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Is the bar this low? (Or: "Do your job.")

RANT/ 4yo patient new to me. CP, doesn't walk. Still in diapers. Markedly delayed/intellectually disabled (BTW, I wish they'd update the...

Mark Walton Fowler: the Tennessee doctor that keeps unsuccessfully killing people

Dr. Mark Walton Fowler is the unmasked, unskilled, out-of-practice, 68-year-old doctor responsible for overseeing Tennessees executions. A few months ago he botched an execution after...

Does anyone else get tired of making decisions outside of work?

Every day we make decisions for other people, and not small decisions. Our whole job is making very important decisions. I finally had to tell...

Nurse arrested for allowing man to escape ICE custody

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/30/michigan-nurse-charged-helping-man-escape-ice While the facts presented in the article make it sound like the nurse actively facilitated the man's escape from custody, how much responsibility do we...