zeynep tufekci@zeynep
Kudos to Taiwan for transparency. Lab researcher (bitten by mice) got infected with Sars-Cov-2. Unfortunately, it was not reported to relevant authorities as it should have been. Fortunately, researcher vaccinated and case got caught later, so no outbreak. taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/ar…
2:38 AM · Dec 12, 2021
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Steven Godofsky@sgodofsk
this is elite tier nimbyism
Stirner Novatore 🤡🏴☠️Pirate Clown Arc🏴☠️🤡 @SNovatore
It wasn't supposed to be like this https://t.co/QERfOi7Izz
6:00 AM · Dec 12, 2021
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Oliver Jia (オリバー・ジア)@OliverJia1014
The bravest people in history are often the ones you don’t read about in textbooks.
The normal, unassuming individuals who lived through hardships without most ever learning of their stories.
Some get recorded as names with an obituary like here. Others don’t even get that. https://t.co/0Bpo8jrahk
AnnMarie Thomas @amptMN
Wow… this obituary. (In yesterdays NYT. Yes I read the tiny obituaries. That means I get to see amazing stories like this. It’s like micro-nonfiction.) https://t.co/KJgycHEEPn
6:44 AM · Dec 12, 2021
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Noah Smith 🐇@Noahpinion
We are heading for the Children of Men scenario, and even Africa won't turn things around.
So the degrowthers can stop worrying their pretty little heads. Human population is gonna shrink.
economist.com
Why the demographic transition is speeding up
9:14 AM · Dec 12, 2021
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Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
The absolute most Covid-cautious people I know are less cautious than like random NYT articles and I’m not really sure how much deeper into the educated/lib bubble you can get than my life.
3:07 PM · Dec 12, 2021
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Zach Lubarsky@zachlubarsky
@Noahpinion I listened to the episode of Left Right and Center after reading this tweet. It's actually worse: @ebruenig also questioned the Uyghur genocide saying that there's "conflicting reports", which is a direct tankie talking point.
3:54 AM · Dec 12, 2021
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Omar Wasow@owasow
There should be a term for the specific kind of magical thinking that imagines, despite all evidence, *this time* closing a nuclear power plant which has reliably supplied carbon free energy for decades will somehow occur without substantially increasing reliance on fossil fuels.
Los Angeles Times @latimes
Editorial: No, California shouldn’t extend the life of its last nuclear plant. There are better ways to fight climate change (via @latimesopinion) https://t.co/m6CGBJbFcg
4:20 PM · Dec 12, 2021
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Darrell Owens@IDoTheThinking
>2008
Social media is the best birth control society has. Abstinence only evangelicals should stop fighting sex ed and give every teen a twitter login.
John knows nothing @JohnCarltonKing
Just going to post this chart every time zoomers start making fun of us https://t.co/HtizIP8V5c
8:43 PM · Dec 12, 2021
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Noah Smith 🐇@Noahpinion
Both progressives and conservatives need to remember how much Americans value personal choice as a crucial part of their high standard of living.
That means being able to drive a car, get an abortion, send your kid to a nerdy magnet school, and so on.
11:35 PM · Dec 12, 2021
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Noah Smith 🐇@Noahpinion
See, don't ever let anyone tell you we don't value education in this country
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen @NoLieWithBTC
JUST IN: An arena in South Dakota is holding a “Dash for Cash” where teachers get on their knees and fight for one dollar bills that they can use for classroom supplies while spectators watch and cheer. (h/t @AnnieTodd96) https://t.co/jIht84Ls9W
1:11 AM · Dec 13, 2021
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Steve Vladeck@steve_vladeck
Imagine if this headline read: “Over 97% of active-duty servicemembers have been fully vaccinated.”
The Washington Post @washingtonpost
Vaccine holdouts in U.S. military approach 40,000 even as omicron variant fuels call for boosters https://t.co/odndLSxNnf
1:53 AM · Dec 13, 2021
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Neoliberal 🌐@ne0liberal
You eat better food than kings did a few hundred years ago. A high school education (not to mention college) is orders of magnitude more education than 99% of people got.
We are so much freer, healthier, wealthier, more educated & more equal now that it's hard to put into words.
Bastiat 🌐 @EverydayBastiat
sometimes I walk into the supermarket and can't help but think about how modern civilization is an absolute marvel to behold https://t.co/FH9dsFRoed
9:41 PM · Dec 11, 2021
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Noah Smith 🐇@Noahpinion
None So Arch-Vile @deportablediz
Neoliberals are obsessed with comparing current living standards with those hundreds of years ago instead of comparing different groups that live in the same time period https://t.co/FNcyjxlpLc
9:11 PM · Dec 12, 2021
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