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Saturday 12 March 2016

empty podium

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A Syrian man stands on the rubble of a b...A Syrian man stands on the rubble of a building following a reported air strike on the rebel-held neighbourhood of Salhin in the northern city of Aleppo on March 11, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / THAER MOHAMMEDTHAER MOHAMMED/AFP/Getty Images

 The rubble of a building following a reported air strike on the rebel-held neighbourhood of Salhin in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo: photo by Thaer Mohammed/AFP, 11 March 2016

A Syrian man stands on the rubble of a b...A Syrian man stands on the rubble of a building following a reported air strike on the rebel-held neighbourhood of Salhin in the northern city of Aleppo on March 11, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / THAER MOHAMMEDTHAER MOHAMMED/AFP/Getty Images

A Syrian man stands on the rubble of a building following a reported air strike on the rebel-held neighbourhood of Salhin in the northern city of Aleppo: photo by Thaer Mohammed/AFP, 11 March 2016

Gulsum Elvan, mother of slain Berkin Elvan, mourns at her son's grave during a rally marking second anniversary of his death in Istanbul, Turkey. Berkin Elvan, 15 years old, died on 11 March 2014 after 296 days in a coma as a consequence of injuries suffered when he was hit by a gas canister during the police crackdown on protesters at Gezi Park in June 2013.

Gulsum Elvan, mother of slain Berkin Elvan, mourns at her son’s grave during a rally marking second anniversary of his death in Istanbul, Turkey. Berkin Elvan, 15 years old, died on 11 March 2014 after 296 days in a coma as a consequence of injuries suffered when he was hit by a gas canister during the police crackdown on protesters at Gezi Park in June 2013
: photo by
Sedat Suna/EPA 11 March 2016

Gulsum Elvan, mother of slain Berkin Elvan, mourns at her son's grave during a rally marking second anniversary of his death in Istanbul, Turkey. Berkin Elvan, 15 years old, died on 11 March 2014 after 296 days in a coma as a consequence of injuries suffered when he was hit by a gas canister during the police crackdown on protesters at Gezi Park in June 2013.

Gulsum Elvan, mother of slain Berkin Elvan, mourns at her son’s grave during a rally marking second anniversary of his death in Istanbul, Turkey. Berkin Elvan, 15 years old, died on 11 March 2014 after 296 days in a coma as a consequence of injuries suffered when he was hit by a gas canister during the police crackdown on protesters at Gezi Park in June 2013: photo by Sedat Suna/EPA 11 March 2016
  
Protest against airstrikes in rebel-held city of Douma...epa05205914 Syrians wave their national flag during a protest against the airstrikes which broke the Russian-US brokered ceasefire a day before, the rebel-held city of Douma, 10 km north-east of Damascus, Syria, 11 March 2016. The ceasefire agreement enters its third week today.  EPA/MOHAMMED BADRA

Syrians wave their national flag during a protest against the airstrikes which broke the Russian-US brokered ceasefire in Douma, Syria. The ceasefire agreement enters its third week on Friday: photo by Mohammed Badra/EPA, 11 March 2016

Protest against airstrikes in rebel-held city of Douma...epa05205914 Syrians wave their national flag during a protest against the airstrikes which broke the Russian-US brokered ceasefire a day before, the rebel-held city of Douma, 10 km north-east of Damascus, Syria, 11 March 2016. The ceasefire agreement enters its third week today.  EPA/MOHAMMED BADRA

Syrians wave their national flag during a protest against the airstrikes which broke the Russian-US brokered ceasefire in Douma, Syria. The ceasefire agreement enters its third week on Friday: photo by Mohammed Badra/EPA, 11 March 2016

Still thousands of refugees massing in Idomeni to enter Macedonia...epa05205764 Refugees try to warm themselves with a fire at a refugee camp during a foggy day at the border between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), near Idomeni, northern Greece, 11 March 2016. Greece has registered in its territory some 36,000 migrants trapped due to entry restrictions already imposed by Macedonia in recent months, by denying entry to all those who are considered economic migrants, prohibiting the passage of Afghans, and finally denying entry to all Syrians and Iraqis who are not from combat areas.  EPA/YANNIS KOLESIDIS

Refugees try to warm themselves with a fire at a refugee camp during a foggy day at the border between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia near Idomeni, Greece
: photo by
Yannis Kolesidis/EPA, 11 March 2016

Still thousands of refugees massing in Idomeni to enter Macedonia...epa05205764 Refugees try to warm themselves with a fire at a refugee camp during a foggy day at the border between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), near Idomeni, northern Greece, 11 March 2016. Greece has registered in its territory some 36,000 migrants trapped due to entry restrictions already imposed by Macedonia in recent months, by denying entry to all those who are considered economic migrants, prohibiting the passage of Afghans, and finally denying entry to all Syrians and Iraqis who are not from combat areas.  EPA/YANNIS KOLESIDIS
 

