AC Shilton

It has taken a year for a referral from my doc to result in a call to schedule w/ the gastroenterologist....for a May appointment after which I can begin the process of scheduling a colonoscopy....which is becoming a leading cause of cancer deaths for people my age.

Great system, y'all

The drunk uncle theory.

You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there

end qualified immunity and make cops carry personal liability insurance

we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

all these ads are geared toward people our age because they think we have all the money but the joke is on them. 8 or 10 guys have all the money.

The biggest relief of getting laid off from a startup was knowing I no longer was beholden those ghouls.

having worked as a freelancer in much the same space, this thread was a delight to read (and VERY relatable)

Ironic, right?

I suspect they may not realize their third party vendor uses this? Or tells applicants about it? It was weird.

MacKenzie Scott has the chance to do the funniest thing right now.

I'm having this same internal struggle

Climate change non profit notifying me they use AI to sort resumes 🙃

Reporting in from rural America: This piece of shit can fuck right off, give us actual fucking doctors and nurses

In case you're wondering how pickled MAGA brains are, I saw a friend's friend say everyone at the Grammy's last night was a Satanist (besides Jelly Roll, obvs). Imagine seeing Bad Bunny talk about love winning over hate and thinking: that's the work of Satin alright!

Having the same issue

And Peter Attia MD telling Epstein the biggest problem with being his friend is he can’t tell anyone about the life he lives. Nice.

It matters so much.

We have joy on our side. That's what keeps me going some days.

brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis

For sale: Nazi coat, gently worn

(Size small)

It is so much. I'm sorry.

If you're a health provider or health worker in Minneapolis, especially at a hospital, I'd love to talk for a story! melody.schreiber@theguardian.com or Signal in bio

It just makes no sense for them to be anywhere else.

It really is. Also, we may be closer soon? Looking at land in Vermont!

Is there a reason every Democratic Congress person is not currently marching in the Minneapolis streets? (I mean besides the obvious fact a bunch of them are chicken shits)

I'm torn on a second baby (and it won't happen while I'm in Tennessee where my geriatric pregnancy self would be in grave danger), but Alex and Renee seem like wonderful name choices.

We have reached the point where a judge literally has to order federal law enforcement officials not to destroy or mess with evidence from a homicide scene.

Taking a sledgehammer to the ice on my sheep's water trough has never been so fucking therapeutic

I don’t think immediate execution is a reasonable punishment for annoying the heavily-armed masked agents of the state.

I feel like working for Palantir at all says something about your values?