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FarPoint

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63. Exactly....

Tue Aug 10, 2021, 09:41 AM

Aug 2021

The tRumpster brainwashing is powerful....I shake my head and also feel embarrassed by them...the no mandate no vax nurses...I think they need to retake their State Boards...

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Breaking: Gov. Greg Abbott announces Texas will be seeking out-of-state health care personnel to... [View all] demmiblue Aug 2021 OP

If only there was a way to somehow reduce the number of hospitalizations.... AkFemDem Aug 2021 #1

Too bad they don't have any vaccines or masks in Texas leftieNanner Aug 2021 #7

Mass suicide Mr.Bill Aug 2021 #8

+ If they all Jim Jonesed themselves harming no one else it would be the right way to go 😇 luckone Aug 2021 #16

Yeah, that's the ticket. JJ's to the rescue. Pass the Kool-Aid and damn the torpedos, I say! machoneman Aug 2021 #52

This message was self-deleted by its author machoneman Aug 2021 #53

Easy peasy: Drive to the Gulf, get out of car, walk south, wait for high tide. rickyhall Aug 2021 #46

I think that you are on to something, my dear Watson. Blue_true Aug 2021 #12

He caved and now wants the rest of us to clean up his mess. nt sheshe2 Aug 2021 #2

Yep MustLoveBeagles Aug 2021 #10

Yep, he used the words "mitigate the rise" but in reality is to slow the deaths. herding cats Aug 2021 #57

I'm just wracking my brain trying to figure out what they can do Ocelot II Aug 2021 #3

You should need only one brain cell to figure it out. Blue_true Aug 2021 #19

Why? Everything's fine. This is what Texas wants, isn't it? Wingus Dingus Aug 2021 #4

Texas. It's like a whole other country. SoonerPride Aug 2021 #5

Like one of those.... SergeStorms Aug 2021 #50

He can have all the doctors and nurses Mr.Bill Aug 2021 #6

Makes perfect sense... FarPoint Aug 2021 #28

Why would any self respecting health care professional want to go down there? roamer65 Aug 2021 #9

$$$ they have to offer big money plus per diem luckone Aug 2021 #21

There is much more to this ya know.... FarPoint Aug 2021 #32

I think the link said 12K /wk plus per diem So yes crummy living to make 625 K in a year but luckone Aug 2021 #41

Exactly.... FarPoint Aug 2021 #63

You qualified it with "self-respecting". Blue_true Aug 2021 #22

There u go! roamer65 Aug 2021 #25

There is an huge group that one could recruit from... FarPoint Aug 2021 #30

Maybe you should hook Abbott up with them. Blue_true Aug 2021 #33

Who's Mike Abbott? MagickMuffin Aug 2021 #49

Yes. nt Blue_true Aug 2021 #54

They booted me off the FB site... FarPoint Aug 2021 #64

See. You should stop going on batshit sites using logic and reason. Blue_true Aug 2021 #65

Hahahaha FarPoint Aug 2021 #66

Because people are suffering. nolabear Aug 2021 #47

Asking for FAVORS??? elleng Aug 2021 #11

YEA that's how you do it ASSHOLE! bluestarone Aug 2021 #13

So, what IS his official policy? MyOwnPeace Aug 2021 #14

Yep! Classic R bs. They make a mess and want someone else to fix it. Phoenix61 Aug 2021 #18

Amazing, isn't it? MyOwnPeace Aug 2021 #23

A number of hospitals in the Houston area have.. ananda Aug 2021 #15

Is that for Houston residents, or are they taking people from the nearby Blue_true Aug 2021 #34

I'm not sure about Ananda's statistics, but... GregariousGroundhog Aug 2021 #42

This is a time to shall I say....negotiate... FarPoint Aug 2021 #17

And at the end of all that he needs to resign. GoodRaisin Aug 2021 #20

Now THAT would be sweet!!!!!!! MyOwnPeace Aug 2021 #24

I was thinking he should commit ritual suicide. Dan Aug 2021 #61

but don't you dare ask people stillcool Aug 2021 #26

... Nevilledog Aug 2021 #37

He actually did ask ask for state agencies to start providing more vaccinations. herding cats Aug 2021 #48

ah well...that's good. stillcool Aug 2021 #58

well that will certainly piss off his base... Takket Aug 2021 #27

Who in their right mind would go to Texas? n/t Raven Aug 2021 #29

It seem that the anti-vaccination healthcare workers would jump at the chance. Blue_true Aug 2021 #35

I am a retired nurse and now work for the school system in a non-healthcare area. tavernier Aug 2021 #31

You're a good person and I'm positive you were an amazing nurse. ❤️ herding cats Aug 2021 #44

I live in Florida. tavernier Aug 2021 #56

Wait. So prayer isn't working? scrabblequeen40 Aug 2021 #36

Best thing that asshole can do is resign. spanone Aug 2021 #38

Abbott bdamomma Aug 2021 #43

Sadly, the line of succession is not great blogslug Aug 2021 #62

Wait. If I were a health professional, would I want to work for a governor halfulglas Aug 2021 #39

I'm heart broken, Corgigal Aug 2021 #40

Dumbass. Elective surgeries are not filling your ICUs. Also HELL NO would Maru Kitteh Aug 2021 #45

I know a few health care professionals UnderThisLaw Aug 2021 #51

He's already been vaccinated, on Dec 22 of last year Bongo Prophet Aug 2021 #60

wait. what? NOW he's taking action? No effin words. msfiddlestix Aug 2021 #55

I've seen this before MurrayDelph Aug 2021 #59

"there are more important things than living"-- TX Lt Gov Patrick traitorsgalore Aug 2021 #67

"Greg Abbott ranks behind only Ron (Prince Variant) DeSantis as far as elected comorbidities go" muriel_volestrangler Aug 2021 #68

Second time this year that Texas is a failed state nattyice Aug 2021 #69

Dear Texas, crickets Aug 2021 #70