Happy Monday, Everyone! This week’s feature is the music group Foreigner.
I know, some folks might think we were covering all foreigners. Sorry to disappoint, we’d have to cover this particular “foreigner” group in perpetuity.
Foreigner is an English-American rock band, originally formed in New York City in 1976 by veteran English musician Mick Jones ex-Spooky Tooth and fellow Briton and ex-King Crimson member Ian McDonald along with American vocalist Lou Gramm.
Jones came up with the band’s name as he, McDonald and Dennis Elliott were British, while Gramm, Al Greenwood and Ed Gagliardi were American.Their biggest hit single, “I Want to Know What Love Is”, topped the United Kingdom and United States charts among others. They are one of the world’s best-selling bands of all time with worldwide sales of more than 80 million records,including 37.5 million records in the US.
The time for Foreigner is NOW
URGENT
Then
Now
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1008872473964744704
https://twitter.com/MSNBC/status/1008843633208983552
https://twitter.com/mitchellreports/status/1008826931792502785
No! No! No! I can’t with this right now. It’s too much. Predator preying on a 4 year old girl.
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1008827238421352448
This is bad, really bad…
https://twitter.com/ShaunKing/status/1008805084979912704
Oh Liza! Pains my soul. Those poor babies.
https://twitter.com/POLITICOMag/status/1008655654381375488
If you can’t listen to the ProPublica tape, transcript at Texas Tribune
New: ProPublica has obtained audio from inside a U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility, in which children can be heard wailing. Border Patrol agent jokes, “We have an orchestra here.” https://t.co/pkmD8DKYmo— ProPublica (@ProPublica) June 18, 2018
Now, we’re up to almost TWELVE THOUSAND CHILDREN in the custody of DHS?
TWELVE THOUSAND?
someone on another blog had a simple question with regards to the kids:
let’s be blunt- that is only a solution for those who actually WANT to keep up with the children.
https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/status/1008792894256439302
Trumpty Dumpty speaks…
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1008708576628625408
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1008709364939677697
https://twitter.com/JonathanBlitzer/status/1008400706561347584
With GOP and especially since 45 co-opted our White House,
ALWAYS FOLLOW THE MONEY$$$$$$$
It’s the end result of ANY and ALL of their actions.
One way to help families at the border is by donating to the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES) in Texas:https://t.co/zXKpvtw4uY
They have a Family Reunification and Bond Fund and need help.
CC. @JeffLieber — signal boost?
— Stephanie S. Thompson 💪🏼 (@Stefaniya) June 18, 2018
Who is making money off housing the children and families. That’s who we need to go after since Republicans clearly have no morals.— Dirty Computer (@Johngcole) June 18, 2018
Kirstjen Nielsen, the gingerbread witch is fine with putting kids in cages because they’re being fed and clothed. She’s not concerned about the trauma they’re suffering.
I’m in tears………..😢😢😢
https://twitter.com/MichelleObama/status/1008768272895012867
https://twitter.com/laurawbush/status/1008526531734458375
Keep.
Obama’s.
Name.
Out.
Of.
Your.
Mouth.
— Andie the Obamanista (@TheObamanista) June 18, 2018
TRUTH!
Just a reminder…
THEY ARE BEING DEPORTED WITHOUT THEIR CHILDREN!!
WHERE.ARE.THEIR.CHILDREN?
WHY haven’t their children been returned to them?
WHAT is the process by where these children will be reunited with their DEPORTED PARENTS?
Trump grew up in a KKK household. He’s done nothing but project misery every single day. He dehumanizes all POC & immigrants with lies about criminality & crime rates. His mission is to rip away civil rights of 1st A & voting. He’s increasingly projecting all of this onto Europe.
— meta (@metaquest) June 18, 2018
Once again….
Every Democrat needs the attitude of either
Ted Lieu
or
Maxine Waters
Currently, the Trump administration is arguing that its family-separation policy:
– is a deterrent
– is biblically compliant
– is the Democrats’ fault
– does not exist.
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) June 18, 2018
A poster on another blog makes a good point:
That’s another point that must be made..
IF these children HAVE RELATIVES THAT ARE IN THE UNITED STATES..
They are NOT being released to said relatives.
Trump: Give me my wall and maybe these beautiful children don’t need to get hurt. pic.twitter.com/yk2s4sOjWY— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) June 18, 2018
IT’S CALLED KIDNAPPING FOR RANSOM
This is Phebe Novakovic. She’s CEO of General Dynamics, which has a lucrative contract w/ Office of Refugee Resettlement, the dept. enforcing Trump’s policy of detaining children away from their parents. Her email address, from a public source, is pnovakovic@generaldynamics.com. pic.twitter.com/1TxGhQD46o— Shannon Coulter (@shannoncoulter) June 16, 2018
Kay at BJ made an excellent point:
WHERE. ARE.THE.CONTRACTS for the companies building these camps.
Let’s. see.the.contracts.
Well, well, well. Mrs. Trumpty Dumpty speaks (but not wisely).
Where is ellihass?
https://twitter.com/CharlesMBlow/status/1008511088764379138
First off, NOBODY here feels sorry for Melania, and secondly, the both sides BS…GTFOH
1 guess who coached her on this nonsense
She needs to have a seat. No one has time for her.
FROM TPV:
UH HUH
UH HUH
https://twitter.com/DavidBegnaud/status/1008711668061343744
Oh they’re doubling down with their cruelty. This barbarism would never happen to little white kids. This Administration is treating immigrant families like they’re animals. Racism is driving this bish!
https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1008718489320919040
She is phucking evil, SG2.
