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Sheila

@sheilafortune.bsky.social
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Abstract artist, occassional golfer, professional day job, just hoping to find dignity, respect and decency in the USA again. No DMs, will result in block.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Maybe the answers are in that binder he waved around.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
As heartbreaking news continues to emerge from central Texas, @chastenbuttigieg.bsky.social and I are thinking of everyone affected and grateful for the extraordinary work of first responders. Here are some ways all of us can help:
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Hill Country flooding: Here’s how to give and receive help
Catastrophic flooding in the Texas Hill Country has killed 79 people. Rescue crews are searching for missing girls from Camp Mystic. Here is a guide on how to help those affected.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 07/07/2025
Pam Bondi in February: The Epstein client list is sitting on my desk right now to review. Pam Bondi today: There is no Epstein client list and no "further disclosure" of Epstein-related material "would be appropriate or warranted."
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JohnnyMangu @johnnybarbu.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
The entitlement of this woman 😡
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 07/07/2025
Just wow! Can we appreciate the fact that a team from Mexico is in Texas helping with the search and rescue. 👏🏽
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/07/2025
Ted Cruz: "Something went wrong ... we're got to have a better system of warning to get kids out of harm's way."
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Republicans defund government agencies and programs to give away tax cuts to the wealthy. They pull the funding from an agency, and when some awful consequence of the defunding happens, they point to it and say, See? We told you the government doesn’t work. Rinse and repeat.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/07/2025
"The bottom line is that Trump and DOGE made drastic cuts to the NWS and the NOAA. Retired federal scientists warned the cuts could hamstring forecasts and make extreme weather events less predictable and more dangerous."
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Trump gutted the weather service. Then Texas flooded.
It's a brutal reminder that in disasters, we need the federal government.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
The latest update from Texas (as of 12:00 pm ET): At least 90 people are now confirmed dead, with at least 41 people who remain missing, including 10 girls and 1 counselor from Camp Mystic.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
The latest update from Texas (as of 8:00 am ET): At least 82 people are confirmed dead, and at least 41 people remain missing, including 10 girls and 1 counselor from Camp Mystic.
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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Moments ago: Trump announces 25% tariffs on Japan, South Korea in first U.S. trade letters www.cnbc.com/2025/07/07/t...
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Trump announces 25% tariffs on Japan, South Korea in first U.S. trade letters
The United States will impose 25% blanket tariffs on imports from Japan and South Korea starting Aug. 1, President Donald Trump revealed.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 07/07/2025
A reminder: FEMA is no longer going door-to-door to assist disaster victims [From our Climate Desk partner @wired.com]
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FEMA will no longer go door-to-door to assist disaster victims
The move, says one agency worker, will “severely hamper our ability to reach vulnerable people.”
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%.  Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
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keenoire.bsky.social @keenoire.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
"AccuWeather said [they] and the National Weather Service sent warnings about potential flash flooding hours before the devastation. 'These warnings should have provided officials with ample time to evacuate camps such as Camp Mystic and get people to safety,' " www.dallasnews.com/news/weather...
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AccuWeather said it sent warnings as officials face scrutiny in Guadalupe River flooding
Survivors have described the floods along the Guadalupe River as a “pitch black wall of death” and said they received no emergency warnings.
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kikime2.bsky.social @kikime2.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
People died needlessly in Texas in a freeze. People died needlessly in Texas in a hurricane. I remember both. Now people have died needlessly in a flood. Something needs to change. And it's valid to ask why that hasn't already happened.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/07/2025
Q: Was there any discussion to evacuate before it was too late? RICE: What we don't want to do is cry wolf
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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Dr. Oz: The uninsured “don’t have the right to health,” but should be given “a way of crawling back out of the abyss” with “15-minute physicals” provided by the government “in a festival like setting.” (2022) Does he hear himself?
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 07/07/2025
NEW: There is a hearing right now concerning Mr Abrego’s amended complaint in which he details his torture at CECOT prison in El Salvador. You can read his account here, but CONTENT WARNING. open.substack.com/pub/muellers...
