Just sinks lower and lower.

[link:https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1436883329681330184?s=19|

Made me laugh 😂

[link:http://imgur.com/a/GSehsnc|

They broke us. 😢

“We wanted to help people
We were smart and driven
We loved science and physiology, humans and disease
So we made a commitment
We signed up
It was an honor

We read thousands of pages
Attended hundreds of lectures
Pulled all-nighters
Took more exams than we thought possible
Finals week felt insurmountable
But it didn’t break us
It made us stronger

We learned statistics and biochemistry
Immunology and pathophysiology
We mastered genetics, virology and pharmacology
We read scientific papers and learned how to dissect them
Papers, not videos
It was an honor

We came running when you needed us
Literally, running down the hallway
To the ICU, the trauma bay, labor and delivery
I need help, you said
We can help, we said
It was an honor

There were moments that we thought would break us
Moments that drove us to journaling, to therapy, to nightmares
Broken babies.
Paralyzed children.
Dead pregnant mothers with three kids at home.
The wail of a mother whose son just died.
We bent but we did not break
We returned because you needed us
And we could help
It was an honor

Then there was fear
Fear of walking into our place of work
Fear that we’d be killed by going to work
Fear that we’d kill a loved one because of our work
There were tears and sleepless nights and anti-anxiety medications
But you banged your pots and pans
You sent us pizzas and called us heroes
You needed us
We could help
So we wore our masks, and our gowns, and our gloves, and our goggles
We decontaminated ourselves before going home and isolated ourselves from our families
We almost broke
It was an honor

How quickly the joy turned to defeat
Elation to rage
You’ve learned to do your own research now
You know better than we do
Gaslighting is your language
Your selfishness is astounding
You don’t want our help when we ask you to stay healthy
Yet you arrive at our doors begging for help at the end

You stole our resources
You hobbled our ability to help those who did what they were supposed to do
You killed our patients by filling our beds and using up our ventilators
We can’t help any more
You broke us
There is no more honor”

OMG. And it's true check the news. Death penalty.

[link:https://twitter.com/ReportsDaNews/status/1370590822585004032?t=Usdxh02jTbZo2GapdSby6A&s=19|

Anyone else remember in history the Germans who were rewarded for reporting

The "undesirables" to the Nazi party? This new law in Texas reminds me of that. Scary shit.

Texas Taliban puts bounties on women and people of influence have to step up.

Anyone else beyond depressed with the news every day

I have long covid and have enough issues and everything I see hear and read is so ugly and sad. What happened to our country with TFG has opened a Pandora's box of depravity and hate. I see the evil winning every day...the Republicans, voting rights, C19, masks, vaccines, it's all bastardized and what they have done in the name of Jesus. Not my Jesus. How do you all live with this?

Addressing MORE big lies

The truth about me and why I am a Democrat (addressing MORE big lies)

They say we want to disband police departments (and that we hate the police): we don’t, that’s a lie. We want to weed out racism and unnecessary police brutality and for those who abuse their power to be held accountable.

They say we want to release all prisoners: we don’t, that’s a lie. We want to weed out racism and ensure the punishments match the crimes, to de-privatize prisons, and address the historic lack of equality in how the law is implemented across the diversity of folks that is America.

They say we want open borders: we don’t, that’s a lie. We want asylum seekers to be given their chance to seek asylum. We want to help people who are coming from unimaginable terror and poverty; to help give them the chance we have. We want to ensure children aren’t separated from their parents and that parents and kids are not kept in cages. But we do want proper vetting, and a better immigration policy that is humane and recognizes the contribution and labor provided by immigrants of all kinds.

They say we want to take away your guns: we don’t, that’s a lie. We want logical gun control to help prevent mass shootings and misuse of firearms, including brandishing weapons in public as a means of intimidation or worse.

They say we want to wage a war on Christianity and Christian values: we don’t, that’s a lie. We want people of all religions to be able to practice and worship freely and safely--or not at all, if they so choose.

They say we want to get everything for free: we don’t, that’s a lie. We want to work hard and make sure that healthcare and education are affordable for all. We want to ensure all can work with dignity and provide for themselves and their families.

They say we want a war against traditional marriage: we don’t, that’s a lie. We want people of all sexual orientations to be able to love freely, no matter who you love.

They say we want to destroy or rewrite history: we don’t, that’s a lie. We want to recognize the good parts and the ugly parts of our past and do everything we can to say when appropriate “that’s not okay, let’s not honor/valorize those aggressors, and let’s not let those things happen again”.

They say we want to take away your constitutional rights: we don’t, that’s a lie. We believe in the scientific process and its goal of moving toward the best held truth, and thus we wear masks and try to prevent the spread of this disease.

They say we hate America: we don’t, that’s a lie. We just recognize our faults and want us to do better, be better.

Please stop with the us vs. them. The ability to criticize and hold ourselves and our government accountable is a bedrock of American Democracy we all should hold dear.

Our position is one of empathy, compassion, and logic. Please stop believing the hype and the spin. Just because we want equality for all doesn’t mean we want to take anything away from you.

OMG how much lower can MSM sink

[link:https://twitter.com/VABVOX/status/1428995274135965702?s=19|

I am new here. Are MSM all Republicans because what they do to President Biden was

Not done to Trump. President Biden was left a steaming sack of crap on his desk from TFG and I can't even watch the news for all the remarks made against our President. Is this new or business as usual?