#BBQ Pathologic

[little-lionkin]

Hai

[anemonia13]

Meet the ENA verse Bachelor Daniil Dankovsky.

(I did NOT want to make another ENA-type thing, cuz there are so much creative characters in the game and show (I love it so much), I felt obliged to make the best I could think about)

That, that long 2D plainly black thing is Daniil, actually. The rest are constructions to appear bigger and more menacing.

[smallestphrog]

Can I watch 'em as they fall when they finally try to stand?

Redeem myself for everyone I've buried with these hands.

[scribblesonarock]

Guys I'm away from home for 4 days so I can't do anything digital but I can do some doodles, so if you want to see some of that on a piece of paper y'know 👉👈 requests are open!! I just want to draw mannn

Gonna tag some fandoms now!!

[little-lionkin]

LETS GOO

Three Easter Bunnies

I made three small chibis

Verdell, Katenka @smallestphrog, Philip @little-lionkin

[are-we-really-doing-this]

The way I make nachos is probably highly pathological but they always end up delicious so I don’t give a shit. Yadda yadda under cut

Blue chips, single layer on some foil, then you can put some chicken beef or shrimp it’s up to you, a chunk per chip, then ketchup, only out of one of those bbq joint style squeeze bottles that’ll get you a rail thin drizzle, drizzle liberally, whole thing under a high broiler, you gotta watch these mfs carefully and rotate the pan to make sure nothing burns, will not take you very long, when they’re tacky take em out and cover with a bunch of extra sharp cheddar, lower the broiler and put them in just long enough for the cheese to melt. Yeh.

[angelkin-food-cake]

Hello! I am a batwing nudibranch therian. My species' diet is a hypercarnivore diet that typically consists of marine sponges and marine detritus. In my human body, I like meat and chewy meaty textures, but tofu of any kind is amazing too(Or kaofu, which are essentially really dense, cookable croutons)! I also love strongly pungent/bitter foods, as well as spicy foods to mimic the toxins in my species' diet. My favorite dishes are red braised pork with kaofu and star anise, mapo tofu with Chinese pickles, and meatloaf with extra onions and mushrooms!

Coffee is my favorite drink.

I also like non-standard meats, basically anything other than typical farmed cuts of meats(Besides my pathological steak obsession). Especially processed meats, like sausages, hotdogs, or lunchmeat. Spicy sausages are my favorite! I really like the idea of eating "garbage" and meat trimmings! Hence why meatloaf and sausages are some of my favorite foods.

Fish is also one of my favorite things, and weirdly -- fish with fruit dressing. It's about the only time I'll eat fruit, since I find fruit really nasty unless it's cooked somehow. If I'm going to eat fruit, it has to be stuff that's heavily acidic and really strong tasting, like pineapple or grapefruit.

Also I would like some vegetables as a side. I prefer stuff in the brassica family, like brussel sprouts, cabbage, and broccoli. Spinnach and kale are great too! If push comes to shove, I can always just blend my veggies into my processed meats like meatloaf, haha.

I'd like breakfast ideas especially, stuff with really strong and intense taste to help me wake up! And stuff you can cook in batches.

hi there! I'd love to help you!

Roasted Cabbage Wedges with Onion Dijon Sauce

Roasted Sweet Potato, Wild Rice, and Arugula Salad

Green Pesto Breakfast Bowl

Baked Eggs Balsamic Portobello Mushrooms

Grilled Salmon with Avocado Salsa

Baked Fish with Lemon Butter and Capers

Sticky Chinese BBQ Pork Belly Ribs (Char Siu)

Fried Rabbit

I only give 8 recipes at a time so please feel free to ask again if you'd like more! Thanks for the request. ♥

If you appreciate my content please leave a tip ♥

[postmoderntongues]

Dude the only way I can describe my feelings with gender are Robson’s season 6 prag arc. Like as a teenager like the mall days I was an aggressive psycho as I was freshman year constantly getting in fights with guys who tried to pull shit on me and doing shit I knew would get me jumped in the woods on my walk home because I’d rather get jumped in the woods than made to look like a bitch in the commons and everything was a dominance check and a masculinity test then I went to college and I’d lost a lot of weight so I was like “maybe I won’t hate being a girl now that I’m a pretty girl” because I needed to attract a future husband got really involved in the party scene then got sick of getting raped at parties so went with b’s lvebombing after he raped me because I needed both the protection of his squad of big dudes keeping an eye on me and he had access to good drugs and was higher up as far as local drug world clout went, I knew he was a straight guy so I did the complete femme thing and fell into a pattern in the social circle where to a few of them I was my own person but in general just saw me as his girlfriend and treated me like a girlfriend not part of the group like my role was to sit on my phone and snort or smoke whatever was handed to me while he and his friends watched baseball and then usually we’d hook up and that was like my entire existence in that social circle bc they were such normies that I knew anything I would think to say would freak them out just doing my line and sitting on my phone until he was done with his show and ready to get blown. To cope I let them snow me on Zyprexa and it slowly became clear his friends had wives they didn’t need to take care of and who would make them offspring but for like years other than seeing Luke or Chaya it was all his group his friends even freshman year I stopped hanging out with my squad so that I could be absorbed by his

