* Whistleblower claims Facebook encourages hate speech to make money. Might explain why yesterday was so much calmer. [The Verge]
* Todd Akin died of cancer. I thought that the body had ways of maintaining health in cases of “legitimate illness.” [NBC News]
* Grimes’s ex’s company ordered to pay former employee $137M because of racism. [NBC News]
* Pfizer’s COVID vaccine is very effective in the first six months, but it drops off after that. Relatable. [Washington Post]
* The Pandora papers have opened a box of… you get it. Greek mythology joke. Here’s a summary of why it’s important. [CNN]
Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord™ in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s. Before that, he wrote columns for an online magazine named The Muse Collaborative under the pen name Knehmo. He endured the great state of Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who cannot swim, a published author on critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at [email protected].