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Friday, 25 November 2016

Mr Death, You've Got a Beautiful Future (the magic powers of a spiritual water)

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Palm Beach county sheriff's deputies stand guard in front of Donald J. Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida on Wednesday: photo by Scott McIntyre for The New York Times, 24 November 2016 

 

Palm Beach county sheriff's deputies stand guard in front of Donald J. Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida on Wednesday: photo by Scott McIntyre for The New York Times, 24 November 2016 

e.e. cummings: Buffalo Bill ’s

Buffalo Bill ’s
defunct
               who used to
               ride a watersmooth-silver
                                                              stallion
and break onetwothreefourfive pigeonsjustlikethat
                                                                                    Jesus
he was a handsome man
                                            and what i want to know is
how do you like your blueeyed boy
Mister Death

 e.e. cummings (1894-1962): Buffalo Bill’s, 1920, from Tulips and Chimneys (1923)



Janusz Biskupek of Boca Raton, Fla., an enthusiastic supporter of Donald J. Trump, waves at cars near Mr. Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort on Wednesday: photo by Scott McIntyre for The New York Times,  24 November 2016


Janusz Biskupek of Boca Raton, Fla., an enthusiastic supporter of Donald J. Trump, waves at cars near Mr. Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort on Wednesday: photo by Scott McIntyre for The New York Times,  24 November 2016



 
Reporters on Wednesday near the Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla., where Donald J. Trump arrived on Tuesday for his first visit as president-elect: photo by Scott McIntyre for The New York Times,  24 November 2016



Reporters on Wednesday near the Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla., where Donald J. Trump arrived on Tuesday for his first visit as president-elect: photo by Scott McIntyre for The New York Times,  24 November 2016



Wilbur Ross, a billionaire investor who became known as the “king of bankruptcy” for buying, restructuring and selling off steel makers and other fading industrial companies, met with President-elect Donald J. Trump at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., this week: photo by Hilary Swift for The New York Times, 24 November 2016


Wilbur Ross, a billionaire investor who became known as the “king of bankruptcy” for buying, restructuring and selling off steel makers and other fading industrial companies, met with President-elect Donald J. Trump at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., this week: photo by Hilary Swift for The New York Times, 24 November 2016
 
A performer carries balloons across Sixth Avenue during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, in New York, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

A performer carries balloons across Sixth Avenue during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, in New York: photo by Andres Kudacki/AP, 24 November 2016  

A performer carries balloons across Sixth Avenue during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, in New York, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

A performer carries balloons across Sixth Avenue during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, in New York: photo by Andres Kudacki/AP, 24 November 2016 

 
Macy’s at Herald Square in Manhattan started its Black Friday sale on Thanksgiving: photo by Alex Wroblewski for The New York Times, 24 November 2016



 Macy’s at Herald Square in Manhattan started its Black Friday sale on Thanksgiving: photo by Alex Wroblewski for The New York Times, 24 November 2016
 

The Wirecutter suggests focusing on buying online or in stores, not both: photo by Alex Wroblewski for The New York Times, 24 November 2016

 

The Wirecutter suggests focusing on buying online or in stores, not both: photo by Alex Wroblewski for The New York Times, 24 November 2016 

 
Rene Anguiano, left, and Lucas McQueen were the first in line outside the Best Buy store in Mesquite, Tex.: photo by Larry W. Smith/European Pressphoto Agency, 24 November 2016 



Rene Anguiano, left, and Lucas McQueen were the first in line outside the Best Buy store in Mesquite, Tex.: photo by Larry W. Smith/European Pressphoto Agency, 24 November 2016
 
Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, participates in a traditional celebration dance with members of the congregation following the consecration of the new St Thomas Cathedral, a Syrian Orthodox Church, in west London on November 24, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Ben STANSALLBEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images

Britain’s Prince Charles Prince of Wales, participates in a traditional celebration dance with members of the congregation following the consecration of the new St Thomas Cathedral, a Syrian Orthodox Church, in west London: photo by Ben Stansall/AFP, 24 November 2016

Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, participates in a traditional celebration dance with members of the congregation following the consecration of the new St Thomas Cathedral, a Syrian Orthodox Church, in west London on November 24, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Ben STANSALLBEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images