And then I was just this drugged out thing that came as B plus ones to his normie friends parties and bbqs and like I straight up looking back wasn’t treated like a real person and he had no respect for my dysphoria during sex so a lot of the sex was really stressful and I went through periods of sex repulsion from both trauma and the meds and he’s know I was in an episode and ask me knowing I pathologically couldn’t refuse and then at 29 I have to tell him about all the CSA because of a police case which he also couldn’t handle and then we broke up and the only way I can describe coming back out as trans is it’s like the bit where Robson cuts down Cutlers dead body and then dramatically wipes the lipstick off his mouth and is like a real man again like if you ask me to gif the euphoria of finally getting to be me again and not having to be her that would be the gif I use.

But I was 19, and then I’m 31, and then this other person who I have barely any memory of her existing just this girl in a dress with a face full of makeup who wasn’t me had like a heterosexual love story in the middle of it like a broadcasting error and now my life is playing again

@ozimagines like as a cluster b dysphoric female trans leftist CSA survivor why are these fucking bisexual rapacious male Nazi felons the one way I can accurately describe my feelings on gender relations/identity or explain ASPD

[multifandomer537]

1. What is you middle name?

Don't have one lol

2. How old are you?

14

3. When is your birthday?

30th November

4. What is your zodiac sign?

Sagittarius (my biggest flex is knowing how to spell that shit on my own)

5. What is your favorite color?

Green, blue and purple

6. What’s your lucky number?

357, or each of those separately

7. Do you have any pets?

A dog and like 50 pigeons (not joking. We put them in competitions, have a pigeon house for them in the backyard, feed+medicate them, etc)

8. Where are you from?

Slovakia 🇸🇰🇸🇰

9. How tall are you?

172cm, or like 5'7

10. What shoe size are you?

Idk how americans measure it bit 38-39 in the european measurement

11. How many pairs of shoes do you own?

Ummmm (actually counting on my fingers rn)

5, but three of them are just for walking around the neighbourhood, another pair are these kickass boots and the last is literally crocs

12. What was your last dream about?

Good question, but probably something fucked up bc i woke up shaking

13. What talents do you have?

Singing and I can imitate the sound of a champagne bottle popping open. And I can naturally write in a computer font

14. Are you psychic in any way?

Kinda??

15. Favorite song?

Rn probably Oh Klahoma by Jack Stauber

16. Favorite movie?

17. Who would be your ideal partner?

Nobody lol

18. Do you want children?

Ew

19. Do you want a church wedding?

I don't want a wedding

20. Are you religious?

Christian

21. Have you ever been to the hospital?

Ya I had pus leaking from my ear when I was 10

22. Have you ever got in trouble with the law?

No(t yet)

23. Have you ever met any celebrities?

I was apparently on the train with a local stand-up comedian once BEFORE KNOWING WHO HE IS

24. Baths or showers?

Showers

25. What color socks are you wearing?

Black

26. Have you ever been famous?

No??

27. Would you like to be a big celebrity?

I like the money and thought of it, but only realistically? No

28. What type of music do you like?

Anything tbh

29. Have you ever been skinny dipping?

FUCK NAHH

30. How many pillows do you sleep with?

I have one big one and 5 small ones

31. What position do you usually sleep in?

On my back. ALWAYS. I'm able to not move the entire night yall

32. How big is your house?

Ehhhhh one floor, a garden, fits all 8 of us so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

33. What do you typically have for breakfast? Just a cocoa lol

34. Have you ever fired a gun?

I live by a shooting range and go there to blow off steam, so yeah, every week or so

35. Have you ever tried archery?

In a summer camp. I sucked

36. Favorite clean word?

Blueberry

37. Favorite swear word?

KURWA >:D

38. What’s the longest you’ve ever gone without sleep?

A week lol

39. Do you have any scars?

On my knee from when I cracked it open and on my back from scratching off a birthmark and near my eye from chicken pox

40. Have you ever had a secret admirer?

Like three lol

41. Are you a good liar?

Babe I used to be a pathological liar until the age of 11

42. Are you a good judge of character?

Most of the time

43. Can you do any other accents other than your own?

Irish, Texan, German, French and Russian

44. Do you have a strong accent?

Depends on what word I'm saying

45. What is your favorite accent?

All the ones I know

46. What is your personality type?

INFP-T if that's what you're asking

47. What is your most expensive piece of clothing?

????

