Domestic Issues
Women are Simply Not Valued in Our Society (Updated)
ecthompsonmd October 2, 2026

In 2024, a young woman left her dorm at Cornell, went out drinking with some of her friends, then left them and went to the Chi Phi frat house to meet a friend. She was already intoxicated when she got to the Chi Phi frat house. She was given more to drink. She was also given some ketamine, and then it appears that she was sexually assaulted for hours. Some reports say that she was sexually assaulted for over 7 hours. This case seems to have been mishandled by the Cornell Police Department, the Tompkins County District Attorney, and everyone Jane

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A team of hardworking Americans rebuilding an old house
Rebuilding America, Brick By Brick
ecthompsonmd September 13, 2026

The great Dolly Parton has passed. I hope I’m not the first one to break the news to you. She was clearly a unique person, full of joy and love. She was an incredibly talented songwriter. I’m sure everybody knows her story by now. She left her hometown in Tennessee at 18 and moved to Nashville the day after she graduated from high school. There are probably ten thousand similar stories of youngsters who dream of stardom, move to Nashville, and then fail. Dolly Parton did not fail. She had a string of country music hits, then crossed over to the

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9/11 – My Beginning (Repost)
ecthompsonmd September 9, 2026

I first published this approximately 15 years ago. I’m old, and so is my blog. Do you remember any of this? I’ve spent most of today reading and reflecting on my education over the last decade. I don’t remember the first time I heard the word Al Qaeda. I don’t remember the first time I ever heard the name Osama bin Laden. I do remember where I was on September 11, 2001. I had been up most of the night taking care of trauma patients, and I was sleeping in that morning. The phone rang, and it was my mother-in-law. She

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ABOUT AUTHOR
Errington C. Thompson, MD

Dr. Thompson is a surgeon, scholar, full-time sports fan and part-time political activist. He is active in a number of community projects and initiatives. Through medicine, he strives to improve the physical health of all he treats.

Books

A Letter to America

The Thirteeneth Juror

Where is The Outrage Topics
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