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They were teens when a parent was deported. They still feel the pain as adults The Guardian spoke to adults now in their 20s, 30s, and 40s to reflect on the lasting impact of family separation in the US

In case you missed it, for @theguardian.com I spoke to people in their 20s, 30s, and 40s who had a parent who was deported. They talked to me about the impact this trauma had on their families, and other long-term consequences that are still shaping their lives.

"I can never be put on trial for being an appalling piece of human garbage because the entire country thinks I'm an appalling piece of human garbage"

Maybe reflect on your life choices, you appalling piece of human garbage.

A porcupine perched on a tree trunk that has been partially uprooted by the wind, so it’s nearly horizontal

You may need a thing about now that isn’t awful. Here. Have a porcupine in a tree that I spotted near the St Lawrence River. I talked to them for a while and told them they were cool. I hope they got the vibe.

Exciting! This gizmo will *fly around on Saturn's planet-sized moon Titan*!

Into the garbage bin they go, right next to Target.

We don’t need your shitty brands! You’re expendable but trans people are not.

This has repercussions for cis women and men as well. What does "appreciating one's sex" actually mean? Does it mean early and ubiquitous marriage? Confining, socially-assigned gender roles and clothing? Does it mean women losing voting rights? The can of worms that this opens is VAST.

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Planets Stationing March 2026 YouTube video by Elizabeth Liz Muschett

Jupiter is stationing direct in Cancer tonight while separating from Sunday night's trine with Mercury retrograde in Pisces. Since Jupiter traditionally rules Pisces, Mercury is answering to Jupiter, so the themes of both planets are being amplified now. #Astrology
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvVf...

FFS. Precious little in this patriarchal society is used to "encourage citizens to appreciate their sex" unless those citizens are cis-het white males. If these busybodies could stop policing gender expression, ALL of us could actually appreciate who we are a little more, with or without surgery.

A Friend's Death to Mourn, and to Serve Time for - Bolts An Alabama teen was shot alongside his friend, then prosecuted for his killing. His case highlights a particularly harsh doctrine in American criminal punishment: felony murder.

The Alabama governor commuted the death sentence of a man, set to be executed, who was convicted under the felony murder doctrine — meaning he wasn’t the person to commit a murder.

Bolts reported last year on how Alabama is extraordinarily prone to prosecute people for murder under felony murder.

Maddow: Trump admits what the attack on Iran is really for YouTube video by MS NOW

"And we only learned about that phone call because the Kremlin told us about it."

love how we killed the old, frail anti-nuke ayatollah just to have him replaced with his young, healthy son who wants nukes and who just had his father, mother, wife, and child murdered on the same day by his mortal enemy. surely this will bring peace to the region

I have a quote taped up on my bathroom mirror: "Motion begets motion." When fear is overwhelming, taking any small action can help - you don't have to be able to see the final outcome (and can we ever actually see the final outcome?). Just doing one small thing to connect with community, to care...

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The featured image shows a starfield surrounding a nebula that resembles the human brain. A blue outer oval has a bright nebulosity inside. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.

🔭 The Cranium Nebula from the Webb Telescope

Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; Processing: J. DePasquale (STScI)

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Altar I: Alexandre
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Goodnight, friends 😴
Peaceful dreams 🩵

Enjoy the evening sky over Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, Saskatchewan

#photography #sky #stars #Canada #eastcoastkin #beauty #hope

Photo credit: Joshua Woronieki

The United States has just launched military strikes on Iran, and every screen in the country was pointed at the Middle East. In that environment, a major accountability story about DOJ and 47,635 missing Epstein files didn’t stand much of a chance of breaking through the noise. It deserves one. 1/2

Sheehy MUST resign.

Double tap strikes are *always* a war crime. You can pretty reliably assume that no one is coming out in fighting shape and taking on a plane after already having one bomb dropped on their heads.

Not gonna share the video of Republican US Senator Tim Sheehy breaking a protesting Marine's hand, but you can find it on @charlotteclymer.bsky.social's timeline.

I'll just say that in a functional country, Sheehy would be expelled by the Senate.

Democratic Senators should publicly push for that.

I don't know who needs to know this... but...

A VPN is not a privacy application. It doesn't hide your location data, specifically. It doesn't encrypt your data, specifically. All it does is route your traffic through a single server somewhere else.

Let me explain. Or don't, this is the internet.

So few Americans realize that the political apathy conversation is directly related to the voter suppression conversation, which is directly related to the structural anti-Blackness question. So instead we just go, "Why don't THOSE dummies vote?!?".

AOC: He impulsively went in on Venezuela. He impulsively went in on Iran. It led to increased global instability and every time he’s done that, it has been consistent with a spike in what is happening with the Epstein files. I think that he feels existentially tied to it.

Just a random reminder that over 50 members of Congress collectively own millions of dollars in defense contractor stocks.

They stand to personally profit from wars that enrich these contractors.

Make no mistake, this is legalized corruption.

Watch how they vote this week.

A cartoon from the 1950’s that’s more relevant than ever 💔

What it is Like to Accidentally be Trapped in a Country at War

By Zack Davisson

Hey! You seen on the news of evacuation orders for Americans whose vacation was suddenly disrupted by a little war as a treat? Well, it happened to me too.

Gather round for story time! Destination, EGYPT!!!

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News: Commanders across dozens of U.S. military bases told troops the war on Iran is part of "God's plan" so Trump can bring about "Armageddon"

News: so Trump can bring about "Armageddon." The Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) has been "inundated" with complaints since the U.S. and Israel launched attacks on Iran over the weekend, receiving more than 110 complaints from U.S. military personnel stationed at dozens of sites across the Middle East. Journalist Jonathan Larsen broke the story, sharing specific complaints made by troops. One such complaint made by a noncommissioned officer reported that their commander had "urged us to tell our troops that this was 'all part of God's divine plan' and he specifically referenced numerous citations out of the Book of Revelation referring to Armageddon and the imminent return of Jesus Christ." "He said that 'President Trump has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth," the NCO continued. "He had a big grin on his face when he said all of this which made his message seem even more crazy." MRFF told Larsen that over 110 complaints came

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has received 110+ complaints from US service members across 30+ sites about commanders using religious rhetoric

Including calling the war with Iran "part of God's plan" and Trump "anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon”