Monday, October 31, 2016

news and reflections late Oct 2016

This Halloween it would be welcome to see more of these. A portrait of a kind of civic order. By Edouard Vuillard, 1911, reworked in 1923. Rather than spend money on more war, maybe we could cut off more energy trains. And not just in North Dakota. ______________________________________________________
But militants attempting to counter the Maduro regime, go on the offensive after a summer of deepening violence and a swelling lack of basic necessities. ________________________________________________________ In the US, at the height of our quadrennial pre-election media frenzy, the Republicans seem bent on destroying their own brand to the extent that old-guard conservative leaders are trashing the reputation of actual office holders. _________________________________________________________
The purge of old officials in Turkey continues following this summer's attempted coup. Some more context on Turkey's recent movement. _______________________________________________________
Earthquakes in Italy continue to upset their increasing desire for stability.

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