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Moonwashed Weekly Prompt – Resplendent – 100CountryTrek.com

We saw these Mountains from the water in the distance. This bright sunset in the sky

Source: Moonwashed Weekly Prompt – Resplendent – 100CountryTrek.com

आईना / Mirror  – Kaushal Kishore

 

मोहब्बत के फन को समझना हो 

तो आईनों से सीखना चाहिए, 

जो बसा लेते हैं खुद में 

किसी भी देखने वाले को 

पहली ही नजर में, 

जो तोड़ भी देते हैं उन्हें, 

उसका अक्स भी बसा लेते हैं ख़ुद में,

और चाहे जितने भी टुकड़े हो जाएं, 

हर टुकड़े में भी अक्स बना लेते हैं…

🪞🪞🪞🪞🪞🪞

To understand the essence of love, 

one can draw inspiration from mirrors, 

they instantly reflect those 

who gaze upon them 

and even when shattered, 

each piece still holds a reflection,

much like love’s 

enduring presence 

in every aspect of our lives…

*

–Kaushal Kishore 

Source: आईना / Mirror  – Kaushal Kishore

The Supreme Court, Medication Abortion, and the FDA: What’s at Stake? | KFF

In advance of oral arguments about access to medication abortion before the Supreme Court on March 26, KFF examines how a Court ruling for the plaintiffs would limit access to mifepristone blocking its use in telehealth and distribution through pharmacies, including in states where abortion is legal and protected. In addition, it could potentially weaken the role of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in drug reviews—something the Court has never done before…

Source: The Supreme Court, Medication Abortion, and the FDA: What’s at Stake? | KFF

New York women’s roller derby team sues county over ‘transphobic’ rule | New York | The Guardian

Members of New York’s Long Island Roller Rebels practice drills at the United Skates of America Roller Skating facility in Massapequa on Tuesday. Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

New York women’s roller derby team sues county over ‘transphobic’ rule

Long Island Roller Rebels say Republican-led county’s demand to know athletes’ assigned-at-birth status is invasive and illegal

For years, New York’s Long Island Roller Rebels have welcomed transgender women to strap on skates and body padding and join their women’s roller derby team.

Now, under an executive order issued this month by Nassau county on Long Island, if they want to book a county-run park or athletics facility they must ask each member what sex was marked on their original birth certificate, and expel any teammates who were not designated female.

The Roller Rebels say this is invasive and illegal discrimination under New York law, and, although they know of at least one transgender teammate, they simply do not know or care to inquire what their members’ birth certificates say.

Source: New York women’s roller derby team sues county over ‘transphobic’ rule | New York | The Guardian

Nigerian artist Sor Sen explores the ‘connectedness between humans and trees’ · Global Voices

Left: ‘You are my shield and comfort,’ oil on canvas, 92 x 122 cm, 2022. Right: ‘Soulful negotiations II,’ oil on canvas, 92 x 153 cm, 2023. Photos by Sor Sen, used with permission.

A recent exhibit in Abuja, Nigeria, featured the latest paintings of Sor Sen, an artist whose paintings depict his exploration of the human experience and environment.

The series of paintings is themed “Earthlings and Others” and is inspired by the time Sen spent at his grandfather’s retirement home in Shangev-Tiev village, Konshisha local government area of Benue state, which he describes as a “mini forest…”

Source: Nigerian artist Sor Sen explores the ‘connectedness between humans and trees’ · Global Voices