Government Watchdogs Fired by Trump Sue His Administration and Ask Judge to Reinstate Them

WASHINGTON — Eight government watchdogs have sued over their mass firing that removed oversight of President Donald Trump’s new administration.

The lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court in Washington asks a judge to declare the firings unlawful and restore the inspectors general to their positions at the agencies.

The watchdogs are charged with rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse at government agencies, playing a nonpartisan oversight role over trillions of dollars in federal spending and the conduct of millions of federal employees, according to the lawsuit.

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Presidents can remove inspectors general, but the Trump administration did not give Congress a legally required 30-day notice, something that even a top Republican decried.

Trump has said he would put new “good people” in the jobs.

The White House did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment on the lawsuit.

The administration dismissed more than a dozen inspectors general in a Friday-night sweep on the fourth full day of Trump’s second term. Though inspectors general are presidential appointees, some serve presidents of both parties. All are expected to be nonpartisan.

At the time of the firings, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said there may have been good reasons for the terminations but that Congress needed to know.

The role of the modern-day inspector general dates to post-Watergate Washington, when Congress installed offices inside agencies as an independent check against mismanagement and abuse of power.

Democrats and watchdog groups said the firings raise alarms that Trump is making it easier to take advantage of the government.

Trump, said at the time the firings were “a very common thing to do.” But the lawsuit says that is not true and that mass firings have been considered improper since the 1980s.

The dismissals came through similarly worded emails. The watchdogs’ computers, phones, and agency access badges were collected within days. The officials were escorted into their respective agencies to collect their personal belongings under supervision, they said in the lawsuit.

The inspector general of the Agriculture Department, however, returned to work as normal the Monday after being informed of the firing, “recognizing the email as not effective,” the lawsuit said. The watchdog conducted several meetings before agency employees cut off her access to government systems and took her computer and phone.

Trump in the past has challenged their authority. In 2020, in his first term, he replaced multiple inspectors general, including those leading the Defense Department and intelligence community, as well as the one tapped to chair a special oversight board for the $2.2 trillion pandemic economic relief package.

The latest round of dismissals spared Michael Horowitz, the longtime Justice Department inspector general who has issued reports on assorted politically explosive criminal investigations over the past decade.

In December 2019, for instance, Horowitz released a report faulting the FBI for surveillance warrant applications in the investigation into ties between Russia and Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. But the report also found that the investigation had been opened for a legitimate purpose and did not find evidence that partisan bias had guided investigative decisions.

The lawsuit was filed by the inspectors general of the departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs, Health and Human Services, State, Education, Agriculture, and Labor, and the Small Business Administration.

—AP White House Correspondent Zeke Miller contributed to this report.

source https://time.com/7221582/government-watchdogs-fired-by-trump-sue-his-administration/

Here’s When You Can Expect Your IRS Tax Refund and How You Can Track It

The 2025 tax return filing season began on Jan. 27, so it’s only natural that people are thinking about potential refunds. An update from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) shared that by Jan. 31, the agency already received more than 13 million returns, and had issued over 3 million refunds.

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A tax refund is a reimbursement to taxpayers who have overpaid their income taxes, and so the government sends the money back.

If taxpayers receive a large refund, they may well be having too much withheld from their paychecks by employers. The employment form W-4, Employee’s Withholding Certificate, provides your employer with the information needed to federal income tax withholding, which impacts your federal tax refund. If the tax refund is too large or too small, taxpayers can adjust the taxes they pay for the next year using the IRS’ “Tax Withholding Estimator” tool. Per the IRS, you have three years to claim a tax refund.

According to filing season statistics reported by the IRS, the average tax refund in the 2024 tax season—for tax year 2023—was $3,138. Almost 105 million tax refunds were processed by the end of December, totaling more than $329 billion.

Read More: What Is the Average Tax Refund?

Here’s everything you need to know about when to expect your IRS tax refund and how you can track it.

When should I expect to receive my tax refund?

According to the IRS, a refund usually takes up to 21 days if the tax returns was filed online, though it may take longer to process if the return needs corrections or review. If the tax return was sent by mail, the refund could take 4 weeks or more.

Taxpayers can also set up a direct deposit to receive their tax refund payments directly into their bank accounts. 

