monaldi, Boris Muñoz, Pedro Nikken, Dimitris Pantoulas, Francisco Rodríguez, Antulio Rosales, Luz Mely Reyes, Iñaki Sagarzazu, Ana María Sanjuan, Michael Shifter, Harold Trinkunas, Rafael Uzcategui, Alejandro Velasco, José Virtuoso S.J., Angélica Zamora, and Verónica Zubillaga. At Tulane Ludovico Feoli and Tom Reese provide consistent support for my work. Eduardo Silva provides extended pushback on our extended bike rides along the Mississippi.

We would also like to express our appreciation for our readers. We are flattered by your interest and humbled by your trust. The weeks and months to come are sure to be unpleasant. But we aim to rise to the occasion, contribute to the understanding of complex situations, and hopefully to the development of just and democratic solutions.

Please stay tuned, as very soon we will launch a shiny new version of the blog.

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Great Birthday Wishes to Actresses Born on December 28 Maggie Smith Maya Boyce Madison De La Garza Sienna Miller Larissa Manoela Mary-Charles Jones Mackenzie Rosman Isobel Steele Noomi Rapace Elaine Hendrix Nichelle Nichols Sheryl Rubio Vanessa Ferlito Bree Williamson Hannah Tointon Bridget Shergalis Uche Jombo Beau Garrett Richa Chadda Victoria Atkin Heidi Blickenstaff Terri Garber Barkha Sengupta Carlotta Monterey (1888-1970) Hildegard Knef (1925-2002) Ozgu Namal Silvia Alonso Caroline Dollar #MaggieSmith #MayaBoyce #MadisonDeLaGarza #SiennaMiller #LarissaManoela #MaryCharlesJones #MackenzieRosman #IsobelSteele #NoomiRapace #ElaineHendrix #NichelleNichols #SherylRubio #VanessaFerlito #BreeWilliamson #HannahTointon #BridgetShergalis #UcheJombo #BeauGarrett #RichaChadda #VictoriaAtkin #HeidiBlickenstaff #TerriGarber #BarkhaSengupta #CarlottaMonterey (1888-1970) #HildegardKnef (1925-2002) #OzguNamal #SilviaAlonso #CarolineDollar

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Sapphic Fanfiction Masterlist (Mine, AO3)

Titles in italics should be fine to read without prior knowledge of canon.

The Sandman (TV) — Johanna Constantine/Rachel Moodie

Move With The Sea (General) Johanna and Rachel are caught in a downpour down the street from their flat.

To Lie at Your Altar (Explicit - Facesitting, Cunnilingus) There is no other place she would rather be.

Parched (Mature - Sexually Suggestive Themes) A heatwave is upon them. Johanna is fucking over it.

From The Autumn Tree (General) “Rach!” Johanna shrieks, squirming under the continuous attack. “Your hands are freezing!”

The Stripper (Web Series) — Lauren Pugliese/Camila Smith

Carry On Dancing (Teen - Suggestive Themes) We were robbed of a dance in a later episode so I took it upon myself to write one.

Xeque Mate (Web Series) — Maya Manoela/Giovanna Torres

Mutually Assured Seduction (Teen - Suggestive Themes) Giovanna broke the rules of their game. It was up to Maya to decide the punishment.

Dark (2017) — Agnes Nielsen/Doris Tiedemann

Nothing Breaks Like A Heart (Teen - Angst, Referenced Sex) "Love," she whispers after some time. "I'm afraid I must leave.

Barbie (2023) — Stereotypical Barbie/Writer Barbie

Beauty and the Beach (General) In the Real World, Barbara surprises Alex (Writer Barbie) with a trip to the ocean so that she can experience a true sunset.

The Finest of Silk (General) Prompt: the sunlight was made to kiss your hair

Legend of Yunze — A-Ze/Jiang Zhaoyun

Some Wounds Remain (Teen - Angst, Scars, Emotional Trauma, Referenced Death) Zhaoyun found A-Ze in their bedroom, standing before the full-length mirror mounted to the wall. She watched in silence as A-Ze dragged the pad of her finger along the uneven topography of her abdomen. With every centimeter traversed, the lines in A-Ze's face deepened.

Wrap Me In Your Arms (Warm Me From Within) (General) Zhaoyun is decorating their yard for the holidays. Inside, A-Ze is curled up in her favorite chair reading a book. Snow begins to fall.

We Became Three (General) A-Ze and Zhaoyun decide to adopt a cat.

We Could Bury Ourselves Here (Teen - Angst, Character Death) Soil gives way under Zhaoyun’s boots as she carries A-Ze’s body towards the shallow grave.

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MAYA HAWKE - for Wonderland Magazine. (ph. Manoela Livinalli)