What Happened Today - 28 July 2025
What Happened Today – 28 July 2025
UN Investigation on prisoners sent to El Salvador
Conditions at CECOT
Gaza Update
Ukraine Update
Epstein Update
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UN Investigation on prisoners sent to El Salvador
Recently, the United Nations investigated claims that people deported from the U.S. (including Kilmar Abrego Garcia) were being held in brutal conditions at El Salvador’s notorious CECOT prison. The key finding from the UN report—and what made international headlines—is this: El Salvador officially told the UN that although these prisoners are housed on Salvadoran soil, the U.S. actually owns and controls their fate. In short, El Salvador is just providing the prison space under a bilateral agreement (and was paid millions by the Trump administration to do so), while the U.S. determines what happens to the detainees. This flatly contradicts what Trump officials kept insisting publicly: that the prisoners were no longer under U.S. control or legal responsibility once they left American jurisdiction.
Why does this matter? Because the allegations of cruel and unusual punishment—lack of visitation, inadequate food, sleep deprivation, physical and psychological abuse—are now on the U.S., not just El Salvador. If you’re locking people up in another country but dictating their fate, the legal (and moral) responsibility remains yours. This adds fuel to ongoing lawsuits and political pressure accusing the Trump administration of unlawful deportations, rights violations, and dodging accountability.
Under mounting legal and diplomatic scrutiny—especially after the UN revelations—Trump made a dramatic move over the weekend: he arranged a large prisoner swap with Venezuela. About 250 Venezuelans who had been deported by the U.S. and stashed in CECOT were sent back to Venezuela in exchange for the release of 10 Americans who were hostages in Venezuelan prisons. This was brokered after months of negotiations and was publicly hailed by the Trump administration and its Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, as a diplomatic victory. Despite earlier denials of controlling the detainees, the U.S. took credit for the deal as soon as it succeeded in freeing Americans.
So, the upshot is:
- The U.S. used secretive international deals to warehouse migrants in another country but kept real control.
- When the UN exposed this, it forced action: a prisoner swap that returned many detained Venezuelans to their home country in exchange for Americans held abroad.
- The legal aftershocks are still playing out, including challenges about the U.S. dodging due process and inflicting inhumane treatment, despite exporting that treatment overseas.
This is a CLEAR and stark example of a government trying, and failing, to sidestep its own legal and ethical obligations by offshoring responsibility—until international watchdogs and legal advocates forced the truth into the light. The future remains unsettled, but this exposes the huge risk in exporting detention: if your country still calls the shots, the world will hold you to account for what happens, even across borders.
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Conditions at CECOT
The reports and testimonies emerging from CECOT, El Salvador’s so-called “mega-prison,” are nothing short of horrifying—and they reveal why this treatment is absolutely unacceptable in any society claiming to respect human rights or the rule of law.
First, the core problem is the sheer brutality inflicted on people, many of whom were only in custody because they showed up for their required court hearings or had pending legal matters—some not even convicted of a crime but still sent from the United States under rushed, opaque deportation deals. Once inside CECOT, they describe a living nightmare: People were immediately beaten on arrival, called worthless and told they’d never leave, crammed into overcrowded, windowless cells, sleeping on bare metal bunks without mattresses, often sharing small, filthy spaces with 10, 20, even 80 others. Sanitation was shamefully inadequate, with just a couple of toilets and sinks for dozens, and privacy was nonexistent.
The guards reportedly used violence as routine punishment: prisoners were beaten with batons, shot with pellets, and, in extreme cases, forced into humiliating or abusive scenarios, including sexual assault. For complaining, making noise, or even basic acts like bathing outside of scheduled times, detainees could be dragged off to “punishment cells”—lightless, airless spaces where standing was sometimes the only option due to overcrowding. One former detainee recounted being forced to kneel for hours overnight, being beaten if they slumped or moved, and denied bathroom breaks—soiling themselves from exhaustion and fear. Some lost up to 30 pounds in two weeks from starvation and stress. Guards reportedly told them they could be thrown in with dangerous gang members as a threat to keep them docile. These weren’t just empty threats: inmates described hearing and witnessing violence, desperate hunger strikes, and self-harm protests just to get word to the outside world.
What’s especially damning is that these abuses are inflicted on people who, in many cases, were complying with official processes—showing up for legal proceedings, only to be dumped in a foreign prison and denied all due process. U.S. authorities often provided no warning to families or lawyers, and barred all outside contact for months. These people weren’t treated like individuals with legal rights; they were treated as disposable bargaining chips.
This is not mere “tough” incarceration. It is the deliberate infliction of cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment—by any standard, torture. Locking people away in conditions calculated to break their spirit, deny their dignity, and risk their lives, especially when they have not been convicted of any new crime, should outrage anyone with a conscience. When governments collaborate to export or hide this kind of abuse, it’s a flagrant violation of international law and basic decency. Prison is supposed to serve justice—not be a place where showing up for court means you’re sent to a living hell with no way out, no legal recourse, and no hope. Shame on America, absolute Shame.
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Gaza Update
Thousands are starving. Kids are dying. Aid is barely getting through. The world’s watching famine unfold in real time—and leaders are playing politics with food.
After months of downplaying it, Trump finally admitted today that "a lot of starving people" are in Gaza, promising to open U.S.-backed food centers with Europe. Sounds urgent, right? But just this weekend, he told Palestinians they should “say thank you” for the little aid they’ve gotten—while blocking actual ceasefire negotiations and siding with Israel’s siege.
