Immigration Hysteria and a Show Summit: Our Visual Roundup of the Week

With apologies to Michelangelo. @j_ernst_DC @reuterspictures #TrumpKimSummit pic.twitter.com/Icd2xRVmv4

— Reading The Pictures (@ReadingThePix) June 12, 2018

Back in the day (meaning, before the Trump era), you could count on the news to slow down in the summer. Instead, drama, chaos, and hysteria continue as the order of the day. The Trump-Kim Jong Un summit in Singapore produced a lot of imagery, but what substance it produced or actual progress came out of it is hard to see. Obviously, it did wonders for Kim’s status though, as Marta Zarzycka brilliantly illustrated here at RTP this week. What was a lot more substantial and horrifying was the administration’s newly escalated border war. The latest sadistic impulse Team Trump is acting out is separating children from parent undocumented immigrants and asylum seekers.

An exceptional catch by Jonathan Ernst from the garden walk photo op. It’s all about the crowing. #TrumpKimSummit @reuterspictures pic.twitter.com/D4oO9dbRxa

— Reading The Pictures (@ReadingThePix) June 12, 2018

It’s called a tell. Pic of Kim leaving Singapore hotel with more calculating look a noteworthy exception to all the cloyingly jovial ones of Trump’s new friend. (EPA-EFE @Shutterstock) pic.twitter.com/fXyaQBKog9

— Reading The Pictures (@ReadingThePix) June 12, 2018

As expected, #NKorea papers can’t emphasize enough Dear Leader’s parity with Trump — at least 7 shots worth on front page (including the one we tweeted about yesterday, lower left, of Kim ignoring Trump while smiling for the cameras). And all just for showing up. @reuters pic.twitter.com/VMEp1LpzYh

— Reading The Pictures (@ReadingThePix) June 13, 2018

Great shot by @dougmillsnyt. What leering by some of his most loyal people. What an utter charade. #notnormal https://t.co/TKnj8NBMlL pic.twitter.com/cCfSC63Hyo

— Reading The Pictures (@ReadingThePix) June 11, 2018

What counts for impressive these days. https://t.co/RpcOUvfams

— Reading The Pictures (@ReadingThePix) June 9, 2018

Latest example of the rise of visual culture. The talking heads reading the pix. https://t.co/c9HFtktC5c

— Reading The Pictures (@ReadingThePix) June 12, 2018

Add family separation to DOJ ruling barring domestic abuse as justification for asylum, terrifying seeing this mom in the hands of the man. https://t.co/X2llDrLfNp

— Reading The Pictures (@ReadingThePix) June 13, 2018

We hardly use the word “iconic,” but this pic by @jbmoorephoto, of a Honduran boy in a detention center in McAllen, Texas, couldn’t be more relevant right now. Via @NewYorker Why Are Undocumented Minors Spending So Much Time in Custody? (3/8) https://t.co/Gtj282GMCY #immigration pic.twitter.com/vHZcZmo0X4

— Reading The Pictures (@ReadingThePix) May 30, 2018

Simultaneously, a testament to the victims, to pride and togetherness, to life and normality, A beautiful photo that makes the complex simple. https://t.co/jrgRbXkTdB

— Reading The Pictures (@ReadingThePix) June 13, 2018

Just impressive to see any coverage at all of the #PoorPeoplesCampaign. And yes, the stirility of the gloves, and the Columbus statue, have plenty to say. https://t.co/TmAU3uG2Q5

— Reading The Pictures (@ReadingThePix) June 4, 2018

Real News. @reuterspictures @abcnews #Manafort #RussiaGate https://t.co/8FIsFf1p1G pic.twitter.com/qWzdglcK9X

— Reading The Pictures (@ReadingThePix) June 15, 2018

Not only spot-on metaphor for the @EPA but, at this point, entire 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue as Superfund site. https://t.co/hNjLomICgj

— Reading The Pictures (@ReadingThePix) June 6, 2018

If it demonstrates anything in the current era, it’s a country burdened with pent up empathy. 📷 @MPR @AP_Images @washingtonpost #raccoon #MPRaccoon pic.twitter.com/KDFqByDtzJ

— Reading The Pictures (@ReadingThePix) June 14, 2018

Photo: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters Caption: Donald Trump, right, reaches to shake hands with the North Korea leader, Kim Jong-un, on Sentosa Island in Singapore.