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June 15, 2019

Flow chart to help everyday Americans understand the American camp system.

....This has been vetted by advocates at the border who have been inside these facilities.

Please share far and wide.



https://twitter.com/ECMcLaughlin/status/1139912861570912256

June 14, 2019

Courtney foils Trump's red, white, blue Air Force 1 plan Amendment won't allow gold-plated interior

Washington — Rep. Joe Courtney on Wednesday threw a big wrench into President Donald Trump’s plans to paint the iconic Air Force One jets red, white and blue.

During a marathon hearing of the House Armed Services Committee on a bill that will authorize Pentagon spending for 2020, Courtney, D-2nd District, introduced an amendment that restricts spending on any changes made to the white and sky-blue Boeing airplanes that have served as presidential transport since the early 1960s.

Courtney’s amendment, adopted by committee members on a 31-26 party line vote, would require congressional approval for excessive spending on “interior, paint and fixtures.”



More:

https://ctmirror.org/2019/06/12/courtney-foils-trumps-red-white-blue-air-force-one-plan/

June 14, 2019

Tanker owner seems to dispute U.S. account of Gulf of Oman attack

The Japanese owner of the Kokuka Courageous, one of two oil tankers targeted near the Strait of Hormuz, said Friday that sailors on board saw "flying objects" just before it was hit, suggesting the vessel wasn't damaged by mines.

That account contradicts what the U.S. military said as it released a video Friday it said shows Iranian forces removing an unexploded limpet mine from one of the two ships that were hit.

The Japanese tanker was attacked twice Thursday, damaging the vessel and forcing all 21 crew members to evacuate.

Company president Yutaka Katada said Friday he believes the flying objects seen by the sailors could have been bullets. He denied any possibility of mines or torpedoes because the damage was above the ship's waterline. He called reports of a mine attack "false."



https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/oil-tanker-attacks-gulf-of-oman-tanker-owner-seems-to-dispute-us-account-of-gulf-of-oman-attack-today-2019-06-14/?__twitter_impression=true


and this could be relevant too:
https://twitter.com/OpWolverines/status/1139496789457768450

June 14, 2019

TRUMP: "We have a new Jackie O. It's called Melania."

Trump tells Fox he wants to redo Air Force One livery even though the iconic baby blue was “Jackie O.” He then says, “We have a new Jackie O. It’s called Melania.”

https://twitter.com/PhilipRucker/status/1139515253648236544

June 14, 2019

Hey Tom-

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