# foster care (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover foster care. Page: Feed: --- ## [A Quick Update from PMC Investigations](https://17sog.substack.com/p/a-quick-update-from-pmc-investigations) _2026-08-21 · The Constitutional Republic · The Constitutional Republic_ We’re doing a little housekeeping ## [Senior Cat Who Survived a Car Accident Made a Full Recovery, Tongue Out and Looking Unimpressed Either Way](https://www.lovemeow.com/senior-cat-survived-car-accident-2677741616.html) _2026-08-21 · Amy Bojo · Love Meow_ A gentle senior Persian cat survived being hit by a car and made a full recovery. Despite facing hard times, this sweet and fluffy survivor keeps his tongue peeking out with a funny, unimpressed look on his face. Thomas Credit: AMA Animal Rescue Thomas came into rescue most frighteningly. He had been hit by a car, and against every expectation, he survived. Hurting and in desperate need of help,… ## [Hello From the CEO’s Desk](https://17sog.substack.com/p/hello-from-the-ceos-desk) _2026-08-21 · The Constitutional Republic · The Constitutional Republic_ Hello, friends. ## [The Number that Knocks - The Record](https://17sog.substack.com/p/the-number-that-knocks-the-record) _2026-08-21 · The Constitutional Republic · The Constitutional Republic_ What Happened When Predictive Child-Welfare Systems Were Put to Work in Illinois, Los Angeles, Oregon, and Allegheny County ## [Cat with 3 Legs Meets Kind Woman For Coffee and Insists on Making It to His Forever Home](https://www.lovemeow.com/three-legged-cafe-cat-home-2677726225.html) _2026-08-19 · Megan Marie · Love Meow_ A cat with only three legs meets a kind woman for coffee at a cat café. He insisted on making that meeting turn into his forever home. Meowth Credit: Meow Parlour Meow Parlour , the first cat café in New York City, took in Meowth from a previous rescue. They had already flagged an old injury to his left hind leg but noted it wasn't causing any issues. Meowth became one of Meow Parlour's… ## [Kitten Foster Takes in Tuxedo Sisters and Notices Neither One Can Stay Mad Long Enough to Finish a Fight](https://www.lovemeow.com/bonded-kitten-sisters-one-home-2677721683.html) _2026-08-18 · Amy Bojo · Love Meow_ A foster took in two tuxedo kitten sisters, and it did not take long to notice that whatever disagreements break out between them, neither one can hold a grudge long enough to see it through before they are curled up together again. Goose and Goji Credit: Catz 4 Life, Inc. Goose and Goji do just about everything as a pair. They sleep curled against each other, chase one another across the room in… ## [Operational Security for Families of the Missing](https://17sog.substack.com/p/operational-security-for-families-c51) _2026-08-18 · The Constitutional Republic · The Constitutional Republic_ A field guide to locking your digital perimeter while you search. ## [Cat Rescued by First Responders From NYC Bridge Now Refuses to Drink Water Without One Paw in the Bowl](https://www.lovemeow.com/cat-rescued-williamsburg-bridge-ledge-2677716818.html) _2026-08-17 · Megan Marie · Love Meow_ A black tuxedo cat was spotted clinging to a ledge on the Manhattan-bound side of the Williamsburg Bridge. After first responders rescued him, the thing his shelter cannot stop talking about is how he drinks his water, with a paw planted right in the bowl. Willie Bee Credit: Animal Care Centers of NYC Willie Bee is a five-year-old tuxedo cat, and his path into safety started in about the most… ## [Fourteen Years, Then the Other Chair](https://17sog.substack.com/p/fourteen-years-then-the-other-chair-e0f) _2026-08-16 · The Constitutional Republic · The Constitutional Republic_ The Same Door, Part 3 — A ten-part investigation examining how foreign principals and a major Medicaid insurer appear within overlapping Washington lobbying and disclosure networks. ## [The Circle Around One Family](https://17sog.substack.com/p/the-circle-around-one-family) _2026-08-15 · The Constitutional Republic · The Constitutional Republic_ From the sidewalk it looks like charity. It's scaffolding. Second stop on the tour — we're going inside. ## [Snapshot Showdown on Google Play (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/DgxOYnvAQchx) _2026-08-15 · **Sponsored**_ Available on Google