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Mr. Abrego's Account of Torture at CECOT in El Salvador
Mr. Abrego has filed an amended complaint asking the court to declare the government's actions unlawful and to order his release. He describes his torture in El Salvador in the complaint.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 07/07/2025
Stephen Miller just made a fortune off a secretive surveillance deal—with your data at the center. He bought Palantir stock. Trump signed the contract. Now he’s richer, and your privacy is gone. adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/palantir-p...
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Palantir, Power, and Profit: How Stephen Miller Cashed In on the Trump Surveillance State
Surprise! He owns stock in a company that just got a big government contract
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Alina Habba in Feb: “On Epstein, it’s incredibly disturbing. We have flight logs, info, names that will come out. There were so many names hidden who had not been held accountable. Now it’s time for accountability. I really believe with Kash and Pam there will be accountability.”
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
“CoreCivic has repeatedly shown that it is incapable of running a humane facility. Now, the company flouts city approval to move forward with an ICE center based on false promises.” In filings, the city argued the company previously ran an “absolute hell hole” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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A private prison firm wants to detain immigrants in this Kansas town. Its residents are pushing back
Residents of Leavenworth are organizing against CoreCivic’s efforts to reopen a problematic prison
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Harry Dunn @libradunn1.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Damn being "liberal" its really just having compassion, empathy and wanting people to be happy doing what makes them happy. Happy Sunday.
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Tim Hannan @timhannan.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Why are there no videos of ICE deporting MS-13? We only heard about that gang everyday during the campaigns yet all we see are masked man in full war body armor throwing 13 year olds around inside court and grabbing babies from mothers on the street?
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Kye @gxldsociety.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
BREAKING: This is beyond disgraceful. Texas floods killed 70 people, including 21 children. Kerrville’s City Manager ran from the press when asked why campers weren’t warned. WATCH him literally flee as a reporter yells: “Sir, there are families who deserve better than that!” Blood on his hands.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/07/2025
Suozzi: "It just doesn't make sense that you're reducing taxes for some of the wealthiest people, hurting some of the lowest income people, while blowing the biggest deficit in the budget that we've had in the history of the country. Those things just don't add up."
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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
they had to go with “america party” over the more natural sounding “american party” because the american party already existed and they ran george wallace for president in 1968
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
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Nathaniel Styer @nathanielstyer.com · 06/07/2025
This is pretty freaking damning. This whole article is the degradation of public services to the point of death and destruction. | As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/u...
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As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
I didn’t have a crystal ball…I just read Project 2025. Q
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Matt Grant @mattgrantkxan.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
NEW: Kerrville didn't have weather sirens used by other cities; Kerr County had asked for money for a new flood warning system since 2018; online warnings may not have been seen because Camp Mystic banned cell phones/smart watches/iPads. My latest with Dalton Huey: www.kxan.com/investigatio...
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
The flash flooding in Central Texas is absolutely heartbreaking. Michelle and I are praying for everyone who has lost a loved one or is waiting for news — especially the parents. And we’re grateful to the first responders and rescue teams working around the clock to help.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 06/07/2025
The death toll in Central Texas climbed to at least 70 as of midday Sunday, as rescuers searched for people swept away by devastating floods and forecasters warned that downpours would continue in already hard-hit areas. Follow live updates. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...
An aerial view of a flooded, muddy river strewn with fallen and battered trees. A bulldozer is seen on a road above the river. Photo by Carter Johnston for The New York Times.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
The latest out of Texas (as of 5:30 pm ET): The confirmed death toll is at least 79 people, including 28 children. Dozens of others remain missing, including 10 campers and 1 counselor from Camp Mystic.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
And... they misspelled "AUSCHWITZ."
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MP @mpminis.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Looks like my little world is getting smaller. My Etsy shop is closed for now. Concentration Camp merchandise on Etsy is so disgusting.🤢🤮
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
I still can’t get past this headline.
