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'The four children all under age 3 with teenage mothers or guardians, were feverish, coughing, vomiting and had diarrhea... One 2-year-old’s eyes were rolled back in her head.'

Immigration attorneys forced CBP to hospitalize them. https://t.co/Vm6Q0S9jsC

— RAICES (@RAICESTEXAS) June 21, 2019

An attorney "met one 16-year-old mother whose 8-month-old baby was sick with the flu and forced to sleep outside for four days... The mother said the guards took the clothing off the baby’s back, leaving her in a diaper, and forced them to sleep on concrete without a blanket."

— RAICES (@RAICESTEXAS) June 21, 2019

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https://twitter.com/rgay/status/1142463444530028544

#FamiliesBelongTogether

A round of “shames” at Foley Square directed at ICE headquarters. #FamiliesBelongTogetherMarch pic.twitter.com/FqPzeZcYhn

— Jason Rosenberg (@mynameisjro) June 30, 2018

If you are attending a #FamiliesBelongTogether rally today, know your rights via @ACLU #FamiliesBelongTogetherMarch pic.twitter.com/dTwe5g9oWz

— Families Belong Together (@fams2gether) June 30, 2018

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https://twitter.com/KassandraSeven/status/1013049682505949185

Please don’t confuse being a peace maker with being passive or confuse practicing nonviolence with promoting normalization of inhumanity. True peace includes justice; and nonviolence is strategic and active in cultivating what is just and humane. pic.twitter.com/jJL3DCm7JL

— The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center (@TheKingCenter) June 30, 2018

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We Should All Care

Well said,@NYMag pic.twitter.com/ZmAKAHr0Tf

— Maggie Jordan 🟧 (reader of banned books) (@MaggieJordanACN) June 21, 2018

It is shockingly difficult for immigration attorneys to locate children separated from their parents at the border. Today I spoke to lawyers who represent more than 400 parents. They've located two children.

— Kevin Sieff (@ksieff) June 22, 2018

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Some of the bureaucratic failures are remarkable: Border Patrol agents who forgot to note that a child crossed the border with a parent. Mothers who were never given the toll-free phone number where they can ask about their kids.

— Kevin Sieff (@ksieff) June 22, 2018

In other cases, children are transferred from one shelter to another, and the new facilities don't make note that the child was separated from a parent. Meaning they could be mistakenly considered an unaccompanied minor.

— Kevin Sieff (@ksieff) June 22, 2018

When Truth Transcends Party

Sometimes truth transcends party. https://t.co/TeFM7NmNzU

— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) June 18, 2018

I live in a border state. I appreciate the need to enforce and protect our international boundaries, but this zero-tolerance policy is cruel. It is immoral. And it breaks my heart.https://t.co/he1uw1E96A

— Laura Bush (@laurawbush) June 18, 2018

The President Likes Ice Cream!

Having a Ball

Ball: Float. In. Air. #JediMindMeld

Nonchalant after doing Jedi Mind Meld thing

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President Obama hosts a ceremony honoring players and coaches from the National Hockey League Stanley Cup-winning Los Angeles Kings and the Major League Soccer champions Los Angeles Galaxy in the East Room of the White House, March 26

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I don’t want to talk about football/soccer ever again after watching Ireland v Austria.

Okay, I do:

If Ireland had President Obama’s flippin’ ball control, I’d now be swigging champagne.

But …… 😦

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Back in a bit, I need to mend my broken heart.

A Day On The Trail

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Mmmmmm ….. ice cream

President Obama at Deb’s Ice Cream and Deli in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

If you can’t see the video in your country, try here

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First lady Michelle Obama at the Barbara Goleman High School in Miami Lakes, Florida

Text of Michelle Obama’s remarks here

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President Obama speaks to an overflow crowd at Kirkwood Recreation Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Text of the President’s remarks here

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First lady Michelle Obama participates in a children’s fitness class at the Blanchard Park YMCA in Orlando

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A member of the audience dressed as former President Abraham Lincoln is pictured after being acknowledged by President Obama

President Obama speaks about middle class tax relief during a campaign event at Kirkwood Recreation Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Text of the President’s remarks here

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President Obama returns to the White House, July 10

welcome to dc, timmy

AP: With Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas back in the nation’s capital, Washington Capitals fans weren’t going to let him forget his skipped trip to the White House.

At Game 3 of the Bruins-Capitals playoff series Monday night, several spectators showed up with pictures of President Barack Obama and signs taunting Thomas. In January, he didn’t show up when the rest of the Bruins were invited to the Stanley Cup champions’ traditional visit to the president’s office.

Thomas, born in Michigan, said at the time he believes the federal government “has grown out of control.”

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Morning everyone – I’ll be back in a while with Rise and Shine

out and about

….. visiting DeWitt Dairy Treats, Aug. 16, in DeWitt, Iowa

Jay Carney

President Obama pats Brady, a golden retriever, while visiting the Grasshopper antique store in LeClaire, Iowa

President Obama autographs a man’s t-shirt as he visits LeClaire, Iowa

President Obama tosses a bag of popcorn to members of the media in LeClaire

… meeting members of the girls junior volleyball team at Maquoketa High School, Iowa

A girl on the cross country running team smiles and looks back at her friends after meeting President Obama at Maquoketa High School