Favorite Rejects 2022-09-30

Hayden Clarkin @the_transit_guy

Denmark's public transit agency has made the greatest transit advertisement of all time. No notes. (Din Offentlige Transport)

Karim Sadjadpour @ksadjadpour

What a remarkable image. The daughter of Minoo Majidi--a mother of two who was killed by the Iranian regime while protesting for #MahsaAmini--stands at her mother's gravesite. She is defiantly unveiled, and in her left hand she holds the hair she cut from her head.

Timothy B. Lee @binarybits

"The national parties, such that they still exist, are largely lifestyle brands attached to fundraising funnels."

secondbest.caNonprofits are under-theorizedThe low church politics of America

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

IVF at risk jessica.substack.com/p/we-just-want…

Pardis @Papar45

I just effing love this Progress and Poverty article:

progressandpoverty.substack.comThe Martian and the Economist: A Parable of PanaceasOn the rationality of economists and picking up $20 bills

Perry Bacon Jr. @perrybaconjr

"If there's a Wakanda for Black Americans, it's Maryland," says @andreperryedu in a Twitter Spaces discussion, explaining his new research on places where Black Americans live longer and have better outcomes. Specifically highlights Montgomery County.

bostonglobe.comWhat’s going right about Black life? The Black Progress Index tells us what, where, and how - The Boston GlobeWe assembled data from as many U.S. counties as possible to identify the strongest predictors of well-being, with life expectancy as the primary measure. The index analyzes these places and more.

BrieflyAsABoatHat @Popehat

Wife: [describes something horrible an acquaintance's husband or ex did] Me, aloud: That's terrible dear Me, to myself: AND THE BAR GETS LOWER

Quantian @quantian1

Every Putin speech is him rambling on about shit like “the effete West is trying to ‘cancel’ Russian culture for believing there are only two genders” and then people on here will nod sagely and say “yes, we must grapple with his well-articulated concerns about NATO expansion”

Damion Schubert, Zen Designer @ZenOfDesign

I regret to inform you that the tech bros have stumbled on the concepts of 'message boards' without one iota of thought why those are mostly dead and centralized services like Twitter, Reddit and Facebook won the day. (Hint: it's the moderation)

Brian Armstrong @brian_armstrong

Decentralized social media is on the horizon (as we’ve known for a while). And nice to see in plain English the risk of large entities being captured by the state or activists. https://t.co/VbDxmggJDM

TheOmniZaddy 🌹🔰🏗 @TheOmniZaddy

Imagine demanding that every *new* doctor must devote 50% of their appointments to low-income patients, and have to subsidize them with their own wages. But every single *current* existing doctor is exempt and will not be subject to Medicare/Medicaid price negotiation. ❓❓

Ben Wikler @benwikler

5 HOURS LEFT: Till our midnight end-of-quarter deadline—the last one before the election. In Wisconsin, races will come down to a percentage point. So in these final 39 days, let’s focus on doing everything we can possibly do. Chip in here to help us win: wisdems.org/veepwing

Ben Wikler @benwikler

DEADLINE but also AWESOME LIVE EVENT: RT this invite to our West Wing + Veep once-in-a-lifetime grassroots fundraiser & help Dems win Wisconsin! Chip in any amount to RSVP—help us hit 1000 new RSVPs by end-of-quarter midnight 9/30! https://t.co/cSvjOrlB5G https://t.co/anWD6CmAH3

Kevin Burke @derivativeburke

HCD's letter to Lafayette is out: eastbayforeveryone.org/wp-content/upl… Based on the contents, I would say HCD is very determined on helping Lafayette succeed in producing a compliant Housing Element

Darrell Owens @IDoTheThinking

I think theres merits here. Certainly dont mind American culture becoming a bit more collective and shaming since thats all the rage these days anyways. but what i fear is companies springing up doing this in a predatory way.

David Zipper @DavidZipper

Well, this is interesting: In NYC, a new bill would invite residents to submit photos of cars blocking bike lanes, schools, and sidewalks -- and then receive 25% of each $175 ticket. https://t.co/nIQePqvTlz

Darrell Owens @IDoTheThinking

Yeah if it applies to police cars then im game cause imma make a lot of money

Jorts (and Jean) @JortsTheCat

@DavidZipper Does it work for cop cars?