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Blue Wave Nation @bluewavecalifornia.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
These Reps. from CA just voted YES on the #BIGUGLYBILL, kicking MILLIONS OF AMERICANS off Medicaid while giving TAX BREAKS to the RICH! Kim Young- District 40 David Valadao- District 22 Ken Calvert- District 41 #CutMedicaidLoseYourJob DONATE TO VOTE THEM OUT: secure.actblue.com/donate/msw-bwc
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/07/2025
It is now my mission to flip these seats and take back the house. You can help defeat them, too.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
I guess Classic Recycling is feeling guilty about doing work at the Everglades detention center. They really should have done a better job hiding their company name. classic-recycling.com
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Phil Williams @philinvestigates.com · 04/07/2025
Trying to explain his recent call for taking the elderly off dialysis, Jackson County TN Christian nationalist pastor Andrew Isker calls for taking right to vote from people on government benefits - so we can get rid of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. 1/
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
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Civil & Human Rights Activist “Bad” Brad Berkwitt @badbrad2024.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
This!!!!!
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
“While at CECOT, prison officials repeatedly told Plaintiff Abrego Garcia that they would transfer him to the cells containing gang members who, they assured him, would "tear" him apart.”
124. While at CECOT, prison officials repeatedly told Plaintiff Abrego Garcia that they
would transfer him to the cells containing gang members who, they assured him, would "tear" him
apart.
125. Indeed, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia repeatedly observed prisoners in nearby cells who
he understood to be gang members violently harm each other with no intervention from guards or
personnel. Screams from nearby cells would similarly ring out throughout the night without any
response from prison guards on personnel
126. During his first two weeks at CECOT, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia suffered a significant
deterioration in his physical condition and lost approximately 31 pounds (dropping from
approximately 215 pounds to 184 pounds).
127. On April 9, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia and four others were transferred to a different
module in CECOT, where they were photographed with mattresses and better food photos that appeared to be staged to document improved conditions.
128. On or about April 10, 2025, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia was transferred alone to the
Centro Industrial prison facility in Santa Ana, El Salvador.
129. While at Centro Industrial, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia was frequently hidden from visitors, being told to remain in a separate room whenever outside visitors came to the facility.
130. During his entire time in detention in El Salvador, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia was denied any communication with his family and access to counsel until Senator Van Hollen visited
him on April 17, 2025.
Statements Refusing Return of Abrego Garcia to the United States
131. Since the Supreme Court affirmed the District Court's order requiring that
Defendants facilitate Abrego Garcia's release and return from custody in El Salvador and ensure
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
“In Cell 15, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia and 20 other Salvadorans were forced to kneel from approximately 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM, with guards striking anyone who fell from exhaustion. During this time, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia was denied bathroom access and soiled himself…”
120. Upon arrival at CECOT, the detainees were greeted by a prison official who stated,
"Welcome to CECOT. Whoever enters here doesn't leave." Plaintiff Abrego Garcia was then
forced to strip, issued prison clothing, and subjected to physical abuse including being kicked in
the legs with boots and struck on his head and arms to make him change clothes faster. His head
was shaved with a zero razor, and he was frog-marched to cell 15, being struck with wooden batons
along the way. By the following day, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia had visible bruises and lumps all over his body.
121. In Cell 15, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia and 20 other Salvadorans were forced to kneel
from approximately 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM, with guards striking anyone who fell from exhaustion.
During this time, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia was denied bathroom access and soiled himself The
detainees were confined to metal bunks with no mattresses in an overcrowded cell with no
windows, bright lights that remained on 24 hours a day, and minimal access to sanitation.
122. After approximately one week at CECOT, prison director Osiris Luna and other
officials separated the 21 Salvadorans who had arrived together. Twelve individuals with visible gang-related tattoos were moved to another cell, while Plaintiff Abrego Garcia remained with eight
others who, like him, upon information and belief had no gang affiliations or tattoos.
