Noah Smith 🐇@Noahpinion
Imagine any modern Republican presidential contender saying the following:
Ross Douthat @DouthatNYT
My Sunday column: Can Reaganism Rise Again?:
https://t.co/L9xm077BSQ
12:39 AM · Nov 15, 2021
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Kool-Aid Man to Invisible Walls@EmoJeb
Another one of those weeks, I’m afraid.
Kool-Aid Man to Invisible Walls @EmoJeb
What a week, folks. https://t.co/SI3Y69L4LG
3:43 PM · Nov 14, 2021
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Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
Another aspect of the immigration crunch.
Petra Moser @PMoserEcon
The number of new international students in the US dropped by 45% from the 2019/20 school year to 20/21. If this persists we've reached a turning point for US science and innovation towards decline https://t.co/vbN4YowSML
12:09 PM · Nov 15, 2021
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Colin McMillen@mcmillen
i feel like i've not seen many people talking about the *second* royal couple to fuck off to the US instead of putting up with their family's bullshit
asahi.com
Mako, now plain Mrs. Komuro, quits Japan for New York | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
4:06 PM · Nov 15, 2021
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M.G. Siegler@mgsiegler
There’s this weird phenomena happening right now in the streets of San Francisco. There are cars on the road very close to other cars. And they’re not moving. In the olden days I believe the elders would call this “traffic”, but it hasn’t been seen in many moons. 🚗🚙🚌🚎🚚🚛
4:26 PM · Nov 15, 2021
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Darrell Owens@IDoTheThinking
Many academics say "we don't have a housing shortage", and then transition to "well we do have one but even at zero profitability construction costs make new homes expensive." And it just never seems to click that we should reduce the construction costs
theconversation.com
Why building more homes won’t solve the affordable housing problem for the millions of people who need it most
5:17 PM · Nov 15, 2021
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Dan Federman@TheFederman
Fun fact of the day: any car that can haul 6,000 pounds is ineligible for a residential parking permit in San Francisco.
This means most large vehicles can’t park for >2hrs in residential neighborhoods. Further proof F150s, Suburbans, and Cayennes don’t belong on city streets.
5:25 PM · Nov 15, 2021
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Julia Galef@juliagalef
Examples from @danluu where the psychology research doesn't say what people think it says, such as:
- Dunning Kruger
- "Money doesn't make you happy, above X amount"
- "People's happiness bounces back to a set point after positive and negative events"
danluu.com
Reading citations is easier than most people realize
5:33 PM · Nov 15, 2021
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Mike Murphy@murphymike
I’m told Sec Buttigieg is obsessively gevitalout on why France + other EU countries can built infrastructure at a much lower cost than we can here in the flawless US of A. A very good sign; solving that dilemma is vital; he’s found exactly the right thing to zero in on. #Smart
This Week @ThisWeekABC
As Pres. Joe Biden gets set to sign a $1 trillion infrastructure package, many eyes are turning to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. https://t.co/nfNoxdCH7g
4:46 PM · Nov 15, 2021
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Noah Smith 🐇@Noahpinion
The people who say that without Elon Musk, NASA would have done all the suff that SpaceX is doing, have no idea how much it costs NASA to do stuff.
Michael Sheetz @thesheetztweetz
IG also projects the first four SLS missions with Orion will cost NASA "$4.1 billion per launch." https://t.co/PCeldhZ34h
6:34 PM · Nov 15, 2021
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Noah Smith 🐇@Noahpinion
Remember, we will NOT ban cars (except in a few small areas of downtowns).
Electric cars are our only hope for decarbonization of transportation, and that is just a fact.
Beth Osborne @BethOsborneT4A
“Whatever Biden’s or Buttigieg’s lip-service to climate goals, this money to DOTs is likely to go in large part to expanding capacity in ways that ramp up driving nationwide,” says @JeffSpeckFAICP, author of the book Walkable City.
https://t.co/k1fyb0AY1g
6:57 PM · Nov 15, 2021
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Ramez Naam@ramez
ISS astronauts forced to take shelter because of space debris produced by a Russian anti-satellite weapons test.
Phil Plait @BadAstronomer
Info is still coming in but it looks like Russia blew up one of their own (dead) satellites in a weapons test. This is very bad. https://t.co/FdlZZ6JFsf
7:24 PM · Nov 15, 2021
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Mary M. Cheh@marycheh
Meanwhile, there are hundreds of thousands of vehicles that are boot-eligible due to unpaid tickets:
DC = 43,868
VA = 167,937
MD = 335,908
It would take over *25 years* for @DCDPW crews to boot all of these vehicles at this current rate w/their current resources.
8:10 PM · Nov 15, 2021
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Noah Smith 🐇@Noahpinion
Our construction wages are lower than many other rich countries, and our unions weaker than most. So this can't explain our excess costs.
Sorry, Mish, you blew it
Mike "Mish" Shedlock @MishGEA
UNIONS, UNIONS, UNIONS
and of course Prevailing Wages
So the article and @Noahpinion Noah Blew it https://t.co/dKHCcbfqzL
8:43 PM · Nov 15, 2021
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Noah Smith 🐇@Noahpinion
Thread. Someone went to visit the Xinjiang camps using publicly available geolocation data.
Alison Killing @alisonkilling
This Chinese guy went to Xinjiang and using our map of camps and detention facilities, went to visit locations to see what was there – THREAD
HT @WilliamYang120 and @muyixiao
https://t.co/XRTJMRSIdu
8:53 PM · Nov 15, 2021
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Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
What @ryangrim said
theintercept.com/2021/11/15/dem…
11:13 PM · Nov 15, 2021
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Caleb Watney@calebwatney
😱😱
Also, this is precisely why describing green card reform as "just for businesses" is so counterproductive.
For workers on a temporary visa it fundamentally shifts bargaining power and prevents bullshit like this.
Paul Novosad @paulnovosad
I knew scientists were territorial but this is next level.
Remember Katalin Karikó, the unsung hero of mRNA vaccines? Her advisor Robert Suhadolnik tried to have her deported when she accepted a competing offer in another lab. https://t.co/WBONIzMKig
11:47 PM · Nov 15, 2021
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Noah Smith 🐇@Noahpinion
When the man is right, he's right
Elon Musk @elonmusk
@itsALLrisky @SenSanders Agreed, taxes are best applied to (especially extravagant) consumption, whereas capital allocation taxes reduce goods & services output, so actually bad for the people.
Probable capital allocation skill of heirs is lower than original creator, so I am in favor of an estate tax.
3:28 AM · Nov 16, 2021
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Noah Smith 🐇@Noahpinion
Your periodic reminder that Japan's top estate tax rate is 55%.
3:44 AM · Nov 16, 2021
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