A national sin: Children in cages.
"One cage had 20 children inside"
"The overhead lighting in the warehouse stay on around the clock."
“She was so traumatized that she wasn’t talking.""I was a stranger and you did not welcome me." (Mt 25) https://t.co/EPIJSDONSY
— James Martin, SJ (@JamesMartinSJ) June 17, 2018
WATCH: I’m on the border investigating @realDonaldTrump’s cruel policy of ripping children away from their parents. #FathersDayofAction pic.twitter.com/cLVMQmmIh1
— Senator Jeff Merkley (@SenJeffMerkley) June 17, 2018
Separation at the border: children wait in cages at south Texas warehouse https://t.co/LF9t9fRwtS
— The Guardian (@guardian) June 17, 2018
This article does the best job I’ve read of explaining what exactly happens when the immigrant children are taken away from their kids. It’s horrifying. Read the whole thing. Parents are told their kids are going to get a bath — and then they never return. https://t.co/ivJkhApnow pic.twitter.com/xsE6qJAHY1
— Amanda Terkel (@aterkel) June 17, 2018
Donald Trump aide Stephen Miller describes enforcement of child border separation policy as "simple decision"https://t.co/kVEt9EIWjo pic.twitter.com/DdJOzGRxg0
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) June 17, 2018
Here's the deal: Trump administration sees separating children from parents at border as leverage for immigration negotiations & as a deterrent for crossings. Many officials – including senior immigration aide Stephen Miller – have argued for the policy. https://t.co/fYFMsnIXK2
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) June 17, 2018
The cynicism behind the House GOP’s draft immigration bill: https://t.co/ZS6RCIa4xA pic.twitter.com/wEX86EJmvT
— Slate (@Slate) June 17, 2018
Stormy Daniels lawyer offers legal services to migrant parents who have been separated from their children https://t.co/j0cBG0A6B0 pic.twitter.com/Gpqsp1hn1q
— The Hill (@thehill) June 17, 2018
People Are Horrified By This Photo Of A 2-Year-Old Asylum-Seeker Being Stopped At The Border https://t.co/ZGlkWIRFzs
— Robert Greenwald (@robertgreenwald) June 17, 2018
On this Father’s Day I’m thinking of the thousands of children separated from their parents at the border. These children should not be a negotiating tool. And reuniting them with their families would reaffirm America’s belief in & support for all parents who love their children.
— Bill Clinton (@BillClinton) June 17, 2018
Well, except she doesn’t…
Melania Trump blasts Trump policy: I "hate" to see immigrant children separated from parents https://t.co/CWoaYmZ1mE pic.twitter.com/nRaLAfJ7NN
— The Hill (@thehill) June 17, 2018
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ELSEWHERE IN TRUMPWORLD
The media need to stop enabling Trump's propaganda. Here's a radical approach. My column https://t.co/jYgbOK3O0W w/ @georgelakoff
— Margaret Sullivan (@Sulliview) June 17, 2018
Steve Bannon’s new master plan for “disruptive populism” is comically on brand: https://t.co/p5a15iMymQ pic.twitter.com/vwhVhqVM69
— Slate (@Slate) June 17, 2018
Peter Strzok, the FBI agent removed from Russia probe for anti-Trump texts, says he is willing to testify before Congress https://t.co/aag0E8kqgY
— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) June 17, 2018
“The best newspapers are the voice of the people” – the new owner of the @latimes – in a full-page letter to readers today. pic.twitter.com/GWNbcUwJLf
— David Beard (@dabeard) June 17, 2018
It started as a mystery in the news community. Top reporters and editors resigning one by one from The Denver Post. Where were they going?
Now we know: https://t.co/wp9shRir23
— Ben Markus (@CPRMarkus) June 17, 2018
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WORLD
NEW: North Korea opened a backchannel last summer to Jared Kushner through a Singapore-based American financier. W/@MarkMazzettiNYT https://t.co/oWk4bcYI4m
— Mark Landler (@MarkLandler) June 17, 2018
Conservative Ivan Duque wins divisive Colombian presidential election https://t.co/6w4bnwCyw4
— Post World (@PostWorldNews) June 17, 2018
Just published: front page of the Financial Times international edition for June 18https://t.co/d01hlJAXUW pic.twitter.com/WY8MhbwFIP
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) June 17, 2018
Amazing https://t.co/yqlpwVUKP7
— Jack O'Dwyer-Henry (@JackODwyerHenry) June 17, 2018
Of course there’s an app that puts your dog’s face on dim sum. pic.twitter.com/z74IbIciDE
— Ray Kwong (@raykwong) June 16, 2018
and…
Mexico stun champions Germany 1-0 in World Cup opener https://t.co/bkMWbYBQvu pic.twitter.com/MuVeYsr7P7
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) June 17, 2018
Best news you will see on the Sports page all day, from the @nytimes: pic.twitter.com/1pQiYs4psH
— Brendan Hasenstab (@pierrepont) June 17, 2018
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BREXIT BRITAIN
The Brexit dividend tosh was expected but treats the public as fools. Sad to see Govt slide to populist arguments rather than evidence on such an important issue. This will make it harder to have a rational debate about the ‘who & how’ of funding & sharing this fairly.
— Sarah Wollaston MP (@sarahwollaston) June 17, 2018
Completely phoney. Nothing to do with #brexitdividend which is negative. Will need to tax or borrow more as Institute of Fiscal Studies explains. Let us raise taxes for #NHS70 but be honest about reasons. https://t.co/p9zTlYrGpi
— Vince Cable (@vincecable) June 17, 2018
Genuinely stunned that the palpably untrue “Brexit dividend” is now on the No10 website. https://t.co/jkHfnRlq1D https://t.co/E3zDFbVsjA
— George Eaton (@georgeeaton) June 17, 2018
Well done Sky News. Well done.#BrexitDividend pic.twitter.com/IOLyiMLdTl
— Femi (@Femi_Sorry) June 17, 2018
It’s a disgrace that @BBCNews gives any credibility whatsoever to the government lie that there is a #Brexit dividend, when the economy and public finances will be badly hit by Brexit. The @bbc is colluding in #FakeNews https://t.co/3VEYSAqFW2
— Richard Corbett (@RCorbettMEP) June 17, 2018
All fiscal planning is meaningless until the Brexit agreement is finalised and we can start to estimate how hard it will hit the public finances. Brexit – an entity that we can't directly see but one that's pulling everything in politics towards it – is the real black hole here. pic.twitter.com/qEOlPHWzHh
— Tom Freeman (@SnoozeInBrief) June 17, 2018
Key short term question is what will UK political elites do when – as looks v v likely – Electoral Commission rules that Vote Leave also broke electoral law. Will there be a reaction from politicians and civil society? Or will look other way on democratic process? https://t.co/kz7dwb2V3o
— Peter Geoghegan (@PeterKGeoghegan) June 17, 2018
David Dimbleby quits Question Time. https://t.co/lVUuYg5R3m
— Jim Waterson (@jimwaterson) June 17, 2018
Dimbleby to be replaced by this gif. #bbcqt pic.twitter.com/waMLcMPbyD
— Enough Of That Now (@AndyGilder) June 17, 2018
Oops! Northern Secretary’s briefing notes sent to media in Northern Ireland Office blunder
via @IrishTimeshttps://t.co/aSdbJOZZou— Simon Carswell (@SiCarswell) June 17, 2018