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[JayMysteri0]

Now congress is interested in TFGruden & the NFL?

https://www.twitter.com/i/web/status/1451307535370178562/

https://www.twitter.com/i/web/status/1451328323917914119/

 

[SuperMatt]

Now congress is interested in TFGruden & the NFL?

https://www.twitter.com/i/web/status/1451307535370178562/

https://www.twitter.com/i/web/status/1451328323917914119/

Congress loves to play the “we can revoke your anti-trust exemption at any time” card with the pro sports leagues. The NFL knows they will never get shut down by Congress; they’re too popular for politicians to take that risk. Let the games begin...

 

[lizkat]

Kellogs!

https://www.twitter.com/i/web/status/1448717435696189446/

Not sure how well trying to hire scabs in advance has really helped Kellogs deal with that strike.

‘We’re not budging:’ Kellogg strike hits two-week mark as worker shortage aggravates labor conflicts

Cereal makers became essential workers in 2020, but that hero status didn’t carry into to 2021. Around 1,400 Kellogg union workers from Michigan, Tennessee, Pennsylvania and Nebraska have been on strike for the past two weeks.

www.mlive.com

 

[Eric]

The Today show understands the struggles of white moms.

 

[SuperMatt]

The judge that’s too racist for Alabama.

Ladies and Gentlemen, I present Randall Jinks!

Judge so racist and sexist even Alabama wants rid of him

A judge who mouthed the n-word in court and constantly utters racist remarks to or about his own employees "must be removed from office," says Alabama's state judicial ethics court.…

boingboing.net

I recommend you read the linked PDF of the complaint. I can’t copy-paste from it since it’s just a scan, but his racism is off the charts. Some minor examples in this article:

Among the allegations are that Jinks mouthed the N-word on occasion to the deputy chief clerk, said George Floyd was “just another criminal,” and he “pretty much got what he deserved,” and told a Black employee that he didn’t want him marching with Black Lives Matter protesters.

He was also accused of telling employees private details about his marriage and the reason that he and his wife lived in separate residences. He allegedly made inappropriate comments about the appearance and anatomy of women, shared “sexually inappropriate anecdotes,” shared a striptease video with employees, made degrading comments to or about women, and generally used “crude, coarse, vulgar, offensive and improper language.”

Jinks allegedly used the B-word to refer to the county administrator and said another employee was nothing but a “whore.”

Ethics case accuses judge of making racist and sexist remarks, mouthing N-word, criticizing overweight people

An elected probate judge in Alabama has been temporarily suspended after he was accused in a March ethics complaint of making racist and sexist remarks and throwing a tantrum over a missing sandwich.

www.abajournal.com

 

[Joe]

The judge that’s too racist for Alabama.

Ladies and Gentlemen, I present Randall Jinks!

Judge so racist and sexist even Alabama wants rid of him

A judge who mouthed the n-word in court and constantly utters racist remarks to or about his own employees "must be removed from office," says Alabama's state judicial ethics court.…

boingboing.net

I recommend you read the linked PDF of the complaint. I can’t copy-paste from it since it’s just a scan, but his racism is off the charts. Some minor examples in this article:

Ethics case accuses judge of making racist and sexist remarks, mouthing N-word, criticizing overweight people

An elected probate judge in Alabama has been temporarily suspended after he was accused in a March ethics complaint of making racist and sexist remarks and throwing a tantrum over a missing sandwich.

www.abajournal.com

He's lived his whole life with that privilege. Why change now? SMH

 

[JayMysteri0]

You may want a mouth guard if you read about TFGs in the healthcare industry

A hospital hiked the price of a routine childbirth by calling it an 'emergency'

Obstetrical emergency departments are a new aspect of some hospitals that can inflate medical bills for even the easiest, healthiest births. Just ask baby Gus' parents about their $2,755 ER charge.

www.npr.org

Some hospitals provide that package of services via an "obstetrical emergency department." OB-EDs are licensed under the main Emergency Department and typically see patients who are pregnant, for anything from unexplained bleeding to full-term birth. They bill like an ER, even if they aren't physically located anywhere near the ER.

TeamHealth — a health care staffing company owned by the investment company Blackstone, and known for marking up ER bills to boost profit — essentially says an OB-ED can be as simple as a rebranded obstetrical triage area. In a white paper, the company says an OB-ED is an "entrepreneurial approach to strengthening hospital finances," because with "little to no structural investment" it allows hospitals to "collect facility charges that are otherwise lost in the obstetrical triage setting."