The Bureau of Fiscal Service also has a Frequently Asked Questions page about tax refunds on its website, where taxpayers can learn more about the process of receiving their tax refunds and best practices to follow.

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How can I track my tax return?

The IRS allows taxpayers to track their returns with their “Where’s My Refund?” tool online.

For those without Internet, or people who prefer to use the telephone, the IRS also has a help hotline where users can call to track their refunds:  800-829-1954. If you filed an amended return, meaning you found a mistake and had to re-file your taxes, the hotline is  866-464-2050.

By providing a social security number, the tax filing status, and the exact refund amount on the return, taxpayers should be able to view the status of their refund. 

There are three status updates which the taxpayer might see: “received return,” “refund approved,” or “refund sent.” If the refund has been sent, it could be up to 5 days before the money shows up in your bank account or a few weeks before your check has been received. 

source https://time.com/7221581/when-to-expect-your-irs-tax-refund-how-you-can-track-it/

Ebola Cases In Uganda Rise to 9, with 265 Others Monitored Under Quarantine

KAMPALA, Uganda — Ebola cases in Uganda have risen to nine, while 265 other people were being monitored under quarantine, health authorities said Tuesday.

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The nine include the first victim, a male nurse who died the day before the outbreak was declared on Jan. 30. That man remains the only fatality.

Eight patients “are receiving medical care and are in stable condition,” a Health Ministry statement said. Seven of them were admitted to the main public hospital in Kampala, the Ugandan capital, in addition to one being treated in the eastern district of Mbale, the ministry said, adding that “the situation is under control” amid heightened surveillance.

The nurse who died had first sought treatment in Kampala and later traveled to Mbale, where he was admitted to a public hospital. Health authorities said that the man also sought the services of a traditional healer. His relatives are among those being treated for Ebola.

Kampala has a highly mobile population of about 4 million, and officials are still investigating the source of the outbreak.

Tracing contacts is key to stemming the spread of Ebola, which manifests as a viral hemorrhagic fever.

There are no approved vaccines for the Sudan strain of Ebola that is infecting people in Uganda. But authorities have launched a clinical study to further test the safety and efficacy of a trial vaccine as part of measures to stop the spread of the current outbreak.

The last outbreak of Ebola in Uganda, which began in September 2022, killed at least 55 people by the time it was declared over four months later.

Ebola is spread by contact with bodily fluids of an infected person or contaminated materials. Symptoms include fever, vomiting, diarrhea, muscle pain and at times internal and external bleeding.

Scientists suspect that the first person infected in an Ebola outbreak acquires the virus through contact with an infected animal or eating its raw meat. Ebola was discovered in 1976 in two simultaneous outbreaks in South Sudan and Congo, where it occurred in a village near the Ebola River, after which the disease is named.

source https://time.com/7221206/ebola-cases-in-uganda-rise/

Canned Tuna Sold at Trader Joe’s, Costco, H-E-B Recalled for Botulism Risk

Several brands of canned tuna sold at stores including Trader Joe’s, Costco and H-E-B have been recalled because they might be contaminated with a type of bacteria that causes botulism, a potentially fatal form of food poisoning.

Tri-Union Seafoods of El Segundo, California, last week recalled certain lots of tuna sold under the Genova, Van Camp’s, H-E-B and Trader Joe’s brand names, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

The company said that lids on the “easy open” cans may have a manufacturing defect that could cause the products to leak or to become contaminated with the bacteria that causes botulism.

The affected products have retail codes listed in the recall notice and best-by dates in 2027 and 2028. The tuna was also sold at Harris Teeter, Publix, Kroger, Safeway, Walmart and some independent stores in several states.

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No illnesses have been reported to date, the company said. Consumers should not consume the recalled tuna even if it doesn’t look or smell spoiled. Return the recalled tuna to the store for a full refund, throw it away or contact Tri-Union Seafoods.

Botulism is a rare but serious illness that occurs when a toxin caused by the bacteria attacks the body’s nerves. It can cause difficulty breathing, paralysis and death.

source https://time.com/7221192/canned-tuna-fda-recall-botulism-risk/

Are You Really Overstimulated—Or Did You Just Fall for the Internet’s Latest Buzzword?