48. Can you curl your tongue?

Nope

49. Are you an innie or an outie?

??????¿

50. Left or right handed?

Right

51. Are you scared of spiders?

Only if they're close to me and bigger than my pinkie nail

52. Favorite food?

HEAR ME OUT: ricke with ketchup, mayo, french bbq sauce and melted cheese

53. Favorite foreign food?

C h e e s e b u r g e r

54. Are you a clean or messy person?

Messy asf

55. Most used phrased?

"I will beat you tf up" or "I'm gonna burn down a childrens hospital"

56. Most used word?

Logically "the"

57. How long does it take for you to get ready?

Under 10 minutes tbh

58. Do you have much of an ego?

Depends on who I'm talking to

59. Do you suck or bite lollipops?

Bite

60. Do you talk to yourself?

Lately increasingly

61. Do you sing to yourself?

ALWAYS LMAO

62. Are you a good singer?

Fuck yeah

63. Biggest Fear?

Clowns, dolls and ghosts

64. Are you a gossip?

Since birth ✨️✨️

65. Best dramatic movie you’ve seen?

Idk

66. Do you like long or short hair?

On myself? Long

67. Can you name all 50 states of America?

Maybe if I tried and cared

68. Favorite school subject?

Going home

69. Extrovert or Introvert?

Ambviert

70. Have you ever been scuba diving?

Nope

71. What makes you nervous?

People getting too close to me

72. Are you scared of the dark?

If I'm inside and alone, yeah

73. Do you correct people when they make mistakes?

Depends

74. Are you ticklish?

If you know where to tickle

75. Have you ever started a rumor?

Many times, it's fun

76. Have you ever been in a position of authority?

A lotta times

77. Have you ever drank underage?

Bitch I'm slavic, ofc

78. Have you ever done drugs?

Hell naw

79. Who was your first real crush?

Hear me out: young Sirius Black from Harry Potter (😭😭)

80. How many piercings do you have?

Just for earrings (2)

81. Can you roll your Rs?

What

82. How fast can you type?

Pretty fast

83. How fast can you run?

Fast for short distance. I'm done after 4 minutes

84. What color is your hair?

Brown

85. What color is your eyes?

Change from green, blue and grey depending on the light angle

86. What are you allergic to?

NOTHING HA

87. Do you keep a journal?

No

88. What do your parents do?

Own a language school (like, for extra language lessons after school)

89. Do you like your age?

Not like I have a choice

90. What makes you angry?

A shit load of things

91. Do you like your own name?

Ngl, I'd change it if I could

92. Have you already thought of baby names, and if so what are they?

Nahhhh

93. Do you want a boy a girl for a child?

I DON'T WANT KIDS 😭😭

94. What are you strengths?

I work well under pressure

95. What are your weaknesses?

I don't work at all without said pressure

96. How did you get your name?

My parents liked it smh

97. Were your ancestors royalty?

Bitch we used to be French and German nobles before WW2 on my moms side, and nobles hanging around the Russian Czar from my dads side