Play for Android devices. ## [Child welfare in New Mexico: Which metrics matter when it’s YOUR child?](https://nccpr.org/2026/08/15/child-welfare-in-new-mexico-which-metrics-matter-when-its-your-child/) _2026-08-15 · nccpr · National Coalition For Child Protection Reform_ Suppose, hypothetically, you’re a New Mexico journalist, or lawmaker, or other prominent public figure and someone decided to file a false, malicious child abuse report accusing you of the most vile crimes against children. So now, it’s happening to you, and the caseworker is at your door. ## [Best Cat Rescue Stories of July 2026](https://www.lovemeow.com/best-cat-rescue-stories-july-2026-2677704736.html) _2026-08-15 · Megan Marie · Love Meow_ Every month, LoveMeow's editorial team reports original cat rescue stories sourced directly from shelters, foster families, and rescue organizations across the United States, Europe, and many other countries. These are the seven cat rescue stories that resonated most with readers in July 2026, ranked by reader engagement and total page views. The 7 Best Cat Rescue Stories of July 2026 Harry,… ## [Let Me Be Your Tour Guide](https://17sog.substack.com/p/let-me-be-your-tour-guide) _2026-08-14 · The Constitutional Republic · The Constitutional Republic_ There's a world operating quietly in your town right now. Most people drive past it every day. Walk with me. ## [Cat Rescued From the Toughest Colony in New York Taught Herself to Switch On Her Own Toy](https://www.lovemeow.com/clever-cat-teaches-herself-toy-2677702896.html) _2026-08-13 · Amy Bojo · Love Meow_ A cat came out of one of the toughest colonies in Queens, New York, and once she was safe indoors, she did something her foster had never seen any cat do before: she taught herself to switch on her own spinning toy. Potato Credit: Little Wanderers NYC Potato is one of The Little Wanderers NYC's recent rescues, and her path to safety came down to a single moment of compassion. A trapper had first… ## [Kitten Who Survived Being Dragged by a Dog Now Trusts Enough to Purr Into Every Gentle Hand](https://www.lovemeow.com/kitten-survived-dog-attack-rescue-2677689464.html) _2026-08-12 · Megan Marie · Love Meow_ A kitten survived being dragged by a dog when she was barely two pounds, and now, safe with the rescuers who pulled her through, she purrs and kneads the moment a kind hand cradles her. Quinn Credit: Alley Cat Rescue Quinn is one of Alley Cat Rescue 's newest arrivals in Mount Rainier, MD, and the road that brought her to safety was anything but gentle. As a very young kitten, out on her own and… ## [The Same Signature — The Same Door, Part 2](https://17sog.substack.com/p/the-same-signature-the-same-door) _2026-08-11 · The Constitutional Republic · The Constitutional Republic_ Investigation by Project Milk Carton ## [Foster care in California: Your Tax Dollars at Work](https://nccpr.org/2026/08/11/foster-care-in-california-your-tax-dollars-at-work/) _2026-08-11 · nccpr · National Coalition For Child Protection Reform_ Private foster care agencies in California and elsewhere have been trying to get near-total immunity from lawsuits by survivors of abuse in homes or institutions they oversee – or at least a taxpayer bailout for their insurance costs. Here’s an example of who could be shut out. ## [Kittens Rescued From a Crawl Space Under Home, Now They Keep Pausing Mid-Play to Make Sure You're Watching](https://www.lovemeow.com/bonded-kitten-brothers-crawl-space-2677684249.html) _2026-08-11 · Megan Marie · Love Meow_ Two bonded kitten brothers named Ricky and Reggie hid so far beneath a house that the people trying to save them had to crawl in after them, and today they cannot get through a burst of zoomies without pausing to make sure their person is doing okay. Ricky & Reggie Credit: catz4life Their story began with a colony and a mother cat who had one very particular talent. During a TNR (trap, neuter, and… ## [The Same Door: Two Pipelines of Money, One Washington, and America's Foster Children](https://17sog.substack.com/p/the-same-door-two-pipelines-of-money) _2026-08-09 · The Constitutional Republic · The Constitutional Republic_ Investigation by Project Milk Carton ## [The Blueprint: How One CCP Influence Model Became the Global Playbook for Foreign Operations Against