“Optum advises its customers that its predictive algorithms shouldn’t replace physician judgment, a company spokesman said.”

Ha ha ha. Want to see a room full of rich white real estate attorneys’ assholes pucker all at once? Utter these three magic words:

Everyone is new to the internet at some point. 

Sigh. My father. He’s the first to click on ad bait - “You won’t believe Melania Trump’s IQ!” We’ve had several talks. SEVERAL. I still demand his phone every time we visit. He usually has 127 internet tabs open

Well, I’m sorry to hear it. In law school, a woman I barely knew lost both of her parents.

I LOVE Brooks. I'm a fat woman running, and Brooks save my knees. I've tried Asics (not enough cushion), Nike (too narrow), and a couple others. Brooks are best for me.

I still have a problem with the fact that cosmetology schools don’t teach their students how to work with thicker, more textured hair, though.

My understanding is that we could have flying cars now - but all the roads would have to be replaced (magnetic fields?).

And here's another one: https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/social-determinants-health/interventions-resources/food-insecurity

Oh, are we playing the link game? Here’s mine:

And this coincides with my other hobby horse, which is reform of the criminal justice system in general.

“I cannot think of another industry where illegal behavior is tolerated and celebrated.”

I’ll take, "Shows I wouldn't watch if you paid me" for $200, Alex.

Right now, sex workers and drug users have no protection if they’re endangered. If they go to the police, they risk being arrested for their status. They can’t congregate (hello, law enforcement target). They can’t post online (Congress keeps passing laws criminalizing websites like Back Page, and Craigslist actively…

Well, that sucks. Thanks.

I genuinely do not understand why we don’t just find a place for the Kurds and let them create their own country already. I mean, what the hell? The Kurds want independence in Turkey, and it enraged Erdogan. The Kurds wanted independence in Syria, and Assad freaked out. They wanted independence in Iraq, and Saddam…

Yes. And insist on police investigating all crimes equally.

Hot take: young kids do dumb shit. This just blew up publicly. I am not taking any major lessons from this, other than ... young kids do dumb shit.

This is... a silly question.

“Uh oh, the plutocrats are revolting.”