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Senate Dem accuses Trump of being 'unfit for office,' joins growing call to impeach, oust president
Another Senate Democrat has called on President Donald Trump to be removed from office over the Iran war.
"I certainly think the president should be removed," Sen. Andy Kim, D-N.J., said. "I mean, he's unfit for office. I think, the 25th Amendment, and if not, then impeachment."
Congressional Democrats, particularly in the House, recently have escalated their position against Trump’s war in Iran, shifting from pushing for Congress to reassert its authority in declaring war to demanding that the president be ousted from office.
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Trump’s comments in the past few days, particularly his threat against Iran that a "whole civilization will die" unless the Strait of Hormuz was reopened, sparked the latest growing push to see him removed from office.
While there is growing sentiment among House Democrats to jettison Trump from office, it’s not as widespread in the Senate. Still, Kim on Thursday joined a small group of Senate Democrats echoing the desires of their counterparts in the House.
So far, Sens. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., all either have demanded that Trump be impeached or removed through the 25th Amendment.
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has stopped short of calling for impeachment, but instead is teeing up another war powers resolution — the fourth since the war began in February — to rein in Trump’s war authorities in the region as a fragile two-week ceasefire continues.
But their calls for removal likely aren’t going to go anywhere now, given the political reality in Washington, D.C. Republicans control both chambers of Congress, meaning impeachment is all but a moot point.
And invoking the 25th Amendment, which has never been used to remove a sitting president, is even more unlikely, given that it would require Vice President JD Vance, a majority of Trump’s Cabinet, and then a two-thirds majority vote in Congress to remove him.
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It’s also a desire that Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., contended was "not realistic right now, given his oddball Cabinet of sycophants and eccentrics," earlier this week.
"We’re going to have to buckle down and win this the old-fashioned way," Whitehouse said.
Democrats’ position does provide foreshadowing for what could happen if they win big in the midterm elections this fall, however.
Meanwhile, congressional Republicans are still backing Trump’s actions in Iran, despite some straying from the party line over his recent apocalyptic comments.
Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, R-Wyo., said that "Iran has been at war with the United States for 47 years, and it's time for Iran to choose peace."
"They haven’t done it yet," Barrasso said. "What we have seen is American peace through strength, and with this operation that is going on now, incredible success by the United States. We have done what we have talked about doing. Eliminate their missiles and eliminate their missile production and eliminate their missile firing capacity, undermine their ability to ever get a nuclear weapon, and sink the navy."
Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment and has not yet received a reply.
Angel mom rips sanctuary state after daughter's alleged killer walked free
Jennifer Bos, whose daughter was allegedly killed and stuffed in a garbage can by an illegal immigrant, criticized the system that allowed her daughter’s alleged killer to walk free.
Megan Bos’ decomposing body was found in Waukegan, Ill., in April 2025. Luis Mendoza-Gonzalez, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, is charged with multiple felonies in connection to her death.
The felonies are not detainable offenses under sanctuary law in Illinois, so Mendoza-Gonzalez walked free after his court appearance, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
"It's absolutely insane," Jennifer Bos told "America Reports" on Thursday. "I can't even understand how they justified this and argued it in Congress to agree to have this happen."
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"I mean, he was found with a body in his yard that he had in his possession for 51 days, hidden in a garbage can while everybody was looking for her," she continued.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested him on July 19, 2025.
Megan Bos was allegedly visiting the home of Mendoza-Gonzalez when he said he found her unresponsive from what he believed was a drug overdose, according to DHS. He allegedly left her body in a basement for several days before placing it in a garbage can in his yard, leaving her there for almost two months.
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Mendoza-Gonzalez is charged with abuse of a corpse, concealing the death of a person and obstructing justice, but the investigation remains ongoing.
On Thursday, ICE celebrated the one-year anniversary of the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) office, which provides support to angel families.
"After she was found, I spent a few months trying to get him [Mendoza-Gonzalez] arrested to no avail because it just wasn't possible in Illinois with those charges," Jennifer Bos told Fox News. "And after ICE came and picked him up, it was shortly after that that I was contacted by the VOICE office."
Bos said the office brought comfort to her after her daughter's slaying, especially during the period when her alleged killer was free.
"When he was free, when I kind of was standing there — stunned — I did feel incredibly alone and it was such a comfort to have them call me and say, ‘We're here for you. You tell us what you need, and we'll figure it out.’ And that's what they did," she said.