Mental-health lingo has peppered conversations for years. Look no further than “gaslighting,” which ushered in a new era of therapy-speak, and its counterparts “trauma,” “toxic,” and “triggered”—all generally used in oversimplified or inaccurate ways. Perhaps you’ve noticed a newer addition while scrolling social media: “overstimulated.” Across the internet, people are reporting being overstimulated by fresh photos of their favorite celeb, weekends packed full of plans, grocery stores loaded with too many choices, and the exhausting demands of new parenthood.

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“I think people mean that there’s too many things going on at once, and they feel overloaded by it—like task paralysis for your senses,” says Dr. Jessi Gold, chief wellness officer for the University of Tennessee System. “It resonates, and it sticks. It becomes almost like a slang word.”

Yet experts say that most of the time, people aren’t experiencing true overstimulation, but something else.

What it really feels like to be overstimulated

In clinical terms, overstimulation—or sensory overload—means your brain is unable to process all the sensory information it’s receiving. That could include loud noises, bright lights, strong smells, unexpected physical contact, or being around too many people in a small space. “You’re experiencing sensations, and you feel them more than they actually are,” says Naomi Torres-Mackie, a psychologist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City and head of research at the nonprofit Mental Health Coalition. That makes it different from overwhelm, which is an emotional reaction caused by stress or anxiety—like when your responsibilities exceed your capacity—and isn’t necessarily tied to sensory input. Though anyone can experience overstimulation, it’s particularly common among those with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety disorders, and schizophrenia, she adds.

Imagine you’re body-to-body with strangers on a subway car, for example. While many people would find the experience unpleasant, they’d be able to stick it out until they reached their destination. Those experiencing true sensory overload, on the other, might need to exit sooner than planned. “For somebody with PTSD, ADHD, or ASD, it would feel intolerable,” Torres-Mackie says. “You might feel the need to escape or flee; you might feel restless, like you just cannot calm down; you might have feelings of anxiety. You might experience a panic attack, or feel agitated or angry or rageful, and become highly emotionally reactive.”

Read More: 4 Signs Your Body Is Telling You It’s Time to Take a Break

That’s because your nerves are on edge, she says; if you’re overstimulated, you feel unsafe and, as a result, react strongly. Some people also report physical symptoms, like lightheadedness, headaches, muscle tension, and heart palpitations.

Exactly what triggers sensory overload can vary depending on a person’s underlying mental-health condition. People with PTSD, ASD, ADHD, and anxiety disorders tend to become particularly overstimulated by crowds and loud noises; those with autism are often especially triggered by touch. Schizophrenia can lead to overstimulation around visual and auditory signals: “These can feel so strong and intense that they often get kind of jumbled,” Torres-Mackie says, “and one theory is that’s what leads to hallucinations.”

When people have PTSD, meanwhile, their sensory overload is often tied to traumatic experiences. Being around a person who was present when the trauma happened, or who reminds you of the perpetrator, could trigger a feeling of overstimulation, Torres-Mackie says. Certain smells could, too. “We see this a lot around the Fourth of July,” she adds. “The sounds of fireworks can be triggering if you’ve seen active combat.”

Why the term resonates so much

Caitlin Slavens, a psychologist specializing in maternal mental health in Alberta, Canada, often hears from overwhelmed moms who are drenched in the sensory bombast of modern parenting: rat-a-tat noise, touch, little sleep, and constant demands. “They describe it as ‘overstimulated’ more than any other word,” she says. 

The internet has molded sensory overload into a catch-all phrase for parental burnout, frustration, and exhaustion, Slavens says. Are these moms overstimulated in the technical sense? Sometimes. “Other times, they’re overwhelmed, touched-out, or emotionally drained,” she says. “But ‘overstimulated’ seems to be the most straightforward explanation for how it feels when their systems are maxed out.”

Read More: Do Less. It’s Good for You

Torres-Mackie, who runs a group for new parents at Lenox Hill Hospital, also reports hearing “overstimulated” pop up among those adjusting to parenthood. “There’s so much sensory information or sensory experiences all of a sudden that you didn’t have before,” she says. “It can feel overwhelming.” Of course, Torres-Mackie acknowledges, overwhelm isn’t unique to parents: Most people have days when there’s so much going on, they just want to hide under a heavy blanket. “You don’t have to be a new parent to feel overwhelmed in a sensory way,” she says.