Britain’s Prince Charles Prince of Wales, participates in a traditional celebration dance with members of the congregation following the consecration of the new St Thomas Cathedral, a Syrian Orthodox Church, in west London: photo by Ben Stansall/AFP, 24 November 2016

Syrian civil defence volunteers, known as the White Helmets, rescue a boy from the rubble following a reported barrel bomb attack on the Bab al-Nairab neighbourhood of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on November 24, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / AMEER ALHALBIAMEER ALHALBI/AFP/Getty Images
 
Syrian civil defence volunteers, known as the White Helmets, rescue a boy from the rubble following a reported barrel bomb attack on the Bab al-Nairab neighbourhood of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo: photo by Ameer Alhalbi/AFP, 24 November 2016

Syrian civil defence volunteers, known as the White Helmets, rescue a boy from the rubble following a reported barrel bomb attack on the Bab al-Nairab neighbourhood of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on November 24, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / AMEER ALHALBIAMEER ALHALBI/AFP/Getty Images 
 
Syrian civil defence volunteers, known as the White Helmets, rescue a boy from the rubble following a reported barrel bomb attack on the Bab al-Nairab neighbourhood of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo: photo by Ameer Alhalbi/AFP, 24 November 2016

Areial view of the flowermarket at the city market in Bangalore, India 24 November 2016. Indian business is reportedly affected due to lack of Indian currency notes. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the elimination of the 500 and 1,000 rupee bills at midnight on 08 November, for the purpose of fighting against 'black money' (hidden assets) and corruption in the country. The decision sparked protests, while storekeepers complained about dwindling sales because many citizens lack the cash to buy the most basic products, as queues get longer at ATMs and banks. EPA/JAGADEESH NV
 
An aerial view of the flower market at the city market in Bangalore: photo by Jagadeesh NV/EPA, 24 November 2016

Areial view of the flowermarket at the city market in Bangalore, India 24 November 2016. Indian business is reportedly affected due to lack of Indian currency notes. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the elimination of the 500 and 1,000 rupee bills at midnight on 08 November, for the purpose of fighting against 'black money' (hidden assets) and corruption in the country. The decision sparked protests, while storekeepers complained about dwindling sales because many citizens lack the cash to buy the most basic products, as queues get longer at ATMs and banks. EPA/JAGADEESH NV
 
An aerial view of the flower market at the city market in Bangalore: photo by Jagadeesh NV/EPA, 24 November 2016

A firefighter brandishes a smoke flares as he and others demonstrate on Place de la Nation in Paris on November 24, 2016 as part of a nationwide strike to denounce violence against firefighters doing their job, budget cuts and downsizing. / AFP PHOTO / ALAIN JOCARDALAIN JOCARD/AFP/Getty Images

A firefighter brandishes a smoke flare as he and others demonstrate on Place de la Nation in Paris, France as part of a nationwide strike to denounce violence against firefighters doing their job, budget cuts and downsizing: photo by Alain Jocard/AFP, 24 November 2016 

A firefighter brandishes a smoke flares as he and others demonstrate on Place de la Nation in Paris on November 24, 2016 as part of a nationwide strike to denounce violence against firefighters doing their job, budget cuts and downsizing. / AFP PHOTO / ALAIN JOCARDALAIN JOCARD/AFP/Getty Images

A firefighter brandishes a smoke flare as he and others demonstrate on Place de la Nation in Paris, France as part of a nationwide strike to denounce violence against firefighters doing their job, budget cuts and downsizing: photo by Alain Jocard/AFP, 24 November 2016 

VIBO VALENTIA, ITALY - NOVEMBER 24: Refugees on the the MOAS vessel "Topaz Responder" as it comes into port on November 24, 2016 in Vibo Valentia, Italy. The MOAS team worked through the night of the 21st and into the next morning rescuing 'approximately' 600 people from several vessels though that figure could change. It is believed that several people had died after one rubber dinghy capsized. 117 people were saved from that incident, but many were left suffering from hypothermia and various other minor injuries. MOAS were patrolling in the 'SAR Search and Rescue Zone, approximate 20KM off the coastline of Libya, and running rescue missions for the many migrants and refugees who continue to attempt to make the dangerous crossing across the Mediterranean Sea to Italy. MOAS are a Malta based registered foundation dedicated to providing professional search-and-rescue assistance to refugees and migrants in distress at sea and work alongside with the Red Cross on board the Topaz Responder. The number of deaths this year of people crossing the Mediterranean has risen to almost 4,300. MOAS alone have rescued around 19,000. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Refugees on the the MOAS vessel “Topaz Responder” as it comes into in Vibo Valentia, Italy: photo by Dan Kitwood, 24 November 2016

