Twelve Haitian children, airlifted to the US, may not actually be orphans, reports Ginger Thompson for the New York Times. Fifty-four Haitian children were airlifted to Pennsylvania in the aftermath of the earthquake...cepr.net/children-airli…
She had to get the girl she planned to adopt out of Ukraine. Now she's in that country amid Europe's bloodiest war in decades. cincinnati.com/story/news/202…
War Pushes Ukraine to Ease Adoption Rules for Orphans
A U.S. Marine used political connections to adopt an Afghan baby, her family says. Now they're suing to get her back. pbs.org/newshour/natio…
Ukraine crisis: Save the Children calls for immediate halt on intercountry adoptions to keep children safe savethechildren.net/news/ukraine-c…
A Wyoming couple flew to Ukraine to adopt two children with special needs. 24 hours after signing the papers, they were forced to flee the country. blackhillsfox.com/2022/03/01/wyo…
‘It breaks my heart that we can’t all be together’ says mother battling for adoptive children in Ukraine ksla.com/2023/02/24/it-…
Americans are, again, doing what they accuse someone else of doing => SOCAL DOCTOR RETURNS FROM WEEK-LONG MISSION TO RESCUE UKRAINIAN ORPHANS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
When its Americans taking them its as if they've been a family for yrs, these kids have never met these ppl & probably don't know English=> Mother reunited with adopted son in Ukraine, still unable to bring him home abcnews4.com/news/local/mot…
Oh brother => No Place for a Kid,' says US Veteran Who’s Rescuing Ukraine’s Orphans
...A Catholic Priest and a Parishioner Team Up to Rescue Ukrainian Orphans | National Catholic Register ncregister.com/cna/a-catholic…
Former State Rep. Matt Shea takes part in rescue of 62 orphans from Ukrainian city now ravaged by bombs, but some are questioning Shea’s actions and children’s future
Olathe woman wants government to allow Ukrainian orphans into US foster homes kmbc.com/article/olathe…
There are literally hundreds of articles, Americans are streaming in & out of Ukraine grabbing any child they can get their hands on, absolutely crazy stuff here
Couples, families, church groups, "veterans", random ppl all snatching kids in Ukraine, some of these groups have taken 100 or more kids out & flown them to the U.S.
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Also why does no one take 5 seconds to check out why this happened. Snow caps melted early, this runoff will be replaced during upcoming storms. If it didn't release the overflow now they'd soon have floods in their streets.
They have too much storm water too early because of the early melt. Its not ideal but there it is
We are simply outraged at China's latest provocation, their blatant attempt to interfere in the war that the US clearly called dibs on months ago, we aren't about to let them get away with this.
Calling emergency late-night meetings, waking the national security advisor & the Pentagon chiefs, on the call in their bathrobes & slippers, wh switchboard operator turns down their TV & snaps into motion, aides & staffers scribbling notes...this couldn't wait until morning, >
I can't be alone with my problems. When that happens everything falls apart because I can not advocate for myself & I just start drawing the circle smaller & smaller around myself & I can't force myself to step outside it
Im aware that I'm doing this because I fear the worst but I can't make myself stop, until finally the worst thing does happen. Its like I'm willing it to happen. I don't know why.
And now its impossible ill ever ask for help again because part of what started this whole spiral is that someone said they were going to help with me something, & I stupidly was counting on that & then when they just never did, I didn't want to ask why--becauss no one has to >