Marco's Evening Report

Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Tonight: ON · night 3 of 7

Night 3 of 7 — Admit Jessica, floor calls Cheryl. You wrapped the Jointer/Planer/Bandsaw sign-off this afternoon before heading in. Havana's got an English lesson tonight at 8, nothing on your plate for it. The one to watch: Sunday's lineup locks land right after night 6 ends, so set your fantasy changes before you crash that morning. AEW All Out is Saturday during your shift — replay it.

1 · Tonight & Tomorrow

Tonight — Wed 9/23

6:00 PM – 6:00 AM — ACH Night Shift, South Florida Baptist Hospital, Plant City. Admit: Jessica 4p–1a · Floor calls: Cheryl 1a–6a.
8:00 – 8:50 PM — Havana's Preply English lesson (hers, not yours — no conflict).
Earlier today: Woodshop — Jointer, Planer and Bandsaw sign-off, noon–2 PM. Done.

Tomorrow — Thu 9/24

6:00 PM – 6:00 AM — ACH Night Shift, night 4 of 7.
8:00 – 8:50 PM — Havana's Preply English lesson again.

Next 7 days

Fri 9/25 — Night 5 of 7. Backrooms hits HBO Max tonight.
Sat 9/26 — Machine Shop Safety 9–11:30a · Let's Learn to Turn Pens 1–4p · Night 6 of 7 · AEW All Out 8p (you're on shift — watch the replay).
Sun 9/27 — Night 7 of 7 — last one, plan the flip back to days. NFL Week 3 Sunday slate; your lineup locks at 1:00, 4:05 and 8:20 PM.
Mon 9/28 — OFF. Block ends this morning.
Tue 9/29 — EPIC Training (NCH onboarding), Naples, 8:30a–1:30p · Turn a Christmas Ornament, Tampa Hackerspace, 6:30–8:30p. Busy day, but no shift to collide with — you're off this week.
Wed 9/30 — OFF. Fantasy waiver clear 3 AM ET.
Next class: Machine Shop Safety — 3 days Next wrestling: AEW All Out — 3 days Next first-night: Mon Oct 5 — 12 days RV: nothing due — log's still empty

2 · Hackerspace

3 · Ring Report

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AEW · Pay-per-view
All Out: Chicago
8:00 PM ET · NOW Arena, Hoffman Estates, IL
HBO Max · Prime Video · PPV.com
3days

Main event: Ospreay (c) vs. Moxley, 60-minute time limit, rest of the Death Riders ringside. Also a three-way ladder match for the tag titles (Cope & Christian vs. FTR vs. Young Bucks), Okada vs. Ciampa for the International title, and the trios and women's tag titles on the line. You're on shift that night (night 6 of 7) and it's your stacked hackerspace day — this one's a replay watch.

4 · RV

The maintenance log is still empty — no odometer, no generator hours, no intervals logged yet. Whenever you get a few minutes, jot down where the rig stands and this section will start doing real work for you. Nothing on the calendar this week, and NHC has nothing brewing in the Gulf or eastern Caribbean, so no storm-prep flag tonight.

5 · Training

No training on the calendar this week.

6 · Fantasy Football

LordHaveMRSA · Daily Report →

7 · Medicine Desk

A blood test that screens for many cancers at once just got an FDA panel's blessing

What happened: An FDA advisory panel voted that the benefits of Grail's Galleri blood test — which screens for signals of dozens of cancer types from one draw — outweigh the risks for patients who fit the intended use, though the agency hasn't approved it yet.

Why it matters to you: Expect patients and families to start asking about this test by name; it's not a replacement for age-appropriate screening (mammograms, colonoscopies) even if it eventually reaches the market.

Do this: Nothing tonight — it's not approved yet. Just be ready to explain it's a panel recommendation, not a green light.

8 · The Debate

Should hospitals keep settling with the DOJ to end gender-affirming care for minors, rather than fight it in court?

Live this week: NYU Langone settled with the Justice Department Sept. 18 for $8.5 million and agreed to stop providing puberty blockers, hormones and surgical care to patients under 18 — no admission of wrongdoing, and a standing court order still blocks the government from getting patient medical records. At least six hospital systems have now made similar deals, and more are reportedly weighing it.

For settling

The Justice Department, under Attorney General Pam Bondi, has pursued these investigations since 2025 as part of a broader push against what officials call unlawful billing and treatment practices involving pediatric patients. Hospitals that settle avoid protracted subpoena fights and, per NYU Langone's own framing, protect themselves and their patients from extensive government records requests.

Against settling

The NYCLU, ACLU and Lambda Legal — representing affected families in ongoing litigation — argue transgender youth should retain access to this care and that hospitals capitulating without a court ruling sets a troubling precedent, ceding medical decisions to political pressure rather than clinical judgment or due process.

Where it lands: no verdict here — the legal fights continue in multiple states, and more hospital settlements are expected before any court resolves the underlying question. (STAT, Davis Vanguard)

9 · World & Screens

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