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June 22, 2019

Life is rougher than it used to be.

Trying to use this walker. But my legs still give up. So getting around is still an issue.

Been trying to do surveys for money, but I am kicked out from more than I do. So they are not really a decent source of money.

Still waiting to hear about my disability. Got $125 a month in food stamps so at least I can eat.
Out of things to sell.

Boy, they didn't say life was going to be this rough at college commencement.

June 22, 2019

David Gilmour auctioned his guitars and raised $21M for a climate change charity

(CNN) — Pink Floyd's David Gilmour auctioned 126 of his guitars for a record-breaking $21 million at a New York charity auction Thursday to fight against climate change.
The auction lasted eight hours and had bidders from 66 countries around the world, according to British auction house Christies, which handled the sales.


https://twitter.com/cnni/status/1142545576686436352?s=20
June 22, 2019

Trump says he will hold off on planned ICE raids for now

I personally think he's lying. I think he is going to do it. He is just trying to do it under the radar.

Trump says he will hold off on planned ICE raids for now
Trump claims upcoming ICE raids are 'having a very big effect on the border'
On June 22, President Trump spoke to reporters about an expected U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement roundup of migrant families with deportation orders. (The Washington Post)

By Kayla Epstein June 22 at 3:09 PM
After the defending his plan to deport undocumented immigrants on Saturday, Trump hours later tweeted that he “delayed the Illegal Immigration Removal Process (Deportation) for two weeks to see if the Democrats and Republicans can get together and work out a solution to the Asylum and Loophole problems at the Southern Border.”

“If not, Deportations start!” he warned.



https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/1142510714407522304?s=20
June 21, 2019

Why America Can't Solve Homelessness.



SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — The lunch rush at St. Vincent de Paul Dining Hall is a snapshot of the changing character of American homelessness.

The first thing that strikes you is the sheer number of people the soup kitchen serves. The line outside starts forming two hours before the food is ready. Diners file in, eat quickly and get up as soon as they’re finished. They know someone is waiting outside for their seat.



https://twitter.com/AmberHoyt78/status/1142218519762763776?s=20
June 21, 2019

Fact check: Trump makes three false claims about Hispanics in Telemundo interview


Washington (CNN) — President Donald Trump made a series of false statements in an interview that aired Thursday on Spanish-language network Telemundo.
Most notably, Trump repeatedly claimed that he had "inherited" an Obama-era policy of separating migrant children from their parents. In fact, he instituted the policy.


https://twitter.com/CNNPolitics/status/1142213129885147142?s=20
June 21, 2019

4 Severely Ill Migrant Toddlers Hospitalized After Lawyers Visit Border Patrol Facility



Four toddlers were so severely ill and neglected at a U.S. Border Patrol facility in McAllen, Texas, that lawyers forced the government to hospitalize them last week.

The children, all under age 3 with teenage mothers or guardians, were feverish, coughing, vomiting and had diarrhea, immigration attorneys told HuffPost on Friday. Some of the toddlers and infants were refusing to eat or drink. One 2-year-old’s eyes were rolled back in her head, and she was “completely unresponsive” and limp, according to Toby Gialluca, a Florida-based attorney.



https://twitter.com/HuffPostPol/status/1142195930290106369?s=20
June 21, 2019

The ICE warrant on the left does NOT authorize agents to enter a home without permission

Many don't know the difference. And with what ICE is planning to start Sunday, people need to know. Demand to read the warrant!
But sadly many can't read English so that will get ran over. 😭
https://twitter.com/ACLU/status/1142126032021073920?s=20

June 21, 2019

ICE raids targeting migrant families slated to start Sunday in major U.S. cities


Moore/Getty Images)
By Nick Miroff June 21 at 1:50 PM
President Trump has directed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to conduct a mass roundup of migrant families that have received deportation orders, an operation that is likely to begin with predawn raids in major U.S. cities on Sunday, according to three U.S. officials with knowledge of the plans.

The “family op,” as it is referred to at ICE and the Department of Homeland Security, is slated to target up to 2,000 families facing deportation orders in as many as 10 U.S. cities, including Houston, Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles and other major immigration destinations, said the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe the law enforcement operation.


https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/1142128379027697664?s=20
June 21, 2019

Pelosi Statement on Aborted Iran Strike


JUNE 21, 2019

Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the President’s decision to approve and then cancel a military strike on Iran:

“We are in an extremely dangerous and sensitive situation with Iran. We must calibrate a response that de-escalates and advances American interests, and we must be clear as to what those interests are."



https://twitter.com/SpeakerPelosi/status/1142112312444227594?s=20

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