VIBO VALENTIA, ITALY - NOVEMBER 24: Refugees on the the MOAS vessel "Topaz Responder" as it comes into port on November 24, 2016 in Vibo Valentia, Italy. The MOAS team worked through the night of the 21st and into the next morning rescuing 'approximately' 600 people from several vessels though that figure could change. It is believed that several people had died after one rubber dinghy capsized. 117 people were saved from that incident, but many were left suffering from hypothermia and various other minor injuries. MOAS were patrolling in the 'SAR Search and Rescue Zone, approximate 20KM off the coastline of Libya, and running rescue missions for the many migrants and refugees who continue to attempt to make the dangerous crossing across the Mediterranean Sea to Italy. MOAS are a Malta based registered foundation dedicated to providing professional search-and-rescue assistance to refugees and migrants in distress at sea and work alongside with the Red Cross on board the Topaz Responder. The number of deaths this year of people crossing the Mediterranean has risen to almost 4,300. MOAS alone have rescued around 19,000. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Refugees on the the MOAS vessel “Topaz Responder” as it comes into in Vibo Valentia, Italy: photo by Dan Kitwood, 24 November 2016

Jasim plays football in Debaga camp, on the outskirts of Erbil

Displaced Iraqi boy Jasim Abudllah Jasim, 13, who according to his family lost his leg in an air strike in Baiji, plays football in Debaga camp, on the outskirts of Erbil, Iraq: photo by Mohammed Salem/Reuters, 24 November 2016

Jasim plays football in Debaga camp, on the outskirts of Erbil

Displaced Iraqi boy Jasim Abudllah Jasim, 13, who according to his family lost his leg in an air strike in Baiji, plays football in Debaga camp, on the outskirts of Erbil, Iraq: photo by Mohammed Salem/Reuters, 24 November 2016

epa05645016 Pedestrians walk past paper birds placed by WWF activists opposite the Spanish Lower House in Madrid, Spain, 24 November 2016, to demand a stronger protection of the Spanish National Park Donana in Andalucia. EPA/JUAN CARLOS HIDALGO

Pedestrians walk past paper birds placed by WWF activists opposite the Spanish Lower House in Madrid, Spain to demand a stronger protection of the Spanish National Park Donana in Andalucia: photo by Juan Carlos Hidalgo/EPA, 24 November 2016 

epa05645016 Pedestrians walk past paper birds placed by WWF activists opposite the Spanish Lower House in Madrid, Spain, 24 November 2016, to demand a stronger protection of the Spanish National Park Donana in Andalucia. EPA/JUAN CARLOS HIDALGO
 
Pedestrians walk past paper birds placed by WWF activists opposite the Spanish Lower House in Madrid, Spain to demand a stronger protection of the Spanish National Park Donana in Andalucia: photo by Juan Carlos Hidalgo/EPA, 24 November 2016

Houthi fighters ride on the back of a truck during a tribal gathering held to mobilize fighters for the battles against government forces, in Sanaa, Yemen November 24, 2016. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

Houthi fighters ride on the back of a truck during a tribal gathering held to mobilise fighters for the battles against government forces, in Sana’a, Yemen: photo by Khaled Abdullah/Reuters, 24 November 2016

Houthi fighters ride on the back of a truck during a tribal gathering held to mobilize fighters for the battles against government forces, in Sanaa, Yemen November 24, 2016. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

Houthi fighters ride on the back of a truck during a tribal gathering held to mobilise fighters for the battles against government forces, in Sana’a, Yemen: photo by Khaled Abdullah/Reuters, 24 November 2016

U.S. soldiers eat their meals to celebrate Thanksgiving Day inside the U.S. army base in Qayyara, south of Mosul, Iraq November 24, 2016.

