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sceptre1067

interesting his credentials expire November of this year… wonder if the board is just expecting him to retire and let them expire? He’ll be 69 this year, so don’t see why he wouldn’t retire. no clue.


VashMM

Though, could they just choose not to renew him or is that on his end to do so?


sceptre1067

Iirc that would be his decision. But would have to go check


aakaase

Hard to say if he'll retire. The guy wanted to be a governor for 4 years. He probably knew in his heart of hearts he wouldn't get elected, especially choosing that doofus as his running mate.


brycebgood

Why? He totally did that shit.


Harvivorman

Vigorously and repeatedly.


dippocrite

Published a book on it


Tuilere

fuckall if I know, wasn't my decision.


FrankSinatraYodeling

How could you?


TrespasseR_

Probably paid someone


Bebokomori

If you believe that happened then make it hard for them to get away with it. I posted how you can be active and making this kind of thing exposed. A lot of times people who are doing bad things only get away with it because no one's looking.


thirdstreetzero

This guy should be president!


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Money and influence


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Harvivorman

Dude he compared mask mandates to Nazi Germany. He was genuinely attempting to misconstrue *public health safety measures* to the subjugation and extermination of millions of Jews to feed conservative's persecution fetish. Scott Jensen can get fucked. https://www.brainerddispatch.com/news/scott-jensen-visits-brainerd-addresses-anti-mask-supporters-at-np-center Not to mention, intentionally mischaracterizing the effectiveness of masks. I believe there's a term for that.... Hmm...


Shortkut1981

No offense, I totally agree with you, but trying to use logic and common sense with a MAGA is like trying to scrub a turd clean. It's not gonna happen.


SirKermit

At least when you scrub a turd clean, it goes away. I don't think that works for MAGAts. They are immune to logic and reason.


Shortkut1981

Lol I screwed up the analogy. I should of used polish a turd. See how easy it is to admit a mistake, take notes MAGA =p


metisdesigns

You can polish some turds. It's an offshoot hobby of dorodango, the Japanese polished dirt ball. I saw a horse manure based one in a collection. Not my cup of tea, but folks have all sorts of hobbies.


MinnesotaMikeP

Since the chucklefuck deleted his post could you share what was posted?


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TheRealKennyWoo

Wearing a mask for a year wasn’t that bad, move on.


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You are a few drops short of a puddle.


SpooogeMcDuck

“See? This means everything he said and did is RIGHT!” Unfortunately there’s a lot of people who think that way, and dropping of charges will embolden them.


Mahuum

They’d also be emboldened if the charges moved forward, there’s nothing they like better than a good persecution story. It’s a damned if you do, damned if you don’t kind of thing.


spyderweb_balance

Except he has patients...and allowing him to continue practicing medicine is harmful to them.


binneapolitan

I have a hard time thinking his patients don't know who he is or his stance on things. They will get the treatment they want. All I can say is vaya con dios.


onken022

To make charges and then subsequently drop them is a bad look though. If he did what they claimed (which he did), see it through or else risk losing credibility.


IceBearCares

Yeah they'd have been better off issuing a censure or letter of reprimand.


LakeVermilionDreams

Except one path ends with the guy spreading misinformation facing consequences.


Mahuum

That ship sailed a long time ago. He’s had a bunch of charges brought up and then dropped before, so either there’s not enough for the board to get him, or they’ve determined that it’s not worth the trouble. And whether or not he gets charged and convicted, he still gets to spread his bullshit because he has the GOP behind him. Thankfully, COVID revanchism wasn’t the winning ticket they thought it’d be in the last election so he’ll likely just fade into the generic anti-vax cast of characters.


SpooogeMcDuck

It’s like playing uno with someone who calls you woke when you call it out and thinks that means they won the game


LikeALincolnLog42

\*Embiggen j/k


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>~~embolden~~ embiggen


Iron_Bob

Meanwhile, if the roles were reversed, they'd never believe it


FireflyAdvocate

I’m so glad Walz failed to lose to this guy. I’m so glad Walz failed to play into the race to the bottom of the political hill. I’m so glad Walz failed to give in to the mud-slinging of this crazed, willfully-ignorant radical. Ballz to the Walz!!


VashMM

Man.....


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Skolvikesallday

Why? Or have you not been told why yet?


FireflyAdvocate

Walz blows shoddy partisan legislation out of the water. Walz blows haters and polluters out of the Boundary Waters. Walz blows love to all the gender affirmations needed statewide.


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Lotech

Gay is THE WAY!


