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Lobotomy Room

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Forty years ago this month: punk diva Nina Hagen graced the front cover of the November 1985 issue of German Vogue magazine. Photo by Tony Viramontes. #ninahagen #lobotomyroom #voguemagazine #germanvogue #1980sfashion #highfashion #fashionphotography #punkdiva #punkchanteuse #motherofpunk #newwave

November 1, 2025 at 11:52 AM Everybody can reply

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Whore of Tuliyollal

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might gpose the viramontes brothers before the venue opens.

September 26, 2025 at 10:28 PM Everybody can reply

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Shooti

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#ResistanceRoots
#NationalHispanicHeritageMonth

Xavier Viramontes was born on this day in 1943 in Richmond, Calif. A muralist and poster artist, Viramontes is primarily known for his work “Boycott Grapes, Support the United Farm Workers Union” (1973). /1

Xavier Viramontes in his studio. Photo credit: Contra Costa Pulse.

September 16, 2025 at 5:11 PM Everybody can reply

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Shooti

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Viramontes currently teaches fine art printmaking at the City College of San Francisco, while also exhibiting his work in the U.S. and internationally. “Boycott Grapes” is included in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. /end

September 16, 2025 at 5:11 PM Everybody can reply

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Artist: Xavier Viramontes

Xavier Viramontes, Boycott Grapes, Support the United Farm Workers Union, 1973, offset lithograph on paper, image: 21 3⁄4 x 16 in. (55.3 x 40.6 cm) sheet (irregular): 23 5⁄8 x 17 1⁄2 in. (60 x 44.6 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tomás Ybarra-Frausto, 1995.50.58, © 1973, Xavier Viramontes

https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/boycott-grapes-support-united-farm-workers-union-34738

September 15, 2025 at 5:09 AM Everybody can reply

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Helen Pinsent

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Texts to show what writing can do that other media can’t:
Yaa Gyasi, Homegoing
SG Jones, Mongrels
Frankenstein
Terry Pratchett, Nation
André Alexis, Fifteen Dogs
Emily Carroll, Through the Woods
LB Simpson, This Accident of Being Lost
Short stories by Shirley Jackson, George Saunders, HM Viramontes

March 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM Everybody can reply

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The Next Day

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Kavanaugh is completely useless.

This is either a dissent or a concurrence of the cert denial, but this guy is such a cowardly squish that he captioned it as a statement.

Screenshot of Kavanaugh STATEMENT on denial of cert:

Cite as: 605 U.S. _
(2025)

Statement of KAVANAUGH, J.

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES DAVID SNOPE, ET AL. v. ANTHONY G. BROWN, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MARYLAND, ET AL.

No. 24-203. Decided June 2, 2025
writ of certiorari.

Statement of JUSTICE KAVANAUGH respecting the denial

In District of Columbia v. Heller, this Court ruled that the Second Amendment must be interpreted in light of constitutional text, history, and tradition. 554 U.S. 570, 576-628 (2008).
The Court further determined that the
Second Amendment protects those weapons that are in "common use" by law-abiding citizens. Id., at 624, 627. Because handguns are in common use by law-abiding citizens, the Court held that the District of Columbia's ban on handguns violated the Second Amendment. Id., at 628-
629. The Court's later Second Amendment decisions in Bruen and Rahimi did not disturb the historically based "common use" test with respect to the possession of particular weapons. See New York State Rifle & Pistol
Assn., Inc. v. Bruen, 597 U. S. 1, 47 (2022); see also United States v. Rahimi, 602 U.S. 680, 735-736 (2024)
(KAVANAUGH, J., concurring); post, at 1-6 (THOMAS, J., dissenting from denial of certiorari).

This case primarily concerns Maryland's ban on the AR-15, a semi-automatic rifle. Americans today possess an estimated 20 to 30 million AR-15s. And AR-15s are legal in 41 of the 50 States, meaning that the States such as

SNOPE v. BROWN
Statement of KAVANAUGH, J.

Maryland that prohibit AR-15s are something of an outlier.
See Staples v. United States, 511 U.S. 600, 612 (1994) (stating that AR-15s "traditionally have been widely accepted as lawful possessions").

Given that millions of Americans own AR-15s and that a significant majority of the States allow possession of those rifles, petitioners have a strong argument that AR-15s are in "common use" by law-abiding citizens and therefore are protected by the Second Amendment under Heller.
Heller v. District of Columbia, 670 F. 3d 1244, 1286-1288 (CADC 2011) (Kavanaugh, J., dissenting). If so, then the Fourth Circuit would have erred by holding
Maryland's ban on AR-15s complies with the Second Amendment.

Under this Court's Second Amendment precedents, moreover, it can be analytically difficult to distinguish the AR-15s at issue here from the handguns at issue in Heller.
AR-15s are semi-automatic, but so too are most handguns.
(Semi-automatic handguns and rifles
are distinct from
automatic firearms such as the M-16 automatic rifle used by the military.) Law-abiding citizens use both AR-15s and handguns for a variety of lawful purposes, including self-defense in the home. For their part, criminals use both AR-15s and handguns, as well as a variety of other lawful weapons and products, in unlawful ways that threaten public safety. But handguns can be more easily carried and concealed than rifles, and handguns—not rifles-are used in the vast majority of murders and other violent crimes that individuals commit with guns in America.

