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June 27, 2018

Seth Meyers - Trump's South Carolina Rally; Travel Ban Upheld: A Closer Look



Seth takes a closer look at one of Donald Trump's weirdest rallies yet and his efforts to strip away the constitutional rights of immigrants.

June 27, 2018

Seth Meyers: Guest Chris Hayes Dissects What Really Drives Anti-Immigration Politics



Chris Hayes talks about his recent visit to the southern border and dissects what really drives anti-immigration politics.




Chris Hayes Explains Why It's Important to Yell at Public Officials



Chris Hayes explains what he thinks drove the president to undo his family separation policy and discusses White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders being asked to leave a restaurant.

June 27, 2018

The Daily Show: Trevor Noah EVISCERATES the Civility Argument, "Permit Patty" Calls the Cops



Conservatives demand "civility" in an attempt to silence critics of the Trump administration and Trevor points out that calls for civility tend to come from people in a position of privilege.




“Permit Patty” Calls the Cops on an Eight-Year-Old Girl



Dulce Sloan weighs in on the controversy surrounding a white woman who called the police on an eight-year-old black girl for selling bottled water without a permit.




June 26, 2018

Stephen Colbert - Monologue and Opening - 6/25/18

Denying Due Process To Anyone Is Denying Due Process To Everyone



Donald Trump's suggestion that we deport undocumented immigrants without due process might as well have been an insult-loaded Twitter attack against the @FoundingFathers.




How The Red Hen Could've Treated Sarah Huckabee Sanders



Stephen proposes an alternative way for restaurants to treat Donald Trump's Press Secretary going forward.




New Challenge Coins For Trump's Presidency



Stephen minted some brand new challenge coins for the White House that never misses an opportunity to commemorate an event.




A Mobile Restaurant For Trump Officials



Are you a member of the Trump administration who just wants to dine in peace? Come on down to Au Bon Van's mobile eatery!

June 26, 2018

Seth Meyers - Trump Goes to Nevada Amid Migrant Detention Crisis: A Closer Look



Seth takes a closer look at President Trump trying to circumvent due process for detained migrants.
June 26, 2018

The Daily Show: White House Officials Get Left-Swiped, Trump's Starburst Tantrum



White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is the latest member of Team Trump to face public condemnation, while Trump staffers complain that their boss is a dating buzzkill.




Trump’s Starburst Tantrum & The President’s Self-Described Elitism



President Trump reportedly threw candy at German Chancellor Angela Merkel during the G7 summit, and MAGA fans cheer on the president’s elitism at a Trump rally in Minnesota.

June 25, 2018

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - Mexican Elections



Mexico is on the verge of a major election. John Oliver discusses some things we should know about the races and one thing we should not know about Santa Claus.

June 25, 2018

Texas group takes in about 30 parents separated from kids

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A Texas charitable organization says 32 immigrant parents separated from their children after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border were freed into its care, but they don’t know where their kids are or when they might see them again despite government assurances that family reunification would be well organized.

The release on Sunday is believed to be the first, large one of its kind since President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday that preserved a “zero-tolerance” policy for entering the country illegally but ended the practice of separating immigrant parents and children. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement offered no immediate comment.

Ruben Garcia, director of Annunciation House in El Paso, said the group of both mothers and fathers includes some from Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras who arrived to his group after federal authorities withdrew criminal charges for illegal entry. He didn’t release names or personal details to protect the parents’ privacy, and Homeland Security officials said they needed more specifics in order to check out their cases.

A Saturday night fact sheet by the Department of Homeland Security and other agencies said authorities know the location of all children in custody after separating them from their families at the border and are working to reunite them. It called the reunification process “well coordinated.”

It also said parents must request that their child be deported with them. In the past, the fact sheet says, many parents elected to be deported without their children. That may be a reflection of violence or persecution they face in their home countries.


More: https://apnews.com/23c44b26627f4adcbcdb69504f9dab88/Texas-group-takes-in-about-30-parents-separated-from-kids


June 25, 2018

Fire department recovers prosthetic worth $127,000

CORINTH -- On Sunday, the Corinth Fire Department reunited a lost prosthetic leg with its owner.

The original call came in Thursday from Saratoga County Dispatch -- a male amputee had lost his prosthetic leg -- valued at $127,000 -- off the back of his jetski in the Hudson River.

Corinth Fire Department responded to the Spier Falls boat launch with divers, and conducted a brief search, but did not find the leg.

On Friday, divers searched for another three hours, again without finding the leg.

Sunday, the Corinth Dive Team dove again, with assistance from Hadley-Luzerne Fire, ROG Scuba, Kraken Scuba, and Water Horse Adventures. After about 20 minutes, they found the leg, in about 15 feet of water.

The owner was contacted, and the prosthetic returned.

Photos at link: http://cbs6albany.com/news/local/fire-department-recovers-prosthetic-worth-127000


Photo credit: Corinth Fire Department

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