Favorite Rejects 2022-11-09

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Of my pre-registered election takes this is the one that I think did worse — the Bozo Factor turns out to matter in the House too! slowboring.com/p/pre-register…

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Tired: Don’t nominate weirdos and fraud for key senate races Wired: Don’t nominate weirdos and frauds for any office.

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

A lot of people across factions questioned the decision to go so all-in on abortion ads but I think it was vindicated — I’ve said many times that the arm of the Democratic Party that tests/optimized paid media is probably its most functional group.

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

We need to be tough on crime (people who carry illegal concealed handguns) and tough on the root causes of crime (laws that make handguns widely available).

Brian Lyman @lyman_brian

Alabama had more firearm deaths in total in 2020 than New York State, which has four times Alabama’s population. https://t.co/cESpD5xt3Z https://t.co/rDNLZAJhyu

Peter Sagal @petersagal

Comfortable again in his bespoke satin robe, Dr Oz stands in the back of his NJ mansion, watching all his Eagles gear burning in the fire pit.

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

It's worth remembering how nice it feels to win. Like if you're a Democrat who follows politics at all, you're really psyched that Laura Kelly won. You don't know much about her or her positions on the issues, you're just glad she won. That's why pandering is good.

Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome

"US Northeast Is Hurtling Toward a Winter Heating Crisis" bloomberg.com/news/articles/… #EndTheJonesAct

John Scalzi @scalzi

Hey, remember Klout?!? It's back! In Chinese spyware form!

gizmodo.comTikTok Secretly Scores Influencers on Cooperation, Diligence and MoreThe Chinese-owned video app is rolling out social credit scores for content creators related to their work on sponsored content.

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

So is @Timcast going to relocate before this child-murdering starts or keep fighting the good fight?

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

I always feel like we should be giving more people more placebos for stuff, they work pretty well and they’re cheap. nytimes.com/2022/11/08/wel…

Todd N. Tucker @toddntucker

This dynamic - first playing nice, and then getting tough when capital sabotages economic mobilization - was a hallmark of Rooseveltian industrial policy.

Tim Puko @TimPuko

Before President Biden threatened oil companies w a “windfall tax,” several of his top energy advisers privately made a push for their support. It only added to a simmering feud, with oil companies rejecting another White House call to boost production https://t.co/IhrLWTy3Of

Frank Pasquale @FrankPasquale

“The firms behind these programs insist that their use of this data is covered in the US by fair use doctrine. But legal experts say this is far from settled law and that litigation like Butterick’s class action lawsuit could upend the” status quo.

theverge.comThe lawsuit that could rewrite the rules of AI copyrightMicrosoft, GitHub, and OpenAI are being sued for allegedly violating copyright law by reproducing open-source code using AI. But the suit could have a huge impact on the wider world of artificial intelligence.

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Two possibilities: 1. Biden and Val Demings personally invade Cuba as seen in Bad Boys 2. 2. Kevin McCarthy delivers on his stated plan to create a debt ceiling crisis whose purpose is to force large cuts in Social Security & Medicare. https://t.co/3HWyCgZWai

Special Puppy 🧦🐵 @SpecialPuppy1

Describe a scenario where Biden wins Florida in 2024

Andrew Prokop @awprokop

What they should do for safety is form a caucus. Otherwise they’re just going to get rolled by GOP leaders, Freedom Caucus, etc. and get voted out. There is safety and power in numbers. Show the world that moderates can still wield power in the House! https://t.co/rnIBIAmqBk

Nate Silver @NateSilver538

One thing about the GOP mini-wave in NY state/NYC metro is that you're going to have a half-dozen Republican House members who are extremely vulnerable under typical presidential-year turnout conditions and will have a lot of incentive to buck GOP leadership.