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Saturday 11 August 2018

the ghost pilot's last instruction

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Migrants rescued on the Mediterranean stand on board before arriving at port in Spain
Migrants rescued on the Mediterranean stand on board before arriving at port in Spain Photo @medinafoto: image via Reuters Pictures @reuterspictures, 10 August 2018

Chichicastenango, Guatemala, 1982 | by Marcelo  Montecino

Chichicastenango, Guatemala, 1982: photo by Marcelo Montecino, 22 March 2018 
Church of Santo Tomas, Chichi, Guatemala 1982 #34 | by Marcelo  Montecino

Church of Santo Tomas, Chichi, Guatemala 1982 #34: photo by Marcelo Montecino, 22 March 2018

TB_26384_15 | by thomas_billhardt

TB_26384_15 [Guinea]: photo by Thomas Billhardt, 18 March 2013

TB_753_03A-04 | by thomas_billhardt

TB_10353_12 | by thomas_billhardt

TB_10353_12 (Bangladesh}: photo by Thomas Billhardt, 20 March 2013

 
No, it's not a painting by Ed Ruscha. It's a photo by @mariotama from the prophetically named Holy Fire in Cleveland National Forest near L.A. And, more beauty in our demise.: image via Reading The Pictures @ReadingThe Pix, 10 August



Seems the theme this morning is the beauty in our demise. Photo @MarkRightmire @ocregister @AP_Images #Lake Elsinore  image via Reading The Pictures @ReadingThe Pix, 10 August 2018 


Seems the theme this morning is the beauty in our demise. Photo @MarkRightmire @ocregister @AP_Images #Lake Elsinore  image via Reading The Pictures @ReadingThe Pix, 10 August 2018



Seems the theme this morning is the beauty in our demise. Photo @MarkRightmire @ocregister @AP_Images #Lake Elsinore  image via Reading The Pictures @ReadingThe Pix, 10 August 2018



I'm talking to you from #Gaza. We are under a horrible attack.: image via Ahmed @azayed23, 8 August 2018


I'm talking to you from #Gaza. We are under a horrible attack.: image via Ahmed @azayed23, 8 August 2018


I'm talking to you from #Gaza. We are under a horrible attack.: image via Ahmed @azayed23, 8 August 2018



I'm talking to you from #Gaza. We are under a horrible attack.: image via Ahmed @azayed23, 8 August 2018


GAZA STRIP - Palestinian medic killed by Israeli fire during clashes and protests along Gaza Strip: Photo @saidkhatib #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 10 August 2018


 Palestinians inspect the damaged building of Said al-Mis'hal cultural center after it was hit by an Israeli airstrike yesterday in Gaza City, @khalil_hamra: image via AP Images @AP_Images, 10 August 2018


Funeral of Bayan Abu Khammash, the toddler who was murdered by #israel last night: image via Muhammad Smiry @Muhammad Smiry, 9 August 2018

Iron Dome anti-missile system fires an interceptor missile as rockets are launched from Gaza towards Israel near the southern city of Sderot, Israel Photo Amir Cohen: image via Reuters Pictures @reuterspictures, 10 August 2018

Migrants rescued on the Mediterranean stand on board before arriving at port in Spain
Migrants rescued on the Mediterranean stand on board before arriving at port in Spain Photo @medinafoto: image via Reuters Pictures @reuterspictures, 10 August 2018

TB_127A_31A | by thomas_billhardt

TB_10300_03 (Manila]: photo by Thomas Billhardt, 21 March 2013

TB_10300_03 | by thomas_billhardt

TB_10301_09 | by thomas_billhardt

TB_10301_09 (Bangladesh]: photo by Thomas Billhardt, 20 March 2013

TB_0001 | by thomas_billhardt  

TB_1101 (Palestine]: photo by Thomas Billhardt, 20 March 2013

Easter Island, Chile | by Marcelo  Montecino

Easter Island, Chile: photo by Marcelo Montecino, 4 September 2014

TB_18187_04 | by thomas_billhardt

TB_1101 (Palestine): photo by Thomas Billhardt, 20 March 2013 
 A rainbow appears over the eastern hills in Bogota, Colombia

A rainbow appears over the eastern hills in Bogota, Colombia: photo Luisa Gonzalez: image via Reuters Pictures @reuterspictures, 10 August 2018 


So a guy stole this plane at #SeaTac airport, took off without clearance, did acrobatic maneuvers, got chased by F-15s, and then crashed. How was your Friday night?: image via Kyle Parks @kyleparks77, 10 August 2017

20122_1 | by thomas_billhardt

 
#USA US President Donald Trump waits for a meeting with administration and state officials on prison reform at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey Photo @b_smialowski #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 10 August 2018


Donald Trump criticizes NFL again after players protest during anthem, says that a football game is "no place to protest": image via Bleacher Report @BleacherReport, 10 August 2018

 
NFL player blasts Trump for condemning national anthem protests but not white supremacist rally: image via The Hill @thehill 10 August 2018

 
They are not against the country, military, flag or "The Star-Spangled Banner" itself. NFL players who protest during the national anthem reiterated their position as misunderstandings persist. They're raising awareness of injustice and racial inequality.: image via Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune, 10 August 2018

TB_0001 | by thomas_billhardt
TB_0001 [Guinea]: photo by Thomas Billhardt, 18 March 2013

TB_21090_09 | by thomas_billhardt

TB_21990_09 [Guinea]: photo by Thomas Billhardt, 18 March 2013

TB_19083_03 | by thomas_billhardt

25699_3 | by thomas_billhardt

25699_3 [DDR]: photo by Thomas Billhardt, 13 August 2009

TB_148_20A | by thomas_billhardt

 TB_148_20A (Manila]: photo by Thomas Billhardt, 21 March 2013

TB_0001 | by thomas_billhardt