Refugees try to warm themselves with a fire at a refugee camp during a foggy day at the border between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia near Idomeni, Greece: photo by Yannis Kolesidis/EPA, 11 March 2016

Iraqi civilians drive towards a safe are...Iraqi civilians drive towards a safe area on March 10, 2016 after government forces retook the town of Zankura, northwest of Ramadi, in Anbar province, from the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group.  Iraqi forces retook a town from the Islamic State jihadist group in Anbar province Thursday and evacuated 10,000 civilians as they advanced up the Euphrates valley, a security spokesman said. The sprawling province of Anbar -- which borders  Syria, Jordan and Saudi Arabia -- was at the heart of the "caliphate" that IS proclaimed in 2014. The jihadist group still holds most of the province but the noose is tightening around some of its key bastions.  / AFP PHOTO / MOADH AL-DULAIMIMOADH AL-DULAIMI/AFP/Getty Images

Iraqi civilians drive towards a safe area after government forces retook the town of Zankura, northwest of Ramadi, in Anbar province, from the Islamic State jihadist group: photo by Moadh Al-Dulalmi/AFP, 11 March 2016

Iraqi civilians drive towards a safe are...Iraqi civilians drive towards a safe area on March 10, 2016 after government forces retook the town of Zankura, northwest of Ramadi, in Anbar province, from the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group.  Iraqi forces retook a town from the Islamic State jihadist group in Anbar province Thursday and evacuated 10,000 civilians as they advanced up the Euphrates valley, a security spokesman said. The sprawling province of Anbar -- which borders  Syria, Jordan and Saudi Arabia -- was at the heart of the "caliphate" that IS proclaimed in 2014. The jihadist group still holds most of the province but the noose is tightening around some of its key bastions.  / AFP PHOTO / MOADH AL-DULAIMIMOADH AL-DULAIMI/AFP/Getty Images

Iraqi civilians drive towards a safe area after government forces retook the town of Zankura, northwest of Ramadi, in Anbar province, from the Islamic State jihadist group: photo by Moadh Al-Dulalmi/AFP, 11 March 2016
 

Waiting and hoping. @lgouliam on Greece/Macedonia border: #RefugeeCrisis @AFPblogs
: image via AFP Correspondent @AFPblogs, 11 March 2016


A #refugee boy walks in the cold and rain at a camp in #Idomeni #Greece #Macedonia border photo @dilkofff @AFPphoto: image via SundayTimesPictures @STPictures, 11 March 2016


Waiting without end. @lgouliam on the Greece/Macedonia border with refugees via @AFPblogs: image via AFP Photo Department @AFPphotos, 11 March 2016
 

The makeshift refugees' camp at the Greek-Macedonian border near the Greek village of Idomeni
#RefugeeCrisis: image via AFP Photo Department @AFPphotos, 11 March 2016


The #Migrants try to get products from a truck at a makeshift camp on the Greek-Macedonian border Reuters/@@nenovstoyan: image via Reuters Paris Pix @ReutersParisPix, 11 March 2016


#TheWiderImage: Remembering #aylankurdi [Frankfurt] by Reuters @KPfaffenback #migrantcrisis #streetart : image via Reuters Paris Pix @ReutersParisPix, 11 March 2016


Good Morning, Bay Area. @berkeleyside #abc7now: image via Janet Rudolph @JanetRudolph, 10 March 2016


Dusk from South of campus @berkeleyside: image via Susi P Jensen @susipjensen, 10 March 2016


I'm glad CA is getting lots of rain, but my 100-yr-old oak tree became a casualty today @berkeleyside #cadrought: image via Steven Fruhmoto @Steven Fruhmoto, 11 March 2016


Even when roads seem safe, don't drive through flooded streets: image via City of Berkeley @City of Berkeley, 11 March 2016
 
The end of the #trumprally


Trump on canceling Chicago rally: "I didn't want to see anybody get hurt.": image via Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune, 11 March 2016


Donald Trump postpones Chicago rally with spokesman citing security concerns: image via Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune, 11 March 2016


From the protester section. #trumprally #trumprallychi
: image via lauren Miaki Verified account @laurenmiaki, 11 March 2016
 

Welp. This happened. #TrumpRally: image via Ryan Smith @RyanSmithWriter, 11 March 2016


Police / protestor line outside of Trump's canceled rally: image via Ciara McCarthy @mccarthy_ciara, 11 March 2016 

 
The end of the #trumprally: image via Tina Sfondeles Verified account @TinaSfon, 11 March 2016

...bearded with moss, old fallen tree absorbs southwest gale lashings
the sideways rain has washed away the cabbages
the cataracts blow their trumpets from the steep
crawled out on a little promontory, stood isolated
and then came the gnarled oak limb that broke off in a gust 
...........................................windy city!
and plunged straight down
as lost in dreamland the geezer hobbled under, to crash 
upon bumbershoot peak, waking bumbling viejo loco beneath
from wandering
woolgatherings... old time y los ancestros de
...chicago
where the bloated orange conquistador
knocked off his horse today 
fell straight down
asking, like Roland's ghost
winding a silent horn

...
Que es un pocho?



