RANT: Dental malpractice insurance rates will go up as a result of this

Saturday, January 3, 2026

https://nypost.com/2025/12/25/us-news/final-photo-of-arizona-man-killed-during-routine-dental-procedure-resurfaces-as-family-settles-wrongful-death-suit/

Final photo of Arizona man killed during routine dental procedure resurfaces as family settles wrongful death suit
By Caitlin McCormack
Published Dec. 25, 2025, 2:24 a.m. ET

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A haunting selfie taken by an Arizona man hours before he suffered a fatal brain injury during a routine dental implant procedure has resurfaced as his distraught parents settled his wrongful death lawsuit.

Derek Swanson, 40, took a picture of himself beaming in a dentist’s chair on March 3, 2023. He captioned the photo: “Yesterday, new car. Today, implant! Fun never stops.”

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The grieving parents are also looking to amend Arizona law to require a dentist and an anesthetist to be present during dental surgery.

The current laws state that a dentist can perform surgery and administer anesthesia without an anesthetist present so long as they have the proper state permit.

“We would like to not have another family go through what we had to go through and are going through and will be for the rest of our life,” Swanson told the outlet.

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I bet all the malpractice insurance rates will go up as a result of this.  If I was an insurance company, then I wouldn’t wait for the politicians and bureaucrats to update their diktats.  I’d be reviewing every individual dental procedure insured, as well as every individual practice’s methods for safety and their results.

The free market, if truly free, would have an “instant” feedback loop of price to adjust for risk.

Argh!

Gooferment is immoral, ineffective, and inefficient. As well as untrustworthy.

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DISCOURAGING: Students can only receive money from merit-based financial aid or FAFSA.

Sunday, December 28, 2025

https://nypost.com/2025/12/27/sports/ncaa-bans-augsburg-university-cross-country-star-mohammed-bati-over-6000-donation-for-tuition/

Minnesota college running star Mohammed Bati says he was banned for accepting $6K donation to pay for tuition
By Nicholas McEntyre
Published Dec. 27, 2025, 5:26 a.m. ET

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The NCAA ruled Augsburg University senior Mohammed Bati — a two-time national runner-up — ineligible for the indoor and outdoor track seasons, the decorated runner said, according to Marathon Handbook on Friday.

The 26-year-old, who is majoring in nursing, revealed he was “struggling a lot with money” last semester at the private Minneapolis school, which is part of the NCAA’s Division III.

“The community around me came together to support me,” Bati wrote on the training platform Strava on Dec. 24. “People helped me with around $6,000 so I could pay for that semester. I’m still grateful for that it was love, it was support, not anything big or business or something bad. Just people helping someone who needed it.”

Division III schools are prohibited from awarding scholarships for athletics. Students can only receive money from merit-based financial aid or FAFSA.

Student-athletes in Division III are not allowed to accept outside financial assistance that pays for tuition unless it fits into the structure of financial aid or NIL guidelines.

“I don’t think some NCAA rules are fair to everyone,” Bati wrote in the post titled “Night Run.”

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Sorry but the NCAA “rules” are just dumb in this case.

I don’t understand the “rules” and who cares down at Division III.

Argh!

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RANT: NYJETS suddenly find a “rule book” when they might have to pay off

Thursday, December 25, 2025

https://nypost.com/2025/12/25/us-news/jets-cancel-invite-to-super-fan-set-to-take-100k-field-goal-challenge-in-honor-of-dad/

Jets cancel invite to super fan set to take $100K field goal challenge in honor of her late father: ‘Could have made it’
By Alex Mitchell
Published Dec. 25, 2025, 7:00 a.m. ET

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(Ashley Castanio-Gervasi) felt ready to kick. But then the Jets pulled the ball away from her like Charlie Brown in a “Peanuts” cartoon, when they suddenly said that she was actually not eligible to kick in the final contest for the six-figure prize.

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Sorry, but finding a “rule” at the 11th hour stinks.

