{"id":4051,"date":"2023-09-03T15:51:14","date_gmt":"2023-09-03T20:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=4051"},"modified":"2023-09-03T15:55:20","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T20:55:20","slug":"fed-up-and-the-rains-of-bolivia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=4051","title":{"rendered":"Fed Up and the Rains of Bolivia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So&#8230; Jose Avila was running a little short of cash after moving into a new apartment, and decided to make his own furniture. Out of old FedEx boxes. Very cool, right? Very <strong>WLBOTT-worthy<\/strong>, so he uploaded pix of his furniture to his web site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The good folks at FedEx were having none of that. They decided to crush him like a bug. Within a day of launching his site, they <strong>DEMANDED<\/strong> he take down the pictures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-twentytwentyone-border\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ja01.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"374\" height=\"499\" data-id=\"4053\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ja01.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4053\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ja01.jpg 374w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ja01-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-twentytwentyone-border\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ja02.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"501\" height=\"375\" data-id=\"4052\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ja02.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ja02.jpg 501w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ja02-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-twentytwentyone-border\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ja04.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"496\" height=\"372\" data-id=\"4056\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ja04.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4056\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ja04.jpg 496w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ja04-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-twentytwentyone-border\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ja05.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"376\" height=\"426\" data-id=\"4054\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ja05.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4054\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ja05.jpg 376w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ja05-265x300.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-twentytwentyone-border\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ja03.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"498\" height=\"374\" data-id=\"4055\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ja03.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4055\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ja03.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ja03-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s a shaky hand-held video camera filming a Keith Olbermann interview with Jose Avila, III. At one point during the video, a little kid is heard asking, &#8220;Why you doing that?&#8221;<br><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gR8nvswokeU?si=5Tt71p3olPsWyKjS\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interesting take from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jaffejuice.com\/2005\/08\/fedex_you_blew_.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">JaffeJuice<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-twentytwentyone-border\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jaffejuice.com\/2005\/08\/fedex_you_blew_.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_09_139-Copy-1024x396.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4059\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_09_139-Copy-1024x396.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_09_139-Copy-300x116.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_09_139-Copy-768x297.png 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_09_139-Copy.png 1039w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Okay, so FedEx had a huge PR blunder on it&#8217;s hands. David .vs. Goliath.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Andrea_Vaccaro_-_David_with_the_Head_of_Goliath_mr.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Andrea_Vaccaro_-_David_with_the_Head_of_Goliath_mr.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Andrea_Vaccaro_-_David_with_the_Head_of_Goliath_mr-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Andrea_Vaccaro_-_David_with_the_Head_of_Goliath_mr-768x982.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">By Andrea Vaccaro &#8211; \u00a9 Museum Associates\/LACMA, Public Domain<br> https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=22852418<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A lawyer for the <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberlaw.stanford.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stanford Law School Center for Internet and Society<\/a> decided to give him a hand and give FedEx some push back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our research department wasn&#8217;t able to determine the ultimate resolution to this case, but although the web site was taken down the domain name is still alive (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.Fedexfurniture.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.Fedexfurniture.com<\/a>) and redirects to the Wikipedia page (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FedEx_furniture\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FedEx_furniture<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To quote Bob Dylan, &#8220;<em>Ain&#8217;t No Man Righteous, No Not One<\/em>&#8220;. We should note that Jose used about 370 boxes, which he did not pay for. If this became a thing, FedEx would not be able to provide free shipping boxes. However, FedEx went after his ISP and forced them with the threat of contributory infringement as specified in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So&#8230;. in a near dystopian corporate America, is this really that far-fetched?<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-twentytwentyone-border\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/n606f9swwo571a-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/n606f9swwo571a-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/n606f9swwo571a-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/n606f9swwo571a-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/n606f9swwo571a.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Should We Care?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So why should we care? Well, to quote the prophet,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Is not dread of thirst when your well is full, the thirst that is unquenchable?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Historically, corporations have had absolutely no problem aligning themselves with the worst of totalitarian regimes, if it meant maximizing their profits. This is one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economics_of_fascism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">core tenets of fascism<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Psychopathy of Corporations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"744\" height=\"419\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_09_119.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_09_119.png 744w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_09_119-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2021\/06\/06\/corporate-psychopaths-business-leadership-csr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"635\" height=\"172\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_09_120.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_09_120.png 635w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_09_120-300x81.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interesting choice for a front page photo for this Fortune article:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-twentytwentyone-border\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2021\/06\/06\/corporate-psychopaths-business-leadership-csr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"706\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_09_121.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_09_121.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_09_121-265x300.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In fact, corporations easily fit the DSM definition for psychopath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out the documentary <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Corporation_(2003_film)\">The Corporation<\/a><\/strong>. (The story of the Cochabamba Water War begins at 1:40:34)<br><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y888wVY5hzw?si=2TFjALMia5QIa5Jq\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-twentytwentyone-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"414\" data-id=\"4072\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_09_131.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_09_131.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_09_131-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-twentytwentyone-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"763\" height=\"413\" data-id=\"4071\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_09_132.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4071\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_09_132.jpg 763w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_09_132-300x162.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 763px) 100vw, 763px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-twentytwentyone-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"762\" height=\"414\" data-id=\"4078\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_09_133.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_09_133.jpg 762w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_09_133-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 762px) 100vw, 762px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-twentytwentyone-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"762\" height=\"412\" data-id=\"4077\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_09_134.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4077\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_09_134.jpg 762w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_09_134-300x162.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 762px) 100vw, 762px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-twentytwentyone-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"761\" height=\"411\" data-id=\"4074\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_09_135.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4074\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_09_135.jpg 761w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_09_135-300x162.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-twentytwentyone-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"763\" height=\"363\" data-id=\"4073\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_09_130.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_09_130.jpg 763w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_09_130-300x143.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 763px) 100vw, 763px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cochabamba Water War<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This leads us to the logical late-stage capitalism extreme: <strong>COCHABAMBA WATER WAR<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-1 wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cochabamba_Water_War\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"709\" height=\"308\" data-id=\"4082\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_09_122.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_09_122.png 709w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_09_122-300x130.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cochabamba_Water_War\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"168\" data-id=\"4080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_09_123.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_09_123.png 825w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_09_123-300x61.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_09_123-768x156.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cochabamba_Water_War\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"710\" height=\"270\" data-id=\"4081\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_09_126.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_09_126.png 710w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_09_126-300x114.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/p9_BolivWater.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"400\" data-id=\"4083\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/p9_BolivWater.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/p9_BolivWater.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/p9_BolivWater-210x300.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2138.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"420\" data-id=\"4090\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2138.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4090\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2138.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2138-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/23_guerra_agua_0096.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"850\" data-id=\"4086\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/23_guerra_agua_0096.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4086\" 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