Parents of #Mexico's disappeared march on Mother´s Day: http://t.co/cYynReEf4F #MadresBuscandoaSusHijxs #10deMayo pic.twitter.com/FbQEeZ8BLr
— Saulo Corona (@SauloCorona) May 10, 2015
________________________________________________On Thursday the US Second District Court of Appeals ruled that the Federal Government had gone too far in bulk collection of consumer data. Congress will have to act by the end of the month to extend, repeal or modify the guts of the Patriot Act from the early days of the war on terror. Particularly Section 215. Here's a synopsis from Wired magazine. And an 8 minute audio overview from On The Media.
The decision is here http://t.co/o5huFCSZeS - it's a clear and categorical decree that NSA program has no legal authority.
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) May 7, 2015
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It was a shattering election Friday May 8th for many in the UK. Blue are Tories that took Parliament with a majority. Scottish National Party is in yellow. A watershed event as Labour had been expected to do much better.
Cameron sweeps to unexpected triumph in British election http://t.co/WkoVh5Leci http://t.co/5pDHuGYq8R pic.twitter.com/GY3JdSViv7
— Reuters Graphics (@ReutersGraphics) May 8, 2015
This cartoon seems to capture the mood:
— The Progressive Mind (@Libertea2012) May 8, 2015
The same day there were massive protests in Sana'a, Yemen:
RT @PressTV: Live Event
#Yemenis protest against Saudi Regime's invasion.
Watch Here: http://t.co/UgnVQCukfS pic.twitter.com/JbmPxRxx06
— MintPress News (@MintPressNews) May 8, 2015
______________________________________________________It's tornado season in middle America. Hard hit this year were Texas and Oklahoma. Here's one in Halstead, Kansas.
Tornado near Halstead, KS just a little while ago. #kswx pic.twitter.com/frErIj6Qrw
— Travis Heying (@travisheying) May 6, 2015
____________________________________________________There was pig diving in China. Of course there was.
Favorite sport ever. Pig diving. http://t.co/hEitozOpAK pic.twitter.com/KVkSPAtuGa
— Chris Buckley 储百亮 (@ChuBailiang) May 3, 2015
Tom Hanks was in Venice for Ron Howard's new movie.
#Venezia primo ciak a San Marco per Inferno, film di Ron Howard con Tom Hanks, http://t.co/XMM3YDGYRn tutte le foto pic.twitter.com/fTyOewy1XY
— laNuovaVeneziaMestre (@nuova_venezia) April 28, 2015
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In Baltimore two weeks ago, a few blocks from the tear gas and protests.
Tranquil normalcy just blocks from the riots. Important to know how geographically constrained they were. #Baltimore pic.twitter.com/LpVRSVTEyJ
— Christopher Mims (@mims) April 28, 2015
— Lucio (@LoseyouLoseyou) May 2, 2015
______________________________________________________A Martian sunset.
Someday humans will see this in person - A Sunset on Mars Captured by the Curiosity Rover
@MarsCuriosity pic.twitter.com/UTMuzyNdU3
— UFO Community (@UFOcommunity) May 9, 2015
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