Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
This is me talking to my wife
Andrew Solender @AndrewSolender
Marjorie Taylor Greene: “I will not stop tweeting. I will not stop speaking. I will not stop posting.” https://t.co/umVasVazYx
10:21 PM · Jul 20, 2021
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Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
Amusingly the Soviet space program was based on competition among rival firms whereas the US relied on central planning.
11:04 PM · Jul 20, 2021
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Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
This is what I know:
1. Every credible medical and public health expert I can think of says everyone should get vaccinated ASAP.
2. The FDA process says the vaccines don't yet qualify for full approval.
Either (1) is wrong or (2) is a bad process.
Kevin Drum @kdrum
There sure are a lot of people on Twitter who are convinced the FDA process for approving vaccines is just a bunch of bullshit even though they have no idea what that process is or why it's in place.
3:52 AM · Jul 21, 2021
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Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
Canada's "first doses first" strategy based on public officials trying to do cost-benefit analysis under uncertainty based on the available evidence rather than operating within the four corners of a fixed procedure.
4:03 PM · Jul 21, 2021
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John Scalzi@scalzi
The GOP wanted to make the committee a circus, but Pelosi decided she could do without the clowns, therefore: No elephants.
Jake Sherman @JakeSherman
NEWS: @GOPLeader will pull all Republican members from the Jan. 6 committee in response to @SpeakerPelosi vetoing the appointment of @RepJimBanks and @Jim_Jordan
5:21 PM · Jul 21, 2021
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Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
The worst thing in political journalism is when the people who construct the narrative take this step and make themselves into the subjects of the process rather than its authors.
It will "look" however Politico writes it.
Rachael Bade @rachaelmbade
Pelosi's move to reject GOP picks for the 1/6 panel is going to be a gift to Kevin McCarthy in the long run.
He wanted this panel to look partisan and political. Now it's definitely going to look partisan and political.
5:24 PM · Jul 21, 2021
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Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
Government so small it can sneak into your freezer and monitor which brands of ice cream you are buying.
5:52 PM · Jul 21, 2021
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Scott Shapiro@scottjshapiro
https://t.co/hIvofJ21p6
Sen. James Lankford @SenatorLankford
#Benandjerrys has now decided they know more about Jerusalem than the Israelis. If Ben & Jerry’s wants to have a meltdown & boycott Israel, OK is ready to respond. Oklahoma has an anti-boycott of Israel law in place
6:58 PM · Jul 21, 2021
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Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
When Elon Musk offered a $100 million prize for advances in Direct Air Capture he was denounced for promulgating a “dangerous distraction”!
Owen Davis @odavis_
Would be cool if the billionaires started a pissing match over who could personally remove the most carbon from the atmosphere.
10:36 PM · Jul 21, 2021
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Colin McMillen@mcmillen
Jack Dorsey, moments before inventing Twitter:
Rachel @femaleredhead
reading for pleasure implies the existence of reading for pain
2:13 AM · Jul 22, 2021
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