Chaplain John

@chaplainjohn.medsky.social

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Grateful for community, especially after so much plague! Palliative Care Chaplain focusing on caring and listening. He/him. Lover of music, movies, MCU, Zelda, and all things silly.

Amy McBeth, a BNSF spokeswoman, said: “We now have agreements with eight of our 12 unions providing for paid sick days. Discussions are ongoing with the remaining four unions, including BMWE (Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees), and it is our intention to ultimately have paid sick day agreements in place covering our entire scheduled workforce.” Ron Kaminkow, a locomotive engineer and organizer at the activist group, Railroad Workers United, applauded the progress on paid sick days, but added: “It’s a little disingenuous for the railroads to suddenly make nice.” He said they eased up on paid sick days because “the American people learned about their massive stock buybacks, their budget cuts and the staffing cuts that probably played into the train wreck in East Palestine [Ohio], which badly hurt their image.”
Dr. Robby is in plainclothes sanitizing his hands as he offers support to a patient by saying "We will have the HOSPITAL CHAPLAIN come and see you in a moment."
Samadams: there is a pretty big difference between inevitable human mistakes and an app that tries to gaslight you into believing the demolition of the East Wing never happened Anildash: Sure. There’s also something reasonable in people finding value in an app where they can put in a medical report they don’t understand and get back a reasonably accurate plain English explanation that will take as much time as they want to explain it, without ever condescending or body shaming.
Cartoon of the base and feet of the Statue of Liberty, with Trump pictured on a ladder spraypainting over the quote: "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free" with "Somalis are garbage"
28. Northwestern will uphold its commitment to Title IX by providing safe and fair opportunities for women, including single-sex housing for any woman, defined on the basis of sex, who requests such accommodations and all-female sports, locker rooms, and showering facilities. 29.1 Northwestern and its Feinberg School of Medicine shall not perform hormonal interventions and transgender surgeries, including but not limited to mastectomies, phalloplasties, vaginoplasties, and/or any other procedure intended to alter an individual's sex characteristics, on any individual under the age of 18 years old, effective immediately upon the Effective Date of this Agreement. a. Northwestern shall revise all policies, protocols, and public-facing materials at Feinberg School of Medicine to reflect the commitment set forth in this paragraph on hormonal interventions and transgender surgeries to individuals under the age of 18 years old and ensure compliance with federal laws. b. Northwestern shall notify all faculty and administrators of the Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwester's commitments set forth above regarding transgender surgeries on minors within thirty (30) days of the Effective Date.
Three skeets: 1. the most notable change is the complete cutting of that scene between Krennic and Darth Vader. You know, the unnecessary one that sucked and killed the movie's momentum? yeah that's gone now 2. they also cut the "Darth Vader murdering Rebels" scene at the end of R1 and the Leia appearance which I think is a mistake, but that's me 3. That scene would have worked so well without the earlier appearance by Vader -- just imagine him showing up out of nowhere, in full slaughter mode, the house would have exploded
a room with sound-reflecting walls used for producing hollow or echoing sound effects —often used figuratively //Living in a kind of echo chamber of their own opinions, they pay attention to information that fits their conclusions and ignore information that does not. — James Surowiecki
A skeet where someone shares a fascist meme and says "a second source since people are bitching that the fascists are mocking liberals in the orogonal post on the meme"
Highlighted text from Time article: The list includes several of the progressive icon’s long-held policy fixations: renegotiating Department of Defense (DOD) contracts that independent analysts have found waste billions each year; reforming the Medicare Advantage insurance program and allowing Medicare to negotiate lower costs of prescription drugs; and closing tax loopholes for corporations and the wealthiest earners.
A Letterbox ranking of all the Star Wars Films, in order: Return of the Jedi The Last Jedi Star Wars Empire Strikes Back The Force Awakens Solo: A Star Wars Story The Phantom Menace Revenge of the Sith Attack of the Clones The Rise of Skywalker Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
In this piece, we note that in addition to presiding over a staggering number of deaths and millions of long COVID cases, Biden and the Democrats allowed relief programs people were relying on to expire without much of a fight—right as inflation was setting in and the Fed was hiking interest rates.
Acceptance describes recognizing the reality of a difficult diagnosis while no longer protesting or struggling against it. Patients may focus on enjoying the time they have left and reflecting on their memories. They may begin to prepare for death practically by planning their funeral or helping to provide financially or emotionally for their loved ones. It is often portrayed as the last of Kubler-Ross's stages and a sort of goal of the dying or grieving process. While caregivers and providers may find this stage less emotionally taxing, it is important to remember that it is not inherently more healthy than the other stages. As with denial, anger, bargaining, and depression, understanding the stages has less to do with promoting a fixed progression and more to do with anticipating patients' experiences to allow more empathy and support for whatever they go through.
A picture of a WWII place to demonstrate Suvivor Bias. It has red dots noting where planes, that returned, had damage. The mistake they made was assuming that they should add armor to where the hits were, instead of noting the gaps where a plane could not withstand a strike and stay airborne. A common mistake today invoked when people say "but people survived x horrible thing!"
Post from @karlaliliana.bsky.social responding to data that shows Latiné respondents, some born in the USA, some not, saying that Trump "Isn't talking about them." : I know each of us has agency, Lord only knows I feel the peril. I just put this into context with the right wing buying up Spanish language radio stations, spreading massive disinformation on WhatsApp, Fox News choosing to do hour long Spanish broadcasts, and all of it going uncontested. My response: This kind of reporting shows that they really are not aware of the threat. Quoted post: "It was made two months ago, just after Biden stepped down. That video is perfectly conscious of the threat and asks folks to vote even if they are unhappy with the status quo. Which makes a lot of people check out of the entire process"
