Favorite Rejects 2022-06-25

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

James Cameron movies.

Robin Hanson @robinhanson

What are the cathedrals of our era? Things which may have practical uses, but which also impress by showing our powers, reach toward our high aspirations, & induce shared awe & pride? Skyscrapers & moon landings were that more recently; what about now?

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Can confirm that I was vaxxed and boosted, got Covid, and did not die. https://t.co/qDeX0aGj49

Marc Veldhoen @Marc_Veld

CDC update. In short: vaccines work and keep working! https://t.co/uZVMKZzzei https://t.co/spBOIrLsoN

Darrell Owens @IDoTheThinking

Really enjoyed working on AB 2053 so that all these NIMBY bullshitters finally revealed their true colors once they couldnt use the progressive vaporware rhetoric anymore.

Kyle Ray Kelley @KyleRayKelley

The League of @CalCities has OPPOSED AB 2053, the Social Housing Act. Their member cities and allies at @livableca have been saying: "cities don't build housing, developers do". Now they're opposing an opportunity for the state to help them develop that housing. https://t.co/VGo7QcOj3O

Alex coxOS @AlexCox

Unlike other judges, the ones in charge of the Pokémon TCG were chill with allowing something cool even though it doesn’t explicitly state their rights in the OG rules. https://t.co/qHVurN0JYx

Joshua Yehl @JoshuaYehl

This madman entered the Pokémon TCG North American International Championship with a 60 card deck made purely of novelty jumbo cards. The judges debated and ruled it was legal because card size is not specified in the rules.😂 https://t.co/82qwN2UAuY

Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦 @Noahpinion

Yes. Currently, the Left and Right in America are trying to harass each other into starting violence, so they can crush the other side in the name of restoring order. The Left harasses with cultural power, the Right with political/legal power.

Thomas Manga @thomasabarry1

@Noahpinion The key is to get your OPPONENT to choose violence when you have the stronger hand on that front.

Jordan Weissmann @JHWeissmann

Having a father in the picture actually doesn’t do shit for a woman who needs treatment for a miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy. https://t.co/EiAHk2aQig

Edward Feser @FeserEdward

1/6 Nature provides supports for pregnant women. They’re called fathers. When fathers fail there are extended families. Does government have a role to play when these don't suffice? Absolutely. But the *fundamental* way to help pregnant women is to restore marriage and fatherhood

Megan K. Stack @Megankstack

“I ask you to not use the coat hanger as a rallying cry. The symbol for this era is a pill. We don’t want to give people the idea that in desperation a coat hanger or injecting Lysol or throwing themselves down the stairs is the best option. They’re not.”

vajenda.substack.comStop talking about coat hangers and start talking about misoprostolSome thoughts on where we have been and where we go from here from an OB/GYN