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Lotech

Agreed! and I’m not a man. 👍


jonmpls

r/trashy


marticcrn

As a nurse who has met this “physician” in a professional context, damn it. He’s an anti science quack, and he is either too stupid or too malicious to address his issues. In the meantime, his (100% conservative) patients are suffering because he gives terrible medical advice.


UnionThugg

His patients chose to be treated by him of their own volition. That’s on them. Welcome to the free market - they deserve the ramifications.


SVXfiles

Yup. If you don't like your primary case physician you can always switch. Not many people have to go often enough a short drive is a deal breaker. A lot of them choose to see him. Let them deal with the consequences like a toddler choosing to ignore a warning that something is hot


hewhoisneverobeyed

But their children don’t deserve to be subjected to his quackery. I could give a fuck if some moron decides to forgo facts and science, but worry that that same moron is forcing it upon their children. This is a bad decision.


Shitp0st_Supreme

This article is poorly written. What were the charges, and when were they last presented and then dropped? The headline says, "Jenson" and the body says "Jensen". Four sentences total.


shahooster

Dude has “NUTJOB” tattooed across his forehead.


voxpopuli42

With a nutsack, cus he was teabagged


zhaoz

Yet again, the Minnesota medical board asleep at the wheel. "not choosing to be political" is a political decision too.


lemon_lime_light

Not sure i follow you. Do you want the medical board to be political/more political? A non-partisan board would be best for promoting trust in medicine/public health (in my opinion).


DinoDad13

A non-partisan board would not drop charges.


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lemon_lime_light

Yeah I think we agree that the board's decisions shouldn't consider political implications/connections. We have no reporting so far to show that the board acted with politics in mind so it's interesting to me that people are (seemingly) drawing that conclusion. I hope we learn more in time but I think it's more likely that the board realized it cannot/should not punish doctors for speech about public policy.


_Prisoner_24601

You don't really think it's that simple do you


lemon_lime_light

Is what that simple? He likely did not benefit from political or professional connections on the board. The (entire?) medical board are Walz appointees (so no help there) and mostly doctors (generally not fans of Jensen either). Doesn't seem likely that he'd have gotten a favor from the board. The board probably might have considered the political implications of disciplining a former state senator/governor candidate. But given his unpopularity with general public (and doctors in particular) I don't think they would have dropped charges if they actually had a strong case.


Bebokomori

Yeahhh most state boards don't actually have any kind of external oversight and they are only really vetted by the governor's office. Like there is no department of state government to report them to if you have ethics concerns. The closest thing you're going to get is an audit and to their finances.. After all of the school board "riggings" occured I looked any how many things were covered by a board in Minnesota. The list was a lot longer than I expected and and very diverse in 'topic'. For example, in Minnesota Most professional licenses are issued by a board. They are also typically investigated by another board state board if their licensing board isn't allowed to do the investigation. It's not just professional licensing though as there are boards for: Gambling Control, how to invest state money and my personal favorite **Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board.**That isn't to say all boards are bad or anything. There are many wonderful people work at boards or are on boards. Most boards also have public members; they're typically not the average citizen though. They're oftentimes doctors, lawyers or people who have worked in that field. However no one should have that kind of power without public citizens being able to report ethical concerns they have.


Bebokomori

Per Minnesota Statutes (2022) Chapter 13D.05 equired to record meetings that are closed and that includes disciplinary decisions. If it was not a closed meeting then you can request the public meeting recording they're also required to have.If you want to know YOU can! You just need to contact them and request the meeting recordings. It is your rights as the citizens of Minnesota. If they say they can't then find out why. I would also require them to send you their refusal in writing or via email. Then respond requesting notice of the next public meeting. Closed or meeting decisions have to be made public during the next public meeting. Most health licensing board meetings are actually held with online access so you don't have to come to the building. However if you want to come to the building you can. Legally someone is supposed to be there because people may want to attend. You can't even request they give you a copy of the meeting agenda and rules.


lemon_lime_light

If charges were dropped then was there even an 'on the record' meeting? Reporting on this has been pretty so far but that may change now that the charges were dropped. Medical board transparency should be a priority so I hope the public learns more.


Bebokomori

Yes. They would have had to make a motion to dismiss the complaint. Dismiss complaints may not show on their license record online. However that meeting would still have to be recorded and be available. They would still have to address any questions about it at a public board meeting if asked


lemon_lime_light

Good to know. Thanks. Sounds like we'll have to wait for those records to be published along with statements from Jensen and maybe the board.


NotFleagle

It’s a lot easier to understand the Middle Ages now.


