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#SKRIPAL
The two suspects in the poisoning of ex-russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter are civilians, not criminals, Russian president Vladimir Putin says. The UK government had named them as Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov and said they were from Russia’s military intelligence service, the GRU. @Karl_f_wegener posted: “Yeah. Right. I’m sure it’s all just a big misunderstanding.” @Richardgosling added: “Whatever we may think of Vladimir Putin he always stands by his guns and never leaves his post.”
#LEHMANBROTHERS
It is a decade since the collapse of Lehman Brothers – one of America’s biggest investment banks – sparked the global financial crisis that saw plunging markets and big names disappearing from the high street. @Mmprts questioned: “So, 10 years after Lehman, after all its economic, political, and social consequences, our best option for the next crisis is to use the same costly tools again? We need more than that!”
@lebas_ janney stated: “Happy 10th Anniversary of #Lehmanbrothers. Let’s not do that again, mmkay?” @Glintpay wondered: “The legacy of the #Lehmanbrothers collapse? It’s still too early to tell...”
#SERENAWILLIAMS
Australian newspaper the Herald Sun reprinted on its front page an illustration depicting Serena William throwing a tantrum during the US Open final. The media outlet appeared to be doubling down on its decision to publish the cartoon by artist Mark Knight, saying claims the image was racist and sexist were “politically correct”. @Drmattneal tweeted: “If Mark Knight didn’t believe his cartoon was racist/ sexist, that’s fine. Maybe he could’ve used the experience to understand and learn why so many people did. Instead @ theheraldsun have doubled down with this middle-finger of a front page.” @Richard_ carroll added: “Just cannot get my head around the psychology where – even if the editors of the Herald Sun genuinely believed the cartoon was not meant to be racist in the first place – once they realised it upset a huge number of people around the world, they aggressively doubledown on it.”