Donald Trump campaign signs
A protester shows off ripped Donald Trump campaign signs after it was announced the rally for the republican presidential candidate was cancelled at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, March 11, 2016: photo by Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune, 11 March 2016

Taking to the streets
Donald Trump supporters and protesters clash March 11, 2016, outside the UIC Pavilion after the Republican presidential candidate's rally was canceled: photo by E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune, 11 March 2016

Protesters inside the UIC Pavilion
Protesters rally during a Donald Trump campaign stop March 11, 2016, inside the UIC Pavilion: photo by Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune, 11 March 2016

Trump supporter outside of UIC
Donald Trump supporter Birgitt Peterson, center, of Yorkville, argues with protesters March 11, 2016, outside the UIC Pavilion after the canceled rally for the Republican presidential candidate: photo by E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune, 11 March 2016

Trump supporters, protesters clash outside
Donald Trump supporters and protestors clash March 11, 2016, outside the UIC Pavilion after the canceled rally for the Republican presidential candidate: photo by E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune, 11 March 2016

Protesters at Trump rally
Protesters mock Donald Trump supporters who appeared stuck in the venue's parking garage after Republican presidential candidate Trump's campaign stop March 11, 2016, at University of Illinois at Chicago was canceled due to security concerns: photo by Chris Walker / Chicago Tribune, 11 March 2016
 
Donald Trump supporter argues with protesters
A Donald Trump supporter argues with protesters outside a Trump rally at the University of Illinois at Chicago Pavilion, March 11, 2016, in Chicago: photo by Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune, 11 March 2016
 
Empty podium
The podium is empty after a rally for republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was cancelled at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, March 11, 2016: photo by Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune, 11 March 2016

Protesters celebrate
Protesters celebrate after it was announced that a rally for republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was cancelled at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, March 11, 2016. : photo by Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune, 11 March 2016

A protester celebrates
A protester celebrates after it was announced that the rally for republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was cancelled at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, March 11, 2016: photo by Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune, 11 March 2016

Donald Trump's rally postponed
Protesters cheer after it was announced republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's speech was cancelled at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, March 11, 2016: photo by Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune, 11 March 2016

Donald Trump supporters
Donald Trump supporters stand outside a Trump rally after it was canceled at the University of Illinois at Chicago Pavilion, March 11, 2016, in Chicago: photo by Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune, 11 March 2016

Empty podium
An official with the Donald Trump campaign walks away from the podium after announcing that the event was cancelled at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, March 11, 2016. : photo by Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune, 11 March 2016

A Donald Trump sign

 A Donald Trump sign sits on the floor after it was announced that republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's speech was cancelled at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, March 11, 2016
: photo by
Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune, 11 March 2016

2 comments:

VANITAS said...

Let's hear it for Chicago!!

TC said...

Thanks, Vincent, I've been thinking the same thing. Sooner or later this fascist horror show was going to roll into a major city with an unsubdued mixed-race population fed up enough to get in Drumpf's grill in serious numbers. Could this be a sort of turning point? Yet what would there be to turn to... I've just now watched the Orange Man address a Cleveland rally, and the unseen but audible agitation from the margins of the crowd was plainly of more concern to those around the stage than the incredibly vacuous huffings and puffings of the guy at the middle of it all -- who's now blaming the irritation on the insidious influence of Bernie the Commie. If only!!

Funny thing, I worked, as a youth, for a Chicago ushering syndicate, and in this employ, helped provide "crowd control" at all manner of public events, including major political conventions. There were no bulletproof plastic podium shields or secret service contingents then. I bodyguarded at conventions for "little Harry" Truman, the Kansas City haberdasher, and, of all people, Madame Chiang Kai-Shek, who, in her very stylish cheongsam, exuded the kind of high-end cosmopolitan vibe our would-be "Madame President" would die for. In all of that, there was never any serious aggravation to speak of. Nothing, I mean, in the league of these bloody beatings being dealt out to protestors at Drumpf shows... when the protestors are in the minority. Not that the job didn't include dealing with violence, knock-down drag-out fights at boxing matches, bricks hurled through the air at southside friday night community dances, all that good stuff.

Just that, back then, somehow, this America Drumpf is trumpeting about, brutal as it may have been and in some sectors very definitely was, had not yet become the surreal insanity contagion site it now is.