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Virginia’s Body Count:

🔻 $26B in lost federal Medicaid payments to Virginia health systems.

🔻 260k Virginians projected to lose Medicaid coverage.

🔻 ~25k Virginians already dropped from ACA marketplace plans since January 2026. 🔺3X in one year.

Read it here: tinyurl.com/4uy2fu33

#Nursing

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When the System Is the Hazard: Delayed Transfer and Post-Code Care Breakdown in a Cardiac Patient - Part 1/5 Preventable hospital harm, delayed transfer, and failure‑to‑rescue as predictable outputs of system design and economic incentives.

Read about it here:
tinyurl.com/yckx86pj
#Nursing #HealthcareSystem #PatientSafety #MedicalLegal

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When Nurses in Congress Vote Against Their Patients: An Open Letter to Nurse.org on Jen Kiggans’ Record Why nursing ethics, Medicaid cuts, and ACA subsidy loss in Virginia’s 2nd District demand a higher editorial standard from nursing media

After reading Nurse.org’s feature on the three nurses in Congress, I wrote an open letter on what their “complicated” votes on H.R. 1 actually mean for Medicaid, ACA coverage, detention deaths, and nursing ethics.

Read it here: https://tinyurl.com/mr3cm4au

#Nursing #Ethics #Leadership

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This is the first in a five-part series that applies early-phase case intelligence to a real delayed-transfer and failure-to-rescue event involving a cardiac patient held at a facility that couldn't perform the procedure they needed. For days.
The patient arrested. The transfer kept getting delayed. The nurse who refused the unsafe assignment was pressured to accept it anyway. Regulatory bodies were contacted  and have no process to intervene in real time.
This series maps what happened, names the system breakdowns, applies three analytic frameworks (CRF, CMDS, COVE-F), and builds a liability architecture designed for attorneys, regulators, unions, and reform leaders.
Part 1 covers the case facts and chronology. It's free.
If you work in healthcare litigation, patient safety, regulatory oversight, nursing advocacy, or systems reform - this was built for you. #PatientSafety #FailureToRescue #HealthcareSystems #MedicalNegligence #NurseAdvocacy #HealthcareLitigation #ClinicalSafety

This is the first in a five-part series that applies early-phase case intelligence to a real delayed-transfer and failure-to-rescue event involving a cardiac patient held at a facility that couldn't perform the procedure they needed. For days. The patient arrested. The transfer kept getting delayed. The nurse who refused the unsafe assignment was pressured to accept it anyway. Regulatory bodies were contacted and have no process to intervene in real time. This series maps what happened, names the system breakdowns, applies three analytic frameworks (CRF, CMDS, COVE-F), and builds a liability architecture designed for attorneys, regulators, unions, and reform leaders. Part 1 covers the case facts and chronology. It's free. If you work in healthcare litigation, patient safety, regulatory oversight, nursing advocacy, or systems reform - this was built for you. #PatientSafety #FailureToRescue #HealthcareSystems #MedicalNegligence #NurseAdvocacy #HealthcareLitigation #ClinicalSafety

This is the first in a five-part series that applies early-phase case intelligence to a real delayed-transfer and failure-to-rescue event involving a cardiac patient held at a facility that couldn't perform the procedure they needed.

For days. Read Part 1:
tinyurl.com/yckx86pj

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🚨 Where are the arrests?

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BREAKING

Former ICE agent:

On my first day training new cadets, I received secretive orders to teach them to violate the Constitution by entering homes without a judicial warrant.

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Send This Email Now: Stop HB 2528 Before It Sets a National Precedent - VOTE NO on 2/13/26 Copy-paste email template and committee addresses to oppose a bill that would erase patient safety records and weaken accountability nationwide.

Copy/Paste/Email:
Tell Kansas NO on HB 2528
Uphold Patient Safety and Healthcare Accountability
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Kansas HB 2528 Would Erase Patient Safety Records and Set a National Precedent: RAPID FACT SHEET This is a national test case for whether states can erase safety records and narrow professional accountability in healthcare.

This bill erases decades of public safety records and neuters future accountability. This will lead to patient and staff harm.

