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"Homeland Security has provided local law enforcement agencies with almost unlimited funds to purchase militaristic equipment to fight the war against terrorism. Once agencies equip every officer with black tactical suits, full body armor, dark-visored helmets and assault weapons and train them to respond to highly unlikely terrorist events, police administrators are much more likely to deploy overwhelming force against political protesters, who usually constitute a pain in the ass rather than a real threat to public order." -- William Cox, "RoboCops: Professional Policing of Political Protest, An Insider's Viewpoint", Global Researcher, 2008-09-09

( William Cox, on trends in police responses to protests )

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[State of the Glenn: not feeling well; not sleeping well; really poorly timed hyperacusis, since recent utility work left a steel plate over a boomy hole in a travel lane of Fulton Ave., and even with earplugs in, it sounds like a damned cannon going off every few seconds. Wearing earplugs enough of the time that my ear canal feels bruised even though the plugs are soft foam (haven't tried the moldable waxy ones yet). So ... not keeping up well with communication, especially the phone. Hoping to finally make it out of the house today to refill prescriptions.]

This afternoon when something dramatically lit by sun through a window caught my eye, a thought struck me regarding photography:

Anything, even ordinarily ugly subjects, can be made beautiful with the right lighting. (Though in extreme cases, the right lighting may be to turn off the room lights and draw a picture on the object with a laser pointer.)

( A brief observation about lighting, and a parenthetical how-I'm-doing-lately note )

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