Favorite Rejects 2022-06-07

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

If you don’t even purport to be using your wealth and influence to accomplish anything useful, you seem to attract less criticism than the people who are trying and — by trying — inevitably falling short in some respects of their claims.

Jeremy Hoffman @jeremyhoffman

I'm looking forward to the compromise between CA Sen. @Portantino's proposed rebate to households with few cars, and Gov. @GavinNewsom 's proposed rebate to households with more cars -- a rebate to every household regardless of car ownership. 🙃

Streets For All @streetsforall

BIG NEWS: @Portantino just introduced a tax rebate for owning fewer cars than people in your household. We are beyond proud and excited to sponsor this bill with partners @CalBike @StreetsR4Every1 @ActiveSGV ! https://t.co/QkUjgOmOID

Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦 @Noahpinion

Senior Noahpinion columnist Noah Smith has been placed on temporary leave due to certain negative comments that have created a hostile workplace. Junior staffer Noah Smith reportedly said "I refuse to work with that fat asshole."

The Russian Warship Went And Fucked Itself 🇺🇦 @spooknine

Like the elephant, a Russian military vehicle near the end of its life finds its way to the ancestral burial ground of Russian armor in Ukraine to die

Expat in Kyiv @expatua

Russia transferring more MLRS and 152mm howitzers all the way from Irkutsk to Ukraine. The entire armory of Russia is being destroyed in Ukraine. https://t.co/5o0plTqQP8

Josh Barro @jbarro

It doesn’t matter if you’re right on the merits. You don’t badmouth your co-workers in public. This isn’t Fleetwood Mac! joshbarro.com/p/are-there-an…

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

This Top Gun take is triggering to naval aviators.

Policy Tensor @policytensor

I was surprised to see an ad for the air force before the film. The film is a 2 hour commercial for the air force. Do we really need the pre-commercial? 3/