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I contend that most things wrong with America can be attributed to a few people, two of them of Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan. A stupid healthcare system? Nixon. College costing so much? Reagan showed Nixon by doing while California as governor. The war on drugs? Nixon and Reagan. The housing crisis? Reagan's finance sector deregulation. High wealth disparity? Reagan's business regulations.

If you know people in New York and Pennsylvania, tell them to spread the idea of jury nullification.

Right?! They don't need a GoFundMe when just his salary is 3-5 times as much in a single year as I'll make in my lifetime. And he's been making that for years.

I guess that McDonald's is gonna see a sharp decline in customer volume now which is already probably low since it was like 8 bucks for a sausage, egg, and cheese McMuffin meal the last time I went a few months ago.

I can't help but think of the scene from Rush Hour where Chris Tucker's character explains to Jackie Chan's character his theory on big crimes. It was something like 'Follow the rich guy. There's always a rich guy waiting for his slice.' I gotta rewatch it now.

Here's an article from last year to add a little more context.

UnitedHealth uses the algorithm to "prematurely and in bad faith discontinue payment for healthcare services," the complaint said.

"This is an example of how AI is being utilized not to help people but to line the pockets of corporations and their shareholders," Clarkson said.

When these coverage denials are appealed to federal administrative law judges, about 90% are reversed, the complaint said, demonstrating the "blatant inaccuracy" of the algorithm. Only a tiny fraction of patients appeal the denials at all, Clarkson said.

Also, UnitedHealth said they stopped using the algorithm, turns out they just renamed it and are now using it to deny or reduce mental health treatments. How UnitedHealth’s Playbook for Limiting Mental Health Coverage Puts Countless Americans’ Treatment at Risk

The federal judge presiding over the church’s bankruptcy, Meredith Grabill, at one point ruled that the seal on case-related information was so sacrosanct that it could not be lifted even with respect to Hecker and his potential crimes. In reaching that decision, Grabill said she intended to “destroy any [sealed] information that this court received” while litigating the issue about whether Hecker deserved to benefit from the bankruptcy’s secrecy.

What the actual hell is wrong with people?! Let's not forget that the Southern Baptist Church released an incomplete list of its child abusing priests. Incomplete not because they didn't know names, but because it wanted to protect them.

And conservatives say LGBT+ people are groomers and abusers. Never let them forget who the real predators are, where are they more likely to stay hidden and be protected.

Ha! My friend did this yesterday with their new partner who had never seen the movies.

The DEA is committed to executing our mission with integrity and professionalism at every turn.

I might believe them if they weren't stealing people's money.

Fuck the government in general, and the DEA in particular, for stealing more than non-government thieves. And fuck the Supreme Court for ruling civil asset forfeiture (theft by the government done without conviction or even criminal charges) as constitutional.

It's about damn time they stopped stealing people's money based only on information from TSA and airport staff regarding last minute ticket purchases. It's not illegal to buy tickets last minute. It's not illegal to fly domestically with any amount of cash. I hope they get sued to hell and back again.

I'm right there with you, but I am preparing for the worst case by moving to a blue state and near the border with Mexico. If things go south, I can go south and stay with relatives for a while.

Well, I'm putting HI New York City Hostel on my don't ever support list. I love visiting NYC and they're never getting a dollar out of me now.

I like to call them anti-choice. Anti-family planning. Anti-freedom. Anti-healthcare or anti-medicine. Anti-women. If they insist on having the pro or for label, they're pro-forced birth or forced-birthers.