America](https://17sog.substack.com/p/the-blueprint-how-one-ccp-influence) _2026-08-08 · The Constitutional Republic · The Constitutional Republic_ Six DOJ Prosecutions. Four Countries. One Architecture. And the Unit That Caught Them Just Got Dismantled. ## [PixelRift — Platforming with Level Editor (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/LqMv3BUXcM4h) _2026-08-08 · **Sponsored**_ Includes a built-in level editor, campaign with elemental heroes, and boss encounters. ## [A Black Cat Hours From Being Put Down for Being Unwanted Has Spent Nine Years Proving Everyone Wrong](https://www.lovemeow.com/black-kitten-becomes-adventure-seeker-2677674747.html) _2026-08-08 · Megan Marie · Love Meow_ Today is International Cat Day. This is the story we wanted to tell. In 2016, a tiny black kitten was hours from being euthanized when a stranger had him pushed into his arms with no warning and no say in the matter. Neither of them wanted this. Simon Credit: JJ Yosh JJ Yosh was a filmmaker and adventurer living life entirely on his own terms. His landlord had a litter of rescue kittens that were… ## [Cat Who Beat a Rare Skin Condition Now Runs the Clinic and Gives Staff a Love Tap When Food Is Late](https://www.lovemeow.com/sassy-cat-runs-vet-clinic-2677669728.html) _2026-08-07 · Amy Bojo · Love Meow_ A cat who beat a rare skin condition now runs the animal clinic she lives in, supervising the staff from the heating pad and delivering a firm love tap to anyone slow with her dinner. Columbia Credit: Abandoned Pet Rescue Columbia, a six-year-old tabby, lives at the on-site clinic of Abandoned Pet Rescue , a no-kill shelter in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and by all accounts she runs the place. She… ## [Mama Cat Took a Rescue a Long Time to Trap, Now She Comes Out for the Voices She Loves Most](https://www.lovemeow.com/cat-rescued-with-three-kittens-2677663968.html) _2026-08-06 · Megan Marie · Love Meow_ A mama cat took a rescue a long time to be trapped. Although she still watches new faces from a hiding spot, she now peeks out and comes over to say hello the moment she hears a voice she has come to love. Cafecita Credit: Orphan Kitten Project Her rescue began with a stranger who noticed a mother cat and her babies in need of help. "A Good Samaritan reached out to the rescue by email, asking for… ## [The K Street Pipeline Beneath CUSEF: How CCP Influence Met American Healthcare Lobbying at One Washington Firm](https://17sog.substack.com/p/the-k-street-pipeline-beneath-cusef) _2026-08-06 · The Constitutional Republic · The Constitutional Republic_ On August 4, 2026, investigative journalist Natalie Winters published a bombshell exposé revealing that twenty of America’s most senior retired generals — including two former Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff — participated in a secret backchannel with a Chinese military intelligence front called CAIFC, funded by the China-United States Exchange Foundation (CUSEF). ## [The Paper Exit](https://17sog.substack.com/p/the-paper-exit) _2026-08-03 · The Constitutional Republic · The Constitutional Republic_ Investigation by Project Milk Carton ## [Forty-Eight Years Without a Scorekeeper](https://17sog.substack.com/p/forty-eight-years-without-a-scorekeeper) _2026-08-02 · The Constitutional Republic · The Constitutional Republic_ Investigation by Project Milk Carton ## [The Ramadi Files, Episode 6](https://17sog.substack.com/p/the-ramadi-files-episode-6) _2026-08-02 · The Constitutional Republic · The Constitutional Republic_ The fallen of COP Firecracker ## [The Ramadi Files, Episode 5](https://17sog.substack.com/p/the-ramadi-files-episode-5) _2026-08-02 · The Constitutional Republic · The Constitutional Republic_ How a city got taken back one intersection at a time ## [The Court-Ordered Industry](https://17sog.substack.com/p/the-court-ordered-industry) _2026-08-01 · The Constitutional Republic · The Constitutional Republic_ Investigation by Project Milk Carton ## [The Zeroes: A Unanimous Court Called Hidden Foster Care a Shadow System. Here Is Why It Is Still Running.](https://17sog.substack.com/p/the-zeroes-a-unanimous-court-called) _2026-07-31 · The Constitutional Republic · The Constitutional Republic_ Investigation by Project Milk Carton ## [Open directory