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It is fortunate that Langdon stops by and addresses Louie's withdrawal symptoms, but it saddens me that Whitaker hadn't addressed that previously. Then, Langdon was pulled from triage and checks on Louie, who kept pulling off his pulse oximeter. Langdon is right there when Louie's blood oxygen levels are low and Louie becomes unconscious. But still, the primary physician assigned to handle his care did not address his needs in time (Whitaker), and another doctor was about to enable his addiction, which you could at best argue is treating his withdrawal in a very inappropriate manner (Robby, and in any case, I disagree with this interpretation. Robby has known Louie for a long time and in season 1 was still encouraging him to quit, yet in season 2 he takes a can of beer from some hospital visitor as a farewell gift. There was nothing medicinal about that gesture.). It is all the more frustrating when the show acknowledges medical racism, but it is apparently not a conscious effort or thread to show Whitaker and his biases, which match the ones he had against the Black sickle cell patient, Joyce, then brought up by Mohan in season 1. Additionally, even though Whitaker did not kill him, his first patient death was another Black man, Mr. Milton. There is an obvious through line here that the show could follow through on.

automatically ruled the Black patient with sickle cell disease a “drug seeker” despite being in a visceral state of pain, but having no problem offering the guy who was actually drug seeking (a white man) morphine before Samira stopped him

ignoring Louie's complaints of tooth pain for 4 hours before properly treating. (i understand they couldn’t extract the abscess until they were done with the fluid extraction, but they couldn’t give him pain meds??) & also waited so long to give him meds for him going through possible withdrawal. Louie literally asks for Dr. Collins because he trusts that he would receive better care from her as a Black patient than him & Ogilvie.

constantly dismissing Mr. Samba's (the posterior ST-segment patient) complaints of being dizzy

& if Louie dies, yt ppl are going to be so quick to dismiss it saying that’s it’s Robby’s fault for putting too much on him or it’s Langdon’s fault because he should have been checking up on Louie more, but that doesn’t acknowledge the actual problem at hand. no accountability just automatically trying to shift the blame to someone else despite Whitaker being depicted doing this to Black patients on numerous occasions

heather collins - her name is heather and she wears red, symbolizing that she is the first major cast member to mysteriously disappear.

baran "al" al-hashimi - when said as she says it, all the sounds in this name come from the front of the mouth around the lips/alveolar ridge, letting the words whistle right out in a complement to her light and breezy affect and way of handling cases. unfortunately I mostly just see seven thousand fucking jokes a day about how "al" kinda looks like "ai."

frank langdon - this one's a doozy because he spent the first season being not frank at all, but, now, get this, in s2 he is being very frank. quite clever and nuanced, when you think about it.

dana evans - two first names, indicating that she is down to earth and also a woman of intrigue.

samira mohan - samira, in arabic meaning "companion in evening talk," representing that she is a companion in evening talk except for that she works the day shift so it's morning/afternoon talk.

cassie mckay - cassie, potentially short for cassandra, the disbelieved prophet, like how robby disbelieved her about david's potential threat. except well he didn't actually kill those people but the vibes are still there.

melissa king - king, ruler. symbolic of the fact that she ruuuuuules.

trinity santos - trinity, as in the father and son and the holy spirit; santos, as in saints. this is because she is the second coming of christ and has never done anything wrong.

dennis whitaker - dennis, derived from dionysus, the god of wine and revelry. you saw his little dance in his abandoned hospital room.

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"Kat Abughazaleh, a 26-year-old running for Congress in Illinois’ 9th congressional district, isn’t shy about her belief that politicians need to do things differently.

“We have a representation problem,” the first line of the “About” page on her website reads.

“As in, about half of Congress are millionaires and people born before the Moon landing. And that's part of the reason we're in this mess: Our leaders are out of touch.”

A journalist, social media influencer, and political commentator that GQ called “a lefty,” with a mission to revitalize the Democratic party, Abughazaleh built a following online before she launched her campaign in March of 2025. 

But now, she’s leveraging her platform — and campaign dollars — to help people in her community before ballots are even filled in.

“My congressional campaign is feeding people right now,” she starts in a recent TikTok video. 

“Part of the reason I decided to run was because I saw how much money gets wasted in politics, and I thought, ‘What if we spent it differently?’”

She adds that the campaign is focused on “direct action and mutual aid,” emphasizing that she wanted her run for office to be “dual-purpose,” in which she can get her message out and help people in the process. 

It’s a stark pivot from the traditional way of campaigning in the United States, which often includes pricey fundraising galas, attack ads, big billboards, and perhaps the most criticized and unpopular feature: massive donations from private businesses and interest groups. 

Abughazaleh has publicly congratulated the former incumbent of this seat — 80-year-old Rep. Jan Schakowsky, who has held the title since 1999, the year Abughazaleh was born — for her “decades of service.” 

Rep. Schakowsky will not seek reelection, but Abughazaleh called for others to run, hoping to participate in the “first competitive Democratic primary in the District since 1998.”

Abughazaleh has also shared that the average donation her campaign receives is $31. And according to GQ, 1,000 people signed up to volunteer for her campaign within a week of her initial announcement.

And while that volunteering does include marketing, canvassing, and getting the word out, it mostly adds up to actual on-the-ground volunteer work to help people in the local community.

“Our kick-off event, for instance, didn’t charge $500 a plate,” Abughazaleh shared in her TikTok. “People just had to bring a box of pads or tampons, which were donated to Chicago’s period collective. By the end of the night, we had gathered over 5,600 period products, which went to people who can’t afford them.”

Most recently, the campaign hosted a food drive for a local community fridge program.

“We asked folks to come out and donate food in exchange for a campaign yard or window sign,” Abughazaleh said. “And by the end of the day, we were able to fully stock the empty pantry and fill the fridge with frozen meals, produce, and eggs. That’s feeding people right now.”

“Don’t worry, we checked to make sure this is legal," she added. "And it is."

The campaign has also launched a High School Public Serve Grant program that encourages local youth to submit ideas for how to make the community better, and Abughazaleh’s campaign will support it with money, materials, volunteers, and her online platform...

“Something you’ll rarely see is concrete help in their communities during the campaign,” she said. “And frankly, to me, that just seems stupid. Not only do you get to help people — supposedly what you’re running to do — but it also shows what you’re about, instead of just providing lip service.” ...

“If every campaign adopted this model, then we wouldn’t be wasting money every single cycle. Every city, town, and village across America would be improved by their election process, and I think it would also get people more involved,” she said.

“We have local folks who have never voted in an election, but they joined our volunteer Discord server because they want to help, they feel like they have something to vote for.”

For those who might be inspired enough to run for office with this model, she says: Full steam ahead.

“Frankly, I would love it if other campaigns took our model. Use it, pretend it’s yours, I don’t care!” she wrapped up her TikTok. 

“Pair with organizations in your community that have been doing the work, talk with local experts, and try to spearhead any initiatives you can to show your values and help your constituents. It’s really that easy.”

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Every morning, *Abdul Rahman* leaves his home in Gaza, heading to *Netzarim*, not in search of a better life... but for *some flour* to feed his hungry brothers.

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