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CTyankee

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58. Another diversion by this creep. HE WANTS US MAD.

Fri Nov 21, 2025, 10:25 AM

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Let's not give it to him. He welcomes our anger. Let us respond by not getting all tied up with our anger so that we spend time on that instead of working to bring him down.

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Nursing Is No Longer Counted as a 'Professional Degree' by Trump Admin [View all] BumRushDaShow Nov 20 OP

WTAF. Alice B. Nov 20 #1

Seriously, WTAF NotHardly Nov 20 #10

Of course nurses are professionals rampartd Nov 20 #2

That IS a good question! yardwork Nov 20 #31

i would put teachers on the same pay scale as linebackers. rampartd Nov 20 #34

It is time the nurses stood up to this bullshit popsdenver Nov 20 #41

I'm a nurse and I have had maga coworkers. I wonder what kinda mucifer Nov 20 #3

If you get any interesting explanations from them, please post about it. 3catwoman3 Nov 20 #33

Just said the same below without reading your post. Sorry I missed it. AllyCat Friday #74

DIsgusting. I hope he and all his admin are cared for by whatever person they can find sans any training hlthe2b Nov 20 #4

It sounds like another Project 2025 pursuit Submariner Nov 20 #5

Men are nurses too Jilly_in_VA Nov 20 #9

MAGA don't care IronLionZion Nov 20 #20

MAGA would say they aren't real men DBoon Nov 20 #42

"Presidenting" is no longer considered a professional job FakeNoose Nov 20 #6

As far as I can tell... llmart Nov 20 #15

Now that is insulting to real pigs! mwmisses4289 Friday #52

I know. Pigs are actually cuter than him. llmart Friday #60

He's a pig RazorbackExpat Friday #62

A lot smarter, too Jilly_in_VA Friday #65

No way. llmart Friday #72

Pigs can be trained Jilly_in_VA Friday #76

They'll change their mind in a few days. Silent Type Nov 20 #7

SERIOUSLY, YOU ASSHOLES? Jilly_in_VA Nov 20 #8

Nursing is the most trusted profession. yardwork Nov 20 #30

Let's see how fast AI can get you your pain meds Jilly_in_VA Friday #48

They claim they're Making America Healthy Again but it's a scam. yardwork Friday #49

Shooting the healthcare sector in the foot, I'd say, since Registered Nurses are always the #1 job posted, PatrickforB Nov 20 #11

An RN is considered a professional degree. patphil Nov 20 #12

The Trump administration disagrees Wiz Imp Nov 20 #27

Trump and I don't agree about much. Mainly because he's ignorant and I'm not. patphil Nov 20 #45

Do you agree that nurses are not professionals? AllyCat Friday #75

I didn't say that was my view, that's how it's defined. patphil Friday #80

Okay, thank you for clarifying. AllyCat Friday #81

Yeah, I wasn't really clear enough...one of the problems with the written word. patphil Saturday #83

Happens to us all. That's why I asked. AllyCat Saturday #85

Obviously trying to ruin healthcare. Irish_Dem Nov 20 #13

Well, for all but his cronies and himself. OldBaldy1701E Friday #50

What a load of bull. greatauntoftriplets Nov 20 #14

If it were that easy to be a nurse there wouldn't be a shortage and a projected shortage for years to come. twodogsbarking Nov 20 #16

Neither is teaching. valleyrogue Nov 20 #38

Don't need nurses in a Republican future with no healthcare. Beartracks Nov 20 #17

Can't have them wimmenz think they're better mcar Nov 20 #18

Talk about making a bad situation much, much worse. There is a shortage of nurse as it is! Vinca Nov 20 #19

MAGA health plan is "die quickly" IronLionZion Nov 20 #21

Fuck ismnotwasm Nov 20 #22

Was literally thinking about you too BumRushDaShow Nov 20 #25

So much of what doctors used to do has been delegated to nursing professionals. valleyrogue Nov 20 #23

When I was in my peds NP program in 1975, our instructors had this advice... 3catwoman3 Nov 20 #35

One more middle finger to women. God forbid they should get a professional degree in medicine. Fla Dem Nov 20 #24

So there has been a number of US nurses who have been recruited in Canada, I wonder if those Bev54 Nov 20 #26

They really are determined to kill millions of Americans.... Wiz Imp Nov 20 #28

The hell they say! yardwork Nov 20 #29

Thats just great DiverDave Nov 20 #32

They're also eliminating teaching and social work degrees LuvLoogie Nov 20 #36

Newsweek has contacted the Department of Education via email for comment. mdbl Nov 20 #37

Trump doe not have a proffesional degree, so he's just jealous. Martin68 Nov 20 #39

Denigrating and demoting the status of nursing as a profession is unconscionable, but I'd like to point out that nursing Martin68 Nov 20 #40

You know I_UndergroundPanther Nov 20 #43

RN is a 5 year degree Nigrum Cattus Nov 20 #44

One can become an RN with a 2 yr ADN degree, a 4 yr BSN degree... 3catwoman3 Friday #78

Geeeebbzzz, another WTF from me this DU session! electric_blue68 Friday #46

We should also consider... returnee Friday #47

I'd trade a nurse for many doctors C_U_L8R Friday #51

Yet second rate actors who pretend to wrestle on the tv machine are still called professionals. Hugin Friday #53

Lawsuits..................... Lovie777 Friday #54

Not just nursing. Includes physician assistants (associates), psychology.. Medical_Mom Friday #55

My niece has a Masters. Historic NY Friday #56

That looks like a BS article Bluetus Friday #57

You need to read farther into the Newsweek article FakeNoose Friday #68

It says nothing. Bluetus Friday #70

Another diversion by this creep. HE WANTS US MAD. CTyankee Friday #58

My profession is also on the list. I would LOVE to see a few of those assholes go through the Scrivener7 Friday #59

An unstated but crucial point: these professions comprise the vast majority of mandated reporters of abuse. Scrivener7 Friday #61

Accounting is now a five-year degree LetMyPeopleVote Friday #63

RISE UP! Jilly_in_VA Friday #66

I hope a considerable number of nurses have long, vengeful memories. (nt) Paladin Friday #64

sexism de rigor for the fat piggy. pansypoo53219 Friday #67

In other news, "Up" is No Longer considered to be "Up" by Trump Admin thought crime Friday #69

Like i stated a couple days ago. bluestarone Friday #71

All the fantastic nurses I work with are pissed AllyCat Friday #73

I saw my nephrologist today and told him Jilly_in_VA Friday #77

And another thing....(I'm on a tear about this) AllyCat Friday #79

the evil dumbass administration strikes again! Just how many people CAN they piss off? LymphocyteLover Saturday #82

What About Running A Fake Wrestling Organization While Enabling Child Sexual Abuse? DrFunkenstein Saturday #84