Kids are being torn away from their parents. This Twitter thread provides vital context.

Facts can only do so much. 

The Trump administration-authored policy of separating migrant children from their parents has sparked outrage all across the United States. As horrible as the basic facts are to most rational sensibilities, they're easy to distort on paper — as one Gizmodo reporter's Twitter thread makes clear.

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In recent days, news media organizations have gotten the chance to step inside a number of the detention centers that have been established for housing these kids. And for every chill-inducing thread that details their daily reality, there are tweets like this one that work to hand-wave away any concerns. Read more...

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