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A Delphi forum for discussing breaking news, memes, various topics of interest. From the serious to the silly, we discuss the top stories in the news, on Twitter, and in your social media world. Every day, a different story.
6/15/19
"NYT says that it has found the youngest known child taken from his parents at the U.S.-Mexico border: 4-month-old Constantin Mutu. https://t.co/yKBGES33C5"
Read more from Twitter6/17/19
""At the airport, he refused to board without the baby. The immigration officers, he said, told him that Constantin would be handed to him once he had taken his seat. But the plane lifted off and the baby never came." Heartbreaking story. https://t.co/IvVtu76Z28"
Read more from Twitter6/18/19
"NEW: "It wasn't just tears, it was screams." Baby Constantin's caseworker gave me a rare look into what it was like to care for separated children. She had to use puppets and drawings to tell to kids that their parents had been deported without them. https://t.co/maZlSbElga"
Read more from Twitter6/20/19
The Trump administration argued in front of a Ninth Circuit panel Tuesday that the government is not required to give soap or toothbrushes to children apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border and can have them sleep on concrete floors in frigid, overcrowded cells, despite a settlement agreement that requires detainees be kept in "safe and sanitary" facilities.
Read more from6/21/19
"Of these 250 children, 15 had the flu. A sick 2 year old had detained teens caring for him. The children were eating uncooked frozen food. They hadn't bathed or worn clean clothes in weeks. This is a violation of the Flores agreement and the human rights of these children. https://t.co/59k7kqvoly"
Read more from Twitter6/21/19
"Lack of soap, filthy onesies and too few beds have created a 'health crisis' at border detention facilities, monitors warn @CNN https://t.co/lIkrODot6M"
Read more from Twitter6/21/19
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""A 2-year-old boy locked in detention wants to be held all the time. A few girls, ages 10 to 15, say they've been doing their best to feed and soothe the clingy toddler who was handed to them by a guard days ago." https://t.co/u2m8VUIsA1"
Read more from Twitter6/22/19
""The last surviving member of the Nuremberg trials prosecuting team has said Donald Trump committed 'a crime against humanity' with the recent family separation policy." https://t.co/LspXLRE2Jg"
Read more from Twitter6/22/19
"Anyone who doubts why cameras are so important in federal courtrooms should watch this. The monstrosity of the Trump Administration reeks with every spoken line and a cold transcript can never capture it. https://t.co/1kBcDAMFa3"
Read more from Twitter6/22/19
"8-year-old migrant children are being forced to care for toddlers in detention camps; kids are being fed un-defrosted meals, and infants don't have diapers https://t.co/HTWu1j8ofB"
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