(Español) Llega EZLN a la CDMX (Fotos)
Una comisión de alrededor de 160 zapatistas arribó el viernes 10 de septiembre por la noche a la Ciudad de México para viajar a Europa en tres días más. “La extemporánea” se autodenominaron después de que la Secretaría De Relaciones Exteriores (SRE) les negó los pasaportes en el mes de julio. Esta agrupación está conformada por mujeres, hombres, niñas y niños. Desde las 5 de la mañana viajaron desde San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas.
Después de 16 horas de viaje, el movimiento zapatista llegó al espacio de la organización UNÍOS, ubicado en la delegación Cuauhtémoc, en donde se hospedarán hasta el día de su salida: lunes 13 de septiembre. Personas acompañantes y observadoras de la caravana, refieren que recibieron acoso por parte de la Guardia Nacional durante el trayecto.
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The Popcorn Commando Unit
The Popcorn Commando Unit
September, 2021.
I don’t know for sure, but legend has it that the birth of this elite unit of the EZLN began some moons ago.
While the General Command of the EZLN has repeatedly denied its existence and classifies the rumors about it in the “Funny-And-Not-So-Funny Myths” folder (together with the legends of the Sombrerón[i], the Xpakinté[ii] and recipes from the late SupMarcos’ kitchen), the rumors place the emergence of the famous Popcorn Commando Unit in the caracol of Tulan Kaw towards the end of 2019.
According to this legend, SupGaleano was hoarding all the popcorn kernels in the Southeastern Mexican state of Chiapas. Though he insisted his plan was to sabotage the large movie theater chains and force them to reduce the price of the highly-prized commodity (and to ban the absurd varieties of rancid, fried popcorn flavors), later investigations supported the hypothesis offered by the district attorney (a being with an extraordinary resemblance to a beetle), who presented the following motive for the crime at the trial: SupGaleano wanted to stuff himself full of popcorn. The sudden and incomprehensible shortage of hot sauce only increased suspicions.
The district attorney, Don Durito, who dressed like the Almohada Brothers’ Iron Sherrif[iii] (not to be confused with the Almada brothers[iv], they’re different), delivered a brilliant piece of oratory full of cinematographic references, at times alluding to Al Pacino, Tom Cruise, John Travolta and Matthew McConaughey (see these actors’ films related to jurisprudence). The accused, acting as his own legal representation, was no less well-spoken, and additionally included references to the dramatic arts. He was arguing like Shui Ta/Shen Te in front of the gods (see “The Good Person of Szechwan” by Berthold Brecht) when the clock struck pozol time and the entire jury vanished.