A.I. In Telehealth-Yeah, That’ll Make It Better!

It was a yesterday’s Wonkette tab, but I just got to that email over lunch. It’s a horrible story. Of course, the hospital likely is understaffed thanks to policies and practices of our government, but still. Here is this-

Dental Student Dies in ‘Fake ICU’ as Telehealth Doctor Monitored Him from a Video Screen, Lawyer Claims

Conor Hylton’s family alleges in a lawsuit that he was pronounced dead by a “provider on a video screen” who had been monitoring him remotely

By Cara Lynn Shultz

Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work has previously appeared in Billboard and Reader’s Digest. People Editorial Guidelines

NEED TO KNOW

  • Conor Hylton’s family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Yale New Haven Health-Bridgeport Hospital
  • The ICU where Hylton was treated had no on-site doctors and relied on off-site telehealth monitoring, the complaint alleges
  • A representative for the hospital tells PEOPLE, “We are unable to comment on pending litigation”

A dental student died in a Connecticut ICU where he wasn’t being cared for by an on-site doctor, but instead, was monitored remotely by an off-site physician via video.

The family of Conor Hylton has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Yale New Haven Health-Bridgeport Hospital after the 26-year-old died in the Milford Campus’s intensive care unit. According to the complaint obtained by PEOPLE, the site is a “tele-ICU meaning there are no qualified ICU intensivists on site.” The complaint further states, “ICU intensivists are located off-site at a centralized remote location, purportedly monitoring critically ill patients through a video screen.” 

In a statement to PEOPLE, a representative for the medical group said, “Yale New Haven Health is aware of this lawsuit and is committed to providing the safest and highest quality of care possible, however, we are unable to comment on pending litigation.”

Hylton first arrived at the hospital at 11:08 a.m. on August 14, 2024, with abdominal pain and vomiting, per the complaint, which says he was admitted and diagnosed with “pancreatitis, dehydration, metabolic acidosis, and alcohol withdrawal.” His condition “continued to change and deteriorate over the evening.”

At 4:30 a.m., the complaint says, “Mr. Hylton slid down in bed, his eyes rolled back and he became unresponsive and exhibited seizure-like activity, vomited, became bradycardic and code was called. He was intubated, but he could not be resuscitated, and he was pronounced dead.”

The complaint states that although the pronouncement of Hylton’s death was said to be made by an on-site doctor, it was actually done by a ‘tele-health’ provider on a video screen.” 

According to the complaint, an on-site doctor was called to intubate Hylton, but “the provider summoned to perform the intubation did not know how to find the ICU and had to find someone else to show him where it was located. This led to a delay in [care].”

An expert medical opinion included with the lawsuit wrote, “no on-site doctor assessed Mr. Hylton from the time he was admitted to the ICU until after he exhibited seizure activity at 4:30 a.m.”

Joel T. Faxon, partner at Faxon Law Group, which is representing Hylton’s family, said in a press release: “It’s alarming to think in a supposedly intensive care setting: Where is a doctor? Where are the nurses? How does the emergency doctor not know how to get to the ICU to provide life saving care?” 

Faxon confirmed to PEOPLE that neither Hylton nor his family were informed there were no on-site doctors at the ICU. As Faxon told PEOPLE exclusively, “If the Hylton family knew that their son was being placed in a fake icu with no doctor present they would have demanded he be transferred to a hospital that could properly treat him. They were never given that option and, tragically, Conor died as a result.”  

And On April 11th in 1831,

Mysterious chess pieces go on display

On this day in 1831, nearly 80 newly discovered chess pieces were exhibited at Edinburgh’s Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. No one knew how they had ended up in the sand bank on the Isle of Lewis where they were found, though the mystery only added to their charm. It’s generally thought today that the pieces are Norwegian and were carved in the late 12th or early 13th century. They shed light on the medieval spread of chess across Europe.

Read More Here

Every State Has One Of These Candidates Running For Something

Find them, and help them. Then remember to stay on their rear once they’re in office.

Some Fun On Saturday

Male octopus has ‘sex arm’ that can mate in the dark

Scientists found that the male’s hectocotylus, the specialized arm for mating, is lined with receptors that can sense hormones from the female.  

The California two-spot octopus is a solitary creature. How exactly they manage to find suitable mates has been one of the ocean’s best-kept secrets.