98. Do you have any scars?

You asked already babe

99. Color of your bedspread?

Grey and dark blue

100. Color of your room?

Mainly purple and green

@EVERYBODY

Get To Know Me Uncomfortably Well

PLEASE DON’T LET THIS FLOP AHHHH

1. What is you middle name? 2. How old are you? 3. When is your birthday? 4. What is your zodiac sign? 5. What is your favorite color? 6. What’s your lucky number? 7. Do you have any pets? 8. Where are you from? 9. How tall are you? 10. What shoe size are you? 11. How many pairs of shoes do you own? 12. What was your last dream about? 13. What talents do you have? 14. Are you psychic in any way? 15. Favorite song? 16. Favorite movie? 17. Who would be your ideal partner? 18. Do you want children? 19. Do you want a church wedding? 20. Are you religious? 21. Have you ever been to the hospital? 22. Have you ever got in trouble with the law? 23. Have you ever met any celebrities? 24. Baths or showers? 25. What color socks are you wearing? 26. Have you ever been famous? 27. Would you like to be a big celebrity? 28. What type of music do you like? 29. Have you ever been skinny dipping? 30. How many pillows do you sleep with? 31. What position do you usually sleep in? 32. How big is your house? 33. What do you typically have for breakfast? 34. Have you ever fired a gun? 35. Have you ever tried archery? 36. Favorite clean word? 37. Favorite swear word? 38. What’s the longest you’ve ever gone without sleep? 39. Do you have any scars? 40. Have you ever had a secret admirer? 41. Are you a good liar? 42. Are you a good judge of character? 43. Can you do any other accents other than your own? 44. Do you have a strong accent? 45. What is your favorite accent? 46. What is your personality type? 47. What is your most expensive piece of clothing? 48. Can you curl your tongue? 49. Are you an innie or an outie? 50. Left or right handed? 51. Are you scared of spiders? 52. Favorite food? 53. Favorite foreign food? 54. Are you a clean or messy person? 55. Most used phrased? 56. Most used word? 57. How long does it take for you to get ready? 58. Do you have much of an ego? 59. Do you suck or bite lollipops? 60. Do you talk to yourself? 61. Do you sing to yourself? 62. Are you a good singer? 63. Biggest Fear? 64. Are you a gossip? 65. Best dramatic movie you’ve seen? 66. Do you like long or short hair? 67. Can you name all 50 states of America? 68. Favorite school subject? 69. Extrovert or Introvert? 70. Have you ever been scuba diving? 71. What makes you nervous? 72. Are you scared of the dark? 73. Do you correct people when they make mistakes? 74. Are you ticklish? 75. Have you ever started a rumor? 76. Have you ever been in a position of authority? 77. Have you ever drank underage? 78. Have you ever done drugs? 79. Who was your first real crush? 80. How many piercings do you have? 81. Can you roll your Rs?“ 82. How fast can you type? 83. How fast can you run? 84. What color is your hair? 85. What color is your eyes? 86. What are you allergic to? 87. Do you keep a journal? 88. What do your parents do? 89. Do you like your age? 90. What makes you angry? 91. Do you like your own name? 92. Have you already thought of baby names, and if so what are they? 93. Do you want a boy a girl for a child? 94. What are you strengths? 95. What are your weaknesses? 96. How did you get your name? 97. Were your ancestors royalty? 98. Do you have any scars? 99. Color of your bedspread? 100. Color of your room?

[mayaduffphleb]

Leading Phlebotomist Jobs in Memphis, TN: Your Path to a Rewarding Career

Top Phlebotomist Jobs in ⁣Memphis, TN: Your Path to a Rewarding Career

Introduction

If you’re considering ⁣a career in healthcare, phlebotomy might be teh ‍perfect fit for you. As a vital‍ part of the medical⁢ field, phlebotomists are responsible‌ for collecting blood samples for ⁤testing, transfusions, and donations. With increasing demand for healthcare professionals, particularly in ⁢Memphis, TN, the ⁤opportunities for phlebotomists are abundant and ​growing.In this article, we will explore top ​phlebotomist jobs available in Memphis, the benefits of this profession, and practical‍ tips to kickstart ⁤your career.

Why⁤ Choose a Phlebotomist ‍Career in Memphis, TN?

Memphis, known for‌ its rich cultural ​history and vibrant communities, is not just a city of ​music and BBQ; it’s also home to a thriving healthcare sector. Here are several reasons ‌to pursue ‌a phlebotomist career in Memphis:

Growing Job Market: ⁣ The demand ​for phlebotomists is ‍on⁢ the rise due ⁣to ​increased healthcare services.

Competitive Salaries: ‍ Phlebotomists in⁤ Memphis can earn respectable ⁤wages, with many positions offering benefits.

Flexible Work Schedules: Many ‍facilities offer flexible hours, which is ideal for work-life ⁤balance.

Diverse⁢ Work Environment: Work in hospitals, clinics, blood donation centers, and mobile units.

Top Phlebotomist Job Opportunities in Memphis

Here are some of the⁤ leading employers in Memphis, TN, looking for ‌skilled phlebotomists:

Employer

Location

Salary Range

Memphis Health Services

downtown Memphis

$35,000 – $40,000

St.Jude ​Children’s Research Hospital

midtown Memphis

$37,000 – $42,000

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare

Multiple ​locations

$36,000 – $45,000

LabCorp

North Memphis

$34,000 – $39,000

education and‌ Certification Requirements

to become a phlebotomist ‌in memphis, TN, ⁢you typically need the following:

High School Diploma: A ​foundational requirement ‌for most​ phlebotomy training programs.

