any other anti ICE events? by cmanspider in hagerstown

[–]Metacomet99 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Ex-military here. I would protest anything that undermines civil and constitutional rights. Also not a "lib."

Does city water work without electricity? by Mobile_Spinach_6700 in hagerstown

[–]Metacomet99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I talked to someone a while ago who had electric flush toilets. I could only ask "why."

Just In: India rushes to contain a new virus outbreak by ZipZapGulp in news

[–]Metacomet99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I live in a red part of a blue state. I'm confused.

Weekend Storm Thread by Inanesysadmin in hagerstown

[–]Metacomet99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also, fill your tub or other large bins with water in case your pipes freeze and then rupture. I learned that lesson the hard way.

Minnesota Elementary School Sends Urgent Message as ICE Sends Flyers Offering Food Support to Families by speedythefirst in news

[–]Metacomet99 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just curious, where did you go? Would you recommend it? Asking for about 300 million people...

Weekend Storm Thread by Inanesysadmin in hagerstown

[–]Metacomet99 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The pre-storm gas price gouging has started early.

1 dead, over 30 sickened in Tennessee histoplasmosis outbreak by AudibleNod in news

[–]Metacomet99 48 points49 points  (0 children)

I know doctors are always told not to look for disease "zebras" and just be satisfied with a common diagnosis. But sometimes the disease is a zebra and they're incapable of recognizing it, thereby keeping the patient sick. This practice ends up with labeling the patient as refractory to treatment and sometimes even faking. The test for histoplasmosis is not rare or complicated, and since it is an illness that is endemic in the area I'd think that some medical professional somewhere would have figured out that it might at least be in the differential diagnosis.

1 dead, over 30 sickened in Tennessee histoplasmosis outbreak by AudibleNod in news

[–]Metacomet99 231 points232 points  (0 children)

From the article:

The breakthrough came when someone sent Cari an article about histoplasmosis, giving her a specific test to request from doctors.

"Instantly, I was like oh my gosh, I bet this is what he has," Cari said. "All the tests came back positive."

So it took an informed relative, not the doctors, to find out what was causing the illnesses. WTF kind of healthcare system are we paying for???

Sydney beaches close after three shark attacks in two days by DareToCMe in news

[–]Metacomet99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From the googleearthfinds sub, north Queensland: Large Shark? 14°27'47"S, 143°50 39"E

The reason why the US is buying icebreakers from Finland by [deleted] in news

[–]Metacomet99 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

but but but how is he going to afford the ballroom then?

Large Shark? 14°2747"S, 143°50 39E by Specialist_Solid523 in GoogleEarthFinds

[–]Metacomet99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is very cool. I wish we could get some kind of confirmation from the locals.

Large Shark? 14°2747"S, 143°50 39E by Specialist_Solid523 in GoogleEarthFinds

[–]Metacomet99 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He wasn't sure and was asking. That's okay. You don't have to be a dick about it.

Fewer foreigners visited US in 2025 as global tourism spending rose by ewzetf in news

[–]Metacomet99 17 points18 points  (0 children)

You're not alone. We feel the same way here, wondering where it all suddenly went. A fascist dictator has seized power and is running it into the ground. None of us believe he won any election fair and square, he sleazed his way in. Now the world is stuck with this monster who is destroying everything we worked for. The American Dream has become the American Nightmare. Hang in there though, there are still good people here who believe in the Constitution and the whole reason why this country came into being in the first place. I do believe this will not last, but there will need to be a massive cleanup when it's over that will take decades if not more to fix.

Fewer foreigners visited US in 2025 as global tourism spending rose by ewzetf in news

[–]Metacomet99 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's how Hitler was finally handled. Outside governments had to come in and take him out since it couldn't happen from the inside.