Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Health, in collaboration with the VCU Police Department, is currently investigating after a nurse associated with the hospital released a series of videos advocating resistance against federal law enforcement.
In a statement to Fox News Digital, VCU emphasized their commitment to the safety and well-being of patients, saying, “We are aware of videos reportedly posted by an individual identified as a staff member of our health system. The content is extremely inappropriate and does not align with the principles or values we uphold.”
The university further confirmed that “VCU Police are involved in the ongoing investigation. In accordance with our policy, the individual is currently on administrative leave and will not have access to our facilities or patients during this period.”
The nurse, who was utilizing a TikTok account under the name Redheadredemption, was swiftly recognized as a VCU Health employee. The situation gained widespread attention after the popular X account, LibsOfTikTok, shared a compilation of three of the nurse’s videos, prompting significant public backlash.
A TikTok video by the Virginia Commonwealth University nurse, originally posted on January 14, 2025, recently went viral after being shared by LibsOfTikTok on X. (Credit: @mindarosa8/TikTok)
In one of the videos, labeled with hashtags like “#ice #resistance #sabotage,” the nurse demonstrated a “sabotage tactic” intended for use against adversaries.
“I thought of something good,” she said.
“Sabotage tactic, or at least scare tactic. All the medical providers, grab some syringes with needles on the end,” she said. “Have them full of saline or succinylcholine, you know, whatever. Whatever. That will probably be a deterrent. Be safe.”
Succinylcholine is an anesthetic that causes rapid, short-acting muscle paralysis. The paralytic effect typically lasts for four to six minutes.
In another video where she is dressed in scrubs, she suggests using poison ivy to infect others.
“OK for today’s resistance tip, I vote — 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’m going to put it into a water gun. Aim for faces, hands.”
ICE agents stand at the scene where a woman was fatally shot during an enforcement operation on Jan. 7, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Christopher Juhn/Anadolu via Getty Images)
That video was simply titled, “#resist.”
In a third video captioned “#staytoxic,” the nurse sends a message to single women, telling them to go on dates with ICE agents and spike their drinks.
“Single 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,” she said. “Get on Tinder, get on Hinge, find these guys. They’re around. [If] they’re an ICE agent, bring some ex-lax and put it in their drinks. Get them sick. You know, nobody’s going to die. Just enough to incapacitate them and get them off the street for the next day. Highly, easily deniable.”
“I’m just saying, let’s get them where they eat,” she said. “Somebody’s not going to be supporting these guys. Where’s the hotel where they eat? Who makes that breakfast? Let’s find them.”
A Border Patrol member pepper sprays observers after getting into a car accident on Jan. 21, 2026, in Minneapolis. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
Later in the video, she said, “Let’s make their lives f—— miserable,” and directed her followers to talk with anyone who knows where ICE agents are.
“Talk to the people who work at the places where they are,” she said.
