Friday, July 15, 2016

news in media mid 2016

Yesterday was Bastille Day and Paris has brought out the bombastic spectacles.
But before the sun went down a terrorist drove a truck filled with explsoives along the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France. So far 84 people have been killed and 50 injured.
From an ID card found in the cab of the truck, they've determined the driver was French.

_________________________________________________________ In an unrelated event, a massive explosion blew up 38 oil tankers in New Mexico.

_________________________________________________________ Last week was especially tense in the US. A couple cases where civilians were killed by police in Louisiana and Minnesota (on 5,6 July) set off protests across the country. This cartoon is based on a photo where a woman is approached by heavily armed police. This depiction instead shows a wiser Uncle Sam character doing what would be just rather than what happened. She was arrested and later released as has become the norm in most of these protester apprehensions. One such protest in Dallas (on the 7th) was almost over and an ex-marine sniper began shooting at police. Five police were killed as well as a civilian protecting her kids. Seven more try to heal their wounds. The shooter was cornered by law enforcement in a parking garage, and after trying to talk him down, police sent in a robot that detonated and killed the man. He had purchased his weapon of choice (an AK-47) after answering an ad on facebook and paying cash for it in a parking lot at a nearby Target store. On the following Tuesday, the official memorial for the slain police drew Senators, and presidents Bush, Obama and vice president Biden and their wives. The Dallas Chief of Police, sad at the loss but proud of his department, beautifully gave his sentiments by quoting at length the Stevie Wonder song "As". _________________________________________________________ There were also major protests in the southern Mexico state of Oaxaca. Protesters in the streets up in arms over the loss of life by police were themselves killed. ________________________________________________________ The end of June was full of the news from Britain that a voter referendum nicknamed "Brexit" would send the world and especially the EU and the UK into economic chaos. It was Britain on 23 June, not Scotland or Northern Ireland that voted for the UK to leave the European Union. The vote had been set up by Prime Minister David Cameron who thought it would unify the various parties in the UK. But when the tallies came in, the next day Cameron resigned and, as finances there and abroad scrambled to come to grips with the shocking news, a number of other party leaders (both for and against the 'Brexit') began falling out in the eyes of the public. The new Prime Minister Theresa May promises to carry out the will of the people and yesterday had begun filling the offices of her cabinet. The actual Article 50 which would trigger the actual removal of the UK from the EU has yet to be invoked. But the government and businesses across the world are beginning to cut and refashion trade ties. Ranging from the cat at 10 Downing Street in London, to the careers of many of the central players, this speech by Jeremy Corbyn is considered a newsworthy topic again. There are many several other noteworthy news items. Air attacks in Yemen, terrorist bombings again and again in Turkey, and in Medina, Saudi Arabia. In the run up to the EU ref vote in England, the British MP Jo Cox was killed on June 15th. There were terrorist attacks as well. The tensions over the South China Sea have intensified. Fears over the beginning of the Olympics this year in Rio de Janeiro have been a constant this season as well. Another bad summer for the news.
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