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Jul 18, 2019 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
Let’s tell the truth about the toilet/sink combo. Here’s a picture of mine. That sink is NOT for drinking. That would be disgusting and unsanitary. That is for washing your hands after you pee and poop. It is disingenuous and irresponsible for any government official... 1/11
...or anyone else to suggest that it is safe and sanitary for children (or anyone) to drink from a toilet sink, which is where people wash their hands (often without soap and/or hot water) after peeing and pooping. Generally, you should avoid drinking from or near... 2/11
Jul 9, 2019 • 9 tweets • 5 min read
Please share widely. Our personal reports of what is being done to children by our government on our behalf has been labeled as "fake news" by the president on Twitter. 1/X #lights4liberty#dontlookaway
I directly met with and participated in interviews with approximately 30 children (including infants and sibling groups) at the Clint Border Patrol facility over the course of four days last month. 2/x #lights4liberty#dontlookaway
Jun 27, 2019 • 29 tweets • 5 min read
Today an application for a TRO was filed against the U.S. Government for its treatment of children in Border Patrol Facilities. Here are a few excerpts from the children’s declarations. Please share widely and let the world hear these children’s voices. 1/29
We are in a metal cage with 20 other teenagers with babies and young children. We have one mat we need to share with each other. It is very cold. We each got a mylar blanket, but it is not enough to warm up. 2/29