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My Favorite TVseries

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I don 't have a favorite series, I have two, Colony and The Hundred, and not coincidentally they are all dystopic, that is my favorite genre. "Colony" is a story centered on the Bowman family, this couple and their two children live in Los Angeles under military occupation that is part of a major invading force of extraterrestrial origin. Some people collaborate with the new order, others rebel and suffer the consequences. In the midst of all this, this family tries to stay united while the human race struggles to survive. And the other series that I love is "The Hundred"(it ' s based on a book), which tell that n inety seven years ago, Earth was destroyed by a nuclear war and only four hundred people were saved in twelve spaceships. At present, the twelve spaceships are connected as a single called the Ark, which has seen its population increase to almost four thousand people, which has resulted in food shortages. Archa authorities have taken me...

Photos to share: Repression in Venezuela

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These photos were taken by two photographers Juan Barreto and Fernando Llano in an anti-government protests  on May 3 of this year in Venezuela.  This country has been protesting against the Nicolas Maduro government for more than two months with more than 50 dead, many of them from impacts of tear gas in every city in the country. The photographs show a young man burned as a result of the explosion of a police motorcycle tank, he didn't receive any help from the "Bolivarian National Guard", but he was helped by civilians and rescuers around him.  Also we can see the serious burns that the protestant suffered and days later the government publicly reported that the young man received medical help and that he is "stable."  I don't like what the photos show for obvious reasons, but I'm glad that this is a medium that shows what is happening in our neighboring country. I know that by distance we can't do something concrete for a change,...