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demmiblue's JournalMichelle Obama on Laura Bush's op-ed: 'Sometimes truth transcends party'
Source: The Hill
Former first lady Michelle Obama weighed in the controversy surrounding the Trump administration's zero-tolerance policy of-of separating undocumented children from their parents at the southern border, citing fellow former first lady Laura Bush's op-ed blasting the policy on Monday.
"Sometimes truth transcends party," Obama said in a tweet, referring to Bush's op-ed.
https://twitter.com/MichelleObama/status/1008768272895012867
Former President Obama quickly retweeted his wife's post.
Obama's tweet comes after Bush ripped the policy in a Washington Post op-ed on Sunday, calling it "cruel" and "immoral."
Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/392814-michelle-obama-on-laura-bushs-op-ed-sometimes-truth-transcends
Baker Cancels National Guard Deployment To Border, Citing 'Inhumane' Treatment Of Children And Famil
Source: WGBH
Governor Charlie Baker is canceling the deployment of Massachusetts National Guard troops to the border in light of recent reports about the Trump Administration’s practice of separating immigrant children from families.
“Governor Baker directed the National Guard not to send any assets or personnel to the Southwest border today because the federal government’s current actions are resulting in the inhumane treatment of children,” said Baker communications director Lizzy Guyton in a statement sent to WGBH News.
State officials announced early in June that Massachusetts National Guard troops would be deployed to the border to support in security operations. One helicopter, aircrew, and military analysts from Massachusetts were set to head to the border at the end of June.
The crew was to “provide aviation reconnaissance to offer an additional tool for observation and tracking of unlawful activity in the region,” according to the Mass National Guard.
Read more: https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2018/06/18/baker-cancels-national-guard-deployment-to-border-citing-inhumane-treatment-of-children-and-families
U.N. Rights Chief Tells U.S. to Stop Taking Migrant Children From Parents
Source: NYT
GENEVA — The United Nations’ top human rights official on Monday entered the mounting furor over the Trump administration’s policy of separating undocumented immigrant children from their parents, calling for an immediate halt to a practice he condemned as abuse.
United States immigration authorities have detained almost 2,000 children in the past six weeks, which may cause them irreparable harm with lifelong consequences, said Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights.
He cited the observation by the president of the American Association of Pediatrics that locking the children up separately from their parents constituted “government-sanctioned child abuse.”
“The thought that any state would seek to deter parents by inflicting such abuse on children is unconscionable,” Mr. al-Hussein said.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/18/world/europe/trump-migrant-children-un.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-nytpolitics&smtyp=cur
In 1968, Poor Americans Came to D.C. To Protest, Some By Mule
"We're coming to Washington in a 'Poor People's Campaign,' " King said on March 31, 1968, only days before he was assassinated. One of the most symbolic groups making the journey to demonstrate at the National Cathedral was the Mule Train. When King visited Marks, he said he saw "hundreds of black boys and black girls walking the streets with no shoes to wear."
Freeman offered to cover the trip for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the civil rights group King led until his death. King's rousing "I Have a Dream" speech had inspired Freeman to join the civil rights movement as a photographer, and he started documenting African-American life the way he saw it.
During the trip, Freeman rode in different wagons, recording interviews and taking pictures. He never had formal training in photography. Instead, he studied Depression-era photographs in the basement of the Library of Congress, which was five blocks from his home.
https://www.npr.org/sections/pictureshow/2018/06/15/617364245/in-1968-poor-americans-came-to-d-c-to-protest-some-by-mule?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20180615
"I painted an 8ft @AMarch4OurLives mural of @Emma4Change... You can WIN this mural!"
https://twitter.com/JonLionFineArt/status/1007987697116434432John Legend: Seriously, fuck you (Paul Ryan).
Seriously, fuck you. Reunite the families at the border and we can talk about father's day.
John Legend added,
Paul Ryan Verified account @SpeakerRyan
My life changed the day I became a father. Liza, Charlie, and Sam are my highest priority. Wishing all of the dads out there a happy early #FathersDay
5:26 PM - 16 Jun 2018
https://twitter.com/johnlegend/status/1008098570463932416
Chrissy and John are bringing it on this issue!
Playgrounds have changed a lot since the early-1900s
https://twitter.com/i/moments/1007827705037901825
https://twitter.com/JikiRick/status/1007677972369760256
The White House has issued a trollish Miller-ian press release decrying "CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS'...
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/results-congressional-democrats-dangerous-immigration-policies/
https://twitter.com/ddale8/status/1007710454498648065
Melania Trump Spent Her Husband's Birthday Away from Her Husband
According to her spokesperson, Melania was in New York on Wednesday and left the city on Thursday. The spokesperson clarified statements made by the president, who told reporters last week that Melania was unable to fly after undergoing surgery for her kidney. She is still able to fly domestically.
In an interview with Fox News, Trump told host Steve Doocy that he “got a lot of kisses” from his “beautiful wife” for his birthday, which is definitely more than he got from his firstborn son.
Donald Trump Jr. also appeared on the family’s favorite network for an interview on Fox & Friends, admitting that he did not get his father anything for his birthday.
https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/06/melania-trump-spent-her-husbands-birthday-away-from-her-husband
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