Favorite Rejects 2021-08-11

Aug 11, 2021

Attention crypto world: @SenShelby just told us he’s actually for the amendment he blocked yesterday, but blocked it simply because he didn’t want them to get an amendment unless he got his defense amendment.

3:40 PM · Aug 10, 2021

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Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias

A final dunk on Orban. slowboring.com/p/immigration-…

4:00 PM · Aug 10, 2021

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Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias

I think a naive person would believe New York politics is unusually scandal-plagued but my strong suspicion is New York State government has an unusually large number of journalists dedicated to covering it.

4:27 PM · Aug 10, 2021

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The Onion@TheOnion

‘Rise Up, Patriots!’ Rand Paul Calls To Intubated Patients Lying Unconscious In Hospital ICU bit.ly/3yHd7va

5:30 PM · Aug 10, 2021

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Mike Drucker@MikeDrucker

After 5 years of “We Asked Racists Why They Still Support Donald Trump,” journalists have finally moved on to “We Asked Intentional Disease Vectors If They’re the Real Victims” https://t.co/IHz4caPNhr

The Wall Street Journal @WSJ

Vaccinated Americans are drawing sharper lines around who they choose to spend time with amid rising Covid-19 cases, while the unvaccinated are growing testy over being excluded and feeling judged https://t.co/FPoSMQVsGy

2:43 PM · Aug 10, 2021

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Derek Kessler@derekakessler

New Cards Against Humanity expansions are out and the ordering process is, well, it's typical @CAH weirdness. You an also order onions.

5:15 PM · Aug 10, 2021

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Catherynne M. Valente@catvalente

I love Billie Eilish but I think she might be gearing up to cough, clear her throat, and tell me all about Count Rugen’s machine.

7:18 PM · Aug 10, 2021

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Max@aoxamaxoa

@EsotericCD @Popehat I bet CNN could have broken some really important news about Andrew Cuomo if only they were able to get close to sources in his inner circle

7:34 PM · Aug 10, 2021

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Jonathan “Shill For The Ruling Class” Libgober@JlibDoesEcon

It's been a while since I've done any shameless self-promotion, but this is spot on--it's not easy to just "go back" on something you said earlier. Not *exactly* what we looked at, but close enough. uploads.strikinglycdn.com/files/e1078b90…

Noah Smith 🐇 @Noahpinion

That's why we can't absolve Fox for months of antivax messaging, just because they changed their message once Delta got bad. The antivax memes they created and disseminated took on a life of their own -- and many Americans will die as a result. (end)

7:50 PM · Aug 10, 2021

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Ian Millhiser@imillhiser

Obviously there are many things wrong with this tweet. But if you are upset at Star Trek for becoming too liberal or inclusive, you seriously do not understand Star Trek.