Twin Pandemics (COVID-19 and Racism) and Safe Spaces

In these trying times it's always good to be able to be in contact with Nature.

HFF. Très bon weekend. Très belles compositions. Nicole.

Thank you Amelia and Nicole! And yes, it's nice to forget all the uncertainty and problems through nature. :) Stay well!

YES!
Extraordinary composition for these two so controversial universal subjects
Magnificent alert, William

Great photos.

Thank you Judite and Don! Stay well!

Excellent social commentary William

Well done William...

Times are difficult, Nature is a good refuge to forget this bloody virus!! Excellent collages, William ! Let's hope for better days !!! Have a nice week-end and stay safe and healthy !

Thank you Diana, Alice, Udo, and Marie-claire! Stay well!

Not only in such times nature is a gift that we should appreciate and protect.
Moving documentary, William!
Have a great weekend and stay well!

Have a nice weekend. You mad great collages, take good care of yourself!

Great photos, William.

Things to think about these days.

Thank you * ઇઉ *, Trudy, Manfred, Gary, and Esther! Stay well!

That’s really great

Thank you Reyk!

superbe photo, il y a tant à dire , magnifique

Interesting photos, William.

Thanks for your visit.

Have a good day.

Thank you Vero and Ron! Stay well!

really suggestive collages !

Terrific collages William and subjects that have become part of our everyday life. Nature has become an even bigger part of our lives as we appreciate our surroundings more in these difficult times. I love the pictures from Central Park, - they make me smile.

Thank you Nora and Ecobird! Stay well!

Beautiful collages. Have a peaceful week ahead. Stay safe!

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engaged photos, thanks William for your reminder
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Great things to think about.
Stay safe.

Thank you Rainer, Annemarie, Ron, and Soeradjoen! Stay well!

Hopefully the USA can survive these twin pandemics since not only is President Trump denying the severity of COVID-19 and facilitating its spread through strong arming the CDC to drop its guidance about the pathogen being airborne to discourage mask wearing, his facilitator William Barr is sowing the seeds of authoritarianism where free speech rights guaranteed by the U.S. constitution are being trampled. For instance, the teenager who wrote, "we are not each other's enemy, only enemy is 12" meaning in his opinion, "the police" is threatened with sedition and 20 years in prison! He MUST be left alone since he broke NO laws!

Also, President Trump and William Barr declared New York City, Portland, OR, and Seattle, WA as "anarchist jurisdictions" and threaten to withhold guaranteed federal funding unless they capitulate to blackmail. If Trump/Barr do withhold federal funding from these cities, then the residents of New York, Oregon, and Washington should withhold submitting federal income tax returns in 2021 and going forward until federal funding resumes. We pay taxes for equal treatment under the law!

And no, my exercise of free speech is NOT sedition!

As an update, today 23 September 2020, President Trump refused to commit to a peaceful transition of power if he loses. He also added, he's not going to commit to any transition of power. This goes in line with reports he's working on "contingency plans" to "bypass election results" if they're not in his favor: theweek.com/speedreads/939191/trump-campaign-reportedly-discussing-contingency-plans-bypass-election-results

I never thought I'd see such a day in the U.S. where the Republic and freedom are threatened like never before. :(

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Thank you Ron!

Great collages William.
Hope you are keeping well my friend.

Thank you June! Wearing a mask, doing my part to stay well and keep others well! Stay well!

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A very interesting photograph, William !

Thank you Ron and Christiane!

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Great social collages William. We live in strange and dangerous times.

William, we live in crazy times (maybe more directly where you live, but given the extent of US influence we're all affected). Best wishes for the weekend, stay safe.

Yes, the world is interconnected. Let's hope reason prevails in the USA, other countries that are democratic retain their ideals and this pandemic is defeated. Stay well!

Thank you Danielle, Doug, Ron, and Tiabunna!

Bravo!

I am watching the situation in the US in detail every day and it is indeed very worrying!
Thanks to you for your courage and for your works.

Thank you Karl and Claus-Peter! Sadly America is in the midst of a perfect storm - the threat of an authoritarian dictatorship, racial injustice and its consequent extrajudicial executions, and the pandemic. Nothing is scarier than thinking of what could be the day after the election. I just know, silence isn't the solution. Stay well!

Congratulations on explore.

Schwierige Zeiten, William.
Ja, der Weg durch die Natur bereitet Freude.
Freundliche Grüße und eine gute Woche
Erich

Thank you Ron and Erich! Stay well!

As an addition (28 September 2020) to the above comments re: the twin pandemics and growing authoritarianism in the USA where extrajudicial executions are carried out because of the color of one's skin in violation of every civilized norm and human rights convention: Trump's actions make sense after The New York Times reported among other things that he $300 million in debt, among other things, to banks, individuals and entities in Russia (explains his distaste for NATO and decision to remove U.S. troops from Germany), Saudi Arabia (explains his protection of the crown prince who ordered Kashoggi's murder) and Turkey (explains his abrupt and ill-advised withdrawal from Kurdish areas in Syria leaving them susceptible to Erdoğan's genocidal ambitions that were fortunately halted due to widespread international protests). His "audit" is also more akin to a standoff with the IRS to whom he owes up to $100 million in back taxes. Furthermore, based on The New York Times report, he likely committed tax fraud. No wonder he resists the notion of a "peaceful" transition of power and may not accept the results of the election if he loses. If out of the presidency, he and family members who may also have engaged in tax fraud could face criminal indictments and prosecution.

In all fairness, President Trump calls these reports, "Fake News." He also complains The New York Times obtained his tax records illegally. It can only be one or the other. If it is the former, let Trump produce real evidence such as a cancelled check or bank statement that refutes The New York Times' story. If it's the latter, well then the reports are true and our "billionarie" president paid less taxes than people earning $20,000 a year. Also he may be in a compromised position and have already acted against the interests of the USA in which case the unprecedented modification of his national security clearance would be in order. :(

Masks are essential and it's evenyones duty wear one in my opinion,
Superb images that make a point William , well done

Have a good day.

Thank you Roger and Ron! Stay well!

Très bonne initiative !

Great images, William!

HFF William mooi weekeinde!

Thanks, William.

Have a good weekend.

Belated HFF, dear William! Stay safe!

Thank you Misou, Gary, Fred, Ron, Angelofruhr, and Betty!

Worrying times William. Keep safe and have a good week.

Se protéger et ainsi protéger son prochain (et son voisin) c'est capital !************
Bon jeudi William.

We do indeed live in strange times, William. Stay safe and have a great weekend.

Admirable work, William Sutherland.

Boy, your images are some serious food for thought that have me running for my bed to dive under! I've come a long way in my ability to tolerate all the horrendous anxiety-inducing events of the past year but I still have to check myself when hit in the face with something unexpected. Heh, not that I don't expect eye-opening topics from you, but these pictures and your title really are a pile of er.. ugliness to deal with!

And today is election day.

You'll find me in a deep hole, covered up, under my bed. Don't know if it's going to be safe to come out for some time...*whimper*...