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Thursday 21 July 2016

These White Men Are Dangerous

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Syrian civilians are seen following a reported air strike by Syrian government forces on the rebel-held northwestern city of Idlib, on July 20, 2016 
 Syrian civilians are seen following a reported air strike by Syrian government forces on the rebel-held northwestern city of Idlib, on July 20, 2016: photo by Omar Haj Kadour/AFP, 20 July 2016

Syrian civilians are seen following a reported air strike by Syrian government forces on the rebel-held northwestern city of Idlib, on July 20, 2016

Syrian civilians are seen following a reported air strike by Syrian government forces on the rebel-held northwestern city of Idlib, on July 20, 2016: photo by Omar Haj Kadour/AFP, 20 July 2016
 
  
 #Syria: 20 children reportedly killed in air strikes and a 12-yr-old boy murdered in Aleppo: image via UNICEF Verified account @UNICEF. 20 July 2016


US-led coalition bombing kills at least 56 people, mostly women and children, in #Syria: image via Al Jazeera News Verified account @AJE News, 19 July 2016


#Syria: Alarm over reports of high civilian death toll from US-led coalition airstrikes: image via AmnestyInternational Verified account @Amnesty, 19 July 2016


Disturbing footage released of #US-backed "Harakat Nour al-Din al-Zenki" beheading this "child fighter" in #Syria: image via Haidar Sumeri @IraqiSecurity, 19 July 2016

  
#Syria: +150 civilians killed in Coalition airstrikes on a village where most residents of #Manbij city fled to: image via archicivilians @archicivilians, 19 July 2016

er... authoritarianism or totalitarianism?
 
An armed French soldier of the 35th RAP (35e regiment d'artillerie parachutiste), part of Operation Sentinelle, patrols under at the Eiffel tower in Paris

An armed French soldier of the 35th RAP (35e regiment d’artillerie parachutiste), part of Operation Sentinelle, patrols under at the Eiffel tower in Paris: photo by Alain Jocard/AFP, 20 July 2016

An armed French soldier of the 35th RAP (35e regiment d'artillerie parachutiste), part of Operation Sentinelle, patrols under at the Eiffel tower in Paris  

An armed French soldier of the 35th RAP (35e regiment d’artillerie parachutiste), part of Operation Sentinelle, patrols under at the Eiffel tower in Paris: photo by Alain Jocard/AFP, 20 July 2016
 
sraelis wave national flags as they welcome newly-arrived Jewish immigrants from France at Ben Gurion Airport, in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel, 
 Israelis wave national flags as they welcome newly-arrived Jewish immigrants from France at Ben Gurion Airport, in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel: photo by Abir Sultan/EPA, 20 July 2016

sraelis wave national flags as they welcome newly-arrived Jewish immigrants from France at Ben Gurion Airport, in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel, 

Israelis wave national flags as they welcome newly-arrived Jewish immigrants from France at Ben Gurion Airport, in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel: photo by Abir Sultan/EPA, 20 July 2016

A tractor makes it's way up a row of lavender as it is harvested on the Lordington Lavender farm in West Sussex

A tractor makes its way up a row of lavender as it is harvested on the Lordington Lavender farm in West Sussex: photo by Andrew Kelly/Reuters, 20 July 2016

A tractor makes it's way up a row of lavender as it is harvested on the Lordington Lavender farm in West Sussex

A tractor makes its way up a row of lavender as it is harvested on the Lordington Lavender farm in West Sussex: photo by Andrew Kelly/Reuters, 20 July 2016

Jaimes Campbell, who advocates for open carry, stands with a gun as police walk by in Cleveland Public Square outside the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio

Jaimes Campbell, who advocates for open carry, stands with a gun as police walk by in Cleveland Public Square outside the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio: photo by Andrew Kelly/Reuters, 20 July 2016

Jaimes Campbell, who advocates for open carry, stands with a gun as police walk by in Cleveland Public Square outside the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio

Jaimes Campbell, who advocates for open carry, stands with a gun as police walk by in Cleveland Public Square outside the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio: photo by Andrew Kelly/Reuters, 20 July 2016

Statue of the founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, through a hole in a window at the damaged Ankara police headquarters after it was bombed during the failed July 15 coup attempt.

