Monthly Archives: July 2018

“Brutal and Sadistic”: Noam Chomsky on Family Separation & the U.S. Roots of Today’s Refugee Crisis

Posted by Planet Waves

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Federal officials say 711 children remain separated from their parents despite Thursday’s court-imposed deadline for the Trump administration to reunite all migrant children separated from their parents by immigration officials at the border.

Planet Waves Daily Oracle for Friday, July 27, 2018

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Your instincts should be telling you that this is a crucial time in the development of your professional life, but what they are not likely to be saying is how subtle the process is. The world is poised at the cusp of enormous changes, and you may be wondering where you fit into the puzzle. There is no one answer to that, but there is a method, and that mainly involves communication.

Planet Waves Weekly Horoscope for July 26, 2018

Posted by Amy Elliott

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Tomorrow’s lunar eclipse will be followed in two weeks by its solar counterpart, which will also be the last of this cycle with the North Node in your sign. What have you learned in the past year or so about your path through life, and in what ways have you progressed along it? This may also in some ways feel like the culmination of a longer journey beginning in the summer of 1999.

Despite Today’s Court-Ordered Deadline, More Than 900 Migrant Children Remain Separated from Parents

Posted by Planet Waves

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It has been nine weeks since the Trump administration sparked a national crisis by forcibly separating more than 2,500 migrant children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border. Most were seeking asylum from violence in their home countries of El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala.

Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius and Mercury Retrograde in Leo

Posted by Amanda Painter

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With the Sun in Leo as of Sunday, we’re in the midst of an eventful week — it’s possible you’ve been feeling some pressure, or a sense of uncertainty or restlessness. As Amanda Painter describes, early today Mercury stations retrograde in Leo. Tomorrow is the Aquarius Full Moon and total lunar eclipse.

Planet Waves Daily Oracle for Thursday, July 26, 2018

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Please don’t make the mistake of trying to maintain control of your thoughts, your mental environment or your work in the coming days. It is to the point where the circumstances of your life and your astrology stand far beyond comprehension. And though so much may seem to be slipping away, it is essential that you endure this particular stretch of time without applying force, pressure or any kinds of radical measures.