There were _actual_ nazis in front of a synagogue in an Atlanta suburb yesterday. Actual fucking nazis. Remember kids, it's never a bad thing to punch a nazi.
https://eastcobbnews.com/east-cobb-synagogue-target-of-nazi-flags-anti-semitic-signs/
Greta Thunberg (@gretathunberg) has some strong words for corporate media and for the corrupt system they support...
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Today, our political leaders are allowed to say one thing and do the exact opposite. They can claim to be climate leaders while they rapidly expand their nation's fossil fuel infrastructure. They can say that we are in a climate emergency as they open up new coal mines, new oil fields, and new pipelines. It has not only become socially acceptable for our leaders to lie, it is more or less what we expect them to do.
I believe the main reason we have reached this point — the reason we are facing this catastrophe — is because the media has allowed the people in power to create a gigantic greenwashing machine designed to maintain business as usual for the benefit of short-term economic policies. The media have failed to hold those responsible for the destruction of our biosphere accountable, effectively acting as gatekeepers for the status quo.
Given the size of our mission and the time we have left to act, there is, frankly, no entity other than the media that has the opportunity to create the necessary transformation of our global society. In order for that to happen, they must start treating the climate, ecological, and sustainability crisis like the existential crisis it is. It has to dominate the news.
Our safety as a species is on a collision course with the current system. The longer you pretend that this is not the case, and the longer you pretend that we can solve this catastrophe within a global societal structure which has no laws or restrictions whatsoever protecting us long-term from the ongoing self-destructive greed that has brought us to the very edge of the precipice, the more time we will waste. Time that we no longer have.
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That's from page 358 of The Climate Book.
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/709837/the-climate-book-by-greta-thunberg/
Greta is brilliant, and she's 100% right. But will anything change?
#Politics #Media #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #Capitalism #BusinessAsUsual
No more GoFundMe’s. No more medical debt.
Today I joined Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, Rep. Debbie Dingell & U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders to reintroduce #MedicareForAll so that EVERYONE can access high-quality, affordable care— because health care is a human right.
#RegretRate for various surgeries:
* Knee surgery: 22% total regret, 2.9% even without complications http://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-020-3041-y
* Back surgery: 21% in older adults http://doi.org/10.1097/BRS.0000000000004287
* Regret of having children: varies by study, but usually in the 10-20% range http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254163
* Breast reconstruction after a mastectomy: 19.5% moderate to strong regret http://doi.org/10.1080/14768320601124899
* #GenderAffirmationSurgery: < 1% http://doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000003477
Background Total knee arthroplasty is a common procedure with generally good results. However, there are still patients who are dissatisfied without known explanation. Satisfaction and dissatisfaction have previously been captured by quantitative designs, but there is a lack of qualitative studies regarding these patients’ experiences. Qualitative knowledge might be useful in creating strategies to decrease the dissatisfaction rate. Methods Of the 348 patients who responded to a letter asking if they were satisfied or dissatisfied with their surgery, 61 (18%) reported discontent. After excluding patients with documented complications and those who declined to participate, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 44 patients. The interviews were analyzed according to qualitative content analysis. The purpose was to describe patients’ experiences of discontentment 1 year after total knee arthroplasty. Results The patients experienced unfulfilled expectations and needs regarding unresolved and new problems, limited independence, and lacking of relational supports. They were bothered by pain and stiffness, and worried that changes were complications as a result of surgery. They described inability to perform daily activities and valued activities. They also felt a lack of relational supports, and a lack of respect and continuity, support from health care, and information adapted to their needs. Conclusion Patient expectation seems to be the major contributing factor in patient discontentment after knee replacement surgery. This qualitative study sheds light on the on the meaning of unfulfilled expectations, in contrast to previous quantitative studies. The elements of unfulfilled expectations need to be dealt with both on the individual staff level and on the organizational level. For instance, increased continuity of healthcare staff and facilities may help to improve patient satisfaction after surgery.
Donald Trump promised to eliminate the national debt.
It was $23.1 trillion when he entered office.
It was $30.9 trillion when he left.
That's $7,800,000,000,000.
25% of the ENTIRE debt in the history of America was run up by Trump, with a GOP-led Congress in cahoots.
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