#Syria| Alan Kurdi was a 3yr old Kurdish boy & Syrian refugee, born in Kobani, who drowned one year ago today. pic.twitter.com/q5RYRniN8G
— Mikey Kay 🏴 (@MikeyKayFilms) September 2, 2016
'At first the world was anxious to help refugees. But this did not even last a month'. Alan Kurdi's father 1 year on https://t.co/6NngiRVxDu
— Maeve Patterson (@maeve_patterson) September 2, 2016
https://twitter.com/AP_Interactive/status/771469727101321216
Meanwhile..
This is the largest coordinated rebel assault in Hama province since 2014. https://t.co/NHjB2SXQ8q
— Al Jazeera Breaking News (@AJENews) September 2, 2016
After sweeping into northern Syria, Turkey faces hard choices (via @NewsfusionApps #Syria War News) https://t.co/TBBuAh7C3P
— Coskun Unal (@CoskunUnal1) September 2, 2016
Many Kurds shuddered when the U.S. backed Turkey's incursion into Syria https://t.co/pezGpOKmMf pic.twitter.com/FpEIJKt8tA
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) September 1, 2016
The Assad regime created a cheery tourism video that doesn't mention Syria's civil war https://t.co/CnznjGDER5 pic.twitter.com/RwvkbZKMNF
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) September 1, 2016
The Syrian war has become a conflict in which war crimes carry no consequences. https://t.co/RzfmVLlfAF
— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) September 1, 2016
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WORLD
According to Storm Surge Expert @MichaelRLowry we are moments away from official landfall of Hurricane #Hermine. 1st on Florida since '05.
— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) September 2, 2016
BREAKING: #Tropical storm warnings issued for parts of NE FL, SC coasts. Watches extend to Surf City, NC. #Hermine pic.twitter.com/OLbUb0dzqW
— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) September 1, 2016
Latest (00Z) GFS is the worst yet for New Jerseyians hoping to escape #Hermine. Stalls offshore for 5 days. pic.twitter.com/gzPq2SwcHl
— Eric Holthaus (@EricHolthaus) September 2, 2016
In another storm, fallout from Donald trump’s immigration speech continues. In a kind of delicious way.
Latinos for Trump founder @MarcoGutierrez: "you're gonna have taco trucks on every corner" #inners https://t.co/Vifo3q7Ah8
— All In with Chris Hayes (@allinwithchris) September 2, 2016
https://twitter.com/jbarro/status/771556277700792320
https://twitter.com/BCAppelbaum/status/771529921529118720
https://twitter.com/jbarro/status/771526698563239936
"I believe Mr. Trump lost the election tonight": Hispanic Trump surrogates reconsider https://t.co/dWgnic7QXN pic.twitter.com/7YQQkG8TMd
— POLITICO (@politico) September 1, 2016
Expectations for the #G20 summit are modest—and so they should be, says @StewartMPatrick https://t.co/fzYgbmOKDO pic.twitter.com/gufdr9WH7a
— Council on Foreign Relations (@CFR_org) September 1, 2016
The government's Brexit department joined Twitter and immediately got trolled https://t.co/9apAy2ORDR pic.twitter.com/dk4gCgWiBt
— The Independent (@Independent) September 2, 2016
'P16 FKR' among list of rude number plates officially banned by the government https://t.co/IBABJdR2hB pic.twitter.com/G89Xw4r15H
— The Independent (@Independent) September 2, 2016
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BUSINESS
Oil heads for biggest weekly loss since mid-January https://t.co/UTO8cfC6ZZ pic.twitter.com/kAv7VdQiis
— Reuters (@Reuters) September 2, 2016
Why Google might make a big change to its Android strategy https://t.co/6HqSase4RO
— TIME (@TIME) September 2, 2016
Canadian coffee chain Tim Hortons arrives in the UK as part of significant global expansion https://t.co/M7gZe4tFvI pic.twitter.com/jHio09VlNl
— The Drum (@TheDrum) September 2, 2016
New banknote designed to aid blind people has been launched thanks to one mother's petition https://t.co/usz9KAne08
— The Independent (@Independent) September 2, 2016
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MEDIA
https://twitter.com/SopanDeb/status/771581585116188672
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SPORTS
Again, Colin Kaepernick refuses to stand for national anthem in protest of racial injustice. https://t.co/XXHXeldTdQ pic.twitter.com/drfr4JZhc3
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) September 2, 2016
this time, though, he had company…
UPDATED … Mutliple players join #Kaepernick in refusing to stand for National Anthem – https://t.co/5S3ZEU9vR1 – @washtimes
— The Washington Times (@WashTimes) September 2, 2016
Why does white America respond with anger when a black athlete expresses real feelings? https://t.co/b59yv72wAF
— New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) September 2, 2016
Kaepernick says he’s donating the first $1 million this season he makes this year to organizations that work with communities.
— Gregg Rosenthal (@greggrosenthal) September 2, 2016