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From Marina Hyde's "Behold, another second coming. But this one is Donald Trump - WAY BETTER than that Jesus guy" at The Guardian (www.theguardian.com):

You hear such a lot from Maga Republicans about how liberals think Trump voters are stupid. But not nearly enough about the far more salient point: that Donald Trump thinks Trump voters are stupid. Naturally, nobody deplores his own people as passionately as a populist, but even by those exacting historical standards Trump really does regard his supporters as a honking great throng of halfwits. How else to explain his seemingly retrofitted claim yesterday that the AI picture he posted of himself as Jesus was "me as a doctor". Er, no. After it incensed leading figures in the Christian right, which makes up a large part of his voter base, the US president later deleted it, lamenting of these idiots that he "didn't want anybody to be confused. People were confused." Yeah, people are stoopid.

I haven't seen a congressional resignation nor have I seen any calls for him to resign.
#23 | Posted by BellRinger

Are we supposed to think you care? You support a rapist who has had far more credible charges of assault against him than Swalwell ever dreamed of.

But to bring you up to speed -

"Congress should not tolerate representatives who abuse staff, betray public trust for personal gain, and generally violate their oath of office. Reps. Swalwell, Gonzales, Cherfilus-McCormick, and Mills should resign. If they refuse, they should be expelled." - US Representative (NY-07) Nydia Velasquez (D) - April 13

"If you sexually assaulted someone, you should not be serving in Congress"or as President" US Representative (NM-1) Melanie Stansbury (D) - April 12

"I am sick and tired of watching powerful men in powerful positions be able to get away with sexually abusing and assaulting women...Representatives Gonzales and Swalwell should resign, otherwise, I would vote to expel them." US Representative (WA-7) Pramila Jayapal (D) - April 12

That's just 3 but I could list more.

And then there's this

"In his resignation letter, Swalwell said it would be wrong for fellow lawmakers to expel him "without due process, within days of an allegation being made".
He added: "But it's also wrong for my constituents to have me distracted from my duties. Therefore I plan to resign my seat in Congress." - Eric Swalwell April 13

Democrats cleaned their house in a matter of days after credible allegations surfaced. Meanwhile Trump, who was found by a court of law to be liable for a sex crime, still sits in the White House.

New accuser alleges Swalwell drugged and raped her
www.scrippsnews.com

... Lonna Drewes said she was in a relationship at the time and would not have consented to a sexual encounter with Eric Swalwell. ...

Lonna Drewes said she met Swalwell in 2018 while living and working in Beverly Hills as a model. She said they met three times, during which Swalwell offered to connect her with contacts who could help her fashion software company.

"On the third occasion, I believe he drugged my drink. I only had one glass of wine," Drewes said. "We are supposed to go to a political event, and he said he needed to get paperwork from his hotel room. When I arrived at his hotel room, I was already incapacitated and I couldn't move my arms or my body. He raped me and he choked me, and while he was choking me, I lost consciousness, and I thought I died." ...


www.fb.org

The bankruptcy-prone orange kid diddler did that.

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#22 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-04-13 12:11 PM
The article specifically mentions Abridge AI, which looks like more than just a speech-to-text converter

Abridge is just one of many vertical healthcare software companies known as "ambient AI" - they integrate various client-facing "AI" processes with the usual back office software functions, like automated scheduling, billing, organizing data and analytics : www.heidihealth.com - What is Ambient AI? Ultimate Guide for Clinicians

|------- ... 5 of the Best Ambient AI Tools for Doctors
Healthcare professionals prioritize patient care quality above anything else. To foster relationships with patients, ambient AI tools lessen their workload by listening in the background and taking in clinical information. Thinking broadly, the "always on" concept of ambient AI provides a wide range of use cases in healthcare, including:

1. Ambient AI Transcription and Dictation
Medical transcription is the first and major feature common among ambient AI providers. Hospitals and clinics can now easily reduce human error in documentation by using ambient AI scribes.

An ambient AI scribe, such as Heidi, offers live transcription of patient conversations, capturing speech word-by-word. This transcript is visible in a panel, and Heidi's AI-enabled note generation streamlines your workflow even further. ...

4. Automated AI Billing & Insurance ...

5. Ambient AI Practice Management
The future of ambient AI in clinics will handle everything from appointment scheduling to staff coordination and logistics. It will take care of smart staff shifting and recommend available slots with data from clinicians' AI-assisted notes.

Heidi Comms automates routine phone calls like follow-ups and appointment confirmations so physicians can focus on patients. ...
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Part 1 covers what you described in your #1 post:
~will you allow AI to record your conversations with the PCP so that the PCP does not have to spend time typing in your responses?~

My response was:
It's a basic speech-to-text, which is now on almost every phone or most devices with microphone. It's been available for quite a while and used to produce transcripts in medical and other industries to save time and/or labor, and has nothing to do with AI.

Some of your records will be processed by computer software, with or without the help of "AI", for billing, insurance and, if needed, provide assistance in diagnosis, course of action, etc.

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Not everything that glitters is gold; not everything that today's marketing people call "AI" is actually AI.

Some articles that could be interesting for you to help understand the marketing hype vs reality:

www.forbes.com - What 'The Pitt' Gets Right And Wrong About Generative AI In Medicine - Forbes, 2026-02-03

www.wired.com - The Pitt Finally Offers a Stark Warning on AI in Medicine - Wired, 2026-02-19
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#5

It's working swimmingly for me. And for lots of other USans.

I have a Cigna Global plan. I can get healthcare in any country on the planet with little or no co-pay. Presumably, Cigna would cease to exist if Bernie were to be elected, along with every other non-USG insurance company. Which is fine, I suppose I would find an alternative based on Europe or somewhere else, but why? And let's assume that taxes go up to pay for this healthcare, how would that impact people like me with US plans who don't live in the US, or people who do live in the US but wind up need care while outside the country. Would I be paying for a healthcare plan that didn't even benefit me?

I'm probably the only person who has actually lived in a system where there was a US single-payer system. For US service members stationed in Europe, they are obligated to use US government-run healthcare providers. When I was on active duty, it was nearly impossible to get an appointment for dependents. If they needed care, you went to the ER. Even for me as an aviator, it was typically a 3-week wait for anything.

... Then I retired and picked up my Cigna plan. I called my chosen healthcare provider on a Monday to start working prescriptions. They asked me if Thursday of the same week was too long. I just laughed.

There are loads of Western European models that the US could choose to emulate. Most of them work pretty well. Why. Fuck around with trying for force one plan down everyone's throat, even when most have far better options?

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