U.S. soldiers eat their meals to celebrate Thanksgiving Day inside the U.S. army base in Qayyara, south of Mosul, Iraq: photo by Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters, 24 November 2016 

U.S. soldiers eat their meals to celebrate Thanksgiving Day inside the U.S. army base in Qayyara, south of Mosul, Iraq November 24, 2016.

U.S. soldiers eat their meals to celebrate Thanksgiving Day inside the U.S. army base in Qayyara, south of Mosul, Iraq: photo by Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters, 24 November 2016

A street cleaner pushes his tricycle through the alleys of Wuzhen Township of Tongxiang City, in east China's Zhejiang province on November 25, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Johannes EISELEJOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images
 A street cleaner pushes his tricycle through the alleys of Wuzhen Township of Tongxiang City, in east China’s Zhejiang province: photo by Johannes Eisele/AFP, 25 November 2016

A street cleaner pushes his tricycle through the alleys of Wuzhen Township of Tongxiang City, in east China's Zhejiang province on November 25, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Johannes EISELEJOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images

A street cleaner pushes his tricycle through the alleys of Wuzhen Township of Tongxiang City, in east China’s Zhejiang province: photo by Johannes Eisele/AFP, 25 November 2016 

Performers from the Joles ethnic group in Gambia prepare to perform with sharp blades which they say will demonstrate the magic powers of a spiritual water, that will make them immune to the cuts, during a campaign rally by incumbent President Yahya Jammeh, leader of the APRC (The Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction) in Bikama on November 24, 2016. As electoral favorite Jammeh seeks his fifth term in power, a two-week campaign period will come to an end next week ahead of the December 1st presidential election with political leaders canvassing in rural areas. / AFP PHOTO / MARCO LONGARIMARCO LONGARI/AFP/Getty Images 
Performers from the Joles ethnic group in Gambia prepare to perform with sharp blades which they say will demonstrate the magic powers of a spiritual water, that will make them immune to the cuts, during a campaign rally by incumbent President Yahya Jammeh, leader of the APRC in Bikama: photo by Marco Longari/AFP, 25 November 2016

Performers from the Joles ethnic group in Gambia prepare to perform with sharp blades which they say will demonstrate the magic powers of a spiritual water, that will make them immune to the cuts, during a campaign rally by incumbent President Yahya Jammeh, leader of the APRC (The Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction) in Bikama on November 24, 2016. As electoral favorite Jammeh seeks his fifth term in power, a two-week campaign period will come to an end next week ahead of the December 1st presidential election with political leaders canvassing in rural areas. / AFP PHOTO / MARCO LONGARIMARCO LONGARI/AFP/Getty Images

Performers from the Joles ethnic group in Gambia prepare to perform with sharp blades which they say will demonstrate the magic powers of a spiritual water, that will make them immune to the cuts, during a campaign rally by incumbent President Yahya Jammeh, leader of the APRC in Bikama: photo by Marco Longari/AFP, 25 November 2016

which magical powers

circumambient inanition
spiritual water
down to a trickle
every minute wasted 
trying to pay attention
you could have spent living

 

Stars and Northern Lights are seen above the Sycamore Gap tree on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland National Park, made famous in the film Robin Hood Prince Of thieves starring Kevin Costner. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday November 24, 2016. Photo credit should read: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire
 
Stars and Northern Lights are seen above the Sycamore Gap tree on Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland National Park, made famous in the film Robin Hood Prince of Thieves starring Kevin Costner: photo by Owen Humphreys/PA Wire, 24 November 2016 

Stars and Northern Lights are seen above the Sycamore Gap tree on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland National Park, made famous in the film Robin Hood Prince Of thieves starring Kevin Costner. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday November 24, 2016. Photo credit should read: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire
 
Stars and Northern Lights are seen above the Sycamore Gap tree on Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland National Park, made famous in the film Robin Hood Prince of Thieves starring Kevin Costner: photo by Owen Humphreys/PA Wire, 24 November 2016

