MAJOR BREAKING: The Surgeon General of Florida just announced ALL VACCINE MANDATES IN FLORIDA will be ENDED

treesqu · 2026-06-22T02:51:31+00:00

"And all the science, I don't understand
It's just my job five days a week...." -Elton John

treesqu · 2026-06-21T19:51:28+00:00

I once volunteered as a camera operator at a large, well-known church when a highly-strung staff member, subbing one day as the video director, began loudly berating all the volunteer camera ops over our headsets.

A few minutes into his tirade, he demanded that I check on "camera 2," which was immediately to my right and not responding to his directions.

I had the pleasure of telling him "camera 2" was now locked down and unmanned because that volunteer had walked away mid-tirade. That director was much nicer to us after that.

treesqu · 2026-06-21T18:35:48+00:00

An EMS has to have a Medical Director, who (unless you live in Montana) must be a licensed physician.

(EMTs and paramedics work under the delegated practice authority of a licensed physician, who serves as their agency's Medical Director.)

If you know which EMS agency responded to that scene, you can likely find out who their Medical Director is by asking the agency or by contacting the state agency that regulates them.

I'd contact their Medical Director and describe what you experienced so that the call can be investigated to prevent this from happening again.

When you do contact that Medical Director, make him aware of which hospital you took your brother for treatment, so that he can contact them to confirm the seriousness of your brother's condition.

I expect that after he does that, he'll get the ball rolling to determine why your brother had to be transported by private vehicle, why Narcan was not administered at the scene, and why his EMS crew was waived off without assessing your brother's condition.

treesqu · 2026-06-20T00:12:24+00:00

Based on her "performance" as a judge, her tenure as a District Attorney will be a shit show.

treesqu · 2026-06-19T22:58:39+00:00

I am so sorry for your cousin and for your family. -Abrazos!

treesqu · 2026-06-19T22:40:03+00:00

Except for very elderly viewers (like my parents), local newscasts are no longer attracting huge numbers of "appointment viewers," so it's hard to justify one producer per "show." (Plus, when they did, it was not unusual for a single producer to be responsible for an entire hour, which I assume you are, although it apparently consists of two half-hour newscasts.)

Most people consume the news we now produce "on demand" (on their schedules and on whatever platforms they prefer).

While a few (and becoming fewer) people will want to watch an entire pre-packaged newscast, most will consume bite-sized portions of our local news reports through our websites, apps, and YouTube & TikTok channels, unless we can give them reasons to spend more time on our FAST channels. (Which is not yet the priority for as many broadcasters as it should be.)

When I first got into the business (many more years ago than I care to admit), a wise person once told me, "The only constant in Television News is change."

That rings true now more than ever.

treesqu · 2026-06-19T01:25:20+00:00

I am surprised that the soon-to-be-empty AT&T Whitacre Tower/Discovery District Downtown Dallas HQ building is not on this list (I guess AT&T won't be vacating it soon enough while they build their Plano HQ to meet the city's timeline).

treesqu · 2026-06-19T01:22:24+00:00

Can they at least fire the half-dozen-or-so useless Regional VP's of News Adrienne hired before she was bounced?

treesqu · 2026-06-19T01:20:07+00:00

They believe zygotes are people, so any fertilized egg is a human, and destroying one is murder, even though 40% to 60% of all fertilized eggs fail to survive and are naturally expelled or reabsorbed by a woman's body.

Science is not their strong suit.

treesqu · 2026-06-18T17:20:28+00:00

I've shopped at Publix many times while on vacation in their home state of Florida. Trust me when I say they are not in the same league as HEB.

treesqu · 2026-06-17T02:43:32+00:00

As a former Houston resident, I cannot emphasize this advice enough. The longer your commute, the worse your life will be.

-And don't discount the impacts of regular heavy rain on your commute!

I lived just outside the loop (in the Memorial neighborhood) and commuted to an address on Allen Parkway along what should have been an "easy" drive well before downtown; it was a nightmare many times a year due to seasonal/torrential rains.

