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    Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 19 Jun 2018

    Jeet Heer Retweeted Niraj Warikoo

    "infants as young as three months of age"https://twitter.com/nwarikoo/status/1009279704476651520 …

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    Niraj WarikooVerified account @nwarikoo
    Some of the immigrant kids separated from parents now arriving in Michigan “are infants as young as three months of age,” says Michigan Dept. of Civil Rights. https://www.michigan.gov/mdcr/0,4613,7-138--471110--,00.html … pic.twitter.com/C4poYJV8uR
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      1. Danielle‏ @loosebricks 19 Jun 2018
        Replying to @HeerJeet

        Some of these kids are never going to see their parents again. This is truly depraved.

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      1. Samurai Cat‏ @DragonCat936362 19 Jun 2018
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        Samurai Cat Retweeted Scully 🇺🇸 ☠️ ⚖️ Truth Matters

        https://twitter.com/danascottlo/status/1009297454662062081?s=21 …

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        Scully 🇺🇸 ☠️ ⚖️ Truth Matters @DanaScottlo
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      2. Ken Cunningham‏ @KenCunn77721220 19 Jun 2018
        Replying to @HeerJeet

        They're mad. Insane. Bananas. There's no other explanation for this.

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      3. Lance Sanders‏ @Lancebowski 19 Jun 2018
        Replying to @KenCunn77721220 @HeerJeet

        Sociopaths who've made a Faustian bargain...

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      1. By-Tor‏ @Anagram4Mongo 19 Jun 2018
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        We barely separate puppies from their mothers at this age. #ConcentrationCampsForKids

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      1. Resisted Sister‏ @vote_everytime 19 Jun 2018
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        #babyjail #CrimesAgainstHumanity #TrumpHumanRightsViolations

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      1. Susan Goffe‏ @suezeecue 19 Jun 2018
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        But they'll be okay. They've got videos and TVs...😑 #SecretaryNielsen

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      1. Dana Dicer‏ @theDanaDicer 19 Jun 2018
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        I guess that explains why there are so few pictures of what's going on,

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      1. J Canny‏ @JCannyE 19 Jun 2018
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        If you want to help these children, give them back to their parents. What is wrong with you people?

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      2. Joanne Renaud‏ @suburbanbeatnik 19 Jun 2018
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        JFC

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      3. Rainbow Ladybug‏ @coyotedancer 19 Jun 2018
        Replying to @suburbanbeatnik @HeerJeet

        Yep. And there is no reunification with family plan, either.

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