this blog is a visual notebook of inspirations for a group of bandit bloggers. we post things we see and like. our lives don’t revolve around singular topics and neither does our blog. sorry! nothing is in-or-out of context here. enjoy xx
widely used in medical devices and body implants due to its unique properties
dupont current hazmat (hazardous material) suits
dupont teflon was used in the apollo mission space suit
also in your more familiar, everyday pots and pans
dupont teflon was pivitol in the manhattan project
it wasn’t for nothing… and it ended up in many useful places, but at what cost? and did we really need non stick pans? and should there have been more regulations at the factory? the water pollution? and limitation in its use of such materials across the globe? yes yes and yes. that is some crazy shit… “the biggest chemical cover up in history. PFAS has polluted the entire global water system. now, potentially dangerous forever chemicals are being found in the entire US population blood samples.”
here is an interesting history of dupont’s teflon and the forever chemicals each one of us carries today in our blood, thanks to this great invention. from polar bears in the arctic, to the fish in our oceans that we eat, to the water we drink, PFAS are everywhere… and you must note that according to the U.S. environmental protection agency (EPA),there is NO safe level of exposure to PFAS. of course thanks to donlad trump the EPA just delayed, and may possibly remove, their requirements and limits to measure PFAS or forever chemicals in our water supply. by km
the black mask in 1960s new york was a radical group of activists who rejected mainstream culture and its institutions, particularly targeting the commercialized art world. they famously staged a protest at the museum of modern art (moma) in 1969, denouncing its elitism and exclusion of politically engaged art. through their bold actions and confrontational performances, they sought to challenge societal norms and give voice to marginalized communities. by tnt
the mark 1 lotus cortina – which was really a ford cortina with a lotus engine, kinda a big difference
hotwheels 2025 release of the 1966 cortina MK1 just out!
the iconic “ban the bomb” tail lights became an iconic design feature due to their resemblance to the campaign for nuclear disarmament’s (CND) symbol, leading to both legal threats from mercedes-benz and the nickname “ban the bomb lights”.
this controversy and distinctive look made the lights popular, with their design being adopted by numerous other british niche sports cars and racing vehicles, including lola and TVR models
jeremy here gives us a bit of history on the ford cortina and confirms the nerd him and his co presenters really where. love it when people go bonkers one something is accessible and yet cool.. mind you you can not compare the ford cortina (any of the 3 models) to the lotus cortina but like the ford escort MK1 in various rally’s the cortina made major headway of its own. lets drink to the underdogs. cheers. by uh
the kennedy brothers: john f. kennedy, robert f. kennedy, and edward m. kennedy. john f. kennedy served as the 35th u.s. president, robert f. kennedy served as attorney general and later as a u.s. senator, and edward m. kennedy served as a u.s. senator
shot by a lone gunman –– JFKs younger brother, robert f. kennedy was assassinated on june 15 1968
shot by a lone gunman –– JFK in dallas
seconds before JFK was assassinated on november 22 1963
LBJ sworn in hours after JFKs assassination
shot by a lone gunman –– lee harvey oswald (an american ex US marine, whom the CIA admitted to monitoring before the act) was arrested nearly two hours after president kennedy’s assassination. he denied all allegations. he was killed by a lone gunman just 2 days after his arrest –– never testifying.
the lone gunman –– jack ruby born jacob leon rubenstein, the son of joseph rubenstein and fannie turek rutkowski (or rokowsky), both polish-born orthodox jews. ruby had ties to the criminal underworld and was very likely compromised, ruby was quoted to say that he thought about “killing oswald two nights earlier, to show the world that jews have guts.”
JFKs son salutes his dead fathers casket 1963
a pensive LBJ in deep thought
a younger “donald rumsfeld‘s” the man who became the US defense secretary and in 2023 was a key proponent behind US iraq war
donald rumsfeld’s letter to RFK back in june of 1963
robert f. kennedy (RFK) was assassinated on june 15 1968 (4 years after JFK)
the lone gunman –– sirhan sirhan (the islamic terrorist) was actually a christian palestinian who had moved to US after his parents were expelled from west jeruselum in 1948 – he was identified as the assassin just 2 hours after the assassination of RFK.
a mature JFK jr. considering running for office
NOT shot by a lone gunman –– but unfortunately JFK jr. dies piloting his own airplane in a crash.
after decades of conspiracies about the assassinations, oliver stones film JFK finally puts all the blame squarely on the CIA, and no one else.
financier and producer of oliver stones film JFK, was arnon milchan –– an israeli billionaire businessman, film producer and former spy. see wiki.
mind bending documentary “the assassination of JFK by laurent guyenot” if video is missing try here or here on youtube.
