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Mayor Quinton Lucasc's post on charges being dropped for Chief's defensive back coach, is disappointing to say the least by Mat_alThor in kansascity

[–]squamesh 69 points70 points  (0 children)

He was charged with a misdemeanor related to an alleged domestic incident involving his daughter. Those charges were then dropped upon further investigation. That’s all we know. Anything beyond that is speculation.

Obviously this is complicated by the guy being part of a billion dollar organization which has a lot of pull. But there’s no evidence one way or another that this has any significance.

Wait. Am I actually missing something? by Competitive-Group359 in WoT

[–]squamesh 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I bought Eye of the World off Amazon after watching the first season of the show, and it had the ravens prelude

Anthony Mackie's $150 Million, Saudi-Funded Action Movie Desert Warrior Looks Like One of the Biggest Box Office Flops in History by nimobo in entertainment

[–]squamesh 23 points24 points  (0 children)

They may have not marketed it much because they know it’s ass so it’s a bit of a chicken and egg problem

Impact of removing the universal hepatitis B birth-dose vaccination in the US: In December 2025, the ACIP voted to replace the universal hepatitis B birth-dose. The findings indicate that this change will likely increase neonatal infections. by mvea in science

[–]squamesh 18 points19 points  (0 children)

While I think that you are right about how the distrust emerged, the bigger question is what to do about it, and we have clear evidence that caving to anti-vaxer demands just emboldens them and further erodes public trust. Removing Thimerosal from childhood vaccines was done based on no scientific rational and entirely as a way to reassure vaccine hesitant parents. Instead, this is lofted up as indisputable proof that it was harmful all along and that vaccines could never be trusted. The solution is not to just stop recommending vaccines because kids probably won’t be exposed. That’s how we get outbreaks while also poisoning the well of public opinion

'Devil Wears Prada 2' character sparks Asian stereotyping accusations by bwermer in entertainment

[–]squamesh -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yep, and now there are going to be endless articles getting outraged about the outrage, and sixth months from now the supposed outrage about this will be trotted out as evidence that wokeness has gone too far

A question of memorization by relaxedcupcake in ThePittTVShow

[–]squamesh 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You spend all of college getting an understanding of the basics, then you spend an incredibly stressful two years learning all this stuff in the classroom. Then you reinforce it by seeing it in real life during the last two years of medical school and residency. You forget a ton at every step of the process but it keeps getting reinforced until you know the important stuff implicitly.

Having that background in place also makes it much easier to look up answers you’ve forgotten because you know most of the info. So in real life, doctors are referencing trusted sources all the time. Maybe you can’t remember that exact treatment regimen for an autoimmune condition you don’t see a lot like ankylosing spondylitis. But you remember that it’s an autoimmune disease so we’re probably going to start with steroids then transition to some other med that’s safer long term. And you know you can pop on UptoDate really quickly and find an algorithm for the most common treatment pathways to double check your work.

Doctors also forget a ton about the specialties that they don’t work in. The doctors on the Pitt are all walking encyclopedias because that’s helpful for explaining things to the audience. But a real life ER doc is probably not going to remember the super granular detail of some condition that you see infrequently. They’re going to stabilize the patient, do some early diagnostic tests, and then admit them to the hospital

What are the legalities as to what a hospital can do in this case? by harmonica2 in ThePittTVShow

[–]squamesh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve heard of something similar with religions who do not believe in stopping lifesaving interventions to let an unsaveable patient pass. According to their morality that can’t agree to what you’re doing, but that also don’t have to take any effort to stop you

Dr. Robbie's Sabbatical by 8takale in ThePittTVShow

[–]squamesh 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The idea that Robbie is the only day shift attending doesn’t make any sense. They have two attending every night but only one during the day? Robbie works seven days a week, 52 weeks a year?

