#the octopus

[stardustsy]

"𝐍𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐦𝐞, 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐲"

*:･ﾟ✧𝐒𝟏𝐄𝐏𝟖 - 𝐃𝐨𝐠𝐬*:･ﾟ✧

[plethoraworldatlas]

In what case litigants are calling the first time an American jury has held a U.S. corporation legally liable for atrocities abroad, federal jurors in Florida on Monday found that Chiquita Brands International financed a Colombian paramilitary death squad that murdered, tortured, and terrorized workers in a bid to crush labor unrest in the 1990s and 2000s.

The federal jury in West Palm Beach, Florida found the banana giant responsible for funding the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) and awarded eight families whose members were murdered by the right-wing paramilitary group $38.3 million in damages.

EarthRights International, which first filed the case—Doe v. Chiquita—in 2007, called the verdict "a milestone for justice."

"The jury's decision reaffirms what we have long asserted: Chiquita knowingly financed the AUC, a designated terrorist organization, in pursuit of profit, despite the AUC's egregious human rights abuses," the group said.

"By providing over $1.7 million in illegal funding to the AUC from 1997 to 2004, Chiquita contributed to untold suffering and loss in the Colombian regions of Urabá and Magdalena, including the brutal murders of innocent civilians," EarthRights added. "This historic verdict also means some of the victims and families who suffered as a direct result of Chiquita's actions will finally be compensated."

One of the plaintiffs in the case called the verdict the "triumph of a process that has been going on for almost 17 years, for all of us who have suffered so much during these years."

Plaintiffs' attorney Agnieszka Fryszman said that "the verdict does not bring back the husbands and sons who were killed, but it sets the record straight and places accountability for funding terrorism where it belongs: at Chiquita's doorstep."

The U.S. labor reporting site More Perfect Unioncalled the verdict "an unprecedented win against corporate violence, which could [be] the first of many."

A Chiquita spokesperson toldFruitnet that the company plans to appeal the verdict.

The AUC was formed in 1997 via the union of right-wing paramilitary groups battling leftist guerrillas—mainly the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and National Liberation Army (ELN)—in the South American nation's civil war. Closely linked to Colombia's U.S.-backed military, the AUC—some of whose members were trained by Israelis—was designated a terrorist organization in 2001 by the U.S. State Department, which cited its "massacres, kidnappings of civilians, and participation in the trafficking of narcotics."

[dailycrippledcharacters]

Ming Hua (Avatar: Legend of Korra)

[Image Description: From the official show. A light-skinned woman with long, straight black hair tied up in a pin and held in place by two silver sticks. Her eyes are brown and she has a harsh expression on her face. She has no arms and in place of them are two blobs of water. She is wearing gray clothing. End ID.]

Ming Hua was born without arms.

[myketheartista]

"I've known you since the world knew you."

Very special piece for my very special goddesses <3 im so glad i got to draw them :]

💗 The Deer & The Octopus - belongs to @relgnira

[chernobog13]

Brian Bolland's hilarious cover for The Spirit #26 (April, 2009).

[ladycalleddella]

my little creatures

[khalixvitae]

Idk if y’all understand how insane I am abt the Siren Vil saga like. I’m at work pacing like a caged animal bc of the implications of the last chapter’s ending. The implications !!! It’s the implications!!!

[mediamonarchy]

'Octopus' Radio Play (Digital Download)

Media Monarchy's New Time Radio Presents: 'Jon Klein's Octopus'!

Media Monarchy’s New Time Radio Presents: ‘Jon Klein’s Octopus’! For the 30th anniversary of the death of investigative journalist Danny Casolaro, Media Monarchy adapted a 1996 theatrical stage play for radio presentation. This 101-minute production features an almost-all-West Virginia cast and crew with original music and cover art + supplemental research materials including audio, video, PDF…

[vilefilth]

This inbox now belongs to octopus.

Wow! A notification!? Vile was excited... until he saw IT. He was confused. How does this octopus get into EVERYTHING? His virtual inbox was nothing but pixelated tenticles and a judgemental stare.

...

He couldn't close the window on his computer. He couldn't turn off the computer. Unplugging it did nothing. It persisted.

Honestly, he wasn't all that surprised. Well, he had nothing better to do... time to stare!

[kramlabs]

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Reminder:

[transformer--content-only]

Can I get Grapple and Hoist to design and build a pied à terre for me?

Pretty please with one of those earthling cherry things on top?

Somewhere near Autobot City? Pwweeeeeese?

🤩

Diver convince octopus to trade his plastic cup for a seashell

[siorca]

this is so fucking funny I love sharks

[plethoraworldatlas]

The Banana Massacre

[aquariumpacific]

How we weigh an octopus!

[without-ado]

Cutie-pie of the sea (x)

*Update: this is not a real octopus but a spy bot for research. In a BBC vid(here), the spy bot helps an octopus to protect itself from sharks.

[whiterabbitloveposting]

For those wondering - Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 #338 (Hobgoblin sprays Spider-man with poison) and #339 (Doc Ock reveals the poison only becomes lethal when combined with cocaine).