A Chinese labourer stands next t a furnace at outside at an unauthorized steel factory on November 3, 2016 in Inner Mongolia, China. To meet China's targets to slash emissions of carbon dioxide, authorities are pushing to shut down privately owned steel, coal, and other high-polluting factories scattered across rural areas. In many cases, factory owners say they pay informal "fines" to local inspectors and then re-open. The enforcement comes as the future of U.S. support for the 2015 Paris Agreement is in question, leaving China poised as an unlikely leader in the international effort against climate change. U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has sent mixed signals about whether he will withdraw the U.S. from commitments to curb greenhouse gases that, according to scientists, are causing the earth's temperature to rise. Trump once declared that the concept of global warming was "created" by China in order to hurt U.S. manufacturing. China's leadership has stated that any change in U.S. climate policy will not affect its commitment to implement the climate action plan. While the world's biggest polluter, China is also a global leader in establishing renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

A Chinese labourer stands next to a furnace at outside an unauthorized steel factory in Inner Mongolia: photo by Kevin Frayer, 25 November 2016

A Chinese labourer stands next t a furnace at outside at an unauthorized steel factory on November 3, 2016 in Inner Mongolia, China. To meet China's targets to slash emissions of carbon dioxide, authorities are pushing to shut down privately owned steel, coal, and other high-polluting factories scattered across rural areas. In many cases, factory owners say they pay informal "fines" to local inspectors and then re-open. The enforcement comes as the future of U.S. support for the 2015 Paris Agreement is in question, leaving China poised as an unlikely leader in the international effort against climate change. U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has sent mixed signals about whether he will withdraw the U.S. from commitments to curb greenhouse gases that, according to scientists, are causing the earth's temperature to rise. Trump once declared that the concept of global warming was "created" by China in order to hurt U.S. manufacturing. China's leadership has stated that any change in U.S. climate policy will not affect its commitment to implement the climate action plan. While the world's biggest polluter, China is also a global leader in establishing renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images) 

A Chinese labourer stands next to a furnace at outside an unauthorized steel factory in Inner Mongolia: photo by Kevin Frayer, 25 November 2016

Black-winged Stilt migratory birds fly over the Shahpura lake on the onset of winter season in Bhopal, India, 25 November 2016. Every year, several different species of birds arrive at the lake in search for warmer areas. EPA/SANJEEV GUPTA

Black-winged Stilt migratory birds fly over the Shahpura lake on the onset of winter season in Bhopal. Every year, several different species of birds arrive at the lake in search for warmer areas.: photo by Sanjeev Gupta/AFP/EPA, 25 November 2016

Black-winged Stilt migratory birds fly over the Shahpura lake on the onset of winter season in Bhopal, India, 25 November 2016. Every year, several different species of birds arrive at the lake in search for warmer areas. EPA/SANJEEV GUPTA 
 
Black-winged Stilt migratory birds fly over the Shahpura lake on the onset of winter season in Bhopal. Every year, several different species of birds arrive at the lake in search for warmer areas.: photo by Sanjeev Gupta/AFP/EPA, 25 November 2016

  
 Civilians fleeing during a firefight between Iraqi and ISIS forces in eastern Mosul: photo by Paolo Pelegrin/Magnum for The New York Times, 14 November 2016 



 Civilians fleeing during a firefight between Iraqi and ISIS forces in eastern Mosul: photo by Paolo Pelegrin/Magnum for The New York Times, 14 November 2016
  
 
People fleeing ISIS-controlled areas being loaded onto Iraqi military trucks on the outskirts of eastern Mosul: photo by Paolo Pelegrin/Magnum for The New York Times, 14 November 2016

 
 
People fleeing ISIS-controlled areas being loaded onto Iraqi military trucks on the outskirts of eastern Mosul: photo by Paolo Pelegrin/Magnum for The New York Times, 14 November 2016


Civilians fleeing ISIS-held areas during a firefight between the Iraqi Army and ISIS fighters in eastern Mosul: photo by Paolo Pelegrin/Magnum for The New York Times, 14 November 2016



 Civilians fleeing ISIS-held areas during a firefight between the Iraqi Army and ISIS fighters in eastern Mosul: photo by Paolo Pelegrin/Magnum for The New York Times, 14 November 2016


Iraqi fighters carrying a soldier wounded during an intense firefight with ISIS in eastern Mosul: photo by Paolo Pelegrin/Magnum for The New York Times, 14 November 2016