The BEST Starfighter in Star Wars: The Y-Wing.
Federal officials suspended the parole program for the four countries for several weeks this year amid concerns that some U.S. sponsors, who must apply to bring migrants to the United States, were committing fraud. Officials restarted the program in August after saying they had expanded safeguards. Angela Kelley, a senior adviser to the American Immigration Lawyers Association, said in an interview Friday that parole was a “bridge” to the United States, and Friday’s announcement was a reminder that it is not permanent. “It’s not shutting down the program,” she said. “It’s putting them on notice that, ‘Hey, you should get that asylum
The program will continue to admit up to 30,000 new applicants each month, officials said. Parole is a federal authority created in 1952 to allow the executive branch to admit people on an emergency basis who aren’t eligible to come to the United States. Biden has ignited political divisions by using that power more expansively than any other president. The announcement caused a political maelstrom Friday as Republicans slammed the Biden administration for making it appear as though it was cracking down on immigration weeks before Vice President Kamala Harris is to face off against former president
"This two year period was intended to enable individuals to seek humanitarian relief or other immigration benefits for which they may be eligible, and to work and contribute to the United States," the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement. Anyone qho has not applied for asylum or another status "will need to depart the United States prior to the expiration of their authorized parole period or may be placed in removal proceedings after the period of parole expires," the statement said. An official familiar with the program said it is likely only a small number of people are..."
Screenshot of skeet from Chaplain John: "Hearing those pleas firsthand is why so many of us HCWs have Moral Injury or PTSD. I had that experience of someone pleading with me when there was nothing to be done. That stays with you." Response: " *has never heard "Moral Injury" before so looks it up* Extremely valid psych term but we need to never ise it in an online social media context ever again. You used it correctly, but if the wrong people find out this term exists they are going to absolutely *ruin* it. Luckily, none of them read."
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #192,295!
Kamala Harris looks disapproving
Neil Patrick Harris from Starship Troopers giving a fascist propaganda message with "Would you like to know more?" at the bottom of the screen.
Chart showing consistent wage growth increasing higher than inflation, except for a tiny spoke in 2022.
"And while we're at it, no, this doesn't mean Joe Biden and Democrats should stop pointing out how authoritarian and dangerous Donald Trump and the Republican Party will be. The fact that a registered Republican shot at the Republican presidential candidate with the gun that Republican politicians have worshipped so much they literally wear it as a badge of pride and pose with it in Christmas photos like the weird family you warn your kids to bike nowhere near, no, that doesn't mean that *Democrats* bear the responsibility for this attack and that *Democrats* have to adjust their rhetoric. Not remotely. Get a grip.
A paragraph from the President's yearly physical, noting the specialists that have evaluated him, including a neurologist.
On deadline day, the parties reached an agreement on an updated contract that included the biggest wage increases in 47 years. Over the next several weeks, while acknowledging that the agreement was less than perfect, the IBEW and several of its fellow coalition unions voted to ratify the agreement. A handful of others, however, did not, instead threatening a December freight rail strike. Biden, citing the potential economic impact of a national freight rail strike during the winter holidays, on Nov. 28 called on Congress to impose the emergency board’s agreement. Since then, several other railroad-related unions have also seen success in negotiating for similar sick-day benefits. These 12 unions represent more than 105,000 railroad workers. “Biden deserves a lot of the credit for achieving this goal for us,” Russo said. “He and his team continued to work behind the scenes to get all of rail labor a fair agreement for paid sick leave.” Russo said talks are continuing toward reachin
Screenshot from earlier messages.
Stories from the New York Times website the day after the debate. Three pretend there is a crisis. The fourth says "A day after his shaky debate, President Biden was forceful and confident while speaking to supporters."
What is the Greatest Opening Lyric of All Time?
Definition of Middle Aged from Webster's Dictionary
A still from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) where Michelangelo has just ducked into his shell to avoid a strike to his head, and triumphantly shouts: "God, I love being a turtle!"
Chaplain John tries to get a Christian to see the harm they are causing Jewish people. Chaplain John says: Again I ask, why is it so important for you to prove that antisemitism exists when you have no evidence of it? What would it mean if you are wrong here? They respond: I already muted this and you are trying to pick a fight about it all over again. let it go. "Mother Teresa of Calcutta" got that name from somewhere and that somewhere was India...you need evidence? Her whole deal happened in India. Drag this idiocy up somewhere else chaplain youre getting muted too now
A discussion where a Jewish person tries to communicate to an athiest that Jews do not proselytize and ate different than Christians. They ignore this distinction.
The poster for "Hail, Caesar!" a remarkable silly and heartfelt film about belief and the power of motion pictures. Also, commies.
The Buddy Christ, a satirical icon of Jesus who has a big smile, and is pointing with his right hand, while giving a thumbs up with his left.
A reverse Saint Francis prayer "Make me a Channel of Disturbance" Where there is apathy, let me provoke. Where there is compliance, let me bring questioning. Where there is silence, may I be a voice. Where there is too much comfort and too little action, grant disruption. Where there are doors closed and hearts locked, grant the willingness to listen. When laws dictate and pain is overlooked... When tradition speaks louder than need... Grant that I may seek rather to do justice than to talk about it. Disrupt us, O Lord To be with, as well as for, the alienated. To love the unlovable as well as the lovely. Lord, make me a channel of disturbance.