A lot of people with SNAP literally went off got certifications, got a job that pays above minimum wage and still qualify. CNAs at the largest employer in my city make $11/hr 🙃
November 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
A lot of people with SNAP literally went off got certifications, got a job that pays above minimum wage and still qualify. CNAs at the largest employer in my city make $11/hr 🙃
shout out to the CNAs 😂
December 16, 2025 at 1:19 AM
shout out to the CNAs 😂
This dude was a fellow at CNAS and Brookings lol
February 27, 2026 at 3:47 PM
This dude was a fellow at CNAS and Brookings lol
if you're laundering your view of a CNAS report through what SCMP has to say about it, well
September 4, 2026 at 10:36 PM
if you're laundering your view of a CNAS report through what SCMP has to say about it, well
My parents are Gen X and still have trouble grasping MOST of the people I know/work with won’t ever own a house. Including other nurses.
(They ask, oh you mean the CNAs right? As if it’s okay that if my CNAs remain CNAs they’ll never own their own place)
(They ask, oh you mean the CNAs right? As if it’s okay that if my CNAs remain CNAs they’ll never own their own place)
September 22, 2026 at 6:19 AM
My parents are Gen X and still have trouble grasping MOST of the people I know/work with won’t ever own a house. Including other nurses.
(They ask, oh you mean the CNAs right? As if it’s okay that if my CNAs remain CNAs they’ll never own their own place)
(They ask, oh you mean the CNAs right? As if it’s okay that if my CNAs remain CNAs they’ll never own their own place)
Just to add context. CNAs starting out make less money than a new hire at McDonald’s.
In my area,that is about 12 dollars a hour.
In my area,that is about 12 dollars a hour.
March 14, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Just to add context. CNAs starting out make less money than a new hire at McDonald’s.
In my area,that is about 12 dollars a hour.
In my area,that is about 12 dollars a hour.
It’s funny that CNAS was conceived as a place to create dem natsec hacks and instead it helped the strategy cheese’ career along
January 3, 2026 at 11:59 PM
It’s funny that CNAS was conceived as a place to create dem natsec hacks and instead it helped the strategy cheese’ career along
Y'all aren't ready for this conversation
March 2, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Y'all aren't ready for this conversation
me, re: CNAS, in ~2008
it really is personally embarrassing how bad I wanted these jobs back in 2013, and to see who got them and what they did when there
November 7, 2025 at 6:10 PM
me, re: CNAS, in ~2008
oh yeah this is definitely CNAS doing some cover your ass shit
March 7, 2026 at 4:38 AM
oh yeah this is definitely CNAS doing some cover your ass shit
“President AOC, who has one staffer on the NSC from CNAS and surrendered to Iran, leaves me no choice but to vote for Tucker Carlson, who I do not support” is going to hit so hard in a few years
For all of the folks who looked at US foreign policy and thought, "this is easy, any idiot could do better" - any idiot has now tried and it turns out that, no, they didn't do any better.
Although I'm excited to see how the populists attribute this to the establishment over the next few years.
Although I'm excited to see how the populists attribute this to the establishment over the next few years.
June 18, 2026 at 3:33 PM
“President AOC, who has one staffer on the NSC from CNAS and surrendered to Iran, leaves me no choice but to vote for Tucker Carlson, who I do not support” is going to hit so hard in a few years
We need more boosters & all yall btcs wanna be CNAS fck ts get Ina field
November 22, 2024 at 11:39 PM
We need more boosters & all yall btcs wanna be CNAS fck ts get Ina field
OMFG - nurses are the only ones allowed to dispense meds to patients!!!! Does Oz not know this? It's illegal for CNAs to dispense meds
March 14, 2025 at 3:24 PM
OMFG - nurses are the only ones allowed to dispense meds to patients!!!! Does Oz not know this? It's illegal for CNAs to dispense meds
Home health aides and CNAs are the backbone of American healthcare. It’s a disgrace how little they are paid for the difficult work they do.
A reader asked me the other day which jobs are most common among the "working homeless."
This is a pretty good answer:
This is a pretty good answer:
July 2, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Home health aides and CNAs are the backbone of American healthcare. It’s a disgrace how little they are paid for the difficult work they do.
our brave officers are being brutally bathed in hospital beds by CNAs
May 31, 2026 at 12:54 AM
our brave officers are being brutally bathed in hospital beds by CNAs
I was on-call with the Visiting Nurses’ Association for a couple of summers in my CNA era. The admin’s push is twofold here imo: one, many immigrants among CNAs. Two, they’re open about reinstitutionalization. If a mega-business can’t max profit while reducing services, they’re against the plan
The Trump administration is citing the rapid growth of California’s in-home services as evidence of fraud, withholding more money from it than any other single health program in the country.
www.notus.org/healthcare/a...
www.notus.org/healthcare/a...
