Favorite Rejects 2022-03-07

Alex Tabarrok @ATabarrok

We truly live in the dumbest timeline. A French restaurant says it received insults and threats from customers who thought its signature Quebecois dish poutine was named after Putin

news.yahoo.comA French restaurant says it received insults and threats from customers who thought its signature Quebecois dish poutine was named after Pu…La Maison de la Poutine said it “seems necessary” to remind diners its name and signature dish are “unrelated to the Russian regime and its leader.”

Amanda Carpenter @amandacarpenter

Scroll thru this. It’s Trumpism without Trump. A huge networking/entertainment event that drew thousands from MD, PA, WV, surrounding areas and well beyond. All without a major headliner. https://t.co/FZQbIvKVTA

Terry Bouton @TerryBoutonHist

We spent four hours walking around the “Peoples Convoy” Trucker encampment at the Hagerstown Speedway in MD. Anyone dismissing this as a failed event by the crazy fringe is missing the big picture. Here are five important take-aways. 🧵 (Photos by @_Noelle_Cook). https://t.co/M7e3CLqbTK

Aaron 🥑🚈🚰🏀 @aceckhouse

anyone want a $200/month reduction in rent?

California YIMBY @cayimby

UCLA Professor Michael Manville and colleagues published new research last year finding that parking reform “helped make 100% affordable projects more economically viable...” https://t.co/o5uVWzuMHJ

Brian Hanlon @hanlonbt

.@cayimby is co-sponsoring AB 2097 to end mandatory parking requirements near transit. Thanks, @laurafriedman43, for your pro-climate leadership!

cayimby.orgAB 2097 - Housing for people, not cars - California YIMBY

FOX Sports: MLB @MLBONFOX

MLB & MLBPA agreed to ban shifts, implement a pitch clock & make the bases larger in 2023, per @JonHeyman

Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦 @Noahpinion

This was a good one. Highly recommended.

Dmitri Alperovitch @DAlperovitch

Here is a recording of Sunday night @TwitterSpaces discussion and expert analysis of war in Ukraine w/ @KofmanMichael and @RALee85 Based on the demand we are thinking of doing another update this coming Sunday. Stay tuned! CC @SpaceDownloader https://t.co/Bz3dmVNHKv

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

I think that feeding children is good

Helena Bottemiller Evich @hbottemiller

NEW: McConnell is forcefully opposing a provision in the omnibus spending bill that would extend waivers that have allowed schools to serve universal free meals during the pandemic, per sources close to the talks.

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

It’s true that if we do it McConnell’s way some needy children will slip through the cracks and go hungry, but his view is that’s a small price to pay to defend the principle that middle class parents have it too easy in America and need to pay more.

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Some real monkey's paw stuff happening in terms of "if only someone could stop Trump."

Leana Wen, M.D. @DrLeanaWen

Unbelievable. Florida Governor DeSantis is recommending AGAINST covid vaccines for healthy children. This completely goes against CDC guidance & recommendations from American Academy of Pediatrics. Vaccines are safe, effective, and prevent severe illness. https://t.co/hIiICsb0LT