Monatsarchive: Juni 2018

Mezar prvog predsjednika Alije Izetbegovića

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The view from the hotel window

That is a second mosque all the way to the left.

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Sarajevo

This is where La Belle Époque ended. I found it moving to be here.

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Road to Sarajevo

This was well over the current border with Montenegro. I was impressed with the border. I crossed the Tapa at Hum over a single lane bridge with wooden planking. Some of the planks had pieces missing. On the Bosnian side … Weiterlesen

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Thought Crime

BBC: A consortium of technology companies and governments says it is “far exceeding” its targets for blocking terrorist propaganda online. At a meeting on Friday, hosted by Google, the group will say that 88,000 “hashes” of terrorism-related content have been … Weiterlesen

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Transfixion

Bill McKibben in The Guardian: But [Trump]’s definitely costing us one precious thing, and that’s time. It rolls past every day as we stand necessarily transfixed by his transgressions, and since it can’t be rolled back there are victims who – whatever … Weiterlesen

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Niagara Falls

Fifteen minutes outside Podgorica. The restaurant to the left is the Niagara. The river apparently dries up in August, so I was happy to be able to see it in June.

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Partisan Memorial

The monument is a crypt with very little text other than the names of the dead. I found it powerful.

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