Read about it here:
🔗 RAPID FACT SHEET

#Healthcare #Nursing #PublicHealth #PatientSafety #Kansas
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"________ further stated in sum and substance that while on a large luxury ship, that sailed out of the Newport boat show in Newport, Rhode Island (September ____, at approximately eight years of age he was subjected to some type of "medical" exam about the yacht by unknown doctor while his great uncle ______ and family member ______ were present. ______ went on to describe a bizarre event in which _____ inserted a tape measure in ____ rectum. _________ stated subsequent to the "exam" he was then raped (sodomized) by JEFFREY EPSTEIN as well as former United States President, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, while in a "heavy drug induced state." ______ also stated the bottoms of his feet and back were slashed. #epstein #trump #pedo #nationalsecurity #USA #coverup #GOP #Clinton #BillClinton

"________ further stated in sum and substance that while on a large luxury ship, that sailed out of the Newport boat show in Newport, Rhode Island (September ____, at approximately eight years of age he was subjected to some type of "medical" exam about the yacht by unknown doctor while his great uncle ______ and family member ______ were present. ______ went on to describe a bizarre event in which _____ inserted a tape measure in ____ rectum. _________ stated subsequent to the "exam" he was then raped (sodomized) by JEFFREY EPSTEIN as well as former United States President, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, while in a "heavy drug induced state." ______ also stated the bottoms of his feet and back were slashed. #epstein #trump #pedo #nationalsecurity #USA #coverup #GOP #Clinton #BillClinton

"..... he was then raped (sodomized) by JEFFREY EPSTEIN as well as former United States President, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, while in a "heavy drug induced state." ______ also stated the bottoms of his feet and back were slashed.

www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA01246048.pdf

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"On the yacht he witnessed babies being dismembered, their intestines removed, and individuals eating the feces from these intestines."

"He was also raped by George Bush 1."

#President #Epsteinfiles #GOP

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"I didn't realize Bush raped him too."

".... he witnessed African American males having sex with white blonde females, all of whom were bleeding during intercourse."

"He was a victim of a type of ritualistic sacrifice in which his feet were cut with a scimitar but left no scarring."
"On the yacht he witnessed babies being dismembered, their intestines removed, and individuals eating the feces from these intestines."

"He was also raped by George Bush 1."

#President #Epsteinfiles #GOP

"I didn't realize Bush raped him too." ".... he witnessed African American males having sex with white blonde females, all of whom were bleeding during intercourse." "He was a victim of a type of ritualistic sacrifice in which his feet were cut with a scimitar but left no scarring." "On the yacht he witnessed babies being dismembered, their intestines removed, and individuals eating the feces from these intestines." "He was also raped by George Bush 1." #President #Epsteinfiles #GOP

"I didn't realize Bush raped him too."

".... he witnessed African American males having sex with white blonde females, all of whom were bleeding during intercourse."

"He was a victim of a type of ritualistic sacrifice in which his feet were cut with a scimitar but left no scarring."
#epsteinfiles

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Send This Email Now: Stop HB 2528 Before It Sets a National Precedent - VOTE NO on 2/13/26 Copy-paste email template and committee addresses to oppose a bill that would erase patient safety records and weaken accountability nationwide.

Stop the cover-up!
#PatientSafety #PublicHealth

open.substack.com/pub/failuret...

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Think Minneapolis is bad? Timothy Snyder warns Springfield, Ohio could soon see ethnic cleansing. https://lnkd.in/gcire6ic American Nurses Association American Organization for Nursing Leadership… |... Think Minneapolis is bad? Timothy Snyder warns Springfield, Ohio could soon see ethnic cleansing. https://lnkd.in/gcire6ic American Nurses Association American Organization for Nursing Leadership (A...

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#ICEOUT #CivilRights #HumanRights

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I appreciate those out there protesting at great risk to their lives however i think the nation needs to grind this economy to a dead stop.
It's something everyone can do safely. No spending on ANYTHING but absolute necessities.
I understand some shut ins can not do this but very many of us can.

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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."