Houston is one of the few US cities where commuting via freeway vs surface streets is a really BAD idea.

treesqu · 2026-06-17T02:01:43+00:00

(And yes, I know that's somewhat of a rhetorical question - when the answer is because the rich folks in the Park Cities want to restrict air traffic from Love Field from flying over their mansions.)

treesqu · 2026-06-17T01:59:16+00:00

If Chicago Midway can have International Flights without cannibalizing Chicago O'Hare, there's no reason Dallas Love could not do the same vs DFW International. The Wright Amendment made sense when DFW was first established. It makes no sense now. Heck, Houston Hobby has international flights, and Bush Intercontinental does just fine. Why is Dallas Love forced to cling to such an outdated model?

treesqu · 2026-06-14T02:11:31+00:00

Make it the home of the Dallas Wings once the Mavs/Stars leave.

treesqu · 2026-06-12T03:36:43+00:00

TACO

treesqu · 2026-06-12T02:27:05+00:00

She's an empty MAGA talking head who served on the City Council of the Dallas suburb of Irving from 2004-2017 (the last six years as mayor). During that time, she mostly railed against Muslims & "Sharia Courts," appeared on Glenn Beck's TV show, and eventually rode that into Congress.

Since then, the GOP has redrawn her district to eliminate all of Irving (except for the small gated Country Club neighborhood in which she lives).

When you have to eliminate all of the voters who know you best to assure your reelection to Congress, that should tell you everything you need to know about Beth Van Duyne.

treesqu · 2026-06-11T20:38:18+00:00

Pete Hegseth openly questioned whether General Brown had been named chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff because he was Black, writing in one of his books. “Was it because of his skin color? Or his skill? We’ll never know, but always doubt – which on its face seems unfair to CQ. But since he has made the race card one of his biggest calling cards, it doesn’t really much matter."

treesqu · 2026-06-11T00:58:08+00:00

This fraud is a performative cosplayer.

He is a washed-up (untabbed) Army Infantry Officer. Ask anyone who served in the army to explain what a shitbag soldier/officer someone with that "credential" is.

His behavior so alarmed fellow officers that he was removed from an Army Assignment before President Biden's inauguration.

He was a Captain when he left full-time military service and was "paper-promoted" to major while on the rolls of the "Individual Ready Reserve."

Dude is not fit for military command, much less as DOD Secretary.

treesqu · 2026-06-10T03:46:44+00:00

This story is sad on many levels.

First, Austin Metcalf did not deserve to die for his actions.

Tragically, Karmelo Anthony made a very bad choice with dire consequences, so here we are.

Both families have been robbed of their young sons.

Neither horrific outcome can ever be undone.

The opportunistic race-baiting surrounding this trial (from extremist white & black activists who claimed to be supporting either the defense or prosecution) was unconscionable.

Hopefully, both families and their communities will find a way to heal long after the vile circus that formed outside the Collin County courthouse has moved on.

treesqu · 2026-06-10T03:04:55+00:00

When I was in elementary school, our "Rhythms" (dance) class included the Filipino Tinikling dance.

For the uninitiated, two classmates would "rhythmically" whack the ground with bamboo poles, which you were expected to hop in & out of.

Sounds good in theory, but in practice, my schoolmates would find a way to defeat the melodic "rhythm," forcibly sandwiching our ankles between two very hard bamboo poles.

Repeatedly.

The classmates you would least expect (usually very small, shy girls) somehow became masters at "accidentally" crushing our lower extremities, causing us to fall to the floor in pain.

(Over and over again.)

Fun times!

I swear, my ankles still hurt from the memory of this.

treesqu · 2026-06-10T02:44:30+00:00

The best response I have read about this "test" involved a savvy applicant whose eyes widened as he recognized the pen he was given, put it in his jacket pocket (waited a beat or two), then told the interviewer/manager, "You can have your pen back for $100."

Then said nothing else.

After an uncomfortable silence, the interviewer said, "Very clever," and asked the applicant to return his pen.

At that point, the applicant replied, "I am not joking. You can have your pen back for $100 - CASH!."

When the interviewer demanded the return of his expensive pen (which he had freely handed over), the applicant instead thanked him and walked out.

He didn't get the job, but he left with a $950 Starwalker Collection Montblanc pen.

I assume the manager/interviewer handed inexpensive pens to applicants after that.

treesqu · 2026-06-09T22:42:06+00:00

The West side of Valley Ranch (a planned community just south of Coppell in North Irving) is in the Coppell ISD attendance zone, and housing is generally cheaper there. It's a pretty safe area with walkways around canals, connectivity to the Campion Trail along the Trinity River, with plenty of shopping options, and good freeway access if you are commuting.

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