Favorite Rejects 2021-09-04

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Why did the Canadian regulators grasp the benefits of “first doses first” when the American ones didn’t? Can we hire some of them? https://t.co/cOHV0TGhRM

CNBC's Closing Bell @CNBCClosingBell

"The first two doses were provided so close together that they probably really served as two primes...This third dose is probably going to serve as a true booster in terms of inducing immune memory and...a more durable response," says @ScottGottliebMD on Covid-19 booster shots. https://t.co/1SPjzMKiT1

Noah Smith 🐇 @Noahpinion

When I was 15, my English teacher made us go out in the woods and keep a nature journal. The first thing I wrote was: "A forest is only beautiful because you don't have to live in it. If you want to see the beauty in something, remove yourself from it."

Noah Smith 🐇 @Noahpinion

Damn. Oakland is having a huge crime wave.

sfist.comOakland Police Chief Releases Soaring New Crime Stats, Asks the Public For HelpJust eight months on the job, Oakland Police chief LeRonne Armstrong decries a 100% increase in carjackings and a 50% increase in shootings compared to this point last year.

Ansel Lundberg 🚰 @ansellundberg

The Academic Debate re: Zoning Reform in High-Cost Regions @TribTowerViews

Noah Smith 🐇 @Noahpinion

Folks, you asked for it, so here you go: My anime recommendations!

noahpinion.substack.comMy anime recommendationsA long-awaited post

Noah Smith 🐇 @Noahpinion

This is China's New Deal, in the sense of "I am altering the deal. Pray I don't alter it any further."

Bloomberg Economics @economics

Chinese officials make a suggestion that a recent regulatory onslaught on the private sector that sent shockwaves globally is not over yet https://t.co/28c9xcwqWg

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

I would love to read more detailed reporting on why Europe was “caught flat-footed” by something the implementation of a policy that both 2020 candidates had very explicitly embraced. Who was telling them it wouldn’t happen?

Noah Smith 🐇 @Noahpinion

This is the most 20th century thing I've seen in a while.

Austin H. Wang @wearytolove

#China now requires elementary students to learn #Xi's thoughts. The first two chps for 3rd grade: Chp1. We all love China, we are all #Chinese, like Xi said. Chp2. Grandpa Xi always cares us, expecting us to be a qualified builder of socialism. & Grandpa Xi visited many places. https://t.co/gDeKtCsf0Z

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

This is why I got into journalism. These are the moments that make it all worthwhile.

Jason Sparks @sparksjls

*stares vacantly into the middle distance* https://t.co/wDh2tjPDl1