of blogs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Plm2hIGPkDUR) _2026-07-31 · **Sponsored**_ Drop URLs or OPML — get per-blog pages plus machine-readable JSON, OPML, text ## [The Fingerprint That Never Was, Part II: One in Nine](https://17sog.substack.com/p/the-fingerprint-that-never-was-part) _2026-07-30 · The Constitutional Republic · The Constitutional Republic_ Investigation by Project Milk Carton ## [The Orphan Tax, Part II: The Twelve Percent](https://17sog.substack.com/p/the-orphan-tax-part-ii-the-twelve) _2026-07-29 · The Constitutional Republic · The Constitutional Republic_ Investigation by Project Milk Carton ## [The Ramadi Files, Episode 4](https://17sog.substack.com/p/the-ramadi-files-episode-4) _2026-07-29 · The Constitutional Republic · The Constitutional Republic_ The tank crews of Ramadi ## [The Ramadi Files, Episode 3](https://17sog.substack.com/p/the-ramadi-files-episode-3) _2026-07-29 · The Constitutional Republic · The Constitutional Republic_ One continuous operation, 0255 to 0640, January 17, 2007 ## [The Seventy Percent: One State Published the Foster Care Split Washington Says No One Can Calculate](https://17sog.substack.com/p/the-seventy-percent-one-state-published) _2026-07-28 · The Constitutional Republic · The Constitutional Republic_ Investigation by Project Milk Carton ## [Trouble at an Arizona residential treatment center? It must be the kids’ fault! Send in the drone!](https://nccpr.org/2026/07/28/trouble-at-an-arizona-residential-treatment-center-it-must-be-the-kids-fault-send-in-the-drone/) _2026-07-28 · nccpr · National Coalition For Child Protection Reform_ At no point, it seems, has anyone in power asked the obvious question: Why are so many children so desperate to leave these places? ## [The Ramadi Files, Episode 2](https://17sog.substack.com/p/the-ramadi-files-episode-2) _2026-07-28 · The Constitutional Republic · The Constitutional Republic_ The bomb techs of a task unit that never stopped moving ## [The Ramadi Files, Episode 1](https://17sog.substack.com/p/the-ramadi-files-episode-1) _2026-07-28 · The Constitutional Republic · The Constitutional Republic_ What I watched the Marines do at a Ramadi intersection, October 2006 ## [Legislative Victory! Bond-or-forfeit Bills Passed!](https://michiganhumane.org/legislative-victory-bond-or-forfeit-bills-passed/) _2026-07-28 · Michigan Humane · Michigan Humane – Adopt a Pet Today_ Michigan has officially enacted Public Acts 0087 and 0088, establishing a new bond-or-forfeit procedure for animals seized in cruelty and neglect cases. Signed by Governor Whitmer, this vital legislation protects animal welfare by ensuring timely care bonds or prompt custody transfers, saving valuable shelter resources while upholding due process. ## [Holy Toledo! Is a county learning the RIGHT lessons from a child abuse tragedy?](https://nccpr.org/2026/07/25/holy-toledo-is-a-county-learning-the-right-lessons-from-a-child-abuse-tragedy/) _2026-07-25 · nccpr · National Coalition For Child Protection Reform_ The task force opted for doing the hard work and finding real solutions that can make all of the county’s children safer. They've created a blueprint for child safety. ## [How much is an institutionalized child’s life worth? According to the State of Minnesota: $200](https://nccpr.org/2026/07/21/how-much-is-an-institutionalized-childs-life-worth-according-to-the-state-of-minnesota-200/) _2026-07-21 · nccpr · National Coalition For Child Protection Reform_ Break the cycle, confront Minnesota’s ugly history of needless family separation, and the system can be rebuilt to the point where the state won’t hesitate to shut down institutions and we can treat such closings for what they really are: cause for celebration. ## [Pete Buttigieg faces the family police](https://nccpr.org/2026/07/09/pete-buttigieg-faces-the-family-police/) _2026-07-09 · nccpr · National Coalition For Child Protection Reform_ In media, the incident is being treated largely as some kind of bizarre outlier and a sign of the increasing ugliness and polarization of our politics. That’s largely how Buttigieg himself framed it. But perhaps the most important lesson in all of this is that it is not an outlier. Not by a longshot. ## [Regulating Pet Cemeteries in