Knock Knock Eye: Should We Worry About Organ Procurement Organizations?

Knock Knock, Hi! with the Glaucomfleckens · Aug 7, 2025 · 50m

I spent this week untangling one of the wildest New York Times stories in recent memory about organ donation. The article set off a firestorm online, and the clickbait headlines had everyone ready to rip “organ donor” off their driver’s license. But is it really that bad? I break down what’s true, what’s exaggerated, and what it means for a system that saves thousands of lives every year.

Then I get fired up about neonatal conjunctivitis and the nonsense being spread by wellness influencers who think erythromycin ointment is more dangerous than gonorrhea (spoiler: it’s not). Throw in some eye…