Tal Lavin
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- every single day as this wolfhound century progresses i think of this poem by osip mandelstam (who did not escape his own wolfhound century). но не волк я по крови своей (the translation is by peter france)
- death by preventable disease is an inevitable and even desired outcome of concentration camps. in every era of concentration camps people have died of typhus, which is a disease of privation and enforced crowding. this illness is intentionally inflicted
- Horrifying. ICE confirms measles outbreak at Dilley family detention center. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-dil...
- TODAY: the myth the icon the legend the peanut butter and jelly sandwich on the making of a myth, and how it became ubiquitous (alas, george washington carver did not invent peanut butter) buttondown.com/theswordandt...
