* Actor Jussie Smollet is about to go to trial for attempting to manipulate racial tensions to propel his career. He should have done it the right way, like Kyle Rittenhouse. [BBC]
* Law school applications are down again. Maybe you didn’t go to law school to become an accountant… [Reuters]
* Folks are still salty about social media platforms and censorship. I think the free speech people haven’t realized the whole corporate personhood thing means Twitter has 1st Amendment rights too. [The Bulwark]
* Before it’s made history, here’s a quick historical review of how the right to abort in the U.S. came to be. [NPR]
* Good news: You’ll be hearing a lot about this thing called Omicron, which is a cool ass name. Bad news: it’s a new COVID variant that will likely impact office returns and lead to more mask boo-hooing. [CNN][#item_full_content]