Phlebotomy training Program: ‍Complete an accredited program that provides hands-on experience.

Certification: While not always mandatory, obtaining certification‍ (e.g.,from ⁤the ‌American Society for Clinical Pathology) ⁢can enhance job ⁣prospects.

licensure: Check for specific state requirements, as some states ‍may require phlebotomists to be licensed.

Benefits of a Career in Phlebotomy

Pursuing ⁤a ​career as​ a phlebotomist offers numerous benefits, including:

Job Stability: The healthcare field is resilient, ensuring continued job security.

Impactful Work: Help patients ⁣by facilitating ⁤critical tests⁣ and⁢ treatments.

Pathway to Advancement: phlebotomy can serve as a ‍stepping stone to other‍ healthcare roles, such as nursing or laboratory science.

Community Involvement: Work with diverse populations and make a positive difference.

Practical Tips for Aspiring⁢ Phlebotomists⁣ in ⁢memphis

to help you succeed⁣ in the field, consider the following tips:

Network: Connect with professionals ⁢through local associations and job⁣ fairs.

Stay⁢ Updated: Follow trends ​in phlebotomy and related healthcare fields through online courses.

Practice ‌Your ‌Skills: Volunteer at blood drives⁢ or ⁤clinics to gain experience.

Utilize job Boards: ​ Websites like Indeed‌ and Glassdoor can ‌definitely help you find job ​openings specific to Memphis.

Case Study: A Day in the Life of a Phlebotomist in Memphis

To provide ⁣insight into this rewarding career,let’s look at ⁢a‌ day in the life⁤ of Sarah,a phlebotomist⁢ working at St. Jude ‌Children’s Research‌ Hospital.

Sarah begins her day ⁢with a morning briefing, where ‍she receives updates ‍about patient cases. ⁤After reviewing her schedule,⁣ she prepares ⁤her equipment and heads to the pediatric unit to draw blood⁣ samples. Her ⁤day consists of:

Engaging with young patients ‍to ease their anxiety.

Performing blood draws with attention to safety ‍protocols.

Documenting samples⁤ accurately for lab processing.

Collaborating with nurses and doctors to ensure patient care.

Sarah loves her job, not‌ only for the skills she applies but ⁤also the difference ⁤she makes⁤ in the⁤ lives⁤ of her patients.

Conclusion

Choosing a career as a ⁣phlebotomist in Memphis, ⁣TN, opens a pathway to ‍a fulfilling and ‌essential role in healthcare. With a strong job market,⁢ competitive salaries, and opportunities ⁤for growth, becoming a phlebotomist ​could be your next big⁤ step. By following the practical tips outlined in this article, pursuing the necessary education and certification, and gaining relevant experience, you​ are well on ​your way to achieving your career goals in this ‌rewarding field. Start your journey today and make a difference in​ the health and lives of others!

https://phlebotomyclassesonline.net/leading-phlebotomist-jobs-in-memphis-tn-your-path-to-a-rewarding-career/

[lacuna-lunax]

28/11/23

Ignoring the fact that my good mood is 99% pathological.

Tuesday (1400):

Coffee

Grenade Carb Killa Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

Monster Energy Ultra

Fridge Raiders Meat-Free Slow Roasted Tasty Bites

Strawberry Cheesecake Yoghurt

Barebells Crispy Nougat Protein Bar

Cadbury Bitsa Wispa

Wednesday (1400):

Coffee

Grenade Carb Killa White Chocolate Salted Peanut

Monster Energy Ultra

Quorn Vegetarian Cocktail Sausages

Peach Passionfruit Yoghurt

Hartley's 10 Cal Raspberry Jelly Pot

FULFIL Chocolate Peanut & Caramel Vitamin & Protein Bar

Cadbury Dairy Milk Coins

Thursday (1400):

Coffee

Grenade Carb Killa Fudged Up

Monster Energy Ultra Rosa

Leggera Pomodoro

Hartley's 10 Cal Cherry Bakewell Tart Flavour Jelly

Fulfil Chocolate Hazelnut Whip Flavour Vitamin & Protein Bar

Cadbury Dairy Milk Coins

Friday (1400):

Coffee

Grenade Carb Killa Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

Monster Energy Ultra

Fridge Raiders Meat-Free Smoky BBQ Tasty Bites

Peach Passionfruit Yoghurt

Misfits Plant-Powered Choc Protein Bar Chocolate Brownie Flavour

M&M’s Peanut

Saturday (1400):