Is it sensory overload or overwhelm?

When Torres-Mackie works with clients who describe themselves as overstimulated, she dives into what’s causing those feelings—and how the person’s day-to-day functioning is impacted. “If you’re feeling really inundated with certain tasks and requests at work, and you’re still able to perform, you may be overwhelmed,” she says. “But if you completely freeze, and you’re not able to perform—maybe you even have a panic attack—then you’re likely overstimulated.”

It can be particularly revealing to ask yourself if whatever’s bothering you is uncomfortable or intolerable. If it’s simply uncomfortable, working on finding a way to adapt to it is key, Torres-Mackie says. Cognitive behavioral therapy can be an effective way to overcome a tendency to simply steer clear of your triggers. “Avoiding something that’s uncomfortable often backfires, because you don’t build the muscle to deal with it,” she says. “If it feels absolutely intolerable, that’s one thing, but if it is somewhat tolerable, I do recommend staying in the discomfort to give yourself the experience of living through it and knowing that you can handle it.” That way, the next time you experience it, you’ll be better equipped with the sense of agency and empowerment you need to persevere, she adds.

What to do if you’re overstimulated

Many of the same strategies are helpful whether you’re overstimulated or overwhelmed. Here’s what experts recommend.

Seek out a soothing space

Slavens teaches people to designate a space of their own where they can seek solace in order to feel more regulated. That might mean plopping down on the bed, taking a whiff of a favorite essential oil, or hugging a pillow for a few minutes. “Deep pressure helps calm the nervous system down,” she says. The goal is to “go from being really amped up to calmer than you were.”

Try grounding strategies

One of the most effective ways to self-soothe is to focus on your five senses. “You’re tapping into the very thing that’s feeling fraught,” Torres-Mackie says. Spend a few minutes noticing what you’re feeling on your body—like the way your fuzzy socks warm your feet—what you see around you, what you hear, and what you taste. Or, you could choose to zero in on just one sense, like scent. When Torres-Mackie is feeling overwhelmed, she lights a woodsy candle that reminds her of happy times. “I also have perfumes I use that are soothing,” she says. If you’re more of a touch person, you might find solace by holding your own hand, or if you find sound calming, you could turn on your favorite relaxing song.

Read More: How to Be Mindful if You Hate Meditating

Enlist a friend’s support

If you’re struggling in a social situation—maybe a loud dinner party or sold-out concert—let a trusted friend know you might need to go somewhere quiet for a few minutes. You could agree on a gesture you’ll make to indicate that you’re going to step away and will come back when you feel better, Gold says. Use that time to gather yourself on the fire escape or balcony, or even to spend a few minutes practicing deep-breathing techniques in the bathroom. “And if you can’t come back,” Gold says, “then you’ll try it another day.”

Test out noise-canceling headphones

Putting on a pair of noise-canceling headphones can help create a quieter environment and reduce stress caused by external noise. If you’re worried you’ll look standoffish if, for example, you wear them at work, let your colleagues know that wearing them allows you to focus better. 

Talk to a professional

Psychotherapy is effective for both overwhelm and sensory overload. Cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy are typically considered the gold standard. Sensory integration therapy is also an option, though it’s most frequently used with children. “Psychodynamic and insight-oriented work can be really effective,” Torres-Mackie says, because these approaches help you figure out how to cope with daily stressors.

The most important thing to do, experts agree, is explore what’s going on if you often feel overstimulated. “If you’re really resonating with the word, and want to know what it means about you, you should use that as fuel to go talk to someone,” Gold says. Whether it turns out you’re overwhelmed or overstimulated, it’s possible to achieve both calmness and balance.

source https://time.com/7213816/what-is-overstimulated-definition/

Why Eggs Are So Expensive Right Now

The price of eggs is expected to skyrocket by another 20% this year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Prices rose from $2.52 per-dozen for large, grade A eggs in January 2024 to $4.15 by that December, a nearly 65% change in just twelve months, per data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The shell-shocking price increase of eggs is due to the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), or bird flu, outbreak. Some 23.2 million birds had to be killed in December 2024 alone after contracting the virus, according to USDA, triggering a national egg shortage.