there has been many speculation on JFK assassination but most likely a lunatic lone gunman killed JFK in 1963… and another killed RFK 1965… and another killed Oswald 1963… and another MLK 1968…
JFK jr. escapes the lone gunman scenario but unfortunately dies in plane crash in 1999. that doesn’t make this theory true, but what a string of suspicious conspiracies…. if nothing they are fun to ponder upon? no?
but who is laurent guyenot: a PHD grad from the sorbonne. after earning an engineering degree (national school of advanced technology, 1982), laurent guyénot pursued his interests in the history and anthropology of religions, earning his doctorate in medieval studies (PhD in medieval studies at paris IV-sorbonne, 2009). he has authored numerous books on the subject. his current research focuses on the religious and civilizational backgrounds of zionist geostrategy. books available on amazon. by dd
this famous NYC skyscraper was almost toppled by winds — and the people who worked inside it had no idea of the danger they were in. the red cross was contacted and plans where in the works to evacuate a 10 block radius due to expected hurricane winds. this is the citicorp tower: located on lexington ave between w 53rd and 54th. the building was erected in 1977.
“the great miscalculation”
the 54-story skyscraper was completed in 1977. less than a year later, chief engineer bill (william) lemessurier found it had a 1 in 16 chance of toppling over in hurricane winds. the discovery set off a frantic effort to save it without letting the public know — with the summer hurricane season fast approaching.
bill lemessurier – chief engineer behind citicorps design
lemessurier, who was busy on many other projects, knew he hadn’t paid enough attention to citicorp after he turned it over to a team of engineers. he had to decide between alerting stubbins and citibank chairman walter wriston to his mistakes — thus jeopardizing his reputation and career — or remaining silent and praying the worst wouldn’t happen.
bill lemessurier (the structural engineer) initially considered suicide… before realizing he had to let the cat out of the bag.
highrise architectural design: chevron bracing and the introduction of the tuned mass damper TMD which is now used in almost every new highrise. in the end the secret fix cost citicorp just 4-5 million dollars.
it was “one of the greatest engineering crises in history,” michael m. greenburg, the author of “the great miscalculation: the race to save new york city’s citicorp tower” says.
although lemessurier ultimately came to the rescue in time, his legacy is tainted, greenburg writes, by his “failure to provide adequate direction and oversight … in the development of the citicorp center engineering drawings, calculations and revisions.”
greenburg weaves a compelling, thriller-like narrative. the 1977 blackout plunged the metropolis into darkness and rioting. the city had barely averted bankruptcy and corporations were fleeing for the suburbs.
the exception was citibank. wriston wanted to create a signature skyscraper on manhattan’s east side. he secretly assembled a large site between lexington and third avenue, between east 53rd and 54th.
one challenge remained: st. peter’s lutheran church, at the corner of lexington avenue and east 54th street, which was also a cultural center and jazz mecca… the church agreed to sell its land to citibank for $9 million under strict conditions: the bank would build a new church structure “physically separate” from the office tower. moreover, the “air space above approximately two-thirds of the footprint of the new church would remain open” and “no element of the tower would encroach on or interfere with the church building below…”
a good deal for the church if you ask me, granted the building almost collapsed on their heads, but in the end, it didn’t… and they got 9 million dollars, a brand new designer church building, and had the balls to ask for more. i guess when when you got god on your side nothing seems to be f%$#ing enough!!! read more on this here. by uh
november girl (1967) was the hotly anticipated title from sam haskins after the critical and commercial success of cowboy kate three years earlier. a rare 1st edition is available here at abe books.
while publishers pushed the author for a ‘sequel’ to cowboy kate, sam went in a different direction with a single theme of a girl lamenting her lost love.
using the thematic framework of loss and heartbreak to further explore the creative photography that was so resonantly defined in the two preceding titles (Five Girls – 1962 & cowboy kate & other stories – 1964) november girl delivers finely crafted photography and tender empathic images infused with beauty and humanity. by dd
absolutely love this album cover and song from the kossoy sisters’ bowling green album. it takes the perspective of a man facing the gallows for the murder of his lover, to whom he gave poisoned wine, then stabbed, and threw in a river. even though the original version was written in the 19th century, this one takes the cake.by tnt
i remember my first year of college thinking about this idea—how can something as simple as a white shirt be made different? not just styled, but reimagined. so when yohji yamamoto’s ss23 collection came out—it wasn’t a surprise. of course. he got it. by tnt
the paris commune of 1871 was our first revolution and a radical uprising in which workers and citizens briefly took control of paris, rejecting the authority of the french government. it was a powerful act of rebellion against entrenched systems of power, class inequality, and hierarchical rule. the commune attempted to build a society based on direct democracy, worker control, and collective decision-making. though it was violently crushed, it remains a symbol of resistance to oppression and the possibility of a more egalitarian world. by tnt
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