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Andra Berghoff posted on IG an hour ago #minneapolis #minnesota #protests #alexpretti #fuckicd

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Mood in minneapolis right now

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1. 1 am a 29-year-old resident of the
lin Minneapolis,
Minnesota. I have lived in Minneapolis since 2024, when I moved to the
city to begin my medical residency. I am a licensed pediatrician, and I have
been practicing pediatric medicine in the city since I moved here.
2. On January 24, 2026, at approximately 9:00 am CST, I was awoken by the sound of cars honking and whistles blowing. Shortly after I awoke, I heard
screaming from outside my window. I
saw several
ICE agents and civilians yelling at each other.
3. One civilian was standing in front of a parked car on the side of the road.
I saw him yelling at the ICE agents, but I did not see him attack the agents
or brandish a weapon of any kind
4. Suddenly, an ICE agent shoved him to the ground. My view of the altercation was partially obstructed, but after a few seconds, I saw at least
four ICE agents point guns at the man. I then saw the agents shoot the man
at least six or seven times.
5. Initially, I was stunned. From what I could see from my apartment, there was absolutely no need for any violence, let alone lethal force by multiple officers. I immediately put on my boots and coat, ran outside, and
approached ICE agents who were near the victim.

1. 1 am a 29-year-old resident of the lin Minneapolis, Minnesota. I have lived in Minneapolis since 2024, when I moved to the city to begin my medical residency. I am a licensed pediatrician, and I have been practicing pediatric medicine in the city since I moved here. 2. On January 24, 2026, at approximately 9:00 am CST, I was awoken by the sound of cars honking and whistles blowing. Shortly after I awoke, I heard screaming from outside my window. I saw several ICE agents and civilians yelling at each other. 3. One civilian was standing in front of a parked car on the side of the road. I saw him yelling at the ICE agents, but I did not see him attack the agents or brandish a weapon of any kind 4. Suddenly, an ICE agent shoved him to the ground. My view of the altercation was partially obstructed, but after a few seconds, I saw at least four ICE agents point guns at the man. I then saw the agents shoot the man at least six or seven times. 5. Initially, I was stunned. From what I could see from my apartment, there was absolutely no need for any violence, let alone lethal force by multiple officers. I immediately put on my boots and coat, ran outside, and approached ICE agents who were near the victim.

6. The scene was chaotic. Many civilians were screaming and honking. Over the noise, I informed the ICE agents that I am a physician, and I asked to assess the victim.
7. At first, the ICE agents wouldn't let me through. They repeatedly asked me for my physician's license, which I obviously didn't have. But none of the ICE agents who were near the victim were performing CPR, and I could tell that the victim was in critical condition. I insisted that the agents let me
assess him. Normally, I would not have been so persistent, but as a physician, I felt a professional and moral obligation to help this man, especially since none of the agents were helping him.
8. Finally, one agent agreed to let me assess the victim. He patted me down
to "make sure I didn't have a weapon" and then let me approach the victim.
9. As I approached, I saw that the victim was lying on his side and was
surrounded by several ICE agents. I was confused as to why the victim was
on his side, because that is not standard practice when a victim has been
shot. Checking for a pulse and administering CPR is standard practice.
Instead of doing either of those things, the ICE agents appeared to be counting his bullet wounds.
10.1 asked the ICE agents if the victim had a pulse, and they said they did not know. I then asked the agents to make space so I could assess the victim.

6. The scene was chaotic. Many civilians were screaming and honking. Over the noise, I informed the ICE agents that I am a physician, and I asked to assess the victim. 7. At first, the ICE agents wouldn't let me through. They repeatedly asked me for my physician's license, which I obviously didn't have. But none of the ICE agents who were near the victim were performing CPR, and I could tell that the victim was in critical condition. I insisted that the agents let me assess him. Normally, I would not have been so persistent, but as a physician, I felt a professional and moral obligation to help this man, especially since none of the agents were helping him. 8. Finally, one agent agreed to let me assess the victim. He patted me down to "make sure I didn't have a weapon" and then let me approach the victim. 9. As I approached, I saw that the victim was lying on his side and was surrounded by several ICE agents. I was confused as to why the victim was on his side, because that is not standard practice when a victim has been shot. Checking for a pulse and administering CPR is standard practice. Instead of doing either of those things, the ICE agents appeared to be counting his bullet wounds. 10.1 asked the ICE agents if the victim had a pulse, and they said they did not know. I then asked the agents to make space so I could assess the victim.

