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  1. Trump Tiddly Trump Trump

    in Current Events

    Posted

    5 hours ago, Jamie123 said:

    Many a person has been convicted of more serious crimes than those of which Trump was convicted, on much flimsier evidence. And the remedy has always been appeal to a higher court.

    Not election of the defendant to public office.

    Nooe, just ask ChatGPT how many felons have been elected to office, you will find a long list.

    Trump is the first ti become POTUS though.

     

    If i someone tried they could convict you of a felony.  Does that make you feel any better?

  2. Trump Tiddly Trump Trump

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    Posted

    2 hours ago, Jamie123 said:

    Perhaps I'm an incurable romantic, but I'm still hoping that the sentencing goes ahead, and that the judge tosses every argument based on "he's the President" straight into the wastepaper bin, and gives Trump exactly the same sentence any non-President Elect would have gotten for the same crimes.

    Trump is now the most powerful man in the world, no one else is even close.

    He knows how to be president of the united states because he has done it before.  He has also had 4 years to consider his mistakes and lost opportunities.  He has a mandate to do whatever he wants, within reason, because he won everything including the popular vote.

    All of the cases will be dropped.  And it is debatable if he did anything criminal.

    Now he certainly has not been a moral man and those mistakes will be paid for in the hereafter.  But his legal battles are essentially over.

    You will be sorely disappointed if you keep hoping for some legal repercussions.

    And there's always the chance that he will be assassinated in office.

    I hope that he has a robust 4 years in office and reverses all of the liberal agendas.  Promotes world peace, that the economy will improve and that my children will be able to prosper.

  4. Trump just won the election

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    Posted

    10 minutes ago, Carborendum said:

    I'm actually on your side for this point.  I don't think brain chips are a place where technology needs to send us.  And, yes, that spooks me out even if it is from Musk.

    The brain chips will be tested mostly on patients with spinal motor disabilities.  It will be a godsend for these patients to have direct control of computer input devices.  

    I would sign up for a brain implant if it allowed me access to the information on the internet and control of computers / robots.  

    I can imagine doing surgery, having immediate access to hospital information, CT scans with 3D reconstruction of fractures with holographic overlay of the patients pathology and an additional robotic arm or two to assist in surgery.  Assuming that the implant is safe.

  8. The sanctity of life.

    in LDS Gospel Discussion

    Posted

    1 hour ago, JohnsonJones said:

    Do they allow non-doctors without degrees to be the president of An Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists?

    Now, in the letter, of 111 of these doctors, there are 6 that are traceable to what @Carborendum would state would be the Abortion clinic doctors who are not "real doctors" among them, but the others appear to be actual practicing Doctors in the field currently.

    You might be surprised.  The good doctors work and help people.  Some surgeons are so bad with their hands or thought processes that they stop patient care and work for insurance companies reviewing care and denying care.  Some go into education (not all).  If you can’t do - then teach.  And some lose hospital privileges due to poor care, personality disorders, etc. and become administrators.  I have witnessed it all and worse.

    If you think that an education provides morals and ethics think again.

    When my first child was in utero our first OB/Gyn doctor asked if we wanted to give it up for adoption.  We were in school at the time, her in Law School & I in undergrad.  And we had been sealed in the temple 2 years prior.  I almost punched him in the mouth.

    For 2 other of our 11 children the Physician recommended we get an amniocentesis so we could make a better decision if we needed an abortion.  We chose to change physicians.  All of our children were born healthy.  If one of our children had been born with a defect or syndrome we would have loved it just the same.

    So yes, just because a person had a MD or passed a Board Certification in the past does not mean that they have your best interest in mind.  The current chief of staff of my small hospital is not board certified.  She drives me crazy.

    And I know many surgeons that I wouldn’t let them touch my pet let alone a family member or friend. 

    Be careful out there.

    Have you ever felt uneasy after having visited a car mechanic and being told you needed thousands of dollars worth of repairs? 

    Get a second opinion if you have misgivings.

  12. Trump just won the election

    in Current Events

    Posted · Edited by mikbone

    35 minutes ago, Vort said:

    Repubs are going to get the trifecta.

    Looks good for Trump at the moment.  He is killing in the popular vote by 5M

    Senate Republicans have 51 seats and may win more.  I won’t miss Chuck Schummer.

    I’m unsure about the House…

    But the supreme court is conservative and likely will be so for a decade, maybe longer.

  15. The sanctity of life.

    in LDS Gospel Discussion

    Posted · Edited by mikbone

    2 hours ago, CommanderSouth said:

    I don't believe most people are lying.  Lying is a malicious falsehood.

    Yup.

    The majority of people that are toting Satan’s plan don’t realize that they are doing wrong.  They usually don’t really look into the propaganda that they are repeating with glee.  Although Satan’s propaganda is a lie, the people that repeat the propaganda don’t understand the consequences of the disinformation.