Michigan](https://michiganhumane.org/regulating-pet-cemeteries-in-michigan/) _2026-07-02 · Michigan Humane · Michigan Humane – Adopt a Pet Today_ For many, pets are cherished family members, and finding a respectful final resting place for them is an important part of the healing process. Despite 90 years of history in the state, Michigan’s pet cemetery industry currently lacks the regulation necessary to protect grieving pet owners from negligent or unscrupulous operators. We are actively advocating for the passage of SB 157, which would… ## [Without ever intending it, New Mexico’s governor has made it more likely that vulnerable children will die – and used an Orwellian justification](https://nccpr.org/2026/06/19/without-ever-intending-it-new-mexicos-governor-has-made-it-more-likely-that-vulnerable-children-will-die-and-used-an-orwellian-justification/) _2026-06-19 · nccpr · National Coalition For Child Protection Reform_ The evidence is overwhelming that, for all sorts of reasons, some of those children the governor and her allies claim to have saved will die prematurely. Others will suffer other grievous harm. It will happen because they were taken needlessly. ## [I Found a Stray Dog – What Should I Do?](https://michiganhumane.org/i-found-a-stray-dog-what-should-i-do/) _2026-06-17 · Michigan Humane · Michigan Humane – Adopt a Pet Today_ Spotted a loose dog on your summer walk? Before you step in, learn the essential steps for keeping everyone safe, identifying owners via tags or microchips, and navigating Michigan’s 48-hour legal reporting requirements. Read our quick guide to find out how you can legally and safely help a lost pet find its way home. ## [What happens when the family police and their enablers in politics and journalism treat impoverished children and their families as sub-human? A story in The New Yorker has some answers.](https://nccpr.org/2026/06/09/what-happens-when-the-family-police-and-their-enablers-in-politics-and-journalism-treat-impoverished-children-and-their-families-as-sub-human-a-story-in-the-new-yorker-has-some-answers/) _2026-06-09 · nccpr · National Coalition For Child Protection Reform_ Perhaps the most important contribution the New Yorker story makes, and what makes it so relevant everywhere, is the way it brings home the inherent trauma of removal, trauma that lasts long after the children are back home. ## [There will be no sugar-frosted foster care in New York](https://nccpr.org/2026/06/01/there-will-be-no-sugar-frosted-foster-care-in-new-york/) _2026-06-02 · nccpr · National Coalition For Child Protection Reform_ A scheme to create what amounts to a second, hidden foster care system in New York, without even the bare minimum due process protections in the formal system, has been shut down by the state’s highest court. ## [It’s Time to Pass Queenie’s Law and End Animal Testing in Michigan](https://michiganhumane.org/its-time-to-pass-queenies-law-and-end-animal-testing-in-michigan/) _2026-05-26 · Michigan Humane · Michigan Humane – Adopt a Pet Today_ Michigan Humane President and CEO Matt Pepper calls for the passage of Queenie’s Law (HB 4254 and SB 127) to end painful and invasive dog testing at Wayne State University, urging our community to stand up for animals and ensure pets experience a life of love rather than a lab. ## [Calculating the price of foster-care panic – in children’s lives and health](https://nccpr.org/2026/05/25/calculating-the-price-of-foster-care-panic-in-childrens-lives-and-health/) _2026-05-25 · nccpr · National Coalition For Child Protection Reform_ In the wake of two high-profile child abuse deaths, the Vice President of the County Board of Supervisors, Sylvia Arenas, and the San Jose Mercury News, in particular, reporter Julia Prodis Sulek, rushed to falsely scapegoat efforts to keep families together. Now, we can calculate the price. ## [Michigan Veterinary Telemedicine Update: What You Need to Know](https://michiganhumane.org/michigan-veterinary-telemedicine-update-what-you-need-to-know/) _2026-05-21 · Michigan Humane · Michigan Humane – Adopt a Pet Today_ Michigan legislators are debating crucial updates to veterinary telemedicine. Read our latest update on the fight to expand virtual care, break down accessibility barriers for pet owners, and trust veterinarians to do what’s best for Michigan pets.