Re: Friday Five April 26
It contributes to depersonalizing social commerce. I'm talking to only a piece of you. Very efficient, though.
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David Smith
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Re: Friday Five April 26
Groupthink, period. It's in the air. A sign of Progress.
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David Smith
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Re: Friday Five April 26
*1. Should frozen Russian assets be converted to reparations for damage done to Ukraine by the Russian attacks?* I guess it depends upon the assets and upon who is doing the freezing. To the victor go
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Darrell King
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#2492
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Re: [m-scholars-and-scribes] Re: Friday Five April 26
1.? Should frozen Russian assets be converted to reparations for damage done to Ukraine by the Russian attacks? Yes - especially since a lot of that money is claimed by Putin himself and much more by
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mrvnchpmn
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#2491
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Re: Friday Five April 26
1.? Should frozen Russian assets be converted to reparations for damage done to Ukraine by the Russian attacks? 2..? If you could easily change your name - what would you change it to? 3.? Are
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mrvnchpmn
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#2490
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Reformed Hamas Militant Speaks Out
. This is an absolutely riveting conversation between Douglas Murray and Mosab Hassan Yousef, who is the son of a founder of Hamas, born and raised in Gaza, was part of Hamas, and then became an
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Pat Trivers
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#2489
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Re: Friday Five April 19
The machines have taken over, completely. To the medical machines and their tenders - who are themselves organic machines - patients are malfunctioning machines. Period. In the machine model of
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David Smith
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#2488
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Re: Friday Five April 19
The whole tradition and culture of Nursing is about human caring coupled with evidence-based science. Nurses (and their extended staff) are still the clinicians having the most patient contact, thus
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Darrell King
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Re: Friday Five April 19
I'm seeing a lot of the machinery that is modern medical care these days, as I accompany my wife from specialist appointment to specialist appointment, from test to test. It's a nightmare, with an
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Roland Dartau
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Re: Friday Five April 19
Well said! ? Sorry. Was pn my phone--I should know better.? ? "Resuscitating a dear parent who was expected to pass quietly away was an emotional burden." ? In many cases, the family was exhausted
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mrvnchpmn
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#2485
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Re: Friday Five April 19
They already are. People who work for the government hold substantial authority due to their position, but this authority is not unlimited. Government officials and employees generally cannot violate
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a1thighmaster
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Re: Friday Five April 19
Sorry. Was pn my phone--I should know better. "Resuscitating a dear parent who was expected to pass quietly away was an emotional burden." In many cases, the family was exhausted from caregiving prior
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Darrell King
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#2483
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Re: Friday Five April 19
Specter? It's probably obvious, but I don't see it.
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David Smith
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#2482
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National Conservatism Conference
. Very interesting speech from the National Conservatism Conference in Brussels on April 17, 2024 https://youtu.be/EmCVoGc2IeY?si=G2R_cyyEjdycESaK <https://youtu.be/EmCVoGc2IeY?si=G2R_cyyEjdycESaK>
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Pat Trivers
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#2481
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Re: Friday Five April 19
MOLST was a go-to in the nursing home environment. Huge deal is we started CPR on a patient that had MOLST orders for not doing so. Of course, the main drive for the criticism came from the ultimate
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Darrell King
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#2480
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Re: Friday Five April 19
// If any of those structures were missing or altered, I imagine it would be a matter of an individual assessment. // In other words, it all depends on the judge and the jury and luck. In other words,
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David Smith
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#2479
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Re: Friday Five April 19
Much maligned after being attributed to the German citizenry in WWII, the "following orders" rationale still has some validity. The key point is whether it is being used to abdicate responsibility for
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Darrell King
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#2478
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Re: Friday Five April 19
// In general, I would say that if the official is acting in good faith within the boundaries of his office, then no. // "I was just following orders." Would you call that "good faith"? How about: "I
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David Smith
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#2477
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Re: Friday Five April 19
*1. Should public officials be chargeable for violations of civil rights of individuals to the same degree that private individual[s] are?* If we are speaking of the public official's private
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Darrell King
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#2476
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Re: [m-scholars-and-scribes] Re: Friday Five April 19
1.? Should public officials be chargeable for violations of civil rights of individuals to the same degree that private individual are? Emphatically yes - just because they are public officials
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mrvnchpmn
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#2475
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