[New post] Sunday Reads

Minkoff Minx posted: " Good morning, time for some cartoons via Cagle: https://twitter.com/mluckovichajc/status/1425906974517039105?s=21 https://twitter.com/mluckovichajc/status/1426228472582651908?s=21 https://twitter.com/matttdavies/status/142630832689638195" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Sky Dancing Sunday Reads by Minkoff Minx Good morning, time for some cartoons via Cagle: pic.twitter.com/oV9kSV6vh7 — mike luckovich (@mluckovichajc) August 12, 2021 pic.twitter.com/0I21v4iBz0 — mike luckovich (@mluckovichajc) August 13, 2021 https://t.co/AbvotV7qZk pic.twitter.com/IjVES4eANj — Matt Davies (@MatttDavies) August 13, 2021 Frederick Douglass On How Slave Owners Used Food As A Weapon Of Control: "I have often been so pinched with hunger, that I have fought with the dog for the smallest crumbs that fell from the kitchen table, and have been glad when I won a single crumb in the combat." https://t.co/Ocjwur5nCo — Darlene McDonald (@VoteDarlene) August 13, 2021 I really underestimated the urge to kill off children https://t.co/bgFRviqB7W — LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) August 14, 2021 Terrible scenes on the streets of Kabul today. Refugees from the provinces unloading bedding from taxis, families weeping outside embassy gates, downtown packed with those running last-minute errands. — Matthieu Aikins (@mattaikins) August 14, 2021 In #Herat,women who attend university told me today that they were sent home by the Taliban when they tried to enter their university.Other women who hold office jobs tell me they were sent home too & told they would be replaced by men.This is happening in Herat NOW!#Afghanistan — Stefanie Glinski (@stephglinski) August 14, 2021 Good fuck 'em https://t.co/LSnk3hY1iK — Arthur Chu (@arthur_affect) August 15, 2021 Was Turtle Man McConnell this interested in & concerned about Afghanistan when Trump invited the Taliban to Camp David for a meeting? https://t.co/OdJKnQwQ3f — Charles Campisi (@1813Doncarlo) August 15, 2021 UPDATE: our teams have transported 20 dead bodies and more than 7 injured from the fuel tanker explosion in #AKKAR to hospitals in the area. pic.twitter.com/MgWdpC61Pn — Lebanese Red Cross (@RedCrossLebanon) August 15, 2021 Watch: Footage being shared online shows the gas tanker explosion in the #Tleil area of the Akkar district in #Lebanon.https://t.co/7ykoxCUopI pic.twitter.com/ncZyhPVtLd — Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) August 15, 2021 The United States continues to stand with the people of Haiti during this sad time and mourn for the lives lost to this disaster.  The Congress applauds @POTUS' actions to assist Haiti, and we call on the international community join us to marshal a robust global response. — Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) August 15, 2021 The confirmed death toll stands at about 300 tonight after a massive magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Haiti Saturday morning. pic.twitter.com/Kl9t1rJc7C — USA TODAY (@USATODAY) August 15, 2021 If Grace passes near or over Haiti Monday night, 4 to 7 inches of rain could fall on the battered island, with isolated totals reaching 10 inches. This much rain could lead to flash flooding and potential mudslides from Monday into Tuesday. https://t.co/TkYGZaPgWh — Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald) August 15, 2021 The quake has sparked comparisons to the devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti. https://t.co/8Gl3jvnd7R pic.twitter.com/p6q6xLkLVV — USA TODAY (@USATODAY) August 15, 2021 Hundreds were killed or injured, and more are missing after a major earthquake struck southwestern Haiti, reducing churches, hotels and homes to rubble https://t.co/SMIURCYsZY pic.twitter.com/PClHUOHxnL — Reuters (@Reuters) August 15, 2021 'No concept of how awful it was': the forgotten world of pre-vaccine childhood in Australia https://t.co/VRpZRPfd2G — The Guardian (@guardian) August 14, 2021 Funny, I don't remember any members of the media pissing their pants when Mike Pompeo met with Taliban leaders *last year* literally on the anniversary of 9/11 in order to finalize a peace deal. pic.twitter.com/oEpR0C7XrK — scary lawyerguy (@scarylawyerguy) August 15, 2021 To recap, Trump - the great dealmaker - releases 5,000 Taliban fighters while dropping our troop level to 2,500 and when Biden pulls those troops (as per the deal *Trump* cut) & the Afghan army folds, it's somehow Biden's fault. Go off, sir. https://t.co/DD66jJMfJm — scary lawyerguy (@scarylawyerguy) August 15, 2021 Hazara embroidery from central Afghanistan, on cotton or silk material enlivened by very fine lines of cross or herringbone stitch #WomensArt pic.twitter.com/LqNcTht1Ue — #WOMENSART (@womensart1) August 15, 2021 Women in Afghanistan, and those living as refugees in Pakistan or Iran have become so accustomed to war they have often replaced traditional motifs of flowers and birds in their rug weaving with images of war, including drones, tanks and guns #WomensArt pic.twitter.com/PHzNdTAuc1 — #WOMENSART (@womensart1) August 15, 2021 I don't pretend to have any experience or expertise on what's unfolding in Afghanistan, but I do know it's a heartbreakingly complex and painful situation and I'm curious at those who feel comfortable offering a definitive conclusion on all of it in the space of one tweet. — Charlotte Clymer (@cmclymer) August 15, 2021 Nurses against vaccines? WTF is that? — Weegie (@onefussyone) August 15, 2021 Believe science pic.twitter.com/PeXf2FQGNA — Jeffrey Levin (@jilevin) August 13, 2021 This is an open thread. Minkoff Minx | August 15, 2021 at 6:09 am | Categories: just because | URL: https://wp.me/pgqML-wKA Comment    See all comments    Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Sky Dancing. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://skydancingblog.com/2021/08/15/sunday-reads-34/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com