11. The victim had at least three bullet wounds in his back. I asked the ICE agents to turn the victim from his side to his back. From that position, I saw an additional gunshot wound on the victim's upper left chest and
another possible gunshot wound on his neck.
12. I checked for a pulse, but I did not feel one. I immediately began CPR.
Shortly after I started compressions, EMS personnel arrived and took over.
13.1 remained at the scene for about five more minutes, but protesters began to gather and the situation seemed to be escalating, so I left and returned
to my apartment.
14. When I returned to my apartment, I was extremely distraught. I was
sobbing and shaking uncontrollably. Eventually, I called my sister, who
lives in a nearby suburb. I called her for comfort and because I did not feel
safe in my apartment; I wanted to see if I could stay with her for the day
and maybe even a few days.
15.1 also sought advice from a friend who works for the City of Minneapolis.
He recommended that I shelter in place because the situation outside my
apartment was so dangerous. I was going to follow his advice, but then
ICE agents deployed tear gas on the crowd that had gathered below, and
the tear gas began seeping into my apartment.

11. The victim had at least three bullet wounds in his back. I asked the ICE agents to turn the victim from his side to his back. From that position, I saw an additional gunshot wound on the victim's upper left chest and another possible gunshot wound on his neck. 12. I checked for a pulse, but I did not feel one. I immediately began CPR. Shortly after I started compressions, EMS personnel arrived and took over. 13.1 remained at the scene for about five more minutes, but protesters began to gather and the situation seemed to be escalating, so I left and returned to my apartment. 14. When I returned to my apartment, I was extremely distraught. I was sobbing and shaking uncontrollably. Eventually, I called my sister, who lives in a nearby suburb. I called her for comfort and because I did not feel safe in my apartment; I wanted to see if I could stay with her for the day and maybe even a few days. 15.1 also sought advice from a friend who works for the City of Minneapolis. He recommended that I shelter in place because the situation outside my apartment was so dangerous. I was going to follow his advice, but then ICE agents deployed tear gas on the crowd that had gathered below, and the tear gas began seeping into my apartment.

BREAKING: A young doctor who lives near where Alex Pretti, a nurse, was killed by ICE says in a declaration he saw the shooting, went out to help, was not let through at first then patted down before being let by, and was apparently the first to try and provide any medical assistance to Pretti.

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#minnesota #humanrights #nursing #iceout | JENNIFER TORREZ, BSN RN It is time to mobilize people. #Minnesota #HumanRights #Nursing #ICEOUT Nurse.org American Nurses Association - California American Nurses Association AACN (American Association of Critical-Care Nurses) Dr. Noemi De Jesus-Aponte Rebecca Love RN, MSN, FIEL Meg Lambrych, BSN, RN 🍏 Jerry Soucy Katie Boston-Leary, PhD, MBA, RN, FADLN, FAONL, FAAN Jennifer Mensik Kennedy PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) National League for Nursing League of Women Voters National Black Nurses Association Dr. Nastassia Harris, DNP, MSN, RNC-MNN, IBCLC American Association of Nurse Practitioners

It is time to mobilize people.

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#survivor #epsteinfiles #childtrafficking #survivorvoice #endimpunity #justiceforvictims #epsteintransparencyact #fbifailure | JENNIFER TORREZ, BSN RN As a survivor and RN dedicated to healthcare safety and advocacy, sharing these newly released Epstein files exposes decades of ignored warnings about child sex trafficking by the world's most powerfu...

As a #survivor and #RN dedicated to #healthcare #safety and #advocacy, sharing these newly released #Epstein files exposes decades of ignored warnings about #child #sex #trafficking by the world's most powerful figures.

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I spoke with Meg Lambrych, BSN, RN 🍏 who's reporting on the cases of Redonda Vaught and DonQuenick Joppy.

Ms. Joppy did everything right.

What happened to DonQuenick Joppy was #violence.

Read here:
www.nursingcolleges.com/blog/tale-of...

#Nursing #Healthcare #Bully #Mobbing #PatientSafety

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Credentialed Betrayal: A Clinical, Public-Health, and Human-Rights Dossier on Representative Jennifer Kiggans, Part II, Authority, Immunity, and Foreseeable Harm How professional authority, omission, and symbolic alignment condition public tolerance for deprivation, coercion, and state violence.

