Trump puts kids in cages because he wants his wall. How low can he go? The authoritarian shitshow continues ...

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Flores [sigh emoji]

Some good news.

www.cbsnews.com/news/boy-7-reunited-with-migrant-mom-after-she-sues-feds/

I think this week has broken me a little. I've lost some perspective, so going to take a break for a couple of days. 😊

In the light of this admin's current attempt in Calif. court to undercut the protections of the Flores agreement, a reminder of why repugs/Sessions are moving appointees the judiciary with partisan appointees. (And Federal/Supreme Court judges are lifetime appointments.)

Take your pick:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/may/30/trump-judge-appointments-roe-v-wade-courts
www.economist.com/united-states/2018/01/13/donald-trumps-judicial-appointments-may-prove-his-most-enduring-legacy
www.economist.com/united-states/2018/01/13/donald-trumps-judicial-appointments-may-prove-his-most-enduring-legacy
time.com/5139118/inside-trumps-plan-to-dramatically-reshape-us-courts/
www.theguardian.com/us-news/commentisfree/2017/dec/12/donald-trump-right-wing-takeover-court-system

Very long read, but useful background:
fedsoc.org/commentary/publications/the-case-for-judicial-appointments

are moving so fast to stack the judiciary with

It is soul destroying, Gump, and we are just on lookers, so that helpless feeling is debilitating. Take care of yourself.

Not just incompetent, intransigent and careless in the practice of governing, the repugs and Trumpocracy have already deliberately undermined the systems of government:

@rickgladstone
Across the country, immigration lawyers said they were slogging through confusion, bureaucracy and secrecy as they tried to locate children. 'No one knows what's happening with these children.' @jackhealyNYT

mobile.twitter.com/rickgladstone/status/1010110461004656640
<a class="break-all" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/21/us/immigrant-children-separating-families.html#click=t.co/A10bqdZ8U3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.nytimes.com/2018/06/21/us/immigrant-children-separating-families.html#click=t.co/A10bqdZ8U3

I watched this programme on my national TV the other day.

It's Snowden with former Iceland MP and some american who tried to run for President.

The interesting part is how ordinary citizens are called to courageous acts, more or less from 30:00

Sorry, only found this with french subtitles.

Bog snorkling in the swamp is Mr Pruitt's special talent:

'The EPA administrator wrote only one email in 10 months to anyone outside the agency, if the official paper trail is to be believed. Watchdog groups don’t believe it.'
www.politico.com/story/2018/06/22/scott-pruitt-where-are-his-emails-664285

Dr Colleen Kraft discussing the trauma of separation with Anderson Cooper, from around 13 mins in.

Manu Raju
@mkraju
Trump just torpedoed the last-ditch House GOP effort to pass a bill next week - and Senate efforts to cut a bipartisan deal dealing with the separation of families

@realDonaldTrump
Republicans should stop wasting their time on Immigration until after we elect more Senators and Congressmen/women in November. Dems are just playing games, have no intention of doing anything to solves this decades old problem. We can pass great legislation after the Red Wave!

mobile.twitter.com/mkraju/status/1010117277277196288

To Russia with love:
amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/06/21/politics/senators-russia-congressional-delegation/index.html?__twitter_impression=true

amp.thedailybeast.com/republicans-trump-undermined-us-on-immigration-again

'WaPo: National Enquirer sent Trump stories to Michael Cohen before publication'
edition.cnn.com/2018/06/21/politics/cohen-trump-national-enquirer-wapo/index.html

Haley is patently ridiculous:
www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/06/21/nikki-haley-it-is-patently-ridiculous-for-the-united-nations-to-examine-poverty-in-america/?utm_term=.b8c753ac763b

This is from a quick Google scan:
www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/facts.html

www.beliefnet.com/news/articles/7-facts-on-poverty-in-america.aspx

poverty.umich.edu/about/poverty-facts/

Same old, same old:
@MarshallCohen
'Trump campaign aide Michael Caputo said in June 2017 that he and Roger Stone never once "breathed a word about Russia" during the campaign.

Caputo admitted this week that he spoke to a Russian in May 2016, arranged for him to meet Stone, and later checked in with Stone about it.'

mobile.twitter.com/MarshallCohen/status/1009878450340024325/photo/1
mobile.twitter.com/MarshallCohen/status/1009878450340024325

Lagerwache in making Kilmeade:
@kylegriffin1
Brian Kilmeade on Fox News: "Like it or not, these aren't our kids ... it's not like [Trump] is doing this to the people of Idaho or Texas. These people are from another country."
mobile.twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1010165623089975299

This from the King of Denmark...

@WillemAlexander

Dear Mr. trump. You see this beautiful building? Its the International Court of Justice in Our Residency The Hague, the Netherlands. It's waiting for you. It might take a while but it's waiting....

Stinky Zinke:

@kylegriffin1
'A foundation established by Ryan Zinke and headed by his wife is playing a key role in a real-estate deal backed by the chair of Halliburton, which stands to benefit from Interior Department decisions to open public lands and change standards for drilling.'

www.politico.com/story/2018/06/19/ryan-zinke-halliburton-park-whitefish-montana-647731

mobile.twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1010173081690701824

Gosh, Willem Alexander is a bit more direct on the twitter than QE2, Roussette. Good for him. He had something to say about Melania's 'statement' coat, too, I see, but it's not in english.

Apparently he only does english to Trump!

It's a fake account - no blue tick and the bit under the name says something about parodies.

I rather suspect that the real King WillemAlexander, who seems like a thoroughly decent chap, would agree though.

It's on his feed.

Here is his stats.

ZM Willem-Alexander♔
@WiIIemAlexander

Tweets
Tweets, current page.
18.9K
Following
Following
478
Followers
Followers
70.3K
Likes
Likes
8
Lists
Lists
18

He's retweeting a parody account if so!

Here ARE his stats, that should say!

Yes, but that is not the real Twitter account of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands. He doesn't have an individual account

www.royal-house.nl/topics/royal-house/question-and-answer/what-is-the-official-twitter-account-of-the-royal-house

I bet if the Orange Loon sees it though, he will declare war on The Netherlands!