{"id":7470,"date":"2026-01-29T09:13:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T09:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=7470"},"modified":"2026-01-29T09:13:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T09:13:00","slug":"watch-the-video-below-the-tiktok-rant-that-ended-a-career-how-a-virginia-nurses-chilling-call-to-drug-ice-agents-exploded-online-triggered-immediate-fir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=7470","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWATCH THE VIDEO BELOW: The TikTok Rant That Ended a Career \u2014 How a Virginia Nurse\u2019s Chilling Call to \u2018Drug ICE Agents\u2019 Exploded Online, Triggered Immediate Firing, and Sparked a National Alarm Over Medical Ethics\u201d  It began as just another TikTok rant \u2014 the kind that usually vanishes into the algorithm within hours. But this one didn\u2019t. Instead, it detonated.  In a series of now-deleted videos, Malinda Cook, a certified registered nurse anesthetist at Virginia Commonwealth University Health, appeared on camera smiling, gesturing casually, and delivering remarks that stunned viewers across the political spectrum. Speaking directly to other medical professionals, Cook suggested that ICE agents could be intentionally drugged with paralytic medications under the guise of medical care \u2014 a statement that many immediately described as reckless, dangerous, and deeply disturbing.  Within hours, clips of the videos began circulating far beyond TikTok. Viewers reposted them with captions like \u201cDid she really just say that?\u201d and \u201cThis person works in a hospital?\u201d The outrage snowballed.  In the videos \u2014 which you can see referenced below \u2014 Cook appeared to mock federal agents while outlining hypothetical \u201cways\u201d healthcare workers could incapacitate them. The tone was flippant. The implications were not&#8230; WATCH FULL VIDEO BELOW \ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An unhinged Virginia nurse who encouraged medical professionals to drug ICE agents with paralytic meds was swiftly canned.<\/p>\n<p>Malinda Cook, a nurse anesthetist at Virginia Commonwealth University Health, was fired by the hospital on Tuesday after she spewed the disturbing remarks in a spate of TikTok videos.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<p>Cook, who was identified by local media, blasted out her so-called \u201csabotage\u201d tactics as anti-ICE riots exploded across the country.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-38311942\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/health-fired-making-series-videos-119857888.jpg?w=1024\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/health-fired-making-series-videos-119857888.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1080w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/health-fired-making-series-videos-119857888.jpg?resize=150,150&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/health-fired-making-series-videos-119857888.jpg?resize=300,300&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/health-fired-making-series-videos-119857888.jpg?resize=768,768&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 768w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/health-fired-making-series-videos-119857888.jpg?resize=1024,1024&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/health-fired-making-series-videos-119857888.jpg?resize=600,600&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 600w, 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/health-fired-making-series-videos-119857888.jpg?resize=50,50&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/health-fired-making-series-videos-119857888.jpg?resize=96,96&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 96w\" alt=\"A nurse wearing a medical gown and a white mask tied around her neck.\" width=\"590\" height=\"590\" \/><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"><span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">4<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><figcaption>Virginia nurse Malinda Cook was fired after encouraging medical professionals to drug ICE agents with paralytic meds.<span class=\"credit\">@mindarose8\/TikTok<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cSabotage tactic, or at least scare tactic. All the medical providers, grab some syringes with needles on the end,\u201d the nurse said on one clip spreading on social media.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"connatix-outstream-video\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cHave them full of saline or succinylcholine, you know, whatever. Whatever. That will probably be a deterrent. Be safe,\u201d she added, referring to the fast-acting anesthetic that causes temporary paralysis.<\/p>\n<p>In another video, the medical professional suggested anti-ICE agitators could target the feds with poison ivy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOK for today\u2019s resistance tip, I vote \u2014 anybody got any poison ivy, poison oak in their yard? Get some of that, with gloves, obviously, and get it in some water. Like a gallon of water. And get the poison ivy oak water and I\u2019m going to put it into a water gun. Aim for faces, hands,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-38312002\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/malinda-cook-nurse-anesthetist-virginia-119875737.jpg?w=1024\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/malinda-cook-nurse-anesthetist-virginia-119875737.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 2000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/malinda-cook-nurse-anesthetist-virginia-119875737.jpg?resize=300,169&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/malinda-cook-nurse-anesthetist-virginia-119875737.jpg?resize=768,432&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 768w, 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71w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/malinda-cook-nurse-anesthetist-virginia-119875737.jpg?resize=124,70&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 124w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/malinda-cook-nurse-anesthetist-virginia-119875737.jpg?resize=96,54&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 96w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/malinda-cook-nurse-anesthetist-virginia-119875737.jpg?resize=200,113&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/malinda-cook-nurse-anesthetist-virginia-119875737.jpg?resize=231,130&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/malinda-cook-nurse-anesthetist-virginia-119875737.jpg?resize=322,181&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/malinda-cook-nurse-anesthetist-virginia-119875737.jpg?resize=664,374&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 664w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/malinda-cook-nurse-anesthetist-virginia-119875737.jpg?resize=142,80&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 142w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/malinda-cook-nurse-anesthetist-virginia-119875737.jpg?resize=1200,675&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/malinda-cook-nurse-anesthetist-virginia-119875737.jpg?resize=87,49&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/malinda-cook-nurse-anesthetist-virginia-119875737.jpg?resize=234,132&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 234w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/malinda-cook-nurse-anesthetist-virginia-119875737.jpg?resize=50,28&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/malinda-cook-nurse-anesthetist-virginia-119875737.jpg?resize=150,84&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w\" alt=\"Malinda Cook in a TikTok video with the hashtags #ice, #resistance, and #sabotage.