“These are the times that try men’s souls.” – Thomas Paine

Can things get worse? Most certainly Paine’s famous statement is true now.

• Events around the globe leave people reeling. | pictures from this Al Jazeera article.

• To stop drug trafficking, this president kills people.

• This presidential candidate hates people … especially women.

• John Oliver | presidential scandals on both sides.

• John Oliver | police misconduct.

“Print is doomed, television is dying a slow death, online has begun to level off despite all the bells and whistles, only ‘digital’ looks promising in this era of smartphones and other mobile devices – but that too mainly as a bright shiny object to wow venture capitalists in search of the Next Big Thing.”

• And perhaps the most trying and far-reaching tragedy … a path to the end of media.

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