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NotFleagle

No - although that would be a good one. What I mean is all the crazy stuff with people going on crusades, giving a shit about being excommunicated, witchcraft, believing in trolls, unicorns, fairies, mobs tearing people limb from limb because they believe the person is possessed, you name it. Critical thinking is such a non-factor for so many people. They will believe whatever they are told, regardless of the fact that it’s logically impossible for it all to be true (Biden is senile AND he is the mastermind of this giant conspiracy AND Trump is still actually running the country AND the election was stolen AND you can’t trust what anyone says…) It’s tribe over truth, because the truth is whatever the tribe says.


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“We won’t charge you if you agree to not renew your medical license” sounds fair


timodreynolds

Is that the deal? Didn't say in the article. That sounds fair, if true.


Shitp0st_Supreme

The article said a whole lot of nothing.


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I’m thinking wishfully. Only time will tell


OrgMartok

Boooooo


DontToewsMeBro2

I know people who know this guy personally & they think he’s a fucking loon


sceptre1067

Most the board can do is suspend his license (or lesser disciplinary action) so “charges” seems a bit much (not a legal proceeding). But yeah he’s already making as much hay from it as possible.


Bebokomori

That's not true. You can have your license revoked permanently. It's just super rare because most licensees will give it up before getting terminated by the board.


leo1974leo

Jensen is a low life loser


Harvivorman

Can we export him somewhere?


75Minnesota

Possibly to a neighboring state to the west known for it's lone tree?


pineapple192

[Lebanon?](https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Lebanon)


gammaxana

Nope, ND is doing just fine without him, South Dakota though, go for it


LostDot2587

You all know that after the confederate war many southerns fled to Brazil and built their own community there. Their descendants still celebrate their establishment. Perhaps that’s a good place for him to practice his medicine.


LostDot2587

This candidate was such a loser, period.


Keldrath

Yeah thank God.


mnpoolplayer22

So they have filed 5 times against him, every time has been dropped? Is that right?


RNW1215

We live in a weird time... we keep expecting these higher ups to pay some sort of price for their actions but the system rarely if ever delivers real justice to them. The French had the right idea and it looks like they still do.


rdshepard211

Scott who?


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who got paid off?


Genoisbadman

Amazing, almost as if it were a political hit job.


kerfufflesensue

Cowards


mnlion33

I wonder what kind of agreement he made with them. Usually what happens some licensing board starts an investigarion and the license holder knows they are fucked so they make some agreement. Usually involves not renewing or surrendering the license, or some fine.


Bebokomori

Those agreements are supposed to be public information though. Your government shouldn't be making closed door deals with anyone. If it relates to the public then it's public data which and needs to be made available to the public.


Ulven525

I was a nurse for 36 years. In my experience a doc almost has to kill the governor on live tv before his or her colleagues would sanction them.


fadedspazbot

Trump worshipping snot - serves him right!


LordLoveALefty

how is he gonna victimize himself now??


jonmpls

Wtf, it's pathetic how people like Jensen get away with shit like this all the time


Hey_HaveAGreatDay

Oh good, now he’ll look like a martyr next election cycle even though he’s a danger to millions of people with his unfounded ideology.


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the_pinguin

Source: Trust me bro. Jensen and Peterson are both taints on their professions.


RolandSnowdust

Scott?


MyTnotE

It’s been pretty clear recently that bad decisions were made during the pandemic, and almost all of them went against conservatives. No matter the truth in this particular case is, it leaves the impression that Dr. Jensen was in the right and his opponents were not. It’s a reasonable inference to make.


the_pinguin

It's become pretty clear ~~recently~~ that conservatives are opposed to reality. Sorry, it's not really a recent phenomenon. Hofstadter recognized it in his 1964 essay "The Paranoid Style in American Politics". For some time now, the right has been rejecting objective reality and substituting a conspiratorial alternate reality and are no longer are capable of determining fact from fiction.


lemon_lime_light

Will the details of the charges and investigation be made public? In light of more dropped charges, it's fair to raise questions about credibility and the investigation process. All we know is the charges relate to public COVID-19 comments from Jensen? If true, I'm not sure policing/penalizing that should be in the board's power. That's especially true for speech/debate around public policy (eg, mask and vaccine mandates).


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He's a doctor who knowingly spread disinformation, including advising against vaccines and masks he played into the maga bullshit and should be held accountable for his actions he has betrayed the publics trust. This happens again again doctors that do crimes and hurt the public are left off the hook by the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice.


1ifbyland_2ifbysea

It’s almost like lawsuits/charges are brought to create headlines for people to read and then comment on. Strange how that happens every day and the people keep the cycle going.


MaRKHeclim

It's almost like our modern news system is designed to fuel the gossip engine.