I have no problem with them making whatever rule they want, but not deep into the competition.

Argh!

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GUNS: If we respected people’s constitutional right, and provided practical means for citizens to exercise that right … … 

Monday, December 22, 2025

https://nypost.com/2025/11/20/us-news/queens-senior-citizen-who-fatally-shot-would-be-mugger-headed-to-prison-for-four-years/

Metro
Senior citizen who saved himself from would-be mugger is heading to prison because of NYC’s ‘draconian’ laws
By Kevin Sheehan and Ben Kochman
Published Nov. 20, 2025, 5:16 p.m. ET

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A Queens senior citizen who shot dead a man who tried to rob him will spend four years in prison after admitting to toting an unlicensed revolver — as his lawyer ripped the city’s “draconian” gun laws.

Charles Foehner, 67, pleaded guilty to one count of criminal weapons possession Thursday in a deal to end his case more than two years after he fatally shot would-be thief Cody Gonzalez, who charged at him near his Kew Gardens home.

The Queens District Attorney’s Office chose not to prosecute Foehner, a retired doorman, for Gonzalez’s killing after he told cops that he’d defended himself from a mugger who lunged at him late at night holding what looked like a knife — but which turned out to be a pen

Foehner was not charged with manslaughter after claiming self-defense, but pleaded guilty to a lesser gun charge.  But prosecutors slapped Foehner with a slew of weapons raps for the unlicensed handgun and for an arsenal of illicit handguns, revolvers and rifles inside his home in the quiet neighborhood. 

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“If we respected people’s constitutional right, and provided practical means for citizens to exercise that right, Mr. Foehner would not be in the position he is in today,” Kenniff added.

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So, let me understand this, the Queens DA Melinda Katz didn’t prosecute a “hard to win” case but did prosecute an “easy to win” one and insisted on a harsh punishment.

Sounds like “prosecutorual misconduct” to me.

Buffing up the old political resume and punishing self-defense.

Without allowing “self-defense”, “We, The Sheeple” has no defense against career criminals and the crazy insane that are allowed to roam at will.

Fighting this injustice is a just a war of attrition against a Gooferment bureaucrat with unlimited funds.

One would hope that:

  • the Queens voters would put a curse on the Queens DA Melinda Katz at the next election.  
  • And, that Queens DA jurors would “inflict” justice on their prosecutions by jury nullification of the top count in EVERY trial.
  • Additionally, Queens residents should lodge Bar Complaints on EVERY lawyer in the Queens District Attorney’s Office
  • Badger the Governor Kathy Hochul to correct this miscarrage of justice
  • Everyone should vote against EVERY incumbent lawmaker in New York City and Albany who have “repeatedly frustrated the rights of law-abiding Americans, New Yorkers, that possess firearms.  All candidates should be questioned on this issue.

That should get the attenton of ALL current and potential politicians and bureaucrats.

Where is the Federal Gooferment’s politicians and bureaucrats standing up for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms.  At the very least, federal funds for “law enforcement”  should be impounded until rights are restored.

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HEALTHCARE: Died from anaphylactic shock after CT dye

Sunday, August 31, 2025

https://nypost.com/2025/08/25/world-news/law-graduate-leticia-paul-dies-at-22-after-routine-ct-scan/

Law graduate Leticia Paul dies at 22 after routine CT scan
By Richard Pollina  —  Published Aug. 25, 2025, 3:05 a.m. ET

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A young, thriving Brazilian lawyer tragically died after suffering a severe allergic reaction during a routine CT scan.

Leticia Paul, 22, suffered an anaphylactic shock on Wednesday while undergoing a contrast-enhanced CT scan at Alto Vale Regional Hospital in Rio do Sul, according to G1.

The fatal reaction was triggered by the contrast dye injected before the scan. 

