Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
The economy is the most important factor in politics but abortion rights look clearly like one of the best things for Democratic candidates to talk about (in a politically savvy way that highlights GOP extremism and engages with conservative values)
pewresearch.org/politics/2022/…
12:18 PM · Aug 24, 2022
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Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
The Iran deal is good for the United States and good for Iran (that’s what makes it a deal). Because it’s good for Iran, some other countries in the region don’t like it which I totally get.
But these are “allies” that don’t do anything for America.
politico.com
Israelis press U.S. not to rejoin Iran nuclear deal
5:00 PM · Aug 24, 2022
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Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
Don’t treat Bay Area trends as typical of “cities” or “coastal cities” or “expensive cities” fully five out of nine jurisdictions with declining nominal rent are in the San Francisco area and none of the other four are in pricey coastal metros.
apartmentlist.com/research/pande…
11:50 AM · Aug 24, 2022
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Jennifer Jacobs@JenniferJJacobs
This makes a total of $13 billion in US assistance to Ukraine since the Russian invasion began six months ago https://t.co/xS1v3i9vYN
Jack Detsch @JackDetsch
NEW: Biden announces new $2.98B U.S. weapons package for Ukraine on Independence Day, the largest since Russia’s full scale invasion six months ago.
Biden said aid will allow 🇺🇦 to obtain air defense systems, artillery systems & munitions, counter-drone, and radars in long term https://t.co/wvv8GzKz5l
12:46 PM · Aug 24, 2022
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Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
I say America doesn’t need to fight Iran for the sake of other Middle Eastern states because they don’t do anything for America, and his example of assistance to America is that they try to feed us intel about how we should fight Iran on their behalf. It’s absurd. https://t.co/SlwGS8HXrX
Abe Greenwald @AbeGreenwald
Sure, Israel doesn't "do anything for America." It only exposed the secret nuclear warehouse and archive that Iran hid under the nose of the JCPOA's "inspection regime." And new inspections will be worse. But he thinks a deal is good by virtue of it being called a deal. https://t.co/Po6Us1fVQQ
9:10 PM · Aug 24, 2022
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Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
One of GPT-3's main flaws is that the prose it generates has a kind of stilted, school essay voice but that makes it perfect for writing brief school essays.
Jon Askonas @JonAskonas
Short written assignments are FINISHED pedagogically. Educators need to wake up to this reality. There are alternatives: in-class blue books, oral exams, longer research papers (for now). But AI forces us to rethink our pedagogy.
This took me 10 seconds in GPT-3. https://t.co/aKttuwJi9j
2:30 PM · Aug 24, 2022
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Jennifer Doleac@jenniferdoleac
Follow @ElectionScience to learn more about approval voting and ongoing efforts to reform state/local voting systems. CES has big plans for the yrs ahead!
I'm bullish on this as a way to get out of this crazy equilibrium where the far left & far right control our policy convos.
The Center for Election Science @ElectionScience
The voting method should have nothing to do with selecting a different winner. It should be about empowering voters. That’s why approval voting is the better option because it provides real choice and transparency.
https://t.co/AFuntFnqte
1:16 PM · Aug 24, 2022
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Oliver Willis@owillis
most liberals do not understand the extent to which fox news viewers seriously believe multiple us cities were burned to the ground in summer 2020. literally burned to the ground.
Ben Albert @BAlbertBen
@owillis I still frequently run into “entire cities burned to the ground”
4:33 PM · Aug 24, 2022
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Rachel Cohen@rmc031
really good/agitating @kevinroose column
nytimes.com
We Need to Talk About How Good A.I. Is Getting
3:59 PM · Aug 24, 2022
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Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
Key point here — when they did meetings where random people could show up and yell, opinion was against reform but when you look at statistically valid surveys and election results people liked the reform.
Embrace democracy.
Emily Hamilton @ebwhamilton
.@salimfurth and Eric Cousens cover important zoning reforms in Auburn, Maine that include an ADU ordinance on steroids, parking reform, and new zoning for low-rise multifamily https://t.co/AFR02ZrwAd
9:15 PM · Aug 24, 2022
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Nate Silver@NateSilver538
"Trump pushed for vaccine approvals too fast" is the worst possible critique of the Trump administration's COVID policy. That probably saved a lot of lives. If anything approval should have been faster.
POLITICO @politico
The Trump administration pressured the FDA to authorize unproven treatments for Covid-19 and the first Covid-19 vaccines on an accelerated timeline, according to a House report released Wednesday.
https://t.co/aJlYeu4oY0
10:37 PM · Aug 24, 2022
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Nate Silver@NateSilver538
Also, the late 2020 push from liberal public health elites that persuaded Pfizer to *change* its original protocols - and had the convenient side-effect of delaying any vaccine announcement until after the election - deserves more scrutiny.
politico.com
Pfizer trying to defuse critics amid push for vaccine before Election Day
10:37 PM · Aug 24, 2022
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Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
I guess maybe if Democrats slam Trump for approving the vaccines too fast, conservative media will run lots of content about how the vaccines are safe.
11:35 PM · Aug 24, 2022
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