Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
The “proxy warfare” framing of this is weird, as if the US hired a bunch of Ukrainian guys to go fight Russia.
The war is bad! Russia should stop invading!
Michael Tracey @mtracey
It's helpful to clarify that "Stand with Ukraine" means "Stand with a campaign of indefinite US proxy warfare, the intensity of which continues to escalate by the day." Kinda doubt that would make for inspiring TikTok memes, or that John Legend would sing about it at the Grammys https://t.co/JgTJyV56x6
12:21 PM · Apr 6, 2022
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Michael Hobbes@RottenInDenmark
Gotta respect the bald moral deciduousness of pretending to be scandalized by the DNC chair saying rude things about Republicans in the same week an elected House GOP member called Democrats "pro-pedophile."
Max Kennerly @MaxKennerly
Jaime Harrison's remarks will not "cause headaches" for Democrats, they will cause pearl-clutching among reactionary white pundits who want Republicans to win. Dems should be honest with voters; there is zero benefit for Dems in carrying water for maggot-infested fascists. https://t.co/YJfLzLbjMh
2:08 PM · Apr 6, 2022
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Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
To me, the cultural milieu that says this is an acceptable way to proceed in an intellectual field — where you don't state what your objections are to the article you're mad at, you instead make up things about it to signal to others — is suffering from some serious problems.
3:09 PM · Apr 6, 2022
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Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
GPT-3 is impressive but a skilled human takeslinger can still clearly do YIMBY takes better than this.
6:52 PM · Apr 6, 2022
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Heather Long@byHeatherLong
This is very good news: Moms have been returning to work at a rapid pace in recent months. A full recovery could happen by summer (if not sooner).
Nick Bunker @nick_bunker
Mothers' employment rate grew quickly in March, up 0.5 percentage points. It's now only 0.6 ppts away from its pre-pandemic level.
(new from the March 2022 CPS microdata) https://t.co/zzFkRMOjoS
8:24 PM · Apr 6, 2022
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Ethan Mollick@emollick
More & more companies are closely monitoring what their employees do. But this paper suggests that monitoring increases unethical behavior, at least when employees don’t believe they being treated fairly, because watched employees don’t feel agency & control over their actions.
11:24 PM · Apr 6, 2022
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Russian Warship, Go Fuck Yourself 🇺🇦@spooknine
More evidence that we should try my "just build and immediately decommission a thousand military bases" solution to our housing problems
Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes
Construction of the three barracks expected to set the record began at Fort Bliss, Texas, on Wednesday and should finish within 10 months, DOD said in a statement.
https://t.co/KuRoDo4gOi
11:28 PM · Apr 6, 2022
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Neuroscience News@NeuroscienceNew
An innovative new system that includes electronic implants directly onto the spinal cord reactivates neurons that control blood pressure, allowing a patient with MSA-P to retain consciousness when in an upright position.
#neurotech #neuroscience #science
neurosciencenews.com
Electronic Implant Reactivates Spinal-Cord Nerves of a Patient With Neurodegenerative Disease - Neuroscience News
11:21 PM · Apr 6, 2022
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Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦@Noahpinion
One thing Game of Thrones got right is that the world isn't "good guys vs. bad guys". It's "flawed, inconsistent, hypocritical guys vs. bad guys".
12:26 AM · Apr 7, 2022
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Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦@Noahpinion
Your heroes will always disappoint you and let you down. But the villains will usually live up to their reputations.
12:29 AM · Apr 7, 2022
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Josh Barro@jbarro
I think what's happening here is very simple: key parts of "the discourse" are dominated by people who hated and were bad at math, and so they've decided it promotes equity to de-emphasize advanced math.
freddiedeboer.substack.com
Rich Kids Can Always Get Algebra or Calculus or Whatever Else They Need
12:36 AM · Apr 7, 2022
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Alex Bozikovic@alexbozikovic
It takes a special something to tell Indigenous nations that their real-estate development is out of character with the surrounding houses.
thetyee.ca
The Jericho Lands Need a Human-Scaled Rethink | The Tyee
1:04 AM · Apr 7, 2022
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Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦@Noahpinion
Welcome to 2022!
1:35 AM · Apr 7, 2022
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Richard Wike@RichardWike
New survey: 7-in-10 Americans now see Russia as an enemy, up from 41% in January pewrsr.ch/3ueZe7H
4:03 PM · Apr 6, 2022
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