Yes, it WAS a good thread. I left a response for you, listener. And Mr. Manafort's new residential arrangements make me think of Going in Style [Click] with George Burns, Art Carney and Lee Strasberg. One of my all-time favorite movies; frequently comedic, but dealing with enough really heavy-duty stuff that one can't watch it very often.
This is a response on the FB Comfort for Children in ICE Detention page. The initial post was about the Mass. Office for unaccompanied Minors. Certainly there is a need there, but I think many folks want to help the children and babies at the border.
Emily Ross: April Bradshaw, - hi. These aren't kids from the border necessarily, they may be kids who were here already whose parents are now in immigration detention, or some of the undocumented kids who were arrested at schools or etc. The fact that we are still able to get these kids in foster care in Massachusetts tells you that the numbers are fairly low. At the border, they are so overloaded family based care is no longer feasible. You have clothes and toys? Great! The Florence Project would love to receive secondhand children’s clothes, soft toys, and kids books. Please post to: The Florence Project 738 N 5th Avenue, Ste 103 Tucson, AZ 85705. They are working with kids from the border.
Southern Baptists Call Off the Culture War[Click] “America’s largest Protestant group moves to cut ties with the Republican Party and re-engage with mainstream culture.” Gee.
The Fight to Define Romans 13[Click] Jeff Sessions used it to justify his policy of family separation, but he’s not the first to invoke the biblical passage—not by a very long shot. This is a very thorough exposition, but I should think that Mr. Sessions ought to know at least part of it very well.
Such a good thread on Friday. Thanks, everyone. I just added more posts there, as well.
ReplyDeleteOh, and, Manafort is First (into Jail!).
Yes, it WAS a good thread. I left a response for you, listener. And Mr. Manafort's new residential arrangements make me think of Going in Style [Click] with George Burns, Art Carney and Lee Strasberg. One of my all-time favorite movies; frequently comedic, but dealing with enough really heavy-duty stuff that one can't watch it very often.
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Alan ~ Thank you! I have responded to your Lode Star comment. 👍🏻
Deletepuddle ~ I belly laughed over your bear! Thanks; we all need some comic relief these days!
Latino Charity Faces Dilemma on Housing Separated Children
ReplyDeletehttps://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/latino-charity-faces-a-e2-80-98dilemma-e2-80-99-on-housing-separated-children/ar-AAyI4B4
LOL Puddle. Haven't heard that one in a good forty years. Still love it.
ReplyDeleteHere's another petition, this one demanding that Congress vote down bills aimed at furthering Trump's hatred and war on immigrants:
ReplyDeleteBlock the Securing America's Future Act, Border Security and Immigration Reform Act and any bill that would supercharge the Trump administration's attacks on immigrant families and children. - Click
Signed and shared, but without much hope as everyone in Congress seems to have been effectively neutered.
DeleteDemand that Congress support the HELP Separated Children Act - Click
ReplyDeleteNYT: Clashes Within Trump Admin Ensue As Border Separation Policy Draws Ire[Click]
ReplyDelete—Alan
"No child should be ripped from their parents' arms. Pass the Humane Enforcement and Legal Protection for Separated Children Act now to protect the human rights of immigrant children and families in detention." - Click
ReplyDeleteThis is a response on the FB Comfort for Children in ICE Detention page. The initial post was about the Mass. Office for unaccompanied Minors. Certainly there is a need there, but I think many folks want to help the children and babies at the border.
ReplyDeleteEmily Ross: April Bradshaw, - hi. These aren't kids from the border necessarily, they may be kids who were here already whose parents are now in immigration detention, or some of the undocumented kids who were arrested at schools or etc. The fact that we are still able to get these kids in foster care in Massachusetts tells you that the numbers are fairly low. At the border, they are so overloaded family based care is no longer feasible. You have clothes and toys? Great! The Florence Project would love to receive secondhand children’s clothes, soft toys, and kids books. Please post to: The Florence Project 738 N 5th Avenue, Ste 103 Tucson, AZ 85705. They are working with kids from the border.
Southern Baptists Call Off the Culture War[Click] “America’s largest Protestant group moves to cut ties with the Republican Party and re-engage with mainstream culture.” Gee.
ReplyDeleteThe Fight to Define Romans 13[Click] Jeff Sessions used it to justify his policy of family separation, but he’s not the first to invoke the biblical passage—not by a very long shot. This is a very thorough exposition, but I should think that Mr. Sessions ought to know at least part of it very well.
—Alan
That's a good overview from The Atlantic. Thanks, Alan.
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