Laura Silsby (later Laura Silsby Gayler) was an Idaho businesswoman and Baptist church member who founded New Life Children’s Refuge (NLCR) in November 2009. In late January 2010, shortly after Haiti’s devastating earthquake, she led a group of 10 American missionaries who tried to take 33 Haitian children across the border into the Dominican Republic without proper authorization. The episode became an international incident involving kidnapping charges, questions about child trafficking, and a clash between disaster-relief impulses and Haitian law.
Silsby, then about 40, lived in the Boise/Meridian area. She was a divorced mother who had co-founded Personal Shopper, an online personal-shopping company, in 1999. The business later generated multiple civil lawsuits and wage claims; Idaho labor officials found tens of thousands of dollars owed to employees, and her Meridian house was foreclosed in late 2009—the same address she used to register NLCR. She also had a record of traffic citations and other civil disputes.
The group flew to the Dominican Republic on January 22, entered Haiti a few days later, and began collecting children. On January 26 they were stopped while trying to move about 40 children and turned back for lack of papers. They continued gathering children, many from the village of Calebasse (Callebas) and a Port-au-Prince slum. On the night of January 29 they were arrested at the Haiti–Dominican Republic border with 33 children on a bus. They had no Haitian government authorization to remove the children.
Investigations quickly showed that none of the 33 children were orphans. All had at least one living parent. Many parents in Calebasse had handed their children over after receiving flyers and promises of schooling, food, soccer fields, and the chance to visit. Some children later said they thought they were going to camp or boarding school.
The 10 Americans were charged with kidnapping and criminal association. Eight were released on February 17 after a judge concluded the parents had given the children voluntarily. Coulter was released March 8. Silsby, as organizer, remained in custody. Kidnapping charges were dropped; she was tried in May on the lesser charge of “arranging irregular travel” under a 1980 law from the Duvalier era. Prosecutors argued she knew she lacked authorization. On May 17 she was convicted and sentenced to time served (about three months and eight days). She flew home that day. A Haitian judge publicly stated that Silsby had misled the other missionaries by telling them she had the necessary documents.
99% of people don’t understand this.
crypto is about network effects.
it gets better the more people that use it.
just like a house party.
when you’re the only one, it’s kinda meh.
and when one more person shows up, it’s still kinda meh.
but gradually more and more people come along.
and at some point it just suddenly clicks and the party is in full swing.
which is when everyone wants to come to the party too.
and we all know what happens then…
🚨 HAPPENING NOW: At almost MIDNIGHT after a successful day at the UN, President Trump boards Air Force One on his way back to Washington DC
I’ve NEVER seen someone work as hard as Trump
America is lucky to have this man ❤️
Former ABC News correspondent Terry Moran says network executives rejected his attempt to report on then-President Joe Biden’s health in late 2023 or early 2024, months before Biden’s June 2024 debate performance intensified national scrutiny of his age and health. Below are the executives who were in a position to make such a treasonous decision.
@Counter_Coup@LeadingReport Kim Godwin was ABC News president (2021-May 2024). Stacia Deshishku was executive editor/SVP for editorial direction (2022-2024). From Feb 2024, Debra OConnell led Disney's News Group overseeing ABC News. Moran named no specific individuals who rejected the pitch.
Former ABC News correspondent Terry Moran says network executives rejected his attempt to report on then-President Joe Biden’s health in late 2023 or early 2024, months before Biden’s June 2024 debate performance intensified national scrutiny of his age and health.
Meanwhile, Trump has methodically reoriented global trade across the planet since he returned to office.
Now, compare what Trump is accomplishing against what Sen. Whitehouse is asserting. Does what he's saying make any sense against the enormity of what the President has accomplished just on this front?
Folks, this is as historic as it gets.
This is civilization-level change.
(From right to left) Panama Canal, North Atlantic Passage, Strait of Gibraltar, Strait of Hormuz, Strait of Malacca.
There are fake ass influencers telling everyone not to vote anymore…
You know who’s not talking like that? Democrat voters of left wing influencers. It’s only the ones on the “right”
I told you.. most of these stupid people are here to demoralize you and have endless crybaby sessions.
They are either paid operatives or worse… useful idiots who has been convinced that is a good idea.
Never go full retard.