Annie Comes Home

Saturday, June 20, 2026

It just takes one day

One day.

That’s all it takes for a child’s life to completely change — to become one of 123 million forcibly displaced children.

Behind numbers this large are deeply personal moments of loss and fear. Through my years of humanitarian work, I’ve seen urgency in parents' eyes and confusion on children's faces. I’ve seen how tightly they clutch the only toy they could grab when they were suddenly forced to flee.

It’s the first day of a long journey as a refugee.

Today, on World Refugee Day, I hope you can join me in recognizing millions of people — particularly children — for their perseverance and bravery, but also the suffering they experience while on the move.

Will you take a few minutes to learn more about World Refugee Day and how you can help children and their families who have been displaced?

Day 1 of displacement is disorienting for a child whose home has just been struck by a bomb, whose community is terrorized by violence, whose future suddenly depends on strangers and access to aid.

In Lebanon, 8-year-old Mira* knows that feeling too well. When intense bombing forced her family to flee, there was no time to pack or say goodbye.

Every day, she misses the small comforts that once made her feel safe. “The things I miss the most are my room, my bed, my toys and home,” she says.

Once the war ends, I would love to return home. - Mira

Home is safety, relief and everything - Layan

13-year-old Layan*, Mira’s sister, was also displaced by war. In fact, this is her second time being displaced after the recent escalation in Lebanon.

She misses her routine and spending time with loved ones, like Friday Prayer and her grandfather’s home in the south. “I miss my classmates, my teachers, my village and everything,” she says.

Today, Mira and Layan live in a school-turned-shelter with their mother, sister, aunt and two cousins.

Save the Children has provided food kits, hygiene essentials and bedding to meet their basic needs. We’re also helping them cope with distress through educational and mental health support activities.

With support from people like you, Mira and Layan are out of harm's way. But for millions of displaced children, the journey has just begun.

Watch your inbox for Day 3 of a child’s journey: the day families finally reach a displacement camp. In the meantime, learn more about World Refugee Day and what life is like for children who are displaced in an instant >>

With appreciation,

Nora Ingdal
Lebanon Country Director
Save the Children

All we can do is ask

We wouldn’t ask unless we had a good reason – and we can give you five: ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

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Experts say that Democrats have no chance at retaking the Senate without winning North Carolina’s toss-up seat.

Fortunately, The New York Times reported that North Carolina is the best pickup opportunity for Democrats on the map.

GOP super PACs are committing to invest nearly $100 million so far on attack ads to stop that from happening – and this is projected to be the most expensive Senate race in history.

Now, with a poll showing Roy neck-and-neck with his MAGA loyalist opponent, it appears the GOP’s investments are working.

Unless we reach our $1.5 million end-of-quarter goal before June 30, we won’t have the grassroots resources to fight back.

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I'm running to fight for Ohioans, and their dogs

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I love meeting Ohioans, both two- and four-legged. 🐕

On the campaign trail, I make a point to stop and pet every dog I can. I love dogs, but I also love meeting their families and owners. And sometimes, the conversations I have over a game of fetch can be some of the most enlightening and memorable moments – I hear directly about the hardships Ohioans are facing and the leadership they want to see from their senators.

Look, I know working families are struggling, and a dog doesn't just make everything better. But I also know Ohioans shouldn't be struggling to afford the basics (including dog food). 🐶

I'm in this race to give working folks a voice in the Senate, but this is an all-hands-on-deck grassroots campaign. Will you throw us a bone of $5 or $25 and help us flip this battleground seat and keep fighting for ALL Ohioans?

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When you love your country, you fight for the people who make it work.

Hey there! It's Sherrod Brown.

There's nobody fighting for Ohioans in the U.S. Senate right now, and I won't sit on the sidelines while working people get screwed over by large corporations and wealthy political donors.

If you work hard, you should be able to afford a decent life. But the reality is, life is too expensive. Costs are going up. Wages are staying stagnant. Working people are working harder than ever before, and they're not getting their share of the profit.

This campaign is all about changing that – and election analysts say we have a strong shot at winning in November.

But I'll need your help to pull it off: My opponent is a Washington insider being propped up by the Republican establishment, and he's got virtually unlimited resources.

That's not how our campaign works. We're a grassroots movement, and that means we rely on ordinary people chipping in a couple bucks. If you're able, please make a donation of any amount today. It could be what helps us flip Ohio and the Senate.

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Pulling every lever

Pamela,

It’s time for a full-court press.

Georgia lawmakers just started a special legislative session — and rigging the voting maps to gut Black and brown political power was on their agenda.

We’re organizing voters to speak out against this power grab.

And we’re calling on major Georgia-based corporations — including Coca-Cola, UPS, Delta Airlines, Georgia Pacific, and Home Depot — to use their significant sway in state politics for good and make their voices heard as well.

