Farnad Darnell, PhD
@docdarnell.bsky.social
Minimalist. Iranian American adoptee. 100% Persian. Adoption research. Sociologist. Social psychology. Social Democrat.
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44 years ago
The original Clash image for the Combat Rock album was taken in Thailand in January 1982.
Photo by Pennie Smith
#punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #combatrock #history #punkrockhistory
The original Clash image for the Combat Rock album was taken in Thailand in January 1982.
Photo by Pennie Smith
#punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #combatrock #history #punkrockhistory
January 20, 2026 at 4:02 AM
44 years ago
The original Clash image for the Combat Rock album was taken in Thailand in January 1982.
Photo by Pennie Smith
#punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #combatrock #history #punkrockhistory
The original Clash image for the Combat Rock album was taken in Thailand in January 1982.
Photo by Pennie Smith
#punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #combatrock #history #punkrockhistory
Because he's lost this state every time, he's being a whiney bitch. Gods I hate that lardass
www.koat.com/article/pres...
www.koat.com/article/pres...
'It's corrupt:' President Trump questions integrity of New Mexico elections
"I'm not aware of any malicious activity or corruption in the administration of elections here in New Mexico," KOAT political expert Brian Sanderoff said.
www.koat.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Because he's lost this state every time, he's being a whiney bitch. Gods I hate that lardass
www.koat.com/article/pres...
www.koat.com/article/pres...
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New blog - “Human rights do not disappear at adoption.”
#adopteerights #humanrights
open.substack.com/pub/defendsu...
#adopteerights #humanrights
open.substack.com/pub/defendsu...
January 20, 2026 at 3:49 AM
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"He had a piece of paper that was a warrant for our arrests, although it was unclear which of the many competing seats of authority had ordered it. The men didn’t identify themselves."
Reads like ICE? It's actually from Jason Rezaian's experience as a prisoner in Iran.
Reads like ICE? It's actually from Jason Rezaian's experience as a prisoner in Iran.
January 20, 2026 at 12:39 AM
"He had a piece of paper that was a warrant for our arrests, although it was unclear which of the many competing seats of authority had ordered it. The men didn’t identify themselves."
Reads like ICE? It's actually from Jason Rezaian's experience as a prisoner in Iran.
Reads like ICE? It's actually from Jason Rezaian's experience as a prisoner in Iran.
Not surprising since:
1) he's a racist
2) the only history he likes is 1930s Germany
1) he's a racist
2) the only history he likes is 1930s Germany
“Trump is the first president not to issue an official proclamation recognizing Martin Luther King, Jr. Day since President Reagan made it a holiday.”
January 19, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Not surprising since:
1) he's a racist
2) the only history he likes is 1930s Germany
1) he's a racist
2) the only history he likes is 1930s Germany
I've got The Police stuck in my head, and now de do do do, de da da da is all I want to say to you
I get the Beastie Boys stuck in my head and listen all y'all I think its Sabotage, I said listen all y'all its SABOTAGE
I get 4non blondes stuck in my head and it makes me scream at the top of my lungs WHAT'S GOING ON
January 19, 2026 at 10:50 PM
I've got The Police stuck in my head, and now de do do do, de da da da is all I want to say to you
I have Elvis stuck in my head and now I'm all shook up
I get U2 stuck in my head and I still haven’t found what I’m looking for
I get Alanis Morisette stuck in my head and isn't that ironic? Don't ya think?
January 19, 2026 at 10:41 PM
I have Elvis stuck in my head and now I'm all shook up
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Last minute update--this will be heard by the full Health and Human Services committee TOMORROW (Tuesday 1/20). I'm linking to an updated sheet with contact information for that committee.
If you already contacted delegates from the Health Subcommittee, some of the members are the same.
If you already contacted delegates from the Health Subcommittee, some of the members are the same.
January 19, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Last minute update--this will be heard by the full Health and Human Services committee TOMORROW (Tuesday 1/20). I'm linking to an updated sheet with contact information for that committee.
If you already contacted delegates from the Health Subcommittee, some of the members are the same.
If you already contacted delegates from the Health Subcommittee, some of the members are the same.
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HB301 is a bill that (if passed) will give VA-born adopted people the right to access their original birth certificate. It's assigned to the Health Subcommittee and will be heard TOMORROW - TUESDAY 1/20.
🚨🚨ANY VA RESIDENT CAN HELP! Links to more info and email templates below.
🚨🚨ANY VA RESIDENT CAN HELP! Links to more info and email templates below.
January 19, 2026 at 3:19 PM
HB301 is a bill that (if passed) will give VA-born adopted people the right to access their original birth certificate. It's assigned to the Health Subcommittee and will be heard TOMORROW - TUESDAY 1/20.
🚨🚨ANY VA RESIDENT CAN HELP! Links to more info and email templates below.
