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October 17th, 2021 - 9:35 pm § in China, Foreign Affairs

A glimpse of life under China’s inept and corrupt communist system

The 55-year-old impoverished Chinese man who lived with his frail 89-year-old mother in this house couldn’t keep his roof on when the windstorm came, and then couldn’t get it back from his wealthy neighbor. Local authorities had previously given him permission to build a new house on his[...]

February 2nd, 2015 - 6:26 pm § in America

Car Camping in Seattle

This shot was taken near a freeway on-ramp in southwest Seattle. It’s a prime spot for car campers since it’s close to a greenbelt where other homeless people congregate. In addition to being a kind of watering hole, the greenbelt makes for a handy place to dump trash, go to the bathroom[...]