June 6, 2023

Toot of the Day (Mastodon)

https://dice.camp/@VestigialLung/110447961193022540

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The most important medical relationship in America is between a patient and the politicians deciding whether or not medically appropriate care conflicts with a conservative interpretation of Christianity. The second most important medical relationship is between the patient and their insurance provider who decides whether its shareholders would be better served by the patient not receiving medically appropriate care. Patient/doctor is at best of tertiary importance.

April 24, 2023

Mass text sent out to Ammon Bundy's followers sparks worry of another standoff

Source: Raw Story

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The message claimed that Bundy was "surrounded" by law enforcement and summoned followers to his Idaho home. According to The Daily Beast, the home was not under siege, but the message sparked fears that another Bundy-style showdown with the government could be on the way.

"Bundy is the leader of the People’s Rights Network (PRN), a right-wing activist hub that boasts of its ability to mobilize members on a moment’s notice via its alert system. While running a doomed gubernatorial campaign in 2022, Bundy led the PRN in a protest of St. Luke’s Hospital in Meridian, Idaho, temporarily putting the facility in lockdown while Bundy trespassed on its property," The Beast's report stated. "St. Luke’s later sued Bundy and his associates, accusing them of a defamation campaign that led to death threats against the hospital’s staff. Bundy has been openly uncooperative in the case, skipping court and even threatening charges against people who delivered legal papers to his house."

Idaho’s Gem County Sheriff says he's backed off trying to serve Bundy with papers because he thinks there's "potential" for someone "getting hurt." The Sheriff ultimately served the papers after St. Luke’s Hospital in Meridian complained.

Bundy has not been arrested, and has released a series of YouTube videos attacking his opponents -- some videos that probably aren't helping his case. "On Monday, a judge issued a default ruling in St. Luke’s favor, due to Bundy’s failure to appear in court or respond to the lawsuit. The judge also ruled that Bundy and his co-defendants must sit for a deposition by May 24," The Beast reported.

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Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/mass-text-sent-out-to-ammon-bundy-s-followers-sparks-worry-of-another-standoff/

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Maybe we should just Ruby-Ridge them.

December 9, 2022

Prediction: Christofascists will start attacking infrastructure...

Like has now happened several times, from the Qanon loon with the bomb on the dam, to the latest two incidents.

And that's enough. Now they're attacking property !!!!!!11one!!!

Kid gloves are gonna come off for the wannabe Nazis. That's my prediction.

December 9, 2022

How hard is it to do the right thing?

And quit Twitter?

For fuck's sake... BOYCOTT!

March 23, 2021

Would a "Repeal the 2nd Amendment" movement...

Hurt or help?

For the sake of argument, let's assume it was coming from the left flank, and not the Democratic Party.

Let's also assume its goals are "long game" like the ERA but minus the deadline.