Christine Gonzalez, ATR-BC, LCPAT, LPAT
@curiosityart.bsky.social
Art Therapist
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It began with a pair of notices from the Trump administration and then a flood of messages and calls among attorneys and child advocates: Guatemalan children in US government custody were being moved in the middle of the night to be sent back to their home country. https://cnn.it/45PeVFz
‘Confused and scared’: Inside the middle of the night effort to repatriate Guatemalan children in US custody | CNN Politics
Staff at US shelters woke children up — some of them crying or vomiting in fear, legal filings say — to prepare them to fly back to their home country.
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September 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
It began with a pair of notices from the Trump administration and then a flood of messages and calls among attorneys and child advocates: Guatemalan children in US government custody were being moved in the middle of the night to be sent back to their home country. https://cnn.it/45PeVFz
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Just a quick reminder, if Russia ceased firing there would be a cease fire
March 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Just a quick reminder, if Russia ceased firing there would be a cease fire
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NPR's @ailsachang.bsky.social speaks with Rep. Greg Landsman, a lawmaker who signed a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio asking whether a database of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia had been deleted.
Trump admin. cuts funding for program that tracked Ukrainian children abducted by Russia
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Rep. Greg Landsman, a lawmaker who signed a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio asking whether a database of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia had been deleted.
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March 19, 2025 at 10:23 PM
NPR's @ailsachang.bsky.social speaks with Rep. Greg Landsman, a lawmaker who signed a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio asking whether a database of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia had been deleted.
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Maria Oksentiyivna Prymachenko was a Ukrainian folk art painter, who worked in the naïve art style. A self-taught artist, she worked in painting, embroidery and ceramics.
March 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Maria Oksentiyivna Prymachenko was a Ukrainian folk art painter, who worked in the naïve art style. A self-taught artist, she worked in painting, embroidery and ceramics.
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El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.
February 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.
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Attorney General Pam Bondi stated in a memo: “Any attorney who, due to personal political views or judgments, declines to sign a brief, appear in court, refuses to advance good-faith arguments on behalf of the administration,
February 6, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Attorney General Pam Bondi stated in a memo: “Any attorney who, due to personal political views or judgments, declines to sign a brief, appear in court, refuses to advance good-faith arguments on behalf of the administration,
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What we are seeing from Christian Nationals is not Christianity. It's a convoluted repurposing of Nazism.
What we are seeing from Christian Nationals is not Christianity. It's a convoluted repurposing of Nazism.
Christian Nationalism Across America
Jen Rubin and Robert P.
open.substack.com
February 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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What we are seeing from Christian Nationals is not Christianity. It's a convoluted repurposing of Nazism.
What we are seeing from Christian Nationals is not Christianity. It's a convoluted repurposing of Nazism.
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Americans are confused, scared and angered by President Trump’s escalating attacks on our independent, professional and dedicated civil service.
That's why I convened top federal workforce experts for this emergency webinar sharing crucial information.
That's why I convened top federal workforce experts for this emergency webinar sharing crucial information.
Rep. Raskin’s On-Demand Webinar for Federal Workers Facing the Trump-Musk Assault on our Government
YouTube video by Rep. Jamie Raskin
www.youtube.com
February 5, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Americans are confused, scared and angered by President Trump’s escalating attacks on our independent, professional and dedicated civil service.
That's why I convened top federal workforce experts for this emergency webinar sharing crucial information.
That's why I convened top federal workforce experts for this emergency webinar sharing crucial information.
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I'm sorry, but "they took over the whole federal payments system, fired the career staff, and won't let anybody see what they're doing" is not a situation in which you wait for more information. It's a situation in which you assume the worst. There's no explanation for it other than rampant crimes.
February 3, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I'm sorry, but "they took over the whole federal payments system, fired the career staff, and won't let anybody see what they're doing" is not a situation in which you wait for more information. It's a situation in which you assume the worst. There's no explanation for it other than rampant crimes.
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Approximately 20 members of Elon Musk’s staff have begun working within the Education Department. They have gained access to multiple sensitive internal systems, including a financial aid dataset containing the personal information of millions of students enrolled in the federal student aid program.