123. As reflected by his segregation, the Salvadoran authorities recognized that Plaintiff Abrego Garcia was not affiliated with any gang and, at around this time, prison officials explicitly acknowledged that Plaintiff Abrego Garcia's tattoos were not gang-related, telling him "your
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Here’s Abrego Garcia’s amended complaint. It alleges that Abrego Garcia “was subjected to severe mistreatment upon arrival at CECOT, including but not limited to severe beatings, severe sleep deprivation, inadequate nutrition, and psychological torture..” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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114. Inmates in CECOT are confined to their cells for 23.5 hours daily and cannot go
outdoors. They are denied access to reading materials, including even letters from friends or
family. Inmates are prohibited from receiving visits from family and friends. Meals are provided
through the bars, and the facility enforces strict regulations to maintain order. See Ex. H.
115. In May 2023, Cristosal, a leading human rights organization in El Salvador,
released a comprehensive report detailing severe human rights abuses within the country's prison
system, especially CECOT. See Ex. I. The investigation documented the deaths of 153 inmates
between March 27, 2022, and March 27, 2023, attributing many to torture, beatings, mechanical
asphyxiation (strangulation), and lack of medical attention. Id. Autopsies revealed common
patterns of lacerations, hematomas, sharp object wounds, and signs of choking or strangulation.
Id. Survivors reported being forced to pick food off the floor with their mouths, subjected to
electric shocks, and exposed to untreated skin fungus epidemics. Id. Cristosal's director has
emphasized that these systemic violations have become state policy. Id.
116. Plaintiff Abrego Garcia reports that he was subjected to severe mistreatment upon
arrival at CECOT, including but not limited to severe beatings, severe sleep deprivation,
inadequate nutrition, and psychological torture
117. Plaintiff Abrego Garcia was the first name called to disembark the plane that
transported him to El Salvador on March 15, 2025. As he exited the aircraft, still in chains, two officials grabbed his arms and pushed him down the stairs, forcing his head down.
118. There were strong lights illuminating the area despite it being nighttime, and
cameras were filming the detainees' arrival.
119. Plaintiff Abrego Garcia was pushed toward a bus, forcibly seated, and fitted with a
second set of chains and handcuffs. He was repe…
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
NEW: Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawyers seek permission to file an amended complaint in his civil case in Maryland. Among other things, the amended complaint “includes Abrego Garcia's first-hand account of torture and mistreatment at CECOT…”
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3. The proposed Amended Complaint details the Government's defiance of court
orders after this Court granted preliminary injunctive relief. The Amended Complaint includes
allegations that the Government made decisions to defy judicial mandates. These allegations are
new to the Complaint, but have been cited in various filings in this Court as the case has developed.
They are directly relevant to Plaintiffs' constitutional claims and outstanding requests for
declaratory and prospective injunctive relief.
4. Plaintiffs also seek to incorporate evidence that emerged in a June 2025
whistleblower disclosure from former DOJ official Erez Reuveni, who was previously counsel for
the Government in this case. The new allegations include government officials internally
acknowledging that Abrego Garcia's removal was an "administrative error" while simultaneously
working to prevent his return and to make post-hoc justifications. These revelations provide
evidence of deliberate misconduct that was unavailable when the original Complaint was filed and
directly support Plaintiffs' claims.
5. The proposed Amended Complaint also Includes Abrego Garcia's first-hand
account of torture and mistreatment at CECOT, as well as developments regarding his return to the United States and the Government's stated plan to remove him again. These allegations identify
the severe harm actually suffered and the threat of repeated unlawful removal that supports
Plaintiffs' request for prospective injunctive relief. The inclusion of these facts, which could not
have been pleaded at the time of the original filing, is essential to present a complete picture of the
violations and ensure adequate relief.
6. Plaintiffs also propose to clarify that the relief sought includes restoring the status
quo ante, which requires (among other things) the Government to return Abrego Garcia to
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
This is why they didn’t want him back: He is a witness.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
This is what I’m so worried about
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