Favorite Rejects 2022-02-04

Noah Smith 🌐+🧦=🐇 @Noahpinion

Myanmar is sort of a test of whether a modern military can act as a gang that just rules an entire country through force and the threat of force, even when most of the country hates it. 9dashline.com/article/the-ta…

Ezra Cheung @ezracheungtoto

#BREAKING: Two sources have said Hong Kong health authorities have determined China’s Sinovac vaccine is of no use against the Delta and Omicron variants, thus toughening control measures to minimise any chances of infection. About 40% of the inoculated population chose Sinovac.

Mountain Lion In My Backyard 🦁🌇 (MLIMBY) @ArmandDoma

oh god he’s gonna file a CEQA appeal against a homeless shelter in his neighborhood, isn’t he

rob trench @robtrench

really miss the days when teaser posters were just striking minimalist art design with no mention of a title whatsoever

Timothy B. Lee @binarybits

This is a really nice writeup of the forces pushing down interest rates in recent decades.

theovershoot.coInequality, Interest Rates, Aging, and the Role of Central BanksBad things lead to more bad things. But (some) bad things can be fixed.

Noah Smith 🌐+🧦=🐇 @Noahpinion

China actually had the commander of the force that attacked Indian soldiers in 2020 be a torch-bearer in the Winter Olympics! Damn.

cnn.comIndia launches last-minute diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics over Chinese soldierIndia on Thursday announced a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing after a commander involved in 2020 border clashes between the two countries appeared as an Olympic torchbearer in the customary torch relay leading up to the Games.

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Henry George talking about gentrification in the Mission in 1868.

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

@NateSilver538 I mostly think that on several issues the media is too far left to be useful to Democrats. Like if Fox primetime was constantly talking about how we need to cut Social Security and Medicare, that would be "conservative media" but extremely electorally counterproductive.

Timothy B. Lee @binarybits

Anti-Defamation League adopts the trendy new definition of racism. Then they're forced to backtrack when they realize their new definition doesn't apply to the Holocaust. jpost.com/diaspora/antis…

Marco Arment @marcoarment

I actually agree with most of Apple’s concerns over side-loading. I REALLY don’t want that, as I wrote last fall: marco.org/2021/09/13/fut… But by refusing to yield on the IAP front, Apple is practically forcing regulators to act with a stronger hand and force side-loading.

Tim Schmitz @TimSchmitz

By demonstrating just how much power they truly hold, Apple is actually making the case for sideloading. It’s hard to imagine they don’t realize how much risk they’re creating for themselves, but I can’t think of another explanation. https://t.co/8hYDraEa5U

LegitimatePoliticalDiscourseHat @Popehat

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