VOICE tracks angel families’ perpetrators should they move to be held in different facilities, which Jennifer Bos said was helpful.
The VOICE office was established during President Donald Trump’s first term, but was dismantled during the Biden administration. Former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem relaunched it in April 2025.
Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said since VOICE’s relaunch, the group has fielded nearly 900 calls from victims, their family members or advocates who needed "real help."
Jennifer Bos criticized claims that immigrants commit crimes at a much lower rate than American-born citizens.
"If it's a crime, if they've murdered somebody, if they altered somebody's life permanently with violence, why does it matter what the percentage of crime they commit as a whole is? It doesn't matter," she said.
Megan Bos would have celebrated her 38th birthday in January.
Unearthed clip exposes shocking claim by Newsom's wife about inmates at violent California prison
California Governor Gavin Newsom's wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, is getting raked over the coals for comments she made several years ago, suggesting criminals housed in a notorious California prison, which was known for housing violent criminals and death row prisoners, got there by "accident."
Siebel Newsom's comments came as she was discussing a tragedy in her younger life at an event in 2016. A few days before her seventh birthday, Siebel Newsom was involved in a fatal golf cart accident that ultimately killed her sister.
"I had to be very raw when we interviewed the young men who were juvenile offenders at San Quentin. I told them about my own loss, where I lost my older sister a few days before my seventh birthday and I blame myself for her death and I share that because they ultimately were accused of committing these violent crimes and sentenced for life, and I think it shocked them that this blonde lady, who was interviewing them, had a similar story – was perhaps in the wrong place at the wrong time – but wasn't punished the way they were because clearly it was an accident, but theirs was probably an accident too," Siebel Newsom said when discussing ways to connect with others.
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"Anyways, I share that – I guess – I quite enjoy spending time with people and being real and unmasking and showing them that it's safe to unmask themselves."
A spokesperson for Governor Newsom's wife clarified that the remarks in the 2016 interview with the First Partner, were referring to incarcerated individuals for her 2015 documentary "The Mask You Live In."
The spokesperson did not provide an on-the-record statement but did point Fox News Digital to a social media post from Gov. Newsom's press office calling out the media for being "focused on running nonstop hit pieces on California’s First Partner," while the president is "threatening to obliterate a civilization tonight."
On Tuesday, the same day the clip began going viral on social media, President Donald Trump issued an ominous message on his social media platform Truth Social, indicating "a whole civilization will die tonight," amid his threat of a looming U.S. attack against Iranian bridges and power plants.
"This is the MAGA distraction machine — in full force," concluded the social media post, which included news segments criticizing Siebel Newsom on Tuesday.
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However, Siebel Newsom's resurfaced comments still garnered attention on Tuesday from conservative critics who called the California governor's spouse out for virtue signaling.
In direct response to Siebel Newsom's claims that San Quentin inmates got in their position by "accident," Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., shot back sarcastically: "Yeah, like the time that guy accidentally stabbed that dude 27 times."
"What the…" commented Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Justice, Harmeet Dhillon, in a social media post responding to the 2016 remarks.
"She represents everything that is wrong with California," comedian Adam Carolla added.
"Newsom’s wife’s latest virtue signal is telling San Quentin lifers that she faced zero consequences when her sister was killed because it was an accident, then telling them their life sentences are probably for ‘accidents’ too," wrote conservative women's sports activist Riley Gaines. "Peak elite tone-deafness."
Biden-appointed judge at center of repeated clashes with Trump administration issues new immigration block
A Biden-appointed federal judge twice rebuked by the Supreme Court temporarily blocked another Trump administration immigration priority, postponing the termination of temporary protected status for Ethiopians living in the U.S.
Judge Brian Murphy of Massachusetts, who has become a frequent legal hurdle for the Trump administration, found that the Department of Homeland Security did not follow proper protocols when it decided to cancel the temporary protected status (TPS) of more than 5,000 Ethiopians in the United States.
DHS' decision would have made the migrants eligible for deportation in 60 days and aligned with the Trump administration's goal of dramatically narrowing the government's use of TPS as part of its immigration crackdown.
Conservatives lashed out at Murphy on social media for dealing another loss to the president they perceived as unjust. Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., said the ruling was not subject to judicial review under federal immigration law. Murphy had found that DHS did not meet the necessary conditions under the law to legally cancel TPS.
"This Rogue Judge lacks the subject matter jurisdiction to issue this order," Schmitt said. "The assault on the rule of law continues."
