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Nicholas J Orcutt

@nicholasjorcutt.bsky.social

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Paramedic. Author. Dad. Husband. I write The Fractured Line. I think it's great but if you want to prove me wrong go read and tell me all about it. https://www.substack.com/@nicholasjorcutt

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@coastalgardener.bsky.socialSep 18, 2026, 4:03 AMReposted by @nicholasjorcutt.bsky.social

Nicholas Orcutt - The Fractured Line
nicholasjorcutt.substack.com/p/trump-says...

@jpylko.bsky.socialSep 18, 2026, 4:03 PMReposted by @nicholasjorcutt.bsky.social

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@kathrynschroeder.bsky.socialSep 21, 2026, 5:53 PMReposted by @nicholasjorcutt.bsky.social

One Guy Can't Change the System. A Community Can.
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@thomaspwrs.bsky.socialSep 26, 2026, 1:45 AMReposted by @nicholasjorcutt.bsky.social

OMG so worthwhile. EMS needs to be changed. Support needs to be changed. Paramedics need to be appreciated. Watch this interview.

nicholasjorcutt.substack.com/p/when-the-c...

@nicholasjorcutt.bsky.socialSep 22, 2026, 1:24 AM

This one isn't for me. A reader's son, Rik, has had three emergency surgeries since spring. He lost his job to it. He's got five kids, a wife, and a mortgage that doesn't care about any of that. Disability is applied for. Disability is slow. We call this a community. Prove it.

@nicholasjorcutt.bsky.socialSep 16, 2026, 8:10 PM

Imagine the guy who stood up for Ukraine not giving a shit about Gaza

@nicholasjorcutt.bsky.socialSep 14, 2026, 2:53 PM

Three months ago I assessed Trump like a paramedic: from the doorway, no scanner, no lab work. 500k people read it. Since then: 22 doctors, a second round of imaging, 14 lbs, a face on 9/11 nobody will explain. In EMS every chart gets a 30-day review. I reopened this one. Read it.

@nicholasjorcutt.bsky.socialSep 13, 2026, 8:49 PM

The federal agency responsible for us is the one that studies car crashes. Their interest in EMS is helping people in crashes. That's it. Everything else you call 911 for is somebody else's problem, except there is no somebody else. According to the federal government, I'm a fucking seatbelt.

@nothoodlum.bsky.socialSep 13, 2026, 12:08 AMReposted by @nicholasjorcutt.bsky.social

Senile Satan: “Nobody’s ever seen crowds like I got in Ireland.”

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@nicholasjorcutt.bsky.socialSep 12, 2026, 1:07 AM

Twenty elected officials. One day. And I never got past explaining what my job is.

I've been out of the field for two months. I'm still the guy who shows up. This time the emergency is a slow bleed and the victim is every provider in it.

#NeverForget #911 #EMS

@nicholasjorcutt.bsky.socialSep 11, 2026, 11:37 PM

I appreciate it

@nicholasjorcutt.bsky.socialSep 11, 2026, 11:33 PM

Spent 9/11 calling twenty elected officials about EMS. Before I could ask for anything, I had to explain that paramedics are not ambulance drivers. Eight of us died at the towers. Only seven are on the memorial plaque. Today the people who fund us needed the job introduced. New essay. Read it.

@beaches1.bsky.socialSep 10, 2026, 10:47 AMReposted by @nicholasjorcutt.bsky.social

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@miaganga.bsky.socialSep 9, 2026, 11:40 PMReposted by @nicholasjorcutt.bsky.social

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@nicholasjorcutt.bsky.socialSep 5, 2026, 2:52 PM

All week I report on the systems that hurt people. Spending Monday-Friday reported on people like the Tangerine Tyrant and his cronies sucks. It kills a part of me to have to think about that gelatinous fluid filled pedophile. So on Saturday's I write about hope. These make the week worth it.

@nicholasjorcutt.bsky.socialSep 4, 2026, 4:21 PM

Serious question for my writers out there. How many of you are like me and become so hung up on word counts that you question your entire manuscript?

@nicholasjorcutt.bsky.socialSep 4, 2026, 1:37 AM

I’m not longer saying that I’m getting mad. I’m no longer saying I’m getting pissed. I’m not longer saying that this is bothering. I will from this point forward only exclusive says “That’s going to get my willikers all geed up. Sorry for any inconvenience.

@nicholasjorcutt.bsky.socialSep 3, 2026, 1:23 AM

Bored? Angry? Hungry? Well I can assist with two of those. Delicious commentary about how shit things are from two dads who want to leave the world a better place for our kids.
youtu.be/4ZEoTZM0vRQ

@nicholasjorcutt.bsky.socialSep 2, 2026, 3:52 PM

So I always publish the lives I do on Youtube afterwards. I do it so I can be told how fucking stupid I am and how much I suck. Thanks Youtube, almost felt good about myself.
youtu.be/231mUmVCJSg

@nicholasjorcutt.bsky.socialAug 29, 2026, 11:01 PM

Just a heads up, if someone follows me and I dont follow you back, let me know. We are all in this together and I want to hear from you.

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