Favorite Rejects 2022-04-30

Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦 @Noahpinion

Yes the F-35 development was inefficient and wasteful, but at the end of the day, it means we have better planes than the bad guys.

Phillips P. OBrien @PhillipsPOBrien

If this war proves anything, it’s that NATO would be able to dominate the Russia Airforce without a single F-35. The Ukrainians are giving them fits with aircraft first designed in the Soviet era. https://t.co/7in30mE8g1

Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦 @Noahpinion

The Guardian published a piece of straight-up Russian propaganda from a guy who did propaganda for the Russians. Gross. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Danylo Mokryk @DMokryk

1/7 Let's break down the Kremlin propaganda piece published today by @guardian. It's authored by an ex-PR advisor to the Kremlin, Angus Roxburgh. And it's quite indicative of how the "export" variant of Russian propaganda works. A🧵incoming.

Molly Jong-Fast @MollyJongFast

In a normal news organization this would be the end of an anchors career but I don’t think this will ever cause a ripple

Alec Stapp @AlecStapp

Tariffs are really bad, especially on renewable energy

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

The biggest problem in media is the audience. nytimes.com/2022/04/30/bus…

Nick Confessore @nickconfessore

Today, @nytimes is publishing “American Nationalist,” our 3-part investigation into the fall and rise of Tucker Carlson and the transformation of American conservatism. Part 1 will appear in Sunday’s paper. A 🧵on our story and findings: nytimes.com/2022/04/30/us/…

nytimes.comHow Tucker Carlson Stoked White Fear to Conquer CableA string of setbacks made the pundit flee television, the Republican establishment and even his home. He re-emerged with what may be the most racist, and successful, show in the history of cable news.