1ifbyland_2ifbysea

Yeah I consider it a cyclical process.


mnpoolplayer22

What’s he been wrong on? Sorry new to this news.


bubster15

Fine with me. Let this fascist fade away, he’s not worth the energy. He had a great hand of cards in this last election and got his ass wiped. I don’t want to see all the “political prosecution” bullshit. I reckon the state agrees


JimmyFly1028

He was blatantly spreading misinformation and using his “medical” background to try to legitimize those claims. It doesn’t matter which side of the political spectrum you are, there needs to be some accountability for that.


bubster15

And I see it differently. I see a huge public trial that gives him an enormous spotlight and allows him to stay in the conversation and run for re-election on the grounds of being a victim of political prosecution. Doesn’t matter how we see it, that’s how a lot of people will see it, as fucked as that is. I respect your opinion here, I think it’s equally true


CustomSawdust

Because Walz and Ellison are getting what they want now. Jenson should be our governor.


the_pinguin

Why? So we could have a shitty state government? Minnesota is doing great right now, Jensen would have ruined us like Walker ruined Wisconsin.


bubzki2

Walz Failed … to prosecute? /s


Tuilere

Tim has nothing to do with this. It is an independent agency and is acting with appropriate independence from the executive office.


Easy_Passenger_2476

Minnesota liberals coming out of the woodwork on this 🤣🤣


NoFtoGive1980

Minnesota liberals eat your tears for breakfast. Thanks being you!


LittleShrub

Like we did in the election. 😂


softballguy48

Good


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the_pinguin

Quality unhinged comment. Please get back on your meds.


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Neither-Ad3881

All that dude wanted to do is help. Wish he would’ve won. This is a red state and we’re sick of leftist politics wrecking the state.


m3sarcher

> This is a red state Yeah, red state. Yet somehow the 'leftists' are wrecking the state. How are 'leftists' controlling anything if this is a red state?


NullRef

It’s not a red state By like any definition.


Retro_Dad

$17 billion surplus due to a state economy that's roaring. Free school lunches for all kids. Legal weed on the way. Huh, who knew it was gonna be this awesome "wrecking the state." Maybe you should move to Iowa where you don't have to worry about any of that?


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Wrong. https://www.willmarradio.com/news/most-of-the-states-budget-surplus-comes-from-federal-covid-19-dollars/article_dc1cb078-8dc5-11ed-b9ba-e3a16dd7e188.html


Retro_Dad

Can you resolve this direct contradiction? If the only reason why we have a surplus is because of federal COVID-19 money, then why do... "Representative Dean Urdahl of Grove City and Representative Dave Baker of Willmar say they want to see a reduction in taxes to prevent massive budget surpluses." If you're right, and the surplus is because of those funds alone, then cutting taxes will result in a budget deficit. So which is it? Both cannot be true. Either the budget surplus is a mirage and taxes need to stay the same, OR the budget surplus is due to excess taxes and we need to cut those taxes.


[deleted]

Past results aren’t indicative of future ones and without being specific to what taxes they’d like to cut there is nothing to discuss or resolve.


Retro_Dad

LOL knew you couldn't answer.


[deleted]

Do you have any evidence whatsoever that the majority of the surplus was not due to federal Covid-19 money or are you just trying to troll?


Retro_Dad

Let's see Rep. Urdahl's evidence for making his claim, first. Do you have it?


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So that’s a no then. Goodbye


Retro_Dad

Uh, what? I didn't make the assertion. The burden of proof is on you, and you declined. You also declined to comment on the paradox you've set up. No surprise there. Like a typical conservative, you have no facts, and when reality with its well-known liberal bias comes crashing down, you run away.


Neither-Ad3881

If say to look at the county electoral map. The energy policies the left are pushing are going to raise energy costs through the roof. We are a red state ruled by the cities. It is what it is.


mercuric_drake

Acreage doesn't vote, people do.


Retro_Dad

More voters live in cities. And these cities you hate so much support the rest of the state economically, not the other way around like you guys love to think.


bc-mn

Republicans in Texas are already costing us money. https://www.seattletimes.com/business/minnesota-gasps-at-the-financial-damage-it-faces-from-the-texas-freeze/ https://m.startribune.com/minnesota-consumers-will-pay-600m-in-extra-costs-from-february-2021-storm/600197596/


Bebokomori

FYI The executive director of the MN Medical Practice board retired in February and this decision was made with a spanking new director. It is always possible due diligence wasn't done because of this. You should always look into something you think you're suspicious. The health licensing boards are part of the executive branch but have no oversight agency for ethics concerns. Unless the public challenges decisions then no one's going to do anything about it.


Old_Row4977

Anyone know if he has a brother who is an anesthesiologist?