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Until reading this article, I never knew that Musk even had a brother. Considering the press Musk has gotten, though, that probably suits the brother just fine.

I wouldn’t want that, either. I’d want to be where care is easily available and obstetricians aren’t afraid to do their jobs.

As a guy, the same thing would be important to me. I’d want a girlfriend who valued herself enough to make that choice. Also, what if I screwed up and got her pregnant? I’d want her to get whatever care she chose, and not be treated like a breed sow.

I’m tired of hearing about this. Start the fucking trial already.

Don’t worry, I didn’t.

Yeah, but it’s still Texas. Congratulations, I guess.

None! I just know it’s tough and a huge responsibility.

Stop taking drugs?

Smart, effective gun control in the US?

So, we theoretically could stop cartels, but never, ever will.

A doctor! You compliment me, sir. My family would be so proud!

Nah, I’ve just been a patient a few times, and think that people should do the job that they’ve agreed to do, especially when lives are at stake. I agree with you completely.

Yeah, I am salty. Some nurses are antivaxxers, ffs. People look to them for their “expertise”, but nurses often have little or no medical education, and some don’t even accept proven medical science. I have no doubt that a few nurses have helped kill people, by reinforcing their bad decisions and ignorance.

If a nurse knows more about a patient than a doctor, then have a conversation with the doctor. Don’t just roll your eyes and let the doctor keep making decisions that aren’t helping the patient. A lot of hospital accidents happen because of poor communication. Don’t perpetuate the problem.

Yeah, the healthcare-for-profit system is fucked. That doesn’t address the core issue, though, which is a nurse giving themselves permission to ignore management/experts and do their job poorly.

Manager’s and a group of doctor’s POV: you are a nurse and it’s your job and duty to do that.

They’re completely right. If you disagree strongly enough, the only honorable thing you can do is quit. You are not making any kind of statement, or being “rebellious”, by insisting on doing a half-assed job. You’re simply being dishonest and providing inadequate care.

Nurses are overworked and spread too thin, but that’s not something your current behavior will fix, or even protest.

Plus, we know better than him what’s good for him.

They should. That’s their job, and what they went to school for. It is not a nurse’s place to override their decisions (except in emergencies, of course). That’s what you signed up for when you took the job. Hell, listening to your manager is a basic requirement of most jobs, healthcare or otherwise. That’s Employment 101.

Patients are often stubborn, ignorant, and it’s possible that several of them wouldn’t be in the hospital in the first place if they took their health seriously.

If you take someone’s autonomy so seriously that you’re willing to respect and tolerate their “bad choices”, that’s perfectly fine, but nursing is by no means the right job for you. It’s not the mindset that upsets me - it’s that you’re working in the worst, least compatible field possible. I hope you’re able to find something else soon.

I don’t remember the exact timing, but I think it was either well under way or completely done by the time he took office.

Sometimes I wonder if their subtle misuse of language is intentional, or a subconscious indication of how they view the world.

Facts are not like religion, which depends entirely on belief. Facts are true whether you “believe in” them or not. You can refuse to accept facts, but they still exist.

I love that he actually used the word “cancelled”!

Without having seen the specific kind of “hatred and harassment” they’re talking about, I can’t form a valid opinion. I wonder, though, if people are interpreting fair criticism of the Israeli government as “antisemitism”. Fair criticism and antisemitism are two very different things, but I often see them confused.

Similarly, I wonder if people are trying to disguise hateful antisemitism as “fair criticism” when there’s nothing fair or reasonable about it.

As always, it will be difficult to protect freedom of speech while preventing and punishing hate speech.

The mortgage detail is especially interesting!

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Goddammit. I totally set myself up for that one.

Supporters chanted his name as he left.

No matter how bad my life gets, I’ll always be able to say “at least I didn’t stand outside a courthouse in winter to give moral support to Donald Trump.”

Alternate perspective - most puns are lazy and not very funny to begin with, so even jokes that translate perfectly still don’t land. Language isn’t the problem.

I don’t know how true that is. I just hate puns.