February 4, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Approximately 20 members of Elon Musk’s staff have begun working within the Education Department. They have gained access to multiple sensitive internal systems, including a financial aid dataset containing the personal information of millions of students enrolled in the federal student aid program.
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Murphy: "This is a constitutional crisis that we are in today. Let's call it what it is."
February 3, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Murphy: "This is a constitutional crisis that we are in today. Let's call it what it is."
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A witch hunt has begun at the FBI. Employees are required to provide information by Tuesday and are being encouraged to report on their coworkers. The FBI questionnaire asks agents about their roles in various cases, including whether they made arrests or appeared in court, among other details.
February 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
A witch hunt has begun at the FBI. Employees are required to provide information by Tuesday and are being encouraged to report on their coworkers. The FBI questionnaire asks agents about their roles in various cases, including whether they made arrests or appeared in court, among other details.
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Today in US History: On Feb. 3, 1870, the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, granted black men the right to vote. It was passed by Congress on February 26, 1869. Black Americans were set free by the 13th amendment. The 14th Amendment guaranteed citizenship.
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackHistoryMonth
February 3, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Today in US History: On Feb. 3, 1870, the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, granted black men the right to vote. It was passed by Congress on February 26, 1869. Black Americans were set free by the 13th amendment. The 14th Amendment guaranteed citizenship.
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackHistoryMonth
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An Elon Musk staffer misused the U.S. Marshals Service by falsely invoking their authority to intimidate. USAID security personnel were threatened with action by the federal Marshals Service.
February 3, 2025 at 5:41 AM
An Elon Musk staffer misused the U.S. Marshals Service by falsely invoking their authority to intimidate. USAID security personnel were threatened with action by the federal Marshals Service.
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Billionaire Elon Musk has stated that work is underway to shut down the U.S. foreign aid agency, USAID. Officials have been instructed not to report to work and have been locked out of the building.
February 3, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Billionaire Elon Musk has stated that work is underway to shut down the U.S. foreign aid agency, USAID. Officials have been instructed not to report to work and have been locked out of the building.
Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say - www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
www.reuters.com
February 1, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say - www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
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Grateful for the leadership of Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown who joined 22 other state attorneys general in challenging President Trump's unconstitutional birthright citizenship executive order.
Thanks to all our state and local leaders hanging tough for the Fourteenth Amendment.
Thanks to all our state and local leaders hanging tough for the Fourteenth Amendment.
Maryland joins lawsuit against Trump executive order ending birthright citizenship
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced Tuesday that he was joining 22 other states to challenge President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com
January 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Grateful for the leadership of Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown who joined 22 other state attorneys general in challenging President Trump's unconstitutional birthright citizenship executive order.
Thanks to all our state and local leaders hanging tough for the Fourteenth Amendment.
Thanks to all our state and local leaders hanging tough for the Fourteenth Amendment.
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A memo issued by the US Office of Personnel Management instructed agencies to notify DEI staffers “no later than 5:00pm EST on Wednesday” that they were being placed on administrative leave effective immediately as “the agency takes steps to close/end all DEIA initiatives, offices and programs.”
White House orders government DEI employees to be placed on leave | CNN Politics
Employees in any federal diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility offices will be placed on paid administrative leave “effective immediately,” according to a post from White House press secretar...
www.cnn.com
January 22, 2025 at 7:03 AM
A memo issued by the US Office of Personnel Management instructed agencies to notify DEI staffers “no later than 5:00pm EST on Wednesday” that they were being placed on administrative leave effective immediately as “the agency takes steps to close/end all DEIA initiatives, offices and programs.”
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Meta quietly updated its hateful conduct policy to allow users to refer to "women as household objects or property" among other offensive language.
Calling women ‘household objects’ now permitted on Facebook after Meta updated its guidelines | CNN Business
Meta on Tuesday announced sweeping changes to how it moderates content that will roll out in the coming months, including doing away with professional fact checking. But the company also quietly updat...
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January 7, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Meta quietly updated its hateful conduct policy to allow users to refer to "women as household objects or property" among other offensive language.
Winter solstice community gathering
January 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Winter solstice community gathering