🚨 NURSE IN CONGRESS BETRAYAL: Part II

Rep Kiggans #VA02:

✅ H.R. 8034: $26B #Israel munitions → #Gaza mortality spike
✅ Medicaid cuts: 14M lose #health coverage → 51K excess #deaths /yr
#SNAP restrictions → child cognitive injury
✅ Funds #ICE raids

👉 Read it here: tinyurl.com/yypd7t37

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Credentialed Betrayal: A Clinical, Public‑Health, and Human‑Rights Dossier on Representative Jennifer Kiggans, Part I A nurse-legislator’s role in advancing hunger, health-care deprivation, detention trauma, and multi-system, multi-generational injury leading to a population-level Failure-to-Rescue event.

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Continuity Risk Framework (CRF) flow diagram illustrating nine stages—Detection, Recognition, Interpretation, Prioritization, Communication, Escalation, Action, Reassessment, and Validation—linked by arrows in sequence. The figure emphasizes continuity of information flow from initial risk signal through intervention and confirmation of effectiveness, with feedback loops returning from Validation to Detection to support closed‑loop learning. The same nine stages are labeled as applicable at both the individual patient level (clinical deterioration) and the population level (policy decisions that affect coverage and mortality).  Continuity Risk Framework (CRF) just dropped on Zenodo!

9 stages connecting:
• Trauma patient misread as "noncompliant" → nervous system collapse  
• H.R. 8035 Medicaid cuts → 15K projected deaths

Same FTR logic scales perfectly. 3Rs → granular, fixable stages.  Continuity Risk Framework (CRF) LIVE on Zenodo

The 9-stage model that operationalizes failure-to-rescue (FTR) from 
BEDROOM deterioration → POLICY failure (15K+ projected deaths)

🔑 BREAKTHROUGH: Classic 3Rs → measurable, fixable stages
✅ Trauma case study (Recognition→Interpretation cascade failure)  
✅ H.R. 8035 policy analysis (Prioritization→Escalation negligence)
✅ RCA prompts + regulatory checklists + 6-month rollout

PUBLIC PEER REVIEW: Your expertise needed through March 15

🔗 https://tinyurl.com/4uxtzrvj

Nurses | Policy analysts | Regulators → Test CRF against your data

Continuity Risk Framework (CRF) flow diagram illustrating nine stages—Detection, Recognition, Interpretation, Prioritization, Communication, Escalation, Action, Reassessment, and Validation—linked by arrows in sequence. The figure emphasizes continuity of information flow from initial risk signal through intervention and confirmation of effectiveness, with feedback loops returning from Validation to Detection to support closed‑loop learning. The same nine stages are labeled as applicable at both the individual patient level (clinical deterioration) and the population level (policy decisions that affect coverage and mortality). Continuity Risk Framework (CRF) just dropped on Zenodo! 9 stages connecting: • Trauma patient misread as "noncompliant" → nervous system collapse • H.R. 8035 Medicaid cuts → 15K projected deaths Same FTR logic scales perfectly. 3Rs → granular, fixable stages. Continuity Risk Framework (CRF) LIVE on Zenodo The 9-stage model that operationalizes failure-to-rescue (FTR) from BEDROOM deterioration → POLICY failure (15K+ projected deaths) 🔑 BREAKTHROUGH: Classic 3Rs → measurable, fixable stages ✅ Trauma case study (Recognition→Interpretation cascade failure) ✅ H.R. 8035 policy analysis (Prioritization→Escalation negligence) ✅ RCA prompts + regulatory checklists + 6-month rollout PUBLIC PEER REVIEW: Your expertise needed through March 15 🔗 https://tinyurl.com/4uxtzrvj Nurses | Policy analysts | Regulators → Test CRF against your data

Continuity Risk Framework (CRF) just dropped on Zenodo!

❗ Peer review y'all? Nurses/policy peeps/regulators - test it: tinyurl.com/4uxtzrvj

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Check it!! Thanks @mrssquirrel.bsky.social

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Hey! Thanks for including me!!

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Baltimore Mayor @mayorbmscott.bsky.social:

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