heron ASN, RN

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    The election 2024 Thread

    heron replied to Tweety's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Actually, I'm quite familiar with both the real and the fake conservative points of view. It's where I started out: in a far-right conservative (as in John Birch Society) household in a rigidly...
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    The election 2024 Thread

    heron replied to Tweety's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Considering the opportunity to understand another POV to be a waste of time is practically the definition of fake conservatism. When coupled with the drive for power to control others' choices, it...
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    The Trump Thread

    heron replied to Tweety's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    From what I've been reading, trump couldn't be called capable on the best day he ever
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    The Trump Thread

    heron replied to Tweety's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Re the comments about Vance: Apparently he doesn't remember when "crazy scary stories" about Kamala Harris becoming president was a talking point of the GOP campaigns in 2015. Accusation =...
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    The Trump Thread

    heron replied to Tweety's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Quite the white noise machine, eh? Makes you wonder who they're trying to put to sleep. And
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    I HATE cleaning poop

    heron replied to Lilrn's topic in General Nursing

    I worked on a dedicated AIDS unit where near-continuous stools were not uncommon - but nothing like what OP describes. When it went on too long, we used rectal tubes to direct the flow away from the...
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    The election 2024 Thread

    heron replied to Tweety's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    QED
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    The election 2024 Thread

    heron replied to Tweety's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    All the examples you cited amount to tinkering around the edges. You don't start getting really radical until you hit such ideas as guaranteed minimum income, returning land to the indigenous people...
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    The election 2024 Thread

    heron replied to Tweety's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    In fact, Harris's economic proposals sound a whole lot like the Clinton's' "third way". Subsidized down payments, small business tax credits and the "public-private partnership" to build new housing...
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    The election 2024 Thread

    heron replied to Tweety's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    If he believes that Harris and Waltz are "far left", he' ll believe
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    The Trump Thread

    heron replied to Tweety's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    "Wall Street" is not known for its collective discernment. The likes of Enron, WorldCom and Theranos were the bees knees ... until they weren't. The gyrations of DJT Media stock is starting to...
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    The election 2024 Thread

    heron replied to Tweety's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Here's a thought: Whatever is going on with Trump, it's clear he's deteriorating fast. Frankly, I think that it's unlikely to survive much longer than a couple of years. If he's elected, I doubt...
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    The election 2024 Thread

    heron replied to Tweety's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    So ... does this fact mean that trump really is our "protector" as he recently described himself? Or that his accusations about "post-birth abortion" are
  14. heron

    This was interesting in the news today...

    heron replied to toomuchbaloney's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Thanks - you're my
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    This was interesting in the news today...

    heron replied to toomuchbaloney's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    I came across a reference to an NPR article called "Fact checking falsehoods about FEMA funding and hurricane Helene.” It's available free at npr.org. It's likely that I won't read it...
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    This was interesting in the news today...

    heron replied to toomuchbaloney's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Ya think?! Nurses have been telling us for years why they're leaving ... never once mentioned lack of access to student loans and accelerated BSN programs. What the industry is actually looking for is...
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    This was interesting in the news today...

    heron replied to toomuchbaloney's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Leading to increased profits for institutions and student loan
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    Accused of Racism!

    heron replied to AquariusRN129's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    And every one of those situations is different and merits serious consideration. Back at the beginning of the AIDS epidemic in the US, we had a saying: denial is not a river in
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    This was interesting in the news today...

    heron replied to toomuchbaloney's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    I got it thru Audible books, so probably available from Amazon. So far, it's reading a tad pejorative, but I'm just on the first chapter. We'll see ... meanwhile, my grain of salt hasn't dissolved...
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    This was interesting in the news today...

    heron replied to toomuchbaloney's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    On a different note, I came across a new book: "Opus: cult of dark money, human trafficking, and right wing conspiracy inside the Catholic church" by Gareth Gore - a financial investigative...
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    This was interesting in the news today...

    heron replied to toomuchbaloney's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Funny how that works,
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    Questioning American Politics?

    heron replied to luv2's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Again with the false
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    Questioning American Politics?

    heron replied to luv2's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Then there's local property taxes paid out of the rents paid by migrants regardless of documentation. Not inconsequential considering skyrocketing rents these days. Speaking of the depredations...
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    This was interesting in the news today...

    heron replied to toomuchbaloney's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Still trying to bully a user into your personal rabbit hole, I see. ETA: still trying to play the victim card, too. Quel surprise
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    Questioning American Politics?

    heron replied to luv2's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Bye,