Add your name if you want to send a message to these Georgia corporations — and tell them to oppose racist voting maps that silence Black and brown voters. We need to collect as many signatures as possible in the next few days so we can show company leaders where the public stands.

Consumer voices go a long way to shape corporate decisions — and when corporate leaders talk, politicians listen.

Just days ago, the Georgia legislature met in a special session. Gov. Kemp continues to push to redraw Georgia's voting maps for the 2028 elections — even after Georgia House and Senate Republican leaders announced they will not proceed, fearing a fight over racist maps just before the election could cost them their majority.

So we still have an opportunity to make a difference in this fight.

Let’s show Georgia lawmakers that there would be a real political cost to rigging the maps — including pushback from major corporations.

If you agree that powerful companies should speak out against racial discrimination and silencing Georgians, tell these Georgia corporations to say no to racist voting maps.

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Data centers are a threat to us all

Friends,

Right now, across this country, massive corporations are building thousands of data centers to fuel the artificial intelligence boom. These aren't small operations. We're talking about industrial complexes that consume more electricity than entire cities, drain precious water resources, and operate with nearly zero accountability to the communities they're destroying.

Here's a new kicker: 49,000 working people in South Lake Tahoe are about to lose their electricity so that investor-owned NV Energy can redirect power to these data centers. Teachers, firefighters, police officers, and service workers—people who keep our communities running—are being told their power is less important than profits for Big Tech and Big Energy.

This is what unchecked corporate greed looks like.

Join us and send a letter to Congress now to demand a national data center moratorium and to expand access to renewable energy.

But this isn't just an environmental, energy, or infrastructure crisis. It's also a national security catastrophe.

An October 2025 outage at a single Amazon facility disrupted services for millions of people on websites ranging from United Airlines to Venmo and Reddit to Fortnite. Iran recently launched drone strikes against American data centers in the Middle East. The Department of Energy itself acknowledges that energy security is national security.

And yet, the Trump administration is blocking renewable energy projects while fast-tracking data centers powered by fossil fuels in war zones.

This is insanity.

Here's what we need to do:

1. Institute a moratorium on new data centers until we have comprehensive federal standards protecting communities, water resources, and the electrical grid.
2. Community control over whether these facilities can be built so the people who live near these projects should have the final say, not corporate lobbyists and bought-off politicians.
3. Invest in renewable American energy infrastructure. Renewables are cheaper than fossil fuels, and protect our environment and communities.
4. No more subsidies for Big Tech when these corporations are making record profits while working families lose their power and communities lose their water.

Send a letter now to your congressional representatives demanding these straightforward priorities.

Friends, this is a fight we can win. Local opposition has already blocked or delayed more than a dozen data center projects worth $64 billion. Seven in 10 Americans oppose these facilities in their communities. The momentum is on our side.

But we need to act now because these corporations move fast. They don't care about your family, your community, or your security. They care about their profits. And they're counting on us to stay silent while they carve up our infrastructure and sell it off to the highest bidder.

We will not let that happen.

Click here to join our campaign demanding a federal moratorium on new data centers until we have real protections for working families and our national security.

This is what the fight looks like. It's not glamorous. It's not easy. But it's necessary. And with your support, we're going to win.

In solidarity,

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¹https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-05-19/a-surge-in-nevada-data-center-construction-threatens-power-supply-for-50-000-californians
²https://www.npr.org/2025/10/20/nx-s1-5580312/aws-outage
³https://www.techpolicy.press/the-legal-and-policy-fallout-from-data-center-strikes-in-the-middle-east-war/
⁴https://www.energy.gov/topics/energy-security
⁵https://www.datacenterwatch.org/report
⁶ https://news.gallup.com/poll/709772/americans-oppose-data-centers-area.aspx

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Betrayal

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The effort to destroy Black political power in the South is among the greatest betrayals of Black Americans… by the federal government in living memory.

Pamela, as Mara Gay wrote in The New York Times, the recent gutting of the Voting Rights Act and the rampant redistricting efforts that have followed are a betrayal of Black Americans, and those who believe in fair representation in America.

To see this play out side by side with flashy, over-the-top celebrations of America’s 250th birthday is particularly gut-wrenching.

Many warned that dismantling the Voting Rights Act would open the floodgates for states to pass extreme map redraws that silence Black and Brown voters.

In just two months, they’ve pushed new maps across the South: Florida. Tennessee. Louisiana. Alabama.

As A.G. Holder put it, this rampant racial gerrymandering “is consistent with the worst of what the federal government has done” since Reconstruction.

The extremists behind this playbook are betting that they can outmaneuver democracy and outrun accountability. It’s on us to prove them wrong.

With the voices of millions of voters at risk, make a donation to Redistricting Action and let’s fight as hard as we know how for fair representation and voting rights in the months ahead.

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