Coffee

Grenade Carb Killa White Chocolate Cookie

Monster Energy Ultra

Fridge Raiders Meat-Free Smoky BBQ Tasty Bites

Cherry Yoghurt

Galaxy Minstrels Milk Chocolate Buttons

Maxi Nutrition Creamy Core Blueberry Muffin Protein Bar

Sunday (1400):

Coffee

Grenade Carb Killa Oreo White Chocolate

Monster Energy Ultra

Fridge Raiders Meat-Free Slow Roasted Tasty Bites

Peach Passionfruit Yoghurt

FULFIL Chocolate Salted Caramel Vitamin & Protein Bar

Cadbury Dairy Milk Giant Chocolate Buttons

Monday (1400):

Coffee

Grenade Carb Killa Chocolate Chip Salted Caramel

Monster Energy Ultra Rosa

Fridge Raiders Meat-Free Smoky BBQ Tasty Bites

Strawberry Cheesecake Yoghurt

Barebells Salted Peanut Caramel Soft Protein Bar

Cadbury Twirl Bites

Tuesday (1400):

Coffee

Grenade Carb Killa Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

Monster Energy Ultra

Fridge Raiders Smoky BBQ Tasty Bites

So Sticky Toffee Yoghurt

Pro Fit Vanilla Caramel Crunch Protein Bar

Cadbury Dairy Milk Orange Giant Buttons Chocolate Bag

[little-lionkin]

Scar Kissin'

[smallestphrog]

"The Detective enters upon the stage..."

My secret santa gift for my friend @your-coffee-pal-ash !!!! Its Lena their Pathologic OC! It was really fun to make this :D

[mostlysignssomeportents]

Bankruptcy and elite impunity

I’ve been writing about the Sackler crime-family for years, as a new generation turned the family’s benzo empire into a opioid powerhouse, exceeding the Rockefeller family fortune by pushing Oxycontin and jumpstarting an epidemic that has claimed 800,000 American lives.

The Sacklers are canny: for years, they laundered their reputation through elite philanthropy, using blood money to paint their names on the world’s great cultural institutions and spending comparable sums to threaten journalists and critics into silence about their crimes.

But no one can run across a river on the backs of alligators forever — eventually, even the fleetest grifter will lose a leg. The Sacklers eventually came into the crosshairs of district attorneys, federal enforcers, bereaved families and recovering addicts.

Outwardly, the family continued to maintain their innocence and assure us that they would prevail in court. Privately, they laundered billions into offshore financial secrecy havens.

Every big con needs a blow-off, a final trick that lets the crook wriggle out of the gator’s jaws. For the Sacklers, that was a breathtaking capture of the bankruptcy system, in the person of Judge Robert Drain of the SDNY, the American judiciary’s top billionaire enabler.

The gambit worked. Drain will unilaterally settle all the Sacklers’ victims claims for $4b, leaving the Sacklers to keep $6.7b in blood money. No Sackler will go to jail. No Sackler will face financial hardship. Key documents will never be unsealed.

https://pluralistic.net/2021/07/12/monopolist-solidarity/#sacklers-billions

Judge Drain is embracing the monstrous ideology of Josef Stalin: “Great crimes require great forgiveness.” The Sacklers cost America more lives than coronavirus — and their punishment is a $6.7b fortune.

This blow-off has attracted a lot of press attention to the way that the US bankruptcy system has been captured by the ultra-rich, who “judge-shop” for enablers like Bob Drain.

https://www.creditslips.org/creditslips/2021/05/judge-shopping-in-bankruptcy.html

The best writing on the subject I’ve read so far is Maureen Tkacik’s “How Do You Solve a Problem Like the Sacklers?” for The American Prospect.

https://prospect.org/justice/how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-the-sacklers-purdue-pharma-bankruptcy/

Tkacik puts the Sacklers’ gambit in context, showing how it is just the latest act of a longrunning shadow-play that has quietly demolished the country’s economy and ruined countless lives.

Long before the Sacklers were calling upon Bob Drain to legitimize their murderous legacy, the good judge was servicing the financial criminals of the private equity world, allowing looters to steal from investors, workers and suppliers.

The private equity playbook often puzzles people who first hear about it. How can “investors” get away with buying a company, selling off all its vital assets, borrowing heavily against it, then declare bankruptcy and walk away from their creditors with billions?

The answer is the US bankruptcy system and the tiny number of judges who oversee large corporate bankruptcies, whose supervision can be had by any PE grifter merely by renting an empty office in their district and declaring it to be your headquarters.

