Jan 6

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“And Just Like That” Highlights Something Terribly Wrong in America

It’s shocking to watch from the outside

I used to live in America. We left for a few reasons. Long story short, a big reason was that there was a travel ban at the time — Trump’s infamous ‘Muslim ban’. It impacted us because my husband is from Iran.

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I answer rhetorical questions. Intersectional feminism. Neurodivergence. Trauma. Grief. Canada things. A smattering of poetry and fiction.

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“And Just Like That” Highlights Something Terribly Wrong in America

It’s shocking to watch from the outside

More from Julia Marsiglio

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100 Giant Goblin Illustrations and their Mistresses: Launching Official Documentation

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