The Push Toward At-Home Care Is Caught in Trump’s Anti-Fraud Crusade
The Trump administration is holding more money from California’s home-care program than anywhere else.
www.notus.org
August 31, 2026 at 10:52 AM
I was on-call with the Visiting Nurses’ Association for a couple of summers in my CNA era. The admin’s push is twofold here imo: one, many immigrants among CNAs. Two, they’re open about reinstitutionalization. If a mega-business can’t max profit while reducing services, they’re against the plan
Good Drs are hard to find. A really great neurosurgeon just made my life so much better. I'm grateful to Dr Medress, his team, & all the nurses, janitors, cnas, at Providence for being so professional and kind. Especially the nurses. Thank you all.
June 26, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Good Drs are hard to find. A really great neurosurgeon just made my life so much better. I'm grateful to Dr Medress, his team, & all the nurses, janitors, cnas, at Providence for being so professional and kind. Especially the nurses. Thank you all.
If people actually knew what goes on at a nursing home they would be appalled.
Sickening understaffed,and mostly ran by administrators that have no idea what is needed for the care of the residents.
CNAs,bless their hearts are overworked and are responsible for things they shouldn’t be.
Sickening understaffed,and mostly ran by administrators that have no idea what is needed for the care of the residents.
CNAs,bless their hearts are overworked and are responsible for things they shouldn’t be.
March 14, 2025 at 7:27 PM
If people actually knew what goes on at a nursing home they would be appalled.
Sickening understaffed,and mostly ran by administrators that have no idea what is needed for the care of the residents.
CNAs,bless their hearts are overworked and are responsible for things they shouldn’t be.
Sickening understaffed,and mostly ran by administrators that have no idea what is needed for the care of the residents.
CNAs,bless their hearts are overworked and are responsible for things they shouldn’t be.
That still pencils out to poverty wages for the caregivers. NONE of them were CNAs, to say nothing of LPNs. Just people, often aging themselves. They certainly couldn't have lifted her if she fell.
October 8, 2024 at 5:25 PM
That still pencils out to poverty wages for the caregivers. NONE of them were CNAs, to say nothing of LPNs. Just people, often aging themselves. They certainly couldn't have lifted her if she fell.
“Well, shouldn’t the CNAs want to be nurses and then get a house”
No on all accounts. Maybe they don’t want to be a nurse? Maybe they can’t afford the school. Maybe it’s also just a really good thing that we have experienced CNAs and they should be able to afford a house???
No on all accounts. Maybe they don’t want to be a nurse? Maybe they can’t afford the school. Maybe it’s also just a really good thing that we have experienced CNAs and they should be able to afford a house???
September 22, 2026 at 6:22 AM
“Well, shouldn’t the CNAs want to be nurses and then get a house”
No on all accounts. Maybe they don’t want to be a nurse? Maybe they can’t afford the school. Maybe it’s also just a really good thing that we have experienced CNAs and they should be able to afford a house???
No on all accounts. Maybe they don’t want to be a nurse? Maybe they can’t afford the school. Maybe it’s also just a really good thing that we have experienced CNAs and they should be able to afford a house???
CNAs and housekeeping
June 4, 2026 at 9:59 PM
CNAs and housekeeping
kind of wild to remember he made his name on that CNAS paper on Afghanistan
Its insane this dude was the director of intelligence for CENTCOM, director of intelligence of the Joint Staff, director of intelligence for ISAF, and director of the DIA (under Obama)
1/ In a racist rant supported by a misleading graphic, Flynn proposes sending Obama “back to Africa” and suggests we “prosecute” Somalis on welfare.
December 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM
kind of wild to remember he made his name on that CNAS paper on Afghanistan
there's a naval analyst at cnas who i think is pretty smart but the level to which he tries to not comment on the admin being total morons is very funny
January 3, 2026 at 10:08 PM
there's a naval analyst at cnas who i think is pretty smart but the level to which he tries to not comment on the admin being total morons is very funny
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November 21, 2024 at 5:47 PM
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Or cleaners or food service workers or CNAs
April 20, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Or cleaners or food service workers or CNAs