The Associated Press reported Wednesday that workers at one hospital in Coeur d’Alene in the state’s north are too scared to go to grocery stores unless they’ve first changed out of their scrubs.
This does not surprise me in the least. Idaho is freaking Lord of the Flies right now, and it was never really that far from it to begin with.
The medical folks on the Washington side of the state line are also furious because Idaho being out of ICU beds means they’re now swamping Spokane’s healthcare system, and we’ve got our own 50% vaccination rate to deal with on top of that. (Cd’A is about a 25 minute drive from Spokane, and I can confirm there are some real pieces of work who live there, 'cause I used to have to work with 'em.)
I was just in for an appointment with my sleep doctor today and there was a big glossy Providence-branded sign on the wall saying, essentially, “WE DO NOT TOLERATE ABUSIVE BEHAVIOR AND SUPPORT OUR STAFF’S RIGHT TO SUE ANYONE WHO TRIES ANYTHING”, so… that’s great.
I guess the assholes here are just…fucking rich people.
Oops, I mean, fucking-rich people.
Most USians just have no idea at all how much better life could be, if they weren’t living in a hellscape where inequality is now worse than it was during the Gilded Age.
Yeah, he’s one of the few people that realize… the south of Italy is losing its population, especially younger people, so migrants should be embraced with open arms. Welcome them, give them a hand to get on their feet, and you’ll have good citizens and neighbors who set down roots.
