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Simeon Salus

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7. This sort of catastrophic flooding has been happening in the Texas Hill Country for many years

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Jun 24, 2026, 12:04 PM

12 hrs ago

Here's a link to a 1993 TV movie about a crusading public servant who's ignored and belittled for their efforts to save camp kids.

The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children?

Apparently nobody wants to save Texas children badly enough. They do want to save bankrupt Christian summer camps.

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Camp Mystic in Texas files for bankruptcy after catastrophic floods killed 28 people [View all] BumRushDaShow 14 hrs ago OP

Just another way to shield their liability and tell the families to "eat cake", and continue walkingman 14 hrs ago #1

If only Texas had put flood indicator warnings upriver from this UpInArms 14 hrs ago #2

Wasn't that warning system in Biden's infrastructure bill that Abbott killed Bengus81 14 hrs ago #3

Sourcing that to the Texas Tribune UpInArms 13 hrs ago #6

Warning systems not wanted? Kerr County. Norrrm 13 hrs ago #4

Tear it all down and erect a small monument to those who died. twodogsbarking 13 hrs ago #5

This sort of catastrophic flooding has been happening in the Texas Hill Country for many years Simeon Salus 12 hrs ago #7

I just noticed this film wasn't made in Texas (or even the United States) Simeon Salus 12 hrs ago #8