Statue of the founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, through a hole in a window at the damaged Ankara police headquarters after it was bombed during the failed July 15 coup attempt: photo by Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP, 20 July 2016

Statue of the founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, through a hole in a window at the damaged Ankara police headquarters after it was bombed during the failed July 15 coup attempt.

Statue of the founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, through a hole in a window at the damaged Ankara police headquarters after it was bombed during the failed July 15 coup attempt: photo by Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP, 20 July 2016
 
World in focus – best photos for July 20, 2016

Attendants look at Pepper, SoftBank’s humanoid robot, during a news conference announcing its service for business customers in Tokyo
: photo by Kim Kyung-hoon / Reuters, 20 July 2016


A woman using a mobile phone walks past a shop selling Pokemon goods in Tokyo, Japan

A woman using a mobile phone walks past a shop selling Pokemon goods in Tokyo, Japan: photo by Toru Hanai/Reuters, 20 July 2016

A woman using a mobile phone walks past a shop selling Pokemon goods in Tokyo, Japan

A woman using a mobile phone walks past a shop selling Pokemon goods in Tokyo, Japan: photo by Toru Hanai/Reuters, 20 July 2016

World in focus – best photos for July 20, 2016

Saudi men play Pokemon Go in Riyadh: photo by AFP, 29 July 2016

Erdogan Supporters Gather In The Streets

A supporter of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan waves a flag against an electronic billboard during a rally in Kizilay Square: photo by Chris McGrath, 19 July 2016

Erdogan Supporters Gather In The Streets

A supporter of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan waves a flag against an electronic billboard during a rally in Kizilay Square: photo by Chris McGrath, 19 July 2016
 
A damaged window is pictured at the police headquarters in Ankara

A damaged window is pictured at the police headquarters in Ankara, Turkey, after failed coup: photo by Osman Orsal/Reuters, 19 July 2016

A damaged window is pictured at the police headquarters in Ankara

A damaged window is pictured at the police headquarters in Ankara, Turkey, after failed coup: photo by Osman Orsal/Reuters, 19 July 2016
 
World in focus – best photos for July 20, 2016

A mural of Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump on display near the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: photo by Lucas Jackson / Reuters, 20 July 2016

World in focus – best photos for July 19, 2016

A woman carrying an umbrella crosses a flooded street as it rains in Mumbai, India: photo by Danish Siddiqui / Reuters, 19 July 2016

World in focus – best photos for July 20, 2016

Two girls watch the rain fall in Beijing: photo by Nicolas Asfouri / AFP, 20 January 2016 

World in focus – best photos for July 20, 2016

A bicyclist makes his way across a junction during a rainstorm in Beijing: photo by Mark Schiefelbein / AP, 20 July 2016

Love your body, love yourself #cleveland (shipwreck on the White Sea)


Okay is this a scene from BRAZIL or from the John Hurt version of 1984?: image via Jeff B/DDHQ @EsotericCD, 18 July 2016


Republicans formally nominate Donald Trump for U.S. presidency: image via Reuters Top News @Reuters, 18 July 2016


LIVE: Donald Trump Jr. takes the stage at #RNCinCLE: image via Reuters LIve @ReutersLive, 18 July 2016


EXCLUSIVE: Trump could seek a new law to purge government of Obama's people, says Christie: image via Reuters Top News @Reuters, 18 July 2016


Happening now #RNCinCLE: image via Betsy Woodruff Verified account @woodruffbets, 18 July 2016 


Love your body. Love yourself  #EverythingSheSaysMeansEverything #SpencerTunick #cleveland: image via Kim Leonard @LittleMs_Kim, 17 July 2016