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Anaphylactic shock is a sudden and life-threatening allergic reaction that can cause airway constriction, throat swelling, a sharp drop in blood pressure, and other severe symptoms, according to the Cleveland Clinic. Urgent medical care is needed to avoid fatal outcomes.

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This is so sad.  No indication that anyone did anything wrong. 

I guess that the treatment guidelines will need to be revised for (I assume) first time dye recipients?

So young.  

Argh!

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SURVIVAL: Children should ALWAYS have a way to communicate with their parents or guardians

Saturday, July 19, 2025

https://nypost.com/2025/07/10/us-news/camp-mystic-cabins-were-in-known-flood-zone-despite-recent-5m-overhaul/?utm_source=sailthru

Almost 20 Camp Mystic cabins were in known flood zone — despite recent $5M overhaul of century-old site
By Anthony Blair
Published July 10, 2025, 4:05 p.m. ET

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In addition, many of the campers and counselors didn’t have their phones on them, as the children were not allowed access to any technology, camp counselor Nancy Clement, 18, told the Times.

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I think that children should ALWAYS have a way to communicate with their parents or guardians. Argh! I’m well aware of all the negatives of “having a cell phone” in screen-free “zones”, but I think the alternative — being out of touch with the world — is much worse.

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GOVERNACIDE: ‘Flash Flood Alley’ warning system was considered “too expensive”

Thursday, July 17, 2025

https://nypost.com/2025/07/07/us-news/texas-officials-scrapped-flash-flood-alley-warning-system-before-27-kids-killed-at-camp-mystic-because-it-was-too-expensive/

Texas officials scrapped ‘Flash Flood Alley’ warning system before 27 killed at Camp Mystic — because it was too expensive
By Anthony Blair
Published July 7, 2025, 8:45 a.m. ET

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But the county, which has an annual budget of around $67 million, lost out on a bid to secure a $1 million grant to fund the project in 2017, county commission meeting minutes show.

Instead, local officials relied on a word-of-mouth system to pass messages about raging floodwaters downriver from the camps upstream.

In a recent interview, Rob Kelly, the Kerr County judge and its most senior elected official, said residents were hesitant about the high cost of a warning system.

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Sure, blame it on “the residents”!  Argh!

I’d like to go line by line through that budget and see all the stuff that was NOT “too expensive”.

How about the cost of the “rescue and recovery”?  What do you think the parents of those children would think about “too expensive”.  Bet the Insurance Companies aren’t happy with that trade off either.

No consideration of “User Fees” or “Special Project Zone”.  

Argh!

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SURVIVAL: Disney Cruise passengers – father and daughter – went overboard

Wednesday, July 9, 2025

https://nypost.com/2025/07/01/us-news/disney-cruise-passenger-describes-terrifying-moment-a-father-and-daughter-went-overboard/

Disney Cruise passenger describes terrifying moment a father and daughter went overboard

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​I don’t know if I would jump over. It’s probably one of those “reaction” to stimuli — in USAF survival skrule, we were taught that in a crisis, 80% of people will “freeze”, 15% will “panic”, and 5% (or less) will immediately take effective personal action due to prior planning or training. We had to tread water for 60 minutes although we were allowed to use our pants as a life jacket as we were trained. Not sure I could do that now. Kudos to the crew and cruise line for being prepared for an accident or a drunken fool.

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SURVIVAL: Due to that unprepared hiker’s age, she would not be qualified for a Darwin Award.

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

https://nypost.com/2025/06/24/us-news/hiker-suffers-hypothermia-during-trek-on-new-englands-highest-peak-amid-east-coast-heat-wave/

Hiker suffers hypothermia during trek on New England’s highest peak amid East Coast heat wave
By Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News 
Published June 24, 2025, 8:21 p.m. ET

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In a striking contrast to the sweltering heat gripping much of the East Coast, a 55-year-old hiker from Texas was rescued in frigid and treacherous conditions Friday evening from the high peaks of New Hampshire’s White Mountains.

