And since Trump deals in the business of selling lies, I guess he is just lying about the fact that penguins do not live in the Northern Hemisphere (except for in zoos). But Christmas wrapping paper lies about that, too!
There are so many interconnecting issues that point back to one thing. Or person; you can choose. Your selection brushes swiftly across that broad political canvas. You caught my eye too, although it takes strength to get past the first image. It’s brutal. Sadistic. The impunity of a growing autocracy.
Thank you. These images are so rich and deeply layered. I continue to marvel how much skilled photojournalists and editors intuit in their emotional, historical, and psychological resonance.
Thanks for writing this, it clarifies a lot. The urgency here is palpable. I'm reflecting how these 'domestic terror' instances in Minneapolis fit into the 'new civil war' you mensioned. It feels like a complex, rapidly evolving system. How do you integrate such fast developments into your deeper analysis?
Roxy: I appreciate your appreciation. Regarding your question, it's a challenge--as I mentioned in the post. I guess I'm one of those types who feel like they need to give more, connect more dots, and also do justice to the imagery by showing more pictures. It's tricky not just because things are moving so fast these days on so many fronts, but also because I read imagery so fast. (If I could just do two sentence social takes with one photo, I would. (See the Reading the Pictures Twitter archive as evidence.) This post was my attempt to find a middle ground. My shortest answer to you, though, is I'm not really sure. I have to play with it more. Less is more?
Opppsssss, it's GREENLAND, not Iceland that Trump is wanting to seize.
You can easily revise the post to say Greenland instead of Iceland. President Trump made the same mistake at Davos.
And since Trump deals in the business of selling lies, I guess he is just lying about the fact that penguins do not live in the Northern Hemisphere (except for in zoos). But Christmas wrapping paper lies about that, too!
There are so many interconnecting issues that point back to one thing. Or person; you can choose. Your selection brushes swiftly across that broad political canvas. You caught my eye too, although it takes strength to get past the first image. It’s brutal. Sadistic. The impunity of a growing autocracy.
Thank you. These images are so rich and deeply layered. I continue to marvel how much skilled photojournalists and editors intuit in their emotional, historical, and psychological resonance.
although the President has mentioned taking Iceland, you, and he, surely meant GREENLAND, which, I admit, is icy. (And without penguins.)
Thanks, Martha. Corrected!
not quite yet, it seems.
And I do want to say that I very much also appreciated your bling vs abjection analysis (Goodwill shopping, not hunting) that you also offered here.
Love and appreciate all your posts. But as of 7:30 p.m. PST headline and copy still say "Iceland." (IIRC updating is a two-click process.)
Grrrr. Geography.
Thanks for writing this, it clarifies a lot. The urgency here is palpable. I'm reflecting how these 'domestic terror' instances in Minneapolis fit into the 'new civil war' you mensioned. It feels like a complex, rapidly evolving system. How do you integrate such fast developments into your deeper analysis?
Roxy: I appreciate your appreciation. Regarding your question, it's a challenge--as I mentioned in the post. I guess I'm one of those types who feel like they need to give more, connect more dots, and also do justice to the imagery by showing more pictures. It's tricky not just because things are moving so fast these days on so many fronts, but also because I read imagery so fast. (If I could just do two sentence social takes with one photo, I would. (See the Reading the Pictures Twitter archive as evidence.) This post was my attempt to find a middle ground. My shortest answer to you, though, is I'm not really sure. I have to play with it more. Less is more?