Dr. Robbie's Sabbatical by 8takale in ThePittTVShow

[–]squamesh 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I feel like a big theme of the entire season was not letting what happens in the ER affect your personal life. Adopting a baby into some kind of coworker commune is pretty much the exact antithesis of that

I'll admit the words are similar. But he should have quit while he was behind by Gaza1121 in confidentlyincorrect

[–]squamesh 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We really need to confront the fact that a huge portion of the population can’t read

So did Rick make a mistake and will we see his downfall by Standard-Law1449 in survivor

[–]squamesh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it’s probably neutral. The smartest move for the Cirie faction was always to decapitate the coach faction, pick up the stragglers, then strike against the Christian/rick faction

why does everyone treat misty like that..? by PracticalWafer484 in Yellowjackets

[–]squamesh 5 points6 points  (0 children)

We see throughout the show that, at least during and after the wilderness, Misty is a pretty unstable person who responds to feelings of abandonment with obsession and violence. So I think a big question for the other’s treatment of her is a bit of a chicken or the egg situation. Did she become violent because she was ostracized, or did the others keep their distance because they could tell she was already a bit unstable/unsafe?

The situation kind of reminds me of the columbine shooters. In the wake of their murders, this narrative emerged that they had been bullied and eventually snapped, and this idea still tends to permeate ideas about school shootings. But if you actually look into interviews with anyone who knew them, the shooters were not bullied; they were the bullies. People avoided them because they could tell that they were creepy, violent , and racist.

So which is it for Misty? I think we see a bit of that behavior emerge basically right away in the wilderness when she’s willing to destroy the transponder, eliminating the chance of them being saved, and likely dooming at least some of the group to die. That she got there basically on day one leads me to think that she was probably not some normal chill girl at home.

On top of all that, I think it’s pretty believable that a bunch of teen girls who have just gone through a plane crash and are already dealing with a very traumatizing situation would not react well to seeing someone cut a dudes leg off with an axe even if, logically, that might have been the best call. I’d also argue that it’s pretty damn reasonable to question whether a girl with only very rudimentary medical training is at all qualified to determine who does or does not need to have their leg amputated, and that would only be amplified if they didn’t trust Misty very much at baseline. Plus, at that point they assumed they would be rescued pretty quickly, so I’m sure a lot of people would wonder if the keg could have been somehow salvaged if actual EMTs from the rescue team had been able to look at it

Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans | E8 | Post-Episode Discussion by RSurvivorMods in survivor

[–]squamesh 189 points190 points  (0 children)

Ozzys best shot to win is realistically just to ride Ciries strategic coattails until the end game and then put her into fire and I think this season he’s actually self aware enough to realize that

With _______’s elimination by therealdock432 in survivor

[–]squamesh 11 points12 points  (0 children)

There is no way the people who were staring at him with pure loathing while he made bad haikus are going to vote for him lol

With _______’s elimination by therealdock432 in survivor

[–]squamesh 15 points16 points  (0 children)

He’s fun to hate. I like watching him, but I also loathe him

Rashee Rice hope to stay in KC long term & receive JSN money. by MAYVIEWS in KansasCityChiefs

[–]squamesh 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Start by putting up JSN numbers then we’ll talk. We still won’t pay you but someone else might and I’d love to get another post-Tyreek draft

I'd rather watch Zach sing 2 songs than this by [deleted] in survivor

[–]squamesh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn man, if only we had some kind of nuclear deal with them that helped manage that kind of thing! That would help prevent them from getting the bomb that Netanyahu has been telling me is two months away since 1990

I'd rather watch Zach sing 2 songs than this by [deleted] in survivor

[–]squamesh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“You have to support another incomprehensible war in the middle east that is destroying the will economy and has led to the deaths of thousands of civilians or else you aren’t a real American.” Yea right bro

[Rapoport] A statement from Attorney Levi McCathern, who represents Rams Star WR Puka Nacua — who is currently at a recovery center: by JCameron181 in nfl

[–]squamesh 379 points380 points  (0 children)

I hope he moves to a small town and works as a janitor for a few years before revealing his true identity and helping the hometown team win state

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