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The outbreak is having widespread repercussions across numerous industries. New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Feb. 7 that the state would shut down live bird markets after the virus was detected in seven markets in New York City. 

American restaurant chain Waffle House announced they would be adding a 50-cent per egg surcharge to orders due to the egg shortage and rise in prices. “While we hope these price fluctuations will be short-lived we cannot predict how long this shortage will last,” Waffle House said in a statement to the Associated Press. 

And grocery store giants including Trader Joe’s, Costco, and Sprout have placed limits on the number of egg cartons patrons can purchase. 

Here’s what to know. 

What’s causing the egg shortage

While the pandemic and inflation caused the overall price of food to rise, the current egg shortage is tied to the widespread bird flu, which first affected livestock on U.S. turkey farms in 2020, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. By 2024, the H5N1 strain of the virus began to impact goat kids and dairy cows. The first-ever reported cow-to-human spread of the avian influenza virus was also reported last April, though more than 60 humans have contracted the virus overall. 

USDA says that while the national egg supply was “showing some improvement” in their weekly egg markets overview published on Feb. 7, wholesale prices for graded loose eggs will continue to increase in price. HPAI outbreaks remain persistent, with egg supply across the Eastern U.S. in trouble. In the last 30 days, some 149 flocks were detected with the avian influenza, affecting more than 23 million birds. Commercial flocks in Ohio—one of the top states for egg production—and Missouri appear to be the most affected, though they are just two of a slew of states reporting outbreaks.

“For now, shell egg availability remains limited and inconsistent in many retail markets with many affected grocers employing steps to limit consumer purchasing to stretch their existing supplies including limiting or ending promotional activity, placing limits on units purchased per shopping trip, and holding prices at record or near-record highs to dampen demand,” said the USDA.  

source https://time.com/7221173/why-eggs-are-so-expensive-right-now/

Surviving Black Hawk Down Explores the Continued Devastation of the Battle of Mogadishu

Ridley Scott’s Oscar-winning 2002 movie Black Hawk Down famously portrayed the story of the Battle of Mogadishu, when Black Hawk helicopters were shot down by Somali forces in 1993.

But the film was fictional, largely focusing on the perspective of U.S. soldiers. Now a new Ridley Scott Associates’ docu-series Surviving Black Hawk Down, out on Netflix Feb. 10, aims to tell an unfiltered story of that battle through the perspectives of not only the American military personnel who were there, but also the Somalis.

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Here’s what to know about the Battle of Mogadishu, the most devastating moments in the docu-series, and how U.S. veterans interviewed are grappling with the battle today. 

How the Battle of Mogadishu started

The goal of the U.S. intervention in Mogadishu in 1992 was supposed to be straightforward: feed people starving from a famine. Americans hoped to prevent attacks on UN Relief operations by followers of Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid.

But U.S. troops encountered a great amount of resistance. As TIME reported in its Oct. 18, 1993, issue, at 3:30pm on Oct. 3, 100 U.S. Rangers and 12 Blackhawk helicopters raided a site where followers of Aidid were meeting. Forty-five minutes later, the Americans captured 19 prisoners and were ambushed by Somali militia members. Black Hawk helicopters came crashing down. Over four days, at least 18 Americans died.

An estimated 200 Somalis died, but the death count has never been finalized. “Americans did not see pictures of the Somali casualties, though,” according to the magazine. “What they did see were ghastly photos of a white body, naked except for green underwear—apparently the corpse of a downed helicopter crewman—being dragged through the street while Somalis kicked and stamped at him, plus TV footage of a terrified helicopter pilot, Michael Durant being questioned by Somali captors.”

Durant was released after 11 days. He told a Red Cross worker and two journalists who visited him in captivity that Somalis “beat me violently with their fists and with sticks” and then ripped off his clothes so they could hoist him naked, blind-folded, hands bound, over the heads of raging crowds.

On Oct. 7, President Bill Clinton announced that all U.S. troops would be pulled out of combat by March 1994. According to the U.S. State Department’s website, “The United States has long had to face the challenge of determining to what degree it wants to participate in global peacekeeping efforts and whether or not U.S. lives should be put at risk for peacekeeping. Events in Somalia between 1992 and 1994 threw that debate into sharp relief.”

