Do we grasp tragedy?

By PeraclesPlease on Wed, 01/29/2020 - 2:40am |

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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jan/29/a-billion-creatures-have-died-the-climate-is-transformed-it-is-impossible-to-understand

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A different cartoon from FirstDogOnTheMoon.com.au

by PeraclesPlease on Wed, 01/29/2020 - 2:49am

uh oh?

BREAKING: Seventh case of coronavirus confirmed in Australia
— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) January 29, 2020

hope not, praying not...

by artappraiser on Wed, 01/29/2020 - 4:47am

food for thought:

“Why does this human form linger here on earth?”

cur haec in terris facies humana moratur? #Propertius
— sententiae antiquae (@sentantiq) January 29, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 01/29/2020 - 5:09am

"Just waiting for the minibus."

justus aspartate per pluribus

by PeraclesPlease on Wed, 01/29/2020 - 5:13am

Hmmm, apparently not. We (including me) often don't even remember it. Especially the fake kinds.

Apropos of absolutely nothing, the least-discussed major political event of the last decade is probably the GOP's decision to cynically and despicably exploit Ebola fears to win the 2014 elections, an effort led by Donald Trump and aided by press coverage. https://t.co/FX0xy9EUyW
— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) January 28, 2020

by PeraclesPlease on Wed, 01/29/2020 - 10:43am

Do we grasp tragedy?

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