Colin McMillen@mcmillen
i'd say: nobody needs to tell anyone else to "assume good intent".
most reasonable people assume good intent *anyways* for ordinary real-life misunderstandings. anyone who explicitly invokes "assume good intent" is probably using it as cover for acting like an asshole.
Vicky Harp @vickyharp
I do a lot of mentoring and exit interviewing and let me tell you, "assume good intent" needs to go.
5:19 AM · Apr 14, 2022
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Nate Silver@NateSilver538
Pillars of democracy:
* Free and fair elections
* Separation of powers
* Equal rights for all US citizens
* Content moderation on Twitter
Max Boot 🇺🇦 @MaxBoot
I am frightened by the impact on society and politics if Elon Musk acquires Twitter. He seems to believe that on social media anything goes. For democracy to survive, we need more content moderation, not less.
12:54 PM · Apr 14, 2022
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Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
Two senators is not enough to vigorously represent the the interests of California's gigantic and diverse population, and by forcing all that work to be done by just *one* senator Feinstein's team is really doing a disservice to their constituents.
sfchronicle.com
Colleagues worry Dianne Feinstein is now mentally unfit to serve, citing recent interactions
1:00 PM · Apr 14, 2022
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S.V. Dáte@svdate
The electric F-150 is the actual game changer.
When Republican men who think climate change is a hoax and would never buy an electric vehicle for planet saving reasons realize that a fully loaded pickup can go 0-60 in less than 5 seconds....
bloomberg.com
Bloomberg - Are you a robot?
12:25 PM · Apr 14, 2022
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Gavin Esler@gavinesler
The idea that Russian generals are accused of corruption in Vladimir Putin’s kleptocracy is beyond satire. A criminal regime doesn’t like people stealing from it. As Gary Kasparov says: Every country has a mafia. In Russia the mafia has a country.
Anders Åslund @anders_aslund
Putin appears to be running wild in his bunker, wherever it is. None of the news is confirmed, but this looks like Putin going for vicious recriminations.
1. Shoigu is allegedly out because of a heart attack.
2. General Beseda, the head of FSB foreign intelligence in arrest, ...
1:22 PM · Apr 14, 2022
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Adam Ozimek@ModeledBehavior
Two opposing views from Brookings folks on geographic shifts:
1. Kane, Tong, Schuetz: "this largely continues pre-pandemic trends" brookings.edu/blog/the-avenu…
2. Frey: "not just a continuation of past trends"
brookings.edu
New census data shows a huge spike in movement out of big metro areas during the pandemic
3:49 PM · Apr 14, 2022
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Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦@Noahpinion
But what about all those semiconductor companies they were going to start? 🤪
Rita Liao @ritacyliao
Disheartening story to write: a generation of Chinese who graduated uni abroad in the 2010s returned home hoping to be the next Jack Ma by founding their own internet startup. Many are now pivoting overseas, driven away by the country's stifling policies. https://t.co/f7kMMJT7KZ
5:42 PM · Apr 14, 2022
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Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
It looked scary for a bit, but the good guys won an important one here and 1,250 megawatts of hydro are coming from Quebec to New York.
12:47 AM · Apr 15, 2022
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