Favorite Rejects 2022-03-16

Wilfredo Sánchez Vega @wsanchez

Common HomePod interaction of late: Hey Siri, can you set a timer? How long? 5 minutes …Hrm…this is taking a while…I didn’t hear back HEAR BACK FROM WHOM SIRI? THE TIMER POLICE? MY TIMER BANK? TELL ME.

Berny Belvedere @bernybelvedere

Listen to me, I get Ukraine is facing what some experts are calling "a military invasion" and "bombings." But you're gonna sit there and tell me that this means the Nordstrom in Kyiv is closed? Get off your ass and get yourself a suit, guy.

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

One thing that makes the “how much aid should we give to Ukraine?” debate odd is that you’d normally expect to see a fair amount of covert assistance in this kind of situation but Zelensky is such a star that everyone wants to *be seen as* providing help.

StandWithUkraineHat @Popehat

Nice try, Putin, but do you really think Americans would fall for a cynical, nakedly partisan appropriation of the concept of cancel culture for malign ends? Hah! As if.

max seddon @maxseddon

Putin just said the west is trying to "cancel" Russia

Yair Rosenberg @Yair_Rosenberg

For those unfamiliar, "rootless cosmopolitans" is an antisemitic euphemism for Jews that was popularized under Stalin in the Soviet Union. Hitler also slurred Jews as disloyal cosmopolitans in his Mein Kampf. There's exactly one type of person who uses this sort of language.

Matthew Gertz @MattGertz

NEW: Tucker Carlson favorite Douglas Macgregor in 2021 speech: The people that "the Russians used to call... 'rootless cosmopolitans'" are "largely responsible, in my judgment, for the condition that we are in today.” https://t.co/R5PNeXrc4y https://t.co/ntJBGz9R5i

Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦 @Noahpinion

The IRGC aren't nice happy friendly guys, but they're an integral part of the Iranian state, and in order to become neutral in the Middle East we need to stop treating them like a terrorist group.

noahpinion.substack.comTime for a Diplomatic RevolutionCold War 2 is here, and the U.S. needs all the allies we can get.

Ezra Klein @ezraklein

Thanks for the nightmares, @Max_Fisher. nytimes.com/2022/03/16/wor…

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

They estimate 825 million aggregate lost IQ points across the population due to filling the air with toxic heavy metals https://t.co/zao4nbfb4H

Matt Hauer @theHauer

New paper out in @PNASNews today! We looked at past lead exposure in the US and found half of the US population was exposed to adverse lead levels in early childhood! https://t.co/CKohGkfpNC

Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦 @Noahpinion

This article argues that Ukraine needs to withdraw its conventional forces from the Donbas border in order to fight in the interior of Ukraine.

rusi.orgNot Out of the Woods Yet: Assessing the Operational Situation in UkraineAn assessment of Russian movements and successes in Ukraine indicates that Russian forces are advancing and may still achieve their goals. To survive the next few weeks, Ukrainian forces will need to adopt an operational plan based on exploiting their interior lines.

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

The problem with California is that if you go there you are surrounded by people who care too much about weather. https://t.co/paTRIMWGih

Matthew Zeitlin @MattZeitlin

There’s all sorts of bizarre cope that’s been developed over the years to deny this (“I like seasons”) but it’s clearly true https://t.co/SO7ANbgvi9

Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦 @Noahpinion

DSA is calling for the U.S. to halt military aid to Ukraine. Fuck DSA!

DSA International Committee 🌹 @DSA_Intl_Comm

The US has sent over $1B in military aid to Ukraine in the past year and over $3B since 2014. Continued large deployments of weapons from the US/ NATO only further exacerbates the war. We have to call for humanitarian aid and diplomacy to de-escalate. 3/11 https://t.co/a1ZncXdVGy