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Wednesday 7 June 2017

Genocidal Culture Busker Haircut #11: We are brave. We are strong. / Birthplace of Democracy

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Photo of visitors locked inside Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris following reports man attempted to attack officer with a hammer.: image via Josh Caplan @joshdcaplan, 6 June 2017

We are brave.
We are strong.
We are indomitable.
Our way of life is the best way of life.
It is the only way of life we have.
We will defend it to  the death
of the other guy.
And then we'll jump in the car
and pick up something at safeway.
And then we'll apply
and then we'll secure
the grant
the assets
the help we need
to come out on top
the way it was meant to be.
We won't attempt to write poems
about any of this
because we don't know
what a poem even is.
We'll continue to emit
noncommittally
the glib ellipticals preferred
by the professionals
of the professariat
oblique diagonals
wiggling bits of evasive dribble
only other fakers can hear
and we'll feel good
about ourselves
at the conference
and in the committee
and in time croquet net
will assemble our wit
into a 600 page opus
with copious
notes.
And all the outtakes
will make up at least two
more groaning
volumes.
We can see it all now,
the promotions,
the tours,
the launches.
And by the way please
hurry up and
clean up that mess
over there on the floor.
We killed it but
we don't like looking at it.



Paris police say operation at Notre Dame cathedral is over; one attacker wounded.: image via Josh Caplan @joshdcaplan, 6 June 2017


Notre-Dame cathedral attacker laying on the ground after being shot by Paris police.: image via Josh Caplan @joshdcaplan, 6 June 2017

France Notre Dame

Police officers seal off the access to Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, France, Tuesday, June 6, 2017. Paris police say an unidentified assailant has attacked a police officer near the Notre Dame Cathedral, and the officer then shot and wounded the attacker.: photo by Matthieu Alexandre/AP, 6 June 2017


Secretary Mattis meets Meme Mattis: image via Josh Caplan @joshdcaplan, 6 June 2017


Trudeau had dinner tonight with Obama in Montreal, discussing how to get young people to “take action.” I present you, "The Cuck Dinner.": image via Josh Caplan @joshdcaplan, 6 June 2017


The Age of. #1600 Pennsylvania -- at The White House: image via Stephen Crowley @Stcrow, 8 June 2017 

Brazil Political Crisis

Military police stand guard outside the headquarters of the Superior Electoral Court in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, June 6, 2017. Brazil’s top electoral court began its first day of examining illegal campaign finance allegations that could force President Michel Temer from office.: photo by Eraldo Peres/AP, 6 June 2017


#Iraq Iraqis play football during the Ramadan at al-Khazir camp for the internally displaced, located between Arbil and Mosul. Photo @KarimSahibAFP
: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 6 June 2017



#China
Paramilitary police officer who serves on the border between Hong Kong and Guangdong province takes part in training exercises in Shenzhen: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 6 June 2017


#Iraq A child stays inside a tent at al-Khazir camp for the internally displaced located between Arbil and Mosul. Photo @KarimSahibAFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 6 June 2017


#Belarus Three long-eared owl chicks sit on a tree branch during sunrise at a wildlife sanctuary near the village of Vygonoshchi. Photo @sergeygapon: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 6 June 2017

  
#Pakistan A Pakistani man transports recyclable items during World Environment Day in Lahore. Arif Ali #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 6 June 2017


#Turkey A woman sits in front of a wall graffiti reading "I love you since 176 days" in the historical streets of Antakya in Hatay. Photo @ozannkosee: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 6 June 2017


SYRIA - A displaced Syrian boy who fled the IS group stronghold of Raqa carries a blanket at a temporary camp in Ain Issa. Photo @Delilsouleman: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 6 June 2017


#Iraq A woman swings her child inside a tent at al-Khazir camp for the internally displaced located between Arbil and Mosul. Photo @KarimSahibAFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 6 June 2017