If this sounds familiar, it’s because it’s a pathology in all areas of the judiciary. Think of the Eastern District of Texas, where judges and juries never met a patent troll they didn’t find in favor of.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/07/why-do-patent-trolls-go-texas-its-not-bbq

That’s why Marshall, TX is full of empty buildings serving as nominal HQs to hundreds of companies — and why companies that make “things” as opposed to “lawsuits” (like Samsung) court locals by installing Texas’s only outdoor, year-round ice-rink.

https://pluralistic.net/2021/03/22/gandersauce/#petard

The total claims against the Sacklers add up to $2t, but they’re only going to pay $4b. Though the sums are large, the pattern is an old one, and familiar to private equity watchers — after all, 3 in 10 US bankruptcies involve a PE firm flushing a company it ruined.

Tkacik reminds us of the last time the bankruptcy system breached public consciousness, when PE giant Apollo Global Management trashed Caesars Palace and asked a bankruptcy judge to let them keep the billions they embezzled.

https://diversionbooks.com/books/the-caesars-palace-coup/

Apollo and its partner David Sambur were named in a racketeering suit, which revealed Sambur’s looting of billions from the company prior to the bankruptcy, a display of shameless larceny that included buying a $15m Manhattan home.

Like the Sacklers, Sambur put his evil plans in writing, emailing colleagues Powerpoint presentations detailing his scheme to “have our cake and eat it too” by taking on and then defaulting on vast debts.

Sambur might be forgiven for his brazenness, because he was only repeating a stunt that Judge Drain himself had previously greenlit, when Sambur bought, looted and destroyed Momentive, a silicone manufacturer.

Sambur borrowed 15 times Momentive’s earnings and defaulted, laying off half the company’s workers and using Drain’s bankruptcy court to force a $300m loss on “secured” bondholders, shielding himself and the company from liability and retaining control of the firm.

As Tkacik writes, America’s captured bankruptcy judges are “steeped in legal theory that casts the invention of the limited liability corporation alongside that of the steam engine as a paradigmatic development in the pursuit of said prosperity.”

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-institutional-economics/article/new-understanding-of-the-history-of-limited-liability-an-invitation-for-theoretical-reframing/B12B69696AC81304A2738ADE4FFF4556

For these judges, impunity is a feature, not a bug — a way to embolden “risk takers.” And while the economists who espouse this theory wring their hands about the “moral hazard” of public health care and housing, they’re oddly sanguine about limited liability.

Small wonder that PE-owned companies are 10 times likelier than traditionally structured companies to declare bankruptcy — bankruptcies that free looters from both their financial and moral obligations to the rest of us.

Whether PE murdered your grandmother by buying her care-home and putting each worker in charge of 30 seniors:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/portopiccolo-nursing-homes-maryland/2020/12/21/a1ffb2a6-292b-11eb-9b14-ad872157ebc9_story.html

or poisoned your kids by filling your neighborhood with carcinogens:

https://www.webmd.com/special-reports/ethylene-oxide/20190719/residents-unaware-of-cancer-causing-toxin-in-air

limited liability wipes the slate clean.

But while PE loves buying up and looting real businesses, they’re even more fond of buying up criminal enterprises and looting them. Take Millennium Health, a con that stole millions from Medicare and Medicaid.

Millennium’s founder, a former general contractor turned drug-testing kingpin named James Slattery, found kindred spirits in Voya Capital, who bought into the company and then helped it borrow $1.8b, $1.3b of which went straight into Voya’s pockets.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/voya-sues-over-millennium-health-1-8-billion-financing-1449791185

The company paid $256m to settle its fraud lawsuits. It got a full release from any liability, as did Voya. Voya kept $1.3b. Slattery (whose LLC was called “Pissed Away) kept hundreds of millions, and his collection of 40 vintage airplanes.

Tkacik points out the lawyer who represented Millennium in its bankruptcy deal is now a federal bankruptcy judge himself — the honorable John T Dorsey, of the Delaware bankruptcy court. Lucky for us, Delaware is hardly known for its financial crimes.

https://www.deb.uscourts.gov/content/judge-john-t-dorsey

Millennium’s crime bosses all fared well. Millennium CEO Ronald A Rittenmeyer went on to take the helm at Tenet Healthcare, a company famous for kidnapping people from AA meetings, having them declared incompetent, and billing for their imprisonment.

https://www.nytimes.com/1991/10/26/business/the-squeeze-on-psychiatric-chains.html

Ironically, Tenet stands to lose big in the Sacklers’ bankruptcy (don’t worry, it still got a fortune in federal CARES dough and flipped two of its community hospitals to PE companies that debt-loaded them and took them through bankruptcy to shed that debt).

