brianna olson

[maja 🔭🍒 @majamediaco]

writing is one of the oldest technologies for altering consciousness

[Eric Lee @EricLeeAtty]

Very, very sad to report that Hayam El Gamal, mother of 5 kids detained at Dilley for 10+ months, has suffered a serious medical emergency due to systematic denial of medical attention by ICE.

We can now share the following:

For many weeks Ms. El Gamal has been concerned about a growth on her chest that has caused pain for many weeks. She has made complaints to Dilley staff and ICE repeatedly but has been denied a visit to an outside doctor. She had specifically made requests for a CT scan to identify the lump and the source of her pain.

On Thursday April 8, a doctor at Dilley told her that he had put in a request for a CT scan but "higher ups" in either ICE or CoreCivic overrode his request, and so no scan was conducted. Medical records show she had been demanding help since February, at which time she said her pain had been already worsening for 8 weeks. A doctor at Dilley said the lump in her chest was merely a bone.

Mid-morning on Friday April 9, Ms. El Gamal began experiencing excruciating pain which she rated an 11 out of 10. She described the pain as being stabbed through the back to the stomach. At about 11 AM central time she began pleading with officials for painkillers and medical attention. After two hours of asking for help (at around 1 PM central time) she was taken to an off-site emergency room. While there she received lab work and, finally, a CT scan. The CT scan confirmed that the lump was not a bone, but it did not reveal what the lump was.

The scan also showed she has "fluid around the heart." The ER doctor recommended an ultrasound to determine what was causing the pain, but this was denied. Ms. El Gamal was told she had to go back to Dilley and was not given the ultrasound. We do not know if the lump is cancerous, all we know is that the pain is increasing, the incidents are becoming worse and worse, and she is not receiving proper diagnosis that could lead to proper treatment.

After 10 months in detention, Ms. El Gamal remains in pain. We are concerned that the systematic denial of medical attention may result in her death. Her children are extremely worried about their mother, who is now their only guardian. Her five year old child has been denied the right to go to a dentist for 13 cavities. Her 16 year old son was told to take tylenol when he suffered from acute appendicitis. All of the children are suffering from depression.

Please join us in demanding the El Gamal's immediate release so that she can acquire the urgent medical attention she desperately needs. This family has suffered enough.

[brianna olson @briolson]

Shot my short film THE WATCH this past weekend in Manhattan and Orange County, NY! Here’s some BTS.

[selina meyer’s wife @selinameyersgf]

not to sound too woke but this has no business getting a limited series before any justice AT ALL is served. nearly all of the people involved in the files are free & out and about. ts isn’t entertainment it’s horrifying. this is fucking weird.

[Jo @JoJoFromJerz]

This is an absolutely INSANE thing to say out loud. We killed their leaders in the middle of negotiations because we didn’t like the way they negotiated?!?!

[kendall @filmbitten]

just reached this scene and started laughing out loud remembering this post

[Oliver Dahl @OliverWDahl]

The more I think about this the funnier it gets

[Warren Gunnels @GunnelsWarren]

68,000 Americans die a year because they can’t afford healthcare, 20% of kids in America live in poverty, half of older workers have no retirement savings, 60% live paycheck to paycheck and Hegseth wants to spend $1.5 trillion a year on war. Dude, keep on projecting.

[brianna olson @briolson]

Hey twitter! I’ve been read-only on here for years but I’m posting my independent film fundraiser today. I can consult on screenplays or send feet pics. https://t.co/YEDXr6ckH5

[J.J. McCullough @JJ_McCullough]

These are the three key quotes which should not be forgotten:

[Joe Biden @JoeBiden]

Donald Trump is the worst president we've ever had.

[demi adejuyigbe @electrolemon]

my new cutting board wants me to download an app. i love the future

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

It’s insane how many ‘this you?’ posts are exposing conservatives on this website for their hypocrisy on free speech and name-calling.

[Zach Schonfeld @zzzzaaaacccchhh]

The ongoing devaluation of film criticism feels especially bleak because it aligns with the fervent anti-intellectualism of the Trump era, a hostile attack on the very notion that expertise and long-honed knowledge should be prioritized in a landfill of slop.

[Joseph Kahn @JosephKahn]

I'm going to say this now because I'm in that mood: if you're a film critic and you slam an indie movie for having production values lower than a $200 million studio IP, quit. You're a bitch.

[Slim Jimmy @slimjimmy]

nobody with an IQ over 130 has algo pull. their posts are too niche. nobody understands them. they never go viral. they just don't have it and never will

the cutoff is like 3K followers. if you have more than that, you're a midwit

[erika @yeeeerika]

people on social media who don't post anything

[skyee 🍒 @skyeeebby]

"are u getting ur period" god forbid i’m just evil

[Breeana Flannery @BreeanaFlannery]

Congrats to Sam Seaborn 🎉