Turkey, Brexit, Pride: Check Out Our Twitter & Instagram Roundup

In our Twitter/Instagram roundup, we look at the trifecta that dominated the news cycle last week. The Turkish images reflect on the redundancy of terror. The Brexit photos zero in on the telltale signs of calamity. And the two pride photos capture a more political edge. The touching  picture with Senator Murphy shines the same intimate light on lawmakers and the issue of gun violence that we saw in images of the recent congressional sit-in. Finally, the cadet and the Reuter camp photos pick up on our ongoing, if perhaps not that popular concern about the commercialization of public culture.

Not sure these displays bring us closer or only seem to. Increasingly tho, it’s how we mourn. photo: @aylin_koenig pic.twitter.com/rAj4AixbSv

— Reading The Pictures (@ReadingThePix) July 2, 2016

Shot of @BorisJohnson @reuterspictures speaks volumes re state of post-#Brexit U.K. pic.twitter.com/oK3ejCQKlY

— Reading The Pictures (@ReadingThePix) June 27, 2016

An interesting capture by Hilary Swift at NY’s pride parade. Beyond the color contrast, call it very different angles on security. #Repost @hlswift ・・・ Guardian Angels have been looking out for members of the LGBTQ community for the last 20 years. I saw many of them in Orlando and was happy to see them marching yesterday in the #. Photographed for @nytimes #nytassignment #EmpireSwift #NYPD #guardianangels #red
A photo posted by @readingthepictures on Jun 27, 2016 at 1:49pm PDT

Intimate portrait. CT Sen Murphy telling daughter of slain #SandyHook principal #gun vote failed. @epa @MSNBCPhoto pic.twitter.com/JmWTWyfNgH

— Reading The Pictures (@ReadingThePix) June 27, 2016

Since 9/11, the Military and professional sports, grooving off each other, have had their way with the public and the complete run of visual culture. The dominance has been so complete that almost any time we bring up war porn or media enabling (this blue and white commercial courtesy of WAPO), it’s met with boredom and even annoyance. So, banishing fear (and its manipulation), back to the oohs and ahhs. #Repost @washpostphoto ・・・ Members of the United States Army 3rd Regiment line up during opening ceremonies before the Washington Nationals played the New York Mets in Washington DC on June 28, 2016. Photo by @j_macpost / The Washington Post. #army #armylife #usarmy #military #usmilitary #baseball #washington #washingtondc #warporn #militarymarketing #politics #media #militarism @nina_berman

A photo posted by @readingthepictures on Jun 29, 2016 at 4:16pm PDT

A cruel bit of tent material in Syrian #refugee camp. #Lebanon #consumercapitalism @Patrick_Baz @AFP @MSNBCPhoto pic.twitter.com/XXTvh4YwD5

— Reading The Pictures (@ReadingThePix) June 27, 2016

Read @jerseyguy ‘s entire caption below. This is not just a brilliant provocation on the part of LGBT activists in Vienna. It’s also an essential contrast to Pride parades as branding opportunities for the likes (to name a few in SF) of Bank of America, Marriot, Wells Fargo, Hewlett Packard, Chase, Apple, ATT, McDonalds, Coke, Nissan, Genentech, Facebook. (You know, folks who might have interests in some of those stitches.) #Repost @jerseyguy ・・・ “Flags” Taken at Regenbogenparade (Vienna Pride) 2016. Vienna, Austria. The flags represent the 70 countries where homosexuality is illegal. In 7 of those it is a capital offense. #pride #activism #lgbt #homosexuality #vienna #gaypride #branding #sponsorship #integrity #flag

A photo posted by @readingthepictures on Jun 28, 2016 at 8:54am PDT

What passes in #Israel for a pastoral scene. #Tankfire #GolanHeights @AFPphoto pic.twitter.com/Q4tOk0N9UU

— Reading The Pictures (@ReadingThePix) June 27, 2016

In endless chain of terror attacks, awful #Turkey photo circulated widely because not like others. @nytimesphoto pic.twitter.com/PirWtEkLjL

— Reading The Pictures (@ReadingThePix) July 1, 2016

Don’t let anyone say the demographic meltdown wasn’t either feared or expected. #Repost @viviennewestwoodofficial ・・・ Vivienne. Pic #juergenteller @sadiecoleshq #brexit #demographics #age #eu #britain

A photo posted by @readingthepictures on Jun 26, 2016 at 8:40am PDT