🚨🚨ANY VA RESIDENT CAN HELP! Links to more info and email templates below.
The Mandalorian telling us his favorite song by the 80s band The The:
"This is the Day"
"This is the Day"
The Mandalorian as lead singer of Fastball introducing their only hit:
This is The Way
This is The Way
The Mandalorian waiting to get served at 4th grade lunch:
This is the Tray
This is the Tray
January 19, 2026 at 1:19 AM
The Mandalorian telling us his favorite song by the 80s band The The:
"This is the Day"
"This is the Day"
The Mandalorian telling us about the movie of Liam Neeson fighting wolves:
This is "The Grey"
This is "The Grey"
The Mandalorian creating a golem:
This is the Clay
This is the Clay
The Mandalorian performing a live autopsy:
This is the Flay
This is the Flay
January 19, 2026 at 1:12 AM
The Mandalorian telling us about the movie of Liam Neeson fighting wolves:
This is "The Grey"
This is "The Grey"
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"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."
—The Declaration of Independence
—The Declaration of Independence
January 18, 2026 at 9:01 PM
"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."
—The Declaration of Independence
—The Declaration of Independence
This is living in fear. This is the definition of ICE terrorism.
People in Minnesota are now using their key fobs to trigger their car alarms from the safety of their homes when they see ICE walking around.
January 18, 2026 at 9:53 PM
This is living in fear. This is the definition of ICE terrorism.
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This IS the best one yet...
January 18, 2026 at 9:00 AM
This IS the best one yet...
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For international / intercountry adoptees (and anyone else concerned about what ICE is up to)
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Necessary information. www.thetiesprogram.com/the-ties-pro...?
Intercountry Adoptee Rights and Safety Guide: What to Know in 2026 — The Ties Program
Stay informed, prepared, and supported as an intercountry adoptee. This living guide offers practical tips on rights, documentation, travel, and community resources, helping adoptees navigate immigrat...
www.thetiesprogram.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:23 PM
For international / intercountry adoptees (and anyone else concerned about what ICE is up to)
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Necessary information. www.thetiesprogram.com/the-ties-pro...?
Intercountry Adoptee Rights and Safety Guide: What to Know in 2026 — The Ties Program
Stay informed, prepared, and supported as an intercountry adoptee. This living guide offers practical tips on rights, documentation, travel, and community resources, helping adoptees navigate immigrat...
www.thetiesprogram.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Necessary information. www.thetiesprogram.com/the-ties-pro...?
Léolo. 1992 French Canadian film we watched in french class.
January 18, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Léolo. 1992 French Canadian film we watched in french class.
January 18, 2026 at 6:19 AM
And at higher elevations it takes until the rapture
fun fact: if a recipe tells you it will take 8 to 10 minutes to caramelize onions, they're a lying-ass bitch
January 18, 2026 at 1:34 AM
And at higher elevations it takes until the rapture
Anyone else not surprised?
Do we need to say it louder? Here. Louder.
" Federal courts in Alabama are using a law last applied during the U.S. internment [incarceration] of people of Japanese descent during World War II to charge immigrants who don’t register themselves..."
www.al.com/news/2026/01...
" Federal courts in Alabama are using a law last applied during the U.S. internment [incarceration] of people of Japanese descent during World War II to charge immigrants who don’t register themselves..."
www.al.com/news/2026/01...
Alabama uses Japanese American Internment era law to charge immigrants who don’t self-register
Alabama is finding new ways to criminally charge undocumented immigrants
www.al.com
January 18, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Anyone else not surprised?
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all the objections people raise against the idea of making adoptions annullable at the age of majority pertain to how that would affect the interests of people *other* than the adoptee.
If adoption were truly intended as child welfare, it would be accountable only to the adoptee’s interests.
If adoption were truly intended as child welfare, it would be accountable only to the adoptee’s interests.
January 17, 2026 at 10:18 PM
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we all keep finding various ways to make the same point: the US right’s preoccupation with liberty was never intended or imagined to conflict with the domination, oppression, or extermination of a subaltern racialized and gendered Other
January 17, 2026 at 10:09 PM
we all keep finding various ways to make the same point: the US right’s preoccupation with liberty was never intended or imagined to conflict with the domination, oppression, or extermination of a subaltern racialized and gendered Other
And Epstein files need to be released!!
Thousands of Greenlanders carefully marched across snow and ice to take a stand against U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday. They held signs of protest, waved their national flag and chanted "Greenland is not for sale."
https://to.pbs.org/3NsBjO8
https://to.pbs.org/3NsBjO8
Thousands march in Greenland against Trump's threats to take over the Arctic island
Thousands of Greenlanders carefully marched across snow and ice to take a stand against U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday.
www.pbs.org
January 17, 2026 at 10:10 PM
And Epstein files need to be released!!