    See Korihor.

    Get woke.

  19. The sanctity of life.

    in LDS Gospel Discussion

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    8 minutes ago, CommanderSouth said:

    As a second point, and more direct, I guess.  You are correct, but the reason SOME doctors hesitate is that they fear the law will be used to say something was an abortion even if it wasn't.

    I doubt it.

    From my understanding of the linked articles.  

    The doctors are using the legal argument as an excuse not to treat a patient because they don’t want to treat the patient at all.

    If the patient had good insurance, were presentable, and agreeable they would have been treated…

    No doctor is dumb enough to think they will be prosecuted for cleaning out necrotic tissue from a uterus. 

    Surgeons document every procedure with clear explanations of pathology, incisions made, cultures taken, material removed, blood loss etc.  This is for legal requirements and to allow the documentation to justify the billing of the procedure.

  20. The sanctity of life.

    in LDS Gospel Discussion

    Posted

    30 minutes ago, CommanderSouth said:

    It is taking a lot for me to not snap back at this.  But I will make one snide remark.  I'm so very glad YOU speak for ALL doctors.  It is very presumptuous and dismissive to speak this way.

    I don’t speak for all doctors.  I’m not a member of the AMA.  

    There are physicians in my community that have multiple divorces and nice houseboats, toys etc.  They tend to make poor decisions in my opinion.  They refuse to see some patients due to their insurance coverage.  And perform surgery on some patients that do not need surgery.

    If a person shows up to this kind of office with a retained partial miscarriage and do not have insurance.  Or if they are overweight, homeless, have the look of polysubstance abuse, etc. They will likely be turned away at the office door and may be given an excuse like we do not perform abortions here.

    Many doctors can be compared to auto mechanics with loose morals.  

     

  21. The sanctity of life.

    in LDS Gospel Discussion

    Posted · Edited by mikbone

    56 minutes ago, CommanderSouth said:

    Ummm... He kind of did.

    No read the articles.

    If you know you are pregnant then intentionally cause harm to the fetus via intentional drug overdose or asking someone to punch you in the abdomen to kill the fetus.  You are talking about something other than a medical abortion

    Also if you have a miscarriage and then flush the baby down the toilet to hide it from your family you could get charged with abuse of a corpse.

    These are not abortions.  

    Once again.  Classic straw man argument.

     

    I cant believe that any MD would refuse to remove non-viable product of conception (miscarriage with whole or partial remains of the dead fetus  or placenta that remain within the uterus). Thats malpractice.  

    That is the main reason to do a dilation and curettage.  I see it all the time at my Catholic hospital.

    just because a stupid idiot of a malpractice physician refuses to perform a necessary procedure dosent mean that a licensed and board certified OB/Gyn surgeon would do the same.

    Straw man argument.  Don’t be fooled.

     

  22. The sanctity of life.

    in LDS Gospel Discussion

    Posted · Edited by mikbone

    On 8/26/2024 at 3:45 AM, JohnsonJones said:

    In some cases, abortion IS protecting life.

    Name the cases.  And let me know how often that these cases occur.  I’m a MD and I can’t think of any.   Ectopic (eg tubal) pregnancies & culling extra fetus after infertility treatments that cause multiple eggs to mature in a single menstrual cycle are not classified as abortions.

    Doctors do not treat ectopic pregnancies termination as an abortion.  And most of them end in miscarriage anyway.

    The multiple pregnancies that are caused by infertility treatments are not considered as abortions either.  We classify them as selective reduction.

    It’s a classic straw man argument.

    Abortion CPT codes:

    Injections before 20 weeks: 59850–59852 

    Suppositories before 20 weeks: 59855–59857 

    Medication abortion: S0199, which includes all associated services and supplies except the drugs 

    Mifepristone: S0190, which is the oral dose of the abortion pill 

    Induced abortion by dilation and curettage: 59840 (6.76 RVU)

    Incomplete abortion completed surgically: 58912 (9.35 RVU)

    Ectopic pregnancy treatment CPT code:

    59150 (24 RVU): Laparoscopic treatment of an ectopic pregnancy without a salpingectomy and/or oophorectomy 

     

    RVU (Relative Value Unit) - 2024 conversion factor is $32.74

     

    So, for each D&C performed planned parenthood makes 6.76 x 32.74 = $221

    Treatment of an ectopic pregnancy is worth $785

    How do you think that the doctors will code the procedure?

  23. Big XII standings

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    Posted

    1 hour ago, LDSGator said:

    We not only lost the game (and we put up a great fight) but our freshmen 5 star qb went with a season ending injury. 😞 

    I think it’s just a hamstring.  Probably just needs to take a couple weeks off.

    But yeah y’all were looking great.  

    And I was looking forward to seeing the same dismantling of Texas. 🤞🏻