George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley pointed to his writings on Murphy, saying "this system cannot function with such rogue operators at the trial level."
Murphy emerged as a thorn to the government when he issued a series of rulings last year blocking DHS from deporting migrants to countries other than their nations of origin, leading the Supreme Court to twice reverse his rulings, including by issuing a rare 7-2 clarification saying that Murphy had flouted the high court's order.
His recent order doubling down on his prior rulings in the case was blocked by an appeals court last month.
Murphy noted that he was not bucking the Supreme Court with his TPS opinion after the justices issued a string of emergency rulings green-lighting the cancellation of TPS for some countries, while holding off on addressing it for others.
"Note that the Supreme Court gave no explanation for its recent stays of related, but not identical, district court orders. … Nor did the Supreme Court explain its subsequent decision not to stay the district court orders in two consolidated," Murphy wrote, saying, therefore, that there was "no reason to assume" the Supreme Court’s opinion on TPS.
Iowa Solicitor General Eric Wessan said the law did not permit judges to weigh in on TPS and noted the Supreme Court's position.
"One big problem for Murphy is the statute: It explains TPS determinations aren't reviewable. Another is the Supreme Court, which has stopped similar orders twice!" Wessan said. "He finds neither statute nor SCOTUS stops him. I'm unconvinced."
Last month, Murphy also temporarily blocked Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine overhaul, finding Kennedy's revised immunization plan reducing the number of vaccines required for children likely violated the law. The move prompted fierce criticism from conservatives, who accused Murphy of activism and selectively weighing "science" in the case.
The TPS lawsuit, brought this year by an immigration advocacy group and three Ethiopians with protected status, alleged that DHS violated immigration laws and acted with animus by unconstitutionally discriminating against Ethiopian migrants.
DHS canceled TPS for a string of countries, "the apparent goal of which is to significantly reduce the number of non-white and non-European immigrants in the United States," the plaintiffs' lawyers wrote in the complaint.
"That animus and related rhetoric have been particularly stark for the nationals of majority Black countries," the lawyers wrote.
The Department of Justice could appeal Murphy's ruling, leading to another legal escalation of a prominent case before him. Fox News Digital reached out to the DOJ and Murphy's chambers for comment.
Gilgo Beach serial killer joins infamous group of monsters as he opens ghoulish mind to FBI
As the notorious Gilgo Beach serial killer admitted to the torture and murders of eight women throughout Long Island, New York, this week, Rex Heuermann also made an unlikely decision that could help investigators gain insight into his nearly two decades of violence.
Rex Heuermann has agreed to be evaluated by the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit as part of a plea deal in which he received three life sentences without the possibility of parole for the brutal slayings of eight women in a case dating back to 1993.
"They’re going to interview the defendant, gain insight into his motivations and background as sort of an academic and scientific exercise," Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney told reporters after Heuermann entered his guilty plea Wednesday.
"Those are clinical interviews," Tierney added. "Those aren’t investigative interviews. I believe that they’re going to limit that to just what he pled guilty to and just gain insight, so they can gain insight going forward and knowledge to move forward on new cases."
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Heuermann joins a list of infamous killers profiled by the "Mindhunter" unit, including Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer and John Wayne Gacy.
The move could provide the FBI with priceless insight into the mind of one of the country’s most violent and calculated killers, according to Dr. Ann Wolbert Burgess, a pioneer of the Behavioral Science Unit.
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"The advantage is what more can we learn about somebody who is very organized, very detailed and unfortunately very good at getting away with murder of many women," Burgess told Fox News Digital. "Even though he admits to eight [murders], he could have had more. We don't know – and that might be something that comes out of all of this."
The agency’s unit specializes in researching the psychological makeup of the criminal mind, with Burgess adding officials may have been interested in studying Heuermann due to specific aspects of his killings.
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"At the time we worked on other cases [with the unit], they had to be serial so that you could find the pattern," Burgess said.
"In this particular case, it has to be sexual homicide and I think as soon as these cases started lining up – even before they knew who did it – I am sure they were well aware and collecting data that was available."
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Under the agreement, Heuermann is obligated to be "truthful, accurate and complete" with the unit, defense attorney Michael Brown told reporters Wednesday.
While Heuermann could hold the key to previously-unknown details surrounding the inner workings of a serial killer’s mind, Burgess cautions the ability to work alongside the FBI could feed into any narcissistic tendencies that are frequently observed in the most heinous criminals.