What time do the two monsters who saw a beautiful leopard in the wild and then murdered it speak? #RNCinCLE: image via Danny Zuker Verified account @DannyZuker, 18 July 2016

And into the Valley of Death rode the Ten Thousand Plasm Agglomerations


#bikersfortrump on way to Cleveland GOP event to support Trump and protect Trump supporters. Hats off to this group
: image via FED UP!!!!!!!! @jerrypane13, 16 July 2016  Manalapan, NJ



There are a few of us bikers already in Cleveland. The protesters can drop by and say hello. #BikersForTrump: image via No Tolerance @RevkahJC, 17 July 2016 


How many RT can we get for the #BikersForTrump??? #Trump2016: image via VOTE TRUMP 2016 @USAforTrump2016, 18 July 2016



Bikers for Trump in da house. #Cleveland #RNC2016: image via Arjen van der Horst Verfied account @arjenUSA, 18 July 2016



Bikers for Trump in da house. #Cleveland #RNC2016
: image via Arjen van der Horst Verfied account @arjenUSA, 18 July 2016


Walking in #Cleveland. Law enforcement from all over. #RNCinCLE: image via Jeanine Pirlo Verified account @JudgeJeanine, 18 July 2016


It's an #honor and privilege @CLEpolice! #Cleveland: image via Fort Worth Police Verified account @fortworthpd, 18 July 2016

This is a real image


 I did Nazi this coming. #RNCinCLE: image via Ellie Hall Verified account @ellievhall, 20 July 2016 

This is a real image. #RNCinCLE: image via Benjamin Peryer @BenjaminNYC, 20 July 2016
 

Y'all. #RNCinCLE
#RNCinCLE: image via Brittany Packnett @MsPackyetti, 20 July 2016



“The mood all changed/ I've been chewed up, spit out, and booed offstage/ But I kept fighting…" #RNCinCLE: image via Frank Luntz Verified account @FrankLuntz, 20 July 2016


I can't believe I never recognized @tedcruz until now #RNCinCLE: image via Bob @BoHoBob, 20 July 2016

 
Striking shot of the moment @TedCruz walked off the stage at #RNCinCLE (photo via @gettyimages): image via TODAY Verified account @TODAYshow, 20 July 2016

 
@tedcruz's speech stunned the crowd at the #RNCinCLE: image via POLITICO Verified account @Poliltico, 20 July 2016


 Real question... if you can't even effectively run a convention, how can you properly run a huge country? #RNCinCLE: image via The Baxter Bean @TheBaxterBean, 20 July 2016


It's striking how many empty seats there are tonight at #RNCinCLE
: image via #RNCinCLE: image via EJ Dionne Verified account @EJ Dionne, 20 July 2016




OMG. "Embrace" is written on the Prompter. #RNCinCLE
: image via Brenna Williams @brennawilliams, 20 July 2016

No air kisses 
 out here in the universe at large
and we never stack 
 our monitors against us
for we know they could always 
come tumbling down
 upon our small pointy heads
the archaics of the future wrote
one minute ago
 in their future books

These very tiny people were here once 
and soon enough were gone
They became large and bright
on their own screens
When our Prompters up here in Space
 say
Embrace
they say it loud and clear
they mean do it right

They say
ride



Mike Pence is so homophobic, he won't let Donald Trump kiss him
: image via Alison Bennett @bennettleigh, 20 July 2016


@GovPenceIN: "I thank the Lord for allowing me to be 2nd banana to this immoral, unconstitutional SOB!" #RNCinCLE: image via #RNCinCLE: image via Col. Morris Davis @ColMorrisDavis, 20 July 2016



Look who made a surprise appearance tonight — @reaDonaldTrump, on stage with Gov. @mike_pence #RNCinCLE #Trump16
: image via Gavin James Smith @iamgavinjames, 20 July 2016


 
Watching #RNCinCLE like: image via Eliel Cruz @elielcruz, 20 July 2016

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