Meanwhile, Netanyahu STILL CLAIMS there’s no famine, calling reports of starvation a “bold-faced lie.” And aid groups keep warning: people aren’t just hungry—they’re dying.
Denying food to civilians isn't just cruel, it’s a war crime. And no one should have to beg—or say "thank you"—for the right to survive.
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Ukraine Update
Russia is ramping up its attacks again, bombing cities like Kyiv and Sumy, killing and injuring civilians—including a deadly strike on a bus. On the ground, Russian troops are pushing hard in eastern and northern Ukraine, while Ukraine struggles to hold the line, using limited Western weapons and launching some drone strikes into Russian territory to shake things up. Civilians are suffering the most—this has become one of the deadliest months of the war, with homes destroyed and food and medical help running low.
Trump is suddenly acting tougher—after blocks and delays, he’s now demanding Russia make peace fast, giving a 10- to 12-day window or else face major sanctions. Ukraine welcomed the shift, but few believe it’ll move Putin, who still wants big territorial concessions. The whole thing is at a tipping point: too many innocent people are still caught in the middle, with no sign of real peace unless pressure ramps up fast and support for Ukraine keeps coming.
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Epstein Update
The Epstein scandal remains a political and media maelstrom, with Donald Trump squarely in the firing line even as he works to distance himself and lay blame on others. Recently, Trump has aggressively denied ever visiting Jeffrey Epstein’s infamous private island in the Virgin Islands, insisting he declined invitations and cut ties with Epstein long before criminal revelations surfaced. He’s gone on the offensive, arguing the scandal is a “Democrat hoax,” pointing fingers at Bill Clinton and the president of Harvard, and insisting his connection is being exaggerated for political reasons.
However, a fresh look at the most up-to-date flight logs and court records complicates the narrative. Trump is listed as a passenger aboard Epstein’s private jet seven or eight times, primarily during the early 1990s. These logs show travel between Palm Beach, New Jersey, and Washington, D.C., typically with family or social acquaintances like Marla Maples and Ghislaine Maxwell. Importantly, though, there is still no evidence—according to these logs and newly unsealed documents—that Trump ever flew to, or set foot on, Epstein’s private island. Despite persistent rumors, no manifest links him to Little Saint James, nor do court records place him there. Other prominent individuals have clear entries tied to the island, but Trump does not, as of July 2025.
Meanwhile, the political and legal heat continues to rise. Congressional panels are pushing for more transparency, seeking to subpoena additional Epstein-related documents and even grand jury testimony. Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeals and ongoing subpoenas threaten to expose more names and details from Epstein’s inner circle. Trump has responded with blanket denials, branding the entire investigation a partisan “hoax” while suggesting that any damaging information was either fabricated or exaggerated.
Still, Trump’s social ties and repeated flights with Epstein—confined to U.S. destinations—undercut his claims of barely knowing Epstein. The controversy is also deepening with new voter polling showing a shift in attitudes: a growing number of Republicans are dissatisfied with how Trump is handling the aftermath, and both party leaders and media are scrutinizing every fresh document and testimony.
Trump remains under intense scrutiny, his denials about the island remain so far corroborated by flight records, yet his frequent association with Epstein in the ’90s cannot be dismissed. The story is still unfolding: with Congress demanding more documents, and the focus on elite circles in politics and academia, the Epstein affair is far from over. No matter how fiercely any one figure deflects or claims exoneration, the records and investigations keep the spotlight blazing.
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It’s Monday—so hang on, because this week’s news cycle is bound to be wild again with “Dementia Donny” back in the spotlight. Recapping the weekend from July 26–28, Trump unleashed another torrent of bizarre comments, flat-out lies, and viral nonsense—both in person and all over social media.
On his UK trip (especially at his Scotland golf resort), Trump boasted about sealing trade deals that don't yet exist, claiming “breakthrough” tariff reductions with the EU while skipping the real details. In Sunday’s and Monday’s press events with UK Prime Minister Starmer and EU leaders, he abruptly slashed his own Russia–Ukraine war ceasefire deadline from 50 days to 10–12, bamboozling diplomats and leaving allies scrambling to react.
Trump spewed made-up numbers—like “1500% price cuts” and “$1.99 gas coming back,” even though these are wildly impossible. He also bragged about the “lowest illegal crossings ever recorded,” when the facts show otherwise, and hyped himself as the “President of Peace” for supposedly ending a Southeast Asian conflict through “trade” even though the situation was far more complex.
On Gaza, he finally admitted people are “starving,” but just a day earlier was demanding Palestinians “say thank you” for the minimal aid, while making contradictory statements on who’s to blame. He used the humanitarian crisis for self-promotion and to bash allies who disagreed with his approach.
Social media was another circus: Trump flooded Truth Social with attacks, self-congratulations, and even shared a now-viral video showing him allegedly cheating at golf—a moment that quickly became a meme on both sides of the Atlantic. His posts recycled old lies about the economy, immigration, his vote totals, and the 2020 election, plus a fresh round of wild claims about his supposed split with Jeffrey Epstein (again blaming Democrats for “hoaxes”).
And then there’s the word salad: At one event, his rambling about “think tanks,” “sharks,” and even fiction characters made no sense, leaving listeners and pundits openly questioning his grasp on reality.
If any other president—especially Biden—had packed this many misstatements, factual errors, and slurred half-thoughts into a single weekend, it would be a full-blown crisis. Yet somehow, with Trump, we roll into another week and brace for the next round of social media chaos and head-spinning spin. Buckle up—Monday’s just the beginning.
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