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"It keeps him in the spotlight, and he likes that," Burgess told Fox News Digital. "It’s really aligning him with a very elite group. So I think that feeds the ego – it’s certainly an ego thing."
Heuermann’s decision to work with the FBI could potentially spark interest from another infamous killer – Bryan Kohberger, the man convicted of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death inside their home in November 2022.
"I never knew whether they had made any kind of private agreement that he would answer some questions, because he really needs to," Burgess said. "Maybe that will loosen him up."
The move also has the potential to bring closure to the families of Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, Amber Costello, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Jessica Taylor, Sandra Costilla, Karen Vergata and Valerie Mack, according to Burgess.
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"We want to think of the victims’ families, because that’s who is left with many, many questions about what happened to their loved one," Burgess told Fox News Digital.
"But at least we know now that the families have some closure in terms of what happened," she added. "So, in a sense, that is a plus for them."
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Ultimately, Heuermann’s work with the FBI could be pivotal in the prevention, investigation and prosecution of similar cases, with Burgess indicating the unit is likely planning a series of interviews with the now-convicted killer.
"Each interview can go after different information," Burgess said. "Hopefully, they would want to do something on just how he planned it. Then they’d want to do something on any early red flags that could have alerted law enforcement – which would be very helpful for prevention. And third would be just how they do their investigation and prosecution."
Regardless of what information the Gilgo Beach serial killer hands over to the FBI, the key ultimately lies with Heuermann.
"I think this is a real win for them to get him to talk with the [unit]," Burgess said. "Now, it’s going to be important that the information is correct."
Fox News Digital reached out to the FBI.
California college to exclude men from areas to ensure women, non-binary students are comfortable
A University of Southern California’s gym will experiment with creating an "inclusive workout space" that excludes men multiple times a week.
"On Mondays and Wednesdays from 10 to 11 a.m., the Robinson Room at the Lyon Center may look a little different this month. Instead of being just another corner of the gym, a new inclusive workout space is being tested as a place where women and non-binary students can exercise with a sense of ease," The Daily Trojan reported.
This initiative, launched by the Student Assembly for Gender Empowerment (SAGE) was reportedly inspired "from hearing women and non-binary students experience a common sense of discomfort in the gym."
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"I’ve heard from multiple women and non-binary students’ perspectives who want to be involved within different workout spaces but don’t really feel comfortable being at the gym," SAGE’s advocacy liaison, Jana Alnajjar, said.
"Whether that means they’re getting approached regularly or people look them up and down. Over time, that discomfort leads them to stop trying to go to the gym altogether."
The initiative will be launched as an experimental trial run, because, according to The Daily Trojan, "the room is meant to support women and non-binary student groups, but must also remain open to all under University policy."
"Because of university constraints [and] current federal constraints on DEI … there was a lot of back and forth on whether this would even be a viable option," Alnajjar told the campus paper. "How can we do it and advertise it in a way that students know it’s a space for them but is still open to all?"
This trial phase, while small, will initially be about proving that there is sufficient student demand.
Mengze Wu, a senior majoring in neuroscience, told the outlet, "My past experiences with being in enclosed spaces where it’s very men-dominated has never been super pleasant.
"There tends to be this problem that I face where I don’t get to take up a lot of space unless I really declare myself," she continued. "And even with that, I face a lot of hindrance in being able to feel completely comfortable."
Hannah Lee, a senior majoring in biomedical engineering, argued that the fact this initiative needs to be considered at all speaks about pervasive problems in society.
"The fact that we even think, ‘Oh, this is kind of a good idea,’ like a space separately for women, just shows systemically how there’s a greater issue," Lee told The Daily Trojan. "There shouldn’t need to even be a place for women specifically. It should be gender inclusive to everyone."
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Fox News Digital reached out to USC, and a spokesperson from USC Student Life responded, "This program is sponsored by USC’s undergraduate student government and is open to all students consistent with university policy."
Bryson DeChambeau drills patron with tee shot, can't escape bunker in rough first round of the Masters
Bryson DeChambeau had a tumultuous first round of the Masters.
DeChambeau, 32, who shot 4 over par on the day, hit a patron with a tee shot on the sixth hole before later struggling to get out of a bunker on the 11th hole, hitting out of the sand three times before escaping the trap.