As the Sacklers planned their blowoff, they consulted with both PE companies (for tips on spinning off profitable units to put them out of creditors’ reach, and advice on cashing in on the epidemic they started with addiction treatment businesses), and McKinsey.

All of this criming did not escape Elisabeth Warren’s notice, who used it as occasion to launch one of her signature 2019 election campaign plans, the Stop Wall Street Looting Act (SWSLA), which drew outraged squeals from the PE industry.

For all its detail, the SWSLA would not have prevented the Sacklers’ crimes — nor would it stop the copycats at blue chip firms like Johnson and Johnson and Apple, who have used their tactics to perfect what Tkacik calls “legalized embezzlement.”

It really looks like the Sacklers will keep billions, and like Judge Drain will continue to hear cases like theirs. But Warren learned from 2019, and has introduced new, stronger legislation, the Nondebtor Release Prohibition Act, which would block deals like this for good.

Elite impunity is rotting America and threatening the planet itself.

There’s nothing it doesn’t touch.

Simone Biles is a survivor of Larry Nasser’s abuse. The claims of Nasser’s survivors were wiped out by a bankruptcy judge.

https://twitter.com/matthewstoller/status/1420500782022078464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

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Remington ‘Remy’ Phinleigh

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Is that RUBY ROSE? No, that’s just REMINGTON ‘REMY’ PHINLEIGH. They were born on 02/02/1986 and are a SUCCUBI living in Northknot Town. They work as a FORENSIC PATHOLOGIST. Some say they’re ALLOCENTRIC and ALLURING, but I’ve heard others say they’re ERRATIC and MANIPULATIVE. When you think of THEM, don’t you think of ROCK N ROLL, BIKER GANGS & SEX?

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BRIEF HISTORY

Rem is not native to Northknot; though perhaps their father is, not that they’d have any idea either way. Born on the east coast of Canada, Remy was raised for a while by their biological mother, unfortunately for them the woman suffered from schizophrenia and after a rough onset of symptoms, the then named Amber Coals was moved into the Phinleigh home, eventually adopted legally and raised by the catholic family. Life was better and worse all at the same time. Miss Phinleigh’s sister was of supernatural origins, so there was a little wiggle room here and there for the Succubus in their home. 

However, when in counselling at the age of 14, Amber realized a truth about themselves and became Remington, this caused a rift between them and their adopted family. Remington spent two years in the midst of a fight, with countless attempts to run away and many nights spent on a park bench. At 16 Remington not only emancipated from their family but also moved to Northknot with their aunt Ellwa. 

Northknot is where Remy finished their schooling and where they celebrated getting accepted to MgGill Medical. After the death of both their birth mother and their aunt Ellwa, Northknot is were Remington got their first solo job as a Forensic Pathologist and where they settled in the inherited home left to them. It is here they built a life worth living and it is here they plan to stay for the unforeseeable future. 

PERSONALITY

Remington is an odd duck. Quiet and serious at work, they are no-nonsense, though they find a sick amusement in how uncomfortable others are around the cadavers. Remington spends their time either sorting files, preforming autopsies or labs and writing papers for medical journals, detailing new methods, theories etc in the pathology field. 

Outside of work, Remy can be excitable, erratic and doting. Occasionally they will hosts a BBQ or some kind of get together for anyone interested in attending. Despite some assumptions, Remy is very sociable and enjoys having people around, but some of her traits makes it seem as if she is not interested. She has a very morbid and dry sense of humor and does not tolerate rumors and backstabbing, keeping a very intense belief that until its her business, its not.

CONNECTIONS

Constellation -> Remington is 100%, proudly polyamory and bisexual. This means their relationships functions either as multiple individual relationships or one relationship with 3+ people involved. [Yet to be decided- will be discussed when relationships are formed.]

Comet(s) -> Remington’s occasional lover(s), no expectation of a romantic relationship or otherwise. Primarily meant for sustenance over pleasure. 

Their Person -> The best friend. The one Remy goes to with everything. Who they trust with absolute confidence. The one they will be there for, no matter the need.

Father -> Remington is unsure who this is. Though should they ever have the chance to meet, Remy would love to know more about them. Hostility is no doubt a possibility. 

Sibling(s) -> Maybe? Remy has no idea if their father reproduced or their mother for that matter. If there are siblings out there, Remy would not be opposed to meeting them. 

Work Husband/Wife -> Someone Remington gets along with well, specifically someone they work with in one capacity or another.

[Some of these will be sent to the connections page, others will be left to happen naturally]