Birthplace of Democracy

Tillamook, Oregon | by austin granger

Tillamook, Oregon: photo by Austin Granger, 3 June 2017

Tillamook, Oregon | by austin granger

Tillamook, Oregon: photo by Austin Granger, 3 June 2017

Tillamook, Oregon | by austin granger

Tillamook, Oregon: photo by Austin Granger, 3 June 2017

Portland | by austin granger

Portland: photo by Austin Granger, 4 June 2017

Portland | by austin granger

Portland: photo by Austin Granger, 4 June 2017

Portland | by austin granger

Portland: photo by Austin Granger, 4 June 2017

Portland | by austin granger

Portland: photo by Austin Granger, 5 June 2017

Blinds, Portland | by austin granger

Blinds, Portland: photo by Austin Granger, 1 June 2017

Blinds, Portland | by austin granger

Blinds, Portland: photo by Austin Granger, 1 June 2017

Blinds, Portland | by austin granger

Blinds, Portland: photo by Austin Granger, 1 June 2017

Cornelius, Oregon | by austin granger

Cornelius, Oregon: photo by Austin Granger, 2 June 2017

Cornelius, Oregon | by austin granger

Cornelius, Oregon: photo by Austin Granger, 2 June 2017

Cornelius, Oregon | by austin granger

Cornelius, Oregon: photo by Austin Granger, 2 June 2017

2017-122 | by biosfear

2017-122 Nevada City, CA: photo by biosfear, 28 May 2017


2017-120 | by biosfear

2017-120 Albany, CA: photo by biosfear, 14 May 2017


2017-119 | by biosfear

2017-119 Berkeley, CA: photo by biosfear, 5 June 2017


2017-118 | by biosfear

2017-118 Tahoe City, CA: photo by biosfear, 26 May 2017


2017-115 | by biosfear

2017-115 Truckee, CA: photo by biosfear, May 2017


2017-114 | by biosfear

2017-114 Mendocino, CA: photo by biosfear, May 2017


2017-112 | by biosfear

2017-112 Berkeley, CA: photo by biosfear, May 2017

2017-111 | by biosfear

2017-111 Tahoe Vista, CA
: photo by biosfear, 26 May 2017


2017-110 | by biosfear

2017-110 Auburn, CA
: photo by biosfear, 28 May 2017

Buena Vista Nº 11 (and an invitation) | by efo

Buena Vista No. 11 [Virginia]: photo by efo, May 2017

Buena Vista Nº 11 (and an invitation) | by efo

Buena Vista No. 11 [Virginia]: photo by efo, May 2017

Buena Vista Nº 11 (and an invitation) | by efo

Buena Vista No. 11 [Virginia]: photo by efo, May 2017

Manama | 2016 | by Rinzi Ruiz [street zen]

Manama [Bahrain]: photo by Rinzi Ruiz, 30 November 2016

Manama | 2016 | by Rinzi Ruiz [street zen]

Manama [Bahrain]: photo by Rinzi Ruiz, 30 November 2016

Manama | 2016 | by Rinzi Ruiz [street zen]

Manama [Bahrain]: photo by Rinzi Ruiz, 30 November 2016

Gramercy | by ADMurr

Gramercy [Western Ave, south LA]: photo by Andrew Murr, 6 June 2017

DSC03062.JPG | by georgia n california

DSC03062.JPG: photo by Georgia Smith, 29 September 2016

DSC02883.JPG | by georgia n california

DSC02883.JPG [kansas]: photo by Georgia Smith, 27 September 2016

DSC02981.JPG | by georgia n california

DSC02981.JPG [tooele, utah]: photo by Georgia Smith, 29 September 2016

DSC02913.JPG | by georgia n california

DSC02913.JPG [laramie, wyoming]: photo by Georgia Smith, 28 September 2016

DSC03067.JPG | by georgia n california

DSC03067.JPG [I-80W, wyoming]: photo by Georgia Smith, 29 September 2016

DSC02955.JPG | by georgia n california

DSC02955.JPG [wyoming]: photo by Georgia Smith, 28 September 2016

DSC02947.JPG | by georgia n california

DSC02947.JPG [I-80 west, wyoming]: photo by Georgia Smith, 28 September 2016

DSC02962.JPG | by georgia n california

DSC02962.JPG [evanston, wyoming]: photo by Georgia Smith, 28 September 2016

DSC03054.JPG | by georgia n california

DSC03054.JPG [nevada]: photo by Georgia Smith, 29 September 2016

DSC02867.JPG | by georgia n california

DSC02867.JPG [I-70 west, missouri]: photo by Georgia Smith, 26 September 2016

DSC02816.JPG | by georgia n california

DSC02816.JPG [louisville, ky]: photo by Georgia Smith, 25 September 2016

DSC03033.JPG | by georgia n california

DSC03033.JPG [great salt lake]: photo by Georgia Smith, 29 September 2016

DSC03000.JPG | by georgia n california

DSC03000.JPG [tooele, utah]: photo by Georgia Smith, 29 September 2016

DSC02884.JPG | by georgia n california

DSC02884.JPG [I-70, kansas]: photo by Georgia Smith, 28 September 2016

North 16th Street | by GC_Dean

North 16th Street. Coronado Neighborhood. Phoenix, Arizona.: photo by Dean Terasaki, 29 May 2017

North 16th Street | by GC_Dean

North 16th Street. Coronado Neighborhood. Phoenix, Arizona.: photo by Dean Terasaki, 29 May 2017

North 16th Street | by GC_Dean

North 16th Street. Coronado Neighborhood. Phoenix, Arizona.: photo by Dean Terasaki, 29 May 2017