Now scientists have discovered that male octopuses have a unique way of sensing a female’s presence: they use special sensors in the arm they use for sex. Receptors in the suckers on this arm taste female sex hormones, and directly guide the arm to where it needs to go to deliver sperm, researchers report in the journal Science. (snip-MORE; click the title above)

The Goofiest Dogs Bringing Whimsical Canine Vibes

Dogs are the epitome of whimsical, and we’re going to tell you why! 

(snip)

(snip)

(snip-there’s MORE)

Have You Heard?

Eastern Warbling Vireo

Vireo gilvus

Also Known As

  • Vireo Gorjeador Oriental (Spanish)
  • Vireo Cantor (Spanish)

About

The Eastern Warbling Vireo is a quintessential species of spring and summer across much of eastern North America. This rather drab bird is often hard to spot, hidden up high among the leaves of tall deciduous trees, but its buoyant, easygoing song is hard to miss. One of the most persistent singers through summer, this vireo’s song is considered by many ornithologists and naturalists to be among the most beautiful in its range. Males do most of the singing, but females sing as well — an unusual trait among songbirds in temperate regions. Even more unusual, these birds will even sing while sitting on their nests!

Unfortunately for the vireos, Brown-headed Cowbirds seem to cue in on this species’ habit of singing from the nest. Cowbirds are “brood parasites,” laying their own eggs in the nests of other species, often resulting in the death of some or all of the host’s young. Female cowbirds are quite crafty, even using the movements of parent birds to determine the location of a nest; the more often a parent uses the same paths to and from the nest, the more likely cowbirds are to find it. However, Eastern Warbling Vireos are remarkably efficient at removing cowbird eggs, often puncturing the offending eggs with their bills before discarding them.  Studies of this behavior showed that these vireos seem to recognize cowbird eggs by differences in the pattern of speckles on the shell — and get rid of them 90-100 percent of the time! (snip-MORE-2 calls and a song!)

Lard’s World Peace Tips

Sorted!

Well, I Hate It, But I Gotta Post It-

I love the comic strips. I really hate to share the subject, but it’s an apt comic, as Non Seq. always is apt.

https://www.gocomics.com/tomthedancingbug/2026/04/10

Homeowner Called ICE on Migrants She Hired, Worker Says

I would rather have the undocumented workers live in my neighborhood than the greedy scheming homeowner who used these men for their skills and then not only stole their hard earned agreed to payment but also screwed them into what is basically a prison awaiting deportation to a place they may have no connection with.  Ask yourself which party is the more moral and just?  I read that the homeowner gave ICE the ladder to get to the men.  This is slave labor and the reason why big companies use undocumented workers, they can hold their status over them to abuse them.  Hugs

https://www.newsweek.com/homeowner-called-ice-on-migrants-she-hired-worker-says-11742032

Mar 26, 2026 at 02:06 PM EDT

updated

Mar 27, 2026 at 05:38 AM EDT

Dan GoodingBillal RahmanJoshua Rhett Miller

+1

By , , , and 

Newsweek is a Trust Project member

A homeowner in Maryland allegedly waited until immigrant workers had arrived to start a project on her house before calling U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on them.

The moment in Cambridge was captured on video and shared on social media by a co-worker identified as Bryan Polanco.

“Seeing it is not the same as experiencing it,” Polanco could be heard saying in Spanish in the video reviewed by Newsweek. “I’ve seen many videos, and sadly today I had to experience it.”

A spokesperson for ICE told Newsweek, “This was a targeted enforcement operation, not a tip from a caller. On March 23, ICE conducted targeted enforcement operations near Cambridge, Maryland, resulting in the arrest of six illegal aliens. Of those arrested, several have final orders of removal—a felony—and one has been previously convicted of illegal reentry. During the encounter, the aliens refused to comply with lawful orders, taunted officers and attempted to flee. The illegal aliens ultimately complied and were taken into custody.

Newsweek reached out to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the construction company believed to have employed the workers, the reported homeowner, and Polanco for comment on Thursday afternoon.

Why It Matters

The video is the latest in a string of widely shared clips of federal agents arresting and detaining alleged illegal immigrants as part of the Trump administration’s mass deportation policy.

Immigrants without legal status are known to work in key industries, including construction, and advocates have raised concerns multiple times that they would be targets for ICE, despite largely lacking criminal histories. 

Stills from a video shared on social media of ICE agents arresting Guatemalan construction workers in Cambridge, Maryland, on March 23, 2026. | Instagram/@elsalvadordeantes

What To Know

The video was originally shared to Instagram as a 30-minute livestream before appearing as an edited clip on X on Wednesday afternoon. 

