Noah Smith đ@Noahpinion
"He had won the victory over himself. He loved Big Brother."
cnn.com
Peng Shuai denies making sexual assault allegation but WTA concerns persist
8:56 AM ¡ Dec 21, 2021
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James Palmer@BeijingPalmer
love everything about this piece (written by a dude, of course)) but the illustration showing a smiling man writing the rules for women is *chef's kiss*
globaltimes.cn
Top-level push, not Western-style reactionary acts, will advance womenâs rights in China
6:25 PM ¡ Dec 21, 2021
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Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
Like you're asking a guy you have no leverage over to do something his constituents don't want and that's bad for his family's financial interests and he's tentatively agreed to do it. So you decide to go ... pick a fight about other stuff? Idk.
12:36 PM ¡ Dec 21, 2021
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Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
Indeed from Manchinâs POV this surely looks like congressional leadership acting in bad faith https://t.co/estkwAf30r
Eric Levitz @EricLevitz
It's totally possible that Manchin is operating in bad faith and will never make a deal. But it's important to note that one prominent argument for this view - that leadership keeps meeting his demands, only to see him move the goal posts - just isn't true https://t.co/boEg1HbMHz https://t.co/OVlg7AmDpN
3:40 PM ¡ Dec 21, 2021
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John Scalzi@scalzi
It is literally impossible to pull yourself up by your bootstraps. Anyone who uses the expression should be made to try it and see where it gets them.
Monica Byrne @monicabyrne13
Yesterday I learned that the phrase âpull yourself up by your bootstrapsâ originated as shorthand for a task that is impossible to do.
4:08 PM ¡ Dec 21, 2021
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Holly Dagres@hdagres
Remember this tweet?
According to a former senior official at the National Reconnaissance Office, the agency responsible for US spy satellites, Trump's tweet cost an estimated âbillionsâ in damage to the agency and was a "gift" to the Iranians.đ¤Śđťââď¸ news.yahoo.com/trump-tweeted-âŚ
4:59 PM ¡ Dec 21, 2021
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James Medlock@jdcmedlock
Should put a couple billion dollars into targeted Facebook ads repeating this video over and over to trump supporting antivaxxers. Itâll either convince a few marginal people to get vaccinated or convince people that trump canât be trusted, win win https://t.co/KPPLs0wl0r
No Spin News @NoSpinNews
'Youâre playing right into their hands' when you doubt the vaccine, President Trump says. https://t.co/xJc7JTL0cR
5:30 PM ¡ Dec 21, 2021
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Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
If you look closely at this chart, you can see some indications that a new more transmissible variant of the virus may have emerged.
9:59 PM ¡ Dec 21, 2021
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Noah Smith đ@Noahpinion
We've got our own Ultimate Intelligence now, take that TechnoCore!
New Scientist @newscientist
Human brain cells in a dish learn to play Pong faster than an AI https://t.co/VPZCTAO0Yu
11:02 PM ¡ Dec 21, 2021
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Martijn Rasser@MartijnRasser
One component of a new American industrial policy should be providing companies that do the right thing with ways to withstand CCP coercion and retaliation. Great piece by @BethanyAllenEbr.
axios.com
Why U.S. companies keep caving to China
4:43 PM ¡ Dec 21, 2021
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Rob DenBleyker@RobDenBleyker
the funniest part of the 2011 comedy "Contagion" is when they invent a lifesaving vaccine at the end, and then everyone takes the vaccine. hahahaha fantastic writing
8:01 PM ¡ Dec 21, 2021
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Dan Silverman@gm_silverman
Nicely said.
Iâd add that the US does *not* have the top predictors of civil wars â poverty, a weak state, lootable resources, treacherous terrain, etc. â in cross-national models.
These structural factors have generally been shown to predict civil war better than grievances.
Thomas Zeitzoff @zeitzoff
Iâve seen more and more academics and elites say that the U.S. is likely headed towards civil war or secession.*
Not only is this wrong, it's also incredibly dangerous.
Here's why. đ§ľ
*See https://t.co/2XFn1n82I5 and https://t.co/mV1efUby8W https://t.co/s6x39Xqxl5
12:48 AM ¡ Dec 22, 2021
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