Favorite Rejects 2021-08-12

thirty year old woman yells at cloud @lolennui

come on, man

WokeMeansYouLoseHat @Popehat

I don’t know if I can endure the hot takes that will result from this.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost

The number of White people in the U.S. fell for first time since 1790, according to new data from the 2020 Census https://t.co/4RlIeSHEyZ

Tim Fernholz @TimFernholz

Seeing comparisons of Kabul today to Saigon 1975 and wondering if people making those comparisons think the US should have stayed longer in Vietnam, and why?

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Talk about this with @attackerman on tomorrow's weeds (and it's in his book) but the Taliban offered Karzai a peace deal back in 2002 on terms much more favorable than we're ending up with. Rumsfeld, Bush, et. al. rejected it out of hand.

Liam Stack @liamstack

Imagine showing this headline to someone in 2002 https://t.co/0fYTYKapRq

David Lieb @dflieb

This is one of those once-in-a-long-while magical experiences that open your eyes to new possibilities. Been so fun watching this come to life!

Jonathan Wegener @jwegener

Excited to launch PairPlay today: PairPlay transforms your AirPods into a two-player interactive adventure! It’s all about getting OFF your phone, and connecting together in fun new ways. So grab AirPods and a partner and give the demo a try: https://t.co/oP43u2Xt4z

WokeMeansYouLoseHat @Popehat

This hellsite

Emily Feng 冯哲芸 @EmilyZFeng

The casual racism in this tweet is despicable. And the man you're referring to is an American diplomat.

Colin McMillen @mcmillen

If Google can be a Delaware corporation for legal/tax reasons, Googlers ought to be able to rent a 12-square-foot California apartment for legal/tax reasons.

Melissa McEwen @melissamcewen

I wonder how long before people just start gaming “location based” wfh salaries. Like rent a tiny room in SF and spend a few days there a month. With some of the cuts I’m hearing about, might be worth it financially.