news earlier May 2016

It's spring here and I'd like to mention something of good cheer.

Paris is always nice in the springtime--yes pic.twitter.com/4QXPwyTYmY

— Johnny Ray (@Sirjohn_writer) April 26, 2016

The City of London elected a new mayor with, it's been said, the greatest number of votes ever tallied for a candidate.

"The politics of fear is simply not welcome in our city," said London's first Muslim mayor after a 14-point victory. https://t.co/gB9yQzmcQY

— The Intercept (@theintercept) May 8, 2016

There continues to be more analysis and release of the so-called Panama Papers leaking information about shell companies hiding tax avoidance schemes. The original leaker gave some reasons for his actions.

John Doe sent a manifesto. It can be read as an explanation for his actions – and as a call to action #panamapapers https://t.co/Jm0IxOD7l1

— neditsimple (@neditssimple) May 6, 2016

The President of the US and the Prime Minister of England gave some proposals on what to do.

Obama administration proposes national registry documenting the real owners of shell companies https://t.co/miJKo5XyRS

— ProPublica (@ProPublica) May 6, 2016

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But disasters seem to keep happening, again.

Car Bomb In Baghdad Kills Dozens Of People https://t.co/CKgg8IMrsG

— NPR (@NPR) May 11, 2016

A huge fire in Alberta causes evacuation of thousands.

"This is a nasty and dirty fire."

All 88,000 residents are evacuated from a Canadian town. https://t.co/NizVhoggD2 pic.twitter.com/PDj34mvkY6

— AJ+ (@ajplus) May 4, 2016

The US does have troops fighting extremists in Yemen.

US military admits troops are operating inside Yemen to combat al-Qaida https://t.co/fVJqOIfVot

— marin (@miamivice_22) May 7, 2016

The US state of Kansas budget problems gets deeper,

Atlantic: Kansas' Never-Ending Budget Mess https://t.co/KbifmVlxB0 #p2 #topprog

— Jeffrey Levin (@jilevin) April 22, 2016

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But, just the other day, a former presidential advisor spoke to the comedian Jon Stewart at the University of Chicago. Jon seemed to sum up the tensions in American politics in short order.

Full Live Taping of “The Axe Files” with Jon Stewart, hosted by David Axelrod https://t.co/NSBCEbYqDg via @YouTube and University of Chicago

— neditsimple (@neditssimple) May 10, 2016