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"><span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">4<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><figcaption>\u201cSabotage tactic, or at least scare tactic. All the medical providers, grab some syringes with needles on the end,\u201d the nurse said on one clip spreading on social media.<span class=\"credit\">TikTok \/ @mindarosa8<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She also urged women to lure unsuspecting ICE agents in on dating apps \u2014 and then spike their drinks to get them off the streets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSingle ladies, where these ICE guys are going, have a chance to do something, you know, not without risk, but could help the cause for sure,\u201d she said in the video.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGet on Tinder, get on Hinge, find these guys. They\u2019re around. They\u2019re an ICE agent, bring some ex-lax and put it in their drinks. Get them sick. You know, nobody\u2019s going to die. Just enough to incapacitate them and get them off the street for the next day. Highly, easily deniable.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-38312273\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/malinda-cook-nurse-anesthetist-virginia-119857887.jpg?w=670\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 386px) 100vw, 386px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/malinda-cook-nurse-anesthetist-virginia-119857887.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 720w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/malinda-cook-nurse-anesthetist-virginia-119857887.jpg?resize=196,300&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 196w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/malinda-cook-nurse-anesthetist-virginia-119857887.jpg?resize=670,1024&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 670w, 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/malinda-cook-nurse-anesthetist-virginia-119857887.jpg?resize=322,492&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/malinda-cook-nurse-anesthetist-virginia-119857887.jpg?resize=300,459&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/malinda-cook-nurse-anesthetist-virginia-119857887.jpg?resize=288,441&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 288w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/malinda-cook-nurse-anesthetist-virginia-119857887.jpg?resize=39,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 39w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/malinda-cook-nurse-anesthetist-virginia-119857887.jpg?resize=52,80&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 52w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/malinda-cook-nurse-anesthetist-virginia-119857887.jpg?resize=38,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 38w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/malinda-cook-nurse-anesthetist-virginia-119857887.jpg?resize=102,156&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 102w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/malinda-cook-nurse-anesthetist-virginia-119857887.jpg?resize=33,50&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 33w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/malinda-cook-nurse-anesthetist-virginia-119857887.jpg?resize=150,229&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w\" alt=\"Malinda Cook, a nurse anesthetist at Virginia Commonwealth University Health, making a dramatic facial expression.\" width=\"386\" height=\"590\" \/><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"><span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">4<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><figcaption>Nurse Malinda Cook called on medical professionals to inject ICE agents with paralytic drugs in a TikTok video.<span class=\"credit\">TikTok \/ @mindarose8<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-38311984\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/unhinged-virginia-nurse-busted-encouraging-119875146.jpg?w=819\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/unhinged-virginia-nurse-busted-encouraging-119875146.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1080w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/unhinged-virginia-nurse-busted-encouraging-119875146.jpg?resize=240,300&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 240w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/unhinged-virginia-nurse-busted-encouraging-119875146.jpg?resize=768,960&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 768w, 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/unhinged-virginia-nurse-busted-encouraging-119875146.jpg?resize=125,156&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 125w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/unhinged-virginia-nurse-busted-encouraging-119875146.jpg?resize=40,50&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 40w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/unhinged-virginia-nurse-busted-encouraging-119875146.jpg?resize=150,188&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w\" alt=\"VCU Health statement on an employee's inappropriate videos.\" width=\"472\" height=\"590\" \/><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"><span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">4<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><figcaption>Virginia Commonwealth University Health released a statement following Cook\u2019s \u201csabotage\u201d tactics.<span class=\"credit\">VCU Health<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The hospital started investigating the nurse\u2019s sick remarks after the videos, which have since been deleted, were shared on X by LibsOfTikTok and quickly went viral.<\/p>\n<p>She was let go on Tuesday, a spokesperson for the hospital confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe prioritize the health and safety of anyone who comes to us for care. We are aware of a series of videos that appear to have been posted by an individual confirmed to be an employee of our health system,\u201d the rep said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe content of the videos is highly inappropriate and does not reflect the integrity or values of our health system.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Post reached out to Cook but didn\u2019t hear back immediately.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Former VCU nurse could be in legal trouble for ICE comments, 8News legal analyst says\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gHggmhlOWpM\" width=\"350\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"350\" data-origheight=\"235\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An unhinged Virginia nurse who encouraged medical professionals to drug ICE agents with paralytic meds was swiftly canned. 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