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

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@ElizLanders
From @mj_lee: Stormy Daniels will be interviewed by federal prosecutors from the Southern District of NY tomorrow PM as part of their investigation into President Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen.
mobile.twitter.com/ElizLanders/status/1011003849694498816

@TexasTribune
1/ Thread: The @texastribune has learned that Central American men being detained in a privately-operated ICE facility near Houston are reportedly being offered reunification in exchange for voluntary deportation.
mobile.twitter.com/TexasTribune/status/1010928810441826304

'Melania Trump promotes 'kindness, compassion, and positivity' at youth conference'

'Tyson's Corner, Virginia (CNN)First lady Melania Trump made her first public appearance since her jacket controversy Sunday evening, speaking to the Students Against Destructive Decisions' annual conference where she emphasized the importance of kindness.'

'....SADD was founded as "Students Against Driving Drunk" in 1981. The organization broadened its mission in 1997, and is now committed to "(highlighting) prevention of all destructive behaviors and attitudes that are harmful to young people," per its website'
edition.cnn.com/2018/06/24/politics/melania-trump-sadd-conference/index.html

'For those thinking Melania was innocent in wearing the infamous jacket - she isn’t. @FLOTUS knows exactly what she did. Fascism runs deep in Trumpland. #Resist' mobile.twitter.com/ulsterborn/status/1011070805252476934

fortune.com/2018/06/22/melania-trump-jacket-zara-controversy-swastika-holocaust-clothing/

www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/06/a-history-of-evangelical-fear/563558/

www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/06/trump-manufactured-crises-immigration/563495/

www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/06/the-rhetorical-cowardice-of-forced-separation/563528/

edition.cnn.com/2018/06/24/politics/stormy-daniels-interview-canceled/index.html

@MichaelAvenatti
Here is the email that we sent to the US Attys office after they first stated their intention to cancel the meeting because they were concerned about a few cameras outside. They don't appear to have the stomach for a case of this magnitude unfortunately.
mobile.twitter.com/MichaelAvenatti/status/1011104912825077761

How Trump supposedly thrives on crisis... that's an interesting article mini

Can we cope with worse?

Ahmed Baba
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Donald Trump and Stephen Miller have chosen their divisive midterm strategy.

As he enters campaign mode, prepare to see Trump at this most racist yet.

You’ve seen @FoxNews shift into gear and Trump’s racist comments go from dog whistles to bullhorns.

It’s about to get worse.

Cancellation Stormy interview by US Atty, contd:
Yashar Ali
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Rather strange. I found out about the scheduled meeting two days ago and got scooped by WAPO today and since, I've found out that others knew....which makes sense...it's a big important meeting on a high profile case...what do they expect?

mobile.twitter.com/yashar/status/1011083315292622848

'Earlier, a person familiar with the matter had said Monday's originally scheduled interview was in preparation for a possible grand jury appearance. The person wasn't authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.

That individual had said Daniels also turned over documents in response to a subpoena concerning the $130,000 she was paid when she signed a confidentiality agreement days before the 2016 presidential election.'
www.cnbc.com/2018/06/25/stormy-daniels-to-meet-with-prosecutors-in-cohen-probe.html

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Trump has made a cottage industry of Russians coming to the U.S. to give birth. The children have the right to live & work here, receive social services & when they turn 21, will have the right to sponsor their parents for an American Green Card.

And they stay at Trump properties...
www.thedailybeast.com/russians-flock-to-trump-properties-to-give-birth-to-us-citizens

Ha, well after all that I failed to set up record properly, and will have to watch on Catch Up anyway.

It looks quite important, so I'm putting the link here to remind me to actually watch it (too much on this week).

Reporting Trump's First Year: The Fourth Estate
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b8lfhc

www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/mattis-out-loop-trump-doesn-t-listen-him-say-officials-n885796?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma

It's a long, hard slog, Roussette, it's seems interminable and overwhelming at times, just for us onlookers. Living it as a
Resister in the US, much tougher.

I know I have to watch that programme,Perking, but it's just the thought of revisiting some of that stuff from the early months, on top of today's horrors.

I know. I thought I might put it on mute with subtitles but the optics will still hurt my eyes ...

www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/6/21/17489456/education-workforce-department?utm_campaign=vox.social&utm_medium=social&utm_source=sprout&utm_content=1529617822

'Buyers tied to Russia, former Soviet republics paid $109 million cash for Trump properties'

amp.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article210477439.html?__twitter_impression=true

Random point here - the association with the separated children of refugees and De Vos's adoption agency - surely her white supremacist clients wouldn't want to adopt non-white babies?

Also, just saw this, sorry if it's already been posted:

Dr. Robert Fortuna
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Politico Russia Election Meddling Trump has blocked any protection of the midterm elections. We have to get out BIG numbers.

BoB -- I thought I saw something this week about one of Trump's minions (govt.) who adopted one Russian and one South American child in the past, so who knows? Can't find the link.

I guess the DeVos clients might not be white supremacist.

'White' babies available for adoption are as scarce as hen's teeth here, unless prospective parents are willing to take a child with disabilities or an open adoption. So yes many couples would accept a healthy 'brown' baby with 'no strings attached'.

www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/06/trump-allies-under-mueller-scrutiny-cry-fbi-entrapment/563483/

Across- I think you are right, and many babies from South America countries are quite pale skinned with Southern European ancestry... I’d say they would be in “high demand” as adoptive children, although I hope that’s not in any way influencing the current treatment of these separated kids

www.rawstory.com/2018/06/mueller-acquires-trump-ally-erik-princes-computer-phones-report/

www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-24/u-s-plans-curbs-on-chinese-investment-citing-security-risks

www.cnbc.com/2018/06/25/treasury-secretary-mnuchin-says-investment-restrictions-will-apply-to-.html

Apparently the barrel has no bottom:

'Why a felon could beat a US congressman in Tuesday's New York primary'

amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/06/25/politics/grimm-donovan-tuesday-ny-primary/index.html?__twitter_impression=true

He knows so little about so much, except when he doesn't:

David Fahrenthold
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This '16 tweet runs counter to @realdonaldtrump's defense against allegations of misusing his charity's $ -- which is that he knew so little about tax laws that he didn't know his charity was violating them. link: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/the-four-times-trump-signed-tax-returns-for-his-foundation-that-contained-incorrect-information/2018/06/22/a8f95f9e-7569-11e8-b4b7-308400242c2e_story.html?utm_term=.2dbf61a3d010 washingtonpost.com/politics/the-f…

@realDonaldTrump
I know our complex tax laws better than anyone who has ever run for president and am the only one who can fix them. #failing@nytimes
mobile.twitter.com/Fahrenthold/status/1011268951215693825