West Copper Street | by GC_Dean

West Copper Street. Superior, Arizona.: photo by Dean Terasaki, 18 May 2017

West Copper Street | by GC_Dean

West Copper Street. Superior, Arizona.: photo by Dean Terasaki, 18 May 2017

West Copper Street | by GC_Dean

West Copper Street. Superior, Arizona.: photo by Dean Terasaki, 18 May 2017

1116 Dingbat | by ADMurr

1116 dingbat [LA]: photo by Andrew Murr, 5 June 2017

School's out | by ADMurr

School's out [LA]: photo by Andrew Murr, 6 June 2017

Memphis | by ADMurr

Memphis: photo by Andrew Murr, 27 May 2017

Untitled | by Oscar_from_Denmark

[Untitled]: photo by Oscar_from_Denmark, 8 June 2014

Japan, Tiger Woman | by Edas Wong

Japan, Tiger Woman: photo by Edas Wong, 8 April 2017

Japan, Tiger Woman | by Edas Wong

Japan, Tiger Woman: photo by Edas Wong, 8 April 2017

Japan, Tiger Woman | by Edas Wong

Japan, Tiger Woman: photo by Edas Wong, 8 April 2017

Japan, Gravel | by Edas Wong

Japan, Gravel: photo by Edas Wong, 11 April 2017

Japan, Gravel | by Edas Wong

Japan, Gravel: photo by Edas Wong, 11 April 2017

Japan, Gravel | by Edas Wong

Japan, Gravel: photo by Edas Wong, 11 April 2017

La Licorne sort en boîte... | by Robert Saucier

La licorne sort en boite... [Quebec City]: photo by Robert Saucier, 7 April 2017

La Licorne sort en boîte... | by Robert Saucier

La licorne sort en boite... [Quebec City]: photo by Robert Saucier, 7 April 2017

La Licorne sort en boîte... | by Robert Saucier

La licorne sort en boite... [Quebec City]: photo by Robert Saucier, 7 April 2017

*** | by Adam Dzieciolkiewicz

Gdansk Brzezno: photo by Adam Dziekiolkiewicz, 5 May 2017

Untitled | by the unbearable brightness of seeing

[Untitled]: photo by andré van der ree, 29 April 2017

Untitled | by the unbearable brightness of seeing

[Untitled]: photo by andré van der ree, 29 April 2017

Untitled | by the unbearable brightness of seeing

[Untitled]: photo by andré van der ree, 29 April 2017

Untitled | by N.Teerapenun

[Untitled]: photo by Nakarin Teerapenun, 31 May 2017

Stamford Hill | by davemason

Stamford Hill (North London]: photo by Dave Mason, 17 March 2017

Stamford Hill | by davemason

Stamford Hill (North London]: photo by Dave Mason, 17 March 2017

Stamford Hill | by davemason

Stamford Hill (North London]: photo by Dave Mason, 17 March 2017

Fairy Tales | by Jeffrey De Keyser

Fairy Tales. Ghent, Belgium 2017: photo by Jeffrey De Keyser, 1 April 2017

bloom | by Enrico Markus Essl

bloom [Berlin]: photo by Enrico Markus Essl, 17 March 2017

Untitled | by Alexei Yuriev

 [Moscow]: photo by Alexei Yuriev, 26 February 2017

Untitled | by Alexei Yuriev

 [Moscow]: photo by Alexei Yuriev, 26 February 2017

Untitled | by Alexei Yuriev

 [Moscow]: photo by Alexei Yuriev, 26 February 2017

Yiepie Yiepie Yé | by _Joris Dewe_

Yiepie Yiepie Yé: photo by _Joris Dewe_, 15 May 2017

Yiepie Yiepie Yé | by _Joris Dewe_

Yiepie Yiepie Yé: photo by _Joris Dewe_, 15 May 2017

Yiepie Yiepie Yé | by _Joris Dewe_

Yiepie Yiepie Yé: photo by _Joris Dewe_, 15 May 2017

untitled | by Enrico Markus Essl

untitled: photo by Enrico Markus Essl, 11 April 2017

S&R107 #7 (Singapore 2017) | by bek_the_sur

Singapore 2017: photo by Suresh Naganathan, 28 May 2017

S&R107 #7 (Singapore 2017) | by bek_the_sur

Singapore 2017: photo by Suresh Naganathan, 28 May 2017

S&R107 #7 (Singapore 2017) | by bek_the_sur

Singapore 2017: photo by Suresh Naganathan, 28 May 2017

red dress | by europics

red dress [helsinki]: photo by europics, 25 December 2012

Réchauffement climatique | by Robert Saucier

Réchauffement climatique: photo by Robert Saucier, 11 January 2017

Réchauffement climatique | by Robert Saucier

Réchauffement climatique: photo by Robert Saucier, 11 January 2017

Réchauffement climatique | by Robert Saucier

Réchauffement climatique: photo by Robert Saucier, 11 January 2017

Untitled | by Gustavo Minas

[Untitled]: photo by Gustavo Gomes, 28 February 2017

Untitled | by Gustavo Minas

[Untitled]: photo by Gustavo Gomes, 28 February 2017

Untitled | by Gustavo Minas

[Untitled]: photo by Gustavo Gomes, 28 February 2017

_DSC2365 | by noppadol.maitreechit

_DSC2365: photo by noppadol maitreechit, 16 August 2016

_DSC2365 | by noppadol.maitreechit

_DSC2365: photo by noppadol maitreechit, 16 August 2016

_DSC2365 | by noppadol.maitreechit

_DSC2365: photo by noppadol maitreechit, 16 August 2016

Untitled | by peerapat.palasaeng

[Untitled]: photo by peerapat palasaeng, 19 February 2017

Untitled | by peerapat.palasaeng

[Untitled]: photo by peerapat palasaeng, 19 February 2017

Untitled | by peerapat.palasaeng

[Untitled]: photo by peerapat palasaeng, 19 February 2017

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