Report on the condition of the refugees in the camps..it's horrifying

[dixiegrrrrl]

this Jonathan Katz's thread about conditions in the camps.He also links to the May 30th Homeland seciurity Report which covers actual conditions. Free down load.
https://www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/Mga/2019/oig-19-46-may19-mgmtalert.pdf


Katz's thread, here:

Link to tweet

There are an incredible number of lies people are trying to sell today to get people to look away from Trump's concentration camps. Let's dispense with one of the big ones: the idea that they can't be camps because the conditions inside are fine. That's a lie. People are dying.

You need cattle cars to fit your definition? How about this IG report from May that found detainees are packed so tightly into rooms that they have to stand on toilets to breathe. One cell with a capacity of 8 held 41 detainees. A cell built for 35 held 155.

[dixiegrrrrl]

1. The Young Turks investigation report on "preventable deaths" in the camps

by their investigator Ken Klippenstein, links to the report, and tweet thread of same.
Also horrifying.

Link to tweet

[Claritie Pixie]

2. We can't look away. What can we do about it?

I feel like I need to do something other than contact my reps and sens.

[dixiegrrrrl]

4. Make others aware of what is going on

via the links.
Help and/or support the organizations who are trying to help.

( I think this group is crucial to help 1. RAICES
The Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES) is a Texas-based nonprofit organization dedicated to providing immigrant families and refugees with affordable legal assistance. You can volunteer to work with the organization or donate money to support its team of 130 attorneys and staff members.
and
Kids In Need of Defense (KIND) defends the rights of unaccompanied immigrant or refugee children and ensures they can not appear in court without "high quality legal representation."
https://supportkind.org/get-involved/

Here's a list and contact info activist groups supporting families at the border that need your help right now
https://mashable.com/article/child-separation-immigration-charities-donate/

......educate people around you, and give them contact info and where to send donations.
......Follow the organizations on twitter.
.....be vocal about supporting people like AOC who is getting flack from ignorant people about what a concentration camp is.

This twitter thread to Liz Cheney actually has excellent ideas, information, background, all sorts of info, plus some truly great comments to Liz about how wrong she is,

Link to tweet

Kick this post.

(aren't you glad you asked? )

[Mr.Bill]

6. You know what Liz Cheney?

If Trump stood in front of one of his rallies and said he was going to have six million illegal aliens executed, the cheer from his crowd would be deafening.

[montana_hazeleyes]

7. Yes Mr.Bill So horrifyingly true!

Chilling.

[backtoblue]

3. Horrific. This must stop!

[uponit7771]

5. They are technically concentration camps now

[courtjester]

8. How far ?

I read this and I can picture in my mind one of the railcars used to transport the jews . How much longer - how much farther before
we are using those railcars ?

[dixiegrrrrl]

13. How much are we willing to do to stop that from happening????

For various reasons, I can't do the marching bit, but I can and do donate to https://www.raicestexas.org/
and research the hell out of this most important issue, and share the info so that more people know about it.

this is a guy who has a lot of info:
https://twitter.com/KatzOnEarth

[AllyCat]

9. What do we do? I just need to know what to do

This is unacceptable. I can’t just do nothing. Do we protest? Phone calls to legislators? Petitions?

[dixiegrrrrl]

10. for starters, see my answer #4 upthread.

there's a big mobilization scheduled for July 9, I am working on a post about it.

[spanone]

11. this alone should trigger an impeachment inquiry.

motherfucker45

[demmiblue]

12. ...

Horrifying.