heron ASN, RN

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

    Not so weird when you consider that he's one of them. Google "trump hiring undocumented workers". I first heard about it during the 2015 presidential
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    heron replied to Crusades's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    We've heard those opinions before - it's boilerplate magadreck by now. Still not agreeing and not wasting time
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    heron replied to Crusades's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    It's under your "account"
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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 seem to remember a major push by CMS during the Obama administration to go after Medicare fraud. They recovered billions. That might provide some insight into why the gov't is less than eager to go...
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    This was interesting in the news today...

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

    For the same reason that HCA (under the leadership of our very own Sen. Rick Scott) was hit with one of the biggest fines in the history of Medicare: overbilling, upselling and bundling. HCA was...
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    heron replied to toomuchbaloney's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Absolutely - and it's why I don't spend a lot of energy trying to inform people who have deliberately ignorance. Unfortunately, evolution is neither kind nor just, it just is. The young and the weak...
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    This was interesting in the news today...

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

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    This was interesting in the news today...

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

    Nope ... and not a single protester out of a hundred thousand in DC tried to break into the Capitol, either. Meanwhile, the penguin memes on TikTok are
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    The Trump Thread

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

    Entertaining, though. Like the good ole days of Q and Jewish space lasers. It's getting downright nostalgic - my parents were conservative Catholic John Birchers. I used to listen to this stuff every...
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    President Biden thread

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

    Specifically, it's an excuse that enables them to avoid having to defend the
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    Enough Rope

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

    She's really good at playing g rope-a-dope, isn't
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    Trump's DERP State

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

    Anyone following the measles
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    This was interesting in the news today...

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

    The phenomenon is frequently referred to as "caucasity" in more heavily melanated settings. I wonder what Rubio and the Happy Couple thought was going to happen? Interesting language shift there,...
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    The Trump Thread

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

    I read that Project 2025 called for exactly this approach in order to circumvent subpoenas for official communications. Am skimming the document to find the specific statement. It's taking a while....
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    President Biden thread

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

    It's too bad that so much primary evidence is being
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    This was interesting in the news today...

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

    No one who lived through the 70's seriously believes that "the left" has ever been free of violence. Violence and peace are both choices, as are greed, hypocrisy, racism, empathy, honesty, fairness...
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    This was interesting in the news today...

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

    Meanwhile, TikTok is swarming with bots pleading for support for poor elon, "Don't let him go through this alone.” The comments are
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    The Trump Thread

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

    Awww ... bless your
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    The Trump Thread

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

    Meanwhile, nobody mentions the Navajo code talkers, also scrubbed. If anyone is still in doubt that white supremacists are looking to finalize their theft of this continent, this attempt to purge...
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    President Biden thread

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

    Not so disingenuous, really. We've had the science to back up the claims of atmospheric damage caused by burning fossil fuels since the 70's. Scientists working for the oil industry (Shell Oil, to be...
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    President Biden thread

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

    It is. Climate change deniers have been slinging that particular bit of drek for decades. Remember the same discussion here over lightbulbs, oh, 20 years ago or so? The argument is that if a single...
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    Trump's DERP State

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

    Oh boo hoo! Suffering for the people you personally dislike/disapprove of is exactly what you voted for. Many people in my religion believe that the energy you put out comes back to you three...
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    This was interesting in the news today...

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

    My son was born in the late 70's. At that time, he needed to have an SS# in order to be claimed as a dependent on my taxes. Has that
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    This was interesting in the news today...

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

    Ah, yes. "My A1c has been elevated for years, but I feel good today and insulin's expensive, so let's stop testing while we wait and
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    Management threatens nurses

    heron replied to Djadia's topic in General Nursing

    Well, never say never, but it's pretty unlikely that you can challenge your employer's practices with no repercussions. Management is clearly not concerned with your issues. Unless you can involve...