Caroline Wilson, 55, of Austin, Texas, was found hypothermic and unresponsive on the Gulfside Trail, approximately one mile north of the Cog Railway tracks, while hiking Mount Washington, New England’s highest peak, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department said in a release.

The department said Wilson became incapacitated during the hike, prompting her husband to call 911 at 5 p.m. He told authorities that she could no longer move or communicate.

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The White Mountains can be pretty unforgiving,” she said. “Weather changes here in a flash.” Photos from the scene of the rescue captured the misty environment and steep rocky terrain.

New Hampshire Fish and Game Department conservation officers, along with volunteers from Androscoggin Valley Search and Rescue, Pemigewassett Valley Search and Rescue, Mountain Rescue Service and personnel from the Mount Washington Cog Railway, mounted a complex response in severe alpine conditions to rescue Wilson.

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Again, another unprepared hiker not ready for “severe hypothermia” in the middle of a heat wave.  Gets cold and wet in the mountains.  

And, from personal experience, I saw those conditions twice.  

First, in USAF Survival School, at ground level somewhere in the Idaho Montana forrest, we had hiked a few miles (maybe five) on a hot fall afternoon.  We camped out (think of a bunch of city boys playing Boy Scouts) and it start to rain.  The temperature dropped like a rock (Say 30 degrees) and everyone was cold, wet, and hungry.  Oh what fun!  At the debriefing from the “exercise”, the Senior Chief asked what we learned.  After eliminating the profanity, his message was “be prepared for the weather to change on a dime, Mother Nature ain’t your Mom”.  A lesson I soon forgot.

Second, a decade later, in Switzerland, as a tourist, we took ride to a (short) mountain by tram for five bucks a head and when we got out at a few thousand feet up, it was <synonym for the act of procreation> COLD.  I got the pleasure of buying a (one size too small) sweater at the Gift Shop at a premium price (which I donated before we left).  I remember that Senior Chief saying “I told you so!”.

Due to that unprepared hiker’s age, she would not be qualified for a Darwin Award.  But Mother Nature is not very strict about the award rules when handing out death sentences.  Again, look at all the resources used to save her.  Who pays?

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RANT: Hey, “kill the ump” isn’t even acceptable these days

Sunday, June 29, 2025

https://nypost.com/2025/06/25/sports/diamondbacks-ketel-marte-cries-on-field-after-fans-disturbing-comments/

Diamondbacks’ Ketel Marte cries on field in heartbreaking scene after fan’s disturbing comments
By Mitch Fink 
Published June 25, 2025, 8:36 a.m. ET

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“I hope MLB can do something with that guy. I don’t know who it was, but they’ve got to do something. We can’t continue to do that [expletive] here in MLB … he should be banned, for sure. Everybody knows Ketel lost his mom. She was the world to him.”
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I’d hope that MLB would ban this bozo fan for a decade. Hey, “kill the ump” isn’t even acceptable these days. I think that the “bread and circuses” crowd has lost all public decency. Cheer, boo, whatever, but personal slurs are, or should be, severely punished.

Same with verbal and physical assaults at ANY sporting event should be prosecuted to the full extent of the local law. It’s a real “HATE” crime. (Even though as a little L libertarian, I don’t believe in “hate enhanced penalties”.)

I can’t imagine how I’d react if I was really focused on my job and performing it to the best of my ability and someone came up behind me and yelled slurs about my sainted past wife.  I’d probably try and deck the guy.

Argh!

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UPDATE: 2025-Jun-30 

https://1057thehawk.com/ixp/385/p/branchburg-youth-baseball-umpire-assault/

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Read More: Major win for youth umpire punched by coach at NJ baseball game | https://1057thehawk.com/ixp/385/p/branchburg-youth-baseball-umpire-assault/?utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral

In March 2023, he was sentenced to five years’ probation. He also had to complete five months of anger management counseling, NJ.com reported.

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FJR: No jail time? To light IMHO.

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