I think we all need to appreciate the fearless-do-not-fuck-with-me power of a female, middle aged Masshole pol. She’s everybody’s pissed off mom who Has Had Enough, Goddamnit. I am here for that.

You had me at “elides”.

Da.

Nice try, Boris.

Jesus, yhis situation is utterly awful.

I like you.

“...a lot of women were over the legal age of consent (16 [...]".      Do you hear yourself?

Jesus Christ. I can’t unsee it now.

Yeah, no.  Nice try.

Yeah, going with no here.

Has anyone mentioned overhead fans yet? Babies (not newborns, a little older - as they begin to see distances) are fascinated by overhead fans. Put the play mat under the fan.

As of right now the OP has six likes, and the “you tool” response is something like 200. Do we have an equivalent term for ratioing that would apply here? Because we need it. :)

Selecting appropriate recipients is absolutely a part of our transplant protocols. Some patients are not candidates, and with limited donors, selection protocols are used to increase the chances of a successful transplant. I am sorry for your experience, and I absolutely understand your unhappiness with the decision,…

They hate him too.

Hey now, no need to shit on Hamilton.

Yep.   Well put.

I have no idea whether she’s a political tool or not, but it seems fairly clear to me that she has been bad at her job for years. She has an important job - let’s get someone who can do it competently and consistently in the role, and lets make sure that person has funding and staffing.

Any truth to the twitter rumor that this was a set up by Wohl?

Thanks for letting me know. Super frustrating for someone who has been here for many years as a polite (eta, well, mostly) commenter, and only recently got ungreyed/starred. Ah well. So it goes.

It will be awesome to have female, non-white, non-boomer representation by people who have actually used email. I’m utterly thrilled.