Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
I basically agree with this take, but I do think the inflation situation should lead us to at least somewhat reconsider dichotomous thinking about “skilled” vs unskilled immigrants — we could use some folks to build houses and work in daycare centers. https://t.co/CMlNMcKodV
Alec Stapp @AlecStapp
Larry Summers is 100% right about this: https://t.co/BErxjJD6KU
4:11 PM · Apr 8, 2022
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Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
Smart Republicans understand that the biggest potential roadblock for them politically is public discussion of their economic policy agenda.
4:21 PM · Apr 8, 2022
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Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦@Noahpinion
It's worth remembering that China's Covid disaster isn't lockdowns per se; it's a refusal to import Western vaccines, for propaganda reasons.
Sofia Horta e Costa @SofiaHCBBG
Shanghai residents push back against a never-ending lockdown. Cases in China's largest city exceed 21,000 as the government conducts its mass testing exercise. People are running out of food, medication and patience. 2/10
https://t.co/pcV1H6AgBO
6:39 PM · Apr 8, 2022
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Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦@Noahpinion
In 2014, the Russian-speaking population of Ukraine was relatively pro-Russian. But by coming in and blasting that portion of the population specifically, Putin will turn all the Russian-speakers against Russia.
Andrii.Osadchuk_MP @OsadchukAndrii
There is just one thing, which I was absolutely unable to predict. It is the fact that #Putin is intentionally demolishing Russian speaking population at the East of #Ukraine
6:47 PM · Apr 8, 2022
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Radley Balko@radleybalko
Either these guys were innocent, or FBI investigators so abused their power that a jury couldn’t convict men who tried to kidnap a governor. Not sure which is worse. But lazy, informant-staged crimes have been a common investigatory tactic among federal law enforcement for years. https://t.co/8Yzlk7pLnj
Ken Dilanian @KenDilanianNBC
Huge blow to the FBI: Zero guilty verdicts in the case of the alleged plot to kidnap Michigan governor. Not guilty verdict for three, hung jury on the alleged ringleader, per @PeteWilliamsNBC
7:09 PM · Apr 8, 2022
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Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦@Noahpinion
Yup
doomslayer @moodslayer95
@Noahpinion i used to be against NATO expansion. but honestly after seeing what russia is doing to ukraine, who's to say they WOULDN'T invade estonia or latvia if they didn't join NATO?
8:53 PM · Apr 8, 2022
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John Raymond Hanger@johnrhanger
Below is more from EIA. USA has strong growth in solar and wind, with the share of total generation from RE now above 22% and on track to reach 30% well before 2030. Yet, the loss of nuclear slows the increase in total zero carbon power generated on the grid.
1:23 PM · Apr 8, 2022
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◥◤.@kristoncapps@kristoncapps
"We need to exempt housing construction from rent regulation. Every American city that I can find with rent control in place has an exemption for new housing. We have thousands of units on pause right now waiting for this." — St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter:
bit.ly
Mayor Melvin Carter: St. Paul Is on the Cusp of Its Big Moment
9:33 PM · Apr 8, 2022
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Nick Bloom@I_Am_NickBloom
New randomized control trial on 3-2 hybrid #WFH vs 5-days in office
Finds hybrid WFH
1) Lowers quits by 35%
2) Raises employee satisfaction
3) Has no negative effect on performance or promotions
Results so good the firm allowed WFH in all divisions
See stanford.io/3je2FVS
3:07 PM · Apr 8, 2022
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Cliff Levy@cliffordlevy
@AndrewKramerNYT A Russian soldier from a chemical, biological and nuclear protection unit picked up a source of cobalt-60 at one waste site with his bare hands, exposing himself to so much radiation in a few seconds that it went off the scales of a Geiger counter.
nyti.ms
Russian Blunders in Chernobyl: ‘They Came and Did Whatever They Wanted.’
10:31 PM · Apr 8, 2022
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Garry Tan 陈嘉兴@garrytan
“We plan to put more than 1M robots in manufacturing facilities. There’s no reason why America can’t be the biggest manufacturer in the world. China doesn’t have any structural advantage other than access to labor.” @goformic @samanfarid 🦾 bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
bloomberg.com
Bloomberg - Are you a robot?
3:41 AM · Apr 9, 2022
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