Mark Small

If you’re poor or on the lower side of middle-class, you probably know what “DCS” stands for: Department of Child Services. As Kin Hubbard once observed, it’s not against the law to be poor in this country, but it might as well be. 1/9

Judge Coney Barrett attended trump’s Sept 26 announcement of her nomination for SCOTUS at an outdoor ceremony attended by > 150 people, “many of whom did not wear masks or practice social distancing,” - NBC 2/9

Afterward, dozens gathered inside the White House's Diplomatic Reception Room & adjoining hallway for 30 to 45 minutes. CNN reported attendees did not wear masks, and pictures of the event show no social distancing. 3/9

NYTs' photog & a WH photog pictures show ppl talking very close together One pic shows Melania Trump, Barrett and her family posing shoulder to shoulder and directly behind Trump in the Oval Office. 4/9

D.C. Code §22-1102: A person who refuses or neglects 2 prevent the suffering & secure safety of their child “shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor” Indiana: child neglect when person places the child in a situation that endangers child's life or health. I.C. §35-36-1-4(1). 5/9

D.C. failure to report neglect is a crime: “Any person required to make a report ... who willfully fails to make such a report shall be fined ... imprisoned not more than 180 days, or both. ...” §4-1321.07. Mandatory reporters include law enforcement officers and physicians. 6/9