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Evacuees cross a destroyed bridge as they flee the city of Irpin, northwest of Kyiv, on March 7, 2022. - Ukraine dismissed Moscow's offer to set up humanitarian corridors from several bombarded cities on Monday after it emerged some routes would lead refugees into Russia or Belarus. The Russian proposal of safe passage from Kharkiv, Kyiv, Mariupol and Sumy had come after terrified Ukrainian civilians came under fire in previous ceasefire attempts. (DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images)

We don't see all refugees the same way

Jonas Ecke - Common Dreams
Bella Heathcote as Andy Oliver, Toni Collette as Laura Oliver in "Pieces of Her" (Netflix)

“Pieces of Her's” mother art monster

Alison Stine
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Kevin McCarthy (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

There is no “Putin wing” of the GOP

Amanda Marcotte
Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Putin is losing the social media war

Brian Karem
Ukrainian veterans of the 'Azov' volunteer battalion attend a rally dedicated to the Volunteer Day in honor of volonteer fighters who joined Ukrainian Army at a war conflict at eastern the country regions, in downtown of Kyiv, Ukraine, on 14 March, 2020. Several thousands Ukrainians including servicemen, volunteers and their supporters marched in central of Ukrainian capital despite the ban on holding mass events because of the COVID-19 coronavirus. (STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Are neo-Nazis fighting for Ukraine?

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies
The Dropout | The Thing About Pam | Super Pumped (Photo illustration by Salon/Beth Dubber/Hulu/Skip Bolen/NBC/Elizabeth Morris/SHOWTIME)

It's a--hole season on TV

Melanie McFarland
Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence in "Don't Look Up" (Niko Tavernise/Netflix)

We need fictional "green" role models

Denise Baden - The Conversation
Enrique Tarrio, leader of the Proud Boys (L) and Joe Biggs (R) gather outside of Harry's bar during a protest on December 12, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

How DOJ is nuking the GOP's Jan. 6 lies

Amanda Marcotte
Former US Attorney General Bill Barr (Michael Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images)

Bill Barr's redemption tour goes bust

Heather Digby Parton
Amy Coney Barrett, Clarence Thomas and Brett Kavanaugh (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

SCOTUS could let the GOP rule forever

Gaby Goldstein, David Daley
Sen. Rick Scott (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

GOP violent rhetoric keeps getting worse

Chauncey DeVega
Jodie Comer as Villanelle in "Killing Eve" (Parisa Taghizadeh/BBCA)

“Killing Eve” and the adorable assassin

Alison Stine
Sylvia Plath seated in front of a bookshelf (Getty Images/Bettmann)

Sylvia Plath’s secret miscarriage

Jason Miller - The Conversation
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis | A huge multi-colored flag flies over Ocean Drive as people participate in the Pride Parade, during the Miami Beach Pride Festival, in Lummus Park, South Beach, Florida on September 19, 2021. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

GOP revives deadly "gays recruit" myth

Amanda Marcotte
A Palestinian woman pauses amid destroyed buildings in the northern district of Beit Hanun in the Gaza Strip during an humanitarian truce on July 26, 2014. | A Ukrainian police officer stands in front of a damaged residential block hit by an early morning missile strike on February 25, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

In war, there are no "worthy" victims

Chris Hedges
Donald Trump | A group of truck convoy headed to Washington D.C. to from Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States on February 23, 2022 to protest vaccination mandates and in solidarity for Canada. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

It's a grift: Truckers too scared for DC

Amanda Marcotte
U.S. President Donald Trump at the NATO HQ on December 3, 2019 in Watford, England. (NATO handout via Getty Images)

Trump's NATO rant was a sneak peek

Heather Digby Parton
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Courtesy of Amazon Prime Video)

"Mrs. Maisel" and her anti-apology

Alison Stine
Joe Biden and John F Kennedy (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

JFK to Joe Biden: Avoid my mistakes!

Andrew Bacevich - TomDispatch.com
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gestures as he speaks during a press conference in Kyiv on March 3, 2022. - Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on the West on March 3, 2022, to increase military aid to Ukraine, saying Russia would advance on the rest of Europe otherwise. "If you do not have the power to close the skies, then give me planes!" Zelenskyy said at a press conference. "If we are no more then, God forbid, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia will be next," he said, adding: "Believe me." (SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

Zelenskyy's nailing the role of his life

Melanie McFarland
Brooke Elliot as Dana Sue in "Sweet Magnolias" (Photo illustration by Salon/Eliza Morse/NETFLIX/Getty Images)

Hailing the dino nugget, a cultural icon

Alison Stine
A girl looks out the train window as an evacuation train departs carrying women and children that fled fighting in Bucha and Irpin from Irpin City to Kyiv that was scheduled after heavy fighting overnight forced many to leave their homes on March 04, 2022 in Irpin, Ukraine. Russia continues assault on Ukraine's major cities, including the capital Kyiv, a week after launching a large-scale invasion of the country. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

The psychological toll on Ukraine's kids

Alan D. Blotcky
A Ukrainian soldier walks past a building that was destroyed in the midst of battle with the Russians, on the outskirts of Irpin, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 1, 2022. (Getty Images / MARCUS YAM / LOS ANGELES TIMES)

War 101: What it means to "take" a city

Lucian K. Truscott IV
Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump never believed he'd be punished

Amanda Marcotte
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