James Medlock@jdcmedlock
Anarcho-Keynesianism is where you don’t believe in having the state manage the macro economy, individuals simply take direct action by shoplifting when the economy is below capacity and then sneak goods back into store inventories during inflationary periods https://t.co/YAKVpQUfDq
Matt Bruenig @MattBruenig
@DavidSligar There is a very plausible trollish extension of this observation that says that, when the economy is under capacity, shoplifting in particular (at least within certain aggregate limits) is likely positive-sum because it will result in more aggregate production
3:25 PM · Jun 26, 2022
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Reza Zadeh@Reza_Zadeh
Four MBAs started a startup and realized they need an engineer to actually do the work.
5:14 PM · Jun 26, 2022
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Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
While people spend the overwhelming majority of their time in places that are majority-white.
I wonder sometimes how many white Americans have *ever* been to a party with mostly-Black guests or a restaurant with mostly-Black patrons.
5:34 PM · Jun 26, 2022
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Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
Most women who get abortions already have at least one child. https://t.co/WQ2B8mtQ6T
J.D. Vance @JDVance1
If your worldview tells you that it’s bad for women to become mothers but liberating for them to work 90 hours a week in a cubicle at the New York Times or Goldman Sachs, you’ve been had.
6:31 PM · Jun 26, 2022
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Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
I think this result underscores the power of the "safe, legal, and rare" rhetorical framework — there's a very large and electorally decisive group of somewhat squishy pro-choice voters.
9:21 PM · Jun 26, 2022
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Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
South Korea’s GDP is now larger than Canada’s, they should push for promotion/relegation from the G7.
10:37 PM · Jun 26, 2022
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Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦@Noahpinion
GamerGate destroyed nerd culture; hence I will hate GamerGate forever. Twitter enabled and encouraged GamerGate; hence I will hate Twitter forever.
It's really as simple as that.
12:22 AM · Jun 27, 2022
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Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦@Noahpinion
The Quad should think about arming Myanmar's National Unity Government.
warontherocks.com
A More United, Better-Armed Opposition Can Bring Democracy to Myanmar - War on the Rocks
4:03 AM · Jun 27, 2022
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sam@sam_d_1995
In 2018, control of the VA legislature was determined by a coin flip because the election was a literal tie
donating to state legislature democrats is by far best bang for your buck
we’ve already raised $3,500, which could absolutely swing some races
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Andrew Luna🇺🇦 @GrandAdmAndrew
How about action over donations. How many more millions do you need to achieve any success? https://t.co/OfKm4LJ09Q
3:51 PM · Jun 26, 2022
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James Palmer@BeijingPalmer
I will believe that their priority is to rebuild diplomacy with the US when they lay off the public conspiracy theories and shit-talking about the US.
John Blaxland @JohnBlaxland1
A significant shift, it would appear:"The demotion of China's first vice foreign minister, President Xi Jinping's point man for Russia, signals a shift in Xi's strategy and suggests his priority in foreign policy now is to rebuild diplomacy with the US"
https://t.co/fhNDVvu9pN
1:05 AM · Jun 26, 2022
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