On the 180-yard, par 3, DeChambeau pulled his tee shot toward the left and hit a patron in the leg. The ball bounced back toward the hole and ended up settling off the green.
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DeChambeau covered his mouth with his hand when he saw the ball strike the patron. When he walked toward the green, he found the patron, gave him a golf ball and shook his hand.
DeChambeau, who was even par at the time, made an outstanding recovery, chipping the ball to three feet from the hole despite being 24 yards out and eventually saved par by making the ensuing putt.
The Clovis, California, native, remained at even par until the 11th hole, when he had difficulty escaping a greenside bunker.
DeChambeau’s second shot was from the fairway, hitting down toward a green that was flanked by a pond and a bunker. DeChambeau stayed far away from the pond, and his ball ended up rolling in the bunker.
The LIV Golf star hit his first bunker shot just three yards, not even nearing the lip of the bunker. His second bunker shot went nowhere, and he appeared to completely miss the ball.
DeChambeau finally escaped the bunker on his third attempt, hitting the ball just over the ledge of the sand trap before letting it roll about 15 feet away. He ended up two-putting for triple bogey, bringing him to three over par for the day.
His struggles continued on the 16th hole, when he three-putted for bogey to bring him to four over par on the day. DeChambeau erased the stroke gained with a birdie on the 17th hole after a great iron shot from the rough left him eight feet from the hole.
However, DeChambeau bogeyed the 18th hole, finishing with a 4-over 76 for the day.
For DeChambeau, his start to the Masters was similar to last year's, when he shot an opening-round 73. DeChambeau rallied in the second and third rounds, and he entered the final round in the final pairing with Rory McIlroy before shooting a 75 on Sunday to end in a tie for fifth place.
DeChambeau will look to turn things around Friday, when he tees off at 1:20 p.m. ET.
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PGA Tour broke promise on Brooks Koepka’s return, honorary Masters starter Tom Watson says
Legendary golfer Tom Watson offered a blunt take on the new program that paved the way for Brooks Koepka’s return to the PGA Tour.
Koepka left LIV Golf in December 2025. At the time of his departure, the three-time PGA Championship winner had roughly one year remaining on his contract with the Saudi-backed circuit.
Koepka applied for PGA Tour reinstatement and quickly gained approval under the tour's new Returning Member Program. Watson, a two-time Masters champion who participated in Thursday morning's ceremonial tee off at Augusta National, voiced strong criticism about the process.
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"The tour made a decision to renege on what they promised when the players left for LIV. They felt that the compensation that he's paid is good enough," Watson said at the 90th edition of the Masters.
Watson then laid out what he believes should happen going forward.
"I thought the LIV players, when they left, they were supposed to be banned for life. If I was commissioner, that's what I would do. I'd say if you're finished with your contract with LIV Golf, if you want to play the PGA Tour again, you come back, and you must play the Korn Ferry Tour for a year to qualify for it."
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Koepka addressed his return to the PGA Tour in a post on social media.
"When I was a child, I always dreamed about competing on the PGA Tour, and I am just as excited today to announce that I am returning to the PGA Tour," Koepka said in a statement posted to X Jan. 12.
"Being closer to home and spending more time with my family makes this opportunity especially meaningful to me. I believe in where the PGA Tour is headed with new leadership, new investors, and an equity program that gives players a meaningful ownership stake.
"I also understand there are financial penalties associated with this decision, and I accept those."
He agreed to five years in the player equity program, a penalty worth up to $85 million, according to tour CEO Brian Rolapp. The pro golfer also committed to $5 million in charity donations and will have to earn his way into the tour's signature events.
Several LIV golfers, including Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm and Cameron Smith, rejected the PGA Tour’s controversial offer. Hideki Matsuyama and Wyndham Clark, who reportedly passed on financially advantageous LIV deals, said Koepka’s move left them conflicted.
Matsuyama told Golf Digest Japan he was "shocked" by Koepka’s return, adding he respected the decision but was discouraged by what he saw as a lack of communication from the tour.
Watson joined the PGA Tour in 1971, winning eight majors during his storied career.
He also suggested that LIV defections created a fundamental breach of the sport’s core principles.
"When the players left, they violated the No. 1 rule that we really had out here, which is to protect the sponsors," he said. "Sponsors need players. They need the names to be able to promote their tournaments.
"If the players play wherever they want to play without a conflicting-event rule — where you had to seek the permission of the PGA Tour to play in a tournament opposite of a PGA Tour tournament — the sponsors would be hurt by that. I think we all understood that.
