heron ASN, RN

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  1. heron

    allnurses has Become so Politicized

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

    Easier said than done, I think. You’re right that it’s been a good look at the dynamics of white fragility ... that tendency for Caucasian heads to explode whenever someone implies, however...
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    allnurses has Become so Politicized

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

    It seems to be a fairly predictable form of silencing that gets trotted out when a discussion starts getting too dangerous. It’s practically impossible to write anything thoughtful or nuanced in the...
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    allnurses has Become so Politicized

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

    As other posters have pointed out, AN has always been political. It’s just that fifteen years ago it was wall-to-wall ditto-heads and Ayn Rand wannabes. One’s assessment depends largely on whose...
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    Social Media Silences Conservatives?

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

    QED - the perpetual victim card. And they call me a
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    Concealed Carry...as a nurse?

    heron replied to mcknis's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You left out the Rambo wannabes who aren’t half as good shots as they think they are. Still wondering how twice as many bullets flying equals increased safety. But I’m old and rheumaticky, so...
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    The culture of silence and police brutality

    heron replied to rebeccaUTA's topic in General Nursing

    Of course they do ... heaven forfend that management should be held accountable for their willful
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    Social Media Silences Conservatives?

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

    Perhaps she should have said “implied” that trump is being censored. An easy assumption to make, since the OP cited an article about his executive order on social media and all/most of your posts...
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    Social Media Silences Conservatives?

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

    By free-speech warriors, I’m referring to those who use the principle to justify disrespect, verbal violence and flat out lying and manipulation. You know ... the ones who brag about being...
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    Social Media Silences Conservatives?

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

    Why should I not fact check his opinion? Are you saying that it’s desirable for people to agree or disagree with an opinion without asking questions or doing their own critical thinking? How is that...
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    Social Media Silences Conservatives?

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

    Was the tweet deleted? Was Trump deleted? What, exactly, is your problem with readers being encouraged to check the veracity of potentially dangerous
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    Trump Announces Prescription Plan: Insulin Coverage Changes

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

    I notice that the price of the insulin hasn’t changed, just the co-pay. My purely personal theory is that the price charged to Medicare will skyrocket as soon as the new copay goes into effect. A...
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    Social Media Silences Conservatives?

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

    Too late to edit, but in my previous post, in the sentence referring to civil rights backlash, it should have read “Republican campaign to take over ... “ not “their (conservatives’)...
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    Social Media Silences Conservatives?

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

    Spiro Agnew was Richard Nixon’s Vice President until he was forced to resign after being convicted of tax evasion (a plea deal to avoid more serious charges). My favorite one of his was “nattering...
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    Social Media Silences Conservatives?

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

    To me, the term censorship implies that the posts are eliminated. I question the intellectual honesty of referring to advice to fact-check a post as “censorship” when the post is then published as...
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    Cdn "journalist" blames Nurses for covid spikes

    heron replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Where did you get
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    Trouble with Dorsogluteal injections!!

    heron replied to Marythenurse1994's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a vaso-vagal reaction. A tense patient will likely hold their breath and “bear down” while waiting for the injection = vagus nerve stimulation. Try to get the pt relaxed and take a...
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    Sphygmomanometer that doesn't suck

    heron replied to kcinnick's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Just be sure you find one you can calibrate yourself, you’ll be fine. Most issues I’ve had with manual bp result from poor technique or poor
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    Want some more fun? Here's another conspiracy theory.

    heron replied to Kitiger's topic in Disaster Preparation

    (((Macawake))) Welcome back to the twilight zone! Good to see you
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    Should Social Media shut down Conspiracy Theories?

    heron replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    All that being said, as a lifelong sci-fi and fantasy junky, I’m always chuffed to have the chance to ask “what if?”. I start tuning out, though, when I hear certain dog-whistles. There are...
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    Should Social Media shut down Conspiracy Theories?

    heron replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I have to say that I have trouble with the proposition that freedom of speech includes the right to a free mass platform with no consequences for publishing untruths that have grave, sometimes fatal,...
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    Want some more fun? Here's another conspiracy theory.

    heron replied to Kitiger's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Bill Gates is masterminding a conspiracy to vaccinate everyone via “nanos” implanted by the swabs used to test for Covid? Really? Don’t you think that such a claim would require a pretty high...
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    Want some more fun? Here's another conspiracy theory.

    heron replied to Kitiger's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It appears that Bill Gates has replaced George Soros and Hillary Clinton as the Great Satan of the tinfoil hat
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    Should Social Media shut down Conspiracy Theories?

    heron replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    So, size and market dominance imposes the duty to publish falsehoods and gross
  24. heron

    Should Social Media shut down Conspiracy Theories?

    heron replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    So is it your opinion that private platforms have an ethical duty to publish
  25. heron

    Should Social Media shut down Conspiracy Theories?

    heron replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    To get back to the original question, I’m frankly ambivalent on the issue. On one hand, I remember the day when informed consent was considered a dangerous fringe idea. The forced sterilization of...