The OB Hospitalist Group, which is owned by a private equity company, markets a tool to help OB-EDs calculate levels of emergency care. In a case study, OB Hospitalist Group reported that hospitals "leave a lot of money on the table" by billing OB-ED visits as Level 1 and 2 emergencies when they could be considered Level 4 emergencies.

An Arizona facility said its revenue increased $365,000 per quarter after turning its obstetric triage area into an OB-ED. Poudre Valley Hospital's website doesn't list "OB-ED" as part of the facility's offerings, though UCHealth documents do reference OB-ED beds in other facilities.

 

[lizkat]

WSJ says infrastructure bill contains language blocking FOIA requests w/ respect to expanding broadband to underserved areas. So is this gonna be another one of those deals where we wake up some day and discover that a major telecom carrier got a 25-year contract for... whatever... without much press coverage of exactly who benefits from the distribution of federal largesse?

Infrastructure Bill’s Broadband Plan Shrouded From Scrutiny

A provision of Congress’s $42 billion plan to expand broadband into underserved areas could exempt it from Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts.

www.wsj.com

Getting sick of this, especially because it seems to be one of the few things that get bipartisan enthusiasm while bill language is being drafted.

 

[JayMysteri0]

A reminder of why I put our broken medical system in with TFGs

Woman is billed $700 for visiting the ER despite getting NO treatment

Taylor Davis (pictured) said she was shocked to receive a nearly $700 medical bill (inset) from an Georgia hospital - despite not receiving treatment at the facility or seeing a doctor

www.dailymail.co.uk

They called it a visiting fee': Georgia woman who was billed almost $700 for trip to ER says she didn't even see a doctor and LEFT after waiting seven hours​

• Taylor Davis said she received a hospital bill from a Georgia hospital for $688.35 even though she never received medical treatment for her head injury
• She said she checked into the hospital and left after waiting for seven hours
• Weeks later, a bill arrived and a hospital employee told her: ‘You are charged before you are seen. Not for being seen'
• It's estimated that about 1 in 5 emergency visits and 1 in 6 inpatient admissions will trigger a surprise bill

That's an interesting factoid to be aware of, "You are charged before you are seen. Not for being seen". That reminder that getting paid is of utmost importance, not the service itself whether it's helpful or not.

 

[Thomas Veil]

What the hell, a fee just for walking into the place??

I'd have an attorney send them a letter asking them to itemize the charges. I hardly think they'd stand up in court.

But anyway, that's not the main reason I'm here today. I just needed to grouse about these two fucking guys in my area.

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Now, the above loser chooses to publicly identify as an ammosexual. This is the kind of house you keep your children away from.

But wait, there's more.

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Off the top of my head, I'd say a guy with this ridiculously over-the-top display is...compensating for something. Wouldn't you?

Elsewhere, where I live, there's a guy with a Trump "Miss me yet?" flag, and another one with "Let's go Brandon" on it.

Both of them fly alongside American flags, just to show how patriotic they are. Conservatives must consider that proper flag etiquette.

Fuck all four of these guys. Go directly to hell. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200.

 

[SuperMatt]

A reminder of why I put our broken medical system in with TFGs




That's an interesting factoid to be aware of, "You are charged before you are seen. Not for being seen". That reminder that getting paid is of utmost importance, not the service itself whether it's helpful or not.

But it’s the government we can’t trust with our healthcare, according to the GOP.

 

[Eric]

What the hell, a fee just for walking into the place??

I'd have an attorney send them a letter asking them to itemize the charges. I hardly think they'd stand up in court.

But anyway, that's not the main reason I'm here today. I just needed to grouse about these two fucking guys in my area.

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Now, the above loser chooses to publicly identify as an ammosexual. This is the kind of house you keep your children away from.

But wait, there's more.

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Off the top of my head, I'd say a guy with this ridiculously over-the-top display is...compensating for something. Wouldn't you?

Elsewhere, where I live, there's a guy with a Trump "Miss me yet?" flag, and another one with "Let's go Brandon" on it.

Both of them fly alongside American flags, just to show how patriotic they are. Conservatives must consider that proper flag etiquette.

Fuck all four of these guys. Go directly to hell. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200.

All those people and the only thing missing is a full set of teeth.