In short, under this Court's precedents, the Fourth Circuit's decision is questionable. Although the Court today denies certiorari, a denial of certiorari does not mean that the Court agrees with a lower-court decision or that the issue is not worthy of review. The AR-15 issue was recently decided by the First Circuit and is currently being considered by several other Courts of Appeals. See Capen

Cite as: 605 U. S. _ (2025)
Statement of KAVANAUGH, J.

v. Campbell, 134 F. 4th 660 (CA1 2025); see also, e.g.
National Assn. for Gun Rights v. Lamont, 685 F. Supp. 3d 63 (Conn. 2023), appeal pending, No. 23-1162 (CA2);
Association of N. J. Rifle & Pistol Clubs, Inc. v. Platkin, 742
F. Supp. 3d 421 (NJ 2024), appeal pending, No. 24-2415 (CA3); Viramontes v. County of Cook, No. 1:21-cv-4595 (ND nl., Mar. 1, 2024), appeal pending, No. 24-1437 (CA7);
Miller v. Bonta, 699 F. Supp. 3d 956 (SD Cal. 2023), appeal pending, No. 23-2979 (CA9). Opinions from other Courts of
Appeals should assist this Court's ultimate decisionmaking on the AR-15 issue. Additional petitions for certiorari will likely be before this Court shortly and, in my view, this Court should and presumably will address the AR-15 issue soon, in the next Term or two.

June 2, 2025 at 1:59 PM Everybody can reply

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Divider Decider👩🏻‍⚖️🌊⚖️(Let me officiate)

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Uniter
🎨 Xavier Viramontes 📌

September 18, 2025 at 3:15 AM Everybody can reply

California Book Club

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Thrilled to announce our upcoming novels: we’ll be armchair-traveling to the subcultures of Long Beach, fields of crops in the Central Valley, and to the glittering environs of Hollywood with Venita Blackburn, Helena Maria Viramontes, and Danzy Senna.

www.altaonline.com/california-b...

Announcement of Summer 2024 Books

In this newsletter, we introduce the CBC selections for next quarter.

www.altaonline.com

May 7, 2024 at 4:43 PM Everybody can reply

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Tara Campbell

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Stories by @nisishawl.bsky.social @klages.bsky.social Kathleen Alcalá, @kiburabooks.bsky.social Helena Maria Viramontes, @ceciliatan.bsky.social Sonya Taaffe @annaleen.bsky.social Cynthia Gralla, @adeniro.bsku.social @jhameia.bsky.social @matociquala.bsky.social @ravenbelasco.bsky.social and ME!

October 7, 2023 at 1:49 AM Everybody can reply

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Kat

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December 1, Viramontes told the woman he intended to keep her as a “sex slave” and threatened to kill her if she called out for help. On December 2, Viramontes again beat the victim, strangled her, and shoved various objects into her mouth.

May 22, 2025 at 3:54 PM Everybody can reply

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California Book Club

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Our August pick is “Under the Feet of Jesus” by the incredible Helena María Viramontes. This powerful 1995 novel takes place in the Central Valley and follows a family of seven migrant farmworkers.

If you don’t have a copy yet, we have an excerpt below:

www.altaonline.com/california-b...

Excerpt: ‘Under the Feet of Jesus’

Read a passage from Helena María Viramontes’s novel, the California Book Club’s August selection.

www.altaonline.com

July 30, 2024 at 7:08 PM Everybody can reply

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begoniasonia.bsky.social

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Day 14: Helena Maria Viramontes, Under the Feet of Jesus, 1995

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky
#bookchallenge

December 12, 2024 at 12:31 AM Everybody can reply

Progressive News Service

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Lawsuit: ICE targeting ‘brown-skinned people’. "[Jorge] Hernandez Viramontes... told them he was a dual citizen of the U.S. & Mexico and provided an ID. But agents ‘explained that his ID wasn’t enough and since he didn’t have his passport, they were taking him.’" www.latimes.com/california/s...

L.A. ‘under siege’: Brown-skinned people targeted, tackled, taken, and it must stop, federal suit says

The lawsuit seeks to block the Trump administration's 'ongoing pattern and practice of flouting the Constitution and federal law' during immigration raids in the L.A. area.

www.latimes.com

July 3, 2025 at 11:55 PM Everybody can reply

Camorabug

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Amazing Polaroid Portraits of Tina Chow Taken by Tony Viramontes in the 1980s

In the 1980s, renowned fashion illustrator and photographer Tony Viramontes captured a series of Polaroid photographs featuring the iconic model and jewelry designer Tina Chow. These images showcase Chow’s distinctive…

Amazing Polaroid Portraits of Tina Chow Taken by Tony Viramontes in the 1980s

In the 1980s, renowned fashion illustrator and photographer Tony Viramontes captured a series of Polaroid photographs featuring the iconic model and jewelry designer Tina Chow. These images showcase Chow’s distinctive style and Viramontes’ artistic vision. Some of these Polaroids include portraits of Tina Chow alone, as well as with other notable figures such as Nick Rhodes. Tina Chow was an iconic figure in the 1980s, celebrated for her timeless beauty, effortless elegance, and status as a fashion muse.