 Iraqi fighters carrying a soldier wounded during an intense firefight with ISIS in eastern Mosul: photo by Paolo Pelegrin/Magnum for The New York Times, 14 November 2016


A man fleeing from ISIS-controlled areas on the outskirts of eastern Mosul: photo by Paolo Pelegrin/Magnum for The New York Times, 14 November 2016



 A man fleeing from ISIS-controlled areas on the outskirts of eastern Mosul: photo by Paolo Pelegrin/Magnum for The New York Times, 14 November 2016


The body of an ISIS fighter who was killed when he went toward Iraqi soldiers in Intisar. The vehicle next to him was probably a car bomb. He had a suicide vest on, and there are two large unexploded bombs next to his body.: photo by Paolo Pelegrin/Magnum for The New York Times, 14 November 2016

 
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The body of an ISIS fighter who was killed when he went toward Iraqi soldiers in Intisar. The vehicle next to him was probably a car bomb. He had a suicide vest on, and there are two large unexploded bombs next to his body.: photo by Paolo Pelegrin/Magnum for The New York Times, 14 November 2016


Residents fleeing ISIS-controlled areas on the outskirts of Qayyara: photo by Paolo Pellegrin/Magnum, for The New York Times, 14 November 2016



Residents fleeing ISIS-controlled areas on the outskirts of Qayyara: photo by Paolo Pellegrin/Magnum, for The New York Times, 14 November 2016


Men appearing out of a cloud of smoke from burning oil around Qayyara: photo by Paolo Pellegrin/Magnum for The New York Times, 14 November 2016



 Men appearing out of a cloud of smoke from burning oil around Qayyara: photo by Paolo Pellegrin/Magnum for The New York Times, 14 November 2016


Aiming to prevent coalition airstrikes, ISIS set oil fields alight near Qayyara. They continue to burn.: photo by Paolo Pellegrin/Magnum for The New York Times, 14 November 2016 



 Aiming to prevent coalition airstrikes, ISIS set oil fields alight near Qayyara. They continue to burn.: photo by Paolo Pellegrin/Magnum for The New York Times, 14 November 2016 


Pesh merga forces entering Bashiqa, a town a few miles northeast of Mosul, to try and recapture it from ISIS amid strong resistance: photo by Paolo Pellegrin/Magnum, for The New York Times, 14 November 2016



 Pesh merga forces entering Bashiqa, a town a few miles northeast of Mosul, to try and recapture it from ISIS amid strong resistance: photo by Paolo Pellegrin/Magnum, for The New York Times, 14 November 2016


Pesh merga fighters mourning the death of a comrade, a tank driver shot and killed by an ISIS sniper, when leaving Bashiqa after a day of fighting: photo by Paolo Pellegrin/Magnum for The New York Times, 14 November 2016



 Pesh merga fighters mourning the death of a comrade, a tank driver shot and killed by an ISIS sniper, when leaving Bashiqa after a day of fighting: photo by Paolo Pellegrin/Magnum for The New York Times, 14 November 2016


Residents fleeing ISIS-controlled areas on the outskirts of Qayyara: photo by Paolo Pellegrin/Magnum for The New York Times, 14 November 2016



 Residents fleeing ISIS-controlled areas on the outskirts of Qayyara: photo by Paolo Pellegrin/Magnum for The New York Times, 14 November 2016


People fleeing ISIS-controlled areas on the outskirts of Qayyara: photo by Paolo Pellegrin/Magnum for The New York Times, 14 November 2016



 People fleeing ISIS-controlled areas on the outskirts of Qayyara: photo by Paolo Pellegrin/Magnum for The New York Times, 14 November 2016

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4 comments:

Sandra said...

love the thoughtful poem...is that yours Tom?

25 November 2016 at 08:41
tpw said...

What hath Satan wrought?

25 November 2016 at 14:30
TC said...

Sandra,

Yes, it is mine. I am full of thoughts these days. Perhaps a bit too full.

Terry,

I went into a church, and I fell down on my knees, and I asked the musical question you have posed, and this message came back to me, through the groaning mists.

What hath Satan wrought?

25 November 2016 at 17:58
tpw said...

I just saw that stuff in a supermarket on Wednesday. Very iffy Jif.

25 November 2016 at 19:21

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