 

[JayMysteri0]

Why the phrase "STFU" was invented...

https://www.twitter.com/i/web/status/1456620468195180549/

 

[JayMysteri0]

And...
https://www.twitter.com/i/web/status/1456427623693705216/

Jacob Wohl, a 'right-wing operative' who is under investigation for fraud, said in a post on Gab that Jewish people living in America 'should decorate their home with Christmas lights' as a show of 'assimilation,' Newsweek reports - Twitter

https://www.twitter.com/i/web/status/1456617332554436615/

 

[lizkat]

And...
https://www.twitter.com/i/web/status/1456427623693705216/

Jacob Wohl, a 'right-wing operative' who is under investigation for fraud, said in a post on Gab that Jewish people living in America 'should decorate their home with Christmas lights' as a show of 'assimilation,' Newsweek reports - Twitter

https://www.twitter.com/i/web/status/1456617332554436615/

Religious assimilation is most certainly not a necessary component of American "unity". We were never meant by the founders to move in lockstep on any issue. Acceptance of each other's essential humanity and of the fact of our equality under rule of law is what's needed (and in the spirit of the law would be nice too).

Per the US Constitution, we do not have and may not establish a Christian government. We are not by decree a Christian nation. We are free to choose a religion or not observe one at all.

Past that, let all our many arguments on political issues proceed apace. This guy Wohl isn't arguing issues, he's about driving artificial wedges between groups of people. That sort of thing weakens a nation when entertained even as background noise.

Oh, and Happy Diwali for those celebrating. Me, I've put away my Day of the Dead decorations and moved on to thinking about dancing for joy on the morning of the Winter Solstice. Let the darkness soon be defeated!

 

[Joe]

What the hell, a fee just for walking into the place??

I'd have an attorney send them a letter asking them to itemize the charges. I hardly think they'd stand up in court.

But anyway, that's not the main reason I'm here today. I just needed to grouse about these two fucking guys in my area.

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Now, the above loser chooses to publicly identify as an ammosexual. This is the kind of house you keep your children away from.

But wait, there's more.

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Off the top of my head, I'd say a guy with this ridiculously over-the-top display is...compensating for something. Wouldn't you?

Elsewhere, where I live, there's a guy with a Trump "Miss me yet?" flag, and another one with "Let's go Brandon" on it.

Both of them fly alongside American flags, just to show how patriotic they are. Conservatives must consider that proper flag etiquette.

Fuck all four of these guys. Go directly to hell. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200.

The cult is strong with republicans. My mom sent me a picture of this hole in the wall fast food place in my podunk hometown that put "Go Brandon" on it's outside sign LOL Republicans are fucking weirdos. I have never once thought of putting an Obama or Biden flags or ANY kind of political stickers on my vehicles. The majority of my friends lean left and not a single one of them have anything political in their homes, vehicles, ect. No tshirts. Nothing. It's just crazy to me how Cult like Republicans are. They're united in hate for sure.

 

[ronntaylor]

Fuck all four of these guys. Go directly to hell. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200.

When I make my way back to NYC from rural Virginia, I pass what's one of the largest traitor confederate flags in existence. The owner is reportedly a crazy, racist scumbag that many suspect is behind recent KKK bags left around town and neighboring schools.

 

[lizkat]

Why the phrase "STFU" was invented...

https://www.twitter.com/i/web/status/1456620468195180549/

I'd let Haley ramble on, but when it comes to cognitive skills I'll stack ol' Nancy up against younger Nikki any day and see how it rolls. Pelosi was born with a working vote calculator in her brain.

I don't happen to disagree that high level American leadership tends to be too old. I'd prefer we relied on the wisdom of elders in advisory positions, not so much executors at top of various heaps in government.

However, a cognition test for potential opposition candidates (in campaigns for either the primary or general election) sounds too much like the Kremlin's way of solving problematic opposition: lock them up in a psych ward.

To me the tendency of both political parties (and some voters) to hang onto their elders in office too long is a marker and a downside of the DNC/RNC honchos' obsession with star power. They know that name recognition remains the ace card in electoral politics. That doesn't say much for brain power of voters...

 

[JayMysteri0]

And there you have it, right from the horse's ass...

https://www.twitter.com/i/web/status/1459658826425249798/

What some people think America should look like.

 

[JayMysteri0]

What the fuck more do you need to know about America?

https://www.twitter.com/i/web/status/1462186442403233793/

Fare evasion costs cities millions. But will cracking down on it solve anything?

New York City has increased policing on the MTA to curb fare dodging. It’s resulted in outrage and protests from riders.

www.vox.com

He Paid His Subway Fare. Then He Was Tasered by the Police. (Published 2021)

A video of a violent arrest raised questions about balancing a push to enforce laws in the subway against concerns about police abuses.

www.nytimes.com