"When the players left for LIV, I think it was basically over. They chose to go for the money, which is fine. But to return to the tour, I thought, was a nonstarter. But apparently it's not."
Watson last played competitively at the 2019 Senior Open Championship and continues as an honorary starter to open the Masters a fifth consecutive year.
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Woman discovers missing nose ring traveled to her lungs, causing month-long cough
A TikToker in Mexico thought her cough that wouldn’t go away was just a reaction to the changing weather. Instead, it was her own nose ring, lodged deep within her lungs.
The 26-year-old, Monica Deyanira Cabrera Barajas, recently went viral on TikTok, amassing 4.7 million views after revealing the freak medical accident.
In videos, she shared that the stray accessory sat a mere 0.5 millimeters from her aorta, Jam Press reported.
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Deyanira, who has a large number of piercings, didn't initially notice the jewelry was missing. It wasn't until she developed a "chronic cough" lasting over a month that she went to see a doctor.
"The only theory I have, which I told the pulmonologist, is that I fell asleep, the little ball fell out, and that was it," Deyanira told creatorzine.com.
"I was lying on my back, I didn't realize, and that's how I messed up."
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What was supposed to be a routine 20-minute extraction turned into a high-stakes medical procedure. During the initial attempt, surgeons were unable to budge the object because it had already begun attaching to her internal tissue.
"It ended up taking an hour and 20 minutes, and they still couldn’t remove it because it was attached to my body," she said, according to the Jam Press report.
Facing a second, more invasive surgery and the risk of a fatal hemorrhage, Deyanira prepared for the worst. The night before the surgery, she wrote a farewell letter to her loved ones.
"I was honestly thinking, ‘I'm going to die,'" she said. "It's a horror I wouldn't wish on anyone."
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The woman's surgeon was equally stunned by how close the metal was to her heart. According to Deyanira, the doctor told her, "It seems God takes care of his creatures."
If the metal had punctured her lung or heart before doctors discovered it, Deyanira said she likely would have died from a lung collapse or perforated aorta.
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Now, the TikToker says her days of septum rings are over.
"I love piercings, and I really liked my septum piercing, but in my case, I wouldn't get it again because of the terror I experienced," she said.
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Followers commented that the ordeal "unlocked a fear I didn't know I had."
Megan Rapinoe says Geno Auriemma has 'added responsibility' of positive representation because he is White
Former UConn star Sue Bird and her wife, ex-soccer star Megan Rapinoe, were critical of Bird's former coach, Geno Auriemma, after he got into a shouting match with South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley after their Final Four game.
Rapinoe said the coach put "you all in a really tough spot."
"Listen, I think what Coach Auriemma did last night was obviously wrong and disappointing," Bird said on her and Rapinoe's podcast before praising the coach for apologizing.
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"We’re so used to him speaking his mind in those moments, especially in a press conference, that it did feel out of character on some level. But I am glad he came out with a statement and apologized."
Rapinoe took it a step further, saying that because Auriemma is an important presence as a White man in a "predominantly Black space," "it matters" how he represents himself.
"No matter the growth, investment and success, women’s basketball sits at the intersection of gender, race sexuality, and diversity because of who he is in this sport, and he absolutely deserves respect for his success. It matters how he shows up," Rapinoe said.
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"It matters that he acknowledges South Carolina’s players and says, 'You beat me.' It matters that he shows up for his staff, his players, Dawn Staley and her team. Not being there in that moment didn’t honor the space he’s been given. He didn’t show that respect back, and I think that’s what struck a nerve with people.
"As a highly successful White figure in this space, there’s an added responsibility to lead by example in allyship and stewardship of the game. He missed the mark on that. He has apologized, which is important, and hopefully he continues to take responsibility and repair."
Auriemma said after the game he was upset Staley had not shaken his hand before the game (the two were seen shaking hands pregame, but Auriemma said he waited several minutes before seeing Staley).
"There’s no excuse for how I handled the end of the game vs. South Carolina," Auriemma said in a statement posted to social media.
"It’s unlike what I do and what our standard is here at Connecticut. I want to apologize to the staff and the team at South Carolina. It was uncalled for in how I reacted. The story should be how well South Carolina played, and I don’t want my actions to detract from that. I’ve had a great relationship with their staff, and I sincerely want to apologize to them."
South Carolina wound up losing to UCLA in the national championship.
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