In the footage, which begins on the roof of the property, federal agents could be seen on the lawn waiting for workers to get down. A ladder is brought, the workers get to the ground and ICE officers begin making arrests.

Polanco, the man believed to be filming and narrating the incident, is heard saying they are surrounded and telling agents he is filming, which he is entitled to do. He told agents that he was cooperating and asked why they were there. 

Agents were then seen holding a group of workers on a mat on the ground before taking them away while the construction materials were left behind. 

The woman was reported to owe the workers $10,000 for a three-day job, according to Univision, a local TV network. If that is proved to be true, she could potentially face charges under Maryland law, which includes a clause on a person not being able to obtain labor from another person if their consent is induced with the threat or wrongful use of notifying law enforcement of the worker’s undocumented or illegal immigration status. This also applies to withholding wages.

The outlet reported that the men were Guatemalan nationals and had traveled from Glen Burnie to start the project. Polanco told Univision that the woman said that if immigrants came back to finish the job, she would call ICE again.

Newsweek has not yet been able to identify the immigrants arrested or confirm their immigration status. 

What People Are Saying

Bryan Polanco told Univision: “Very sad about the situation…many Hispanics here in the United States have felt like they were being persecuted. We left home and we don’t know if we are going to return.”

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, senior fellow at the American Immigration Council, on X: “Very serious and disturbing allegation about a homeowner calling ICE on people working on her roof to avoid having to pay them. While the facts aren’t fully in yet, if the allegation is true it seems that this would be a felony under Maryland law.”

What Happens Next

DHS is yet to provide details on those arrested. Some social media users reacting to the video said the homeowner could face charges if she employed immigrants to carry out work, knowing she would call law enforcement on them.

Update, 03/27/26, 11:57 a.m. ET: This article was updated with comment from ICE.

 

 

Texas Education Board Okays Bible Reading List Af…

This an attempt by Christian nationalists to force the state of Texas public school children to be indoctrinated in the Christian religion. It is part of the drive by a wealthy billionaire who is also a Christian pastor who has basically bought the Texas legislature to turn it mostly rabid Christian. These people feel it is OK to force public school kids and the public to learn the Christian religion and to force their church doctrines on to others regardless of the beliefs of those other people. Plus they block any other religion from the privileges they demand for themselves. Hugs

https://www.joemygod.com/2026/04/texas-education-board-okays-bible-reading-list-after-blistering-testimony-against-christian-indoctrination/

Best Wishes and Hugs,
Scottie

Historic WH Treaty Room To Become Guest Bedroom

tRump treats the White House the official residence and working office of the president.  The longest any resident may live there is normally 8 years or 10 years if the vice president takes over after 2 years of the president’s term. A federal judge told tRump’s administration that he was only holding the White House in trust for the people and next person to hold the office.  It did not give him the right to change it or do what he wanted with it as if it was Mar-a-Lago or one of his other properties.  That judge ordered a stop to the ballroom until congress authorized it, which the people do not want at a time when all their social services are being cut.  tRump is deluded into thinking the more gold in a room the fancier and wealthier the person seems.  He is trying to keep up with other dictators palaces. Now he is talking about replacing the front of the white house, the iconic columns.  It is almost like he thinks he won’t be leaving. And that every other president will share his clearly in his mind superior tastes in decorating. However most people will see it as tacky and pretentious, which both describe tRump.  Hugs

Historic WH Treaty Room To Become Guest Bedroom

The New York Times reports:

President Trump has discussed turning the White House Treaty Room, historically a meeting place for diplomats and statesmen, into a guest bedroom with an en suite bath. He has added gold flourishes to the East Room of the Executive Residence in a style similar to the gilded trimmings he installed in the Oval Office. And he has affixed “challenge coins” that celebrate his presidency — including the newest medallions in red and gold — to the walls inside the West Wing.

The Treaty Room is one of the most historic rooms in the White House.  Presidents Ulysses S. Grant and William McKinley used it as a Cabinet room, and it was where the Spanish-American War peace protocol of 1898, and the nuclear test ban treaty of 1963, were signed. Once known as the “Monroe Room,” because it was where President James Monroe worked, it also has been the setting for major wartime addresses by presidents George W. Bush and Joseph R. Biden Jr.

Read the full article.

The sharply conservative Supreme Court that Trump's three appointees remade is the first since at least the 1950s to reject civil rights claims in a majority of cases involving women and minorities, according to a detailed analysis conducted for The Washington Post.

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1.bsky.social) 2026-04-10T00:41:21.736Z

https://youtu.be/mPuQEG19BIM