TIME reported that it was initially unclear exactly why President George H.W. Bush launched the Somali intervention in December of 1992, a month after Bill Clinton defeated him in the presidential election. As TIME recounted the leading theories back then:

The immediate causes were, of course, ghastly TV pictures of famine in that country and U.N. Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali‘s pleas for help to get food past the guns of armed gangs into the hands of the starving in a country that had no real government and practically no order of any sort. In addition, Bush no doubt wanted to go out in a blaze of glory as a world statesman, and subordinates were glad that the move served as a sort of therapy for the funk he was in after his election defeat.

What it was like on the ground during the Battle of Mogadishu

For U.S. military personnel in Somalia, October 3, 1993, was supposed to be a day off. They started the day relaxing on the beach and playing the board game RISK before they were urgently called to work. 

“There were four of us at the beach this morning, and two of us aren’t here anymore,” says Brad Thomas of the U.S. Army Rangers, describing losing two of his best friends in the Battle of Mogadishu. Thomas, who was part of the convoy evacuating casualties, recalls “driving around in circles being shot at.”

Durant, who was taken hostage, appears in the docu-series and describes being hit with something soft and realizing it was the arm of a crew member. “I thought, there’s no way out of here,” he says.

Some of the U.S. military personnel did not agree with President Clinton’s decision to pull American troops out of Somalia. “My friends died,” Tom Slattery of Delta Force says in the doc, “and now you want to pull out? That’s a waste of lives. We’ve wasted our time. We’ve wasted these lives, and I was enraged. Pissed. Pissed, pissed, pissed.”

Americans watching TV news on the homefront in 1993 saw mostly footage of Somalis doing the attacking. But Surviving Black Hawk Down sheds light on the immense suffering that Somali civilians faced during the battle. The series includes footage taken by a man known as Ahmed “Five,” who shifted from filming parties and events to trying to document as much of the turmoil as possible. “The situation needed to be recorded,” he says. Some of the most harrowing frames of the footage showed victims—mostly elders—taking their last breaths, as well as a boy with blood all over his clothes.

When the raid was going on, a Somali woman named Halima recalls being at a nearby school with 20 children huddled on top of her, vomiting and passing out. When the school was evacuated, she says she ran barefoot as helicopters soared overhead. “I lost hope in life,” she says

A Somali woman named Binti Adan appears in the doc with her daughter Ifrah, who lost her eyesight from injuries sustained during the siege. “There’s nothing worse than losing the eyes,” she says, tearfully. “She was just a child.”

U.S. veterans open up

The Battle of Mogadishu may technically be over, but the U.S. military personnel who were there are very much still affected by it.

Thomas, now a musician who contributes his royalties to charitable organizations that help first responders in need, tells TIME he’s glad that the new series includes more voices of survivors. “The movie Black Hawk Down has kind of become the official narrative, and anyone that knows me will ask me, how real was the movie?” he says. “I didn’t have a voice in that story, and now I’ve been able to share my part of the battle and the things that I saw.”

When Slattery came back from the Battle of Mogadishu, he remembers not saying anything on the drive home. Then, when he got to his kitchen, and his wife asked how his deployment was, he broke down. “I just started bawling,” he tells TIME. “It was very devastating to come home and have to try to explain to people what you went through. It’s just impossible.” 

He’s reminded of the battle whenever he goes to the beach because his base in Somalia was by the sea. The smell of bleach triggers memories of cleaning up the blood that was all over the tarmac of the base. 

Nowadays, Slattery is the CEO and co-founder of the All Secure Foundation, which helps Special Operations families recover from post-traumatic stress and reintegrate into American society.
He hopes that Surviving Black Hawk Down will give people a better appreciation for what U.S. military personnel go through. “They’re not Team America. They’re humans. They’re highly trained to do the best they can,” he says. “And when they come home, they’re hit with post traumatic stress that they continue to have to deal with for the rest of their lives. I want people to get the real story of what war does to humans.”

source https://time.com/7216261/surviving-black-hawk-down-true-story/