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January 26, 2025 at 7:49 AM Everybody can reply

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick

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One of the plaintiffs is a U.S. citizen working at a car wash that has been raided by Border Patrol multiple times. He gave them his ID but they demanded a passport.

Because he didn’t have one, they detained him and drove him to a different location to check his status.

On the morning of June 18, 2025, Hernandez Viramontes was working at a car wash in Orange County, where he has worked for approximately ten (10) years, when immigration agents arrived. Id. $ 148. During this visit, the agents did not identify themselves. Id. 9 149. Agents asked Hernandez Viramontes whether he was a citizen, and he replied yes and explained that he was a dual citizen of the U.S. and Mexico. Id. 9 151. They asked for an ID, which he provided. Id. Agents then explained that his ID was not enough and because he did not have his passport, they were taking him. Id. Agents placed Hernandez Viramontes in a vehicle and transported him away. Id. 4 152.
During this time, Hernandez Viramontes did not know whether they were going to take him to a detention center. Id. Agents verified his citizenship and, about twenty minutes later, brought him back to the car wash. Id. $ 153. When agents brought Hernandez Viramontes back to the car wash, they did not apologize. Id. 4 154. Shortly after agents returned Hernandez Viramontes to the car wash, yet another group of agents raided the carwash again. Id. 9 155.

July 12, 2025 at 3:00 AM Everybody can reply

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Zoe Parker Illustration

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Drawing Viramontes’ style last night, with a brush pen and some felt tips. What wonderful freedom!

#tonyviramontes #viramontes #viramontesstyle #alaia #fashionillustration #fashiondrawing #brushpen #markerpen #felttippen

May 5, 2025 at 9:48 AM Everybody can reply

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Mija

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The Bluest Eye - Toni Morrison

The Painted Bird - Jerzy Kosinski

Their Dogs Came With Them - Helena Maria Viramontes

1984 - George Orwell

Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro

A Clockwork Orange - Anthony Burgess

Bastard Out of Carolina - Dorothy Allison

(out of space…)

December 31, 2024 at 11:43 PM Everybody can reply

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Esme Weatherwax (heartbreak era)

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Das Buch gefällt mir mit jeder Sekunde besser

Text auf dem Buchrücken

"Join the authors in supporting NARAL Pro-Choice America

Kathleen Alcalá + Elizabeth Bear Tara Campbell + Anya De Niro Raven Belasco Jaymee Goh Cynthia Gralla + K Ibura + Ellen Klages Annalee Newitz + Nisi Shawl + Sonya Taaffe Cecilia Tan + Helena María Viramontes

Fourteen tales that use science fiction, fantasy, and horror to explore, imagine, and take big bites into the concept of bodily autonomy and reproductive justice.

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An astronaut on her way to Mars discovers she's pregnant-can she keep her baby? Bee-like entities try to force a human to be their queen. In 1930s Philly, a vampire offers a novel form of birth control. From a ghost, lessons learned too late. Women who cannot find a comfortable fit in their mythic realities. Future worlds where reproductive choices are different, but individual choice and external battles for that choice are just as real. The fourteen tales in Adventures in Bodily Autonomy flow across alternate universes and through space and time to consider the issues of reproductive justice through a fresh perspectives. There is an adventure here for everyone.

One hundred percent of the royalties of Adventures in Bodily Autonomy are being donated to NARAL Pro-Choice America to help them continue their vital fight for women's bodily autonomy and basic human rights.

June 21, 2025 at 10:40 AM Everybody can reply

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Santa Fe New Mexican

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Viramontes Farms has received the Leopold Conservation Award, a $10,000 prize for farmers, ranchers and forestland owners who go "above and beyond" in land management. sfnm.co/4o4VtuZ

Deming farm receives Leopold Conservation Award

The family farm grows chile, onions and more. The Viramontes family was recognized for their work promoting soil health.

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October 23, 2025 at 6:45 PM Everybody can reply

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Zoe Parker Illustration

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Tony Viramontes, fashion illustrator extraordinaire. I’ve tried to draw like him using my ipad
As if one of his wonderful women had come into my lounge, perched upon the Ikea table and lit up a cig; and then Olive appeared from behind the cheeseplant to enquire.
#tonyviramontes #fashionillustration

April 29, 2025 at 5:32 AM Everybody can reply

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Charles Montgomery

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Pure joy.

Vía RecreActiva de Guadalajara hoy!

Look at that kid pop a wheelie!

With Mexico’s great advocate for human streets, Yazmín Viramontes.

December 15, 2024 at 8:57 PM Everybody can reply

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Bertrand Lobjois

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Hoy #raicesudem con Carlos Viramontes del @INAHmx Querétaro a las 18 horas @udem @MtyFollow @RadioUDEM905fm @retioNL sobre arte rupestre

November 29, 2024 at 7:53 PM Everybody can reply