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Reports of protests are overblown. A few incidents around the country, but nothing major.

5 (45.5%)

A few major incidents in capitals, but nothing much in DC.

5 (45.5%)

A major incident in DC, but nothing much around the country.

0 (0%)

More than 10 capitals have major upheavals, but nothing much in DC.

0 (0%)

A major incident in DC plus more than 10 capitals with significant upheavals.

1 (9.1%)

More than half the capitals around the country have problems with protesters, but DC is quiet.

0 (0%)

DC has major problems, while more than half the capitals around the country also have considerable trouble with protesters.

0 (0%)

Huge disruption to the day.

0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 9

Voting closed: January 19, 2021, 10:49:21 PM

[kiidcarter8]

So.....  AOC votes no on 4.5 bil aid bill

Thalib, Omar?  They are with her.

Yeah, so did 192 other members, mostly GOP. So what?

Legislators you adore are holding up aid - as you bark about the administration

[kiidcarter8]

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/25/sport/megan-rapinoe-womens-soccer-white-house/index.html

Nobody cares.

Just bring back the hardware.

[LarryBnDC]

So.....  AOC votes no on 4.5 bil aid bill

Thalib, Omar?  They are with her.

Yeah, so did 192 other members, mostly GOP. So what?

Legislators you adore are holding up aid - as you bark about the administration

Did the aid bill pass? Did the MAJORITY of Republicans vote against it or nah?

”Three moderates were the only House Republicans to back the measure. The only four Democratic "no" votes came from some of the party's best-known freshmen: Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ihan Omar of Minnesota, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan.
The White House has threatened to veto the House bill, saying it would hamstring the administration's border security efforts, and the Senate's top Republican suggested Tuesday that the House should simply accept the Senate measure — which received only a single "nay" vote during a committee vote last week.”



https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/White-House-Threatens-to-Veto-Aid-Bill-for-Migrant-Families-511769192.html?abc

[HamiltonIII]

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/25/sport/megan-rapinoe-womens-soccer-white-house/index.html

Nobody cares.

Just bring back the hardware.

They received the benefit of TWO terrible calls against Spain, yesterday, and we're lucky to advance. Goaltender not that good.

France should win.

[LarryBnDC]

President Obama was never popular among ice’s rank and file, but the detailed list of enforcement priorities he instituted, in 2014, which many in the agency initially resented as micromanagement, now seemed more sensible—and even preferable to the current state of affairs. The ice officer said, “One person told me, ‘I never thought I’d say this, but I miss the Obama rules. We removed more people with the rules we had in place than with all this. It was much easier when we had the priorities. It was cleaner.’ ” Since the creation of ice, in 2003, enforcement was premised on the idea that officers would primarily go after criminals for deportation; Trump, who views ice as a political tool to showcase his toughness, has abandoned that framework entirely. “I don’t even know what we’re doing now,” the officer said. “A lot of us see the photos of the kids at the border, and we’re wondering, ‘What the hell is going on?’ ”


https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/ice-agents-are-losing-patience-with-trumps-chaotic-immigration-policy

[Hairy Lime]

Jerry Falwell Jr. Flips Out On Christian Trump Critic With Least Biblical Line Ever
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jerry-falwell-jr-jesus-payroll_n_5d12d6c5e4b0a394186a5d05

[barton]

http://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/25/john-sanders-resigns-customs-border-protection-1382205

Again, why do crackers always find the most twisted and miserable perverts and sadists to put in positions of real responsibility? It must be part of the cycle of abuse promulgated by so many denominations of cracker clergy. Some of it is of course the mass intergenerational failure of republicans to successfully parent their children, leading to the precipitous decline of human standards in cracker counties. We can’t blame it all on home and religious life. Cracker media also bears much of the responsibility for the pathological perversions of white people.

For some reason, after reading your post I'm craving a snack.

[barton]

Has Lime forgotten Jesus' famous Sermon on the Ledger, where he says "blessed are those who make the payroll" ??

[kiidcarter8]

As news of the image spread, presidential candidates blamed the deaths on the administration.

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris called the situation "inhumane."

"These families seeking asylum are often fleeing extreme violence," she tweeted. "And what happens when they arrive? Trump says, 'Go back to where you came from.' That is inhumane. Children are dying. This is a stain on our moral conscience."


This is not an accurate depiction of what occurred with the man and little girl.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/26/politics/mexico-father-daughter-dead-rio-grande-wednesday/index.html

[barton]

from KC's posted link....

  They'd been in Mexico for two months in the scorching heat -- temperatures climbed to 113 degrees Fahrenheit at times -- and the family decided to cross the river out of desperation, La Jornada reported. The victim's wife said they had obtained a humanitarian visa from the Mexican government.
Ports of entry along the border have long been overwhelmed by the surging asylum claims, Customs and Border Protection officials have said.
But US policies that make it harder for those seeking asylum to turn themselves in at ports of entry are pushing more migrants to take deadly risks and cross in more dangerous areas, advocates have said, warning the number of deaths at the border will increase.
Turnbacks and long waits also often push asylum seekers into crossing the border illegally, according to a September report by the Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General...   

[Yankguy1]

This is not an accurate depiction of what occurred with the man and little girl.

You're the best.

[kiidcarter8]

Thanks

If the story is true - this guy took a real risky chance with his family's lives.

But really - Trump killed them.

[Yankguy1]

Before reaching any conclusion, I'll wait until the Twitter accounts that I follow "report" on the matter.

[NeedsAdjustments]

Thanks

If the story is true - this guy took a real risky chance with his family's lives.

But really - Trump killed them.

Family was turned away from a legal point of entry because of “metering” a Trump Admin invention.

If you are going to follow a “cruelty is the point” policy, which Trump has been openly endorsing, you can’t run away from the predictable consequences. 

There are life and death consequences at the border, especially for the lives of children.  Isn’t like anyone pointed that out before this incident...

[kiidcarter8]

They were at the facility, waiting, since Sunday.  Not turned away.