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Acht Jahrhunderte alt – und traurigerweise aktueller denn je. Bani-Adam (aus dem „Golestān“) Wie Glieder sind die Menschen verbunden Als Teil des Ganzen für gleich empfunden Hat Schicksal ein Glied mit Schmerz versehen So auch die anderen voll Leid vergehen Wer kein Mitleid mit anderen kennt, Ist unwürdig, dass man Mensch ihn nennt. — Saadi (ca. 1210–1292), persischer Dichter, 13. Jahrhundert

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The woman killed by ICE today was a poet. She won the 2020 Academy of American Poets, University & College Poetry Prize at Old Dominion University. This was her bio: "Renée Macklin is from Colorado Springs, Colorado and is studying Creative Writing at ODU. Her poetry has been published in Metrosphere and Coronado Literary Review, and she currently co-hosts a podcast with her husband, comedian Tim Macklin. When she is not writing, reading, or talking about writing, she has movie marathons and makes messy art with her daughter and two sons. —Jacqueline Sweet

Representative Ted Lieu just drew a crystal clear red line, and it matters more than most people seem to realize. “If any military member, from the generals on down, participates in using force against Greenland without congressional authorization, they are following illegal orders.”