Plain evil.
This needs to be impressed upon…
THEY ARE CLOSING THE POINTS WHERE PEOPLE WOULD COME TO LEGALLY ASK FOR ASYLUM….
Don’t forget that.
FROM THE GUARDIAN
LIPS PURSED
This just in from @davidbegnaud: Border Patrol has reached out to @cbsthismorning and said they are “very uncomfortable” with the use of the word cages. They say it’s not inaccurate and added that they may be cages but people are not being treated like animals.
pic.twitter.com/0zSDqJszgK— CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) June 18, 2018
WHITESPLAIN FROM FOX THIS MORNING:
UH HUH
UH HUH
But, farms deal with ANIMALS, muthaphucka.
THESE.ARE.CHILDREN.
https://twitter.com/ShaunKing/status/1008696049832165376
If this cruelty the Trump Administration is f’ing me up, imagine what it’s doing to the children? They’re stripped from their parents arms, kids crying until they’re vomiting, siblings banned from hugging each other. STOP THIS GOT DAMN EVIL! #FamiliesBelongTogether
Hakeem Jeffries said on Morning Joe, ICE agents took a child from the father at 3am in the morning & the father demonstrated to them how he got down on his knees & begged them not to take the child. WTF is this ISH? This can’t be real, y’all. Wake me up from this hellish nightmare
Hey, folks! Look at the money involved in these concentration prison camps………. F’ING MONSTERS PROFITING!
https://twitter.com/_thejohnroberts/status/1008493024991694848
Trump sees immigrant children as bargaining chips in political fight
06/18/18 08:40 AM
By Steve Benen
…………………..
ndeed, the New York Times had an excellent piece over the weekend documenting how the president and his team decided to pull the trigger in recent months.
We know when the president did this, we know why, and we know how. We even know who was helping drive the decision behind the scenes. Trump may be desperate to shift the blame for his policy to those who have nothing to do with it, but top members of his team have openly acknowledged that this was, and is, the White House’s idea.
Here’s How You Can Help Fight Family Separation at the Border
Lawyers, translators, donations, protest.
By DAHLIA LITHWICK and MARGO SCHLANGER
JUNE 15, 2018
If you’re horrified by news of families being separated at the borders, here’s a bit of news you can use.
First, the policy: It helps to be incredibly clear on what the law is, and what has and has not changed. When Donald Trump and Sarah Huckabee Sanders say that the policy of separating children from their parents upon entry is a law passed by Democrats that Democrats will not fix, they are lying.
There are two different policies in play, and both are new.
A really good primer of instructions for you, if you decide to go out and protest.
Peaceful Assembly and Personal Security – Re-upped
by Adam L Silverman
11:15 pm on June 17, 2018
I know a number of you all are planning to join one of the various protests, actions, and/or demonstrations that will begin taking place as a result of the President’s family separation policy. So I wanted to re-up the post for anyone that missed it the first several times I posted it. I also saw a tweet, which I can’t find right now, from one of the protesters at the Vice President’s event last week in Ohio who said that the audience assaulted her and other protestors before event security came and escorted them out. So you need to prepare yourself that there may be violence if you protest at this type of event. I would recommend designating one member of your group to begin to record video as soon as the demonstration starts and for that person to do nothing but quietly stand and video events so there is a record and they don’t have to worry about being attacked. And one other person as the dedicated video recording person’s buddy so they can keep their head on a swivel and look out for that person’s wellbeing. Also, stay as close to the perimeter of the event, near an exit, and with your back to a wall if at all possible.
BUT.HER.EMAILS.
FLASHBACK: “I don’t want to rip families apart. I don’t want to send parents away from children.” — @HillaryClinton stands up for immigrant children and predicts how evil Trump’s immigration policy would be. pic.twitter.com/LhnRaYqljL
— Kaivan Shroff (@KaivanShroff) June 16, 2018
Steve Inskeep
@NPRinskeep
2h2 hours ago
More Steve Inskeep Retweeted Sec. Kirstjen Nielsen
Asked on @MorningEdition just now about this statement that there is no policy of separation, GOP Rep. Will Hurd laughed.
yeah, because separating children from their parents is SOOO funny. It’s a phucking laugh riot.
The WaPo let HOTUS put out that bullshyt statement with lies, knowing full well that they had the Laura Bush Op-Ed, which,
1. Would go immediately to the top of the discussion list
2. Threw HOTUS’ statement into the dustbin of irrelevance.
@Mikel_Jollett
6m6 minutes ago
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This morning, a smiling white man looked into a camera and said, “They’re not cages. They simply built walls out of chain-link fences.”
UH HUH
UH HUH
It not even 8 am, and it’s 83 already 😭😭
On its way to 95 AGAIN 😠
And humid 😿
But, if we can make it through today, tomorrow will be in the 70’s.😄
Good Morning Everyone 😄 😄😄
Laura Bush
Separating children from their parents at the border ‘breaks my heart’
The zero-tolerance immigration policy is cruel and immoral, the former first lady writes.
Read more » https://s2.washingtonpost.com/7887a5/5b2789b8fe1ff664639300a1/YXdhcmVvZjQxMUBnbWFpbC5jb20%3D/7/67/3a569220054ddfca9b49a25bb24a75b5
Word of the Day : June 18, 2018
Jabberwocky play
noun JAB-er-wah-kee
Definition: meaningless speech or writing
https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/jabberwocky-2018-06-18?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=j&file=jabber04&utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_source=wotd&utm_content=pron
Good Morning, Everyone.